Sarah Cassidy

5.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
65 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Sarah Cassidy is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Cassidy has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 38 papers in Clinical Psychology and 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sarah Cassidy's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (43 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (23 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (16 papers). Sarah Cassidy is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (43 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (23 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (16 papers). Sarah Cassidy collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Sarah Cassidy's co-authors include Simon Baron‐Cohen, Louise Bradley, Rebecca Shaw, Jacqui Rodgers, Carrie Allison, Mirabel Pelton, Peter Mitchell, Ashley Robertson, Ellen Townsend and Elizabeth Sheppard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Cassidy

60 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults
    2018 340 citations Sarah Cassidy, Louise Bradley et al. Molecular Autism profile →
  2. ‘People like me don’t get support’: Autistic adults’ experiences of support and treatment for mental health difficulties, self-injury and suicidality
    2018 240 citations Louise Bradley, Rebecca Shaw et al. profile →
  3. Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample
    2019 191 citations Sarah Cassidy, Ellen Townsend et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →
  4. Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health
    2021 149 citations Peter Mitchell, Elizabeth Sheppard et al. British Journal of Developmental Psychology profile →
  5. Autistic Adults' Experiences of Camouflaging and Its Perceived Impact on Mental Health
    2021 127 citations Louise Bradley, Rebecca Shaw et al. Autism in Adulthood profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah Cassidy United Kingdom 30 2.3k 1.9k 839 428 265 65 3.1k
William Mandy United Kingdom 21 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 651 0.8× 740 1.7× 445 1.7× 43 2.7k
Cristiane Silvestre Paula Brazil 26 2.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 949 1.1× 771 1.8× 531 2.0× 117 3.9k
Andy Shih United States 17 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 737 0.9× 500 1.2× 343 1.3× 35 2.4k
Leann E. Smith United States 30 2.1k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 994 1.2× 341 0.8× 528 2.0× 41 2.9k
Jinkuk Hong United States 31 1.6k 0.7× 2.5k 1.3× 857 1.0× 264 0.6× 770 2.9× 71 3.7k
Iliana Magiati Singapore 33 3.3k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 713 1.7× 488 1.8× 72 4.0k
Laura G. Anthony United States 22 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 821 1.0× 543 1.3× 343 1.3× 62 2.7k
Geraldine Leader Ireland 31 2.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 363 0.8× 294 1.1× 97 3.2k
Chongying Wang China 8 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 586 0.7× 528 1.2× 457 1.7× 19 2.4k
Marsha R. Mailick United States 32 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 850 1.0× 227 0.5× 760 2.9× 100 3.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moseley, Rachel, Carrie Allison, Thomas J. Parsons, et al.. (2026). “A Combination of Everything”: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Factors that Autistic People Consider Important in Suicidality. Autism in Adulthood.
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Goodwin, Jane, Sally O’Keeffe, Nawaraj Bhattarai, et al.. (2024). Adapting Safety Plans for Autistic Adults with Involvement from the Autism Community. Autism in Adulthood. 7(3). 293–302. 6 indexed citations
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French, Blandine, Lauren Marsh, Mirabel Pelton, et al.. (2024). Data Integrity Issues With Web-Based Studies: An Institutional Example of a Widespread Challenge. JMIR Mental Health. 11. e58432–e58432. 3 indexed citations
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Moore, Heather, Mark H. Freeston, Jacqui Rodgers, & Sarah Cassidy. (2024). A Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Anxiety Scale for Autism–Adults in a Sample of Autistic and Non-Autistic Men and Women. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(3). 981–996. 1 indexed citations
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Graham, Jessica, Jacqui Rodgers, & Sarah Cassidy. (2023). Why Are Autistic People More Likely to Experience Suicidal Thoughts? Applying the Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model with Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood. 6(3). 272–283. 3 indexed citations
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Einav, Shiri, Alexa Spence, Laura E. R. Blackie, Sarah Cassidy, & Harriet A. Allen. (2023). Applied Scenarios: Embedding Psychological Literacy in Assessment. Psychology Learning & Teaching. 23(2). 224–234. 2 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with defeat, entrapment, and lifetime suicidal thoughts? Expanding the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model of Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 53(4). 572–585. 10 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Jacqui, Jane Goodwin, Emma Nielsen, et al.. (2023). Adapted suicide safety plans to address self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide behaviours in autistic adults: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1). 31–31. 14 indexed citations
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Moseley, Rachel, et al.. (2022). The relevance of the interpersonal theory of suicide for predicting past-year and lifetime suicidality in autistic adults. Molecular Autism. 13(1). 14–14. 18 indexed citations
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Bradley, Louise, Rebecca Shaw, Simon Baron‐Cohen, & Sarah Cassidy. (2021). Autistic Adults' Experiences of Camouflaging and Its Perceived Impact on Mental Health. Autism in Adulthood. 3(4). 320–329. 127 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mitchell, Peter, Elizabeth Sheppard, & Sarah Cassidy. (2021). Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 39(1). 1–18. 149 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pelton, Mirabel, Hayley Crawford, Ashley Robertson, et al.. (2020). A Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood. 2(3). 193–203. 20 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, Christina Nicolaidis, Bethan Davies, et al.. (2020). An Expert Discussion on Autism in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Autism in Adulthood. 2(2). 106–117. 53 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, et al.. (2020). Suicidality Among Children and Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Existing Risk Assessment Tools. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50(10). 3462–3476. 34 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, Louise Bradley, Erica Bowen, Sarah Wigham, & Jacqui Rodgers. (2018). Measurement properties of tools used to assess depression in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review. Autism Research. 11(5). 738–754. 107 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, Louise Bradley, Rebecca Shaw, & Simon Baron‐Cohen. (2018). Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults. Molecular Autism. 9(1). 42–42. 340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dudas, Robert B., Christopher A. Lovejoy, Sarah Cassidy, et al.. (2017). The overlap between autistic spectrum conditions and borderline personality disorder. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184447–e0184447. 65 indexed citations
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Cassidy, Sarah, et al.. (2016). Sensorimotor Difficulties Are Associated with the Severity of Autism Spectrum Conditions. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 10. 28–28. 65 indexed citations
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Allison, Carrie, et al.. (2016). Do Adults with High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome Differ in Empathy and Emotion Recognition?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46(6). 1931–1940. 46 indexed citations
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Anderson, R. J., Jeffrey Brown, John A. Hartley, et al.. (1996). Anthraquinone‐oligodeoxynucleotide Conjugates as Triple Helix Stabilizing Agents. Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications. 2(1). 49–53.

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