Karen Sugden

19.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Karen Sugden is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Sugden has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Karen Sugden's work include Birth, Development, and Health (22 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (11 papers). Karen Sugden is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (22 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (11 papers). Karen Sugden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Karen Sugden's co-authors include Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Richie Poulton, Jonathan Mill, Ian Craig, Antony W. Braithwaite, HonaLee Harrington, Joseph L. McClay, Alan Taylor and Judy Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Karen Sugden

74 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene

2003 5.5k citations Avshalom Caspi, Karen Sugden et al. profile →
Quantification of biological aging in young adults

2015 626 citations Daniel W. Belsky, Avshalom Caspi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Gene–environment interaction analysis of serotonin system markers with adolescent depression

2004 509 citations Thalia C. Eley, Karen Sugden et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
Is Adult ADHD a Childhood-Onset Neurodevelopmental Disorder? Evidence From a Four-Decade Longitudinal Cohort Study

2015 405 citations Terrie E. Moffitt, Renate Houts et al. profile →
Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Disorders and Comorbidities Across 4 Decades Among Participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study

2020 333 citations Avshalom Caspi, Renate Houts et al. profile →

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Accelerated Epigenetic Aging and Prospective Morbidity and Mortality Among U.S. Veterans 2025 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Kyle J. Bourassa, (unknown), Sandra Woolson, Paul A. Dennis, Melanie E. Garrett, Lauren P. Hair, Michelle F. Dennis, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Renate Houts, Patrick S. Calhoun, Jennifer C. Naylor, Allison E. Ashley‐Koch, Jean C. Beckham, Avshalom Caspi, Gregory A. Taylor, Katherine S. Hall, Terrie E. Moffitt, Nathan A. Kimbrel, (unknown)	3
2	Cross‐tissue comparison of epigenetic aging clocks in humans 2025 ·Aging Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Avshalom Caspi, Christopher Chiaro, (unknown), Waylon J. Hastings, Christine Heim, (unknown), Jennie G. Noll, Hannah M. C. Schreier, Chad E. Shenk, Karen Sugden, Idan Shalev	9
3	DunedinPACNI estimates the longitudinal Pace of Aging from a single brain image to track health and disease 2025 ·Nature Aging ·(unknown), Maxwell L. Elliott, Annchen R. Knodt, Wickliffe C. Abraham, Tim Anderson, Nicholas J. Cutfield, Sean Hogan, David Ireland, Tracy R. Melzer, Sandhya Ramrakha, Karen Sugden, Reremoana Theodore, Benjamin Williams, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Ahmad R. Hariri	1
4	Association of a pace of aging epigenetic clock with rate of cognitive decline in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort 2024 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring ·Micah J. Savin, (unknown), (unknown), Allison E. Aiello, Stephanie Assuras, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, (unknown), Calen P. Ryan, Baoyi Shi, Yaakov Stern, Karen Sugden, Linda Valeri, Daniel W. Belsky	3
5	Accelerated Pace of Aging in Schizophrenia: Five Case-Control Studies 2023 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Avshalom Caspi, Gemma Shireby, Jonathan Mill, Terrie E. Moffitt, Karen Sugden, Eilís Hannon	18
6	Socioenvironmental Adversity and Adolescent Psychotic Experiences: Exploring Potential Mechanisms in a UK Longitudinal Cohort 2023 ·Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Joanne B. Newbury, Louise Arseneault, Terrie E. Moffitt, Candice L. Odgers, Laura D Howe, Ioannis Bakolis, Aaron Reuben, Andrea Danese, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Antonella Trotta, Antony Ambler, Helen L. Fisher	5
7	Are macular drusen in midlife a marker of accelerated biological ageing? 2021 ·Clinical and Experimental Optometry ·Graham Wilson, (unknown), Sandhya Ramrakha, Antony Ambler, Gavin Tan, Avshalom Caspi, Ben Williams, Karen Sugden, Renate Houts, Rachael L. Niederer, Tien Yin Wong, Terrie E. Moffitt, Richie Poulton	4
