Catherine Lebel

15.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
201 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Catherine Lebel is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Lebel has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 77 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 59 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Catherine Lebel's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (75 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (49 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (43 papers). Catherine Lebel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (75 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (49 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (43 papers). Catherine Lebel collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Catherine Lebel's co-authors include Christian Beaulieu, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Lindsay Walker, Linda M. Phillips, Alexander Leemans, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Sean Deoni, Deborah Dewey, Alan C. Evans and Mercedes Bagshawe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Lebel

183 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Microstructural maturation of the human brain from childhood to adulthood

2008 1.1k citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
Mapping Anatomical Connectivity Patterns of Human Cerebral Cortex Using In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography

2008 888 citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
Longitudinal Development of Human Brain Wiring Continues from Childhood into Adulthood

2011 869 citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter tract evolution over the lifespan

2011 842 citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
Elevated depression and anxiety symptoms among pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 673 citations Catherine Lebel, Anna MacKinnon et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
The development of brain white matter microstructure

2018 368 citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
A review of diffusion MRI of typical white matter development from early childhood to young adulthood

2017 257 citations Catherine Lebel et al. profile →
Depression and anxiety in pregnancy during COVID-19: A rapid review and meta-analysis

2021 165 citations Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Gerald F. Giesbrecht et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Lebel

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex Maturational Differences in Children and Adolescents With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure 2025 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·(unknown), Xiangyu Long, (unknown), (unknown), Bryce Geeraert, (unknown), Keith Owen Yeates, Carly A. McMorris, Jacqueline Pei, W. Ben Gibbard, (unknown), Catherine Lebel	0
2	Reliable Multimodal Brain Signatures Predict Mental Health Outcomes in Children 2025 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·Kathryn Y. Manning, Alberto Llera, Catherine Lebel	1
3	Psychological Distress in Childbearing Persons During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Multi‐Trajectory Study of Anger, Anxiety, and Depression 2025 ·Depression and Anxiety ·(unknown), (unknown), Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Elizabeth Keys, Catherine Lebel, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen	1
4	Deep learning for detecting prenatal alcohol exposure in pediatric brain MRI: a transfer learning approach with explainability insights 2024 ·Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Catherine Lebel, Mariana Bento	2
5	Can gray matter loss in early adolescence be explained by white matter growth? 2024 ·Human Brain Mapping ·(unknown), Catherine Lebel	3
6	Adverse childhood experiences, brain efficiency, and the development of pain symptoms in youth 2024 ·European Journal of Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), Nivez Rasic, Xiangyu Long, Catherine Lebel, (unknown), Mélanie Noël, Daniel C. Kopala‐Sibley, Richelle Mychasiuk, (unknown)	1
7	Altered markers of brain metabolism and excitability are associated with executive functioning in young children exposed to alcohol in utero 2024 ·Metabolic Brain Disease ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marilena M. DeMayo, Tiffany Bell, Carly A. McMorris, Deborah Dewey, W. Ben Gibbard, (unknown), Ashley D. Harris, Catherine Lebel	1
8	Cumulative effects of pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and pandemic-related hardship on psychological distress among pregnant individuals 2023 ·General Hospital Psychiatry ·Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Marcel van de Wouw, Charlie Rioux, (unknown), Suzanne King, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Catherine Lebel	5
9	Factors Associated with Transition to Serious Mental Illness: Facteurs associés à la transition à une maladie mentale grave 2023 ·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), JianLi Wang, Sidney H. Kennedy, Glenda MacQueen, Catherine Lebel, (unknown), Signe Bray, Jean Addington	0
10	Prenatal mental health data and birth outcomes in the pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic dataset 2023 ·Data in Brief ·Catherine Lebel, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Beatrice P. Y. Lai, Mercedes Bagshawe, (unknown), (unknown), Anna MacKinnon, (unknown), (unknown), Marcel van de Wouw	3
11	Reaction Time Variability in Children Is Specifically Associated With Attention Problems and Regional White Matter Microstructure 2023 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·(unknown), Linn B. Norbom, Dani Beck, Ingrid Agartz, Ole A. Andreassen, Dag Alnæs, Andreas Dahl, Espen Moen Eilertsen, Torgeir Moberget, Eivind Ystrøm, Lars T. Westlye, Catherine Lebel, René J. Huster, Christian K. Tamnes	5
12	The Unresolved Methodological Challenge of Detecting Neuroplastic Changes in Astronauts 2023 ·Life ·Ford Burles, Rebecca J. Williams, (unknown), G. Bruce Pike, Catherine Lebel, Giuseppe Iaria	8
13	Limbic brain subregions associated with mental health symptoms in youth with and without prenatal alcohol exposure 2023 ·Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Carly A. McMorris, W. Ben Gibbard, (unknown), Jacqueline Pei, Catherine Lebel	4
14	Protocol for the Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PdP) Study: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Mental Health Among Pregnant Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Developmental Outcomes in Their Children 2021 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Mercedes Bagshawe, (unknown), Anna MacKinnon, (unknown), Marcel van de Wouw, Elnaz Vaghef‐Mehrabany, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Lebel, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen	30
15	White matter alterations in young children with prenatal alcohol exposure 2021 ·Developmental Neurobiology ·Preeti Kar, Jess E. Reynolds, Melody N. Grohs, W. Ben Gibbard, Carly A. McMorris, (unknown), Catherine Lebel	25
16	Development of white matter microstructure and executive functions during childhood and adolescence: a review of diffusion MRI studies 2020 ·PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) ·Anne‐Lise Goddings, David R. Roalf, Catherine Lebel, Christian K. Tamnes	0
17	Personality and risk for serious mental illness 2020 ·Early Intervention in Psychiatry ·Olga Santesteban‐Echarri, Glenda MacQueen, Benjamin A. Goldstein, JianLi Wang, Sidney H. Kennedy, Signe Bray, Catherine Lebel, Jean Addington	5
18	Elevated depression and anxiety symptoms among pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic breakdown → 2020 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Catherine Lebel, Anna MacKinnon, Mercedes Bagshawe, Lianne Tomfohr‐Madsen, Gerald F. Giesbrecht	673
19	Developmental trajectories of white matter structure in children with and without reading impairments 2019 ·Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience ·Catherine Lebel, (unknown), Bryce Geeraert, John M. Holahan, Sally E. Shaywitz, (unknown), Bennett A. Shaywitz	25
20	Trauma in Youth At-Risk for Serious Mental Illness 2019 ·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ·Jacqueline Stowkowy, Benjamin I. Goldstein, Glenda MacQueen, JianLi Wang, Sidney H. Kennedy, Signe Bray, Catherine Lebel, Jean Addington	11

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