Michael F. Whitfield

7.9k total citations
75 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Whitfield is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Whitfield has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 24 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Whitfield's work include Infant Development and Preterm Care (50 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (31 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (29 papers). Michael F. Whitfield is often cited by papers focused on Infant Development and Preterm Care (50 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (31 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (29 papers). Michael F. Whitfield collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Michael F. Whitfield's co-authors include Ruth E. Grunau, Liisa Holsti, Tim F. Oberlander, Joanne Weinberg, Colleen Fitzgerald, Kenneth D. Craig, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, Anne Synnes, Taryn B. Fay‐McClymont and David Haley and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, NeuroImage and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Whitfield

75 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael F. Whitfield Canada 42 4.9k 1.8k 1.6k 475 363 75 5.8k
Liisa Holsti Canada 30 2.8k 0.6× 840 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 184 0.4× 246 0.7× 78 3.5k
Véronique Pierrat France 29 3.6k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 324 0.2× 396 0.8× 325 0.9× 133 4.4k
Jeanie L.Y. Cheong Australia 51 6.1k 1.2× 3.8k 2.2× 424 0.3× 819 1.7× 757 2.1× 279 7.9k
Rod W. Hunt Australia 43 5.5k 1.1× 3.4k 1.9× 296 0.2× 668 1.4× 366 1.0× 165 7.6k
Lena Hellström‐Westas Sweden 48 6.0k 1.2× 4.0k 2.3× 261 0.2× 470 1.0× 189 0.5× 199 7.6k
Alicia J. Spittle Australia 44 6.0k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 644 0.4× 205 0.4× 1.4k 3.8× 195 7.2k
G. Allen Finley Canada 44 4.5k 0.9× 274 0.2× 536 0.3× 1.2k 2.5× 409 1.1× 149 6.4k
Joke H. Kok Netherlands 39 3.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 212 0.1× 257 0.5× 342 0.9× 107 4.3k
Roberta Pineda United States 25 2.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 440 0.3× 69 0.1× 192 0.5× 71 2.3k
Hans Ulrich Bucher Switzerland 34 2.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 121 0.1× 462 1.0× 198 0.5× 132 3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael F. Whitfield

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grunau, Ruth E., Mai Thanh Tu, Michael F. Whitfield, et al.. (2010). Cortisol, Behavior, and Heart Rate Reactivity to Immunization Pain at 4 Months Corrected Age in Infants Born Very Preterm. Clinical Journal of Pain. 26(8). 698–704. 67 indexed citations
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Doesburg, Sam M., Urs Ribary, Anthony T. Herdman, et al.. (2010). Altered long-range alpha-band synchronization during visual short-term memory retention in children born very preterm. NeuroImage. 54(3). 2330–2339. 41 indexed citations
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Synnes, Anne, et al.. (2010). School Entry Age Outcomes for Infants with Birth Weight ≤800 Grams. The Journal of Pediatrics. 157(6). 989–994.e1. 53 indexed citations
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Tu, Mai Thanh, et al.. (2007). Maternal stress and behavior modulate relationships between neonatal stress, attention, and basal cortisol at 8 months in preterm infants. Developmental Psychobiology. 49(2). 150–164. 101 indexed citations
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Grunau, Ruth E., et al.. (2006). Biobehavioural reactivity to pain in preterm infants: a marker of neuromotor development. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 48(6). 471–471. 20 indexed citations
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Holsti, Liisa, Ruth E. Grunau, Tim F. Oberlander, Michael F. Whitfield, & Joanne Weinberg. (2005). Body Movements: An Important Additional Factor in Discriminating Pain From Stress in Preterm Infants. Clinical Journal of Pain. 21(6). 491–498. 72 indexed citations
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Holsti, Liisa, Ruth E. Grunau, Tim F. Oberlander, & Michael F. Whitfield. (2004). Prior pain induces heightened motor responses during clustered care in preterm infants in the NICU. Early Human Development. 81(3). 293–302. 95 indexed citations
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Grunau, Ruth E., Michael F. Whitfield, & Taryn B. Fay‐McClymont. (2004). Psychosocial and Academic Characteristics of Extremely Low Birth Weight (≤800 g) Adolescents Who Are Free of Major Impairment Compared With Term-Born Control Subjects. PEDIATRICS. 114(6). e725–e732. 186 indexed citations
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Grunau, Ruth E., Liisa Holsti, David Haley, et al.. (2004). Neonatal procedural pain exposure predicts lower cortisol and behavioral reactivity in preterm infants in the NICU. Pain. 113(3). 293–300. 278 indexed citations
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Holsti, Liisa, Ruth E. Grunau, & Michael F. Whitfield. (2002). Developmental Coordination Disorder in Extremely Low Birth Weight Children at Nine Years. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 23(1). 9–15. 128 indexed citations
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Whitfield, Michael F. & Ruth E. Grunau. (2000). BEHAVIOR, PAIN PERCEPTION, AND THE EXTREMELY LOW-BIRTH WEIGHT SURVIVOR. Clinics in Perinatology. 27(2). 363–379. 107 indexed citations
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Grunau, Ruth E., et al.. (2000). Predicting IQ of Biologically “At Risk” Children from Age 3 to School Entry. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 21(6). 401–407. 9 indexed citations
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Grunau, Ruth E., Liisa Holsti, Michael F. Whitfield, & Emily Ling. (2000). Are Twitches, Startles, and Body Movements Pain Indicators in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants?. Clinical Journal of Pain. 16(1). 37–45. 73 indexed citations
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Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D., Kenneth D. Craig, Ruth E. Grunau, & Michael F. Whitfield. (1997). Judging pain in infants: behavioural, contextual, and developmental determinants. Pain. 73(3). 319–324. 57 indexed citations
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Craig, Kenneth D., Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, Ruth E. Grunau, & Michael F. Whitfield. (1994). A Comparison of Two Measures of Facial Activity During Pain in the Newborn Child. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 19(3). 305–318. 80 indexed citations
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Bennett, Forrest C., et al.. (1992). IDENTIFICATION OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITY AT FOUR AND EIGHT MONTHS BY THE MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 34(4). 321–337. 39 indexed citations
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Jarvis, G. J. & Michael F. Whitfield. (1981). Epidural analgesia and the delivery of twins. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2(2). 90–92. 4 indexed citations
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Whitfield, Michael F.. (1980). Chondrodysplasia punctata after warfarin in early pregnancy. Case report and summary of the literature.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 55(2). 139–142. 30 indexed citations

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