Jennifer McLaren

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Jennifer McLaren is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer McLaren has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 11 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Jennifer McLaren's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (8 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers). Jennifer McLaren is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (8 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers). Jennifer McLaren collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Jennifer McLaren's co-authors include Louisa Degenhardt, Rebecca McKetin, Susan E. Bryson, Christina Briegleb, Hammad Ali, Bradley Mathers, Matthew Hickman, Dan I. Lubman, Leanne Hides and Wayne Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer McLaren

42 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

2010 635 citations Louisa Degenhardt, Christina Briegleb et al. Addiction profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jennifer McLaren United States	19	917	719	420	401	367	46	2.3k
Beverly Powis United Kingdom	15	1.7k 1.8×	927 1.3×	512 1.2×	552 1.4×	245 0.7×	21	2.8k
Michael McCann United States	22	1.2k 1.3×	481 0.7×	378 0.9×	429 1.1×	176 0.5×	78	2.2k
Conrad J. Wong United States	27	1.2k 1.3×	431 0.6×	324 0.8×	399 1.0×	258 0.7×	54	2.2k
James Shearer United Kingdom	23	696 0.8×	433 0.6×	295 0.7×	355 0.9×	167 0.5×	81	2.0k
Maureen Hillhouse United States	31	1.7k 1.8×	1.6k 2.2×	480 1.1×	379 0.9×	509 1.4×	71	3.0k
Flávio Pechansky Brazil	29	910 1.0×	396 0.6×	243 0.6×	737 1.8×	175 0.5×	179	3.0k
Alex Baldacchino United Kingdom	25	625 0.7×	651 0.9×	256 0.6×	530 1.3×	279 0.8×	111	2.2k
Bruna Brands Canada	22	884 1.0×	655 0.9×	570 1.4×	229 0.6×	280 0.8×	141	2.1k
Stacey C. Sigmon United States	32	1.3k 1.4×	1.5k 2.1×	326 0.8×	296 0.7×	495 1.3×	117	2.9k
Norman S. Miller United States	28	1.2k 1.4×	460 0.6×	412 1.0×	680 1.7×	184 0.5×	143	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jennifer McLaren

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Soda, Takahiro, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Intersection of Gender Diversity and Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review With a Focus on Clinical Care. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 38(1). e70010–e70010.

Chien, Alyna T., JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Steven Woloshin, et al.. (2022). Difficulty Obtaining Behavioral Health Services for Children: A National Survey of Multiphysician Practices. The Annals of Family Medicine. 20(1). 42–50. 8 indexed citations

McLaren, Jennifer, et al.. (2021). Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Antipsychotics in Children: A Survey of Caregiver’s Perspectives. Community Mental Health Journal. 58(3). 512–516. 5 indexed citations

Charlot, Lauren, Leonard A. Doerfler, & Jennifer McLaren. (2020). Psychotropic medications use and side effects of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 64(11). 852–863. 11 indexed citations

Barnett, Erin R., et al.. (2019). Deprescribing psychotropic medications in children: results of a national qualitative study. BMJ Quality & Safety. 29(8). 655–663. 17 indexed citations

Cotes, Robert O., et al.. (2017). Improving Cardiometabolic Monitoring of Children on Antipsychotics. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 27(10). 916–919. 17 indexed citations

McLaren, Jennifer, Mary F. Brunette, Gregory J. McHugo, Robert E. Drake, & W. Burleson Daviss. (2017). Monitoring of Patients on Second-Generation Antipsychotics: A National Survey of Child Psychiatrists. Psychiatric Services. 68(9). 958–961. 16 indexed citations

McLaren, Jennifer, et al.. (2014). Lurasidone Treatment in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Irritability and Aggression. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 24(6). 354–356. 9 indexed citations

Degenhardt, Louisa, Jessica Singleton, Bianca Calabria, et al.. (2010). Mortality among cocaine users: A systematic review of cohort studies. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 113(2-3). 88–95. 142 indexed citations

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Roxburgh, Amanda, Wayne Hall, Louisa Degenhardt, et al.. (2010). The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis‐related harm in Australia 1993–2007. Addiction. 105(6). 1071–1079. 39 indexed citations

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Calabria, Bianca, Louisa Degenhardt, Christina Briegleb, et al.. (2010). Systematic review of prospective studies investigating “remission” from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence. Addictive Behaviors. 35(8). 741–749. 92 indexed citations

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Charlson, Fiona, Louisa Degenhardt, Jennifer McLaren, Wayne Hall, & Michael T. Lynskey. (2009). A systematic review of research examining benzodiazepine‐related mortality. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 18(2). 93–103. 73 indexed citations

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McLaren, Jennifer & Richard P. Mattick. (2008). Towards a National Cannabis Strategy. 6(1). 15. 1 indexed citations

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McLaren, Jennifer, et al.. (2008). National Cannabis Strategy 2006-2009. 6(3). 16. 3 indexed citations

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McLaren, Jennifer, Wendy Swift, Paul Dillon, & Steve Allsop. (2008). Cannabis potency and contamination: a review of the literature. Addiction. 103(7). 1100–1109. 156 indexed citations

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McKetin, Rebecca, Erin Kelly, & Jennifer McLaren. (2006). The relationship between crystalline methamphetamine use and methamphetamine dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 85(3). 198–204. 113 indexed citations

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Willoughby, Teena, Eileen Wood, Catherine McDermott, & Jennifer McLaren. (2000). Enhancing learning through strategy instruction and group interaction: is active generation of elaborations critical?. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 14(1). 19–30. 33 indexed citations

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Furrow, David, et al.. (1993). Differential responding to two- and three-year-olds' utterances: the roles of grammaticality and ambiguity. Journal of Child Language. 20(2). 363–375. 7 indexed citations

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Bryson, Susan E., et al.. (1991). Differential Asymmetries for Positive and Negative Emotion: Hemisphere or Stimulus Effects?. Cortex. 27(3). 359–365. 22 indexed citations

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McLaren, Jennifer & Susan E. Bryson. (1987). Hemispheric Asymmetries in the Perception of Emotional and Neutral Faces. Cortex. 23(4). 645–654. 35 indexed citations

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