Katherine A. Ahrens

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Katherine A. Ahrens is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine A. Ahrens has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 57 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 37 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Katherine A. Ahrens's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (34 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (18 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (17 papers). Katherine A. Ahrens is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (34 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (18 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (17 papers). Katherine A. Ahrens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Taiwan. Katherine A. Ahrens's co-authors include Amy M. Branum, Lauren M. Rossen, Sunni L. Mumford, Susan Moskosky, Enrique F. Schisterman, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Neil J. Perkins, Heidi D Nelson, Jean Wactawski‐Wende and Karen C. Schliep and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Katherine A. Ahrens

125 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Associations of Unintended Pregnancy With Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katherine A. Ahrens United States	30	1.2k	914	649	608	378	133	2.8k
Siri E. Håberg Norway	38	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 2.0×	874 1.3×	998 1.6×	320 0.8×	181	5.3k
Sherry Weitzen United States	30	1.0k 0.9×	483 0.5×	396 0.6×	423 0.7×	512 1.4×	71	2.9k
Naomi K. Tepper United States	31	2.6k 2.2×	1.5k 1.6×	714 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	575 1.5×	92	4.3k
Deshayne B. Fell Canada	40	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	1.5k 2.4×	1.6k 2.7×	543 1.4×	184	5.5k
Jan Stener Jørgensen Denmark	33	956 0.8×	950 1.0×	502 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	134 0.4×	123	3.2k
Nina Marković United States	29	515 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	371 0.6×	1.2k 2.0×	311 0.8×	90	3.0k
Sven Ove Samuelsen Norway	32	1.3k 1.1×	779 0.9×	663 1.0×	680 1.1×	294 0.8×	102	3.8k
Francisco Bolúmar Spain	29	458 0.4×	807 0.9×	471 0.7×	358 0.6×	495 1.3×	101	2.7k
Hongzhuan Tan China	27	364 0.3×	731 0.8×	373 0.6×	661 1.1×	201 0.5×	175	2.6k
Jean Bouyer France	38	2.8k 2.4×	2.0k 2.2×	643 1.0×	699 1.1×	383 1.0×	177	5.3k

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Rossen, Lauren M., et al.. (2025). Trends in Risk of Pregnancy Loss Among US Women by Metropolitan Status, 2000–2018. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 39(8). 632–641.

Ahrens, Katherine A., Teresa Janević, & Jennifer A. Hutcheon. (2024). Paid Family Leave Programs—Understanding the Consequences for Infant Health. JAMA Pediatrics. 178(6). 522–522.

Marshall, Jessica, et al.. (2024). Community buprenorphine continuation post-release following extended release vs. sublingual buprenorphine during incarceration: a pilot project in Maine. Health & Justice. 12(1). 28–28.

Palmsten, Kristin, et al.. (2023). Rural-urban residence and sequelae of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the first year postpartum, 2007 – 2019. Pregnancy Hypertension. 32. 10–17. 1 indexed citations

Austin, Anna E., Katherine A. Ahrens, Qingwen Chen, et al.. (2023). Duration of medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy and postpartum by race/ethnicity: Results from 6 state Medicaid programs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 247. 109868–109868. 12 indexed citations

Ahrens, Katherine A., et al.. (2023). Acute health care utilization in the first 24 months postpartum by rurality and pregnancy complications: A prospective cohort study. Health Services Research. 59(1). e14247–e14247. 4 indexed citations

Palmsten, Kristin, Gabriela Vazquez‐Benitez, Meghan M. JaKa, et al.. (2023). The most common medications dispensed to lactating persons: An electronic health record‐based approach. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 32(10). 1113–1120. 4 indexed citations

Petersen, Julie M., Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Lisa M. Bodnar, et al.. (2023). Weight gain patterns among pregnancies with obesity and small‐ and large‐for‐gestational‐age births. Obesity. 31(4). 1133–1145. 7 indexed citations

Nelson, Heidi D, Amy Cantor, Rebecca Jungbauer, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness and Harms of Contraceptive Counseling and Provision Interventions for Women. Annals of Internal Medicine. 175(7). 980–993. 9 indexed citations

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Petersen, Julie M., Samantha E. Parker, Kimberly A. Dukes, et al.. (2022). Machine learning‐based placental clusters and their associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 37(4). 350–361. 4 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Katherine A., et al.. (2022). Trends in Cannabis-Related and Opioid-Related Hospitalization Rates in Maine, 2010-2020. 4(2).

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Jarlenski, Marian, Joo Yeon Kim, Katherine A. Ahrens, et al.. (2021). Healthcare Patterns of Pregnant Women and Children Affected by OUD in 9 State Medicaid Populations. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 15(5). 406–413. 16 indexed citations

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Petersen, Julie M., Katherine A. Ahrens, Eleanor J. Murray, et al.. (2021). The confounder matrix: A tool to assess confounding bias in systematic reviews of observational studies of etiology. Research Synthesis Methods. 13(2). 242–254. 16 indexed citations

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Vladutiu, Catherine J., Katherine A. Ahrens, Sarah Verbiest, M. Kathryn Menard, & Alison M. Stuebe. (2018). Cardiovascular Health of Mothers in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2014. Journal of Women s Health. 28(9). 1227–1236. 7 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Katherine A., et al.. (2017). Trends in Health Insurance Coverage of Title X Family Planning Program Clients, 2005–2015. Journal of Women s Health. 27(5). 684–690. 7 indexed citations

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Sapra, Katherine J., Ashok Chaurasia, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, & Katherine A. Ahrens. (2016). Reconstructing a Pregnancy Cohort to Examine Potential Selection Bias in Studies on Racial Disparities in Preterm Delivery. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 31(1). 55–63. 3 indexed citations

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Ahrens, Katherine A., Robert M. Silver, Sunni L. Mumford, et al.. (2016). Complications and Safety of Preconception Low-Dose Aspirin Among Women With Prior Pregnancy Losses. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 127(4). 689–698. 42 indexed citations

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Louik, Carol, Katherine A. Ahrens, Stephen J. Kerr, et al.. (2013). Risks and safety of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnancy: Exposure prevalence, preterm delivery, and specific birth defects. Vaccine. 31(44). 5033–5040. 42 indexed citations

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Katz, Kenneth A., Allan Pillay, Katherine A. Ahrens, et al.. (2010). Molecular Epidemiology of Syphilis—San Francisco, 2004-2007. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37(10). 660–663. 53 indexed citations

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Raymond, H. Fisher, et al.. (2007). Indicators of use of methamphetamine and other substances among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2003–2006. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 90(1). 97–100. 26 indexed citations

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