Ellen E. Walters

81.5k total citations · 16 hit papers
68 papers, 59.9k citations indexed

About

Ellen E. Walters is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen E. Walters has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 59.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Clinical Psychology, 27 papers in Social Psychology and 21 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ellen E. Walters's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (25 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (23 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (13 papers). Ellen E. Walters is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (25 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (23 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (13 papers). Ellen E. Walters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Mexico. Ellen E. Walters's co-authors include Ronald C. Kessler, Olga Demler, Robert Jin, Patricia A. Berglund, Kathleen R. Merikangas, Wai Tat Chiu, Eva Hiripi, Lisa J. Colpe, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand and Ronald C. Kessler and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ellen E. Walters

67 papers receiving 57.0k citations

Hit Papers

Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2005 2005 2002 2003 2003 4.0k 8.0k 12.0k
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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.

  1. Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    2005 14.3k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Patricia A. Berglund et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
  2. Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of 12-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    2005 8.6k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Wai Tat Chiu et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
  3. Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress
    2002 7.8k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Gavin Andrews et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
  4. The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder
    2003 6.3k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Patricia A. Berglund et al. JAMA profile →
  5. Screening for Serious Mental Illness in the General Population
    2003 4.3k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Peggy R. Barker et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
  6. The World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS): a short screening scale for use in the general population
    2005 2.4k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Olga Demler et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
  7. The Prevalence and Correlates of Adult ADHD in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    2006 2.1k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Olga Demler et al. profile →
  8. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Lifetime Suicide Attempts in the National Comorbidity Survey
    1999 2.0k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Guilherme Borges et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
  9. Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Disorders, 1990 to 2003
    2005 1.3k citations Ronald C. Kessler, Olga Demler et al. profile →
  10. Stressful life events, genetic liability, and onset of an episode of major depression in women
    1995 750 citations Kenneth S. Kendler, Ronald C. Kessler et al. profile →
  11. The US National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R): design and field procedures
    2004 661 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Patricia A. Berglund et al. profile →
  12. Epidemiology of DSM-III-R major depression and minor depression among adolescents and young adults in the national comorbidity survey
    1998 613 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Ellen E. Walters Depression and Anxiety profile →
  13. Long-Term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States
    2001 575 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Ellen E. Walters et al. profile →
  14. Comorbidity of substance use disorders with mood and anxiety disorders
    1998 560 citations Kathleen R. Merikangas, Beth E. Molnar et al. profile →
  15. The prevalence and correlates of untreated serious mental illness.
    2001 549 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Patricia A. Berglund et al. PubMed profile →
  16. The Epidemiology of Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    2006 525 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Wai Tat Chiu et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellen E. Walters United States 46 28.9k 15.2k 12.4k 12.2k 9.8k 68 59.9k
Kathleen R. Merikangas United States 105 31.4k 1.1× 11.4k 0.7× 14.3k 1.2× 17.2k 1.4× 6.6k 0.7× 419 68.4k
Myrna M. Weissman United States 120 29.2k 1.0× 11.6k 0.8× 9.9k 0.8× 11.9k 1.0× 5.3k 0.5× 637 53.7k
Hans‐Ulrich Wïttchen Germany 130 31.6k 1.1× 13.0k 0.9× 20.2k 1.6× 14.2k 1.2× 7.8k 0.8× 807 67.4k
Janet B. W. Williams United States 54 40.8k 1.4× 17.0k 1.1× 16.5k 1.3× 16.3k 1.3× 15.4k 1.6× 118 89.7k
Kenneth S. Kendler United States 127 27.4k 0.9× 8.6k 0.6× 15.9k 1.3× 12.8k 1.1× 4.5k 0.5× 1.2k 67.3k
Bernd Löwe Germany 61 23.1k 0.8× 10.0k 0.7× 9.4k 0.8× 9.4k 0.8× 9.4k 1.0× 364 51.3k
Anthony F. Jorm Australia 118 23.2k 0.8× 20.1k 1.3× 4.8k 0.4× 14.7k 1.2× 13.3k 1.4× 777 59.5k
Helen Christensen Australia 116 19.9k 0.7× 15.6k 1.0× 8.8k 0.7× 7.2k 0.6× 10.3k 1.1× 618 47.9k
Pim Cuijpers Netherlands 145 35.6k 1.2× 18.5k 1.2× 25.3k 2.0× 10.1k 0.8× 11.5k 1.2× 1.1k 82.3k
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Netherlands 138 17.3k 0.6× 8.0k 0.5× 12.9k 1.0× 10.5k 0.9× 7.6k 0.8× 989 74.1k

