R. G. Edwards

7.9k citations

101 papers · 5.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 35

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.2%
Reproductive Medicine top 0.1%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Immunology top 5%

Co-authors: P. C. Steptoe Ruth E. Fowler J. M. Purdy B. D. Bavister Seang Lin Tan R. L. Gardner C.V. Steer Carla Mills
Topics: Reproductive Biology and Fertility (51 papers)Ovarian function and disorders (18 papers)Reproductive Health and Technologies (16 papers)
Cited by: Reproductive Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journals: Nature Science The Lancet
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Tanzania

In The Last Decade

R. G. Edwards

99 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Maturation in vitro of Mouse, Sheep, Cow, Pig, Rhesus Monkey and Human Ovarian Oocytes

1965 662 citations R. G. Edwards profile →
SHORT COMMUNICATION: The cumulative embryo score: a predictive embryo scoring technique to select the optimal number of embryos to transfer in an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programme

1992 458 citations C.V. Steer, Carla Mills et al. Human Reproduction profile →
ESTABLISHING FULL‐TERM HUMAN PREGNANCIES USING CLEAVING EMBRYOS GROWN IN VITRO*

1980 410 citations R. G. Edwards, P. C. Steptoe et al. profile →
Early Stages of Fertilization in vitro of Human Oocytes Matured in vitro

1969 332 citations R. G. Edwards, P. C. Steptoe et al. profile →
INDUCTION OF SUPEROVULATION AND PREGNANCY IN MATURE MICE BY GONADOTROPHINS

1957 261 citations Ruth E. Fowler, R. G. Edwards Journal of Endocrinology profile →
Tribute to Patrick Steptoe: beginnings of laparoscopy

1989 158 citations R. G. Edwards Human Reproduction profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. G. Edwards

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ovarian differentiation and human embryo quality. 1. Molecular and morphogenetic homologies between oocytes and embryos in Drosophila, C. elegans, Xenopus and mammals 2001 ·Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·R. G. Edwards	22
2	Preimplantation diagnosis is disease control, not eugenics 1996 ·Human Reproduction ·Joseph D. Schulman,R. G. Edwards	17
3	SHORT COMMUNICATION: The cumulative embryo score: a predictive embryo scoring technique to select the optimal number of embryos to transfer in an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programmebreakdown → 1992 ·Human Reproduction ·C.V. Steer,Carla Mills,Seang Lin Tan,S. Campbell,R. G. Edwards	458
4	Pronuclear, cleavage and blastocyst histories in the attempted preimplantation diagnosis of the human hydatidiform mole 1992 ·Human Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards,(unknown),(unknown),M.C. Macnamee,Geraldine Hartshorne,Peter Brinsden	15
5	High fecundity of amenorrhoeic women in embryo-transfer programmes 1991 ·The Lancet ·(unknown),M.C. Macnamee,R. G. Edwards,D.E. Walters,José P. Balmaceda,R.H. Asch	71
6	Development of assisted conception 1990 ·British Medical Bulletin ·R. G. Edwards,Ian Craft	21
7	Future development in IVF 1990 ·British Medical Bulletin ·R. G. Edwards,(unknown)	3
8	Life before birth : reflections on the embryo debate 1989 ·DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) ·R. G. Edwards	15
9	New advances in human embryology: implications of the preimplantation diagnosis of genetic disease 1988 ·Human Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards,(unknown)	32
10	Short term use of an LHRH agonist to treat poor responders entering an in-vitro fertilization programme 1987 ·Human Reproduction ·Colin M. Howles,(unknown),R. G. Edwards	39
11	Implantation of the human embryo : proceedings of the second Bourn Hall meeting 1985 ·Academic Press eBooks ·R. G. Edwards,J. M. Purdy,P. C. Steptoe	3
12	Ovarian follicle dynamics in mice: a comparative study of three inbred strains and an F1 hybrid 1983 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·M. J. Faddy,Roger G. Gosden,R. G. Edwards	67
13	Steroid production from 17α-hydoxypregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone by human granulosa cells in vitro 1978 ·Reproduction ·Ruth E. Fowler,(unknown),R. G. Edwards,P. C. Steptoe	12
14	Normal and abnormal follicular growth in mouse, rat and human ovaries 1977 ·Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards,Ruth E. Fowler,Robert E. Gore‐Langton,R. G. Gosden,ESTHER C. JONES,Carol Readhead,P. C. Steptoe	48
15	BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS ON HUMAN SPERMATOZOA 1964 ·Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards,Lucinda Ferguson,R.R.A. Coombs	62
16	CLEAVAGE OF ONE- AND TWO-CELLED RABBIT EGGS IN VITRO AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ZONA PELLUCIDA 1964 ·Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards	29
17	IMMUNE FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE AND THE ISOANTIGENICITY OF MAMMALIAN SPERMATOZOA 1962 ·Reproduction ·J. Swanson Beck,R. G. Edwards,Matthew R. Young	41
18	The size and endocrine activity of the pituitary in mice selected for large or small body-size 1962 ·Genetics Research ·R. G. Edwards	12
19	COMPLEMENT-FIXING ACTIVITY OF NORMAL RABBIT SERUM WITH RABBIT SPERMATOZOA AND SEMINAL PLASMA 1960 ·Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards	29
20	ANTIGENICITY OF RABBIT SEMEN, BULL SEMEN AND EGG YOLK AFTER INTRAVAGINAL OR INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTIONS INTO FEMALE RABBITS 1960 ·Reproduction ·R. G. Edwards	39

About R. G. Edwards

R. G. Edwards is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, having authored 101 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (51 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (18 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Reproductive Medicine (3.0k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.4k citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (1.7k citations). R. G. Edwards has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tanzania. Frequent co-authors include P. C. Steptoe, Ruth E. Fowler, J. M. Purdy, B. D. Bavister, Seang Lin Tan, R. L. Gardner, C.V. Steer, Carla Mills, S. Campbell and D.E. Walters. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

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