Esther Walton

15.9k total citations
78 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Esther Walton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Walton has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Esther Walton's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (30 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (20 papers). Esther Walton is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (30 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (20 papers). Esther Walton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Esther Walton's co-authors include Charlotte A. M. Cecil, Robert A. Kowatch, Charles M. Morin, Theresa Barry, Stefan Ehrlich, Vince D. Calhoun, Edward D. Barker, Caroline L. Relton, Jingyu Liu and Veit Roessner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Esther Walton

73 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers

Esther Walton

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Charlotte A. M. Cecil Netherlands

Evie Stergiakouli United Kingdom

Elizabeth Prom‐Wormley United States

Jonathan R. I. Coleman United Kingdom

Jordan W. Smoller United States

Patrick F. Sullivan United States

Suzanne Veillette Canada

Joanna Martin United Kingdom

Enda M. Byrne Australia

Aldo Córdova‐Palomera Spain

Charlotte A. M. Cecil Netherlands

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318 ×0.7

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Franz, M., Valeria Kebets, Foivos Georgiadis, et al.. (2025). Orbitofrontal Thickness and Network Associations as Transdiagnostic Signature of Amotivation Along the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Spectrum. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 52(2).

Mulder, Rosa H., Katerina Trajanoska, Matthew Suderman, et al.. (2025). Interactive effects of genotype with prenatal stress on DNA methylation at birth. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(12). 5749–5759.

Tsotsi, Stella, Janine F. Felix, Alexander Neumann, et al.. (2025). Prenatal stress, epigenetically-assessed glucocorticoid exposure at birth, and child psychiatric symptoms: A prospective, multi-cohort study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 175. 107388–107388.

Lussier, Alexandre A., Andrew Smith, Andrew J. Simpkin, et al.. (2024). Stress reactivity moderates the association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Results from a population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 373. 28–34. 1 indexed citations

Walton, Esther, Ryan L. Muetzel, Janine F. Felix, et al.. (2024). Mapping prenatal predictors and neurobehavioral outcomes of an epigenetic marker of neonatal inflammation – A longitudinal population-based study. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 122. 483–496. 1 indexed citations

Walton, Esther, et al.. (2024). The role of loneliness and social isolation in mediating the relationship between childhood maltreatment and schizophrenia: A genetically informed approach.. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 133(5). 392–402. 1 indexed citations

Pariante, Carmine M., Karim Lekadir, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, et al.. (2023). Effects of Pre- and Postnatal Early-Life Stress on Internalizing, Adiposity, and Their Comorbidity. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 63(2). 255–265. 6 indexed citations

Fahey, Laura, Joan Fitzgerald, Laurena Holleran, et al.. (2023). The impact of early adversity and education on genetic and brain morphological predictors of cognitive ability. Genes Brain & Behavior. 22(4). e12850–e12850. 1 indexed citations

Pingault, Jean‐Baptiste, Charlotte A. M. Cecil, Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin, et al.. (2023). A multivariate genome-wide association study of psycho-cardiometabolic multimorbidity. PLoS Genetics. 19(6). e1010508–e1010508. 7 indexed citations

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Walton, Esther, Alexander Neumann, Chris H. L. Thio, et al.. (2023). DNA methylation at birth and lateral ventricular volume in childhood: a neuroimaging epigenetics study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(1). 77–90. 2 indexed citations

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Higbee, Daniel, Raquel Granell, Esther Walton, et al.. (2021). Examining the possible causal relationship between lung function, COPD and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomisation study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 8(1). e000759–e000759. 11 indexed citations

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Meehan, Alan J., Esther Walton, Stefan Röder, et al.. (2021). Neonatal DNA methylation and childhood low prosocial behavior: An epigenome‐wide association meta‐analysis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 186(4). 228–241. 4 indexed citations

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Iob, Eleonora, Tabea Schoeler, Charlotte A. M. Cecil, et al.. (2020). Identifying risk factors involved in the common versus specific liabilities to substance use: A genetically informed approach. Addiction Biology. 26(3). e12944–e12944. 8 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yiwen, Andrew J. Simpkin, Matthew Suderman, et al.. (2020). A Structured Approach to Evaluating Life-Course Hypotheses: Moving Beyond Analyses of Exposed Versus Unexposed in the -Omics Context. American Journal of Epidemiology. 190(6). 1101–1112. 11 indexed citations

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Mulder, Rosa H., Esther Walton, Alexander Neumann, et al.. (2020). Epigenomics of being bullied: changes in DNA methylation following bullying exposure. Epigenetics. 15(6-7). 750–764. 15 indexed citations

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Caramaschi, Doretta, Charlie Hatcher, Rosa H. Mulder, et al.. (2020). Epigenome-wide association study of seizures in childhood and adolescence. Clinical Epigenetics. 12(1). 8–8. 9 indexed citations

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Walton, Esther, Caroline L. Relton, & Doretta Caramaschi. (2019). Using Openly Accessible Resources to Strengthen Causal Inference in Epigenetic Epidemiology of Neurodevelopment and Mental Health. Genes. 10(3). 193–193. 13 indexed citations

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Barker, Edward D., Esther Walton, Charlotte A. M. Cecil, et al.. (2017). A Methylome-Wide Association Study of Trajectories of Oppositional Defiant Behaviors and Biological Overlap With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Child Development. 89(5). 1839–1855. 17 indexed citations

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Cecil, Charlotte A. M., Esther Walton, Sara R. Jaffee, et al.. (2017). Neonatal DNA methylation and early-onset conduct problems: A genome-wide, prospective study. Development and Psychopathology. 30(2). 383–397. 30 indexed citations

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Haß, Johanna, Esther Walton, Holger Kirsten, et al.. (2013). A Genome-Wide Association Study Suggests Novel Loci Associated with a Schizophrenia-Related Brain-Based Phenotype. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e64872–e64872. 20 indexed citations

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