Barbara Maughan

26.4k citations

213 papers · 18.2k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 72

Impact in

Clinical Psychology top 0.05%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
Safety Research top 0.1%

Papers in

Clinical Psychology 136
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 114
- Child Abuse and Trauma 46
Safety Research 22
- Child Welfare and Adoption 19

Co-authors: Michael Rutter Andrew Pickles Stephan Collishaw Robert Goodman Richard Rowe Louise Arseneault Edward D. Barker Janet Ouston
Journals: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (36 papers)Psychological Medicine (12 papers)Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (11 papers)Development and Psychopathology (10 papers)The British Journal of Psychiatry (9 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Brazil

In The Last Decade

Barbara Maughan

206 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

Child-to-adult neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories after early life deprivation: the young adult follow-up of the longitudinal English and Romanian Adoptees study 2017 · 222 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 The Lancet
2014 American Journal of Psychiatry
2007 Child Abuse & Neglect
2006 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
2004 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
2001 BMJ
1980 Educational Researcher

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Child mental health problems and poverty BJPsych Bulletin ·Philip Graham, Barbara Maughan	2025	0
2	Early childhood deprivation is associated with alterations in adult brain structure despite subsequent environmental enrichment Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nuria Mackes, Dennis Golm, Sagari Sarkar, Robert Kumsta, Michael Rutter, Graeme Fairchild, Mitul A. Mehta, Edmund Sonuga‐Barke, (unknown), Mark Kennedy, Jana Kreppner, Nicky Knights, Barbara Maughan, Wolff Schlotz	2020	129
3	Health and Functional Outcomes for Shared and Unique Variances of Interpersonal Callousness and Low Prosocial Behavior Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment ·Alan J. Meehan, Barbara Maughan, Edward D. Barker	2019	11
4	A Methylome-Wide Association Study of Trajectories of Oppositional Defiant Behaviors and Biological Overlap With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Child Development ·Edward D. Barker, Esther Walton, Charlotte A. M. Cecil, Richard Rowe, Sara R. Jaffee, Barbara Maughan, Thomas G. O’Connor, Argyris Stringaris, Alan J. Meehan, Wendy L. McArdle, Caroline L. Relton, Tom R. Gaunt	2017	17
5	Neonatal DNA methylation and early-onset conduct problems: A genome-wide, prospective study Development and Psychopathology ·Charlotte A. M. Cecil, Esther Walton, Sara R. Jaffee, Tom O’Connor, Barbara Maughan, Caroline L. Relton, Rebecca G. Smith, Wendy L. McArdle, Tom R. Gaunt, Isabelle Ouellet‐Morin, Edward D. Barker	2017	30
6	Interpersonal callousness and co-occurring anxiety: Developmental validity of an adolescent taxonomy. Journal of Abnormal Psychology ·Alan J. Meehan, Barbara Maughan, Charlotte A. M. Cecil, Edward D. Barker	2016	32
7	Childhood hyperactivity and mood problems at mid-life: evidence from a prospective birth cohort Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ·Hanne Janssens, Anita Thapar, Barbara Maughan, Stephan Collishaw	2016	5
8	Childhood bullying victimization is associated with use of mental health services over five decades: a longitudinal nationally representative cohort study Psychological Medicine ·Sara Evans‐Lacko, Ryu Takizawa, Nicola Brimblecombe, Derek King, Martín Knapp, Barbara Maughan, Louise Arseneault	2016	85
9	Income gradients within child and adolescent antisocial behaviours The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Patrycja J. Piotrowska, Chris Stride, Barbara Maughan, Robert Goodman, Julie Landreville, Richard Rowe	2015	10
10	Risk of depression and self-harm in teenagers identifying with goth subculture: a longitudinal cohort study The Lancet Psychiatry ·Lucy Bowes, Rebecca Carnegie, Rebecca M. Pearson, Becky Mars, Lucy Biddle, Barbara Maughan, Glyn Lewis, Charles Fernyhough, Jon Heron	2015	33
11	Infant temperament and childhood psychiatric disorder: longitudinal study Child Care Health and Development ·Kapil Sayal, Jon Heron, Barbara Maughan, Richard Rowe, Paul Ramchandani	2013	41
12	Pathways Between Childhood Victimization and Psychosis-like Symptoms in the ALSPAC Birth Cohort Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Helen L. Fisher, Andrea Schreier, Stanley Zammit, Barbara Maughan, Marcus R. Munafò, Glyn Lewis, Dieter Wolke	2012	158
13	The impact of prenatal maternal risk, fearless temperament and early parenting on adolescent callous‐unemotional traits: a 14‐year longitudinal investigation Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ·Edward D. Barker, Bonamy R. Oliver, Essi Viding, Randall T. Salekin, Barbara Maughan	2011	170
14	Family hardship, family instability, and children's cognitive development Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Ingrid Schoon, Elizabeth Jones, Helen Cheng, Barbara Maughan	2011	4
15	Association of reading problems with speech and motor development: results from a British 1946 birth cohort Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) ·Darya Gaysina, Barbara Maughan, Marcus Richards	2010	1
16	Negative childhood experiences and adult love relationships: The role of internal working models of attachment Attachment & Human Development ·Gerard McCarthy, Barbara Maughan	2010	58
17	Developmental pathways in oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology ·Richard Rowe, E. Jane Costello, Adrian Angold, William Copeland, Barbara Maughan	2010	245
18	A review of life time risk factors for mortality RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·(unknown), Rebecca Hardy, 北野真見, Debbie A. Lawlor, Barbara Maughan, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Rachel Cooper, Stephanie Black, GD Mishra	2009	1
19	ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY AND ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULT TWINS AND SIBLINGS SLEEP ·mingyu wang, Daniel J. Buysse, Thomas A. Willis, Frühling Rijsdijk, Barbara Maughan, F La Comba, Richard Rowe, Sarah Cartwright, Thalia C. Eley	2009	85
20	Financial cost of social exclusion: follow up study of antisocial children into adulthood BMJ ·Sophie K. Scott, Martín Knapp, Jane Henderson, Barbara Maughan Hit paper breakdown →	2001	701

About Barbara Maughan

Barbara Maughan is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, Health, Education and Speech and Hearing, having authored 213 papers that have together received 18.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (114 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (46 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (29 papers), Child Welfare and Adoption (19 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (18 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (18 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (17 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (10.8k citations), Safety Research (1.6k citations), Social Psychology (3.9k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (2.6k citations) and Education (4.6k citations). Barbara Maughan has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Michael Rutter, Andrew Pickles, Stephan Collishaw, Robert Goodman, Richard Rowe, Louise Arseneault, Edward D. Barker, Janet Ouston, Peter Mortimore and Beverly Jeanne Armento. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Development and Psychopathology and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

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