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Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
13260
World Ranking
3835
National Ranking
1750

Nicholas S. Abend publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicholas S. Abend sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 268 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nicholas S. Abend D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicholas S. Abend sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nicholas S. Abend is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of medicine, with a significant focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Other subfields include psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, with particular emphasis on neonatal and fetal brain pathology, epilepsy research and treatment, and EEG and brain-computer interfaces. Further research interests include pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, neonatal respiratory health, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, and infant development and preterm care.

Nicholas S. Abend has contributed to multiple academic venues, frequently publishing in these journals:

  • Neurology
  • Epilepsia
  • Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Recent published papers include the following:

  • "American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version", 2021, Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Analyzing 2,589 child neurology telehealth encounters necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic", 2020, Neurology
  • "Safety of Early Discontinuation of Antiseizure Medication After Acute Symptomatic Neonatal Seizures", 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • "Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures", 2023, Epilepsia
  • "Design and implementation of electronic health record common data elements for pediatric epilepsy: Foundations for a learning health care system", 2020, Epilepsia

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Shavonne L. Massey
  • Alexis Topjian
  • Renée A. Shellhaas
  • France W. Fung
  • Courtney J. Wusthoff

Best Publications

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Michael W.K. Fong;Markus Leitinger;Suzette M. LaRoche

  • Consensus statement on continuous EEG in critically ill adults and children, part I: indications.

    Susan T. Herman;Nicholas S. Abend;Thomas P. Bleck;Kevin E. Chapman

  • The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Guideline on Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates.

    Renée A. Shellhaas;Taeun Chang;Tammy Tsuchida;Mark S. Scher

  • Proposed consensus definitions for new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE), febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), and related conditions.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Nicolas Gaspard;Andreas van Baalen;Rima Nabbout

  • American clinical neurophysiology society standardized EEG terminology and categorization for the description of continuous EEG monitoring in neonates: report of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society critical care monitoring committee.

    Tammy N. Tsuchida;Courtney J. Wusthoff;Renée A. Shellhaas;Nicholas S. Abend

  • Contemporary Profile of Seizures in Neonates: A Prospective Cohort Study.

    Hannah C. Glass;Renée A. Shellhaas;Courtney J. Wusthoff;Taeun Chang

  • Tactile Attention Tasks Enhance Activation in Somatosensory Regions of Parietal Cortex: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

    H. Burton;N.S. Abend;A.-M.K. MacLeod;R.J. Sinclair

  • Nonconvulsive seizures are common in critically ill children

    N.S. Abend;A.M. Gutierrez-Colina;A.A. Topjian;H. Zhao

  • Electroencephalographic monitoring during hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest

    N. S. Abend;A. Topjian;R. Ichord;S. T. Herman

  • Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part II: Personnel, Technical Specifications and Clinical Practice

    Susan T. Herman;Nicholas S. Abend;Thomas P. Bleck;Kevin E. Chapman

  • Profile of neonatal epilepsies: Characteristics of a prospective US cohort.

    Renée A. Shellhaas;Courtney J. Wusthoff;Tammy N. Tsuchida;Hannah C. Glass

  • Electrographic status epilepticus is associated with mortality and worse short-term outcome in critically ill children.

    Alexis A. Topjian;Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina;Sarah M. Sanchez;Robert A. Berg

  • Electrographic seizures in pediatric ICU patients: Cohort study of risk factors and mortality

    Nicholas S. Abend;Daniel H. Arndt;Jessica L. Carpenter;Kevin E. Chapman

  • Use of EEG Monitoring and Management of Non-Convulsive Seizures in Critically Ill Patients: A Survey of Neurologists

    Nicholas S. Abend;Dennis J. Dlugos;Cecil D. Hahn;Lawrence J. Hirsch

  • Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus: Literature Review and a Proposed Protocol

    Nicholas S. Abend;Nicholas S. Abend;Dennis J. Dlugos;Dennis J. Dlugos

  • Association of Time to Treatment With Short-term Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus.

    Marina Gaínza-Lein;Marina Gaínza-Lein;Iván Sánchez Fernández;Iván Sánchez Fernández;Michele Jackson;Nicholas S. Abend

  • Electrographic seizures during therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

    Courtney J. Wusthoff;Dennis J. Dlugos;Ana Gutierrez-Colina;Anne Wang

  • Subclinical seizures identified by postoperative electroencephalographic monitoring are common after neonatal cardiac surgery

    Maryam Y. Naim;J. William Gaynor;Jodi Chen;Susan C. Nicolson

  • Levetiracetam for treatment of neonatal seizures.

    Nicholas S. Abend;Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina;Heather M. Monk;Dennis J. Dlugos

  • Electrographic status epilepticus and long-term outcome in critically ill children

    Katherine L. Wagenman;Taylor P. Blake;Sarah M. Sanchez;Maria T. Schultheis

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis J. Dlugos
Dennis J. Dlugos Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tobias Loddenkemper
Tobias Loddenkemper Boston Children's Hospital
Robert A. Berg
Robert A. Berg Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Renée A. Shellhaas
Renée A. Shellhaas Washington University in St. Louis
Mohamad A. Mikati
Mohamad A. Mikati Duke University
Tracy A. Glauser
Tracy A. Glauser Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Robert R. Clancy
Robert R. Clancy New York University
William D. Gaillard
William D. Gaillard George Washington University
James J. Riviello
James J. Riviello Baylor College of Medicine
Vinay M. Nadkarni
Vinay M. Nadkarni Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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