Early Human Development

Papers
(The H4-Index of Early Human Development is 17. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions56
The predictive value of maternal inflammation markers for neonatal early-onset sepsis36
Early-life thyroid hormones and neurodevelopmental assessment in one-year old children: DSAN-12m birth cohort study33
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants32
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method30
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge27
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Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia26
Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients25
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants24
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development23
The effectiveness of pulmonary hypertension screening in infants born preterm22
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial20
Incidence, subtypes and severity of cerebral palsy in infants born extremely preterm in Switzerland: A retrospective study comparing two time periods19
Effect of muscle mass on neuropsychomotor development in newborns: A comparative analysis between preterm and full-term infants18
The evidence for neonatal arginine supplementation — A narrative review18
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour18
Hidden heroes in breast milk: The dual roles of phospholipids and sphingolipids in infant immunity and brain development17
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort17
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