Michael S. Kramer

48.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
464 papers, 33.4k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Kramer is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Kramer has authored 464 papers receiving a total of 33.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 246 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 175 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 117 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Kramer's work include Birth, Development, and Health (141 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (91 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (74 papers). Michael S. Kramer is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (141 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (91 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (74 papers). Michael S. Kramer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael S. Kramer's co-authors include Ritsuko Kakuma, K.S. Joseph, Robert W. Platt, Alvan R. Feinstein, Shi Wu Wen, Shiliang Liu, Reg Sauvé, Sven Cnattingius, Robert Usher and John E. Lydon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Kramer

457 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Determinants of low birth weight: methodological assessment and meta-analysis.

1987 2.1k citations Michael S. Kramer PubMed profile →
A New and Improved Population-Based Canadian Reference for Birth Weight for Gestational Age

2001 1.3k citations Michael S. Kramer, Robert W. Platt et al. profile →
Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding

2012 1.1k citations Michael S. Kramer et al. profile →
Clinical biostatistics: LIV. The biostatistics of concordance

1981 1.0k citations Michael S. Kramer et al. profile →
Prepregnancy Weight and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

1998 808 citations Sven Cnattingius, Michael S. Kramer et al. profile →
The Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding

2004 725 citations Michael S. Kramer et al. profile →
Breastfeeding and Child Cognitive Development

2008 713 citations Michael S. Kramer profile →
Socio‐economic disparities in pregnancy outcome: why do the poor fare so poorly?

2000 657 citations Michael S. Kramer et al. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology profile →
Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk planned cesarean delivery versus planned vaginal delivery at term

2007 633 citations K.S. Joseph, Maureen Heaman et al. profile →
Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding

2002 554 citations Michael S. Kramer et al. profile →
Incidence, risk factors, and temporal trends in severe postpartum hemorrhage

2013 474 citations Michael S. Kramer, Mourad Dahhou et al. profile →
Intrauterine Growth and Gestational Duration Determinants

1987 448 citations Michael S. Kramer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Kramer Canada	87	16.3k	11.1k	7.8k	7.8k	5.0k	464	33.4k
Matthew W. Gillman United States	97	10.5k 0.6×	6.9k 0.6×	3.9k 0.5×	14.3k 1.8×	4.0k 0.8×	340	32.2k
Fernando C. Barros Brazil	73	11.3k 0.7×	4.9k 0.4×	4.7k 0.6×	6.5k 0.8×	5.5k 1.1×	516	23.6k
Sven Cnattingius Sweden	90	14.2k 0.9×	11.7k 1.1×	2.8k 0.4×	6.2k 0.8×	985 0.2×	494	28.1k
Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman United States	84	6.9k 0.4×	4.7k 0.4×	4.3k 0.5×	8.4k 1.1×	2.5k 0.5×	432	23.1k
Lale Say Switzerland	59	19.9k 1.2×	11.9k 1.1×	3.9k 0.5×	6.4k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	167	29.0k
Robert L. Goldenberg United States	92	14.4k 0.9×	11.7k 1.1×	14.2k 1.8×	12.0k 1.5×	3.5k 0.7×	599	35.7k
Caroline Fall United Kingdom	75	17.3k 1.1×	8.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.2×	7.0k 0.9×	7.8k 1.6×	303	27.3k
Eric A.P. Steegers Netherlands	87	16.3k 1.0×	13.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.3×	7.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.3×	828	31.1k
Janet W. Rich‐Edwards United States	92	10.2k 0.6×	9.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.3×	9.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.4×	399	27.1k
Ken Kleinman United States	81	4.8k 0.3×	3.3k 0.3×	4.9k 0.6×	5.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	279	21.8k

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Thu, Win Pa Pa, Yiong Huak Chan, Susan Logan, et al.. (2024). Associations between hypertension with reproductive and menopausal factors: An integrated women’s health programme (IWHP) study. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0299840–e0299840. 4 indexed citations

Elmrayed, Seham, Suzanne Tough, Sheila McDonald, et al.. (2023). Small for gestational age preterm infants and later adiposity and height: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 37(7). 652–668. 11 indexed citations

