Ruth E. Grunau

24.7k citations

257 papers · 17.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 74

Impact in

Pharmacy top 0.01%
- Infant Health and Development
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.01%
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Birth, Development, and Health

Papers in

Pharmacy 58
- Infant Health and Development 58
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 216
- Infant Development and Preterm Care 163
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques 100
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology 78

Co-authors: Michael F. Whitfield Tim F. Oberlander Kenneth D. Craig Liisa Holsti Anne Synnes Steven P. Miller Joanne Weinberg Vann Chau
Journals: The Journal of Pediatrics (21 papers)Pain (17 papers)Pediatric Research (14 papers)PEDIATRICS (13 papers)Early Human Development (10 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Ruth E. Grunau

250 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

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BrainNetCNN: Convolutional neural networks for brain networks; towards predicting neurodevelopment 2016 · 436 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 NeuroImage
2012 Annals of Neurology
2008 Epigenetics
1987 Pain

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1	The application of magnetic susceptibility separation for measuring cerebral oxygenation in preterm neonates Pediatric Research ·Emma Tiusanen, Alexander Rauscher, Ruth E. Grunau, Alexander Mark Weber	2025	0
2	Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months of children diagnosed with CHD compared to children born very preterm Cardiology in the Young ·Samantha D. Roberts, Renée Sananes, Magdalena Wójtowicz, Mike Seed, Steven P. Miller, Vann Chau, Stephanie H. Au‐Young, Ting Guo, Linh Ly, 満中垣, Ruth E. Grunau, Tricia S. Williams	2024	1
3	Impact of Differing Language Background Exposures on Bayley-III Language Assessment in a National Cohort of Children Born Less than 29 Weeks’ Gestation Children ·Suwattana Nikhom, Anne Synnes, Ruth E. Grunau, Kyriakos-Isaak Xanthopoulos, Julie Petrie, Murat Mollamahmutoğlu, René Kusch, Leonora Hendson, Rudaina Banihani, Thuy Mai Luu, (unknown)	2022	2
4	Ventricular Volume in Infants Born Very Preterm: Relationship with Brain Maturation and Neurodevelopment at Age 4.5 Years The Journal of Pediatrics ·Min Sheng, Ting Guo, Mandy Gratz, Vann Chau, Anne Synnes, Linda S. de Vries, Ruth E. Grunau, Steven P. Miller	2022	4
5	Pain in Child Health from 2002 to 2015: The early years of an international research training initiative Canadian Journal of Pain ·Carl L. von Baeyer, Bonnie Stevens, Kenneth D. Craig, G. Allen Finley, Céleste Johnston, Ruth E. Grunau, Christine T. Chambers, Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Jennifer Stinson, Patrick J. McGrath	2019	2
6	Neurobehavioral Outcomes 11 Years After Neonatal Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity PEDIATRICS ·Ines Mürner‐Lavanchy, Lex W. Doyle, Barbara Schmidt, Robin S. Roberts, Elizabeth Asztalos, Lorrie Costantini, Peter G. Davis, Deborah Dewey, Judy D’Ilario, Ruth E. Grunau, Diane Moddemann, Harvey Nelson, Arne Ohlsson, Alfonso Solimano, Win Tin, Peter J. Anderson, (unknown)	2018	66
7	Blood Pressure in Young Adults Born at Very Low Birth Weight: Adults Born Preterm International Collaboration TNO Repository ·Petteri Hovi, Betty R. Vohr, Laura R. Ment, Lex W. Doyle, Lorcan McGarvey, Katherine M. Morrison, Kari Anne I. Evensen, Sylvia van der Pal, Ruth E. Grunau, Ann‐Mari Brubakk, Sture Andersson, Saroj Saigal, Eero Kajantie	2016	18
8	Early motor assessment of very preterm infants is predictive of developmental coordination disorder at 4.5 years Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ·Raphael Grau, Ya Min Zhang, Seong-Won Cheon, Н. В. Загоруйко, Jill G. Zwicker, Margot Mackay, Monica Kobayashi, Rollin Brant, Steven P. Miller, Ruth E. Grunau, Anne Synnes	2015	3
9	Minimum variance beamformer weights revisited NeuroImage ·Зыкова Светлана Ивановна, Sam M. Doesburg, Ruth E. Grunau, Urs Ribary	2015	7
10	Abnormal brain maturation in preterm neonates associated with adverse developmental outcomes Neurology ·Vann Chau, Anne Synnes, Ruth E. Grunau, Kenneth J. Poskitt, Rollin Brant, Steven P. Miller	2013	164
