Heather Westwood

1.4k total citations
15 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Heather Westwood is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Westwood has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 12 papers in Clinical Psychology and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Heather Westwood's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (12 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (11 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (11 papers). Heather Westwood is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (12 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (11 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (11 papers). Heather Westwood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Georgia and France. Heather Westwood's co-authors include Kate Tchanturia, William Mandy, Daniel Ståhl, Jess Kerr‐Gaffney, Jenni Leppänen, Janet Treasure, Ivan Eisler, James Adamson, Mima Simic and Vanessa Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Psychological Medicine and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Heather Westwood

15 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Westwood United Kingdom 11 863 616 593 108 90 15 1.0k
Emma Kinnaird United Kingdom 15 714 0.8× 593 1.0× 450 0.8× 72 0.7× 71 0.8× 22 916
Danelle Hodge United States 8 478 0.6× 426 0.7× 420 0.7× 113 1.0× 69 0.8× 8 693
Elysse B. Arnold United States 18 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.7× 428 0.7× 96 0.9× 121 1.3× 29 1.3k
Gudmundur Skarphéðinsson Norway 21 1.1k 1.3× 640 1.0× 269 0.5× 209 1.9× 72 0.8× 77 1.2k
Robert R. Selles United States 15 904 1.0× 626 1.0× 261 0.4× 99 0.9× 74 0.8× 40 1.0k
Dwight P. Sweeney United States 12 616 0.7× 504 0.8× 607 1.0× 156 1.4× 87 1.0× 21 866
Déborah Badoud Switzerland 19 679 0.8× 334 0.5× 527 0.9× 287 2.7× 48 0.5× 37 1.2k
David Hambrook United Kingdom 13 889 1.0× 284 0.5× 308 0.5× 133 1.2× 45 0.5× 18 1.0k
Bernhard Weidle Norway 19 775 0.9× 612 1.0× 200 0.3× 94 0.9× 47 0.5× 62 912
Caitlin M. Conner United States 18 785 0.9× 900 1.5× 355 0.6× 33 0.3× 130 1.4× 35 1.1k

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Westwood, Heather, William Mandy, & Rebecca Brewer. (2025). The Relationship Between Interoception, Alexithymia, Autistic Traits and Eating Pathology in Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 1 indexed citations
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Hobson, Hannah, Heather Westwood, Jane Conway, et al.. (2020). Alexithymia and autism diagnostic assessments: Evidence from twins at genetic risk of autism and adults with anorexia nervosa. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 73. 101531–101531. 20 indexed citations
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Bentz, Mette, Heather Westwood, Jens Richardt Møllegaard Jepsen, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, & Kate Tchanturia. (2020). The autism diagnostic observation schedule: Patterns in individuals with anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review. 28(5). 571–579. 9 indexed citations
4.
Hobson, Hannah, Heather Westwood, Jane Conway, et al.. (2018). The impact of alexithymia on autism diagnostic assessments. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 5 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, William Mandy, & Kate Tchanturia. (2017). Clinical evaluation of autistic symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa. Molecular Autism. 8(1). 12–12. 72 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather & Kate Tchanturia. (2017). Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review. Current Psychiatry Reports. 19(7). 41–41. 180 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, William Mandy, & Kate Tchanturia. (2017). The association between symptoms of autism and neuropsychological performance in females with Anorexia Nervosa. Psychiatry Research. 258. 531–537. 31 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, William Mandy, Mima Simic, & Kate Tchanturia. (2017). Assessing ASD in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa using Clinical and Developmental Measures: a Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 46(1). 183–192. 47 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, Jess Kerr‐Gaffney, Daniel Ståhl, & Kate Tchanturia. (2017). Alexithymia in eating disorders: Systematic review and meta-analyses of studies using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 99. 66–81. 243 indexed citations
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Tchanturia, Kate, James Adamson, Jenni Leppänen, & Heather Westwood. (2017). Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in anorexia nervosa: A naturalistic study in an inpatient treatment programme. Autism. 23(1). 123–130. 65 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, Daniel Ståhl, William Mandy, & Kate Tchanturia. (2016). The set-shifting profiles of anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 46(9). 1809–1827. 137 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, et al.. (2016). Exploration of Friendship Experiences, before and after Illness Onset in Females with Anorexia Nervosa: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0163528–e0163528. 45 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Samantha, et al.. (2016). Patients’ perspective of a group intervention for perfectionism in anorexia nervosa: A qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology. 23(12). 1521–1532. 10 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, Ivan Eisler, William Mandy, et al.. (2015). Using the Autism-Spectrum Quotient to Measure Autistic Traits in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46(3). 964–977. 126 indexed citations
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Westwood, Heather, et al.. (2014). A Qualitative Study of Friendship in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa and Possible Autism Spectrum Disorder. Psychology. 5(11). 1338–1349. 36 indexed citations

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