Catherine Monk

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Catherine Monk is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Monk has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 64 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 64 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Catherine Monk's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (93 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (47 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (28 papers). Catherine Monk is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (93 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (47 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (28 papers). Catherine Monk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Saudi Arabia. Catherine Monk's co-authors include Frances A. Champagne, Michael Kinsella, Lauren M. Osborne, Elizabeth Werner, Michael M. Myers, Julie Spicer, Caroline Trumpff, William P. Fifer, Richard P. Sloan and Catherine J. Peña and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Monk

142 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Prenatal Developmental Origins of Future Psychopathology: Mechanisms and Pathways

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine Monk United States	41	3.0k	2.1k	2.1k	817	794	151	5.4k
Bea Van den Bergh Belgium	40	3.6k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	132	7.3k
Kati Heinonen Finland	53	1.8k 0.6×	3.5k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	867 1.1×	570 0.7×	246	7.9k
Anu‐Katriina Pesonen Finland	54	1.9k 0.6×	3.5k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	968 1.2×	615 0.8×	238	7.9k
Alkistis Skalkidou Sweden	43	2.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	904 1.1×	737 0.9×	222	5.2k
David P. Laplante Canada	37	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	493 0.6×	671 0.8×	91	4.6k
Suzanne King Canada	45	2.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.4×	710 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	157	7.8k
Shaila Misri Canada	31	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	497 0.6×	909 1.1×	60	4.3k
Carsten Obel Denmark	45	1.7k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	609 0.7×	398 0.5×	166	6.5k
Kieran J. O’Donnell Canada	29	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	346 0.4×	593 0.7×	88	4.0k
Christina Dalman Sweden	54	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	3.3k 1.6×	643 0.8×	1000 1.3×	221	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Monk

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Takács, L, et al.. (2025). Disgust sensitivity in the first trimester predicts anxiety levels in advanced pregnancy. Midwifery. 144. 104357–104357. 1 indexed citations

Berger, Paige K., et al.. (2025). Associations of Maternal Prenatal Zinc Consumption with Infant Brain Tissue Organization and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Nutrients. 17(2). 303–303. 2 indexed citations

Takács, L, et al.. (2025). The course of women’s emotions from early pregnancy to the postpartum period. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 44(2). 559–573. 1 indexed citations

Shuffrey, Lauren C., Nicolò Pini, Han Mei, et al.. (2024). Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) moderates the association between birth weight and (EEG) power in healthy term-age newborns. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 160. 106746–106746.

Wilson, Claire A., et al.. (2024). Practical resources for effective postpartum parenting (PREPP): a randomized controlled trial of a novel parent-infant dyadic intervention to reduce symptoms of postpartum depression. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 6(12). 101526–101526. 2 indexed citations

Spann, Marisa N., et al.. (2023). The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain. Neuropsychopharmacology. 49(2). 476–485. 11 indexed citations

Sacchi, Chiara, et al.. (2023). In the pandemic from the womb. Prenatal exposure, maternal psychological stress and mental health in association with infant negative affect at 6 months of life. Development and Psychopathology. 36(2). 810–820. 5 indexed citations

Umemoto, Akina, Marisa N. Spann, Catherine Monk, et al.. (2023). Intergenerational transmission of cognitive control capacity among children at risk for depression. Biological Psychology. 182. 108652–108652. 1 indexed citations

Abraham, Eyal, Maria Ramos‐Olazagasti, Melanie M. Wall, et al.. (2023). Sociocultural Risk and Resilience in the Context of Adverse Childhood Experiences. JAMA Psychiatry. 81(4). 406–406. 17 indexed citations

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Lucchini, Maristella, Margaret H. Kyle, Ayesha Sania, et al.. (2022). Postpartum sleep health in a multiethnic cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Sleep Health. 8(2). 175–182. 2 indexed citations

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Lucchini, Maristella, Monica Roosa Ordway, Margaret H. Kyle, et al.. (2022). Racial/ethnic disparities in infant sleep in the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO) study. Sleep Health. 8(5). 429–439. 3 indexed citations

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McCormack, Clare, Tianshu Feng, Seonjoo Lee, et al.. (2022). Pregnant women with bipolar disorder who have a history of childhood maltreatment: Intergenerational effects of trauma on fetal neurodevelopment and birth outcomes. Bipolar Disorders. 24(6). 671–682. 5 indexed citations

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Takács, L, Samuel P. Putnam, Frantis̆ek Bartos̆, P Čepický, & Catherine Monk. (2021). Parity moderates the effect of delivery mode on maternal ratings of infant temperament. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255367–e0255367.

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Takács, L, Samuel P. Putnam, Catherine Monk, et al.. (2020). Associations Between Mode of Birth and Neuropsychological Development in Children Aged 4 Years: Results from a Birth Cohort Study. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 52(6). 1094–1105. 10 indexed citations

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Scorza, Pamela, Catherine Monk, Seonjoo Lee, et al.. (2020). Preventing maternal mental health disorders in the context of poverty: pilot efficacy of a dyadic intervention. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2(4). 100230–100230. 10 indexed citations

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Scorza, Pamela & Catherine Monk. (2019). Anticipating the Stork: Stress and Trauma during Pregnancy and the Importance of Prenatal Parenting.. Zero to three. 39(5). 5–13. 2 indexed citations

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Mogle, Jacqueline, Jennifer Scodes, Martina Pavlicová, et al.. (2018). Anger-reduction treatment reduces negative affect reactivity to daily stressors.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 87(2). 141–150. 12 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Hanna, et al.. (2015). Maternal dietary fat intake during pregnancy is associated with infant temperament. Developmental Psychobiology. 58(4). 528–535. 16 indexed citations

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Spann, Marisa N., et al.. (2014). Fetal Neurobehavioral Development and the Role of Maternal Nutrient Intake and Psychological Health.. Zero to three. 34(4). 46–51. 1 indexed citations

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Monk, Catherine, Michael M. Myers, Richard P. Sloan, Lauren M. Ellman, & William P. Fifer. (2003). Effects of Women’s Stress-Elicited Physiological Activity and Chronic Anxiety on Fetal Heart Rate. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 24(1). 32–38. 88 indexed citations

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