Early Human Development

Papers
(The H4-Index of Early Human Development is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge43
Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions29
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants25
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development25
Evaluation of fetal and neonatal outcomes after ingestion of Cnidium root (Cnidium officinale Makino) during pregnancy23
Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients21
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Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour18
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial18
Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia18
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes18
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method18
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort17
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants17
Comparison of two markers of iron sufficiency and neurodevelopmental outcomes16
Somatic growth in children with congenital heart disease at 10 years of age: Risk factors and longitudinal growth16
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