Sailesh Kumar

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
262 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Sailesh Kumar is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sailesh Kumar has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 149 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 56 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sailesh Kumar's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (99 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (50 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (48 papers). Sailesh Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (99 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (50 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (48 papers). Sailesh Kumar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Sailesh Kumar's co-authors include Phillip R. Bennett, Nicholas M. Fisk, Irene Roberts, Cesare Campagnoli, Christopher Flatley, Ilaria Bellantuono, Ristan M. Greer, Tomas Prior, Jessica Turner and Edward Mullins and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sailesh Kumar

254 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

  1. Identification of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in human first-trimester fetal blood, liver, and bone marrow
    2001 1.1k citations Sailesh Kumar et al. profile →
  2. ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): use of Doppler velocimetry in obstetrics
    2021 115 citations Sailesh Kumar et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Sailesh Kumar 3.1k 2.3k 1.1k 1.0k 860 262 5.6k
Daniel Surbek 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 866 0.9× 649 0.8× 288 5.4k
Magnus Westgren 3.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.9× 267 7.1k
Sicco A. Scherjon 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 2.0k 1.9× 1.4k 1.4× 844 1.0× 181 8.1k
Richard S. Olney 1.4k 0.5× 470 0.2× 601 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 643 0.7× 104 4.7k
Kenneth J. Moise 3.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 717 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 948 1.1× 261 7.2k
Dominique Luton 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 162 0.1× 1.1k 1.1× 352 0.4× 234 6.5k
Peter G. J. Nikkels 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 132 0.1× 903 0.9× 925 1.1× 218 5.8k
Sean C. Blackwell 3.3k 1.1× 3.3k 1.4× 202 0.2× 613 0.6× 668 0.8× 180 5.6k
Charles H. Rodeck 6.0k 1.9× 2.2k 0.9× 567 0.5× 1.8k 1.8× 884 1.0× 304 10.1k
Tullia Todros 3.8k 1.2× 4.0k 1.7× 158 0.1× 807 0.8× 836 1.0× 202 7.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sailesh Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sailesh Kumar

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All Works

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Lee, Charles, et al.. (2025). Measuring Dietary Intake of Pregnant Women Post-Bariatric Surgery: Do Women Meet Recommendations?. Nutrients. 17(2). 285–285. 1 indexed citations
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Edwards, Christopher, Grégore Iven Mielke, Paul A. Gardiner, et al.. (2024). Maternal physical activity and sitting time and its association with placental morphology and blood flow during gestation: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort study. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 27(7). 480–485. 2 indexed citations
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Clifton, Vicki L., Fabrício da Silva Costa, Anthony V. Perkins, et al.. (2024). Utility of placental biomarkers and fetoplacental Dopplers in predicting likely placental pathology in early and late fetal growth restriction – A prospective study. Placenta. 156. 20–29. 2 indexed citations
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Clifton, Vicki L., et al.. (2023). Insufficient Evidence of a Breastmilk Microbiota at Six-Weeks Postpartum: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 15(3). 696–696. 2 indexed citations
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Costa, Fabrício da Silva, et al.. (2023). Placental growth factor and fetoplacental Doppler indices in combination predict preterm birth reliably in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 63(5). 635–643. 7 indexed citations
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Gallo, Linda A., Sarah E. Steane, Sophia L. Young, et al.. (2023). Dietary supplements, guideline alignment and biochemical nutrient status in pregnancy: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort pilot study. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20(1). e13589–e13589. 11 indexed citations
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Turner, Jessica, Francesca Maria Russo, Jan Deprest, Ben W. Mol, & Sailesh Kumar. (2022). Phosphodiesterase‐5 inhibitors in pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of maternal and perinatal safety and clinical outcomes. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 129(11). 1817–1831. 18 indexed citations
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Edwards, Christopher, Sailesh Kumar, Vicki L. Clifton, et al.. (2022). Relationship between placental elastography, maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain. Placenta. 121. 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Clifton, Vicki L., Sailesh Kumar, Danielle J. Borg, et al.. (2022). Associations between COVID-19 lockdown and post-lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women, postpartum women and their partners from the Queensland family cohort prospective study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22(1). 468–468. 6 indexed citations
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Gallo, Linda A., Tania F. Gallo, Danielle J. Borg, et al.. (2021). A decline in planned, but not spontaneous, preterm birth rates in a large Australian tertiary maternity centre during COVID‐19 mitigation measures. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 62(1). 62–70. 22 indexed citations
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Dunn, Liam, et al.. (2021). Women’s and clinician’s acceptability of participation in a hypothetical obstetric randomized controlled trial: a qualitative survey. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 35(25). 9163–9169. 1 indexed citations
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Greer, Ristan M., et al.. (2021). The risk of recurrent small-for-gestational-age infants at term is dependent on the number of previously affected births. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 225(4). 415.e1–415.e9. 2 indexed citations
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Mengistu, Tesfaye Setegn, et al.. (2019). Impact of severe maternal morbidity on adverse perinatal outcomes in high-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 9(6). e027100–e027100. 9 indexed citations
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Flatley, Christopher, et al.. (2018). Obstetric and perinatal outcomes for twin pregnancies in adolescent girls. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 18072–18072. 3 indexed citations
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Flatley, Christopher, et al.. (2016). Intrapartum intervention rates and perinatal outcomes following successful external cephalic version. Journal of Perinatology. 36(6). 439–442. 8 indexed citations
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Thulkar, Sanjay, et al.. (2014). Role of computed tomography (CT) scan in staging of cervical carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Wimalasundera, R., et al.. (2010). Radiofrequency ablation for selective reduction in complex monochorionic pregnancies. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 117(10). 1294–1298. 61 indexed citations

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