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All Works

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Prescott, Carol A., et al.. (2018). THE PROJECT TALENT TWIN & SIBLING STUDY - UNDERSTANDING EFFECTS OF FAMILY REARING ENVIRONMENT ON COGNITIVE ABILITIES. Innovation in Aging. 2(suppl_1). 859–859. 1 indexed citations
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Gatz, Margaret, Chandra A. Reynolds, Deborah Finkel, Nancy L. Pedersen, & Ellen E. Walters. (2010). Dementia in Swedish Twins: Predicting Incident Cases. Behavior Genetics. 40(6). 768–775. 28 indexed citations
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Fava, Maurizio, I. Hwang, A. John Rush, et al.. (2009). The importance of irritability as a symptom of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Molecular Psychiatry. 15(8). 856–867. 153 indexed citations
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Kessler, Ronald C., Wai Tat Chiu, Olga Demler, & Ellen E. Walters. (2005). Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of 12-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry. 62(6). 617–617. 8598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kessler, Ronald C., Patricia A. Berglund, Olga Demler, et al.. (2003). The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA. 289(23). 3095–3095. 6298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kessler, Ronald C., Peggy R. Barker, Lisa J. Colpe, et al.. (2003). Screening for Serious Mental Illness in the General Population. Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(2). 184–184. 4315 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kessler, Ronald C., Kathleen R. Merikangas, Patricia A. Berglund, et al.. (2003). Mild Disorders Should Not Be Eliminated From the DSM-V. Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(11). 1117–1117. 212 indexed citations
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Kessler, Ronald C., Gavin Andrews, Lisa J. Colpe, et al.. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine. 32(6). 959–976. 7767 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vega, William A., Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Laura Helena Andrade, et al.. (2002). Prevalence and age of onset for drug use in seven international sites: results from the international consortium of psychiatric epidemiology. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 68(3). 285–297. 174 indexed citations
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Kessler, Ronald C., Patricia A. Berglund, Martha L. Bruce, et al.. (2001). The prevalence and correlates of untreated serious mental illness.. PubMed. 36(6 Pt 1). 987–1007. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kessler, Ronald C., Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Laura Helena Andrade, et al.. (2001). Mental-substance comorbidities in the surveys (English).. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 62–79. 1 indexed citations
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Andrade, Laura Helena, Jorge Javier Caraveo-Anduaga, Patricia A. Berglund, et al.. (2000). Cross-national comparisons of the prevalences and correlates of mental disorders.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 78. 413–425. 483 indexed citations
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Alegrı́a, Margarita, Rob Bijl, Elizabeth Lin, Ellen E. Walters, & Ronald C. Kessler. (2000). Income Differences in Persons Seeking Outpatient Treatment for Mental Disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry. 57(4). 383–383. 170 indexed citations
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Roy‐Byrne, Peter, Paul Stang, Hans‐Ulrich Wïttchen, et al.. (2000). Lifetime panic–depression comorbidity in the National Comorbidity Survey. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 176(3). 229–235. 351 indexed citations
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Borges, Guilherme, Ellen E. Walters, & Ronald C. Kessler. (2000). Associations of Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence with Subsequent Suicidal Behavior. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(8). 781–789. 326 indexed citations
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Kessler, Ronald C. & Ellen E. Walters. (1998). Epidemiology of DSM-III-R major depression and minor depression among adolescents and young adults in the national comorbidity survey. Depression and Anxiety. 7(1). 3–14. 613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stang, Paul, et al.. (1998). Lifetime Panic-Depression Comorbidity in the National Comorbidity Survey. Archives of General Psychiatry. 55(9). 801–801. 242 indexed citations
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Carey, Vincent J., Ellen E. Walters, Carrie Wager, & Bernard Rosner. (1997). Resistant and Test-Based Outlier Rejection: Effects on Gaussian One- and Two-Sample inference. Technometrics. 39(3). 320–330. 8 indexed citations
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Kendler, Kenneth S., Ellen E. Walters, & Ronald C. Kessler. (1997). The prediction of length of major depressive episodes: results from an epidemiological sample of female twins. Psychological Medicine. 27(1). 107–117. 74 indexed citations
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Neale, Michael C., Ellen E. Walters, Lindon J. Eaves, Hermine H. Maes, & Kenneth S. Kendler. (1994). Multivariate genetic analysis of twin-family data on fears: Mx models. Behavior Genetics. 24(2). 119–139. 48 indexed citations

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