Karin B. Nelson

17.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Karin B. Nelson is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin B. Nelson has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 51 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 46 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Karin B. Nelson's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (82 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (46 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (24 papers). Karin B. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (82 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (46 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (24 papers). Karin B. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Norway. Karin B. Nelson's co-authors include Jonas H. Ellenberg, Judith K. Grether, Deborah G. Hirtz, John Kylan Lynch, James M. Dambrosia, Terry M. Phillips, J.A. Lynch, Eve Blair, Rodney E. Willoughby and Young Jack Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Karin B. Nelson

137 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Antecedents of Cerebral Palsy

1986 686 citations Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Prognosis in Children With Febrile Seizures

1978 470 citations Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg profile →
Predictors of Epilepsy in Children Who Have Experienced Febrile Seizures

1976 465 citations Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Apgar Scores as Predictors of Chronic Neurologic Disability

1981 464 citations Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin B. Nelson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Causes and Terminology in Neonatal Encephalopathy 2024 ·Clinics in Perinatology ·Aoife Branagan, Eleanor J. Molloy, Nadia Badawi, Karin B. Nelson	4
2	The epidemiology of FIRS in term and late preterm births 2020 ·Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine ·Karin B. Nelson	3
3	Physical Comorbidity of Migraine and Other Headaches in US Adolescents 2012 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Tarannum Lateef, Lihong Cui, Karin B. Nelson, Erin F. Nakamura, Kathleen R. Merikangas	44
4	Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Neonatal Encephalopathy Treated with Hypothermia 2012 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·An N. Massaro, Taeun Chang, Nadja Kadom, Tammy N. Tsuchida, Joseph Scafidi, Penny Glass, Robert McCarter, Stephen Baumgart, Gilbert Vézina, Karin B. Nelson	60
5	Neurologic complaints in young children in the ED: when is cranial computed tomography helpful? 2012 ·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Tarannum Lateef, (unknown), Karen Carpenter, Karin B. Nelson	5
6	Headache and Biomarkers Predictive of Vascular Disease in a Representative Sample of US Children 2010 ·Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ·Karin B. Nelson, Amanda Richardson, Jianping He, (unknown), Suzan Khoromi, Kathleen R. Merikangas	37
7	Diagnostic Value of Lumbar Puncture in Afebrile Infants with Suspected New-Onset Seizures 2008 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Tarannum Lateef, Tammy N. Tsuchida, Taeun Chang, (unknown), William D. Gaillard, Karin B. Nelson	2
8	Obstetric Litigation Is Asphyxiating Our Maternity Services 2006 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Gary D.V. Hankins, Alastair H. MacLennan, Michael E. Speer, (unknown), Karin B. Nelson	34
9	Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 2005 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·(unknown), Karin B. Nelson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
10	The Risk of Mortality or Cerebral Palsy in Twins: A Collaborative Population-Based Study 2002 ·Pediatric Research ·I Scher, (unknown), Eve Blair, Jonas H. Ellenberg, (unknown), Eric Haan, Dinah Reddihough, Marshalyn Yeargin‐Allsopp, Karin B. Nelson	173
11	Congenital abnormalities among children with cerebral palsy: More evidence for prenatal antecedents 2001 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Lisa Croen, Judith K. Grether, Cynthia J. Curry, Karin B. Nelson	61
12	THE NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED CHILD AND ALLEGED MALPRACTICE AT BIRTH 1999 ·Neurologic Clinics ·Karin B. Nelson	17
13	Causes of cerebral palsy 1999 ·Current Opinion in Pediatrics ·Karin B. Nelson, Judith K. Grether	132
14	Potentially asphyxiating conditions and spastic cerebral palsy in infants of normal birth weight 1998 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Karin B. Nelson, Judith K. Grether	232
15	Childhood neurological disorders in twins 1995 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg	32
16	Birth Asphyxia and the Neonatal Brain: What Do We Know and When Do We Know It? 1993 ·Clinics in Perinatology ·Karin B. Nelson, Edward S. Emery	41
17	The California Cerebral Palsy Project 1992 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Judith K. Grether, Susan K. Cummins, Karin B. Nelson	83
18	Phenobarbital for Febrile Seizures — Effects on Intelligence and on Seizure Recurrence 1990 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Jacqueline R. Farwell, Young Jack Lee, Deborah G. Hirtz, Stephen Sulzbacher, Jonas H. Ellenberg, Karin B. Nelson	417
19	Seizures following childhood immunizations 1983 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Deborah G. Hirtz, Karin B. Nelson, Jonas H. Ellenberg	60
20	Congenital hypoplasia of the depressor angulioris muscle: Differentiation from congenital facial palsy 1972 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Karin B. Nelson, Gloria D. Eng	42

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