Marlene Anderka

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Marlene Anderka is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Marlene Anderka has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 19 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Marlene Anderka's work include Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (14 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (13 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (12 papers). Marlene Anderka is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (14 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (13 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (12 papers). Marlene Anderka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Marlene Anderka's co-authors include Martha M. Werler, Allen A. Mitchell, Charlotte M. Druschel, Angela E. Lin, Sonja A. Rasmussen, Kelly Getz, Paul A. Romitti, Gary M. Shaw, Marcia L. Feldkamp and Suzanne M. Gilboa and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Marlene Anderka

57 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The National Birth Defects Prevention Study
    2001 570 citations Marlene Anderka, Charlotte M. Druschel et al. Public Health Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marlene Anderka United States 31 938 811 776 534 478 57 3.0k
Hermien E. K. de Walle Netherlands 30 840 0.9× 715 0.9× 581 0.7× 374 0.7× 457 1.0× 91 2.6k
Richard S. Olney United States 39 1.4k 1.5× 983 1.2× 1.3k 1.7× 778 1.5× 470 1.0× 104 4.7k
Cathy R. Wasserman United States 19 889 0.9× 548 0.7× 718 0.9× 410 0.8× 449 0.9× 29 3.8k
Elisabeth Robert Sweden 34 835 0.9× 518 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 443 0.8× 188 0.4× 81 3.2k
D. Kim Waller United States 36 1.6k 1.7× 658 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 493 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 98 4.7k
Csaba Siffel United States 29 663 0.7× 659 0.8× 620 0.8× 509 1.0× 177 0.4× 57 2.4k
Jason L. Salemi United States 37 1.1k 1.2× 654 0.8× 1.3k 1.7× 1.4k 2.5× 806 1.7× 211 4.7k
Laura Arbour Canada 27 632 0.7× 325 0.4× 439 0.6× 240 0.4× 307 0.6× 121 2.5k
Michele R. Hacker United States 38 1.9k 2.0× 1.5k 1.8× 749 1.0× 489 0.9× 1.3k 2.7× 303 5.7k
Laura E. Mitchell United States 43 1.4k 1.5× 928 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 1.1k 2.0× 440 0.9× 213 6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marlene Anderka

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anderka, Marlene, T. Cara, Peter H. Langlois, et al.. (2018). Status of population‐based birth defects surveillance programs before and after the Zika public health response in the United States. Birth Defects Research. 110(19). 1388–1394. 2 indexed citations
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Parker, Samantha E., et al.. (2018). Ondansetron for Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and the Risk of Specific Birth Defects. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 132(2). 385–394. 36 indexed citations
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Interrante, Julia D., Elizabeth C. Ailes, Jennifer N. Lind, et al.. (2017). Risk comparison for prenatal use of analgesics and selected birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997–2011. Annals of Epidemiology. 27(10). 645–653.e2. 62 indexed citations
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Luke, Barbara, Judy E. Stern, Milton Kotelchuck, et al.. (2016). Birth Outcomes by Infertility Treatment: Analyses of the Population-Based Cohort: Massachusetts Outcomes Study of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MOSART).. PubMed. 61(3-4). 114–27. 26 indexed citations
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Anderka, Marlene, T. Cara, Paul A. Romitti, et al.. (2015). Development and implementation of the first national data quality standards for population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 925–925. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, Mark A. Canfield, T. Cara, et al.. (2015). Racial/Ethnic Differences in Survival of United States Children with Birth Defects: A Population-Based Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 166(4). 819–826.e2. 64 indexed citations
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Stingone, Jeanette A., Thomas J. Luben, Julie L. Daniels, et al.. (2014). Maternal Exposure to Criteria Air Pollutants and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: Results from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 122(8). 863–872. 82 indexed citations
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Yazdy, Mahsa M., Martha M. Werler, Marlene Anderka, Peter H. Langlois, & Verónica M. Vieira. (2014). Spatial analysis of gastroschisis in Massachusetts and Texas. Annals of Epidemiology. 25(1). 7–14. 12 indexed citations
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Parker, Samantha E., et al.. (2012). Dietary Glycemic Index and the Risk of Birth Defects. American Journal of Epidemiology. 176(12). 1110–1120. 21 indexed citations
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Getz, Kelly, Marlene Anderka, Martha M. Werler, & Amy P. Case. (2012). Short interpregnancy interval and gastroschisis risk in the national birth defects prevention study. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 94(9). 714–720. 24 indexed citations
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Cara, T., Tiffany Riehle‐Colarusso, Alissa O’Halloran, et al.. (2012). Selected birth defects data from population‐based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2005–2009: Featuring critical congenital heart defects targeted for pulse oximetry screening. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 94(12). 970–983. 35 indexed citations
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Anderka, Marlene, Allen A. Mitchell, Carol Louik, et al.. (2011). Medications used to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 94(1). 22–30. 135 indexed citations
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Anderka, Marlene, Paul A. Romitti, Lixian Sun, et al.. (2010). Patterns of tobacco exposure before and during pregnancy. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 89(4). 505–514. 44 indexed citations
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Cogswell, Mary E., Rebecca H. Bitsko, Marlene Anderka, et al.. (2009). Control Selection and Participation in an Ongoing, Population-based, Case-Control Study of Birth Defects. American Journal of Epidemiology. 170(8). 975–985. 133 indexed citations
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Weiß, Judith, Milton Kotelchuck, Scott D. Grosse, et al.. (2009). Hospital use and associated costs of children aged zero‐to‐two years with craniofacial malformations in Massachusetts. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 85(11). 925–934. 30 indexed citations
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Anderka, Marlene, Angela E. Lin, Dianne Abuelo, Allen A. Mitchell, & Sonja A. Rasmussen. (2009). Reviewing the evidence for mycophenolate mofetil as a new teratogen: Case report and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 149A(6). 1241–1248. 151 indexed citations
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Yang, Wei, Gary M. Shaw, Suzan L. Carmichael, et al.. (2008). Nutrient intakes in women and congenital diaphragmatic hernia in their offspring. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 82(3). 131–138. 41 indexed citations
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Anderka, Marlene, et al.. (2001). The National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Public Health Reports. 116(1_suppl). 32–40. 570 indexed citations breakdown →
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Biener, Lois, Robert H. Aseltine, Barney Cohen, & Marlene Anderka. (1998). Reactions of adult and teenaged smokers to the Massachusetts tobacco tax.. American Journal of Public Health. 88(9). 1389–1391. 78 indexed citations

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