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27919
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15021
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Alistair J. Gunn publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alistair J. Gunn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 478 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alistair J. Gunn D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alistair J. Gunn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alistair J. Gunn is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Over the course of their career, their research has encompassed a broad range of topics related to neonatal and fetal brain pathology, respiratory health in newborns, and infant development.

The scientist's work primarily centers on the mechanisms and therapies addressing neonatal brain injuries and respiratory conditions. Their research topics include:

  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alistair J. Gunn include:

  • Laura Bennet
  • Joanne O. Davidson
  • Christopher A. Lear
  • Simerdeep K. Dhillon
  • Guido Wassink

Their publications often appear in notable journals such as:

  • Pediatric Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Alistair J. Gunn are:

  • Preterm Brain Injury, Antenatal Triggers, and Therapeutics: Timing Is Key, 2020, Cells
  • Preventing Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant-Current Controversies and Potential Therapies, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neuroprotective therapies in the NICU in term infants: present and future, 2022, Pediatric Research
  • Update on mechanisms of the pathophysiology of neonatal encephalopathy, 2021, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
  • Interleukin-1 blockade attenuates white matter inflammation and oligodendrocyte loss after progressive systemic lipopolysaccharide exposure in near-term fetal sheep, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Their research spans various subfields of study within medicine including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrine and autonomic systems, epidemiology, and emergency medicine, supporting a multidisciplinary approach to neonatal and pediatric health.

Best Publications

  • Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial

    Peter D Gluckman;John S Wyatt;Denis Azzopardi;Roberta Ballard

  • Neurological outcomes at 18 months of age after moderate hypothermia for perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: synthesis and meta-analysis of trial data

    AD Edwards;P Brocklehurst;AJ Gunn;H Halliday

  • Dramatic neuronal rescue with prolonged selective head cooling after ischemia in fetal lambs.

    A J Gunn;T R Gunn;H H de Haan;C E Williams

  • International Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation: An excerpt from the Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care: International Consensus on Science. Contributors and Reviewers for the Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines.

    S Niermeyer;J Kattwinkel;P Van Reempts;V Nadkarni

  • Selective head cooling in newborn infants after perinatal asphyxia : A safety study

    Alistair J. Gunn;Peter D. Gluckman;Tania R. Gunn

  • Neuroprotection With Prolonged Head Cooling Started Before Postischemic Seizures in Fetal Sheep

    Alistair J. Gunn;Tania R. Gunn;Mark I. Gunning;Christopher E. Williams

  • Determinants of Outcomes After Head Cooling for Neonatal Encephalopathy

    John S. Wyatt;Peter D. Gluckman;Ping Y. Liu;Denis Azzopardi

  • The importance of ‘awareness’ for understanding fetal pain

    David J. Mellor;Tamara J. Diesch;Alistair J. Gunn;Laura Bennet

  • Treatment of Term Infants With Head Cooling and Mild Systemic Hypothermia (35.0°C and 34.5°C) After Perinatal Asphyxia

    Malcolm R. Battin;Juliet Penrice;Tania R. Gunn;Alistair J. Gunn

  • Cerebral Hypothermia Is Not Neuroprotective When Started after Postischemic Seizures in Fetal Sheep

    Alistair J Gunn;Laura Bennet;Mark I Gunning;Peter D Gluckman

  • Outcome after ischemia in the developing sheep brain: an electroencephalographic and histological study.

    Chris E. Williams;Alistair J. Gunn;Carina Mallard;Peter D. Gluckman

  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 and post-ischemic brain injury.

    J Guan;L Bennet;P.D Gluckman;A.J Gunn

  • The mechanisms and treatment of asphyxial encephalopathy.

    Guido Wassink;Eleanor R. Gunn;Paul P. Drury;Laura Bennet

  • Neurodevelopmental outcome of infants treated with head cooling and mild hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia.

    Malcolm R. Battin;J. Anne Dezoete;Tania R. Gunn;Peter D. Gluckman

  • Non-compliance with growth hormone treatment in children is common and impairs linear growth.

    Wayne S. Cutfield;José G. B. Derraik;Alistair J. Gunn;Kyle Reid

  • Cerebral hypothermia for prevention of brain injury following perinatal asphyxia.

    Alistair Jan Gunn

  • Hypoxia-ischemia induces transforming growth factor β1 mRNA in the infant rat brain

    N.D. Klempt;E. Sirimanne;A.J. Gunn;M. Klempt

  • Hypothermia and other treatment options for neonatal encephalopathy: an executive summary of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD workshop.

    Rosemary D. Higgins;Tonse Raju;A. David Edwards;Denis V. Azzopardi

  • Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy - Where to from Here?

    Joanne O. Davidson;Guido Wassink;Lotte G. van den Heuij;Laura Bennet

  • Fetal hypoxia insults and patterns of brain injury: Insights from animal models

    Alistair Jan Gunn;Laura Bennet

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Chris E. Williams
Chris E. Williams Bionics Institute
Marianne Thoresen
Marianne Thoresen University of Oslo
Carina Mallard
Carina Mallard University of Gothenburg
Donna M. Ferriero
Donna M. Ferriero University of California, San Francisco
A. David Edwards
A. David Edwards King's College London
Richard L.M. Faull
Richard L.M. Faull University of Auckland
Floris Groenendaal
Floris Groenendaal Utrecht University
Stephen A. Back
Stephen A. Back Oregon Health & Science University
Frank van Bel
Frank van Bel Utrecht University

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