2026 David K. Stevenson: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	114	4670	4382	2536	2350	1010	56144

Overview

David K. Stevenson is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
Birth, Development, and Health
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Neonatal Health and Biochemistry

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by David K. Stevenson include:

Early prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy with cell-free RNA, 2022, published in Nature
Explaining the Black-White Disparity in Preterm Birth: A Consensus Statement From a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Work Group Convened by the March of Dimes, 2021, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
The Impact of Hypoxia in Early Pregnancy on Placental Cells, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Mortality Risk Among Patients With COVID-19 Prescribed Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants, 2021, JAMA Network Open
Integrated trajectories of the maternal metabolome, proteome, and immunome predict labor onset, 2021, Science Translational Medicine

Frequent publication venues for Stevenson's work include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Perinatology
Pediatric Research
American Journal of Perinatology
PLoS ONE

The scientist also has a presence in book publications, including a work published by Berghahn Books titled An Improbable War? released in 2022.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Stevenson's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Gary M. Shaw, Ronald J. Wong, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudillière, and Ivana Marić, reflecting ongoing partnerships across multiple studies.

Best Publications

Whole-body hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Jon E. Tyson

3160
Citations
Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: The Experience of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie Hansen;Avroy A. Fanaroff;Linda L. Wright

2863
Citations
Trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality for very low birthweight infants

Avroy A. Fanaroff;Barbara J. Stoll;Linda L. Wright;Waldemar A. Carlo

1649
Citations
Temporal and spatial variation of the human microbiota during pregnancy

Daniel B. DiGiulio;Benjamin J. Callahan;Paul J. McMurdie;Elizabeth K. Costello

1277
Citations
Longitudinal Growth of Hospitalized Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Naji Younes;James A. Lemons;Avroy A. Fanaroff

1105
Citations
Changes in pathogens causing early-onset sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants

Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie Hansen;Avroy A. Fanaroff;Linda L. Wright

1099
Citations
Photonic detection of bacterial pathogens in living hosts

Christopher H. Contag;Pamela R. Contag;James I. Mullins;James I. Mullins;Stanley D. Spilman

710
Citations
Bioluminescent indicators in living mammals

P R Contag;I N Olomu;D K Stevenson;C H Contag

676
Citations
Visualizing gene expression in living mammals using a bioluminescent reporter.

Christopher H. Contag;Stanley D. Spilman;Pamela R. Contag;Masafumi Oshiro

663
Citations
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in the era before nitric oxide: practice variation and outcomes.

Michele C. Walsh-Sukys;Jon E. Tyson;Linda L. Wright;Charles R. Bauer

649
Citations
Vitamin A supplementation for extremely-low-birth-weight infants

J E Tyson;L L Wright;W Oh;K A Kennedy

602
Citations
Sex differences in outcomes of very low birthweight infants: the newborn male disadvantage.

D K Stevenson;J Verter;A A Fanaroff;W Oh

589
Citations
An immune clock of human pregnancy.

Nima Aghaeepour;Edward A. Ganio;David Mcilwain;Amy S. Tsai

515
Citations
Adverse effects of early dexamethasone treatment in extremely-low-birth-weight infants

Ann R. Stark;Waldemar A. Carlo;Jon E. Tyson;Lu Ann Papile

511
Citations
Optical time-of-flight and absorbance imaging of biologic media

David A. Benaron;David K. Stevenson

504
Citations
Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections: Indications for the use of palivizumab and update on the use of RSV-IGIV

Neal A. Halsey;Jon S. Abramson;P. Joan Chesney;Margaret C. Fisher

444
Citations
Very low birth weight outcomes of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, January 1993 through December 1994

David K. Stevenson;Linda L. Wright;James A. Lemons;William Oh

428
Citations
Replication and refinement of a vaginal microbial signature of preterm birth in two racially distinct cohorts of US women

Benjamin J Callahan;Daniel B DiGiulio;Daniel B DiGiulio;Daniela S Aliaga Goltsman;Christine L Sun

350
Citations
Inhaled nitric oxide for premature infants with severe respiratory failure.

Krisa P. Van Meurs;Linda L. Wright;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;James A. Lemons

348
Citations
Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonates With Hypoxic???Ischemic Encephalopathy

Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Jon E. Tyson

233
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary M. Shaw Stanford University

William Oh Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University

Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham

Christopher H. Contag Michigan State University

Avroy A. Fanaroff Case Western Reserve University

Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University

Rosemary D. Higgins George Mason University

Barbara J. Stoll The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Abbot R. Laptook Brown University

External Links

Personal website of David K. Stevenson

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