Ray E. Helfer

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ray E. Helfer is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray E. Helfer has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Clinical Psychology, 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ray E. Helfer's work include Child Abuse and Trauma (13 papers), Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (8 papers) and Child Abuse and Related Trauma (7 papers). Ray E. Helfer is often cited by papers focused on Child Abuse and Trauma (13 papers), Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (8 papers) and Child Abuse and Related Trauma (7 papers). Ray E. Helfer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ray E. Helfer's co-authors include C. Henry Kempe, Thomas L. Slovis, Mary E Black, Denis O. Rodgerson, Leontine R. Young, Joseph W. Hess, Carl H. Slater, James Garbarino, Dominika Gil and John E. Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and Clinical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ray E. Helfer

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Battered Child

1974 354 citations Ray E. Helfer, C. Henry Kempe Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ray E. Helfer United States	19	1.2k	631	467	355	315	49	1.9k
John J. Spinetta United States	26	833 0.7×	808 1.3×	1.3k 2.8×	249 0.7×	757 2.4×	47	2.0k
Sheila Hollins United Kingdom	30	1.1k 0.9×	242 0.4×	333 0.7×	584 1.6×	915 2.9×	90	2.2k
Kimberly Sidora United States	9	1.2k 1.0×	358 0.6×	360 0.8×	730 2.1×	532 1.7×	12	2.1k
Joanne N. Wood United States	26	1.3k 1.1×	466 0.7×	960 2.1×	490 1.4×	231 0.7×	97	2.0k
Marieke Zwaanswijk Netherlands	19	784 0.7×	313 0.5×	281 0.6×	478 1.3×	323 1.0×	47	1.5k
Patricia Brandt United States	15	467 0.4×	358 0.6×	333 0.7×	345 1.0×	186 0.6×	37	1.2k
Jeanne McCauley United States	14	1.2k 1.0×	489 0.8×	181 0.4×	540 1.5×	217 0.7×	20	2.1k
Phillip J. Resnick United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 2.2×	199 0.4×	62 0.2×	200 0.6×	69	2.0k
Emalee G. Flaherty United States	28	2.3k 2.0×	941 1.5×	996 2.1×	935 2.6×	168 0.5×	44	2.9k
Calvin Sia United States	16	929 0.8×	262 0.4×	287 0.6×	667 1.9×	425 1.3×	25	1.8k

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All Works

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1991). Child Abuse and Neglect: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention. Child Abuse & Neglect. 15(1). 5–15. 1 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1991). Child abuse and neglect: Assessment, treatment, and prevention, October 21, 2007. Child Abuse & Neglect. 15. 5–15. 8 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1990). The Neglect of Our Children. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 37(4). 923–942. 11 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1987). The perinatal period, a window of opportunity for enhancing parent-infant communication: An approach to prevention. Child Abuse & Neglect. 11(4). 565–579. 51 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1986). Primary Care and Pediatrics-Reply. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 140(4). 323–323. 1 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E., et al.. (1984). Trauma to the bones of small infants from passive exercise: A factor in the etiology of child abuse. The Journal of Pediatrics. 104(1). 47–50. 9 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1984). The Epidemiology of Child Abuse and Neglect. Pediatric Annals. 13(10). 745–751. 10 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E., et al.. (1978). Das geschlagene Kind. Suhrkamp eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E. & C. Henry Kempe. (1976). Child Abuse and Neglect : The Family and the Community. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 131 indexed citations

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Mindlin, Rowland L., John E. Allen, David Friedman, et al.. (1975). Home Monitoring for Sudden Infant Death Committee on Infant and Preschool Child. PEDIATRICS. 55(1). 144–144. 10 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1975). Why Most Physicians Don't Get Involved in Child Abuse Cases.. Children today. 3 indexed citations

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Mindlin, Rowland L., John E. Allen, Marsden Wagner, et al.. (1975). Statement on Day Care. PEDIATRICS. 56(3). 484–484. 1 indexed citations

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Allen, John E., A. Frederick North, Earl Siegel, et al.. (1972). MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN THE BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME. PEDIATRICS. 50(1). 160–162. 5 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1972). Peer evaluation: its potential usefulness in medical education. Medical Education. 6(3). 224–231. 18 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1972). Observations of Pediatric Interviewing Skills. American journal of diseases of children. 123(6). 556–556. 26 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1971). Violence against children: Physical child abuse in the United States. The Journal of Pediatrics. 79(4). 703–704. 228 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E.. (1970). A Plan for Protection: The Child-Abuse Center.. Child welfare. 49(9). 486–494. 4 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E., et al.. (1968). The Battered Child Syndrome. Advances in Pediatrics. 15(1). 9–29. 26 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E., et al.. (1967). Detailing ipecac. The Journal of Pediatrics. 71(6). 895–896. 2 indexed citations

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Helfer, Ray E. & Denis O. Rodgerson. (1966). The effect of deferoxamine on the determination of serum iron and iron-binding capacity. The Journal of Pediatrics. 68(5). 804–806. 23 indexed citations

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