Kurt Hecher

19.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
250 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Kurt Hecher is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Hecher has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 130 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 41 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kurt Hecher's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (116 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (105 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (82 papers). Kurt Hecher is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (116 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (105 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (82 papers). Kurt Hecher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Kurt Hecher's co-authors include K. H. Nicolaides, Y. Ville, Petra Arck, Jan Deprest, Liesbeth Lewi, Ágnes Huber, Ahmet Baschat, S. Campbell, Anke Diemert and E. Gratacós and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Hecher

235 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

ISUOG Practice Guidelines: diagnosis and management of small‐for‐gestational‐age fetus and fetal growth restriction

2020 466 citations Ahmet Baschat, Kurt Hecher et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): sonographic screening examination of the fetal heart

2013 465 citations Kurt Hecher et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
Fetomaternal immune cross-talk and its consequences for maternal and offspring's health

2013 430 citations Petra Arck, Kurt Hecher profile →
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy

2015 361 citations Asma Khalil, Ahmet Baschat et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): fetal cardiac screening

2023 73 citations Kurt Hecher, Anita J. Moon‐Grady et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Free Fetal Haemoglobin in Severe Early‐Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: A Prospective Multi‐Centre Study 2025 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Adam Brook, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yuval Ginsberg, Tal Weissbach, Jana Brodszki, Eva Ekvall Hansson, Anke Diemert, Kurt Hecher, (unknown), Neil Marlow, Rebecca Spencer, Anna L. David, Stefan R. Hansson, Paul Brownbill	1
2	Consensus update on twin‐twin transfusion syndrome staging: An international Delphi study 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Bettina Paek, (unknown), Liesbeth Lewi, Femke Slaghekke, Sarah Običan, Ramesha Papanna, Manisha Gandhi, Mahesh Choolani, Vickie A. Feldstein, Anthony J. Johnson, Anita J. Moon‐Grady, Lynn L. Simpson, Kurt Hecher, Greg Ryan, Shinjiro Hirose, Jena L. Miller	0
3	Fetal lung growth predicts the risk for early-life respiratory infections and childhood asthma 2024 ·World Journal of Pediatrics ·Dimitra E. Zazara, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anastasios D. Giannou, Maike Pincus, (unknown), Stefan Bonn, Ania C. Muntau, Kurt Hecher, Anke Diemert, Petra Arck	5
4	Heat stress increases late preterm birth risk in Hamburg 2023 ·Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bettina Hollwitz, Christian Wiessner, E Schleußner, Detlef Stammer, Kurt Hecher, Anke Diemert, Petra Arck	0
5	Increased late preterm birth risk and altered uterine blood flow upon exposure to heat stress 2023 ·EBioMedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bettina Hollwitz, Christian Wiessner, E Schleußner, Detlef Stammer, Amy Padula, Kurt Hecher, Petra Arck, Anke Diemert	19
6	Marfan Syndrome Versus Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Comparative Analysis of Obstetric Outcome and Pregnancy-Associated Immediate and Long-Term Aortic Complications 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Katalin Szöcs, (unknown), Christoph Sinning, (unknown), Peter Bannas, Kurt Hecher, B. Hüneke, Thomas S. Mir, Meike Rybczynski, Evaldas Girdauskas, Stefan Blankenberg, Yskert Von Kodolitsch	5
7	Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post‐laser twin anemia–polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers 2020 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Lisanne S.A. Tollenaar, Femke Slaghekke, Liesbeth Lewi, Y. Ville, Mariano Lanna, (unknown), Greg Ryan, Sílvia Arévalo, Asma Khalil, Clifton O. Brock, Philipp Klaritsch, Kurt Hecher, Glenn Gardener, Elisa Bevilacqua, (unknown), Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, Mark D. Kilby, Eleonor Tiblad, Dick Oepkes, Enrico Lopriore, (unknown)	30