11	Survival Without Disability to Age 5 Years After Neonatal Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Barbara Schmidt, Peter J. Anderson, Lex W. Doyle, Deborah Dewey, Ruth E. Grunau, Elizabeth Asztalos, Peter G. Davis, Win Tin, Diane Moddemann, Alfonso Solimano, Arne Ohlsson, Keith J. Barrington, Robin S. Roberts	2012	2
12	Frontal EEG/ERP correlates of attentional processes, cortisol and motivational states in adolescents from lower and higher socioeconomic status Frontiers in Human Neuroscience ·Amedeo D’Angiulli, Joanne Weinberg, Tim F. Oberlander, Ruth E. Grunau, Clyde Hertzman, Stefania Maggi	2012	42
13	Antenatal Depression and Anxiety Affect Postpartum Parenting Stress: A Longitudinal, Prospective Study The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·Shaila Misri, Kristin Kendrick, Tim F. Oberlander, Sandhaya Norris, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Hongbin Zhang, Ruth E. Grunau	2010	99
14	PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO MATERNAL DEPRESSION, NEONATAL METHYLATION OF HUMAN GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR GENE (NR3C1) AND INFANT CORTISOL STRESS RESPONSES Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Tim F. Oberlander, Joanne Weinberg, Michael Papsdorf, Ruth E. Grunau, Shaila Misri, Angela M. Devlin	2008	11
15	Towards a Cognitive Science of Social Inequality: Children's attention-related ERPs and cortisol vary with their socioeconomic status eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Amedeo D’Angiulli, Joanne Weinberg, Ruth E. Grunau, Clyde Hertzman, David D. Centola	2008	9
16	Prenatal exposure to maternal depression, neonatal methylation of human glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and infant cortisol stress responses Epigenetics ·Tim F. Oberlander, Joanne Weinberg, Michael Papsdorf, Ruth E. Grunau, Shaila Misri, Angela M. Devlin Hit paper breakdown →	2008	1030
17	Externalizing and Attentional Behaviors in Children of Depressed Mothers Treated With a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressant During Pregnancy Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ·Tim F. Oberlander, Pratibha Reebye, Shaila Misri, Michael Papsdorf, John Kim, Ruth E. Grunau	2007	160
18	Long-term consequences of pain in human neonates Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine ·Ruth E. Grunau, Liisa Holsti, Jeroen Peters	2006	401
19	Internalizing Behaviors in 4-Year-Old Children Exposed in Utero to Psychotropic Medications American Journal of Psychiatry ·Shaila Misri, Pratibha Reebye, Kristin Kendrick, Diana Carter, Deirdre Ryan, Ruth E. Grunau, Tim F. Oberlander	2006	113
20	The expression of pain in infants and toddlers: developmental changes in facial action Pain ·Christine M. Lilley, Kenneth D. Craig, Ruth E. Grunau	1997	71

About Ruth E. Grunau

Ruth E. Grunau is a scholar working on Pharmacy, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Developmental Neuroscience and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 257 papers that have together received 17.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Infant Development and Preterm Care (163 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (100 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (78 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (77 papers), Infant Health and Development (58 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (30 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (20 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacy (4.0k citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (13.5k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (1.1k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (900 citations) and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (769 citations). Ruth E. Grunau has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael F. Whitfield, Tim F. Oberlander, Kenneth D. Craig, Liisa Holsti, Anne Synnes, Steven P. Miller, Joanne Weinberg, Vann Chau, Shaila Misri and Jillian Vinall. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Pediatrics, Pain, Pediatric Research, PEDIATRICS and Early Human Development.

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