OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
An economic analysis of the cost of survival of micro preemies: A systematic review	72
Editorial Board	52
Editorial Board	44
Nutrition for the micro preemie: Beyond milk	41
Optimal timing of extubation in preterm infants	40
Quality of life in children undergoing treatment for Robin Sequence in infancy	34
Fetal stroke- etiopathogenesis affecting the maternal-placental-fetal triad and neonate	33
Improving rates of successful extubation: Medications	31
Assessment of Global Burden due to neonatal encephalopathy: An economic evaluation	28
Editorial Board	26
Fetal neuroimaging applications for diagnosis and counseling of brain anomalies: Current practice and future diagnostic strategies	26
Expanding neonatal ECMO criteria: When is the premature neonate too premature	25
Training in neonatal neurocritical care: A case-based interdisciplinary approach	24
Evidence and practical aspects of treatment with the Tübingen palatal plate	24
Pulmonary hypertension and oxidative stress: Where is the link?	22
Surfactant status assessment and personalized therapy for surfactant deficiency or dysfunction	21
Managing infants with craniofacial malformations – Where to go next?	20
Feeding considerations for infants with craniofacial malformations	20
Editorial Board	19
Clinical decisions in fetal-neonatal neurology II: Gene-environment expression over the first 1000 days presenting as “four great neurological syndromes”	18
Synthetic surfactants	18
Platelet transfusion and bleeding risk	17
Maternal and perinatal COVID-19 – The past, present and the future	15
Neonatal COVID-19 – The past, present and the future	15
Application and potential of artificial intelligence in neonatal medicine	15

Introduction to neonatal intubation and extubation	14
Revisiting the functional monitoring of brain development in premature neonates. A new direction in clinical care and research	13
Challenges and controversies in the surgical management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	13
Editorial Board	12
Alternative routes of surfactant application – An update	12
The logistics of withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit	12
Using continuous nasal airway pressure in infants with craniofacial malformations	12
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: what are the priorities for the next 20 years?	12
Overview of reproductive and pregnancy health principles and practice used by maternal-fetal medicine specialists for fetal-neonatal neurology consultants	11
Editorial Board	11
Introduction to surfactant use in newborn infants	11
Developmental outcome of children with Robin sequence: How does the question arise?	10
Use of human milk and fortification in the neonatal intensive care unit	10
Fetal-neonatal neurology principles and practice: Topics in diagnostic and management skills applied to interdisciplinary care	10
Pulmonary hypertension in the newborn – Towards precision medicine	10
Recent advances in NICU platelet transfusions	10
Cerebral palsy as a childhood-onset neurological disorder caused by both genetic and environmental factors	9
Maternal levels of care during pregnancy influence labor and delivery outcomes - present practices and future priorities	8
Editorial Board	8
Clinical features of neonatal COVID-19	8
Telemedicine across the continuum of neonatal-perinatal care	7
The role of upper airway endoscopy in craniofacial malformations	7
Transitioning to adulthood in congenital diaphragmatic hernia, how do we design the right services?	7
Paediatric palliative care in the NICU: A new era of integration	7
Post-discharge nutrition to optimize preterm infant short- and long-term outcomes	7
Learning with digital recording and video review of delivery room resuscitation	6
Brain care bundles applied over each and successive generations	6
Promoting a neuropalliative care approach in fetal neurology	6
Neuroembryonic and fetal brain development: Relevance to fetal/neonatal neurological training	6
Ethics at the end of life in the newborn intensive care unit: Conversations and decisions	6
Perinatal management of the anticipated difficult airway	6
Severe anemia predisposes very premature infants to transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis	6
Optimal respiratory support for extremely low birth weight infants – do we have the answers?	6
General approach to delivery and resuscitation of newborn infants from mothers at risk or proven COVID-19	6
Targeted fortification with human milk analysis: An opportunity for innovation	6
Need for more evidence in the prevention and management of perinatal asphyxia and neonatal encephalopathy in low and middle-income countries: A call for action	6
Editorial Board	6
Overview	5
Providing pediatric neurocritical education across the ages: Bridging of neonatal neurocritical care into pediatric neurocritical care training	5
Pulmonary hypertension in the newborn- etiology and pathogenesis	5
Editorial: Palliative and end of life care in the NICU issue I	5
Advances in prenatal surgical management of congenital aqueductal stenosis: A bench to bedside approach	5
