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Robert D. Christensen

Robert D. Christensen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
28153
World Ranking
15987
National Ranking
8046

Robert D. Christensen 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 Robert D. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 547 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert D. Christensen 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 Robert D. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert D. Christensen is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. A substantial portion of their work also contributes to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, hematology, and physiology.

The scientist's research spans multiple topics including neonatal health and biochemistry, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, neonatal respiratory health research, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, blood groups and transfusion, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, and iron metabolism and disorders.

Robert D. Christensen has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Perinatology
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Transfusion
  • Newborn
  • Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases

Their recent papers show a focus on neonatal and transfusion-related topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • International guidelines regarding the role of IVIG in the management of Rh- and ABO-mediated haemolytic disease of the newborn, 2022, British Journal of Haematology
  • Fetomaternal hemorrhage: Evidence from a multihospital healthcare system that up to 40% of severe cases are missed, 2021, Transfusion
  • Can Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusions Have a Pathogenic Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia?, 2023, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • A New Hour-Specific Serum Bilirubin Nomogram for Neonates ≥35 Weeks of Gestation, 2021, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Is the erythropoietin-erythroferrone-hepcidin axis intact in human neonates?, 2021, Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Timothy M. Bahr
  • Robin K. Ohls
  • Sarah J. Ilstrup
  • Erick Henry
  • Thomas R. Christensen

Robert D. Christensen has also contributed to academic literature in book form. One known publication is:

  • Neonatal Hematology, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021

Their work contributes to advancing understanding in areas including neonatal diseases, blood transfusion practices, and neonatal physiology. This includes research on diagnostic tools such as bilirubin nomograms and investigations into hematological pathways relevant to newborn health.

Best Publications

  • Measurement of Cutaneous Inflammation: Estimation of Neutrophil Content with an Enzyme Marker

    Peter P. Bradley;Dennis A. Priebat;Robert D. Christensen;Gerald Rothstein

  • Cellular and Extracellular Myeloperoxidase in Pyogenic Inflammation

    Peter P. Bradley;Robert D. Christensen;Gerald Rothstein

  • Erythropoietin and erythropoietin receptor in the developing human central nervous system.

    Sandra E Juul;Douglas K Anderson;Yan Li;Robert D Christensen

  • Tissue distribution of erythropoietin and erythropoietin receptor in the developing human fetus

    Sandra E Juul;Anthony T Yachnis;Robert D Christensen

  • Reference Ranges for Hematocrit and Blood Hemoglobin Concentration During the Neonatal Period: Data From a Multihospital Health Care System

    Jeffery Jopling;Erick Henry;Susan E. Wiedmeier;Susan E. Wiedmeier;Susan E. Wiedmeier;Robert D. Christensen;Robert D. Christensen

  • Identifying patients, on the first day of life, at high-risk of developing parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease

    R D Christensen;E Henry;S E Wiedmeier;S E Wiedmeier;S E Wiedmeier;J Burnett;J Burnett

  • Immunohistochemical localization of erythropoietin and its receptor in the developing human brain.

    Sandra E. Juul;Anthony T. Yachnis;Amyn Mohammed Rojiani;Robert D. Christensen

  • Thrombocytopenia among extremely low birth weight neonates: data from a multihospital healthcare system

    R D Christensen;E Henry;S E Wiedmeier;R A Stoddard

  • Exhaustion of mature marrow neutrophils in neonates with sepsis

    Robert D. Christensen;Robert D. Christensen;Gerald Rothstein;Gerald Rothstein

  • Platelet reference ranges for neonates, defined using data from over 47,000 patients in a multihospital healthcare system.

    S E Wiedmeier;S E Wiedmeier;S E Wiedmeier;E Henry;M C Sola-Visner;R D Christensen;R D Christensen

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in newborn infants with presumed sepsis: significant induction of peripheral and bone marrow neutrophilia

    Eileen R. Gillan;Eileen R. Gillan;Robert D. Christensen;Robert D. Christensen;Yu Suen;Yu Suen;Robin Ellis;Robin Ellis

  • The biology of erythropoietin in the central nervous system and its neurotrophic and neuroprotective potential.

    Christof Dame;Sandra E. Juul;Robert D. Christensen

  • Is "transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis" an authentic pathogenic entity?

    Robert D. Christensen;Diane K. Lambert;Erick Henry;Susan E. Wiedmeier

  • Granulocyte Transfusions in Neonates with Bacterial Infection, Neutropenia, and Depletion of Mature Marrow Neutrophils

    Robert D. Christensen;Gerald Rothstein;Harold B. Anstall;Blair Bybee

  • Expected ranges for blood neutrophil concentrations of neonates: the Manroe and Mouzinho charts revisited.

    N Schmutz;E Henry;J Jopling;R D Christensen;R D Christensen

  • The effect of instituting a prehospital-discharge newborn bilirubin screening program in an 18-hospital health system.

    Larry D. Eggert;Susan E. Wiedmeier;Susan E. Wiedmeier;Janie Wilson;Robert D. Christensen

  • The CBC: reference ranges for neonates.

    Robert D. Christensen;Erick Henry;Jeff Jopling;Susan E. Wiedmeier

  • Incidence, Neutrophil Kinetics, and Natural History of Neonatal Neutropenia Associated with Maternal Hypertension

    Joyce M. Koenig;Robert D. Christensen

  • Severe Thrombocytopenia in the NICU.

    Vickie L. Baer;Vickie L. Baer;Diane K. Lambert;Diane K. Lambert;Erick Henry;Robert D. Christensen;Robert D. Christensen

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis in term neonates: data from a multihospital health-care system.

    D K Lambert;D K Lambert;R D Christensen;R D Christensen;E Henry;G E Besner

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry R. Hill
Harry R. Hill University of Sheffield
Lisa M. Rimsza
Lisa M. Rimsza Mayo Clinic
Josef T. Prchal
Josef T. Prchal University of Utah
Diane M. Ward
Diane M. Ward University of Utah
Ola Didrik Saugstad
Ola Didrik Saugstad Oslo University Hospital
Mikko Hallman
Mikko Hallman Oulu University Hospital
Frank van Bel
Frank van Bel Utrecht University
Colin J Morley
Colin J Morley University of Cambridge
Charles J. Parker
Charles J. Parker University of Utah
Murray D. Mitchell
Murray D. Mitchell Queensland University of Technology

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