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Eric A.P. Steegers

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
121
Citations
51813
World Ranking
3622
National Ranking
140

Eric A.P. Steegers publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 964 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric A.P. Steegers 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 Eric A.P. Steegers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 121 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric A.P. Steegers is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The primary field of study encompasses Medicine, with a significant focus on several subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Health. Their research spans across various topics related to maternal and fetal health.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

Eric A.P. Steegers has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Human Reproduction
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Prenatal Diagnosis

Selected recent papers reflecting the scope of Steegers' work include:

  • Association of maternal thyroid function with birthweight: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis, 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Fetal sex and maternal pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Biology of Sex Differences
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Placental Infection and Inflammation Leading to Fetal Distress and Neonatal Multi-Organ Failure in an Asymptomatic Woman, 2020, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • Effects of race and ethnicity on perinatal outcomes in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 2,198,655 pregnancies, 2022, The Lancet
  • Maternal lipid profile in early pregnancy is associated with foetal growth and the risk of a child born large-for-gestational age: a population-based prospective cohort study, 2020, BMC Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • A. Mulders
  • Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
  • Melek Rousian
  • Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
  • Anton H. J. Koning

Best Publications

  • The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2010

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Cock M. van Duijn;Albert J. van der Heijden;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Maternal Thyroid Function during Early Pregnancy and Cognitive Functioning in Early Childhood: The Generation R Study

    Jens Henrichs;Jacoba J. Bongers-Schokking;Jacqueline J. Schenk;Akhgar Ghassabian

  • Association of maternal thyroid function during early pregnancy with offspring IQ and brain morphology in childhood: a population-based prospective cohort study.

    Tim I M Korevaar;Ryan Muetzel;Marco Medici;Layal Chaker

  • Periconceptional maternal folic acid use of 400 µg per day is related to increased methylation of the IGF2 gene in the very young child.

    Régine P. Steegers-Theunissen;Sylvia A. Obermann-Borst;Dennis Kremer;Jan Lindemans

  • The Generation R Study: Design and cohort profile.

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Johan P. Mackenbach;Henriëtte A. Moll;Eric A. P. Steegers

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent early pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis.

    Willianne L.D.M Nelen;Henk J Blom;Eric A.P Steegers;Martin den Heijer

  • Active and passive maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risks of low birthweight and preterm birth: the Generation R Study.

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Ernst-Jan W. M. Troe;Albert Hofman;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Association of higher rheumatoid arthritis disease activity during pregnancy with lower birth weight: Results of a national prospective study

    Yaël A de Man;Johanna M W Hazes;Hugo van der Heide;Sten P Willemsen

  • First trimester fetal growth restriction and cardiovascular risk factors in school age children: population based cohort study

    Vincent W V Jaddoe;Layla L de Jonge;Albert Hofman;Oscar H Franco

  • Intrauterine Cannabis Exposure Affects Fetal Growth Trajectories: The Generation R Study.

    Hanan El Marroun;Henning Tiemeier;Eric A.P. Steegers;Vincent W.V. Jaddoe

  • Urinary metabolite concentrations of organophosphorous pesticides, bisphenol A, and phthalates among pregnant women in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: the Generation R study.

    Xibiao Ye;Frank H. Pierik;Frank H. Pierik;Russ Hauser;Susan Duty

  • Homocysteine and Folate Concentrations in Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: The Generation R Study

    N.E. Bergen;V.W. Jaddoe;S. Timmermans;A. Hofman

  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Review of the Epidemiology and Outcome

    Michael A Gaytant;Eric A P Steegers;Ben A Semmekrot;Hans M M W Merkus

  • The Generation R Study Biobank: a resource for epidemiological studies in children and their parents

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Rachel Bakker;Cock M. van Duijn;Albert J. van der Heijden

  • Hypothyroxinemia and TPO-Antibody Positivity Are Risk Factors for Premature Delivery: The Generation R Study

    Tim I. M. Korevaar;Sarah Schalekamp-Timmermans;Yolanda B. de Rijke;W. Edward Visser

  • Homocysteine and folate levels as risk factors for recurrent early pregnancy loss

    Willianne L.D.M Nelen;Henk J Blom;Eric A.P Steegers;Martin den Heijer

  • Childhood Cardiometabolic Outcomes of Maternal Obesity During Pregnancy The Generation R Study

    Romy Gaillard;Eric A.P. Steegers;Liesbeth Duijts;Janine F. Felix

  • Low socioeconomic status is a risk factor for preeclampsia: the Generation R Study

    Lindsay M. Silva;Marianne Coolman;Eric A. P. Steegers;Vincent W. V. Jaddoe

  • The Generation R Study: design and cohort update until the age of 4 years.

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Albert J. van der Heijden;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2010 Vincent W. V. JaddoeCock M. van DuijnAlbert J. van der Heijden • Johan P. MackenbachHenriette A. MollEric A. P. SteegersHenning Tiemeier •

    A. Hofman;J. P. Mackenbach;E. A. P. Steegers;A. G. Uitterlinden

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Henning Tiemeier
Henning Tiemeier Harvard University
Johan P. Mackenbach
Johan P. Mackenbach Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hein Raat
Hein Raat Erasmus University Rotterdam
Henriëtte A. Moll
Henriëtte A. Moll Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gouke J. Bonsel
Gouke J. Bonsel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frank C. Verhulst
Frank C. Verhulst Erasmus University Rotterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 587

Henning Tiemeier

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Publications: 384

Albert Hofman

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Harvard University

Publications: 298

Henriëtte A. Moll

Henriëtte A. Moll

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 114

Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen

Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 107

Hein Raat

Hein Raat

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 104

Frank C. Verhulst

Frank C. Verhulst

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 103

Janine F. Felix

Janine F. Felix

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications: 91

Tonya White

Tonya White

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 85

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Roberto Romero

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 79

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Publications: 78

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Publications: 73

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