Paul Govaert

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
162 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Paul Govaert is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Govaert has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 38 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 31 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Paul Govaert's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (91 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (35 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (30 papers). Paul Govaert is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (91 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (35 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (30 papers). Paul Govaert collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United States. Paul Govaert's co-authors include Maarten H. Lequin, Jeroen Dudink, Renate Swarte, Piet Vanhaesebrouck, Linda S. de Vries, Perumpillichira J. Cherian, Claudine De Praeter, Gunnar Naulaers, Ann Oostra and Luca A. Ramenghi and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Neurology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Paul Govaert

158 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm and very‐low‐birthweight infants born over the past decade: a meta‐analytic review

2018 243 citations Aurelie Pascal, Paul Govaert et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Govaert Netherlands	35	2.2k	1.0k	567	547	455	162	3.8k
Janet M. Rennie United Kingdom	35	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	550 1.0×	390 0.7×	350 0.8×	104	4.2k
Luca A. Ramenghi Italy	39	3.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	388 0.7×	473 0.9×	287 0.6×	201	4.7k
Mark T. Mackay Australia	40	1.6k 0.7×	658 0.6×	1.0k 1.8×	1.6k 2.9×	1.1k 2.5×	161	5.1k
Monica Fumagalli Italy	36	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	195 0.3×	724 1.3×	111 0.2×	168	3.7k
Jeroen Dudink Netherlands	29	1.8k 0.8×	833 0.8×	265 0.5×	295 0.5×	156 0.3×	176	2.6k
W.K. Chong United Kingdom	50	1.5k 0.7×	791 0.8×	1.0k 1.8×	628 1.1×	348 0.8×	140	6.4k
Jacqueline A. Bello United States	31	834 0.4×	382 0.4×	671 1.2×	876 1.6×	1.0k 2.3×	85	3.8k
Maria I. Argyropoulou Greece	37	518 0.2×	508 0.5×	684 1.2×	422 0.8×	374 0.8×	224	4.6k
William S. Ball United States	37	908 0.4×	665 0.7×	730 1.3×	371 0.7×	178 0.4×	119	4.7k
Dawn E. Saunders United Kingdom	32	523 0.2×	367 0.4×	664 1.2×	533 1.0×	601 1.3×	85	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Govaert

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Alarcón, Ana, et al.. (2025). Foetal disruptive brain injuries: Diagnosing the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms with cranial ultrasonography. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 67(11). 1383–1408.

Vries, Linda S. de, et al.. (2025). Cranial ultrasound in neonatal brain infections. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 67(8). 986–1003.

Lequin, Maarten H., Floris Groenendaal, Jeroen Dudink, & Paul Govaert. (2023). Susceptibility weighted imaging can be a sensitive sequence to detect brain damage in neonates with kernicterus: a case report. BMC Neurology. 23(1). 104–104. 2 indexed citations

Pascal, Aurelie, Nele De Bruyn, Gunnar Naulaers, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Periventricular Leukomalacia on Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Preterm and Very Low Birthweight Infants: A Prospective Population-based Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 262. 113600–113600. 13 indexed citations

Pascal, Aurelie, Paul Govaert, Els Ortibus, et al.. (2020). Motor outcome after perinatal stroke and early prediction of unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 29. 54–61. 14 indexed citations

Geraldo, Ana Filipa, Stefano Messina, Domenico Tortora, et al.. (2020). Neonatal Developmental Venous Anomalies: Clinicoradiologic Characterization and Follow-Up. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 41(12). 2370–2376. 3 indexed citations

Govaert, Paul, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic and predictive value of Doppler ultrasound for evaluation of the brain circulation in preterm infants: a systematic review. Pediatric Research. 87(S1). 50–58. 26 indexed citations

Govaert, Paul, et al.. (2018). Electroencephalography and brain magnetic resonance imaging in asphyxia comparing cooled and non-cooled infants. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 23(1). 181–190. 23 indexed citations

Raets, Marlou M. A., Jeroen Dudink, Charles Raybaud, et al.. (2014). Brain vein disorders in newborn infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 57(3). 229–240. 19 indexed citations

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Matić, Vladimir, Perumpillichira J. Cherian, Ninah Koolen, et al.. (2014). Holistic approach for automated background EEG assessment in asphyxiated full-term infants. Journal of Neural Engineering. 11(6). 66007–66007. 19 indexed citations

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Bolar, Nikhita, Arnaud Vanlander, Nathalie Van der Aa, et al.. (2013). Mutation of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly gene IBA57 causes severe myopathy and encephalopathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(13). 2590–2602. 90 indexed citations

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Govaert, Paul, et al.. (2013). Optimal Timing of Cerebral MRI in Preterm Infants to Predict Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 35(5). 841–847. 34 indexed citations

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Verbeek, Elly, Marije Meuwissen, Frans W. Verheijen, et al.. (2012). COL4A2 mutation associated with familial porencephaly and small-vessel disease. European Journal of Human Genetics. 20(8). 844–851. 73 indexed citations

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Govaert, Paul, et al.. (2009). Diagnosis of perinatal stroke II: mechanisms and clinical phenotypes. Acta Paediatrica. 98(11). 1720–1726. 35 indexed citations

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Govaert, Paul, Jeroen Dudink, Gerhard H. Visser, et al.. (2009). Top of the basilar artery embolic stroke and neonatal myoclonus. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 51(4). 324–327. 11 indexed citations

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Philips, Wilfried, et al.. (2002). A medical feature enhancing new denoising technique for ultrasound images.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 174–178. 2 indexed citations

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Philips, Wilfried, et al.. (2001). A new medical feature enhancing speckle suppression method for ultrasound images of the neonatal brain. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Vanzieleghem, Bart, Marc Lemmerling, Hubert Vermeersch, et al.. (2001). Imaging Studies in the Diagnostic Workup of Neonatal Nasal Obstruction. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 25(4). 540–549. 16 indexed citations

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Govaert, Paul, et al.. (2001). Neonatal infarction within basal cerebral vein territory. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 43(8). 559–559. 4 indexed citations

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Govaert, Paul, et al.. (1989). Moebius sequence and prenatal brainstem ischemia.. PubMed. 84(3). 570–3. 45 indexed citations

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