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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions54
The predictive value of maternal inflammation markers for neonatal early-onset sepsis35
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 infants31
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort30
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development26
Incidence, subtypes and severity of cerebral palsy in infants born extremely preterm in Switzerland: A retrospective study comparing two time periods25
The effectiveness of pulmonary hypertension screening in infants born preterm25
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes24
Effect of muscle mass on neuropsychomotor development in newborns: A comparative analysis between preterm and full-term infants24
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method22
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour22
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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 hypoglycaemia19
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge19
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial18
Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients18
Strengthening the invisible backbone: Prioritizing parental mental health in preterm care17
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants17
Implementation of nutritional care bundle is associated with improved growth in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks17
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