W. Aherne

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

W. Aherne is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Aherne has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in W. Aherne's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (3 papers). W. Aherne is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (3 papers). W. Aherne collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Argentina. W. Aherne's co-authors include D. Hull, M. S. Dunnill, P. S. Gardner, Taylor Bird, S Court, I Lauder, J. McQuillin, Richard S. Camplejohn, M. J. R. Dawkins and R Sainsbury and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PEDIATRICS and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

W. Aherne

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pathological changes in virus infections of the lower respiratory tract in children

1970 324 citations W. Aherne, P. S. Gardner et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Aherne United Kingdom	24	509	476	329	320	310	50	2.0k
Javier Arias‐Stella Peru	24	275 0.5×	858 1.8×	360 1.1×	315 1.0×	173 0.6×	71	2.3k
Joseph C. Parker United States	24	511 1.0×	310 0.7×	374 1.1×	311 1.0×	77 0.2×	89	1.8k
J. Swanson Beck United Kingdom	28	367 0.7×	154 0.3×	458 1.4×	363 1.1×	243 0.8×	132	2.5k
L. J. Fraher Canada	31	379 0.7×	572 1.2×	287 0.9×	868 2.7×	403 1.3×	83	3.5k
Ermelando V. Cosmi Italy	25	315 0.6×	493 1.0×	331 1.0×	334 1.0×	80 0.3×	115	2.0k
W.H. Doesburg Netherlands	22	196 0.4×	233 0.5×	419 1.3×	256 0.8×	91 0.3×	79	1.6k
F. Sharp United Kingdom	22	582 1.1×	184 0.4×	583 1.8×	164 0.5×	122 0.4×	85	1.7k
Ichiro Fujisawa Japan	28	374 0.7×	368 0.8×	622 1.9×	362 1.1×	128 0.4×	90	3.0k
Stephen H. Embury United States	28	268 0.5×	273 0.6×	159 0.5×	710 2.2×	652 2.1×	52	4.7k
Noriyuki Inaba Japan	25	270 0.5×	169 0.4×	308 0.9×	387 1.2×	123 0.4×	125	1.9k

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Crocker, Matthew, S. Ashley, Ian Giddings, et al.. (2010). Serum angiogenic profile of patients with glioblastoma identifies distinct tumor subtypes and shows that TIMP-1 is a prognostic factor. Neuro-Oncology. 13(1). 99–108. 45 indexed citations

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Aherne, W., et al.. (1980). CYTOKINETIC CHANGES IN THE THYMUS OF TUMOUR‐BEARING AND OF DEXAMETHASONE‐TREATED MICE. Cell Proliferation. 13(5). 485–495. 6 indexed citations

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Aherne, W., et al.. (1980). Book reviews. The Histochemical Journal. 12(3). 365–368. 1 indexed citations

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Aherne, W., et al.. (1977). Assessment of inherent fluctuations of mitotic and labelling indices of human tumours. British Journal of Cancer. 36(5). 577–582. 30 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1975). Some morphometric methods for the central nervous system. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 24(2). 221–241. 25 indexed citations

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Hey, Edmund, et al.. (1974). SPINAL CORD INJURY OF THE FETUS DURING DELIVERY WITH KIELLAND'S FORCEPS. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 81(2). 168–172. 13 indexed citations

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Ferris, James A.J., et al.. (1973). Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in Infants: Histology and Virology. BMJ. 2(5864). 439–442. 55 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1973). Uhl's anomaly.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 48(2). 160–160. 9 indexed citations

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Aherne, W., et al.. (1971). The Potential Cell Population Doubling Time in Neuroblastoma and Nephroblastoma. British Journal of Cancer. 25(4). 691–696. 17 indexed citations

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Balogh, Károly, et al.. (1971). FIBROCARTILAGE IN THE HEART. The Lancet. 297(7703). 802–803. 6 indexed citations

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Aherne, W., et al.. (1971). CARTILAGE IN RELATION TO THE CONDUCTING TISSUE OF THE HEART IN SUDDEN DEATH. The Lancet. 297(7689). 64–66. 19 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1970). Quantitative methods in histology.. PubMed. 27(2). 160–70. 88 indexed citations

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GRANT, J. K., et al.. (1968). A FAMILIAL FEMINIZING SYNDROME. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 75(2). 199–210. 23 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1968). A method of determining the cross sectional area of muscle fibres. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 7(3). 519–528. 24 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1967). Methods of counting discrete tissue components in microscopical sections. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 87(3-4). 493–508. 62 indexed citations

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Aherne, W. & M. S. Dunnill. (1966). MORPHOMETRY OF THE HUMAN PLACENT. British Medical Bulletin. 22(1). 5–8. 88 indexed citations

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Aherne, W. & D. Hull. (1966). Brown adipose tissue and heat production in the newborn infant. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 91(1). 223–234. 218 indexed citations

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Aherne, W.. (1965). Fat Infiltration in the Tissues of the Newborn Infant. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 40(212). 406–410. 9 indexed citations

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Aherne, W. & M. J. R. Dawkins. (1964). The Removal of Fluid from the Pulmonary Airways after Birth in the Rabbit, and the Effect on this of Prematurity and Pre-Natal Hypoxia. Neonatology. 7(4-5). 214–229. 64 indexed citations

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Aherne, W. & D. Hull. (1964). The Site of Heat Production in the Newborn Infant. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 57(12). 1172–1173. 38 indexed citations

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