Aimon Niklasson

6.8k citations

91 papers · 5.7k · 1 hit paper · h-index 36

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.2%
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 0.5%
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies

Papers in

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 36
- Birth, Development, and Health 23
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology 8
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 21
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies 21

Co-authors: Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland (32 shared papers)Ann Hellström (29 shared papers)JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG (3 shared papers)Kerstin Albertsson Wikland (9 shared papers)Eva Engström (9 shared papers)Lois E. H. Smith (11 shared papers)P Karlberg (8 shared papers)Chatarina Löfqvist (13 shared papers)
Journals: Acta Paediatrica (28 papers)Pediatric Research (12 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (5 papers)BMC Pediatrics (4 papers)Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (3 papers)
Partner nations: Sweden United States United Kingdom

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Aimon Niklasson

88 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Aimon Niklasson's Hit Papers

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An Update of the Swedish Reference Standards for Weight, Length and Head Circumference at Birth for Given Gestational Age (1977‐1981) 1991 · 650 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1991 Acta Paediatrica

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1	An Update of the Swedish Reference Standards for Weight, Length and Head Circumference at Birth for Given Gestational Age (1977‐1981) Acta Paediatrica ·Aimon Niklasson, Annika Ericson, John G. Fryer, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG, C. J. Lawrence, P Karlberg Hit paper breakdown →	1991	650
2	Low IGF-I suppresses VEGF-survival signaling in retinal endothelial cells: Direct correlation with clinical retinopathy of prematurity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ann Hellström, Carole A. Perruzzi, Meihua Ju, Eva Engström, Anna‐Lena Hård, J Liu, Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland, Björn Carlsson, Aimon Niklasson, Lena Sjödell, Derek LeRoith, Donald R. Senger, Lois E. H. Smith	2001	487
3	Postnatal Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Deficiency Is Associated With Retinopathy of Prematurity and Other Complications of Premature Birth PEDIATRICS ·Ann Hellström, Eva Engström, Anna‐Lena Hård, Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland, Björn Carlsson, Aimon Niklasson, Chatarina Löfqvist, Elisabeth Svensson, Sture Holm, Uwe Ewald, Gerd Holmström, Lois E. H. Smith	2003	434
4	Swedish population-based longitudinal reference values from birth to 18 years of age for height, weight and head circumference Acta Paediatrica ·Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, ZC Luo, Aimon Niklasson, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG	2002	338
5	Swedish population‐based longitudinal reference values from birth to 18 years of age for height, weight and head circumference Acta Paediatrica ·Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, ZC Luo, Aimon Niklasson, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG	2002	328
6	Continuous growth reference from 24thweek of gestation to 24 months by gender BMC Pediatrics ·Aimon Niklasson, Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland	2008	314
7	Early Weight Gain Predicts Retinopathy in Preterm Infants: New, Simple, Efficient Approach to Screening PEDIATRICS ·Ann Hellström, Anna‐Lena Hård, Eva Engström, Aimon Niklasson, Eva Andersson, Lois E. H. Smith, Chatarina Löfqvist	2009	214
8	IGF-I Is Critical for Normal Vascularization of the Human Retina The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Ann Hellström, Björn Carlsson, Aimon Niklasson, Karin Segnestam, Margaret Cristina da Silva Boguszewski, Luiz de Lacerda, Martin Oswald Savage, Elisabeth Svensson, Lois E. H. Smith, Dov Weinberger, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, Zvi Laron	2002	169
9	Prenatal cytokine exposure results in obesity and gender-specific programming American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Jovanna Dahlgren, Cecilia Nilsson, Eva Jennische, Hoi‐Por Ho, Elias Eriksson, Aimon Niklasson, Per A Björntorp, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, Agneta B. Holmäng	2001	143
10	Influence of maternal, obstetric and fetal risk factors on the prevalence of birth asphyxia at term in a Swedish urban population Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica ·Ian Milsom, Lars Ladfors, Klara Thiringer, Aimon Niklasson, Anders Odeback, Eva Thornberg	2002	109
11	Cerebral palsy in preterm infants: a population-based case-control study of antenatal and intrapartal risk factors Acta Paediatrica ·Bo Jacobsson, Gisela Elisabeth Hagberg, Bengt A. Hagberg, Lars Ladfors, Aimon Niklasson, Henrik Hagberg	2002	108
12	Postnatal Head Growth Deficit Among Premature Infants Parallels Retinopathy of Prematurity and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Deficit PEDIATRICS ·Chatarina Löfqvist, Eva Engström, Jón Friðrik Sigurðsson, Anna‐Lena Hård, Aimon Niklasson, Uwe Ewald, Gerd Holmström, Lois E. H. Smith, Ann Hellström	2006	103
13	Postnatal growth and health in children born after cryopreservation as embryos The Lancet ·Ulla‐Britt Wennerholm, Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland, Christina Bergh, Lars A. Hamberger, Aimon Niklasson, Lars Nilsson, Klara Thiringer, Margareta Wennergren, Matts Wikland, Magnus P. Borres	1998	102
14	Cerebral palsy in preterm infants: a population‐based case‐control study of antenatal and intrapartal risk factors Acta Paediatrica ·Bo Jacobsson, Gisela Elisabeth Hagberg, Bengt A. Hagberg, Lars Ladfors, Aimon Niklasson, Henrik Hagberg	2002	100
15	Medical follow-up study of 5-year-old ICSI children Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·M Bonduelle, Christina Bergh, Aimon Niklasson, Gianpiero D. Palermo, Ulla‐Britt Wennerholm	2004	90
16	Growth in Very Preterm Children: A Longitudinal Study Pediatric Research ·Aimon Niklasson, Eva Engström, Anna‐Lena Hård, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, Ann Hellström	2003	86
17	Influence of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Nutrition During Phases of Postnatal Growth in Very Preterm Infants Pediatric Research ·Ingrid Hansen Pupp, Chatarina Löfqvist, STAFFAN K. T. POLBERGER, Aimon Niklasson, Vineta Fellman, Ann Hellström, David Ley	2011	84
18	The Role of Maternal Factors, Postnatal Nutrition, Weight Gain, and Gender in Regulation of Serum IGF-I among Preterm Infants Pediatric Research ·Eva Engström, Aimon Niklasson, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, Uwe Ewald, Ann Hellström	2005	81
19	The first-year growth response to growth hormone treatment predicts the long-term prepubertal growth response in children BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ·Berit Kriström, Jovanna Dahlgren, Aimon Niklasson, Andreas F. M. Nierop, Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland	2009	77
20	New insights into the development of retinopathy of prematurity – importance of early weight gain Acta Paediatrica ·Ann Hellström, D Ley, Ingrid Hansen Pupp, Aimon Niklasson, Lois E. H. Smith, Chatarina Löfqvist, A‐L Hård	2009	74

About Aimon Niklasson

Aimon Niklasson is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, having authored 91 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Birth, Development, and Health (23 papers), Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies (21 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (15 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (8 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (7 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (7 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (1.9k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (1.4k citations), Obstetrics and Gynecology (372 citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (598 citations) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (990 citations). Aimon Niklasson has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kerstin G. Albertsson-Wikland, Ann Hellström, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, Eva Engström, Lois E. H. Smith, P Karlberg, Chatarina Löfqvist, C. J. Lawrence and Annika Ericson. Their work appears in journals such as Acta Paediatrica, Pediatric Research, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, BMC Pediatrics and Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

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