Kenneth S. Kendler

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Kenneth S. Kendler is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth S. Kendler has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Clinical Psychology, 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Kenneth S. Kendler's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (7 papers). Kenneth S. Kendler is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (7 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (7 papers). Kenneth S. Kendler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Sweden. Kenneth S. Kendler's co-authors include Carol A. Prescott, Laura M. Karkowski, Patrick F. Sullivan, Michael C. Neale, Ronald C. Kessler, Michael C. Neale, Tracey Wade, Cynthia M. Bulik, Linda A. Corey and Richard E. Straub and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth S. Kendler

26 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Causal Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and the Onset of Major Depression

1999 1.8k citations Kenneth S. Kendler, Laura M. Karkowski et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Smoking and Major Depression

1993 654 citations Kenneth S. Kendler Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
The Structure of the Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Six Major Psychiatric Disorders in Women

1995 530 citations Kenneth S. Kendler Archives of General Psychiatry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth S. Kendler United States	23	2.7k	1.5k	868	838	795	29	6.3k
Kenneth S. Kendler United States	23	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	883 1.1×	1.5k 1.9×	25	7.5k
Charles O. Gardner United States	37	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	703 0.8×	910 1.1×	66	7.0k
Michael E. Saladin United States	45	2.6k 1.0×	945 0.6×	653 0.8×	432 0.5×	529 0.7×	126	6.5k
HonaLee Harrington United States	11	3.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	609 0.7×	990 1.2×	12	8.4k
Hildegard Pfister Germany	48	3.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	1.8k 2.2×	107	8.5k
Janine D. Flory United States	54	3.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	566 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	144	9.8k
Manfred Laucht Germany	46	2.8k 1.0×	638 0.4×	735 0.8×	741 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	207	6.3k
John M. Hettema United States	38	4.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	588 0.7×	994 1.3×	111	7.5k
Helen Fox United Kingdom	43	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	654 0.8×	378 0.5×	595 0.7×	112	6.1k
Howard B. Moss United States	48	3.1k 1.1×	674 0.5×	779 0.9×	541 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	162	7.5k

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Thomas, Nathaniel, Nathan A. Gillespie, Michael C. Neale, et al.. (2025). Clinical heterogeneity in major depressive disorder underlies comorbidity with functional disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 183. 16–24.

Thomas, Nathaniel, Michael C. Neale, Kenneth S. Kendler, Hanna M. van Loo, & Nathan A. Gillespie. (2025). Prospective associations between major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychological Medicine. 55. e232–e232.

Amstadter, Ananda B., et al.. (2025). What is the role of paternal genetic transmission on risk for PTSD and internalizing and externalizing disorders?. Psychological Medicine. 55. e76–e76.

Sullivan, Patrick F., Yuxin Jiang, Michael C. Neale, Kenneth S. Kendler, & Richard E. Straub. (2001). Association of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene with smoking initiation but not progression to nicotine dependence. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 105(5). 479–484. 61 indexed citations

Bulik, Cynthia M., Tracey Wade, & Kenneth S. Kendler. (2000). Characteristics of monozygotic twins discordant for bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 29(1). 1–10. 37 indexed citations

Bulik, Cynthia M., Patrick F. Sullivan, Tracey Wade, & Kenneth S. Kendler. (2000). Twin studies of eating disorders: A review. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 27(1). 1–20. 217 indexed citations

Kendler, Kenneth S., Laura M. Karkowski, Linda A. Corey, Carol A. Prescott, & Michael C. Neale. (1999). Genetic and environmental risk factors in the aetiology of illicit drug initiation and subsequent misuse in women. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 175(4). 351–356. 71 indexed citations

Hawi, Ziarih, et al.. (1999). HLA and schizophrenia: Refutation of reported associations with A9 (A23/A24), DR4, and DQ?1*0602. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 88(4). 416–421. 18 indexed citations

Kendler, Kenneth S. & Carol A. Prescott. (1999). A Population-Based Twin Study of Lifetime Major Depression in Men and Women. Archives of General Psychiatry. 56(1). 39–39. 378 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S., Laura M. Karkowski, & Carol A. Prescott. (1999). Causal Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and the Onset of Major Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry. 156(6). 837–841. 1849 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prescott, Carol A. & Kenneth S. Kendler. (1999). Age at First Drink and Risk for Alcoholism: A Noncausal Association. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 23(1). 101–107. 215 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Patrick F., Ronald C. Kessler, & Kenneth S. Kendler. (1998). Latent Class Analysis of Lifetime Depressive Symptoms in the National Comorbidity Survey. American Journal of Psychiatry. 155(10). 1398–1406. 227 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S., Laura M. Karkowski, Linda A. Corey, & Michael C. Neale. (1998). Longitudinal Population-Based Twin Study of Retrospectively Reported Premenstrual Symptoms and Lifetime Major Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry. 155(9). 1234–1240. 105 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1997). Temperance Board Registration for Alcohol Abuse in a National Sample of Swedish Male Twins, Born 1902 to 1949. Archives of General Psychiatry. 54(2). 178–178. 144 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1996). The Identification and Validation of Distinct Depressive Syndromes in a Population-Based Sample of Female Twins. Archives of General Psychiatry. 53(5). 391–391. 254 indexed citations

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Neale, Michael C., et al.. (1995). The Genetic Epidemiology of Self-Esteem. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 166(6). 813–820. 70 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1993). The Roscommon Family Study. Archives of General Psychiatry. 50(12). 952–952. 116 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1993). Smoking and Major Depression. Archives of General Psychiatry. 50(1). 36–36. 654 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1992). A Population-Based Twin Study of Major Depression in Women. Archives of General Psychiatry. 49(4). 257–257. 330 indexed citations

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Kendler, Kenneth S.. (1992). Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Women. Archives of General Psychiatry. 49(4). 267–267. 189 indexed citations

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