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118
Citations
48688
World Ranking
616
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375

Medicine

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Citations
49665
World Ranking
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Betty R. Vohr 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 Betty R. Vohr sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 484 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Betty R. Vohr 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 Betty R. Vohr sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Betty R. Vohr is affiliated with Brown University in the United States, with a focus on medical research. Their work primarily lies within the field of Medicine, concentrating on subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Language Development and Disorders

Betty R. Vohr has contributed to a range of notable recent publications, such as:

  • Association of High Screen-Time Use With School-age Cognitive, Executive Function, and Behavior Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Children, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Mortality, In-Hospital Morbidity, Care Practices, and 2-Year Outcomes for Extremely Preterm Infants in the US, 2013-2018, 2022, JAMA
  • Higher or Lower Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds for Preterm Infants, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation, 2021, Annals of Surgery
  • Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Donor Milk or Preterm Infant Formula, 2024, JAMA

The scientist collaborates frequently with various colleagues, including Susan R. Hintz, Abhik Das, Abbot R. Laptook, Brenda B. Poindexter, and Elisabeth C. McGowan.

Betty R. Vohr's research has appeared predominantly in several publication venues. These include The Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of Perinatology, JAMA Pediatrics, Acta Paediatrica, and JAMA.

Best Publications

  • Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood: Association With Birth Weight, Maternal Obesity, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Charlotte M. Boney;Anila Verma;Richard Tucker;Betty R. Vohr

  • Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth-weight infants with neonatal infection.

    Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Ira Adams-Chapman;Avroy A. Fanaroff

  • Neurodevelopmental and Functional Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, 1993–1994

    Betty R. Vohr;Linda L. Wright;Anna M. Dusick;Lisa Mele

  • Growth in the neonatal intensive care unit influences neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants.

    Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Anna M. Dusick;Betty R. Vohr;Linda L. Wright

  • Regional brain volume abnormalities and long-term cognitive outcome in preterm infants.

    Bradley S. Peterson;Betty Vohr;Lawrence H. Staib;Christopher J. Cannistraci

  • Validation of the National Institutes of Health consensus definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

    Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Michele C. Walsh;Betty R. Vohr;Alan H. Jobe

  • Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants After Necrotizing Enterocolitis

    Susan R. Hintz;Douglas E. Kendrick;Barbara J. Stoll;Betty R. Vohr

  • Childhood outcomes after hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy

    Seetha Shankaran;Athina Pappas;Scott A. McDonald;Betty R. Vohr

  • Beneficial Effects of Breast Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Developmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at 18 Months of Age

    Betty R Vohr;Brenda B Poindexter;Anna M Dusick;Leslie T McKinley

  • First-week protein and energy intakes are associated with 18-month developmental outcomes in extremely low birth weight infants.

    Bonnie E. Stephens;Rachel V. Walden;Regina A. Gargus;Regina A. Gargus;Richard Tucker

  • Between-Hospital Variation in Treatment and Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants

    Matthew A. Rysavy;Lei Li;Edward F. Bell;Abhik Das

  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants <32 weeks' gestation between 1993 and 1998.

    Betty R. Vohr;Linda L. Wright;W. Kenneth Poole;Scott A. McDonald

  • Persistent Beneficial Effects of Breast Milk Ingested in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at 30 Months of Age

    Betty R. Vohr;Brenda B. Poindexter;Anna M. Dusick;Leslie T. McKinley

  • Delayed Cord Clamping in Very Preterm Infants Reduces the Incidence of Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Late-Onset Sepsis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Judith S. Mercer;Betty R. Vohr;Margaret M. McGrath;James F. Padbury

  • Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids With Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks' Gestation

    Waldemar A. Carlo;Scott A. McDonald;Avroy A. Fanaroff;Betty R. Vohr

  • Extremely low birthweight neonates with protracted ventilation: mortality and 18-month neurodevelopmental outcomes.

    Michele C. Walsh;Brenda H. Morris;Lisa A. Wrage;Betty R. Vohr

  • Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Periviable Infants.

    Noelle Younge;Ricki F. Goldstein;Carla M. Bann;Susan R. Hintz

  • Change in cognitive function over time in very low-birth-weight infants.

    Laura R. Ment;Betty Vohr;Walter Allan;Karol H. Katz

  • Low-Dose Indomethacin and Prevention of Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Randomized Trial

    L R Ment;W Oh;R A Ehrenkranz;A G Philip

  • The Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Program: Experience with statewide hearing screening (1993-1996)

    Betty R. Vohr;Lisa M. Carty;Patricia E. Moore;Kristen Letourneau

Frequent Co-Authors

William Oh
William Oh Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rosemary D. Higgins
Rosemary D. Higgins George Mason University
Abhik Das
Abhik Das RTI International
Laura R. Ment
Laura R. Ment Yale University
Seetha Shankaran
Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University
Waldemar A. Carlo
Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham
Barbara J. Stoll
Barbara J. Stoll The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University
Edward F. Bell
Edward F. Bell University of Iowa
Linda L. Wright
Linda L. Wright National Institutes of Health

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