Susan Ayers

15.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
234 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Susan Ayers is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Ayers has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 142 papers in Clinical Psychology and 97 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Susan Ayers's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (117 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (89 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (83 papers). Susan Ayers is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (117 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (89 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (83 papers). Susan Ayers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Susan Ayers's co-authors include Alexandra Sawyer, Pelin Dikmen‐Yildiz, Ylva Parfitt, Louise H. Phillips, Elizabeth Ford, Alan D. Pickering, Antje Horsch, Daniel B. Wright, Klaas Wijma and Rod Bond and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Susan Ayers

223 papers receiving 9.7k citations

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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.

The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy and after birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 448 citations Pelin Dikmen‐Yildiz, Susan Ayers et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
The aetiology of post-traumatic stress following childbirth: a meta-analysis and theoretical framework

2016 382 citations Susan Ayers et al. profile →
Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder during the perinatal period and child outcomes: A systematic review

2017 290 citations Susan Ayers et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: definition, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

2024 50 citations Susan Ayers et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan Ayers United Kingdom	56	6.3k	5.3k	4.4k	2.2k	1.0k	234	10.1k
Stephanie Brown Australia	51	4.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	587 0.6×	249	8.9k
Virginia Schmied Australia	49	3.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	431 0.4×	259	8.2k
Karen Benzies Canada	37	1.8k 0.3×	1.9k 0.4×	659 0.1×	1.9k 0.8×	471 0.5×	156	5.1k
Rhonda Small Australia	44	2.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	262 0.3×	142	6.2k
Holly Powell Kennedy United States	36	1.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	3.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.3×	222 0.2×	147	5.8k
Sally C. Curtin United States	36	1.4k 0.2×	1.7k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	594 0.6×	71	5.6k
Sally Wai‐Chi Chan Australia	51	2.8k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	620 0.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	277	8.4k
Rachel R. Hardeman United States	40	1.6k 0.3×	1.4k 0.3×	951 0.2×	718 0.3×	562 0.5×	96	5.4k
Neal Halfon United States	59	1.8k 0.3×	4.3k 0.8×	470 0.1×	3.0k 1.3×	383 0.4×	225	12.6k
Violeta López Singapore	42	1.1k 0.2×	1.5k 0.3×	342 0.1×	1.1k 0.5×	851 0.8×	272	6.2k

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Ayers, Susan, Eleanor Mitchell, Kate F. Walker, et al.. (2024). The acceptability of implementation of group B Streptococcus testing: Perspectives from women and health professionals in the GBS3 trial: A qualitative study. Women and Birth. 37(6). 101832–101832.

Benyamini, Yael, Susan Ayers, Pelin Dikmen‐Yildiz, et al.. (2024). Key dimensions of women’s and their partners’ experiences of childbirth: A systematic review of reviews of qualitative studies. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0299151–e0299151. 3 indexed citations

Morán, Patricia, Una Hutton, Margaret Maxwell, et al.. (2024). Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1466150–1466150. 1 indexed citations

Ayers, Susan, et al.. (2024). Perinatal women’s views and experiences of discussing suicide in maternity care settings: A qualitative study. Women and Birth. 37(6). 101662–101662. 2 indexed citations

Walker, Kate F., Eleanor Mitchell, Susan Ayers, et al.. (2023). Feasibility of a RCT of techniques for managing an impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: the MIDAS scoping study. Health Technology Assessment. 27(6). 1–87. 4 indexed citations

Osório, Flávia de Lima, et al.. (2021). Posttraumatic stress following childbirth: psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the City Birth Trauma Scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology. 43(3). 374–383. 12 indexed citations

Drey, Nicholas, et al.. (2019). A meta-synthesis of women’s experiences of online forums for maternal mental illness and stigma. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 23(4). 507–515. 9 indexed citations

Coates, Rose, Susan Ayers, Richard de Visser, & Alexandra Thornton. (2019). Evaluation of the CORE-10 to assess psychological distress in pregnancy. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 38(3). 311–323. 10 indexed citations

Radoš, Sandra Nakić, et al.. (2019). Measuring and conceptualizing PTSD following childbirth: Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 12(2). 147–155. 49 indexed citations

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Ayers, Susan, Rosalind Crawley, Alexandra Thornton, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of expressive writing for postpartum health: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 41(5). 614–626. 26 indexed citations

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Dikmen‐Yildiz, Pelin, Susan Ayers, & Louise H. Phillips. (2018). Longitudinal trajectories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after birth and associated risk factors. Journal of Affective Disorders. 229. 377–385. 94 indexed citations

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Crawley, Rosalind, Stephanie Wilkie, Jenny Gamble, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of memories for traumatic and nontraumatic birth. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 32(5). 584–591. 10 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alexandra, et al.. (2017). Seeking help for perinatal psychological distress: a meta-synthesis of women’s experiences. British Journal of General Practice. 67(663). e692–e699. 77 indexed citations

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Dikmen‐Yildiz, Pelin, Susan Ayers, & Louise H. Phillips. (2017). Factors associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) 4–6 weeks and 6 months after birth: A longitudinal population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 221. 238–245. 54 indexed citations

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Webb, Rebecca & Susan Ayers. (2014). Cognitive biases in processing infant emotion by women with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnancy or after birth: A systematic review. Cognition & Emotion. 29(7). 1278–1294. 67 indexed citations

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Parfitt, Ylva, Alison Pike, & Susan Ayers. (2013). The impact of parents’ mental health on parent–baby interaction: A prospective study. Infant Behavior and Development. 36(4). 599–608. 107 indexed citations

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Parfitt, Ylva & Susan Ayers. (2012). Postnatal mental health and parenting: The importance of parental anger. Infant Mental Health Journal. 33(4). 400–410. 22 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Alexandra, Susan Ayers, & Helen Smith. (2009). Pre- and postnatal psychological wellbeing in Africa: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 123(1-3). 17–29. 227 indexed citations

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Ayers, Susan & Elizabeth Ford. (2009). Birth trauma: Widening our knowledge of postnatal mental health. City Research Online (City University London). 11(2). 16–19. 7 indexed citations

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Ayers, Susan & Steven E. Kaplan. (1998). Potential Differences Between Engagement and Risk Review Partners and Their Effect on Client Acceptance Judgments. Accounting Horizons. 12(2). 139–153. 18 indexed citations

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