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Sonia S. Hassan 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 Sonia S. Hassan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 589 publications — 70th percentile

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Sonia S. Hassan 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 Sonia S. Hassan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Sonia S. Hassan is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Obstetrics and Gynecology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Immunology.

Their recent scholarly work includes:

  • "Crowdsourcing assessment of maternal blood multi-omics for predicting gestational age and preterm birth," 2021, published in Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Regulatory T Cells Play a Role in a Subset of Idiopathic Preterm Labor/Birth and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes," 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • "Toward a new taxonomy of obstetrical disease: improved performance of maternal blood biomarkers for the great obstetrical syndromes when classified according to placental pathology," 2022, published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Personalized assessment of cervical length improves prediction of spontaneous preterm birth: a standard and a percentile calculator," 2020, published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Maternal whole blood mRNA signatures identify women at risk of early preeclampsia: a longitudinal study," 2020, published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include Roberto Romero, Adi L. Tarca, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Chaur-Dong Hsu, and Dereje W. Gudicha. Collaborations with these researchers reflect a focus on complex biological mechanisms related to pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.

Common venues for publications are:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

The main research topics undertaken by Sonia S. Hassan include:

  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

Throughout their career, Sonia S. Hassan received recognition including being named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1987.

Best Publications

  • The preterm parturition syndrome

    R Romero;J Espinoza;JP Kusanovic;F Gotsch

  • The vaginal microbiome: New information about genital tract flora using molecular based techniques

    Ronald F. Lamont;Jack D. Sobel;Robert A. Akins;Sonia S. Hassan

  • A novel signaling pathway impact analysis

    Adi Laurentiu Tarca;Sorin Draghici;Purvesh Khatri;Sonia S. Hassan

  • Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    S. S. Hassan;S. S. Hassan;R. Romero;R. Romero;R. Romero;D. Vidyadhari;S. Fusey

  • The role of inflammation and infection in preterm birth.

    Roberto Romero;Jimmy Espinoza;Jimmy Espinoza;Luís F. Gonçalves;Luís F. Gonçalves;Juan Pedro Kusanovic

  • The composition and stability of the vaginal microbiota of normal pregnant women is different from that of non-pregnant women

    Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Sonia S Hassan;Sonia S Hassan;Pawel Gajer;Adi L Tarca

  • Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic review and metaanalysis of individual patient data

    Roberto Romero;Kypros Nicolaides;Agustin Conde-Agudelo;Ann Tabor;Ann Tabor

  • The fetal inflammatory response syndrome.

    Francesca Gotsch;Roberto Romero;Juan Pedro Kusanovic;Shali Mazaki-Tovi

  • Distinct subsets of microRNAs are expressed differentially in the human placentas of patients with preeclampsia.

    Beth L. Pineles;Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Daniel Montenegro;Adi L. Tarca;Adi L. Tarca

  • Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Sterile Intra‐amniotic Inflammation in Patients with Preterm Labor and Intact Membranes

    Roberto Romero;Jezid Miranda;Jezid Miranda;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Steven J. Korzeniewski;Steven J. Korzeniewski

  • Vaginal Progesterone for Preventing Preterm Birth and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Singleton Gestations with a Short Cervix: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data

    Roberto Romero;Agustin Conde-Agudelo;Eduardo Da Fonseca;John M. O’Brien

  • Patients with an ultrasonographic cervical length ≤15 mm have nearly a 50% risk of early spontaneous preterm delivery ☆

    Sonia S. Hassan;Roberto Romero;Stanley M. Berry;Kulmeet Dang

  • Sterile and microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.

    Roberto Romero;Jezid Miranda;Piya Chaemsaithong;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa

  • The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women who subsequently have spontaneous preterm labor and delivery and those with a normal delivery at term.

    Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Sonia S Hassan;Sonia S Hassan;Pawel Gajer;Adi L Tarca

  • The change in concentrations of angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in maternal plasma between the first and second trimesters in risk assessment for the subsequent development of preeclampsia and small-for-gestational age

    Offer Erez;Roberto Romero;Jimmy Espinoza;Wenjiang Fu

  • Identification of patients at risk for early onset and/or severe preeclampsia with the use of uterine artery Doppler velocimetry and placental growth factor.

    Jimmy Espinoza;Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Jyh Kae Nien;Ricardo Gomez

  • Placental lesions associated with maternal underperfusion are more frequent in early-onset than in late-onset preeclampsia.

    Giovanna Ogge;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Roberto Romero;Youssef Hussein

  • Transvaginal sonographic cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies: a systematic review and metaanalysis

    Agustín Conde-Agudelo;Roberto Romero;Roberto Romero;Sonia S. Hassan;Sonia S. Hassan;Lami Yeo;Lami Yeo

  • A Prospective Cohort Study of the Value of Maternal Plasma Concentrations of Angiogenic and Anti-angiogenic Factors in Early Pregnancy and Midtrimester in the Identification of Patients Destined to Develop Preeclampsia

    Juan Pedro Kusanovic;Roberto Romero;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Offer Erez

  • Placental Lesions Associated With Maternal Underperfusion Are More Frequent in Early-Onset Than in Late-Onset Preeclampsia

    Giovanna Ogg;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Roberto Romero;Youssef Hussein

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa Wayne State University
Juan Pedro Kusanovic
Juan Pedro Kusanovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Offer Erez
Offer Erez Soroka Medical Center
Lami Yeo
Lami Yeo National Institutes of Health
Adi L. Tarca
Adi L. Tarca National Institutes of Health
Chong Jai Kim
Chong Jai Kim Asan Medical Center
Jimmy Espinoza
Jimmy Espinoza Baylor College of Medicine
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Wayne State University
Yoram Sorokin
Yoram Sorokin Wayne State University

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