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Karin B. Nelson 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 Karin B. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 206 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karin B. Nelson 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 Karin B. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Karin B. Nelson is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine, with specialized focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Neurology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their work covers several key topics including:

  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

Among the recent papers associated with Karin B. Nelson, five notable publications include:

  • "Brain arteriolosclerosis," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Neonatal encephalopathy and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: moving from controversy to consensus definitions and subclassification," 2023, Pediatric Research
  • "Different cohort, disparate results: Selection bias is a key factor in autopsy cohorts," 2023, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • "Consensus definition and diagnostic criteria for neonatal encephalopathy-study protocol for a real-time modified delphi study," 2024, Pediatric Research
  • "Causes and Terminology in Neonatal Encephalopathy," 2024, Clinics in Perinatology

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Nelson include:

  • Eleanor J. Molloy
  • Aoife Branagan
  • Nadia Badawi
  • Yuriko Katsumata
  • David W. Fardo

Nelson's publications are often found in several recurring venues, indicating consistent contributions to these journals:

  • Pediatric Research (2 publications)
  • Acta Neuropathologica (1 publication)
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia (1 publication)
  • Clinics in Perinatology (1 publication)
  • Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Antecedents of Cerebral Palsy. Multivariate Analysis of Risk

    Karin B. Nelson;Jonas H. Ellenberg

  • Maternal Infection and Cerebral Palsy in Infants of Normal Birth Weight

    Judith K. Grether;Karin B. Nelson

  • Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke workshop on perinatal and childhood stroke.

    John Kylan Lynch;Deborah G Hirtz;Gabrielle DeVeber;Karin B Nelson

  • Predictors of epilepsy in children who have experienced febrile seizures

    Karin B. Nelson;Jonas H. Ellenberg

  • Prognosis in Children With Febrile Seizures

    Karin B. Nelson;Jonas H. Ellenberg

  • Apgar scores as predictors of chronic neurologic disability

    Karin B. Nelson;Jonas H. Ellenberg

  • Neonatal cytokines and coagulation factors in children with cerebral palsy.

    Karin B. Nelson;James M. Dambrosia;Judith K. Grether;Terry M. Phillips

  • Can Magnesium Sulfate Reduce the Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Very Low Birthweight Infants

    Karin B. Nelson;Judith K. Grether

  • Phenobarbital for Febrile Seizures — Effects on Intelligence and on Seizure Recurrence

    Jacqueline R. Farwell;Young Jack Lee;Deborah G. Hirtz;Stephen I. Sulzbacher

  • Uncertain value of electronic fetal monitoring in predicting cerebral palsy

    Karin B. Nelson;James M. Dambrosia;Tricia Y. Ting;Judith K. Grether

  • Neuropeptides and neurotrophins in neonatal blood of children with autism or mental retardation.

    Karin B. Nelson;Judith K. Grether;Lisa A. Croen;James M. Dambrosia

  • Ischemic Perinatal Stroke: Summary of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    Tonse N K Raju;Karin B Nelson;Donna Ferriero;John Kylan Lynch

  • Stroke in newborn infants

    Karin B Nelson;John K Lynch

  • Children Who ‘Outgrew’ Cerebral Palsy

    Karin B. Nelson;Jonas H. Ellenberg

  • Twins, triplets, and cerebral palsy in births in Western Australia in the 1980s.

    B. Petterson;K.B. Nelson;L. Watson;Fiona Stanley

  • Potentially asphyxiating conditions and spastic cerebral palsy in infants of normal birth weight.

    Karin B. Nelson;Judith K. Grether

  • Analysis of clinical trials by treatment actually received: is it really an option?

    Young Jack Lee;Jonas H. Ellenberg;Deborah G. Hirtz;Karin B. Nelson

  • Epidemiology of perinatal stroke.

    John Kylan Lynch;Karin B. Nelson

  • How much of neonatal encephalopathy is due to birth asphyxia

    Karin B. Nelson;Alan Leviton

  • Risk factors for seizure recurrence in children with febrile seizures: A pooled analysis of individual patient data from five studies

    Martin Offringa;Patrick M.M. Bossuyt;Jacobus Lubsen;Jonas H. Ellenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen R. Merikangas
Kathleen R. Merikangas National Institutes of Health
Henry T. Greely
Henry T. Greely Stanford University
Angelo L. Vescovi
Angelo L. Vescovi Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Ahmet Hoke
Ahmet Hoke Johns Hopkins University
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Guy M. McKhann
Guy M. McKhann Johns Hopkins University
Argye E. Hillis
Argye E. Hillis Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joanne Kurtzberg
Joanne Kurtzberg Duke University
Ruth R. Faden
Ruth R. Faden Johns Hopkins University

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