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D-Index
84
Citations
25518
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15111
National Ranking
500

Carol Bower 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 Carol Bower sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 388 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Carol Bower 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 Carol Bower sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

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

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

Overview

Carol Bower is affiliated with the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their work spans several subfields including obstetrics and gynecology, clinical psychology, general health professions, and surgery.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to prenatal substance exposure effects, gestational diabetes research and management, birth, development, and health, as well as prenatal screening and diagnostics. Additional focuses include homelessness and social issues, child abuse and trauma, and folate and B vitamins research.

Carol Bower has published several papers in notable venues. Some recent works include:

  • 'That thing in his head': Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian caregiver responses to neurodevelopmental disability diagnoses, 2020, Sociology of Health & Illness
  • Maternal Alcohol-Use Disorder and Child Outcomes, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • Reframe the Behaviour: Evaluation of a training intervention to increase capacity in managing detained youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental impairments, 2020, Psychiatry Psychology and Law
  • Eye Abnormalities in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review, 2022, Ophthalmic Epidemiology
  • Community Priority setting for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research in Australia, 2020, International Journal for Population Data Science

Their frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research network, including Elizabeth Elliott, Sharynne Hamilton, Rochelle Watkins, Tracey W. Tsang, and Raewyn Mutch.

Carol Bower's contributions also appear recurrently in specific journals such as Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, International Journal for Population Data Science, Journal of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Drug and Alcohol Review, and Sociology of Health & Illness.

Best Publications

  • The risk of major birth defects after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in vitro fertilization.

    Michèle Hansen;Jennifer J. Kurinczuk;Carol Bower;Sandra Webb

  • Assisted reproductive technologies and the risk of birth defects—a systematic review

    Michele Hansen;Carol Bower;Elizabeth Milne;Nicholas Hubert De Klerk

  • Periconceptional supplementation with folate and/or multivitamins for preventing neural tube defects

    Judith Lumley;Lyndsey Watson;Max Watson;Carol Bower

  • Perinatal factors and the development of autism: a population study.

    Emma J. Glasson;Carol Bower;Beverly Petterson;Nick de Klerk

  • The four ages of Down syndrome.

    Alan H Bittles;Carol Bower;Rafat Hussain;Emma J Glasson;Emma J Glasson;Emma J Glasson

  • Pregnancy, Delivery, and Neonatal Complications in a Population Cohort of Women With Schizophrenia and Major Affective Disorders

    Assen V. Jablensky;Vera Morgan;Stephen R. Zubrick;Carol Bower

  • Outcomes of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Population-Based Study in Western Australia

    Joanne Colvin;Carol Bower;Jan E. Dickinson;Jenni Sokol

  • Dietary folate as a risk factor for neural-tube defects: evidence from a case-control study in Western Australia.

    Carol Bower;Fiona J. Stanley

  • Worldwide prevalence of juvenile arthritis why does it vary so much

    Prudence Joan Manners;Carol Bower

  • Prevalence at Birth of Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate: Data From the International Perinatal Database of Typical Oral Clefts (IPDTOC)

    Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo;Alice Maraschini;Emanuele Leoncini;Peter Mosscy

  • Assisted reproductive technology and birth defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Michèle Hansen;Jennifer J. Kurinczuk;Elizabeth Milne;Nicholas de Klerk

  • Rett Syndrome in Australia: A Review of the Epidemiology

    Crystal L. Laurvick;Nicholas de Klerk;Carol Bower;John Christodoulou

  • Folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects

    Nicholas J Wald;Carol Bower

  • Birth defects in infants conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection: an alternative interpretation

    Jennifer J Kurinczuk;Carol Bower

  • The effect of maternal alcohol consumption on fetal growth and preterm birth

    C.M. O'Leary;Natasha Nassar;J.J. Kurinczuk;Carol Bower

  • Environmental risk factors by gender associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Desiree Silva;Lyn Colvin;Erika Hagemann;Carol Bower;Carol Bower

  • Fortification of Flour with Folic Acid

    Robert J. Berry;Lynn Bailey;Joe Mulinare;Carol Bower

  • Autism spectrum disorders in young children: effect of changes in diagnostic practices

    Natasha Nassar;Glenys Dixon;Jenny Bourke;Carol Bower

  • Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in nonindigenous west Australian women.

    Lyn Colvin;Jan Payne;Deborah Parsons;Jennifer J Kurinczuk

  • Health professionals' knowledge, practice and opinions about fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol consumption in pregnancy.

    Jan Payne;Elizabeth Elliott;Heather D'Antoine;Colleen O'Leary

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas de Klerk
Nicholas de Klerk University of Western Australia
Fiona J. Stanley
Fiona J. Stanley Telethon Kids Institute
Helen Leonard
Helen Leonard Telethon Kids Institute
Stephen R. Zubrick
Stephen R. Zubrick Telethon Kids Institute
Timothy W. Jones
Timothy W. Jones Tennessee Department of Health
Bruce K. Armstrong
Bruce K. Armstrong University of Sydney
John Attia
John Attia University of Newcastle Australia
Rodney J. Scott
Rodney J. Scott University of Newcastle Australia
Max Bulsara
Max Bulsara University of Notre Dame Australia
John Christodoulou
John Christodoulou University of Melbourne

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