Gerda Verkerk

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 903 citations indexed

About

Gerda Verkerk is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerda Verkerk has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 903 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3 papers in Social Psychology and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Gerda Verkerk's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (4 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (2 papers). Gerda Verkerk is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (4 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (2 papers). Gerda Verkerk collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands. Gerda Verkerk's co-authors include Huib L. Vader, Anneloes L. van Baar, J. L. P. Kuijpens, Victor J. Pop, J J de Vijlder, Hemmo A. Drexhage, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, Thomas Vulsma, Victor J.M. Pop and Guus L. Van Heck and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Affective Disorders, Psychosomatic Medicine and Clinical Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Gerda Verkerk

5 papers receiving 847 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.

Low maternal free thyroxine concentrations during early pregnancy are associated with impaired psychomotor development in infancy

1999 689 citations Victor J. Pop, J. L. P. Kuijpens et al. Clinical Endocrinology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerda Verkerk Netherlands	5	561	321	232	218	144	6	903
Vincent V. W. Jaddoe Netherlands	9	382 0.7×	344 1.1×	159 0.7×	256 1.2×	41 0.3×	14	763
Nina H. Grootendorst–van Mil Netherlands	14	158 0.3×	326 1.0×	122 0.5×	148 0.7×	125 0.9×	38	732
Ruth Paradice United Kingdom	8	490 0.9×	233 0.7×	71 0.3×	164 0.8×	32 0.2×	13	657
Minglan Li New Zealand	18	136 0.2×	596 1.9×	176 0.8×	390 1.8×	58 0.4×	31	975
Rossella Gaudino Italy	15	254 0.5×	213 0.7×	134 0.6×	30 0.1×	93 0.6×	67	790
Karen Schellong Germany	13	103 0.2×	1.1k 3.4×	330 1.4×	640 2.9×	15 0.1×	24	1.6k
Allison Shapiro United States	18	72 0.1×	668 2.1×	446 1.9×	478 2.2×	74 0.5×	47	1.2k
Judith Balk United States	12	82 0.1×	129 0.4×	66 0.3×	180 0.8×	47 0.3×	20	698
Signe Sloth Mogensen Denmark	11	146 0.3×	139 0.4×	151 0.7×	27 0.1×	22 0.2×	15	763
V. P. Lo Presti Italy	12	666 1.2×	344 1.1×	40 0.2×	98 0.4×	7 0.0×	12	806

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerda Verkerk

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Verkerk, Gerda, Johan Denollet, Guus L. Van Heck, Maarten J. M. van Son, & Victor J.M. Pop. (2005). Personality Factors as Determinants of Depression in Postpartum Women: A Prospective 1-Year Follow-up Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 67(4). 632–637. 61 indexed citations

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Son, Maarten van, Gerda Verkerk, Onno van der Hart, Ivan H. Komproe, & Victor J.M. Pop. (2005). Prenatal depression, mode of delivery and perinatal dissociation as predictors of postpartum posttraumatic stress: an empirical study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 12(4). 297–312. 58 indexed citations

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Verkerk, Gerda, Johan Denollet, Guus L. Van Heck, Maarten J. M. van Son, & Victor J.M. Pop. (2004). Patient preference for counselling predicts postpartum depression: a prospective 1-year follow up study in high-risk women. Journal of Affective Disorders. 83(1). 43–48. 8 indexed citations

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Verkerk, Gerda, Victor J.M. Pop, Maarten J. M. van Son, & Guus L. Van Heck. (2002). Prediction of depression in the postpartum period: a longitudinal follow-up study in high-risk and low-risk women. Journal of Affective Disorders. 77(2). 159–166. 87 indexed citations

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Pop, Victor J., J. L. P. Kuijpens, Anneloes L. van Baar, et al.. (1999). Low maternal free thyroxine concentrations during early pregnancy are associated with impaired psychomotor development in infancy. Clinical Endocrinology. 50(2). 149–155. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pop, Victor J., Gerda Verkerk, Maarten van Son, et al.. (1996). Maternal thyroid peroxidase antibodies during pregnancy: A marker of impaired child development?. Infant Behavior and Development. 19. 681–681.

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