Sarah Spence

10.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sarah Spence is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Spence has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 24 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sarah Spence's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (24 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (22 papers) and Medieval Literature and History (7 papers). Sarah Spence is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (24 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (22 papers) and Medieval Literature and History (7 papers). Sarah Spence collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Sarah Spence's co-authors include Christelle Moufawad El Achkar, Daniel H. Geschwind, Susanne Churchill, Nich Wattanasin, Andrew McMurry, Griffin M. Weber, Douglas MacFadden, Louis M. Kunkel, Leonard Rappaport and Jonathan Bickel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Spence

41 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

The Co-Morbidity Burden of Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2012 397 citations Isaac S. Kohane, Andrew McMurry et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah Spence United States	22	1.6k	1.3k	630	579	378	51	2.4k
Roberto Sacco Italy	28	1.3k 0.8×	931 0.7×	567 0.9×	759 1.3×	212 0.6×	67	2.3k
Linda Lotspeich United States	20	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	548 0.9×	365 0.6×	544 1.4×	27	2.7k
Masatsugu Tsujii Japan	28	1.7k 1.0×	998 0.8×	690 1.1×	718 1.2×	354 0.9×	68	3.1k
Cynthia Carter Barnes United States	18	2.0k 1.2×	974 0.7×	359 0.6×	468 0.8×	375 1.0×	32	2.4k
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Canada	11	1.6k 1.0×	921 0.7×	338 0.5×	395 0.7×	442 1.2×	16	2.0k
Raun D. Melmed United States	26	1.4k 0.8×	784 0.6×	954 1.5×	389 0.7×	722 1.9×	40	2.6k
Raija Vanhala Finland	23	1.5k 0.9×	889 0.7×	317 0.5×	464 0.8×	209 0.6×	46	2.1k
Evald Sæmundsen Iceland	16	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	358 0.6×	566 1.0×	380 1.0×	26	2.0k
Pauline Chaste France	13	1.3k 0.8×	763 0.6×	429 0.7×	465 0.8×	488 1.3×	20	1.9k
Roberto Canitano Italy	23	1.0k 0.6×	772 0.6×	474 0.8×	376 0.6×	294 0.8×	46	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Spence

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Spence

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Spence

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah Spence. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah Spence 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 Sarah Spence. Sarah Spence is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Spence, Sarah, et al.. (2025). A statewide initiative to improve healthcare transition from pediatric to adult care for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities: Lessons learned from engaging stakeholders. PubMed. 3. 100115–100115.

Liu, Shanshan, et al.. (2023). Factors Associated With Underutilization of Genetic Testing in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Pediatric Neurology. 150. 17–23. 3 indexed citations

Weissman, Laura, Ann M. Neumeyer, Alexander Friedman, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Care for Autistic Patients in Health Care Settings: A Scoping Review and Call to Action. Academic Pediatrics. 24(3). 394–407. 6 indexed citations

Chien, Alyna T., Sarah Spence, Megumi J. Okumura, et al.. (2023). Impairment Types and Combinations Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: Colorado 2014–2018. Academic Pediatrics. 24(4). 587–595. 1 indexed citations

Achkar, Christelle Moufawad El & Sarah Spence. (2015). Clinical characteristics of children and young adults with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 47. 183–190. 108 indexed citations

Wright, Elizabeth, et al.. (2014). The Battle of Lepanto. Harvard University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

Raznahan, Armin, Gregory L. Wallace, Ligia Antezana, et al.. (2013). Compared to What? Early Brain Overgrowth in Autism and the Perils of Population Norms. Biological Psychiatry. 74(8). 563–575. 86 indexed citations

Viscidi, Emma, Elizabeth W. Triche, Matthew F. Pescosolido, et al.. (2013). Clinical Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Epilepsy. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e67797–e67797. 169 indexed citations

Kohane, Isaac S., Andrew McMurry, Griffin M. Weber, et al.. (2012). The Co-Morbidity Burden of Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e33224–e33224. 397 indexed citations breakdown →

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Spence, Sarah & Christine Courbasson. (2012). The role of emotional dysregulation in concurrent eating disorders and substance use disorders. Eating Behaviors. 13(4). 382–385. 47 indexed citations

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Maski, Kiran, Shafali Jeste, & Sarah Spence. (2011). Common neurological co-morbidities in autism spectrum disorders. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 23(6). 609–615. 71 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah, et al.. (2009). The Role of Epilepsy and Epileptiform EEGs in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Pediatric Research. 65(6). 599–606. 278 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah, et al.. (2009). Neurometabolic disorders and dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 9(2). 129–136. 78 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Yuhei, Alastair J. Martin, Sarah Spence, et al.. (2007). Genome-wide expression profiling of lymphoblastoid cell lines distinguishes different forms of autism and reveals shared pathways †. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(14). 1682–1698. 219 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah, et al.. (2006). Stratification based on language‐related endophenotypes in autism: Attempt to replicate reported linkage. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 141B(6). 591–598. 39 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah, et al.. (2004). Autism spectrum disorder: Screening, diagnosis, and medical evaluation. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 11(3). 186–195. 46 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah. (2004). The genetics of autism. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 11(3). 196–204. 42 indexed citations

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Yonan, Amanda L., Maricela Alarcón, Rong Cheng, et al.. (2003). A Genomewide Screen of 345 Families for Autism-Susceptibility Loci. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 73(4). 886–897. 213 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah. (2000). The Topos of Discretion in Troubadour Poetry. Romanische Forschungen. 112(2). 180–191. 1 indexed citations

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Spence, Sarah. (1996). 'Lo Cop Mortal': The Evil Eye and the Origins of Courtly Love. Romanic Review. 87(3). 307. 2 indexed citations

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