Karen A. Matthews

65.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
695 papers, 49.2k citations indexed

About

Karen A. Matthews is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen A. Matthews has authored 695 papers receiving a total of 49.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 153 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 113 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Karen A. Matthews's work include Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (116 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (113 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (87 papers). Karen A. Matthews is often cited by papers focused on Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (116 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (113 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (87 papers). Karen A. Matthews collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and United Kingdom. Karen A. Matthews's co-authors include Joyce T. Bromberger, Lewis H. Kuller, Jane F. Owens, Rebecca C. Thurston, Martica H. Hall, Linda C. Gallo, Catherine M. Stoney, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Stephen B. Manuck and Sheldon Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Karen A. Matthews

683 papers receiving 46.9k citations

Hit Papers

Menopause and Risk Factor... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1989 1990 2008 2006 1989 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Menopause and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
    1989 816 citations Karen A. Matthews, Lewis H. Kuller et al. profile →
  2. Lowering cholesterol concentrations and mortality: a quantitative review of primary prevention trials.
    1990 698 citations Matthew F. Muldoon, Stephen B. Manuck et al. BMJ profile →
  3. Relationships Between the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Clinical/Polysomnographic Measures in a Community Sample
    2008 673 citations Daniel J. Buysse, Martica H. Hall et al. profile →
  4. Longitudinal Analysis of the Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms and Race/Ethnicity Across the Menopausal Transition: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
    2006 634 citations Ellen B. Gold, Nancy E. Avis et al. profile →
  5. Dispositional optimism and recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery: The beneficial effects on physical and psychological well-being.
    1989 583 citations Karen A. Matthews, Jane F. Owens et al. profile →
  6. Childhood socioeconomic status and adult health
    2010 505 citations Edith Chen, Karen A. Matthews et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Psychological Perspectives on Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Status and Physical Health
    2010 501 citations Karen A. Matthews, Linda C. Gallo profile →
  8. Are Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Midlife Women Due to Chronological Aging or to the Menopausal Transition?
    2009 466 citations Karen A. Matthews, Sybil L. Crawford et al. profile →
  9. Handbook of stress, reactivity, and cardiovascular disease
    1986 455 citations Karen A. Matthews profile →
  10. Prevalence, Incidence and Correlates of Urinary Incontinence in Healthy, Middle-Aged Women
    1991 403 citations Karen A. Matthews et al. profile →
  11. Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Predispose Youth to Accelerated Atherosclerosis and Early Cardiovascular Disease
    2015 383 citations Karen A. Matthews et al. Circulation profile →
  12. The menopause transition and women's health at midlife: a progress report from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
    2019 310 citations Samar R. El Khoudary, Gail A. Greendale et al. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen A. Matthews United States 118 11.3k 10.4k 7.9k 7.5k 7.3k 695 49.2k
Mika Kivimäki United Kingdom 130 9.1k 0.8× 5.6k 0.5× 7.7k 1.0× 7.5k 1.0× 9.9k 1.4× 1.3k 74.6k
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Netherlands 138 8.7k 0.8× 3.9k 0.4× 17.3k 2.2× 12.9k 1.7× 7.7k 1.0× 989 74.1k
Kristine Yaffe United States 132 6.2k 0.6× 5.6k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 6.4k 0.9× 7.4k 1.0× 853 64.6k
Teresa E. Seeman United States 114 6.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.3× 7.9k 1.0× 4.1k 0.6× 6.2k 0.8× 463 64.7k
Andrew Steptoe United Kingdom 130 11.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.2× 14.4k 1.8× 7.3k 1.0× 9.3k 1.3× 935 71.8k
Wayne Katon United States 130 5.0k 0.4× 8.0k 0.8× 16.7k 2.1× 5.4k 0.7× 7.0k 1.0× 513 59.2k
Aartjan T.F. Beekman Netherlands 108 4.8k 0.4× 2.3k 0.2× 13.0k 1.6× 8.8k 1.2× 3.9k 0.5× 741 45.7k
Jaakko Kaprio Finland 117 3.7k 0.3× 3.5k 0.3× 7.7k 1.0× 7.1k 1.0× 9.2k 1.3× 1.2k 61.3k
Brendon Stubbs United Kingdom 107 4.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.2× 10.8k 1.4× 3.6k 0.5× 6.7k 0.9× 815 47.7k
Robert B. Wallace United States 106 7.6k 0.7× 5.6k 0.5× 2.0k 0.3× 2.5k 0.3× 6.0k 0.8× 729 57.2k

