R. G. Edwards

7.9k citations

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

Reproductive Medicine top 0.1%
- Ovarian function and disorders 18
- Reproductive Health and Technologies 16
- Sperm and Testicular Function 11
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.2%
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility 51
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.5%
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy 13
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics 8
Obstetrics and Gynecology top 2%
Immunology top 5%
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy 10
Genetics
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction 10

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
Cited by: Reproductive Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Journals: Human Reproduction (24 papers)Nature (10 papers)Reproduction (8 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Tanzania

In The Last Decade

R. G. Edwards

99 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

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.

1992 Human Reproduction
1989 Human Reproduction
1980 BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1969 Nature
1965 Nature
1957 Journal of Endocrinology

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

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