Naomi Downes

487 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 249 citations indexed

About

Naomi Downes is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Naomi Downes has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 249 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Clinical Psychology, 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Naomi Downes's work include Family and Disability Support Research (10 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (9 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 papers). Naomi Downes is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (10 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (9 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 papers). Naomi Downes collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and Netherlands. Naomi Downes's co-authors include Émilie Cappe, Judith van der Waerden, Anke B. Witteveen, Marianna Purgato, Federico Bertolini, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, Marit Sijbrandij, María Cabello, Corrado Barbui and Pim Cuijpers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS Medicine and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Naomi Downes

17 papers receiving 243 citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early p... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 20 40 60
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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.

  1. COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence
    2023 63 citations Anke B. Witteveen, Pim Cuijpers et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers

Naomi Downes
Kim Kronström Finland
Saima Wazed Hossain Bangladesh
Dahlia Saab Lebanon
Ram P. Sapkota Canada
Steve Pearce United Kingdom
Jeanne M. Duax United States
Dongwu Xu China
Roberta Croce Nanni Italy
Maeve Doyle Finland
Obianuju O. Berry United States
Kim Kronström Finland
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Countries citing papers authored by Naomi Downes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Naomi Downes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naomi Downes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Naomi Downes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Naomi Downes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Naomi Downes. Naomi Downes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Downes, Naomi, et al.. (2025). Romantic Adult Attachment Among Couples and the Experience of Prenatal Stress: A Systematic Review. Marriage & Family Review. 61(5). 431–460.
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Downes, Naomi, Anne‐Laure Sutter‐Dallay, Cédric Galera, et al.. (2024). Hair cortisol concentrations across pregnancy and maternal postpartum depressive symptoms - The ELFE cohort. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 178. 305–312.
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Downes, Naomi, Muriel Tafflet, Clemens Kirschbaum, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal effects of maternal depressive and anxious symptomatology on child hair cortisol and cortisone from pregnancy to 5-years: The EDEN mother-child cohort. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 162. 106957–106957. 1 indexed citations
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Tafflet, Muriel, et al.. (2024). Prenatal maternal negative life events associated with child emotional and behavioral problems in the French EDEN cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders. 356. 224–232. 1 indexed citations
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Devouche, Émmanuel, et al.. (2023). Psychometric validation of the French version of the PedsQLTM4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 2–4-year-old children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 182(3). 1213–1219. 4 indexed citations
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Bertolini, Federico, Anke B. Witteveen, Pim Cuijpers, et al.. (2023). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 mortality in people with pre-existing mental disorders: an umbrella review. BMC Psychiatry. 23(1). 181–181. 15 indexed citations
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Witteveen, Anke B., Pim Cuijpers, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence. PLoS Medicine. 20(4). e1004206–e1004206. 63 indexed citations breakdown →
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Downes, Naomi, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Review of Family Functioning in Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54(3). 1036–1057. 17 indexed citations
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Surkan, Pamela J., Judith van der Waerden, Andrea Tortelli, et al.. (2022). COVID-19-related mental health difficulties among marginalised populations: A literature review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. e2–e2. 7 indexed citations
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Witteveen, Anke B., Pim Cuijpers, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, et al.. (2022). Remote mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 159. 104226–104226. 40 indexed citations
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Lamore, Kristopher, et al.. (2021). Searching for What Really Matters: A Thematic Analysis of Quality of Life among Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 52(5). 2098–2111. 5 indexed citations
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Cappe, Émilie, et al.. (2021). Preliminary Results of the Effects of a Psychoeducational Program on Stress and Quality of Life Among French Parents of an Child With Autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 36(3). 176–186. 3 indexed citations
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Downes, Naomi, et al.. (2021). Dyadic coping and coparenting among couples after their child’s recent autism diagnosis. Autism. 26(1). 121–134. 5 indexed citations
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Downes, Naomi & Émilie Cappe. (2021). Coparenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum: a Systematic Review and Call for Research. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30(2). 388–402. 10 indexed citations
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Downes, Naomi, et al.. (2020). Couples’ Experiences of Parenting a Child After an Autism Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51(8). 2697–2710. 16 indexed citations
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Downes, Naomi, et al.. (2019). The Effects of Parent Training Programs on the Quality of Life and Stress Levels of Parents Raising a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systematic Review of the Literature. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 7(3). 242–262. 41 indexed citations

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