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All Works

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Cortés, Yamnia I., Maria M. Brooks, Emma Barinas‐Mitchell, et al.. (2021). Impact of prior preterm or term small for gestational age birth on maternal blood pressure during the menopause transition in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 28(3). 255–262.
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Barinas‐Mitchell, Emma, Xiao Yang, Karen A. Matthews, et al.. (2021). Childhood-onset depression and arterial stiffness in young adulthood. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 148. 110551–110551. 13 indexed citations
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Kamarck, Thomas W., et al.. (2020). Hostility Dimensions and Metabolic Syndrome in a Healthy, Midlife Sample. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 27(4). 475–480. 2 indexed citations
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Portnoy, Jill, J. Richard Jennings, Karen A. Matthews, Dustin Pardini, & Adrian Raine. (2020). The relationship between resting heart rate and aggression in males is racially variant. Aggressive Behavior. 46(2). 170–180. 8 indexed citations
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Khoudary, Samar R. El, Gail A. Greendale, Sybil L. Crawford, et al.. (2020). The Menopause Transition and Women’s Health at Midlife: A Progress Report From the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 75(3). 172–173. 1 indexed citations
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Meier, Madeline H., Dustin Pardini, Jordan Beardslee, & Karen A. Matthews. (2018). Associations Between Cannabis Use and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Longitudinal Study of Men. Psychosomatic Medicine. 81(3). 281–288. 27 indexed citations
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Joseph, Nataria T., Karen A. Matthews, & Héctor F. Myers. (2013). Conceptualizing health consequences of Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of socioeconomic status decline.. Health Psychology. 33(2). 139–146. 40 indexed citations
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Matthews, Karen A., Yue‐Fang Chang, Howard M. Kravitz, et al.. (2013). Sleep and risk for high blood pressure and hypertension in midlife women: the SWAN (Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation) Sleep Study. Sleep Medicine. 15(2). 203–208. 25 indexed citations
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Bromberger, Joyce T., Howard M. Kravitz, Yue‐Fang Chang, et al.. (2013). Does risk for anxiety increase during the menopausal transition? Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 20(5). 488–495. 172 indexed citations
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Thurston, Rebecca C., Samar R. El Khoudary, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, et al.. (2013). Vasomotor Symptoms and Insulin Resistance in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 68(2). 113–114. 1 indexed citations
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Matthews, Karen A., Yue‐Fang Chang, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Daniel Edmundowicz, & Joyce T. Bromberger. (2010). Recurrent Major Depression Predicts Progression of Coronary Calcification in Healthy Women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Psychosomatic Medicine. 72(8). 742–747. 34 indexed citations
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Thurston, Rebecca C., Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Susan A. Everson‐Rose, Rachel Hess, & Karen A. Matthews. (2008). Hot Flashes and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 118(12). 1234–1240. 241 indexed citations
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Matthews, Karen A., Katri Räikkönen, Linda C. Gallo, & Lewis H. Kuller. (2008). Association between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome in women: Testing the reserve capacity model.. Health Psychology. 27(5). 576–583. 95 indexed citations
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Scuteri, Angelo, Marike Vuga, Samer S. Najjar, et al.. (2008). Education eclipses ethnicity in predicting the development of the metabolic syndrome in different ethnic groups in midlife: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Diabetic Medicine. 25(12). 1390–1399. 17 indexed citations
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Bromberger, Joyce T., et al.. (2004). Depressive symptoms are related with hemostatic factors in middle-aged women: A report from the Study of Women Health Across the Nation (SWAN). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(20). 57–64. 1 indexed citations
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Ming, Eileen E., Gail K. Adler, Ronald C. Kessler, et al.. (2004). Cardiovascular Reactivity to Work Stress Predicts Subsequent Onset of Hypertension: The Air Traffic Controller Health Change Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 66(4). 459–465. 53 indexed citations
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Chen, Edith & Karen A. Matthews. (1999). Socioeconomic Differences in Social Information Processing and Cardiovascular Reactivity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 896(1). 417–419. 4 indexed citations
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Muldoon, Matthew F., Stephen B. Manuck, & Karen A. Matthews. (1990). Lowering cholesterol concentrations and mortality: Authors' reply. BMJ. 301(6751). 554.2–554. 1 indexed citations
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Muldoon, Matthew F., Stephen B. Manuck, & Karen A. Matthews. (1990). Lowering cholesterol concentrations and mortality: Authors' reply. BMJ. 301(6755). 815.3–815. 6 indexed citations
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Muldoon, Matthew F., Stephen B. Manuck, & Karen A. Matthews. (1990). Lowering cholesterol concentrations and mortality: a quantitative review of primary prevention trials.. BMJ. 301(6747). 309–314. 698 indexed citations breakdown →

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