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Michael Shevell

Michael Shevell

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
25664
World Ranking
14189
National Ranking
587

Michael Shevell 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 Michael Shevell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 444 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Shevell 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 Michael Shevell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Shevell is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, child health, psychiatry, mental health, genetics, clinical psychology, and epidemiology. Their research addresses various areas within these fields, emphasizing cerebral palsy, infant development, neonatal brain pathology, family and disability support, neurogenetics, and rare diseases.

Their recent publications include:

  • Comprehensive whole-genome sequence analyses provide insights into the genomic architecture of cerebral palsy, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Development of a Bedside Tool to Predict the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Term-Born Neonates, 2023, JAMA Pediatrics
  • SUDEP risk and autonomic dysfunction in genetic epilepsies, 2021, Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy: a data linkage study, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Term Neonates, 2022, JAMA Network Open

Frequent coauthors in Michael Shevell's work include:

  • Maryam Oskoui
  • Adam Kirton
  • Darcy Fehlings
  • Mary Dunbar
  • Nicole Pigeon

The scientist's research has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Neurology
  • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Neurology Clinical Practice

Michael Shevell's work encompasses key topics including:

  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Best Publications

  • Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis in Children

    G deVeber;M Andrew;C Adams;B Bjornson

  • Practice parameter: Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and The Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society

    M. Shevell;Stephen Ashwal;D. Donley;J. Flint

  • Practice Parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society

    S. Ashwal;S. Ashwal;B. S. Russman;P. A. Blasco;G. Miller

  • Comprehensive Evaluation of the Child With Intellectual Disability or Global Developmental Delays

    John B Moeschler;Michael Shevell

  • Participation and enjoyment of leisure activities in school-aged children with cerebral palsy

    Annette Majnemer;Michael Shevell;Mary Law;Rena Birnbaum

  • Sodium-channel defects in benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures

    Sarah E Heron;Kathryn M Crossland;Eva Andermann;Hilary A Phillips

  • Elevated dopa decarboxylase activity in living brain of patients with psychosis

    J. Reith;C. Benkelfat;A. Sherwin;Y. Yasuhara

  • Excess of De Novo Deleterious Mutations in Genes Associated with Glutamatergic Systems in Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Yoichi Araki;Da-Ting Lin

  • Screening for developmental delay in the setting of a community pediatric clinic: a prospective assessment of parent-report questionnaires.

    David Rydz;Myriam Srour;Maryam Oskoui;Nancy Marget

  • Topical Review: Developmental Screening:

    David Rydz;Michael I. Shevell;Annette Majnemer;Maryam Oskoui

  • Predictors of developmental disabilities after open heart surgery in young children with congenital heart defects.

    Catherine Limperopoulos;Annette Majnemer;Michael I. Shevell;Charles Rohlicek

  • Clinical Genetic Evaluation of the Child With Mental Retardation or Developmental Delays

    John B. Moeschler;Michael Shevell

  • Epidemiology and Outcomes of Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children: The Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry.

    Gabrielle A. deVeber;Adam Kirton;Frances A. Booth;Jerome Y. Yager

  • Neurodevelopmental status of newborns and infants with congenital heart defects before and after open heart surgery.

    Catherine Limperopoulos;Annette Majnemer;Michael I. Shevell;Bernard Rosenblatt

  • Evidence Report: Genetic and metabolic testing on children with global developmental delay Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society

    D.J. Michelson;M.I. Shevell;E.H. Sherr;J.B. Moeschler

  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: An Emerging Technology in Pediatric Neurology Research

    Edward Novotny;Stephen Ashwal;Stephen Ashwal;Michael Shevell;Michael Shevell

  • Neurologic status of newborns with congenital heart defects before open heart surgery

    Catherine Limperopoulos;Annette Majnemer;Michael I. Shevell;Bernard Rosenblatt

  • Long-term developmental outcome of asphyxiated term neonates.

    Marie-Emmanuelle Dilenge;Annette Majnemer;Michael I. Shevell

  • Clinical heterogeneity and prognosis in combined methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria (cblC)

    D. S. Rosenblatt;A. L. Aspler;M. I. Shevell;B. A. Pletcher

  • Diagnostic yield of the neurologic assessment of the developmentally delayed child.

    Annette Majnemer;Michael I. Shevell

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Majnemer
Annette Majnemer McGill University
Steven P. Miller
Steven P. Miller University of Toronto
Mary Law
Mary Law McMaster University
Eric Racine
Eric Racine McGill University
Peter Rosenbaum
Peter Rosenbaum McMaster University
Adam Kirton
Adam Kirton University of Calgary
Norbert Schmitz
Norbert Schmitz McGill University
Robert W. Platt
Robert W. Platt McGill University
Lucyna M. Lach
Lucyna M. Lach McGill University
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

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