Steven Robertson

6.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
87 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Steven Robertson is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Robertson has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Steven Robertson's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (16 papers), Infant Health and Development (13 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (13 papers). Steven Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (16 papers), Infant Health and Development (13 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (13 papers). Steven Robertson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Steven Robertson's co-authors include Marshall H. Klaus, John H. Kennell, LeRoy J. Dierker, Roberto Sosa, Rochelle Knight, Caroline Free, Juan J. Urrutia, Manoel de Carvalho, Phil Edwards and Michael G. Kenward and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Steven Robertson

84 papers receiving 4.2k 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. Smoking cessation support delivered via mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop): a single-blind, randomised trial
    2011 581 citations Caroline Free, Rochelle Knight et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. 10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial
    2010 580 citations Steven Robertson et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery
    2015 490 citations Richard D. Evans, Rochelle Knight et al. profile →
  4. The Effect of a Supportive Companion on Perinatal Problems, Length of Labor, and Mother-Infant Interaction
    1980 339 citations John H. Kennell, Steven Robertson et al. profile →
  5. The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children in 25 countries: GAN Phase I study
    2022 127 citations Luis García‐Marcos, M. Innes Asher et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Robertson United States 30 928 732 648 644 593 87 4.4k
George F. Borm Netherlands 44 437 0.5× 393 0.5× 413 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 336 0.6× 118 8.1k
Dag Neckelmann Norway 20 656 0.7× 945 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 896 1.4× 1.3k 2.2× 30 9.8k
Heidi Sivertsen Norway 6 972 1.0× 992 1.4× 810 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 1.6k 2.6× 10 11.1k
Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf Norway 13 972 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 810 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 1.7k 2.9× 22 11.5k
Jenny Freeman United Kingdom 20 494 0.5× 1.4k 1.9× 306 0.5× 318 0.5× 483 0.8× 41 5.3k
Jari Jokelainen Finland 48 249 0.3× 522 0.7× 685 1.1× 975 1.5× 591 1.0× 270 7.6k
Hugo J. Duivenvoorden Netherlands 50 924 1.0× 2.8k 3.8× 449 0.7× 424 0.7× 694 1.2× 176 7.6k
Angela P. Presson United States 36 614 0.7× 408 0.6× 302 0.5× 802 1.2× 609 1.0× 320 5.3k
Audrey G. Gift United States 26 2.0k 2.2× 861 1.2× 541 0.8× 285 0.4× 695 1.2× 51 5.6k
Gayane Yenokyan United States 38 1.3k 1.4× 418 0.6× 781 1.2× 760 1.2× 384 0.6× 161 7.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Robertson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Robertson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Steven Robertson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Steven Robertson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Steven Robertson. Steven Robertson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Basinas, Ioannis, Damien McElvenny, Steven Robertson, et al.. (2023). Exposure assessment for repeated sub-concussive head impacts in soccer: The HEalth and Ageing Data IN the Game of football (HEADING) study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 253. 114235–114235. 2 indexed citations
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Langan, Sinéad, Amy Mulick, Charlotte E Rutter, et al.. (2023). Trends in eczema prevalence in children and adolescents: A Global Asthma Network Phase I Study. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 53(3). 337–352. 54 indexed citations
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García‐Marcos, Luis, M. Innes Asher, Neil Pearce, et al.. (2022). The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children in 25 countries: GAN Phase I study. European Respiratory Journal. 60(3). 2102866–2102866. 127 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mortimer, Kevin, Maia Lesosky, Luis García‐Marcos, et al.. (2022). The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in adults in 17 countries: GAN Phase I study. European Respiratory Journal. 60(3). 2102865–2102865. 88 indexed citations
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Strachan, David P., Charlotte E Rutter, Karen Bissell, et al.. (2021). Worldwide time trends in prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: Global Asthma Network Phase I. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(1). e13656–e13656. 35 indexed citations
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Knight, Rochelle, et al.. (2014). Using marketing theory to inform strategies for recruitment: a recruitment optimisation model and the txt2stop experience. Trials. 15(1). 182–182. 15 indexed citations
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Watamura, Sarah Enos, Katie A. Devine, & Steven Robertson. (2013). The Dynamics of Attention during Free Looking. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56428–e56428. 1 indexed citations
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Free, Caroline, Rochelle Knight, Steven Robertson, et al.. (2011). Smoking cessation support delivered via mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop): a single-blind, randomised trial. The Lancet. 378(9785). 49–55. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robertson, Steven, et al.. (2001). Stability of coupled fluctuations in movement and visual attention in infants. Developmental Psychobiology. 39(2). 99–106. 33 indexed citations
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Anderson, Carl M., Arnold J. Mandell, Karen A. Selz, et al.. (1998). The development of nuchal atonia associated with active (REM) sleep in fetal sheep: presence of recurrent fractal organization. Brain Research. 787(2). 351–357. 9 indexed citations
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Reilly, James L., et al.. (1997). Variability in general activity and the expression of complex behavior in the fetal rat (Rattus norvegicus).. Behavioral Neuroscience. 111(4). 785–791. 8 indexed citations
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Robertson, Steven, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Jamie Wood, et al.. (1996). Contractile activity of the uterus prior to labor alters the temporal organization of spontaneous motor activity in the fetal sheep. Developmental Psychobiology. 29(8). 667–683. 11 indexed citations
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Kennell, John H., et al.. (1991). Continuous emotional support during labor in a US hospital. A randomized controlled trial.. PubMed. 265(17). 2197–201. 85 indexed citations
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Robertson, Steven & William P. Smotherman. (1990). The neural control of cyclic motor activity in the fetal rat (Rattus norvegicus). Physiology & Behavior. 47(1). 121–126. 32 indexed citations
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Carlo, Waldemar A., et al.. (1990). Early randomized intervention with high-frequency jet ventilation in respiratory distress syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 117(5). 765–770. 55 indexed citations
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Martin, Richard J., et al.. (1988). Increasing Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension: Influence on Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Tension Measurements. PEDIATRICS. 81(5). 684–687. 18 indexed citations
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Paludetto, R, Steven Robertson, & Richard J. Martin. (1986). Interaction between Nonnutritive Sucking and Respiration in Preterm Infants. Neonatology. 49(4). 198–203. 14 indexed citations
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Robertson, Steven. (1982). Intrinsic Temporal Patterning in the Spontaneous Movement of Awake Neonates. Child Development. 53(4). 1016–1016. 24 indexed citations

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