Laura M. Thornton

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Laura M. Thornton is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura M. Thornton has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Clinical Psychology, 61 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 31 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Laura M. Thornton's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (113 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (56 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (50 papers). Laura M. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (113 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (56 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (50 papers). Laura M. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Denmark. Laura M. Thornton's co-authors include Cynthia M. Bulik, Kenneth S. Kendler, Walter H. Kaye, C Gardner, Nicole Barbarich, Kim J. Masters, Kenneth S. Kendler, Paul Lichtenstein, Carol A. Prescott and Nancy L. Pedersen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Cell Biology and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Laura M. Thornton

138 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

Comorbidity of Anxiety Disorders With Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

2004 814 citations Walter H. Kaye, Cynthia M. Bulik et al. profile →
Stressful Life Events and Previous Episodes in the Etiology of Major Depression in Women: An Evaluation of the “Kindling” Hypothesis

2000 530 citations Laura M. Thornton et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura M. Thornton United States	41	4.8k	1.4k	1.1k	915	794	146	6.6k
Martina de Zwaan Germany	62	7.0k 1.5×	2.2k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	854 1.1×	349	11.2k
Jean R. Séguin Canada	50	4.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	943 0.9×	744 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	187	8.1k
S. Alexandra Burt United States	48	5.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	1.9k 2.3×	234	7.4k
Frances Rice United Kingdom	44	3.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	551 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	136	6.0k
Franz Resch Germany	46	4.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	2.2k 2.0×	768 0.8×	508 0.6×	334	7.2k
Giovanni Castellini Italy	38	3.2k 0.7×	814 0.6×	983 0.9×	538 0.6×	423 0.5×	200	4.8k
Alan Apter Israel	45	4.4k 0.9×	726 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	683 0.7×	543 0.7×	171	6.4k
Lauren S. Wakschlag United States	44	4.2k 0.9×	942 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	417 0.5×	572 0.7×	208	6.6k
Lilly Shanahan United States	43	4.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	831 0.8×	882 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	135	7.3k
Sylvana M. Côté Canada	49	4.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	898 1.0×	832 1.0×	232	7.9k

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Thornton, Laura M., Melissa A. Munn‐Chernoff, Amitai Abramovitch, et al.. (2025). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with a history of eating disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. 375. 496–507. 1 indexed citations

Bean, Melanie K., et al.. (2024). How Do School Salad Bars Impact Elementary School Students’ Dietary Quality and Energy Intake at Lunch? A Randomized Controlled Plate Waste Investigation. Nutrients. 16(23). 4102–4102. 1 indexed citations

Thornton, Laura M., Andreas Birgegård, Afrouz Abbaspour, et al.. (2024). Assessing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms Using the Nine Item ARFID Screen in >9000 Swedish Adults With and Without Eating Disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57(11). 2143–2155. 5 indexed citations

Thornton, Laura M., Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Jessica H. Baker, et al.. (2023). Differential genetic associations between dimensions of eating disorders and alcohol involvement in late adolescent twins. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research. 47(9). 1677–1689. 1 indexed citations

Flatt, Rachael E., Christina M. Sanzari, Jenna Tregarthen, et al.. (2023). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of treated and untreated adults with bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder recruited for a large-scale research study. Journal of Eating Disorders. 11(1). 126–126. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruyue, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, Stina Borg, et al.. (2023). The impact of genetic risk for schizophrenia on eating disorder clinical presentations. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 366–366. 3 indexed citations

Thompson, Katherine A., Elin Hedlund, Quan Sun, et al.. (2022). Course and predictors of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and pandemic‐related eating disorder concerns among adults with eating disorders during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(1). 151–168. 6 indexed citations

Termorshuizen, Jet D., Quan Sun, Stina Borg, et al.. (2022). Longer‐term impact of COVID‐19 among individuals with self‐reported eating disorders in the United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(1). 80–90. 6 indexed citations

Goode, Rachel W., et al.. (2022). Perceptions and experiences with eating disorder treatment in the first year of COVID‐19: A longitudinal qualitative analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(1). 247–256. 9 indexed citations

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Bulik-Sullivan, Emily, et al.. (2022). Development and Validation of an Eating-Related Eco-Concern Questionnaire. Nutrients. 14(21). 4517–4517. 13 indexed citations

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Thornton, Laura M., Rachael E. Flatt, Christina M. Sanzari, et al.. (2022). Binge‐eating disorder with and without lifetime anorexia nervosa: A comparison of sociodemographic and clinical features. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(2). 428–438.

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Johnson, Jessica, Amanda Dobbyn, Laura Sloofman, et al.. (2022). Mapping anorexia nervosa genes to clinical phenotypes. Psychological Medicine. 53(6). 2619–2633. 13 indexed citations

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Wiklund, Camilla A., Daria Igudesman, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola, et al.. (2022). Intake and adherence to energy and nutrient recommendations among women and men with binge-type eating disorders and healthy controls. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 48. 186–195. 7 indexed citations

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Momen, Natalie C., Oleguer Plana‐Ripoll, Cynthia M. Bulik, et al.. (2021). Comorbidity between types of eating disorder and general medical conditions. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 220(5). 279–286. 14 indexed citations

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Termorshuizen, Jet D., Hunna J. Watson, Laura M. Thornton, et al.. (2020). Early impact of COVID ‐19 on individuals with self‐reported eating disorders: A survey of ~1,000 individuals in the United States and the Netherlands. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 53(11). 1780–1790. 190 indexed citations

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Bean, Melanie K., Amy J. Jeffers, Carrie Tully, Laura M. Thornton, & Suzanne E. Mazzeo. (2014). Motivational interviewing with parents of overweight children: Study design and methods for the NOURISH+MI study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 37(2). 312–321. 8 indexed citations

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Root, Tammy L., Laura M. Thornton, Albert J. Stunkard, et al.. (2009). Shared and unique genetic and environmental influences on binge eating and night eating: A Swedish twin study. Eating Behaviors. 11(2). 92–98. 40 indexed citations

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Kaye, Walter H., Cynthia M. Bulik, Katherine Plotnicov, et al.. (2008). The genetics of anorexia nervosa collaborative study: Methods and sample description. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 41(4). 289–300. 33 indexed citations

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Tozzi, Federica, Laura M. Thornton, James E. Mitchell, et al.. (2006). Features Associated With Laxative Abuse in Individuals With Eating Disorders. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68(3). 470–477. 38 indexed citations

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Murtagh, Janice, et al.. (2004). Organization of mammary epithelial cells into 3D acinar structures requires glucocorticoid and JNK signaling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 166(1). 133–143. 55 indexed citations

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