8	Linking stressful life events and chronic inflammation using suPAR (soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor) 2021 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Kyle J. Bourassa, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Andrea Danese, Jesper Eugen‐Olsen, HonaLee Harrington, Renate Houts, Richie Poulton, Sandhya Ramrakha, Karen Sugden, Ben Williams, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi	31
9	Patterns of Reliability: Assessing the Reproducibility and Integrity of DNA Methylation Measurement 2020 ·Patterns ·Karen Sugden, Eilís Hannon, Louise Arseneault, Daniel W. Belsky, David L. Corcoran, Helen L. Fisher, Renate Houts, Radhika Kandaswamy, Terrie E. Moffitt, Richie Poulton, Joseph A. Prinz, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Benjamin Williams, Chloe C. Y. Wong, Jonathan Mill, Avshalom Caspi	81
10	DNA methylation signatures of adolescent victimization: analysis of a longitudinal monozygotic twin sample 2020 ·Epigenetics ·Radhika Kandaswamy, Eilís Hannon, Louise Arseneault, Georgina Mansell, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Joe Burrage, James R Staley, Ehsan Pishva, Aisha Dahir, Susanna Roberts, Andrea Danese, Jonathan Mill, Helen L. Fisher, Chloe C. Y. Wong	16
11	Establishing a generalized polyepigenetic biomarker for tobacco smoking 2019 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Karen Sugden, Eilís Hannon, Louise Arseneault, Daniel W. Belsky, Jonathan M. Broadbent, David L. Corcoran, Robert J. Hancox, Renate Houts, Terrie E. Moffitt, Richie Poulton, Joseph A. Prinz, W. Murray Thomson, Benjamin Williams, Chloe C. Y. Wong, Jonathan Mill, Avshalom Caspi	43
12	A Polygenic Score for Higher Educational Attainment is Associated with Larger Brains 2018 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Maxwell L. Elliott, Daniel W. Belsky, Kevin Anderson, David L. Corcoran, Tian Ge, Annchen R. Knodt, Joseph A. Prinz, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, David Ireland, Richie Poulton, Avshalom Caspi, Avram J. Holmes, Terrie E. Moffitt, Ahmad R. Hariri	25
13	Characterizing genetic and environmental influences on variable DNA methylation using monozygotic and dizygotic twins 2018 ·PLoS Genetics ·Eilís Hannon, Olivia Knox, Karen Sugden, Joe Burrage, Chloe C. Y. Wong, Daniel W. Belsky, David L. Corcoran, Louise Arseneault, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Jonathan Mill	117
14	The Genetics of Success 2016 ·Psychological Science ·Daniel W. Belsky, Terrie E. Moffitt, David L. Corcoran, Benjamin W. Domingue, HonaLee Harrington, Sean Hogan, Renate Houts, Sandhya Ramrakha, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Richie Poulton, Avshalom Caspi	169
15	Quantification of biological aging in young adults breakdown → 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel W. Belsky, Avshalom Caspi, Renate Houts, Harvey Jay Cohen, David L. Corcoran, Andrea Danese, HonaLee Harrington, Salomon Israel, Morgan E. Levine, Jonathan D. Schaefer, Karen Sugden, Ben Williams, Anatoli I. Yashin, Richie Poulton, Terrie E. Moffitt	626
16	Is Chronic Asthma Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length at Midlife? 2014 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Daniel W. Belsky, Idan Shalev, Malcolm R. Sears, Robert J. Hancox, (unknown), Renate Houts, Terrie E. Moffitt, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Richie Poulton, Avshalom Caspi	48
17	Exposure to violence during childhood is associated with telomere erosion from 5 to 10 years of age: a longitudinal study 2012 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Idan Shalev, Terrie E. Moffitt, Karen Sugden, Ben Williams, Renate Houts, Andrea Danese, Jonathan Mill, Louise Arseneault, Avshalom Caspi	356
18	Serotonin transporter gene moderates childhood maltreatment's effects on persistent but not single-episode depression: Replications and implications for resolving inconsistent results 2011 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Rudolf Uher, Avshalom Caspi, Renate Houts, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Richie Poulton, Terrie E. Moffitt	104
19	Genes within the serotonergic system are differentially expressed in human brain 2009 ·BMC Neuroscience ·Karen Sugden, Aleš Tichopád, Nadeem Khan, Ian Craig, Ursula M. D’Souza	36
20	Gene-environment interaction analysis of serotonin system markers with adolescent depression 2002 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Thalia C. Eley, Karen Sugden, Alice M. Gregory, Andrew M. Stern, Robert Plomin, Ian Craig	3

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