Kurt Benirschke

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kurt Benirschke is a scholar working on Genetics, Surgery and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Benirschke has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 10 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Kurt Benirschke's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (6 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (4 papers). Kurt Benirschke is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (6 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (4 papers). Kurt Benirschke collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Kurt Benirschke's co-authors include Chung K. Kim, Ronald V. Lacro, Kenneth Lyons Jones, Nissi Varki, Ajit Varki, George J. Doellgast, Robert Resnik, Edward J. Dick, Elizabeth Strobert and Kathleen Piacquadio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Benirschke

54 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Multiple Pregnancy 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Multiple Pregnancy
    1973 452 citations Kurt Benirschke, Chung K. Kim New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

Kurt Benirschke
Rudolf Leiser Germany
Alice Martin United States
Andrea Mess Brazil
A. F. Tarantal United States
Théodore H. Ingalls United States
Colin Ockleford United Kingdom
Harland W. Mossman United States
Cyril Clarke United Kingdom
Barry F. King United States
Alan E. Donnenfeld United States
Rudolf Leiser Germany
Kurt Benirschke
Citations per year, relative to Kurt Benirschke Kurt Benirschke (= 1×) peers Rudolf Leiser

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Benirschke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Benirschke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kurt Benirschke. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kurt Benirschke. The network helps show where Kurt Benirschke may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Benirschke

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kurt Benirschke. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kurt Benirschke based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kurt Benirschke. Kurt Benirschke is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Linden, Els C.M. Brinkman-Van der, Nancy Hurtado‐Ziola, Toshiyuki Hayakawa, et al.. (2007). Human-specific expression of Siglec-6 in the placenta. Glycobiology. 17(9). 922–931. 94 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt. (2002). The Evolution and Genetics of Latin American Populations. Journal of Heredity. 93(5). 387–387. 25 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt & Ralph A. Franciosi. (1999). Placental Pathology Casebook: Chorangiosis of the Placenta Increases the Probability of Perinatal Mortality. Journal of Perinatology. 19(5). 393–394. 7 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt, et al.. (1999). Placental Pathology Casebook. Journal of Perinatology. 19(2). 153–154. 13 indexed citations
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Baergen, Rebecca N., Thomas F. Kelly, Matthew J. McGinniss, Oliver W. Jones, & Kurt Benirschke. (1996). Complete hydatidiform mole with a coexistent embryo. Human Pathology. 27(7). 731–734. 17 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt, et al.. (1991). Founders of pediatric pathology: Arthur Tremain Hertig.. PubMed. 15. 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Andres, Robert L., et al.. (1990). The association of maternal floor infarction of the placenta with adverse perinatal outcome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 163(3). 935–938. 86 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Christopher, et al.. (1990). Oligohydramnios sequence and renal tubular malformation associated with maternal enalapril use. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 162(1). 187–189. 65 indexed citations
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Wolf, Peter H., et al.. (1989). Bilateral torsion of the normal ovary and oviduct in a young girl.. PubMed. 28(1). 101–2. 5 indexed citations
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Wasmoen, Terri, Kurt Benirschke, & Gerald J. Gleich. (1987). Demonstration of immunoreactive eosinophil granule major basic protein in the plasma and placentae of non-human primates. Placenta. 8(3). 283–292. 8 indexed citations
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Lacro, Ronald V., Kenneth Lyons Jones, & Kurt Benirschke. (1987). The umbilical cord twist: Origin direction, and relevance. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 157(4). 833–838. 106 indexed citations
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Heuschele, W. P., et al.. (1986). CRYPTOSPORIDIAL INFECTIONS IN CAPTIVE WILD ANIMALS. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 22(4). 493–496. 39 indexed citations
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Rost, Thomas L., et al.. (1982). Intestinal obstruction and perforation caused by undigested Acacia sp leaves in langur monkeys. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 181(11). 1351–1354. 14 indexed citations
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Spraker, Terry R., et al.. (1976). Macerated Monozygotic Twins in Quadruplet Pregnancy of the Cape hyrax (Procavia capensis). 6(5). 210–213. 2 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt, et al.. (1975). Blood Collecting Technique in Lizards. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 167(7). 555–556. 16 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt & Chung K. Kim. (1973). Multiple Pregnancy. New England Journal of Medicine. 288(24). 1276–1284. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benirschke, Kurt. (1967). Comparative Aspects of Reproductive Failure : An International Conference at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.-July 25-29, 1966. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Pourquier, H, et al.. (1958). Localized roentgen-ray beam irradiation of the hypophysohypothalamic region of guinea pigs with a 2 million volt Van de Graaff generator.. PubMed. 80(5). 840–50. 1 indexed citations
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Benirschke, Kurt, et al.. (1952). Pulmonary talcosis with involvement of the stomach and the heart; report of a case.. PubMed. 5(5). 451–63. 4 indexed citations

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