Bridget Callaghan

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Bridget Callaghan is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bridget Callaghan has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Social Psychology, 26 papers in Clinical Psychology and 21 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bridget Callaghan's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (19 papers). Bridget Callaghan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (19 papers). Bridget Callaghan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Bridget Callaghan's co-authors include Nim Tottenham, Rick Richardson, Caitlin S.M. Cowan, Stella Li, Regina M. Sullivan, Bronwyn M. Graham, Brittany Howell, John B. Furness, Jessica Flannery and Kathleen D. Keef and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Bridget Callaghan

70 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Stress Acceleration Hypothesis: effects of early-life adversity on emotion circuits and behavior

2015 376 citations Bridget Callaghan, Nim Tottenham Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bridget Callaghan United States	28	780	688	624	429	388	77	2.3k
Nina Alexander Germany	30	1.0k 1.3×	515 0.7×	1.6k 2.6×	398 0.9×	209 0.5×	68	3.3k
Heather Douglas-Palumberi United States	10	1.2k 1.5×	300 0.4×	422 0.7×	239 0.6×	231 0.6×	10	2.1k
Norman C. Pecoraro United States	22	874 1.1×	658 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	264 0.6×	132 0.3×	36	3.6k
Gretchen N. Neigh United States	34	470 0.6×	760 1.1×	1.4k 2.2×	226 0.5×	412 1.1×	116	3.4k
Vasiliki Michopoulos United States	35	1.7k 2.2×	893 1.3×	1.6k 2.5×	383 0.9×	434 1.1×	166	4.6k
Mirjam van Zuiden Netherlands	30	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	1.0k 1.6×	451 1.1×	136 0.4×	80	3.2k
Stuart Watson United Kingdom	32	612 0.8×	355 0.5×	937 1.5×	512 1.2×	224 0.6×	119	3.8k
Iouri Makotkine United States	24	874 1.1×	277 0.4×	979 1.6×	161 0.4×	452 1.2×	39	2.4k
Marco Battaglia Italy	33	1.2k 1.5×	413 0.6×	312 0.5×	533 1.2×	182 0.5×	83	2.6k
Francisca Gómez United States	19	607 0.8×	651 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	139 0.3×	134 0.3×	30	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bridget Callaghan

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Somers, Jennifer A., et al.. (2025). Conflict resolution dynamics with stable caregivers confer resilience for youth exposed to early caregiving-related adversity. Development and Psychopathology. 1–15.

Labus, Jennifer S., Jia Xu, Neerja Karnani, et al.. (2025). Childhood gut microbiome is linked to internalizing symptoms at school age via the functional connectome. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9359–9359.

Callaghan, Bridget, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of the oral microbiome in youth exposed to caregiving adversity. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 41. 100850–100850. 1 indexed citations

Callaghan, Bridget, Clare McCormack, Pilyoung Kim, & Jodi L. Pawluski. (2024). Understanding the maternal brain in the context of the mental load of motherhood. Nature Mental Health. 2(7). 764–772. 8 indexed citations

Kiely, Kim M., et al.. (2024). No Association Found: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Cognitive Impairment in Older Australian Adults. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 11(6). 1818–1825. 4 indexed citations

Mancini, Vincent O., Christian Hernández, Deborah H. Strickland, et al.. (2023). Associations between the human immune system and gut microbiome with neurodevelopment in the first 5 years of life: A systematic scoping review. Developmental Psychobiology. 65(2). e22360–e22360. 9 indexed citations

Enders, Craig K., Neerja Karnani, Birit F. P. Broekman, et al.. (2023). Multigenerational adversity impacts on human gut microbiome composition and socioemotional functioning in early childhood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2213768120–e2213768120. 28 indexed citations

Callaghan, Bridget, et al.. (2023). Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Individuals With Complex Congenital Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 82(23). 2225–2245. 10 indexed citations

Kuntz, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Human threat learning is associated with gut microbiota composition. PNAS Nexus. 1(5). pgac271–pgac271. 3 indexed citations

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Meyer, Heidi C., Andrea Fields, Anna Vannucci, et al.. (2022). The Added Value of Crosstalk Between Developmental Circuit Neuroscience and Clinical Practice to Inform the Treatment of Adolescent Anxiety. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 169–178. 8 indexed citations

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Fields, Andrea, et al.. (2022). Fear modulates parental orienting during childhood and adolescence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 221. 105461–105461. 2 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget, Andrea Fields, Dylan G. Gee, et al.. (2019). Mind and gut: Associations between mood and gastrointestinal distress in children exposed to adversity. Development and Psychopathology. 32(1). 309–328. 55 indexed citations

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Venkataraman, Aishwarya, et al.. (2018). Perspectives of Multidisciplinary Staff toward the Improvement of Communication and Patient Safety by Safety Huddles. 6(1). 644–649. 2 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget, Orwa Dandash, Julian G. Simmons, et al.. (2017). Amygdala Resting Connectivity Mediates Association Between Maternal Aggression and Adolescent Major Depression: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 56(11). 983–991.e3. 31 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget & William P. Fifer. (2017). Perinatal attention, memory and learning during sleep. Enfance. 2017(3). 349–361. 1 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget & Nim Tottenham. (2015). The Stress Acceleration Hypothesis: effects of early-life adversity on emotion circuits and behavior. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 7. 76–81. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Callaghan, Bridget & Rick Richardson. (2014). Early emergence of adult-like fear renewal in the developing rat after chronic corticosterone treatment of the dam or the pups.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 128(5). 594–602. 28 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget & Rick Richardson. (2011). Maternal separation results in early emergence of adult-like fear and extinction learning in infant rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 125(1). 20–28. 125 indexed citations

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Calabria, Bianca, Louisa Degenhardt, Christina Briegleb, et al.. (2010). Systematic review of prospective studies investigating “remission” from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence. Addictive Behaviors. 35(8). 741–749. 92 indexed citations

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Callaghan, Bridget & Gordon J. King. (1978). Induced ovulation and synchronized breeding of prepuberal gilts.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 19(4). 90–4. 2 indexed citations

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