2026 Neil N. Finer: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	92	11197	10523	5756	5323	372	35708

Overview

Neil N. Finer is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, based in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a specific focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. The scientist's work spans multiple aspects of neonatal and respiratory health.

Finer's research contributions include investigations into neonatal respiratory health and related clinical practices. Their frequent research topics include:

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Birth, Development, and Health

They have coauthored multiple papers alongside recurrent collaborators such as Anup Katheria, Waldemar A. Carlo, Michele C. Walsh, Wade Rich, and Abhik Das, each contributing in three separate publications with Finer.

Neil N. Finer has published works in various academic venues, including UNC Libraries, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Trials, Pediatric Research, and the Journal of Perinatology. The venues with notable associations are:

UNC Libraries
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Trials
Pediatric Research
Journal of Perinatology

Among Finer's recent papers are the following:

"Recruitment: the best way to IN-SUR-E surfactant delivery?" published in 2020 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
"Does the use of higher versus lower oxygen concentration improve neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18-24 months in very low birthweight infants?" published in 2024 in Trials
"DNA methylation in former extremely low birth weight newborns: association with cardiovascular and endocrine function" published in 2021 in Pediatric Research
"A Pilot Randomized Trial of Heart Rate Monitoring Using Conventional Versus a New Electrocardiogram Algorithm during Neonatal Resuscitation at Birth" published in 2021 in The Journal of Pediatrics
"Association between 5-minute oxygen saturation and neonatal death and intraventricular hemorrhage among extremely preterm infants" published in 2024 in Journal of Perinatology

Best Publications

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

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

3160
Citations
Neonatal Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants From the NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Edward F. Bell;Seetha Shankaran

3146
Citations
Early CPAP versus surfactant in extremely preterm infants

Neil N. Finer;Waldemar A. Carlo;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

1335
Citations
Target ranges of oxygen saturation in extremely preterm infants

Waldemar A. Carlo;Neil N. Finer;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

1185
Citations
Inhaled nitric oxide in full-term and nearly full-term infants with hypoxic respiratory failure

E Stork;E Gorjanc;J Verter;N Younes

1104
Citations
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Executive Summary of a Workshop.

Rosemary D. Higgins;Alan H. Jobe;Marion Koso-Thomas;Eduardo Bancalari

722
Citations
Nitric oxide for respiratory failure in infants born at or near term.

Keith J Barrington;Neil Finer;Thomas Pennaforte;Gabriel Altit

622
Citations
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in term neonates: perinatal factors and outcome.

N.N. Finer;C.M. Robertson;R.T. Richards;L.E. Pinnell

537
Citations
Inhaled nitric oxide for respiratory failure in preterm infants

Keith J Barrington;Neil Finer;Thomas Pennaforte

482
Citations
School performance of survivors of neonatal encephalopathy associated with birth asphyxia at term.

C.M.T. Robertson;N.N. Finer;M.G.A. Grace

480
Citations
Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Postnatal Age in Extremely Premature Infants

Matthew M. Laughon;John C. Langer;Carl L. Bose;P. Brian Smith

445
Citations
Neonatal candidiasis: Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical judgment

Daniel K. Benjamin;Barbara J. Stoll;Marie G. Gantz;Michele C. Walsh

415
Citations
Term infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: outcome at 3.5 years

Charlene Robertson;Neil Finer

411
Citations
Inhaled nitric oxide in infants referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Dose response

Neil N. Finer;Philip C. Etches;Barbara Kamstra;Anne J. Tierney

371
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
A higher incidence of intermittent hypoxemic episodes is associated with severe retinopathy of prematurity.

Juliann M. Di Fiore;Jeffrey N. Bloom;Faruk Orge;Alison Schutt

348
Citations
Video Recording as a Means of Evaluating Neonatal Resuscitation Performance

Douglas N. Carbine;Neil N. Finer;Ellen Knodel;Wade Rich

345
Citations
Association Between Oxygen Saturation Targeting and Death or Disability in Extremely Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis Collaboration.

Lisa M Askie;Brian A Darlow;Neil Finer;Barbara Schmidt;Barbara Schmidt

340
Citations
Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonates With Hypoxic???Ischemic Encephalopathy

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

233
Citations
Cochrane review: Nitric oxide for respiratory failure in infants born at or near term

NN Finer;KJ Barrington

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rosemary D. Higgins George Mason University

Abhik Das RTI International

Michele C. Walsh Case Western Reserve University

Abbot R. Laptook Brown University

Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University

Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University

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

Avroy A. Fanaroff Case Western Reserve University

David K. Stevenson Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Neil N. Finer

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