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Karestan C. Koenen

Karestan C. Koenen

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
120
Citations
57097
World Ranking
558
National Ranking
333

Psychology

D-Index
124
Citations
61717
World Ranking
215
National Ranking
137

Medicine

D-Index
125
Citations
62506
World Ranking
3080
National Ranking
1699

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Karestan C. Koenen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, genetics, epidemiology, general health professions, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist has published extensively in several key areas, including posttraumatic stress disorder research, migration, health and trauma, child abuse and trauma, resilience and mental health, traumatic brain injury research, stress responses and cortisol, and health disparities and outcomes.

Recent papers by Karestan C. Koenen demonstrate their involvement in studies addressing public health and mental health challenges. These include:

  • Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Public Health
  • Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19, 2020, Science
  • Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions, 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Psychological resilience: an update on definitions, a critical appraisal, and research recommendations, 2020, European journal of psychotraumatology
  • A cross-national study of factors associated with women's perinatal mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, PLoS ONE

Koenen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a network of coauthorship in their work. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Samuel A. McLean
  • Ronald C. Kessler
  • Sarah D. Linnstaedt
  • Francesca L. Beaudoin
  • Jennifer S. Stevens

Their publications appear regularly in several prominent venues, highlighting consistent contributions to their fields. These publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Psychological Medicine

Karestan C. Koenen's contributions extend to book publications, with a noted recent work titled Behandlung der Folgen interpersoneller Traumatisierung (2025) published by Hogrefe Verlag.

Best Publications

  • Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study.

    Long H. Nguyen;David A. Drew;Mark S. Graham;Amit D. Joshi

  • Biological studies of post-traumatic stress disorder

    Roger K. Pitman;Ann M. Rasmusson;Ann M. Rasmusson;Karestan C. Koenen;Lisa M. Shin;Lisa M. Shin

  • Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Ronald C. Kessler;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso;Corina Benjet

  • The epidemiology of traumatic event exposure worldwide: results from the World Mental Health Survey Consortium.

    C. Benjet;E. Bromet;E. G. Karam;R. C. Kessler

  • Skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation followed by exposure: a phase-based treatment for PTSD related to childhood abuse.

    Marylene Cloitre;Karestan C. Koenen;Lisa R. Cohen;Hyemee Han

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys.

    K. C. Koenen;A. Ratanatharathorn;L. Ng;K. A. McLaughlin

  • Race/ethnic differences in exposure to traumatic events, development of post-traumatic stress disorder, and treatment-seeking for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Stephen E. Gilman;Joshua Breslau;Naomi Breslau

  • Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in a national sample of adolescents

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Karestan C. Koenen;Eric D. Hill;Maria Petukhova

  • The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods

    Bruce P. Dohrenwend;J. Blake Turner;Nicholas A. Turse;Ben G. Adams;Ben G. Adams

  • Childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and risk of past-year psychiatric disorder: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis in a population-based sample of adults

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Kerith J. Conron;Karestan C. Koenen;Stephen E. Gilman

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder

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  • Assessment of Bidirectional Relationships Between Physical Activity and Depression Among Adults: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study

    Karmel W. Choi;Chia Yen Chen;Chia Yen Chen;Murray B. Stein;Murray B. Stein;Yann C. Klimentidis

  • Childhood IQ and Adult Mental Disorders: A Test of the Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis

    Karestan C. Koenen;Terrie E. Moffitt;Andrea L. Roberts;Laurie T. Martin

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Research Review: DSM-V conduct disorder: research needs for an evidence base

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Sara R. Jaffee;Julia Kim-Cohen;Julia Kim-Cohen

  • Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorder

    Monica Uddin;Allison E. Aiello;Derek E. Wildman;Karestan C. Koenen

  • CUMULATIVE TRAUMAS AND RISK THRESHOLDS: 12-MONTH PTSD IN THE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH (WMH) SURVEYS

    Elie G. Karam;Matthew J. Friedman;Eric D. Hill;Ronald C Kessler

  • Pervasive trauma exposure among US sexual orientation minority adults and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Andrea L. Roberts;S. Bryn Austin;Heather L. Corliss;Ashley K. Vandermorris

  • Domestic violence is associated with environmental suppression of IQ in young children

    Karestan C. Koenen;Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Alan Taylor

  • Epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder: prevalence, correlates and consequences

    Lukoye Atwoli;Dan J. Stein;Karestan C. Koenen;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • Prospective study of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study.

    Laura D. Kubzansky;Karestan C. Koenen;Avron Spiro;Pantel S. Vokonas

  • The Serotonin Transporter Genotype and Social Support and Moderation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Hurricane-Exposed Adults

    Dean G Kilpatrick;Karestan C Koenen;Kenneth J Ruggiero;Ron Acierno

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandro Galea
Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Andrea L. Roberts
Andrea L. Roberts Harvard University
Caroline M. Nievergelt
Caroline M. Nievergelt University of California, San Diego
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Laura D. Kubzansky
Laura D. Kubzansky Harvard University
Jordan W. Smoller
Jordan W. Smoller Harvard University
Derek E. Wildman
Derek E. Wildman University of South Florida
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Katie A. McLaughlin
Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon

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