W.B. Robertson

11.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
115 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

W.B. Robertson is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, W.B. Robertson has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in W.B. Robertson's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (29 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (16 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers). W.B. Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (29 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (16 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers). W.B. Robertson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. W.B. Robertson's co-authors include Ivo Brosens, H. G. Dixon, I. Brosens, T. Yee Khong, Robert Pijnenborg, Frank de Wolf, Glenys Dixon, J Martin Bland, Daniel P. Fick and Riaz J.K. Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W.B. Robertson

114 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Inadequate maternal vascular response to placentation in pregnancies complicated by pre‐eclampsia and by small‐for‐gestational age infants

1986 1.3k citations T. Yee Khong, W.B. Robertson et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology profile →
The role of the spiral arteries in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia.

1970 740 citations W.B. Robertson, H. G. Dixon et al. profile →
Trophoblastic invasion of human decidua from 8 to 18 weeks of pregnancy

1980 650 citations Robert Pijnenborg, W.B. Robertson et al. Placenta profile →
Uteroplacental arterial changes related to interstitial trophoblast migration in early human pregnancy

1983 560 citations Robert Pijnenborg, W.B. Robertson et al. Placenta profile →
The physiological response of the vessels of the placental bed to normal pregnancy

1967 556 citations Ivo Brosens, W.B. Robertson et al. profile →
Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2017 532 citations Rajitha Gunaratne, Daniel P. Fick et al. profile →
FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION AND THE ARTERIES OF THE PLACENTAL BED

1977 338 citations Ivo Brosens, H. G. Dixon et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology profile →
Review article: Trophoblast invasion and the establishment of haemochorial placentation in man and laboratory animals

1981 329 citations Robert Pijnenborg, W.B. Robertson et al. Placenta profile →
The pathological response of the vessels of the placental bed to hypertensive pregnancy

1967 289 citations W.B. Robertson, Ivo Brosens et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W.B. Robertson United Kingdom	38	5.6k	4.2k	2.3k	1.4k	846	115	9.1k
Ivo Brosens Belgium	55	10.4k 1.9×	5.0k 1.2×	4.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	2.2k 2.5×	285	13.9k
Carolyn Jones United Kingdom	52	3.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	836 0.6×	664 0.8×	314	9.1k
Robert Pijnenborg Belgium	43	9.3k 1.7×	6.4k 1.5×	4.4k 1.9×	458 0.3×	1.7k 2.1×	139	12.0k
Berthold Huppertz Austria	62	9.1k 1.6×	5.8k 1.4×	4.6k 2.0×	676 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	249	13.0k
Claire T. Roberts Australia	54	5.5k 1.0×	5.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	431 0.3×	1.7k 2.0×	269	9.7k
Werner Rath Germany	42	2.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	697 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	350	6.2k
Larry Chamley New Zealand	53	3.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	3.2k 1.4×	416 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	206	8.2k
Magnus Westgren Sweden	45	1.4k 0.3×	3.1k 0.7×	914 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	636 0.8×	267	7.1k
Sicco A. Scherjon Netherlands	45	2.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	181	8.1k
Juan Balasch Spain	53	1.7k 0.3×	1.8k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	540 0.4×	3.4k 4.0×	353	10.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.B. Robertson

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Kenny, Jacob, Benjamin H. Mullin, W.B. Robertson, et al.. (2023). Age-dependent genetic regulation of osteoarthritis: independent effects of immune system genes. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 25(1). 232–232. 4 indexed citations

Gunaratne, Rajitha, et al.. (2020). Wavelength weightings in machine learning for ovine joint tissue differentiation using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). Biomedical Optics Express. 11(9). 5122–5122. 10 indexed citations

Pantawane, Mangesh V., et al.. (2019). Evolution of surface morphology of Er:YAG laser-machined human bone. Lasers in Medical Science. 35(7). 1477–1485. 12 indexed citations

Gunaratne, Rajitha, et al.. (2019). Machine learning classification of human joint tissue from diffuse reflectance spectroscopy data. Biomedical Optics Express. 10(8). 3889–3889. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, W.B. Robertson, Jinmin Zhao, Weiwei Chen, & Jiake Xu. (2019). Emerging Trend in the Pharmacotherapy of Osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 431–431. 94 indexed citations

Khan, Riaz J.K., et al.. (2016). A review of the physiological and histological effects of laser osteotomy. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 41(1). 1–12. 35 indexed citations

Robertson, W.B.. (2015). Mapping the Profit Motive: The Distinct Geography and Demography of For-Profit Charter Schools. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 23(69). 1–24. 23 indexed citations

Sheh, Raymond, et al.. (2015). Using tactile-exploration with the unscented kalman filter for high precision on-line shape and pose estimation of a 3D workpiece. eSpace (Curtin University). 2 indexed citations

Ebert, Jay R., W.B. Robertson, David G. Lloyd, et al.. (2008). Traditional vs accelerated approaches to post-operative rehabilitation following matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI): comparison of clinical, biomechanical and radiographic outcomes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 16(10). 1131–1140. 95 indexed citations

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Khong, T. Yee & W.B. Robertson. (1987). Placenta creta and placenta praevia creta. Placenta. 8(4). 399–409. 142 indexed citations

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Pijnenborg, Robert, Ivo Brosens, & W.B. Robertson. (1977). Accessory deciduomata in artificially prolonged pseudopregnancy in the golden hamster. Reproduction. 49(1). 139–141. 2 indexed citations

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Brosens, Ivo, H. G. Dixon, & W.B. Robertson. (1977). FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION AND THE ARTERIES OF THE PLACENTAL BED. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 84(9). 656–663. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pijnenborg, Robert, W.B. Robertson, & Ivo Brosens. (1975). THE ROLE OF OVARIAN STEROIDS IN PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENDOVASCULAR TROPHOBLAST MIGRATION IN THE GOLDEN HAMSTER. Reproduction. 44(1). 43–51. 18 indexed citations

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Robertson, W.B.. (1969). Transatlantic Migration of Juvenile Sooty Terns. Nature. 222(5194). 632–634. 30 indexed citations

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Robertson, W.B. & John A. Hayes. (1969). CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC OBSTRUCTION OF THE MALE POSTERIOR URETHRA. British Journal of Urology. 41(5). 592–598. 18 indexed citations

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Robertson, W.B.. (1964). The Terns of the Dry Tortugas. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 8(1). 1–94. 2 indexed citations

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Robertson, W.B.. (1959). ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ISCHÆMIC HEART-DISEASE. The Lancet. 273(7070). 444–446. 37 indexed citations

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Dixon, H. G. & W.B. Robertson. (1958). A STUDY OF THE VESSELS OF THE PLACENTAL BED IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 65(5). 803–809. 124 indexed citations

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Duguid, J. B. & W.B. Robertson. (1957). MECHANICAL FACTORS IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS. The Lancet. 269(6981). 1205–1209. 86 indexed citations

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Duguid, J. B. & W.B. Robertson. (1955). EFFECTS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS ON THE CORONARY CIRCULATION. The Lancet. 265(6863). 525–527. 27 indexed citations

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