Chan, Yiong Huak, Michael S. Kramer, Inger Sundström Poromaa, et al.. (2022). Factors associated with poor sleep quality in midlife Singaporean women: The Integrated Women’s Health program (IWHP). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100060–100060. 3 indexed citations

Thu, Win Pa Pa, Inger Sundström Poromaa, Susan Logan, Michael S. Kramer, & Eu‐Leong Yong. (2021). Blood pressure and adiposity in midlife Singaporean women. Hypertension Research. 44(5). 561–570. 7 indexed citations

Cheong, Wei Fun, Shanshan Ji, Amaury Cazenave‐Gassiot, et al.. (2021). Predictors of circulating vitamin D levels in healthy mid-life Singaporean women. Archives of Osteoporosis. 16(1). 26–26. 6 indexed citations

Rifas‐Shiman, Sheryl L., Susanna Y. Huh, Richard M. Martin, et al.. (2021). Delivery by caesarean section and offspring adiposity and cardio‐metabolic health at ages 6.5, 11.5 and 16 years: results from the PROBIT cohort in Belarus. Pediatric Obesity. 16(9). e12783–e12783. 5 indexed citations

Kramer, Michael S., et al.. (2020). Early childhood growth trajectory and later cognitive ability: evidence from a large prospective birth cohort of healthy term-born children. International Journal of Epidemiology. 49(6). 1998–2009. 12 indexed citations

Elenis, Evangelia, et al.. (2019). Fecundity among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—a population-based study. Human Reproduction. 34(10). 2052–2060. 41 indexed citations

Ballardini, Natalia, Michael S. Kramer, Emily Oken, et al.. (2019). Associations of atopic dermatitis and asthma with child behaviour: Results from the PROBIT cohort. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 49(9). 1235–1244. 12 indexed citations

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Thu, Win Pa Pa, et al.. (2019). Risk factors and prevalence of urinary incontinence in mid-life Singaporean women: the Integrated Women’s Health Program. International Urogynecology Journal. 31(9). 1829–1837. 19 indexed citations

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Indran, Inthrani R., et al.. (2019). Phenotypic spectrum of polycystic ovary syndrome and their relationship to the circadian biomarkers, melatonin and cortisol. Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism. 2(3). e00047–e00047. 16 indexed citations

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Chi, Claudia, Deanette Pang, Izzuddin M. Aris, et al.. (2018). Trends and predictors of cesarean birth in Singapore, 2005‐2014: A population‐based cohort study. Birth. 45(4). 399–408. 4 indexed citations

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Bushnik, Tracey, Seungmi Yang, Jay S. Kaufman, Michael S. Kramer, & Russell Wilkins. (2017). Socioeconomic disparities in small-for-gestational-age birth and preterm birth.. PubMed. 28(11). 3–10. 28 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Amanda J., Gabriel D. Shapiro, Tracey Bushnik, et al.. (2017). Birth outcomes among First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations.. PubMed. 28(11). 11–16. 27 indexed citations

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Bushnik, Tracey, Seungmi Yang, Michael S. Kramer, et al.. (2016). The 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort.. PubMed. 27(1). 11–9. 12 indexed citations

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Richards, Jennifer L., Michael S. Kramer, Paromita Deb‐Rinker, et al.. (2016). Temporal Trends in Late Preterm and Early Term Birth Rates in 6 High-Income Countries in North America and Europe and Association With Clinician-Initiated Obstetric Interventions. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(11). 644–646.

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Kramer, Michael S., Gabriel Leonard, Michel Perron, et al.. (2012). Breastfeeding and brain structure in adolescence. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42(1). 150–159. 63 indexed citations

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Kramer, Michael S., Lidia Matush, Irina Vanilovich, et al.. (2008). Effect of Prolonged and Exclusive Breast Feeding on Risk of Allergy and Asthma: Cluster Randomized Trial. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 63(3). 137–138. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiliang, et al.. (2007). Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity Associated With Low-Risk Planned Cesarean Delivery Versus Planned Vaginal Delivery at Term. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(8). 499–500. 65 indexed citations

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Kramer, Michael S., et al.. (1986). Effects of obtaining a blood culture on subsequent management of young febrile children without an evident focus of infection.. PubMed. 135(10). 1125–9. 5 indexed citations

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