Victor Dubowitz

26.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
413 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Victor Dubowitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor Dubowitz has authored 413 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Genetics and 58 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Victor Dubowitz's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (190 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (76 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (40 papers). Victor Dubowitz is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (190 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (76 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (40 papers). Victor Dubowitz collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Victor Dubowitz's co-authors include Lilly Dubowitz, J Z Heckmatt, Caroline A. Sewry, A. G. E. Pearse, Francesco Muntoni, Michael J. Dünn, Eugenio Mercuri, S. Leeman, Stephanie Hyde and Oona M. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Victor Dubowitz

409 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn infant 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 500 1000 1.5k
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. Clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn infant
    1970 1.9k citations Lilly Dubowitz, Victor Dubowitz et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Victor Dubowitz United Kingdom 70 9.3k 3.8k 3.3k 2.4k 2.3k 413 17.8k
Eugenio Mercuri Italy 75 11.0k 1.2× 5.9k 1.6× 4.9k 1.5× 2.4k 1.0× 3.2k 1.4× 608 20.7k
Bruno Dallapiccola Italy 75 12.3k 1.3× 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 977 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 766 22.9k
Simon J. Conway United States 75 10.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 687 0.2× 4.2k 1.8× 3.2k 1.4× 215 22.7k
Paul S. Frenette United States 81 7.9k 0.8× 7.9k 2.1× 652 0.2× 947 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 191 30.1k
Nobuo Hashimoto Japan 74 5.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 599 0.2× 676 0.3× 2.0k 0.9× 590 22.2k
Cobi J. Heijnen Netherlands 80 4.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 3.1k 0.9× 533 0.2× 974 0.4× 438 21.1k
Eckhard Wolf Germany 82 12.8k 1.4× 619 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 4.4k 1.9× 718 29.6k
Hannu Kalimo Finland 70 5.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.3× 469 0.1× 796 0.3× 2.1k 0.9× 312 15.4k
Nereo Bresolin Italy 71 10.6k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 548 0.2× 808 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 487 18.1k
Andrew G. Engel United States 86 12.2k 1.3× 1.5k 0.4× 509 0.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 359 22.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Victor Dubowitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Victor Dubowitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Victor Dubowitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Victor Dubowitz 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 Victor Dubowitz. Victor Dubowitz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Naom, Isam, Mariella D’Alessandro, Caroline A. Sewry, et al.. (1998). Laminin α2-chain gene mutations in two siblings presenting with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 8(7). 495–501. 43 indexed citations
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Muntoni, Francesco, et al.. (1997). Epilepsy in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 1(4). 115–119. 32 indexed citations
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Theodosiou, Aspasia, Nanda R. Rodrigues, Kevin Talbot, et al.. (1995). MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD-ONSET SPINAL MUSCULAR-ATROPHY. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 57. 106–106. 3 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Victor. (1995). Chaos in the classification of SMA: A possible resolution. Neuromuscular Disorders. 5(1). 3–5. 114 indexed citations
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Wilson, Leigh, et al.. (1994). Expression of utrophin (dystrophin–related protein) during regeneration and maturation of skeletal muscle in canine X–linked muscular dystrophy. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 20(4). 359–367. 19 indexed citations
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Hodgson, SV, A.P. Walker, Martin Bobrow, et al.. (1986). Linkage analysis using nine dna polymorphisms along the length of the x chromosome locates the gene for emery dreifuss muscular dystrophy to distal xq. Journal of Medical Genetics. 23(2). 169–170. 3 indexed citations
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Briassoulis, George, et al.. (1985). Hearing threshold in preterm and term infantsby auditory brainstem response. The Journal of Pediatrics. 107(4). 593–599. 84 indexed citations
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Heckmatt, J Z & Victor Dubowitz. (1985). Diagnostic advantage of needle muscle biopsy and ultrasound imaging in the detection of focal pathology in a girl with limb girdle dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve. 8(8). 705–709. 31 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Lilly, Victor Dubowitz, Penelope Palmer, et al.. (1984). Correlation of neurologic assessment in the preterm newborn infant with outcome at 1 year. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(3). 452–456. 70 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Victor, et al.. (1983). Chronic graft versus host disease presenting with polymyositis.. BMJ. 286(6383). 2024–2024. 29 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Victor. (1983). Investigation of Neuromuscular Disorders. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London. 17(2). 134–138. 3 indexed citations
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Levene, M I, Andrew Whitelaw, Victor Dubowitz, et al.. (1982). Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in children. BMJ. 285(6344). 774–776. 57 indexed citations
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Heckmatt, J Z, S. Leeman, & Victor Dubowitz. (1982). Ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of muscle disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 101(5). 656–660. 326 indexed citations
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Scott, Oona M., Stephanie Hyde, C. Goddard, & Victor Dubowitz. (1982). Quantitation of muscle function in children: A prospective study in duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve. 5(4). 291–301. 245 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Victor & J Z Heckmatt. (1980). MANAGEMENT OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Pharmacological and Physical Aspects. British Medical Bulletin. 36(2). 139–144. 28 indexed citations
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Tyrrell, D. A. J., Brenda E. Ryman, Barry R. Keeton, & Victor Dubowitz. (1976). Use of liposomes in treating type II glycogenosis.. BMJ. 2(6027). 88–88. 32 indexed citations
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Moosa, Allie & Victor Dubowitz. (1971). Postnatal maturation of peripheral nervesin preterm and full-term infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 79(6). 915–922. 26 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Lilly, et al.. (1970). Clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn infant. The Journal of Pediatrics. 77(1). 1–10. 1939 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shedden, W. I. H., C. W. Potter, Victor Dubowitz, & Marsha Wood. (1962). An epidemic of gastroenteritis due to an uncommon variant of Escherichia coli 0.128. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 15(5). 482–483. 2 indexed citations
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Dubowitz, Victor. (1958). INFLUENZAL ENCEPHALITIS. The Lancet. 271(7012). 140–141. 29 indexed citations

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