Suzanne Tough

19.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
325 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Tough is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Tough has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 133 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 103 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Tough's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (105 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (54 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (50 papers). Suzanne Tough is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (105 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (54 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (50 papers). Suzanne Tough collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Suzanne Tough's co-authors include Sheila McDonald, Sheri Madigan, Dawn Kingston, Nicole Racine, Karen Benzies, Hamideh Bayrampour, Deborah McNeil, Christine Newburn‐Cook, André Plamondon and Erin Hetherington and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Tough

309 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with ‘best practice’ recommendations

2005 666 citations Deborah McNeil, Suzanne Tough et al. profile →
OPERATIVE COMPARED WITH NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT OF DISPLACED INTRA-ARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES

2002 551 citations Richard Buckley, Suzanne Tough et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Association between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

2013 545 citations Suzanne Tough et al. profile →
Prenatal and Postpartum Maternal Psychological Distress and Infant Development: A Systematic Review

2012 523 citations Suzanne Tough et al. profile →
The impact of caesarean section on breastfeeding initiation, duration and difficulties in the first four months postpartum

2016 380 citations Sheila McDonald, Suzanne Tough et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth profile →
Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test

2019 377 citations Sheri Madigan, Nicole Racine et al. profile →
Maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a longitudinal analysis

2021 169 citations Nicole Racine, Erin Hetherington et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Suzanne Tough	5.1k	3.8k	2.9k	2.8k	1.9k	325	12.3k
Zuguo Mei	12.0k 2.4×	4.9k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	801 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	88	22.6k
John H. Himes	4.1k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	943 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	722 0.4×	189	10.9k
Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn	10.7k 2.1×	4.7k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	6.7k 3.6×	144	23.1k
Aviva Must	13.2k 2.6×	3.3k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	444 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	229	22.6k
Bernardo Lessa Horta	4.6k 0.9×	4.6k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	3.9k 2.1×	466	18.5k
Lester R. Curtin	7.2k 1.4×	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	468 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	19	14.9k
Laura A. Schieve	3.1k 0.6×	6.4k 1.7×	4.7k 1.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	213	17.1k
Jeannette R. Ickovics	3.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	217	15.6k
Fernando C. Barros	6.5k 1.3×	11.3k 2.9×	1.9k 0.7×	4.9k 1.8×	4.7k 2.5×	516	23.6k
Richard Hooper	2.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	768 0.3×	764 0.4×	164	8.6k

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Hentges, Rochelle F., et al.. (2025). Pathways From Early Vocabulary to School‐Age Social Skills: Findings From a Large Prospective Cohort Study. Developmental Science. 28(5). e70051–e70051.

Beveridge, Jaimie K., Mélanie Noël, Brae Anne McArthur, et al.. (2025). Identifying risk and protective factors in the transmission of chronic pain from mothers to children: a longitudinal cohort study. Pain. 166(11). 2596–2608.

MacKinnon, Anna, et al.. (2025). Birthing parent adverse childhood experiences and risk of atopic diseases in 5-year-old children. Frontiers in Allergy. 5. 1483911–1483911.

Deneault, Audrey‐Ann, André Plamondon, Ross D. Neville, et al.. (2024). Perceived Parental Distraction by Technology and Mental Health Among Emerging Adolescents. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2428261–e2428261. 1 indexed citations

MacDonald, Shannon E., Sheila McDonald, Deborah McNeil, et al.. (2024). Impact of maternal depression and anxiety on immunization status of children: a prospective cohort study. Archives of Public Health. 82(1). 89–89.

Pavlova, Maria, Mélanie Noël, Serena L. Orr, et al.. (2024). Early childhood risk factors for later onset of pediatric chronic pain: a multi-method longitudinal study. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 508–508. 2 indexed citations

Moules, Nancy J., et al.. (2024). Listening to the Voices of Mothers Who Participated in a Video Feedback Intervention for Postpartum Depression. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 11. 1692335508–1692335508.

Slater, Donna M., et al.. (2024). Maternal Acylcarnitine Disruption as a Potential Predictor of Preterm Birth in Primigravida: A Preliminary Investigation. Nutrients. 16(5). 595–595. 1 indexed citations

Hetherington, Erin, et al.. (2023). Developing non-response weights to account for attrition-related bias in a longitudinal pregnancy cohort. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23(1).

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Scime, Natalie V., Amy Metcalfe, Alberto Nettel‐Aguirre, et al.. (2023). Breastfeeding difficulties in the first 6 weeks postpartum among mothers with chronic conditions: a latent class analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23(1). 90–90. 12 indexed citations

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Chaput, Kathleen H., Carly A. McMorris, Amy Metcalfe, et al.. (2023). Effect of Remote Peer-Counsellor- delivered Behavioral Activation and Peer-support for Antenatal Depression on Gestational Age at Delivery: a single-blind, randomized control trial. Trials. 24(1). 240–240. 1 indexed citations

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Elmrayed, Seham, Suzanne Tough, Sheila McDonald, et al.. (2023). Small for gestational age preterm infants and later adiposity and height: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 37(7). 652–668. 11 indexed citations

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Slater, Donna M., Suzanne Tough, Hans J. Vogel, et al.. (2022). Maternal Metabolites Indicative of Mental Health Status during Pregnancy. Metabolites. 13(1). 24–24. 8 indexed citations

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Hetherington, Erin, et al.. (2018). Mitigation of Participant Loss to Follow-Up Using Facebook: All Our Families Longitudinal Pregnancy Cohort. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(2). e10441–e10441. 10 indexed citations

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Heng, Yujing J., Craig E. Pennell, Sheila McDonald, et al.. (2016). Maternal Whole Blood Gene Expression at 18 and 28 Weeks of Gestation Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Asymptomatic Women. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0155191–e0155191. 52 indexed citations

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Richards, Jennifer L., Michael S. Kramer, Paromita Deb‐Rinker, et al.. (2016). Temporal Trends in Late Preterm and Early Term Birth Rates in 6 High-Income Countries in North America and Europe and Association With Clinician-Initiated Obstetric Interventions. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(11). 644–646.

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Bushnik, Tracey, Jocelynn L. Cook, Edward G. Hughes, & Suzanne Tough. (2012). Seeking medical help to conceive.. PubMed. 23(4). 7–13. 11 indexed citations

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Roberts, Elizabeth, et al.. (2011). Factors that influence the childbearing intentions of Canadian men. Human Reproduction. 26(5). 1202–1208. 47 indexed citations

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Adair, Carol E., et al.. (2006). How Do You Evaluate a Network? A Canadian Child and Youth Health Network Experience. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 20(3). 123–150. 10 indexed citations

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Buckley, Richard, Suzanne Tough, Robert G. McCormack, et al.. (2002). OPERATIVE COMPARED WITH NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT OF DISPLACED INTRA-ARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 84(10). 1733–1744. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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