Robyn Sysko

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robyn Sysko is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robyn Sysko has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Clinical Psychology, 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robyn Sysko's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (47 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (22 papers). Robyn Sysko is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (47 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (22 papers). Robyn Sysko collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Somalia. Robyn Sysko's co-authors include B. Timothy Walsh, Stuart N. Seidman, Brandon Walsh, Madelyn S. Gould, G. Terence Wilson, Tom Hildebrandt, Janet Schebendach, Michael J. Devlin, Joanna Steinglass and Christina A. Roberto and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Genetics and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Robyn Sysko

60 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robyn Sysko United States	24	1.8k	702	530	456	432	62	2.9k
Evelyn Attia United States	39	3.2k 1.8×	857 1.2×	1.1k 2.1×	188 0.4×	258 0.6×	106	4.0k
Zaida Agüera Spain	35	2.3k 1.3×	533 0.8×	398 0.8×	145 0.3×	116 0.3×	95	3.1k
José Carlos Appolinário Brazil	28	1.5k 0.9×	596 0.8×	370 0.7×	92 0.2×	317 0.7×	112	2.4k
Cristina Segura‐Garcìa Italy	29	1.5k 0.8×	423 0.6×	723 1.4×	218 0.5×	106 0.2×	118	2.5k
Jeffrey M. Jonas United States	30	2.1k 1.2×	781 1.1×	700 1.3×	158 0.3×	563 1.3×	59	3.6k
Erik Nelson United States	18	958 0.5×	224 0.3×	713 1.3×	194 0.4×	279 0.6×	31	1.9k
Marc Ansseau Belgium	30	891 0.5×	243 0.3×	592 1.1×	634 1.4×	527 1.2×	131	3.4k
Cláudio N. Soares Canada	42	783 0.4×	2.1k 2.9×	426 0.8×	408 0.9×	416 1.0×	148	5.4k
Cristina Crocamo Italy	35	1.1k 0.6×	199 0.3×	1.1k 2.1×	164 0.4×	302 0.7×	121	3.2k
Corinne Cather United States	37	909 0.5×	314 0.4×	1.8k 3.4×	229 0.5×	323 0.7×	119	3.8k

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Martin, Elizabeth, Kurt P. Schulz, Tom Hildebrandt, et al.. (2025). Distinct attention network topology and dynamics and their relations with pubertal hormones in preadolescent boys and girls with binge eating. Translational Psychiatry. 16(1). 5–5.

Schulz, Kurt P., Robyn Sysko, Jin Fan, & Tom Hildebrandt. (2025). Interoceptive Exposure Impacts Food-Cue Extinction in Adolescents With Low-Weight Eating Disorders: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 65(1). 66–75.

Hildebrandt, Tom, et al.. (2023). An exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) of the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q) in bariatric patients. Clinical Obesity. 13(4). e12595–e12595. 3 indexed citations

Burstein, David, Karen Therrien, Jaroslav Bendl, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide analysis of a model-derived binge eating disorder phenotype identifies risk loci and implicates iron metabolism. Nature Genetics. 55(9). 1462–1470. 21 indexed citations

Sysko, Robyn, et al.. (2022). A 2.5-Year Weight Management Program Using Noom Health: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(8). e37541–e37541. 7 indexed citations

Sysko, Robyn, et al.. (2022). An Initial Test of the Efficacy of a Digital Health Intervention for Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Obesity Surgery. 32(11). 3641–3649. 8 indexed citations

Sysko, Robyn, et al.. (2021). Treatment fidelity in eating disorders and psychological research: Current status and future directions. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 54(12). 2121–2131. 2 indexed citations

Reddy, Sheethal D., Robyn Sysko, & Eleanor R. Mackey. (2020). Mental health, loss of control eating, and cognitive functioning in adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 29(1). 150892–150892. 3 indexed citations

Sysko, Robyn, et al.. (2019). Applying the disgust conditioning model of food avoidance: A case study of acceptance‐based interoceptive exposure. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 52(4). 473–477. 18 indexed citations

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Schebendach, Janet, et al.. (2019). Relationship between three factor eating questionnaire‐restraint subscale and food intake. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 52(3). 255–260. 21 indexed citations

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Sysko, Robyn, Joanna Steinglass, Janet Schebendach, Laurel Mayer, & B. Timothy Walsh. (2018). Rigor and reproducibility via laboratory studies of eating behavior: A focused update and conceptual review. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 51(7). 608–616. 24 indexed citations

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Hildebrandt, Tom, et al.. (2018). Development of a methodology to combine fMRI and EMG to measure emotional responses in patients with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 51(7). 722–729. 3 indexed citations

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Gianini, Loren, Christina A. Roberto, Evelyn Attia, et al.. (2017). Mild, moderate, meaningful? Examining the psychological and functioning correlates of DSM‐5 eating disorder severity specifiers. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 50(8). 906–916. 46 indexed citations

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Sysko, Robyn, Deborah R. Glasofer, Tom Hildebrandt, et al.. (2015). The eating disorder assessment for DSM‐5 (EDA‐5): Development and validation of a structured interview for feeding and eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 48(5). 452–463. 140 indexed citations

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Sysko, Robyn, Christina A. Roberto, Rachel D. Barnes, et al.. (2012). Test–retest reliability of the proposed DSM-5 eating disorder diagnostic criteria. Psychiatry Research. 196(2-3). 302–308. 23 indexed citations

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Steinglass, Joanna, Robyn Sysko, Laurel Mayer, et al.. (2010). Pre-meal anxiety and food intake in anorexia nervosa. Appetite. 55(2). 214–218. 119 indexed citations

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Sysko, Robyn, Tom Hildebrandt, G. Terence Wilson, Denise E. Wilfley, & W. Stewart Agras. (2010). Heterogeneity moderates treatment response among patients with binge eating disorder.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 78(5). 681–690. 53 indexed citations

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Walsh, B. Timothy & Robyn Sysko. (2009). Broad categories for the diagnosis of eating disorders (BCD‐ED): An alternative system for classification. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 42(8). 754–764. 70 indexed citations

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Sysko, Robyn, B. Timothy Walsh, & Christopher G. Fairburn. (2005). Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire as a measure of change in patients with bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 37(2). 100–106. 55 indexed citations

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Schmidt, R. C., Beth A. O’Brien, & Robyn Sysko. (1999). Self-organization of between-persons cooperative tasks and possible application to sport.. International journal of sport psychology. 7 indexed citations

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