Lena Hellström‐Westas

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
199 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Lena Hellström‐Westas is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Hellström‐Westas has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 126 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 32 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Lena Hellström‐Westas's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (125 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (115 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (92 papers). Lena Hellström‐Westas is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (125 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (115 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (92 papers). Lena Hellström‐Westas collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Netherlands. Lena Hellström‐Westas's co-authors include Linda S. de Vries, Ingmar Rosén, Nils W. Svenningsen, I. Rosén, Magnus Domellöf, Ola Andersson, Ingrid Hansen‐Pupp, I. Rosén, David Ley and Karin Källén and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Lena Hellström‐Westas

187 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

One-Year Survival of Extremely Preterm Infants After Active Perinatal Care in Sweden

2009 487 citations Lena Hellström‐Westas, Mikael Norman et al. profile →
Association Between Year of Birth and 1-Year Survival Among Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden During 2004-2007 and 2014-2016

2019 199 citations Mikael Norman, Boubou Hallberg et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Lena Hellström‐Westas	6.0k	4.0k	1.0k	1.0k	875	199	7.6k
Mats Blennow	3.6k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	875 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	429 0.5×	116	6.6k
Manon J.N.L. Benders	6.1k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	647 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	558 0.6×	254	8.9k
Lilly Dubowitz	7.2k 1.2×	3.7k 0.9×	997 1.0×	658 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	143	9.7k
Rod W. Hunt	5.5k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	812 0.8×	230 0.2×	537 0.6×	165	7.6k
Karl Kuban	5.0k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	588 0.6×	358 0.4×	742 0.8×	178	8.7k
Jeanie L.Y. Cheong	6.1k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	618 0.6×	466 0.5×	771 0.9×	279	7.9k
Hannah C. Glass	4.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	431 0.4×	591 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	147	5.8k
Frances M. Cowan	10.0k 1.7×	4.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	758 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	224	12.4k
Anne Synnes	6.3k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	440 0.4×	302 0.3×	422 0.5×	207	8.7k
Vann Chau	4.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	356 0.3×	588 0.6×	394 0.5×	154	6.3k

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Ågren, Johan, et al.. (2025). Early outcome-prediction with an automated EEG background trend in hypothermia-treated newborns with encephalopathy. Pediatric Research. 99(2). 710–717.

Hellström‐Westas, Lena, et al.. (2024). Brain Extraction Methods in Neonatal Brain MRI and Their Effects on Intracranial Volumes. Applied Sciences. 14(4). 1339–1339. 2 indexed citations

Ohlin, Andreas, et al.. (2024). Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia in a regional swedish cohort: Adherence to guidelines, transport and outcomes. Early Human Development. 195. 106077–106077. 3 indexed citations

Serenius, Fredrik, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Elisabeth Olhager, et al.. (2024). Postnatal betamethasone treatment in extremely preterm infants and risk of neurodevelopmental impairment: a cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 110(4). 382–387.

Gadsbøll, Christian, Lars Björklund, Mikael Norman, et al.. (2024). Centralisation of extremely preterm births and decreased early postnatal mortality in Sweden, 2004‐2007 versus 2014‐2016. Acta Paediatrica. 114(2). 319–331. 2 indexed citations

Johansson, Martin, et al.. (2024). Predictors of language and reading outcomes in 12‐year‐old children born very preterm. Acta Paediatrica. 114(1). 100–108. 1 indexed citations

Farooqi, Aijaz, Stellan Håkansson, Fredrik Serenius, et al.. (2023). One-year survival and outcomes of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation in Sweden 2004–2007, 2014–2016 and 2017–2019. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 109(1). 10–17. 12 indexed citations

Ferreira, Hugo Alexandre, Martin Johansson, Barbro Diderholm, et al.. (2022). Early Hyperglycemia in Very Preterm Infants Is Associated with Reduced White Matter Volume and Worse Cognitive and Motor Outcomes at 2.5 Years. Neonatology. 119(6). 745–752. 2 indexed citations

Larsson, Sara, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Andreas Hillarp, et al.. (2021). Haemoglobin and red blood cell reference intervals during infancy. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 107(4). 351–358. 7 indexed citations

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Andersson, Ola, et al.. (2021). Serum osteocalcin levels at 4 months of age were associated with neurodevelopment at 4 years of age in term‐born children. Acta Paediatrica. 111(2). 338–345. 4 indexed citations

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Hellström‐Westas, Lena, et al.. (2020). When all I wanted was to hold my baby—The experiences of parents of infants who received therapeutic hypothermia. Acta Paediatrica. 110(2). 480–486. 15 indexed citations

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Flacking, Renée, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal cohort study reveals different patterns of stress in parents of preterm infants during the first year after birth. Acta Paediatrica. 109(9). 1778–1786. 14 indexed citations

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Larsson, Sara, Andreas Hillarp, Pia Karlsland Åkeson, et al.. (2020). Soluble Transferrin Receptor during infancy and reference intervals for the Roche Cobas platform. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 43(3). 378–386. 7 indexed citations

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Larsson, Sara, et al.. (2019). When age really matters; ferritin reference intervals during infancy revisited. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 79(8). 590–594. 13 indexed citations

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Norman, Mikael, Boubou Hallberg, Thomas Abrahamsson, et al.. (2019). Association Between Year of Birth and 1-Year Survival Among Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden During 2004–2007 and 2014–2016. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 74(8). 456–458. 64 indexed citations

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Ericson, Jenny, Mats Eriksson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Pat Hoddinott, & Renée Flacking. (2018). Breastfeeding and risk for ceasing in mothers of preterm infants – long-term follow-up (Forthcoming). Maternal and Child Nutrition. 1 indexed citations

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Andersson, Ola, Magnus Domellöf, Anders Fasth, et al.. (2017). Wait a minute? An observational cohort study comparing iron stores in healthy Swedish infants at 4 months of age after 10-, 60- and 180-second umbilical cord clamping. BMJ Open. 7(12). e017215–e017215. 7 indexed citations

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Ericson, Jenny, Renée Flacking, Lena Hellström‐Westas, & Mats Eriksson. (2016). Changes in the prevalence of breast feeding in preterm infants discharged from neonatal units: a register study over 10 years. BMJ Open. 6(12). e012900–e012900. 54 indexed citations

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Hellström‐Westas, Lena, Isis Amer‐Wåhlin, Johan Ågren, & Karin Källén. (2008). INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR NEONATAL SEIZURES IN SWEDEN. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 93. 3 indexed citations

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Hellström‐Westas, Lena, Mats Blennow, Per Åmark, & Ingmar Rosén. (2006). Neonatala kramper och epileptiska anfall hos nyfödda. Förslag till nationellt vårdprogram. Läkartidningen. 103(17). 3–1320. 1 indexed citations

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