Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects is a research topic within Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1951. 30.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on offspring, including the prevalence, diagnosis, and long-term consequences of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and related disorders. It also explores maternal substance use, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and the impact on neurodevelopment and behavior.
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Maternal Substance Use
- Cognitive Impairment
- Epidemiology
- Brain Development
- Behavioral Deficits
- Teratogenic Effects
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research?
By volume, the United States and Canada publish the most (1.6k and 216 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 Canada 216 works
- 3 Australia 139 works
- 4 United Kingdom 117 works
- 5 China 96 works
- 6 Brazil 76 works
- 7 France 58 works
- 8 Germany 46 works
- 9 India 45 works
- 10 Spain 45 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of Kentucky.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 42 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 3 University of KentuckyUnited States 20 works
- 4 University of New MexicoUnited States 18 works
- 5 Yale UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 6 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 16 works
- 9 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 10 University of PittsburghUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects include Dan J. Stein, Louisa Degenhardt and James G. Scott.
- 1 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 2 Louisa Degenhardt Australia 5.7k citations
- 3 James G. Scott Australia 4.3k citations
- 4 Charles Parry South Africa 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research done?
The largest centres of Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Boston (United States), Baltimore (United States) and Chapel Hill (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lexington, Providence and Albuquerque.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 60 works
- 2 Boston United States 55 works
- 3 Baltimore United States 55 works
- 4 Chapel Hill United States 44 works
- 5 Philadelphia United States 39 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 38 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 35 works
- 8 San Diego United States 29 works
- 9 Los Angeles United States 29 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 29 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LexingtonUS · 22.2 works16×
- ProvidenceUS · 21.9 works12×
- AlbuquerqueUS · 21.0 works11×
- Chapel HillUS · 44.0 works8.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects?
Among universities, judged by research, University of New Mexico, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Johns Hopkins University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of New MexicoUnited States | 68.4 | 52.7% | 26.1× | 18 | -5.9% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 56.6 | 21.7% | 8.9× | 42 | +106.3% |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 53.2 | 34.6% | 7.2× | 22 | +60.5% |
| 4 | The University of Western AustraliaAustralia | 51.9 | 32.9% | 8.4× | 9 | +71.0% |
| 5 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 51.6 | 32.6% | 9.1× | 16 | +17.2% |
| 6 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States | 50.2 | 30.0% | 14.1× | 12 | +45.2% |
| 7 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States | 49.3 | 32.7% | 10.8× | 9 | +60.0% |
| 8 | Boston UniversityUnited States | 49.0 | 37.5% | 7.3× | 10 | +104.2% |
| 9 | Curtin UniversityAustralia | 49.0 | 31.5% | 9.6× | 8 | -11.7% |
| 10 | University of KentuckyUnited States | 48.2 | 16.7% | 16.2× | 20 | +84.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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