Catherine Schaefer

23.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Catherine Schaefer is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Schaefer has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Catherine Schaefer's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (17 papers), Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers). Catherine Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (17 papers), Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers). Catherine Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Catherine Schaefer's co-authors include Richard S. Lazarus, James C. Coyne, Allen D. Kanner, Alan S. Brown, Ezra Susser, Vicki Babulas, Melissa D. Begg, Michaeline Bresnahan, Charles P. Quesenberry and Ling Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Schaefer

137 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparison of two modes of stress measurement: Daily hassles and uplifts versus major life events

1981 2.4k citations Catherine Schaefer et al. profile →
The health-related functions of social support

1981 944 citations Catherine Schaefer et al. profile →
Serologic Evidence of Prenatal Influenza in the Etiology of Schizophrenia

2004 784 citations Alan S. Brown, Catherine Schaefer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine Schaefer United States	49	2.2k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	1.3k	139	11.3k
William B. Malarkey United States	61	2.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.7×	931 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	218	14.1k
Lisa Gold Australia	59	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	880 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	260	13.4k
Meena Kumari United Kingdom	62	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	874 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	243	14.3k
George M. Slavich United States	52	3.5k 1.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	222	13.4k
Julienne E. Bower United States	64	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	201	17.4k
Jay Schulkin United States	66	1.8k 0.9×	3.8k 2.1×	3.2k 1.9×	798 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	573	18.1k
Esben Agerbo Denmark	52	4.5k 2.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	610 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	203	10.3k
Lin Lü China	73	2.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	417	21.8k
Markus Jokela Finland	62	3.5k 1.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	525 0.4×	2.5k 1.9×	308	13.0k
Susan K. Lutgendorf United States	72	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	820 0.5×	979 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	238	14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Schaefer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zimmerman, Scott C., Minhyuk Choi, Thomas J. Hoffmann, et al.. (2025). Statin Initiation and Dementia Incidence in a Large Health Care System From 1997 to 2020. Neurology. 105(2). e213855–e213855. 1 indexed citations

Manouchehrinia, Ali, Hong Quach, Diana Quach, et al.. (2024). Evidence supports a causal association between allele-specific vitamin D receptor binding and multiple sclerosis among Europeans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(8). e2302259121–e2302259121. 4 indexed citations

Gilmore, Marian J., Catherine Schaefer, Yambazi Banda, et al.. (2024). The relationship between APOE genotype and dementia varies by genetic ancestry and race/ethnicity. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S7). 1 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Scott C., Minhyuk Choi, Kaitlin N. Swinnerton, et al.. (2023). Low- and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Dementia Risk Over 17 Years of Follow-up Among Members of a Large Health Care Plan. Neurology. 101(21). e2172–e2184. 22 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Scott C., Dilrini K. Ranatunga, Akinyemi Oni‐Orisan, et al.. (2023). Metformin Cessation and Dementia Incidence. JAMA Network Open. 6(10). e2339723–e2339723. 17 indexed citations

Nandakumar, Priyanka, Dongwon Lee, Thomas J. Hoffmann, et al.. (2020). Analysis of putative cis-regulatory elements regulating blood pressure variation. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(11). 1922–1932. 9 indexed citations

Choquet, Hélène, Khanh K. Thai, J Chen, et al.. (2020). Meta-Analysis of 26 638 Individuals Identifies Two Genetic Loci Associated With Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 13(4). e002804–e002804. 14 indexed citations

Jorgenson, Eric, Hélène Choquet, Jie Yin, et al.. (2020). Genetic ancestry, skin pigmentation, and the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic white populations. Communications Biology. 3(1). 765–765. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Sean L., Xiaorong Shao, Patrick T. Bradshaw, et al.. (2020). Pregnancy does not modify the risk of MS in genetically susceptible women. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 7(6). 3 indexed citations

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Sieh, Weiva, Joseph H. Rothstein, Robert J. Klein, et al.. (2020). Identification of 31 loci for mammographic density phenotypes and their associations with breast cancer risk. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5116–5116. 23 indexed citations

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Oni‐Orisan, Akinyemi, Tanushree Haldar, Dilrini K. Ranatunga, et al.. (2020). The impact of adjusting for baseline in pharmacogenomic genome-wide association studies of quantitative change. npj Genomic Medicine. 5(1). 1–1. 20 indexed citations

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Choquet, Hélène, Ronald B. Melles, Jie Yin, et al.. (2020). A multiethnic genome-wide analysis of 44,039 individuals identifies 41 new loci associated with central corneal thickness. Communications Biology. 3(1). 301–301. 26 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Thomas J., Elizabeth Theusch, Tanushree Haldar, et al.. (2018). A large electronic-health-record-based genome-wide study of serum lipids. Nature Genetics. 50(3). 401–413. 170 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Thomas J., et al.. (2016). A Large Genome-Wide Association Study of Age-Related Hearing Impairment Using Electronic Health Records. PLoS Genetics. 12(10). e1006371–e1006371. 70 indexed citations

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Mowry, Ellen M., Anna Karin Hedström, Milena Gianfrancesco, et al.. (2015). Greater Consumption of Coffee is Associated with Reduced Odds of Multiple Sclerosis (S45.004). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 2 indexed citations

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Schaefer, Catherine, Sarah Rowell, Manisha Desai, et al.. (2010). Is Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Safe?. The Breast Journal. 16(4). no–no. 44 indexed citations

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Babulas, Vicki, Pam Factor‐Litvak, Raymond R. Goetz, Catherine Schaefer, & Alan S. Brown. (2006). Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Genital and Reproductive Infections and Adult Schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry. 163(5). 927–929. 170 indexed citations

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Habel, Laurel A., et al.. (2005). Treatment with Stimulants among Youths in a Large California Health Plan. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 15(1). 62–67. 33 indexed citations

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Coates, Ashley, Catherine Schaefer, & Jeanne Leventhal Alexander. (2004). Detection of postpartum depression and anxiety in a large health plan. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 31(2). 117–133. 74 indexed citations

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Duncan, Burris, Ron B. Schifman, James J. Corrigan, & Catherine Schaefer. (1985). Iron and the Exclusively Breast‐Fed Infant from Birth to Six Months. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 4(3). 421–425. 3 indexed citations

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