Bedside and laboratory neuromonitoring in neonatal encephalopathy	5
Editorial Board	5
Ethical considerations in the care of encephalopathic neonates treated with therapeutic hypothermia	5
Iron supplementation for infants in the NICU: What preparation, how much, and how long is optimal?	5
Infection prevention for extremely low birth weight infants in the NICU	4
Pivotal challenges in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for neonatal care	4
Unmasking grief: Reflections on the complicated relationship between moral distress and grief	4
Brain health equity and the influence of social determinants across the life cycle	4

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in neonates (MIS-N) associated with perinatal SARS CoV-2 infection: Does it exist?	4
Surfactant as a drug carrier	4
Optimising success of neonatal extubation: Respiratory support	4
Update on pre-ECMO evaluation and treatment for term infants in respiratory failure	4
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: Historical perspectives	4
The interplay between pressure, flow, and resistance in neonatal pulmonary hypertension	4
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to fetus or neonate: What to know and what to do?	4
Editorial Board	4
Revised World Health Organization (WHO) classification of G6PD gene variants: Relevance to neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	4
Unanswered questions in neonates with NE	4
Technology in the delivery room supporting the neonatal healthcare provider's task	3
Editorial Board	3
Multisystem inflammatory disease in neonates (MIS-N) due to maternal COVID-19	3
A practical guide to reducing/eliminating red blood cell transfusions in the neonatal intensive care unit	3
Neonatal encephalopathy: Etiologies other than hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	3
Management of cardiac dysfunction in neonates with pulmonary hypertension and the role of the ductus arteriosus	3
Donor human milk pasteurization methods and the effect on milk components as they relate to Necrotizing enterocolitis	3
Neonatal surfactant therapy beyond respiratory distress syndrome	3
Coagulation and hemolysis complications in neonatal ECLS: Role of devices	3
Diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia	3
The difficult neonatal airway	3
Clinical decisions in fetal-neonatal neurology I. reproductive and pregnancy health influence the neural exposome over multiple generations	3
Diagnostic approaches to respiratory abnormalities in craniofacial syndromes	3
Positioning as a conservative treatment option in infants with micrognathia and/or cleft	3
Impact of perinatal COVID on fetal and neonatal brain and neurodevelopmental outcomes	3
Usability of human-computer interaction in neonatal care	3
Milestones for clinical translation of the artificial placenta	3
Surfactant delivery by aerosol inhalation – past, present, and future	3
Short- and longer-term growth and development of fat mass in preterm infants	3
Fetal-neonatal neurology principles and practice: Current curriculum development	3
Tissue engineering: Relevance to neonatal congenital heart disease	3
What is the role of echocardiography in newborns with CDH?	3
Ethics of care for the micropreemies. Just because we can, should we?	2
Placental tissue stem cells and their role in neonatal diseases	2
Maternal and neonatal outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection	2
The value of thromboelastography to neonatology	2
Advocating for neonatology presence at births between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation	2
Long term outcome of babies with pulmonary hypertension	2
Operationalizing neonatal palliative care	2
Bedside monitoring tools and advanced signal processing approaches to monitor critically-ill infants	2
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pregnancy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	2
Editorial Board	2
Pulmonary vasodilator strategies in neonates with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension	2
Amino acids and protein for preterm infants: How much and for what?	2
Insights into the mechanisms of alveolarization - Implications for lung regeneration and cell therapies	2
Developmental pathophysiology and genetic contributions in CDH	2
Pregnancy and Severe ARDS with COVID-19: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Outcomes and Treatment	2
Decision-making for extremely preterm infants with severe hemorrhages on head ultrasound: Science, values, and communication skills	2
Fetal-neonatal neurology principles and practice: Future curriculum topics discussing neuromonitoring and neuroprotection	2
Cardiorespiratory transition in CDH	2
Prenatal management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia	2
Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital anemias	2
High-frequency jet ventilation in ELBW infants: A review and update	2
In search of “optimal care”: where should congenital diaphragmatic hernia be managed?	2
Diverse childhood neurologic disorders and outcomes following fetal neurologic consultation	2
Neonatal euthanasia in the context of palliative and EoL care	2