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54
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13102
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4547
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2525

Krista M. Perreira 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 Krista M. Perreira sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 245 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Krista M. Perreira 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 Krista M. Perreira sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Krista M. Perreira is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with extensive work in several subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, clinical psychology, and health.

The scientific topics addressed by Perreira cover a broad spectrum related to health and social determinants. These topics include cardiovascular health and risk factors, health disparities and outcomes, obesity, physical activity and diet, nutritional studies, migration and trauma-related health, food security in diverse populations, and research on racial and ethnic identity.

Perreira has published research in a number of venues frequently utilized in health sciences, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Among recent papers of note authored or co-authored by Perreira are:

  • "The Covid-19 pandemic and mental health of first-year college students: Examining the effect of Covid-19 stressors using longitudinal data" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Menopause Is Associated with an Altered Gut Microbiome and Estrobolome, with Implications for Adverse Cardiometabolic Risk in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos" (2022, mSystems)
  • "Associations of Sleep-disordered Breathing and Insomnia with Incident Hypertension and Diabetes. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos" (2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)
  • "APOE alleles' association with cognitive function differs across Hispanic/Latino groups and genetic ancestry in the study of Latinos-investigation of neurocognitive aging (HCHS/SOL)" (2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • "The Effect of Social and Stress-Related Factors on Alcohol Use Among College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic" (2021, Journal of Adolescent Health)

Frequent collaborators in Perreira's research include Martha L. Daviglus, Linda C. Gallo, Carmen R. Isasi, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, and Gregory A. Talavera, with collaboration counts ranging from 70 to over 200 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases among Hispanic/Latino individuals of diverse backgrounds in the United States.

    Martha L. Daviglus;Martha L. Daviglus;Gregory A. Talavera;M. Larissa Avilés-Santa;Matthew Allison

  • Depression and anxiety among first-generation immigrant Latino youth: key correlates and implications for future research.

    Stephanie R. Potochnick;Krista M. Perreira

  • Making It in America: High School Completion by Immigrant and Native Youth

    Krista M. Perreira;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Dohoon Lee

  • Parental influences on adolescent physical activity: a longitudinal study

    India J Ornelas;Krista M Perreira;Guadalupe X Ayala

  • The Covid-19 pandemic and mental health of first-year college students: Examining the effect of Covid-19 stressors using longitudinal data.

    Jane Cooley Fruehwirth;Siddhartha Biswas;Krista M. Perreira

  • Becoming an American Parent: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Strength in a New Immigrant Latino Community

    Krista M. Perreira;Mimi V. Chapman;Gabriela L. Stein

  • What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D Across Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation

    Krista M. Perreira;Natalia Deeb-Sossa;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Kenneth A. Bollen

  • Policies of Exclusion: Implications for the Health of Immigrants and Their Children.

    Krista M. Perreira;Juan M. Pedroza

  • The Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Immigrant Children

    Krista M. Perreira;India J. Ornelas

  • The role of migration in the development of depressive symptoms among Latino immigrant parents in the USA

    India J. Ornelas;Krista M. Perreira

  • Life events and alcohol consumption among mature adults: A longitudinal analysis

    Krista M. Perreira;Frank A. Sloan

  • Measurement properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10): Findings from HCHS/SOL.

    Patricia González;Alicia Nuñez;Erin Merz;Carrie Brintz

  • Validation of interpersonal support evaluation list-12 (ISEL-12) scores among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinos from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

    Erin L. Merz;Scott C. Roesch;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Frank J. Penedo

  • Painful Passages: Traumatic Experiences and Post-Traumatic Stress among U.S. Immigrant Latino Adolescents and their Primary Caregivers

    Krista M. Perreira;India Ornelas

  • The color of health: skin color, ethnoracial classification, and discrimination in the health of Latin Americans.

    Krista M. Perreira;Edward E. Telles

  • Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and 1-Year Post-Partum

    Pajarita Charles;Krista M. Perreira

  • Fitting In: The Roles of Social Acceptance and Discrimination in Shaping the Academic Motivations of Latino Youth in the U.S. Southeast.

    Krista M. Perreira;Andrew Fuligni;Stephanie Potochnick

  • Psychosocial stress is associated with obesity and diet quality in Hispanic/Latino adults.

    Carmen R. Isasi;Christina M. Parrinello;Molly M. Jung;Mercedes R. Carnethon

  • Undocumented and unaccompanied: children of migration in the European Union and the United States

    Cecilia Menjívar;Krista M Perreira

  • Associations of chronic stress burden, perceived stress, and traumatic stress with cardiovascular disease prevalence and risk factors in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

    Linda C. Gallo;Scott C. Roesch;Addie L. Fortmann;Mercedes R. Carnethon

  • A New Threat to Immigrants’ Health — The Public-Charge Rule

    Krista M Perreira;Hirokazu Yoshikawa;Jonathan B Oberlander

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda C. Gallo
Linda C. Gallo San Diego State University
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami
Melissa Lamar
Melissa Lamar Rush University Medical Center
Alan M. Delamater
Alan M. Delamater University of Miami
Maria M. Llabre
Maria M. Llabre University of Miami
Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University
Andrew J. Fuligni
Andrew J. Fuligni University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital

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