Grant S. Shields

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
102 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Grant S. Shields is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Grant S. Shields has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 31 papers in Social Psychology and 31 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Grant S. Shields's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (56 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (13 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (12 papers). Grant S. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (56 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (13 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (12 papers). Grant S. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Grant S. Shields's co-authors include George M. Slavich, Andrew P. Yonelinas, Yingkai Yang, Yanling Liu, Wesley G. Moons, Cheng Guo, Andrew M. McCullough, Chandler M. Spahr, Loren Toussaint and Brian C. Trainor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Grant S. Shields

93 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

The effects of acute stress on core executive functions: A meta-analysis and comparison with cortisol

2016 514 citations Grant S. Shields, Andrew P. Yonelinas et al. profile →
Executive function performance in obesity and overweight individuals: A meta-analysis and review

2017 368 citations Grant S. Shields et al. profile →
The effects of acute stress on episodic memory: A meta-analysis and integrative review.

2017 308 citations Grant S. Shields, Andrew P. Yonelinas et al. profile →
Child executive function and future externalizing and internalizing problems: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies

2022 89 citations Grant S. Shields et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multimodal stress assessment: Connecting task-related changes in self-reported stress, salivary biomarkers, heart rate, and facial expressions in the context of the stress response to the Trier Social Stress Test 2025 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Richer, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Grant S. Shields, Nicolas Rohleder	0
2	Lifetime Stressor Severity and Diurnal Cortisol in Older African American Adults: A Comparison of Three Theoretical Models 2025 ·Developmental Psychobiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yanping Jiang, Grant S. Shields, Nataria T. Joseph, George M. Slavich, Samuele Zilioli	0
3	The Short Stress State Questionnaire in German (SSSQ-G) 2024 ·PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München ·(unknown), Grant S. Shields, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Richer, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Nicolas Rohleder	2
4	A mismatch between early and recent life stress predicts better response inhibition, but not cognitive inhibition 2024 ·Stress ·Grant S. Shields, (unknown)	2
5	Acute stress influences the emotional foundations of executive control: Distinct effects on control-related affective and cognitive processes 2023 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Grant S. Shields, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
6	Electrophysiological effects of smartphone notifications on cognitive control following a brief mindfulness induction 2023 ·Biological Psychology ·(unknown), Grant S. Shields, Matt R. Judah, Darya L. Zabelina	2
7	Associations between acute and chronic lifetime stressors and psychosis-risk symptoms in individuals with 22q11.2 copy number variants 2023 ·Psychological Medicine ·(unknown), Vahe Khachadourian, (unknown), Leila Kushan, George M. Slavich, Grant S. Shields, Eva Velthorst, Carrie E. Bearden	5
8	Mediated and moderated associations between cumulative lifetime stressor exposure, emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, and lifetime alcohol use: A cross-sectional scoping study of UK drinkers 2023 ·Journal of Psychiatric Research ·James M. Clay, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Grant S. Shields, George M. Slavich, Lorenzo D. Stafford, Matthew O. Parker	2
9	Heightened neural activity and functional connectivity responses to social rejection in female adolescents at risk for depression: Testing the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression 2023 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Grant S. Shields, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael R. Irwin, George M. Slavich	3
10	Effects of Early Life Adversity on Pubertal Timing and Tempo in Black and White Girls: The National Growth and Health Study 2022 ·Psychosomatic Medicine ·Elissa J. Hamlat, Barbara Laraia, Maria E. Bleil, Julianna Deardorff, A. Janet Tomiyama, Mahasin S. Mujahid, Grant S. Shields, (unknown), George M. Slavich, Elissa S. Epel	19
11	Greater Cumulative Lifetime Stressor Exposure Predicts Blunted Reward Positivity in Adolescent Girls Followed for 2 Years 2022 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·Kreshnik Burani, Christopher J. Brush, Grant S. Shields, Daniel N. Klein, Brady D. Nelson, George M. Slavich, Greg Hajcak	14
12	Effects of early life adversity on pubertal timing and tempo in Black and White girls: The National Growth and Health Study 2022 ·PubMed Central ·Elissa J. Hamlat, Barbara Laraia, Maria E. Bleil, Julianna Deardorff, A. Janet Tomiyama, Mahasin S. Mujahid, Grant S. Shields, (unknown), George M. Slavich, Elissa S. Epel	12
13	Reduced adaptation of glutamatergic stress response is associated with pessimistic expectations in depression 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Jessica A. Cooper, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel J. Cole, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Grant S. Shields, George M. Slavich, Döst Öngür, J. Eric Jensen, Fei Du, Diego A. Pizzagalli, Michael T. Treadway	18
14	Blunted Social Reward Responsiveness Moderates the Effect of Lifetime Social Stress Exposure on Depressive Symptoms 2019 ·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience ·Samantha Pegg, Paige Ethridge, Grant S. Shields, George M. Slavich, Anna Weinberg, Autumn Kujawa	60
15	Life Stress and Suicide in Adolescents 2019 ·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ·Jeremy G. Stewart, Grant S. Shields, Erika C. Esposito, Elizabeth A. Cosby, Nicholas B. Allen, George M. Slavich, Randy P. Auerbach	102
16	Mild acute stress improves response speed without impairing accuracy or interference control in two selective attention tasks: Implications for theories of stress and cognition 2019 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Grant S. Shields, (unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Trainor, Andrew P. Yonelinas	37
17	Hostility, forgiveness, and cognitive impairment over 10 years in a national sample of American adults. 2018 ·Health Psychology ·Loren Toussaint, Grant S. Shields, (unknown), Kelly S. Kennedy, (unknown), George M. Slavich	6
18	Better executive function under stress mitigates the effects of recent life stress exposure on health in young adults 2017 ·Stress ·Grant S. Shields, Wesley G. Moons, George M. Slavich	48
19	The effect of negative affect on cognition: Anxiety, not anger, impairs executive function. 2016 ·Emotion ·Grant S. Shields, Wesley G. Moons, (unknown), Andrew P. Yonelinas	92
20	Psychosis As A Mechanism For Coping With Existential Distress 2014 ·Grant S. Shields	0

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