Virginia Apgar

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Virginia Apgar is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia Apgar has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Virginia Apgar's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (13 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (6 papers). Virginia Apgar is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (13 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (7 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (6 papers). Virginia Apgar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Virginia Apgar's co-authors include L. Stanley James, D. A. Holaday, Frances Fuchs Schachter, E. M. Papper, R. McIntosh, B. R. Girdany, Howard C. Taylor, Richard O. Day, Gustav J. Beck and Bernard B. Brodie and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Virginia Apgar

42 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

A Proposal for a New Method of Evaluation of the Newborn Infant.

1953 1.2k citations Virginia Apgar Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

Peers

Virginia Apgar

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James A. Low Canada

Adam A. Rosenberg United States

Martin Ward Platt United Kingdom

Lula O. Lubchenco United States

Rosemarie C. Tan United States

M Orzalesi Italy

Ian Wright Australia

Michael E. Silverman United States

Hans Ulrich Bucher Switzerland

Michael D. Schreiber United States

James A. Low Canada

Virginia Apgar

2.4k ×2.1

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1.5k ×1.6

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536 ×1.3

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294 ×0.7

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697 ×2.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Virginia Apgar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virginia Apgar

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Apgar, Virginia. (1970). EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MONGOLISM. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 60(2). 411–411. 20 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1968). Birth Defects. JAMA. 204(5). 371–371. 15 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1966). Obstetrics. THIRTEENTH EDITION. Anesthesiology. 27(6). 873–873.

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Apgar, Virginia. (1966). The Newborn (APGAR) Scoring System: Reflections and Advice. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 13(3). 645–650. 142 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1965). TRENDS IN RESEARCH IN CONGENITAL ANOMALIES IN NORTH AMERICA. Congenital Anomalies. 5(4). 222–225.

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Apgar, Virginia. (1965). DRUGS IN PREGNANCY. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 65(3). 104–105. 1 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1964). CAREERS... IN ANESTHESIOLOGY.. PubMed. 19(9). 675–4 passim. 7 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1962). Further Observations on the Newborn Scoring System. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 104(4). 419–419. 157 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1961). Human Congenital Anomalies. American journal of diseases of children. 101(2). 249–249. 4 indexed citations

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Schachter, Frances Fuchs & Virginia Apgar. (1959). PERINATAL ASPHYXIA AND PSYCHOLOGIC SIGNS OF BRAIN DAMAGE IN CHILDHOOD. PEDIATRICS. 24(6). 1016–1025. 27 indexed citations

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James, L. Stanley, et al.. (1958). The acid-base status of human infants in relation to birth asphyxia and the onset of respiration. The Journal of Pediatrics. 52(4). 379–394. 242 indexed citations

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James, L. Stanley, et al.. (1958). Acid-base homeostasis of the newborn infant during the first 24 hours of life. The Journal of Pediatrics. 52(4). 395–403. 63 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1958). EVALUATION OF THE NEWBORN INFANT-SECOND REPORT. Journal of the American Medical Association. 168(15). 1985–1985. 237 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia, et al.. (1958). COMPARISON OF REGIONAL AND GENERAL ANESTHESIA IN OBSTETRICS. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRANSMISSION OF CYCLOPROPANE ACROSS THE PLACENTA. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 13(2). 185–187. 1 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1957). PUDENDAL BLOCK. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 36(1). 77???78–77???78. 2 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1955). The role of the anesthesiologist in reducing neonatal mortality.. PubMed. 55(16). 2365–8. 6 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1953). A Proposal for a New Method of Evaluation of the Newborn Infant.. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 32(1). 260???267–260???267. 1179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Apgar, Virginia. (1953). Current Researches in Anesthesia and Analgesia-July-August, 1953 A Proposal for a'New Method of Evaluation.of the Newborn Infant.*. 51 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia & E. M. Papper. (1952). Transmission of Drugs Across the Placenta.*. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 31(6). 309???320–309???320. 11 indexed citations

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Apgar, Virginia. (1951). PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. A M A Archives of Surgery. 62(5). 634–634. 89 indexed citations

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