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Ola Didrik Saugstad

Ola Didrik Saugstad

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
29519
World Ranking
13126
National Ranking
59

Ola Didrik Saugstad 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 Ola Didrik Saugstad sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 765 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ola Didrik Saugstad 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 Ola Didrik Saugstad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research

Overview

Ola Didrik Saugstad is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway and specializes in medical research with a focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, as well as pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. The scientist's work spans several subfields including endocrine and autonomic systems, surgery, and emergency medicine.

Their primary research topics include neonatal respiratory health, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, respiratory support and mechanisms, and infant development and preterm care.

Ola Didrik Saugstad has contributed extensively to academic publications, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Research
  • Acta Paediatrica
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Saugstad include:

  • Jannicke H. Andresen
  • Máximo Vento
  • Anne Lee Solevåg
  • Ju Lee Oei
  • Vishal Kapadia

Among recent research publications, the following papers are significant examples of Saugstad's research output:

  • European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 2022 Update, 2023, Neonatology
  • Ending Preventable Neonatal Deaths: Multicountry Evidence to Inform Accelerated Progress to the Sustainable Development Goal by 2030, 2023, Neonatology
  • Evaluating preterm care across Europe using the eNewborn European Network database, 2020, Pediatric Research
  • Initial Oxygen Concentration for the Resuscitation of Infants Born at Less Than 32 Weeks' Gestation, 2024, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Antibiotic Stewardship in Premature Infants: A Systematic Review, 2020, Neonatology

Throughout their career, Saugstad has received recognition such as the Nordic Medical Prize awarded by SalusAnsvar and Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children's IQ at 4 years of age.

    Ingrid B. Helland;Lars Smith;Kristin Saarem;Ola D. Saugstad

  • European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome - 2019 Update.

    David G. Sweet;Virgilio Carnielli;Gorm Greisen;Mikko Hallman

  • Maternal Body Mass Index and the Risk of Fetal Death, Stillbirth, and Infant Death: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    D. Aune;O.D. Saugstad;T. Henriksen;S. Tonstad

  • European consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants--2013 update.

    Sweet Dg;Carnielli;Greisen G;Hallman M

  • International Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation: An excerpt from the Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care: International Consensus on Science. Contributors and Reviewers for the Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines.

    S Niermeyer;J Kattwinkel;P Van Reempts;V Nadkarni

  • Resuscitation of Asphyxiated Newborn Infants With Room Air or Oxygen: An International Controlled Trial: The Resair 2 Study

    Ola Didrik Saugstad;Terje Rootwelt;Odd Aalen

  • European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome - 2016 Update.

    David G. Sweet;Virgilio Carnielli;Gorm Greisen;Mikko Hallman

  • [European consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants-2010 update].

    D G Sweet;V Carnielli;G Greisen;M Hallman

  • Hypoxanthine as an indicator of hypoxia: its role in health and disease through free radical production.

    Ola Didrik Saugstad

  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia-oxidative stress and antioxidants.

    Ola Didrik Saugstad

  • Oxidative stress in the newborn--a 30-year perspective.

    Ola Didrik Saugstad

  • Similar Effects on Infants of n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids Supplementation to Pregnant and Lactating Women

    Ingrid B. Helland;Ola Didrik Saugstad;Lars Smith;Kristin Saarem

  • Risk factors for sudden intrauterine unexplained death: epidemiologic characteristics of singleton cases in Oslo, Norway, 1986-1995.

    J.Frederik Frøen;Marianne Arnestad;Kathrine Frey;Åshild Vege

  • Resuscitation of newborn infants with 21% or 100% oxygen: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ola Didrik Saugstad;Siddarth Ramji;Roger F. Soll;Maximo Vento

  • Optimal oxygenation of extremely low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the oxygen saturation target studies.

    Ola Didrik Saugstad;Dagfinn Aune

  • Resuscitation of Asphyxic Newborn Infants with Room Air or 100% Oxygen

    Siddarth Ramji;Sanjiv Ahuja;S Thirupuram;Terje Rootwelt

  • Effect of Supplementing Pregnant and Lactating Mothers With n-3 Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids on Children's IQ and Body Mass Index at 7 Years of Age

    Ingrid B. Helland;Lars Smith;Birgitta Blomén;Kristin Saarem

  • European consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

    David Sweet;Giulio Bevilacqua;Virgilio Carnielli;Gorm Greisen

  • Oxygen Toxicity in the Neonatal Period

    Ola Didrik Saugstad

  • Mechanisms of tissue injury by oxygen radicals: implications for neonatal disease.

    OD Saugstad

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Hallman
Mikko Hallman Oulu University Hospital
Gorm Greisen
Gorm Greisen Copenhagen University Hospital
Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
Dagfinn Aune
Dagfinn Aune Imperial College London
Magnar Bjørås
Magnar Bjørås Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Christian A. Drevon
Christian A. Drevon University of Oslo
Neil N. Finer
Neil N. Finer University of California, San Diego
Jan Johansson
Jan Johansson Karolinska Institute
Colin J Morley
Colin J Morley University of Cambridge
Richard J. Martin
Richard J. Martin Case Western Reserve University

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