8	Consensus diagnostic criteria and monitoring of twin anemia–polycythemia sequence: Delphi procedure 2019 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Asma Khalil, Sanne J. Gordijn, Wessel Ganzevoort, B. Thilaganathan, Anthony Johnson, Ahmet Baschat, Kurt Hecher, Keith Reed, Liesbeth Lewi, Jan Deprest, Dick Oepkes, Enrico Lopriore	41
9	Core outcome set for studies investigating management of selective fetal growth restriction in twins 2019 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Rosemary Townsend, James MN Duffy, Filomena Giulia Sileo, Helen Perry, Wessel Ganzevoort, Keith Reed, Ahmet Baschat, Jan Deprest, E. Gratacós, Kurt Hecher, Liesbeth Lewi, Enrico Lopriore, Dick Oepkes, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Sanne J. Gordijn, Asma Khalil	24
10	The longitudinal course of pregnancy-related anxiety in parous and nulliparous women and its association with symptoms of social and generalized anxiety 2019 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Susanne Mudra, Ariane Göbel, Claus Barkmann, Janina Goletzke, Kurt Hecher, Michael Schulte‐Markwort, Anke Diemert, Petra Arck	31
11	Study protocol: developing, disseminating, and implementing a core outcome set for selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregnancies 2019 ·Trials ·Asma Khalil, James MN Duffy, Helen Perry, Wessel Ganzevoort, Keith Reed, Ahmet Baschat, Jan Deprest, E. Gratacós, Kurt Hecher, Liesbeth Lewi, Enrico Lopriore, Dick Oepkes, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Sanne J. Gordijn	9
12	Comparative analysis of high field MRI and histology for ex vivo whole organ imaging: assessment of placental functional morphology in a murine model 2018 ·Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas Ernst, (unknown), Kurt Hecher, Gerhard Adam, Petra Arck	2
13	Core outcome set for research studies evaluating treatments for twin–twin transfusion syndrome 2018 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Helen Perry, James MN Duffy, Keith Reed, Ahmet Baschat, Jan Deprest, Kurt Hecher, Liesbeth Lewi, Enrico Lopriore, Dick Oepkes, Asma Khalil	26
14	The Impact of Entry Technique and Access Diameter on Prelabour Rupture of Membranes Following Primary Fetoscopic Laser Treatment for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome 2016 ·Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy ·Scott Petersen, Kristen Gibbons, François I. Luks, Liesbeth Lewi, Anke Diemert, Kurt Hecher, Jan E. Dickinson, J. Stirnemann, Y. Ville, Roland Devlieger, Glenn Gardener, Jan Deprest	35
15	Follow up examinations 2009 ·Journal of Perinatal Medicine ·C Klapp, Franziska Holz, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, (unknown), Kurt Hecher, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anke Diemert, Peter Bartmann, Jens H. Stupin, P Wenzlaff	1
16	Cord Blood Leptin and IGF-I in Relation to Birth Weight Differences and Head Circumference in Monozygotic Twins 2006 ·Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Bettina Gohlke, Ágnes Huber, Peter Bartmann, Rolf Fimmers, Kurt Hecher, Sébastien G. Bouret, Christian L. Roth	18
17	Amniotic Fluid and Maternal Blood Characteristics in Severe Mid-Trimester Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome 2004 ·Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy ·Ágnes Huber, W. Diehl, L. Zikulnig, Karsten R. Held, Thomas Bregenzer, (unknown), Kurt Hecher	7
18	Vascular limb occlusion in severe Twin-to-Twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) 2003 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Greg Ryan, Kurt Hecher, Rubén A. Quintero, Kenneth J. Moise, Fawaz Alkazaleh, John R. Allbert, Ágnes Huber, (unknown), Gareth Seaward, (unknown), Rory Windrim	1
19	Increased Nuchal Translucency, Hydrops fetalis or Hygroma colli 2001 ·Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy ·J. Jenderny, (unknown), Kurt Hecher, Bernhard-Joachim Hackelöer, S. Kerber, (unknown), K. R. Held	8
20	Ultrasound guided bipolar coagulation of the umbilical cord 1999 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Jan Deprest, François Audibert, Dominique Van Schoubroeck, Marc Dommergues, Kurt Hecher, E. Gratacós, H. Fernandez	2

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