Gemma L. Witcomb

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Gemma L. Witcomb is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Gemma L. Witcomb has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Clinical Psychology, 23 papers in Social Psychology and 12 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Gemma L. Witcomb's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (21 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (17 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers). Gemma L. Witcomb is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (21 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (17 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers). Gemma L. Witcomb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Spain. Gemma L. Witcomb's co-authors include Jon Arcelus, Walter Pierre Bouman, Laurence Claes, Fernando Fernández‐Aranda, Ellen Marshall, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Nicola Brewin, Elena Nixon, Alex J. Mitchell and Jeffrey M. Brunstrom and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Gemma L. Witcomb

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Studies... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Studies in Transsexualism
    2015 326 citations Jon Arcelus, Walter Pierre Bouman et al. European Psychiatry profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gemma L. Witcomb United Kingdom 19 1.1k 991 322 264 260 49 1.8k
Matthew R. Capriotti United States 26 780 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 202 0.6× 269 1.0× 207 0.8× 75 1.7k
Amy C. Tishelman United States 22 1.3k 1.1× 782 0.8× 346 1.1× 189 0.7× 732 2.8× 73 1.9k
Yoel Elizur Israel 18 427 0.4× 600 0.6× 53 0.2× 224 0.8× 102 0.4× 35 1.1k
Megan E. Ames Canada 19 398 0.4× 565 0.6× 104 0.3× 108 0.4× 66 0.3× 48 1.1k
Sally I. Powers United States 25 867 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 69 0.2× 278 1.1× 44 0.2× 66 1.9k
Patrick Jern Finland 28 549 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 263 0.8× 487 1.8× 117 0.5× 114 2.6k
Alessandra H. Rellini United States 31 676 0.6× 1.6k 1.6× 294 0.9× 376 1.4× 161 0.6× 54 2.9k
Chun‐Shin Hahn United States 22 330 0.3× 1.0k 1.1× 33 0.1× 149 0.6× 96 0.4× 31 2.2k
Benita Jackson United States 18 428 0.4× 752 0.8× 85 0.3× 234 0.9× 28 0.1× 39 1.4k
Markus Varjonen Finland 21 247 0.2× 690 0.7× 152 0.5× 255 1.0× 72 0.3× 26 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gemma L. Witcomb

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All Works

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Harper, Joanna, Richard C. Blagrove, Eugénie Hunsicker, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Performance Changes in Transgender Women Athletes Pre and Post Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy. European Journal of Sport Science. 25(9). e70036–e70036. 1 indexed citations
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Witcomb, Gemma L., et al.. (2025). Understanding trauma-informed physical activity in practice: A qualitative exploration. Psychology of sport and exercise. 81. 102942–102942.
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Hogervorst, Eef, et al.. (2024). Differences in menopausal quality of life, body appreciation, and body dissatisfaction between women at high and low risk of an eating disorder. Brain and Behavior. 14(7). e3609–e3609. 4 indexed citations
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McDermott, Hilary, et al.. (2024). Social Media Creations of Community and Gender Minority Stress in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults. Social Sciences. 13(9). 483–483. 2 indexed citations
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Witcomb, Gemma L., et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and coping: Absence of previous mental health issues as a potential risk factor for poor wellbeing in females. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100113–100113. 1 indexed citations
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Peel, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Prejudice in “inclusive” spaces: Cisgenderist collusion in the interview context. Feminism & Psychology. 32(2). 178–198. 4 indexed citations
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Patel, Shireen, Boliang Guo, Elena Nixon, et al.. (2020). Long‐term effect of gender‐affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: A prospective cohort study. Andrology. 9(6). 1808–1816. 60 indexed citations
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Witcomb, Gemma L., et al.. (2019). Planned Aerobic Exercise Increases Energy Intake at the Preceding Meal. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 52(4). 968–975. 12 indexed citations
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James, Lewis J., et al.. (2019). The influence of expected satiety on portion size selection is reduced when food is presented in an ‘unusual’ meal context. Appetite. 147. 104550–104550. 12 indexed citations
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Witcomb, Gemma L., Walter Pierre Bouman, Laurence Claes, et al.. (2018). Levels of depression in transgender people and its predictors: Results of a large matched control study with transgender people accessing clinical services. Journal of Affective Disorders. 235. 308–315. 113 indexed citations
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Beek, Titia F., Peggy T. Cohen‐Kettenis, Walter Pierre Bouman, et al.. (2017). Gender Incongruence of Childhood: Clinical Utility and Stakeholder Agreement with the World Health Organization’s Proposed ICD-11 Criteria. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0168522–e0168522. 22 indexed citations
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Bouman, Walter Pierre, et al.. (2016). Predictors of psychological well-being among treatment seeking transgender individuals. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 31(3). 359–375. 37 indexed citations
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Marshall, Ellen, Laurence Claes, Walter Pierre Bouman, Gemma L. Witcomb, & Jon Arcelus. (2015). Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality in trans people: A systematic review of the literature. International Review of Psychiatry. 28(1). 58–69. 202 indexed citations
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Arcelus, Jon, Walter Pierre Bouman, Wim Van Den Noortgate, et al.. (2015). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Studies in Transsexualism. European Psychiatry. 30(6). 807–815. 326 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moragas, Laura, Roser Granero, Randy Stinchfield, et al.. (2015). Comparative analysis of distinct phenotypes in gambling disorder based on gambling preferences. BMC Psychiatry. 15(1). 86–86. 78 indexed citations
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Brunstrom, Jeffrey M., et al.. (2004). Dietary restraint and heightened reactivity to food. Physiology & Behavior. 81(1). 85–90. 64 indexed citations

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