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Birth, Development, and Health

Birth, Development, and Health is a research topic within Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Science Explorer counts 71k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the developmental origins of adult health and disease, focusing on the impact of in utero and early-life conditions on long-term health outcomes. The research covers topics such as fetal programming, metabolic syndrome, epigenetic mechanisms, catch-up growth, hypertension risk associated with low birth weight, and the role of glucocorticoid programming in chronic disease development.

  • Fetal Programming
  • Early-Life Conditions
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Epigenetic Mechanisms
  • In Utero Nutrition
  • Catch-Up Growth
  • Hypertension Risk
  • Low Birth Weight
  • Glucocorticoid Programming
  • Chronic Disease
Research works
71k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+5%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
38% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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