John M. Hettema

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

John M. Hettema is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Hettema has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Clinical Psychology, 43 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John M. Hettema's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (58 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (27 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (17 papers). John M. Hettema is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (58 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (27 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (17 papers). John M. Hettema collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. John M. Hettema's co-authors include Kenneth S. Kendler, Michael C. Neale, Carol A. Prescott, Kenneth S. Kendler, John Myers, Judy L. Silberg, Cynthia M. Bulik, Charles O. Gardner, Roxann Roberson‐Nay and Takeshi Otowa and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John M. Hettema

106 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

A Review and Meta-Analysis of the Genetic Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders

2001 1.0k citations John M. Hettema, Michael C. Neale et al. profile →
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders in Women

2000 975 citations Kenneth S. Kendler, John M. Hettema et al. profile →
Life Event Dimensions of Loss, Humiliation, Entrapment, and Danger in the Prediction of Onsets of Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety

2003 628 citations Kenneth S. Kendler, John M. Hettema et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Hettema United States	38	4.0k	2.3k	1.2k	1.1k	994	111	7.5k
HonaLee Harrington United States	11	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	955 0.9×	990 1.0×	12	8.4k
Abby J. Fyer United States	51	4.1k 1.0×	4.1k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	144	8.1k
Charles O. Gardner United States	37	3.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	674 0.6×	910 0.9×	66	7.0k
Janine D. Flory United States	54	3.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	144	9.8k
Kenneth S. Kendler United States	23	3.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	880 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	25	7.5k
Judy Martin New Zealand	14	4.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	26	9.2k
Kenneth S. Kendler United States	23	2.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	868 0.8×	423 0.4×	795 0.8×	29	6.3k
Karen Sugden United Kingdom	37	3.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	75	11.4k
Liliana Dell’Osso Italy	54	4.8k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	953 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	3.3k 3.3×	368	10.3k
Judy L. Silberg United States	48	5.2k 1.3×	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	954 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	123	8.4k

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Moore, Ashlee A., Christopher J. Patrick, James R. Yancey, et al.. (2025). Dispositional threat sensitivity as a liability for fear-related pathologies: Evidence from a child-aged twin sample. Development and Psychopathology. 37(5). 2661–2671.

Nandy, Karabi, Abu Minhajuddin, David R. Riddle, et al.. (2024). Clinical correlates of anxious depression in youth from the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN). Journal of Affective Disorders. 362. 510–517. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Na, Brad Verhulst, Ole A. Andreassen, et al.. (2024). Assessment and ascertainment in psychiatric molecular genetics: challenges and opportunities for cross-disorder research. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(4). 1627–1638. 4 indexed citations

Weaver, Katherine, et al.. (2024). Using Alternative Definitions of Controls to Increase Statistical Power in GWAS. Behavior Genetics. 54(4). 353–366.

Sheerin, Christina M., et al.. (2023). Genetic and environmental influences on alpha amylase stress reactivity and shared genetic covariation with cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 161. 106922–106922.

Guzick, Andrew G., Eric A. Storch, Abu Minhajuddin, et al.. (2023). Psychometric properties of the GAD-7 and PROMIS-Anxiety-4a among youth with depression and suicidality: Results from the Texas youth depression and suicide research network. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 170. 237–244. 7 indexed citations

Hettema, John M., Edwin J. C. G. van den Oord, Min Zhao, et al.. (2023). Methylome-wide association study of anxiety disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(8). 3484–3492. 8 indexed citations

Bourdon, Jessica L., Jeanne E. Savage, Brad Verhulst, et al.. (2019). The Genetic and Environmental Relationship Between Childhood Behavioral Inhibition and Preadolescent Anxiety. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 22(1). 48–55. 10 indexed citations

Otowa, Takeshi, et al.. (2015). Genetics of anxiety disorders: Genetic epidemiological and molecular studies in humans. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 69(7). 388–401. 101 indexed citations

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Hettema, John M., et al.. (2015). Direct, indirect and pleiotropic effects of candidate genes on internalizing disorder psychopathology. Psychological Medicine. 45(10). 2227–2236. 20 indexed citations

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Otowa, Takeshi, Timothy P. York, Charles O. Gardner, Kenneth S. Kendler, & John M. Hettema. (2014). The impact of childhood parental loss on risk for mood, anxiety and substance use disorders in a population-based sample of male twins. Psychiatry Research. 220(1-2). 404–409. 47 indexed citations

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Adkins, Daniel E., Shaunna L. Clark, Karolina A. Åberg, et al.. (2012). Genome-wide pharmacogenomic study of citalopram-induced side effects in STAR*D. Translational Psychiatry. 2(7). e129–e129. 37 indexed citations

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Donner, Jonas, Tessa Sipilä, Samuli Ripatti, et al.. (2012). Support for involvement of glutamate decarboxylase 1 and neuropeptide y in anxiety susceptibility. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Libert, Sergiy, Kelli B. Pointer, Eric L. Bell, et al.. (2011). SIRT1 Activates MAO-A in the Brain to Mediate Anxiety and Exploratory Drive. Cell. 147(7). 1459–1472. 196 indexed citations

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Sun, Cuie, Xiangning Chen, Edwin J. C. G. van den Oord, et al.. (2009). Association study between GABA receptor genes and anxiety spectrum disorders. Depression and Anxiety. 26(11). 998–1003. 21 indexed citations

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Hettema, John M., Seon‐Sook An, Edwin J. C. G. van den Oord, et al.. (2009). Association study of CREB1 with Major Depressive Disorder and related phenotypes. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 150B(8). 1128–1132. 17 indexed citations

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Hettema, John M., Seon‐Sook An, József Bukszár, et al.. (2008). Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Contributes to Genetic Susceptibility Shared Among Anxiety Spectrum Phenotypes. Biological Psychiatry. 64(4). 302–310. 85 indexed citations

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Kubarych, Thomas S., Steven H. Aggen, John M. Hettema, Kenneth S. Kendler, & Michael C. Neale. (2008). Assessment of generalized anxiety disorder diagnostic criteria in the National Comorbidity Survey and Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders.. Psychological Assessment. 20(3). 206–216. 10 indexed citations

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Kessler, RC, Michael J. Gruber, John M. Hettema, et al.. (2007). Co-morbid major depression and generalized anxiety disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey follow-up. Psychological Medicine. 38(3). 365–374. 357 indexed citations

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Grootheest, D.S. van, Dorret I. Boomsma, John M. Hettema, & Kenneth S. Kendler. (2007). Heritability of obsessive‐compulsive symptom dimensions. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 147B(4). 473–478. 40 indexed citations

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