| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Human gene expression first occurs between the four- and eight-cell stages of preimplantation development | Nature | 1988 | 1,356 |
| 2 | Major risk factors for stillbirth in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Lancet, The | 2011 | 987 |
| 3 | Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2003 | 941 |
| 4 | Mutations truncating the EP300 acetylase in human cancers | Nature Genetics | 2000 | 543 |
| 5 | Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens | Nature | 2019 | 513 |
| 6 | Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growt Factor and Its Receptors fit and KDR in Ovarian Carcinoma | Journal of the National Cancer Institute | 1995 | 462 |
| 7 | Screening for fetal growth restriction with universal third trimester ultrasonography in nulliparous women in the Pregnancy Outcome Prediction (POP) study: a prospective cohort study | Lancet, The | 2015 | 462 |
| 8 | Identification and Localization of Alternately Spliced mRNAs for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Human Uterus and Estrogen Regulation in Endometrial Carcinoma Cell Lines1 | Biology of Reproduction | 1993 | 433 |
| 9 | Placental Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidative Stress in the Pathophysiology of Unexplained Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Early Onset Preeclampsia | Placenta | 2009 | 415 |
| 10 | Early Pregnancy Levels of Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and the Risk of Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Premature Birth, Preeclampsia, and Stillbirth | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2002 | 411 |
| 11 | Stillbirths: the way forward in high-income countries | Lancet, The | 2011 | 389 |
| 12 | A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Antagonist Is Produced by the Human Placenta and Released into the Maternal Circulation1 | Biology of Reproduction | 1998 | 367 |
| 13 | Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy | Lancet, The | 2003 | 365 |
| 14 | Gestational Age at Delivery and Special Educational Need: Retrospective Cohort Study of 407,503 Schoolchildren | PLoS Medicine | 2010 | 355 |
| 15 | Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentrations are elevated in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis | Human Reproduction | 1996 | 321 |
| 16 | Evidence of Placental Translation Inhibition and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Etiology of Human Intrauterine Growth Restriction | American Journal of Pathology | 2008 | 321 |
| 17 | Maternal diet and aging alter the epigenetic control of a promoter–enhancer interaction at the Hnf4a gene in rat pancreatic islets | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2011 | 311 |
| 18 | Risk of Perinatal Death Associated With Labor After Previous Cesarean Delivery in Uncomplicated Term Pregnancies | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2002 | 306 |
| 19 | Association Between Oxygen Saturation Targeting and Death or Disability in Extremely Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis Collaboration | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2018 | 294 |
| 20 | Stillbirth | Lancet, The | 2007 | 291 |
| 21 | Sex differences in developmental programming models | Reproduction | 2013 | 274 |
| 22 | Localization of VEGF and expression of its receptors flit and KDR in human placenta throughout pregnancy | Human Reproduction | 1996 | 272 |
| 23 | Evaluation of respiratory gases and acid-base gradients in human fetal fluids and uteroplacental tissue between 7 and 16 weeks’ gestation | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2001 | 266 |
| 24 | Leukaemia inhibitory factor mRNA concentration peaks in human endometrium at the time of implantation and the blastocyst contains mRNA for the receptor at this time | Reproduction | 1994 | 259 |
| 25 | Recognizing the reagent microbiome | Nature Microbiology | 2018 | 255 |
| 26 | Interpregnancy interval and risk of preterm birth and neonatal death: retrospective cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2003 | 249 |
| 27 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Localization and Activation in Human Trophoblast and Choriocarcinoma Cells1 | Biology of Reproduction | 1994 | 232 |
| 28 | Stage-Specific Expression of Cytokine and Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in Human Preimplantation Embryos1 | Biology of Reproduction | 1995 | 211 |
| 29 | Expression of mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor in human placenta | Reproduction | 1993 | 207 |
| 30 | Alternative Splicing of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)-R1 (FLT-1) pre-mRNA Is Important for the Regulation of VEGF Activity | Molecular Endocrinology | 1999 | 207 |
| 31 | Apgar score and the risk of cause-specific infant mortality: a population-based cohort study | Lancet, The | 2014 | 200 |
| 32 | Maternal Obesity in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Spontaneous and Elective Preterm Deliveries: A Retrospective Cohort Study | American Journal of Public Health | 2007 | 196 |
| 33 | Angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor and the endometrium | Human Reproduction Update | 1998 | 189 |
| 34 | Circulating Angiogenic Factors in Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Spontaneous Preterm Birth, and Stillbirth | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2007 | 188 |
| 35 | Comparison of expression patterns for placenta growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF-B and VEGF-C in the human placenta throughout gestation | Journal of Endocrinology | 1998 | 179 |
| 36 | Adaptations in placental phenotype support fetal growth during undernutrition of pregnant mice | Journal of Physiology | 2010 | 177 |
| 37 | Carotid plaque instability and ischemic symptoms are linked to immaturity of microvessels within plaques | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2007 | 173 |
| 38 | Cervical length and obstetric history predict spontaneous preterm birth: development and validation of a model to provide individualized risk assessment | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2008 | 169 |
| 39 | Factors predisposing to perinatal death related to uterine rupture during attempted vaginal birth after caesarean section: retrospective cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2004 | 167 |
| 40 | Fetal growth in early pregnancy and risk of delivering low birth weight infant: prospective cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2007 | 167 |
| 41 | Placental adaptations to the maternal–fetal environment: implications for fetal growth and developmental programming | Reproductive BioMedicine Online | 2012 | 165 |
| 42 | The endometrium as a cause of implantation failure | Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2003 | 164 |
| 43 | Randomized controlled trial using low‐dose aspirin in the prevention of pre‐eclampsia in women with abnormal uterine artery Doppler at 23 weeks' gestation | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2003 | 163 |
| 44 | Molecular studies of trophoblast HLA-G: polymorphism, isoforms, imprinting and expression in preimplantation embryo | Tissue Antigens | 1999 | 151 |
| 45 | An integrated model for the prediction of pre-eclampsia using maternal factors and uterine artery Doppler velocimetry in unselected low-risk women | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2006 | 151 |
| 46 | Mode of delivery and the risk of delivery‐related perinatal death among twins at term: a retrospective cohort study of 8073 births | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2005 | 149 |
| 47 | Cytokines and implantation | Reproduction | 1998 | 143 |
| 48 | Periconceptional maternal micronutrient supplementation is associated with widespread gender related changes in the epigenome: a study of a unique resource in the Gambia | Human Molecular Genetics | 2012 | 140 |
| 49 | Comparative study of tranexamic acid and norethisterone in the treatment of ovulatory menorrhagia | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1995 | 138 |
| 50 | Vascular endothelial growth factor-D is an independent prognostic factor in epithelial ovarian carcinoma | British Journal of Cancer | 2003 | 138 |
