Robert Edwards

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Edwards is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Edwards has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 32 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 26 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Robert Edwards's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (26 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (25 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (16 papers). Robert Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (26 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (25 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (16 papers). Robert Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Robert Edwards's co-authors include P. C. Steptoe, J. M. Purdy, S. A. Henderson, Jacques Cohen, Carole B. Fehilly, Simon Fishel, M.J. Ashwood-Smith, Seang Lin Tan, Peter Brinsden and Bridgett Mason and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert Edwards

69 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Factors influencing the success of in vitro fertilization for alleviating human infertility

1984 368 citations Robert Edwards, Simon Fishel et al. profile →
Chiasma Frequency and Maternal Age in Mammals

1968 342 citations Robert Edwards et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Edwards United Kingdom	30	2.8k	2.6k	1.9k	848	392	75	4.3k
Michael Tucker United States	36	3.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	749 0.9×	468 1.2×	167	4.8k
H. van der Ven Germany	40	3.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	599 1.5×	152	4.6k
Jacqueline Mandelbaum France	39	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 2.6×	131	3.9k
Pedro N. Barri Spain	36	2.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	469 0.6×	326 0.8×	135	3.8k
John C.M. Dumoulin Netherlands	36	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.4×	824 1.0×	609 1.6×	80	4.0k
R. G. Edwards United Kingdom	35	3.4k 1.2×	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	979 1.2×	646 1.6×	101	5.3k
Josiane Van Der Elst Belgium	36	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	370 0.9×	108	3.9k
Mina Alikani United States	32	2.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	956 1.1×	659 1.7×	78	4.1k
André C. Van Steirteghem Belgium	29	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	548 0.6×	445 1.1×	51	3.4k
Paul Serhal United Kingdom	32	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	632 0.7×	517 1.3×	105	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Edwards

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Edwards

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Edwards, Robert. (2021). Chrysostom’s Devil: Demons, the Will, and Virtue in Patristic Soteriology. Augustinian Studies. 52(1). 105–108. 1 indexed citations

Nardo, Luciano G., Tin Chiu Li, & Robert Edwards. (2006). Introduction: human embryo implantation failure and recurrent miscarriage: basic science and clinical practice. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 13(1). 11–12. 4 indexed citations

Edwards, Robert. (2003). Tribute to Georgeanna and Howard Jones. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 6(3). 352–360. 3 indexed citations

Edwards, Robert. (2001). IVF and the history of stem cells. Nature. 413(6854). 349–351. 32 indexed citations

Edwards, Robert. (1999). Reproductive choices in 2000: the relative safety of current oral contraceptives. Human Reproduction Update. 5(6). 563–564. 5 indexed citations

Edwards, Robert. (1997). Oocyte polarity and cell determination in early mammalian embryos. Molecular Human Reproduction. 3(10). 863–905. 201 indexed citations

Edwards, Robert. (1995). Clinical approaches to increasing uterine receptivity during human implantation. Human Reproduction. 10(suppl 2). 60–66. 101 indexed citations

Tan, Seang Lin, Pat Doyle, Noreen Maconochie, et al.. (1994). Pregnancy and birth rates of live infants after in vitro fertilization in women with and without previous in vitro fertilization pregnancies: A study of eight thousand cycles at one center. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 170(1). 34–40. 30 indexed citations

Marcus, Samuel F., et al.. (1993). Comparative trial between an ultra-short and long protocol of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist for ovarian stimulation in in-vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction. 8(2). 238–243. 28 indexed citations

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Rizk, Botros, et al.. (1991). Perinatal outcome and congenital malformations in in-vitro fertilization babies from the Bourn-Hallam group. Human Reproduction. 6(9). 1259–1264. 91 indexed citations

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Rizk, Botros, Gillian C.L. Lachelin, Melanie Davies, Geraldine Hartshorne, & Robert Edwards. (1990). Ovarian pregnancy following in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Human Reproduction. 5(6). 763–764. 5 indexed citations

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Ashwood-Smith, M.J., et al.. (1989). The use of Albuminar 5 (TM) as a medium supplement in clinical FVF. Human Reproduction. 4(6). 702–705. 18 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (1988). Human Uterine Endocrinology and the Implantation Window. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 541(1). 445–454. 27 indexed citations

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Macnamee, Michael, Colin M. Howles, & Robert Edwards. (1987). Pregnancies after IVF when high tonic LH is reduced by long-term treatment with GnRH agonists. Human Reproduction. 2(7). 569–571. 22 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (1987). Diagnostic methods for human gametes and embryos. Human Reproduction. 2(5). 415–420. 8 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (1985). Review Lecture: Current status of human conception in vitro. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 223(1233). 417–448. 10 indexed citations

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Cohen, Jacques, Robert Edwards, Carole B. Fehilly, et al.. (1985). In vitro fertilization: a treatment for male infertility. Fertility and Sterility. 43(3). 422–432. 189 indexed citations

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Fehilly, Carole B., et al.. (1985). Cryopreservation of cleaving embryos and expanded blastocysts in the human: a comparative study. Fertility and Sterility. 44(5). 638–644. 88 indexed citations

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Cohen, Jacques, Robert Edwards, Carole B. Fehilly, et al.. (1985). In vitro fertilization using cryopreserved donor semen in cases where both partners are infertile. Fertility and Sterility. 43(4). 570–574. 17 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (1965). MATURATION IN VITRO OF HUMAN OVARIAN OOCYTES. The Lancet. 286(7419). 926–929. 256 indexed citations

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