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75
Citations
21708
World Ranking
19100
National Ranking
9523

Lawrence D. Platt 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 Lawrence D. Platt sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 436 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence D. Platt 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 Lawrence D. Platt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Lawrence D. Platt is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research falls primarily within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

Lawrence D. Platt has contributed to publications in several frequent venues, including:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • American Journal of Perinatology

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum, 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • <scp>ISUOG</scp> Practice Guidelines (updated): performance of fetal magnetic resonance imaging, 2023, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Circulating trophoblast cell clusters for early detection of placenta accreta spectrum disorders, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Accuracy of automated three-dimensional ultrasound imaging technique for fetal head biometry, 2020, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • The role of the fetal biophysical profile in the management of fetal growth restriction, 2022, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The scientist frequently collaborates with:

  • Christina S. Han
  • Yalda Afshar
  • Bryann Bromley
  • Alfred Abuhamad
  • Ilina D. Pluym

Best Publications

  • Chromosomal microarray versus karyotyping for prenatal diagnosis

    Ronald J. Wapner;Christa Lese Martin;Brynn Levy;Blake C. Ballif

  • Antepartum fetal evaluation: Development of a fetal biophysical profile

    Frank A. Manning;Lawrence D. Platt;Louise Sipos

  • Genome-wide fetal aneuploidy detection by maternal plasma DNA sequencing

    Diana W. Bianchi;Lawrence D. Platt;James D. Goldberg;Alfred Z. Abuhamad

  • First-trimester screening for trisomies 21 and 18

    Ronald Wapner;Elizabeth Thom;Joe Leigh Simpson;Eugene Pergament

  • Fetal echocardiography: factors that influence imaging of the fetal heart during the second trimester of pregnancy.

    G R DeVore;A L Medearis;M B Bear;J Horenstein

  • The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of Ultrasound Biometric Measurements and Estimated Fetal Weight

    Torvid Kiserud;Torvid Kiserud;Gilda Piaggio;Guillermo Carroli;Mariana Widmer

  • Management of Asymptomatic Ovarian and Other Adnexal Cysts Imaged at US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement

    Deborah Levine;Douglas L. Brown;Rochelle F. Andreotti;Beryl Benacerraf

  • Spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC): new technology for evaluation of the fetal heart

    G. R. DeVore;P. Falkensammer;M. S. Sklansky;L. D. Platt

  • Qualitative amniotic fluid volume determination by ultrasound: Antepartum detection of intrauterine growth retardation

    Frank A. Manning;Frank A. Manning;Cyndon M. Hill;Cyndon M. Hill;Lawrence D. Platt;Lawrence D. Platt

  • Association of extreme first-trimester free human chorionic gonadotropin-β, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, and nuchal translucency with intrauterine growth restriction and other adverse pregnancy outcomes

    David Krantz;Laura Goetzl;Joe Leigh Simpson;Elizabeth Thom

  • Defining normal and abnormal fetal growth: promises and challenges.

    Jun Zhang;Mario Merialdi;Lawrence D. Platt;Michael S. Kramer

  • Reverse end-diastolic flow velocity on umbilical artery velocimetry in high-risk pregnancies: an ominous finding with adverse pregnancy outcome.

    Harbinder S. Brar;Lawrence D. Platt

  • Safety of ultrasonography in pregnancy: WHO systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

    M. R. Torloni;N. Vedmedovska;M. Merialdi;A. P. Betràn

  • Fetal echocardiography. IV. M-mode assessment of ventricular size and contractility during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy in the normal fetus.

    Greggory R. DeVore;Bijan Siassi;Lawrence D. Platt

  • Maternal and infant complications in high and normal weight infants by method of delivery

    Kimberly D. Gregory;Olivia A. Henry;Emily Ramicone;Linda S. Chan

  • ISUOG Practice Guidelines: performance of fetal magnetic resonance imaging

    D Prayer;G Malinger;PC Brugger;C Cassady

  • Fetal acoustic stimulation testing. II. A randomized clinical comparison with the nonstress test.

    Carl V. Smith;Jeffrey P. Phelan;Lawrence D. Platt;Paula Broussard

  • The ‘spin’ technique: a new method for examination of the fetal outflow tracts using three-dimensional ultrasound

    G. R. DeVore;B. Polanco;M. S. Sklansky;L. D. Platt

  • The World Health Organization fetal growth charts: concept, findings, interpretation, and application.

    Torvid Kiserud;Alexandra Benachi;Kurt Hecher;Rogelio González Perez

  • Qualitative Amniotic Fluid Volume Determination by Ultrasound: Antepartum Detection of Intrauterine Growth Retardation

    Frank A. Manning;Lyndon M. Hill;Lawrence D. Platt

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard H. Paul
Richard H. Paul University of Southern California
Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
Deborah Krakow
Deborah Krakow University of California, Los Angeles
Beryl R. Benacerraf
Beryl R. Benacerraf Harvard University
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John C. Hobbins
John C. Hobbins University of Colorado Denver
Reuben Matalon
Reuben Matalon The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Mary E. D'Alton
Mary E. D'Alton Columbia University
Carol B. Benson
Carol B. Benson Brigham and Women's Hospital
Beth Y. Karlan
Beth Y. Karlan University of California, Los Angeles

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