Luc Smits

9.1k citations
135 papers · 3.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Impact in

    • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
    • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
    • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
    • Birth, Development, and Health
    • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
    • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
    • Maternal and fetal healthcare

Papers in

    • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies 40
    • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management 21
    • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions 16
    • Birth, Development, and Health 32
    • Maternal and fetal healthcare 19
    • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy 18
    • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics 10

Luc Smits

129 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

A simple formula for the calculation of sample size in pilot studies 2015 · 361 citations
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Peers

Luc Smits
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.0k
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.5k
  • Reproductive Medicine 392
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.0k
  • Biological Psychiatry 45
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Luc Smits, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Do levator ani muscle defects predict recurrent POP after anterior colporraphy
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About Luc Smits

Luc Smits is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Emergency Medicine, having authored 135 papers that have together received 3.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (40 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (32 papers), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (21 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (19 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (18 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (16 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (10 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1.0k citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (1.5k citations), Reproductive Medicine (392 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.0k citations) and Biological Psychiatry (45 citations). Luc Smits has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Taiwan. Frequent co-authors include G.G.M. Essed, Martin H. Prins, Jan Serroyen, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Mark Spigt, Rik Crutzen, Luc Budé, Daniel Kotz, Kim M. Smits and Aafke P.A. van Montfoort. Their work appears in journals such as Human Reproduction, Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

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