Lois Donovan

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Lois Donovan is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lois Donovan has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 40 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 30 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lois Donovan's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (54 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (26 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (21 papers). Lois Donovan is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (54 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (26 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (21 papers). Lois Donovan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Lois Donovan's co-authors include Lisa Hartling, Ben Vandermeer, Donna M Dryden, Alyssa Guthrie, Jennifer M. Yamamoto, Melanie Muise, Denice S. Feig, Sonia Butalia, Padma Kaul and Howard Berger and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lois Donovan

83 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Diabetes and Pregnancy 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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. Diabetes and Pregnancy
    2018 228 citations Denice S. Feig, Lois Donovan et al. Canadian Journal of Diabetes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lois Donovan Canada 29 1.5k 1.1k 872 587 383 85 2.7k
Samantha F. Ehrlich United States 24 1.3k 0.8× 490 0.5× 596 0.7× 514 0.9× 335 0.9× 60 2.5k
Michael Maresh United Kingdom 22 1.6k 1.0× 316 0.3× 557 0.6× 765 1.3× 166 0.4× 52 2.1k
Hema Divakar United Kingdom 15 2.5k 1.6× 378 0.4× 727 0.8× 1.3k 2.2× 184 0.5× 58 3.1k
Jeff R. Flack Australia 23 585 0.4× 451 0.4× 409 0.5× 202 0.3× 188 0.5× 53 1.5k
Eyal Sivan Israel 36 2.0k 1.3× 328 0.3× 498 0.6× 1.5k 2.5× 662 1.7× 126 3.4k
Giovanni Zanconato Italy 28 1.4k 0.9× 432 0.4× 297 0.3× 451 0.8× 75 0.2× 65 2.4k
Maria Constantino Australia 17 343 0.2× 817 0.8× 332 0.4× 183 0.3× 199 0.5× 49 1.5k
Elly Xenakis United States 19 2.0k 1.3× 418 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 969 1.7× 107 0.3× 33 2.5k
Charudatta Joglekar India 21 842 0.5× 388 0.4× 141 0.2× 1.5k 2.6× 217 0.6× 38 2.6k
Kimberly Bischoff United States 14 930 0.6× 115 0.1× 358 0.4× 530 0.9× 387 1.0× 15 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lois Donovan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lois Donovan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lois Donovan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lois Donovan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lois Donovan 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 Lois Donovan. Lois Donovan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kline, Gregory, Dustin Proctor, Heather A. Paul, et al.. (2025). Performance of the Siemens’ thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin assay in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism: Prospective cohort study. Clinical Biochemistry. 137. 110938–110938. 1 indexed citations
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Blankstein, A., et al.. (2024). Pre-existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 144(5). 608–619. 6 indexed citations
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Donovan, Lois, Rhonda C. Bell, Denice S. Feig, et al.. (2024). Glycaemic patterns during breastfeeding with postpartum use of closed-loop insulin delivery in women with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 67(10). 2154–2159. 5 indexed citations
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Donovan, Lois, Denice S. Feig, Helen R. Murphy, et al.. (2023). A Randomized Trial of Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Postpartum in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 46(12). 2258–2266. 17 indexed citations
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Feig, Denice S., et al.. (2023). Real‐world use of Control‐IQ™ technology automated insulin delivery in pregnancy: A case series with qualitative interviews. Diabetic Medicine. 40(6). e15086–e15086. 25 indexed citations
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Feig, Denice S., Johanna Sanchez, Kellie E. Murphy, et al.. (2023). Outcomes in children of women with type 2 diabetes exposed to metformin versus placebo during pregnancy (MiTy Kids): a 24-month follow-up of the MiTy randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 11(3). 191–202. 23 indexed citations
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Benham, Jamie L., Lois Donovan, & Jennifer M. Yamamoto. (2021). Metformin in Pregnancy for Women with Type 2 Diabetes: a Review. Current Diabetes Reports. 21(10). 36–36. 5 indexed citations
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Benham, Jamie L., et al.. (2021). The association between gestational diabetes and stillbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetologia. 65(1). 37–54. 12 indexed citations
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Desai, Purav, et al.. (2020). The Clinical Utility of Salivary Biomarkers in the Identification of Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Metabolic Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Jennifer M., Kara Nerenberg, Amy Metcalfe, et al.. (2020). Thyroid Laboratory Testing and Management in Women on Thyroid Replacement Before Pregnancy and Associated Pregnancy Outcomes. Thyroid. 31(5). 841–849. 14 indexed citations
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Donovan, Lois, et al.. (2020). Opinion de comité no 407 : Pathologie thyroïdienne et infertilité. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 42(10). 1283–1286.
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Donovan, Lois, et al.. (2019). Evidenced-Based Nutrition for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Current Diabetes Reports. 19(10). 94–94. 45 indexed citations
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Donovan, Lois, Amy Metcalfe, Alex Chin, et al.. (2018). A Practical Approach for the Verification and Determination of Site- and Trimester-Specific Reference Intervals for Thyroid Function Tests in Pregnancy. Thyroid. 29(3). 412–420. 10 indexed citations
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Butalia, Sonia, Lois Donovan, Anamaria Savu, et al.. (2017). Postpartum Diabetes Testing Rates after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Canadian Women: A Population-Based Study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 41(6). 613–620. 19 indexed citations
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Donovan, Lois, Alun Edwards, Anamaria Savu, et al.. (2017). Population-Level Outcomes with a 2-Step Approach for Gestational Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 41(6). 596–602. 11 indexed citations
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Butalia, Sonia, et al.. (2016). Short‐ and long‐term outcomes of metformin compared with insulin alone in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Diabetic Medicine. 34(1). 27–36. 107 indexed citations
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Corenblum, Bernard & Lois Donovan. (1993). The safety of physiological estrogen plus progestin replacement therapy and with oral contraceptive therapy in women with pathological hyperprolactinemia. Fertility and Sterility. 59(3). 671–673. 60 indexed citations

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