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Carolina de Weerth

Carolina de Weerth

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
48
Citations
9557
World Ranking
5925
National Ranking
282

Carolina de Weerth publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carolina de Weerth sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 137 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Carolina de Weerth D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carolina de Weerth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carolina de Weerth is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on maternal and child health. Their work spans multiple subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, pharmacy, and molecular biology.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Gut microbiota and health

Frequent coauthors in their research efforts include Roseriet Beijers, Stefania V. Vacaru, Hellen Lustermans, Henrik Eckermann, and Bonnie E. Brett.

Carolina de Weerth's publications are often featured in venues such as Psychoneuroendocrinology, Scientific Reports, Developmental Psychobiology, Development and Psychopathology, and Gut Microbes. Among their recent papers are:

  • Gut microbiota and BMI throughout childhood: the role of firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and short-chain fatty acid producers (2022), Scientific Reports
  • The association between breastmilk oligosaccharides and faecal microbiota in healthy breastfed infants at two, six, and twelve weeks of age (2020), Scientific Reports
  • A validation of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale 12-item research short-form for use during global crises with five translations (2021), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and the Fetal Origins of Epigenetic Aging (2021), Biological Psychiatry
  • Human milk: From complex tailored nutrition to bioactive impact on child cognition and behavior (2022), Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Physiological stress reactivity in human pregnancy—a review

    Carolina de Weerth;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Maternal prenatal stress is associated with the infant intestinal microbiota

    Maartje A.C. Zijlmans;Katri Korpela;J. Marianne Riksen-Walraven;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Do We Recover from Vacation? Meta‐analysis of Vacation Effects on Health and Well‐being

    Jessica de Bloom;Michiel A. J. Kompier;Sabine Geurts;Carolina de Weerth

  • Mechanisms underlying the effects of prenatal psychosocial stress on child outcomes: beyond the HPA axis.

    Roseriet Beijers;Jan K. Buitelaar;Carolina de Weerth

  • Does Early-Life Exposure to Stress Shape or Impair Cognition?

    Willem E. Frankenhuis;Willem E. Frankenhuis;Carolina de Weerth

  • Development of cortisol circadian rhythm in infancy

    Carolina de Weerth;Robbert H Zijl;Jan K Buitelaar

  • Prenatal stress and children's cortisol reaction to the first day of school.

    Barbara M. Gutteling;Carolina de Weerth;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • The effects of prenatal stress on temperament and problem behavior of 27-month-old toddlers

    Barbara M. Gutteling;Carolina de Weerth;Sophie H. N. Willemsen-Swinkels;Anja C. Huizink

  • Prenatal maternal cortisol levels and infant behavior during the first 5 months

    Carolina de Weerth;Yvonne van Hees;Jan K Buitelaar

  • Maternal behavior predicts infant cortisol recovery from a mild everyday stressor.

    Esther M. Albers;J. Marianne Riksen-Walraven;Fred C.G.J. Sweep;Carolina de Weerth

  • The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells.

    Lisa M. McEwen;Kieran J. O’Donnell;Kieran J. O’Donnell;Megan G. McGill;Rachel D. Edgar

  • Effects of vacation from work on health and well-being: Lots of fun, quickly gone

    Jessica de Bloom;Sabine A. E. Geurts;Toon W. Taris;Sabine Sonnentag

  • Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol concentrations and child outcomes: A systematic review

    Maartje A.C. Zijlmans;J. Marianne Riksen-Walraven;Carolina de Weerth

  • Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and Stress Predict Infant Illnesses and Health Complaints

    Roseriet Beijers;Jarno Jansen;Marianne Riksen-Walraven;Carolina de Weerth

  • Cortisol reactivity in young infants.

    Jarno Jansen;Roseriet Beijers;Marianne Riksen-Walraven;Carolina de Weerth

  • Do bacteria shape our development? Crosstalk between intestinal microbiota and HPA axis.

    Carolina de Weerth

  • Moderation of distress-induced eating by emotional eating scores.

    Tatjana van Strien;C. Peter Herman;Doeschka J. Anschutz;Rutger C.M.E. Engels

  • Breastfeeding and the mother-infant relationship—A review

    Jarno Jansen;Carolina de Weerth;J. Marianne Riksen-Walraven

  • How does a vacation from work affect employee health and well-being?

    Jessica de Bloom;Sabine A.E. Geurts;Sabine Sonnentag;Toon Taris

  • Does maternal prenatal stress adversely affect the child's learning and memory at age six?

    Barbara M. Gutteling;Barbara M. Gutteling;Carolina de Weerth;Noortje Zandbelt;Eduard J. H. Mulder

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan K. Buitelaar
Jan K. Buitelaar Radboud University
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Michael S. Kobor
Michael S. Kobor University of British Columbia
Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Antonius H. N. Cillessen Radboud University
Sabine A. E. Geurts
Sabine A. E. Geurts Radboud University
Sabine Sonnentag
Sabine Sonnentag University of Mannheim
Tatjana van Strien
Tatjana van Strien Radboud University
Michael J. Meaney
Michael J. Meaney McGill University
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society

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