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Jake M. Najman publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jake M. Najman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 563 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jake M. Najman D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jake M. Najman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jake M. Najman is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans several fields, with a particular focus on Medicine and Psychology. Within these areas, their work concentrates on Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Long-term Cognitive, Psychological, and Health Outcomes Associated With Child Abuse and Neglect, 2020, published in PEDIATRICS
  • Adolescent Alcohol Use Trajectories: Risk Factors and Adult Outcomes, 2020, published in PEDIATRICS
  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age, 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms, 2022, published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Intimate partner violence and subsequent depression and anxiety disorders, 2020, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Najman include:

  • James G. Scott
  • Steve Kisely
  • Gail Williams
  • Abdullah Al Mamun
  • Tara Renae McGee

Najman has contributed extensively to multiple publication venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • PEDIATRICS

The main research topics covered in Najman's work include:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Best Publications

  • Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms: Relationships with child outcomes at age 5.

    Patricia A. Brennan;Constance Hammen;Margaret J. Andersen;William Bor

  • Mothers' mental illness and child behavior problems: cause-effect association or observation bias?

    Jake M. Najman;Gail M. Williams;Jane Nikles;Sue Spence

  • Bias influencing maternal reports of child behaviour and emotional state

    J. M. Najman;G.M. Williams;J. Nikles;S. Spence

  • Associations of Gestational Weight Gain With Offspring Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure at 21 Years of Age Evidence From a Birth Cohort Study

    Abdullah A. Mamun;Michael O'Callaghan;Leonie Callaway;Gail Williams

  • Cannabis and Anxiety and Depression in Young Adults: A Large Prospective Study

    Mohammad R. Hayatbakhsh;Jake M. Najman;Konrad Jamrozik;Abdullah A. Mamun

  • Associations of excess weight gain during pregnancy with long-term maternal overweight and obesity: evidence from 21 y postpartum follow-up

    Abdullah A Mamun;Mansey Kinarivala;Michael J O'Callaghan;Gail M Williams

  • Cannabis use and educational achievement: Findings from three Australasian cohort studies

    L. John Horwood;David M. Fergusson;Mohammad R. Hayatbakhsh;Jake M. Najman

  • Epidemiologic Evidence for the Fetal Overnutrition Hypothesis: Findings from the Mater-University Study of Pregnancy and Its Outcomes

    Debbie A. Lawlor;George Davey Smith;Michael O'Callaghan;Rosa Alati

  • Emotional and behavioural antecedents of young adults who screen positive for non-affective psychosis: A 21-year birth cohort study

    J. Welham;J. Scott;George Williams;J. Najman

  • Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis-Related Outcomes Using Sibling Pair Analysis in a Cohort of Young Adults

    John McGrath;Joy Welham;James Scott;Daniel Varghese

  • Associations of maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and excess pregnancy weight gains with adverse pregnancy outcomes and length of hospital stay

    Abdullah A Mamun;Leonie K. Callaway;Leonie K. Callaway;Michael J O’Callaghan;Gail M Williams

  • Associations of parental, birth, and early life characteristics with systolic blood pressure at 5 years of age. Findings from the Mater-University Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes

    Debbie A. Lawlor;Jake M. Najman;Jonathan Sterne;Gail M. Williams

  • Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression: A Longitudinal Study

    Jake M. Najman;Mohammad R. Hayatbakhsh;Alexandra Clavarino;William Bor

  • Child maltreatment and adolescent mental health problems in a large birth cohort

    Ryan Mills;James Scott;Rosa Alati;Michael O'Callaghan

  • In utero alcohol exposure and prediction of alcohol disorders in early adulthood: a birth cohort study.

    Rosa Alati;Abdullah Al Mamun;Gail M. Williams;Michael O’Callaghan

  • Psychotic-Like Experiences in Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Population-Based Survey in Young Adults

    Daniel Varghese;James Scott;Joy Welham;William Bor

  • Learning, cognitive, and attentional problems in adolescents born small for gestational age.

    Michael J O'Keeffe;Michael O'Callaghan;Gail M Williams;Jake M Najman

  • Maternal Anxiety and Depression, Poverty and Marital Relationship Factors During Early Childhood as Predictors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence

    Susan H. Spence;Jake M. Najman;William Bor;Michael J. O'Callaghan

  • A prospective longitudinal study of social, psychological and obstetric factors in pregnancy: response rates and demographic characteristics of the 8556 respondents.

    J. D. Keeping;J. M. Najman;J. Morrison;J. S. Western

  • The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health

    Jake M Najman;Rosemary Aird;William Bor;Michael O’Callaghan

Frequent Co-Authors

Gail M. Williams
Gail M. Williams University of Queensland
Michael O'Callaghan
Michael O'Callaghan University of Queensland
William Bor
William Bor University of Queensland
Abdullah Al Mamun
Abdullah Al Mamun University of Queensland
Rosa Alati
Rosa Alati Curtin University
Alexandra Clavarino
Alexandra Clavarino University of Queensland
James G. Scott
James G. Scott QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Steve Kisely
Steve Kisely University of Queensland
Delyse Hutchinson
Delyse Hutchinson Deakin University
Lane Strathearn
Lane Strathearn University of Iowa

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