WE Whitehead

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

WE Whitehead is a scholar working on Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, WE Whitehead has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in WE Whitehead's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (2 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (2 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (2 papers). WE Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (2 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (2 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (2 papers). WE Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Belgium. WE Whitehead's co-authors include D A Drossman, Michael Camilleri, Jonathan Janssens, NJ Talley, Olafur S. Palsson, Schuster Mm, Jimmy Espinoza, Douglas A. Drossman, Jonathan Castillo and Ellen Sweeney and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

WE Whitehead

14 papers receiving 855 citations

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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.

Irritable bowel syndrome: A technical review for practice guideline development

1997 461 citations D A Drossman, WE Whitehead et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
WE Whitehead	745	391	168	125	100	15	908
Kenneth B. Klein	446 0.6×	336 0.9×	214 1.3×	88 0.7×	108 1.1×	15	770
Max Schmulson	615 0.8×	251 0.6×	198 1.2×	93 0.7×	82 0.8×	22	687
J. E. Kellow	775 1.0×	363 0.9×	251 1.5×	97 0.8×	68 0.7×	16	1.1k
Gisela Ringström	767 1.0×	240 0.6×	249 1.5×	208 1.7×	163 1.6×	49	1.1k
Dipesh H. Vasant	647 0.9×	382 1.0×	300 1.8×	95 0.8×	99 1.0×	74	1.2k
Wendy M. Gonsalkorale	776 1.0×	204 0.5×	241 1.4×	185 1.5×	263 2.6×	15	1.1k
Minou Mayer	569 0.8×	213 0.5×	194 1.2×	94 0.8×	59 0.6×	10	801
Carol Van Dyke	735 1.0×	420 1.1×	115 0.7×	69 0.6×	48 0.5×	7	831
Iris Posserud	1.4k 1.9×	511 1.3×	445 2.6×	200 1.6×	166 1.7×	27	1.7k
Patrick P.J. van der Veek	449 0.6×	156 0.4×	117 0.7×	88 0.7×	64 0.6×	12	544

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of WE Whitehead

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15 of 15 papers shown

Corroënne, R., et al.. (2020). Prenatal predictors of motor function in children with open spina bifida: a retrospective cohort study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 128(2). 384–391. 14 indexed citations

Whitehead, WE, et al.. (2018). Neurological outcomes by mode of delivery for fetuses with open neural tube defects: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 126(3). 322–327. 16 indexed citations

Drossman, Douglas A., et al.. (2016). Translatability Evaluation of the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Adults. Value in Health. 19(7). A389–A389. 4 indexed citations

Walker, Lynn S., et al.. (2005). PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF THE MOTHER, BUT NOT THE CHILD, INFLUENCE WHETHER CHILDREN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN ARE BROUGHT TO THE PEDIATRICIAN.. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 41(S1).

Whitehead, WE, et al.. (1998). Reliability of a modified Sitzmark study of whole Gut transit time. Gastroenterology. 114. A779–A779. 6 indexed citations

Palsson, Olafur S., et al.. (1998). Psychological distress and impaired quality of life in patients with functional anorectal disorders. Gastroenterology. 114. A729–A729. 14 indexed citations

Whitehead, WE, Charles K. Burnett, Olafur S. Palsson, & D A Drossman. (1998). Can symptoms distinguish subtypes of constipation?. Gastroenterology. 114. A859–A859. 1 indexed citations

Drossman, D A, WE Whitehead, & Michael Camilleri. (1997). Irritable bowel syndrome: A technical review for practice guideline development. Gastroenterology. 112(6). 2120–2137. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

Whitehead, WE. (1996). Functional anorectal disorders.. PubMed. 7(4). 230–6. 7 indexed citations

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Whitehead, WE, et al.. (1993). Evaluation of the microbial quality of frozen yogurt products.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 28(3). 21–23. 3 indexed citations

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Drossman, D A, et al.. (1990). Identification of sub-groups of functional gastrointestinal disorders. 3(4). 159–172. 370 indexed citations

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Anderson, Donald O., et al.. (1990). A new model for the chronic monitoring of colonic motor activity in the pig. Gastroenterology. 99(4). 1210–1210. 2 indexed citations

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Chami, Tawfik N., et al.. (1990). 24-hour continuous monitoring of colonic activity in ambulatory asymptomatic individuals. Gastroenterology. 99(4). 1210–1210. 1 indexed citations

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Mm, Schuster & WE Whitehead. (1986). Physiologic insights into irritable bowel syndrome.. PubMed. 15(4). 839–53. 8 indexed citations

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Whitehead, WE. (1985). Irritable bowel syndrome : Definition of the syndrome and relation to other disorders. Physiological and psychological mechanism. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 155–209. 1 indexed citations

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