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Maria Melchior

Maria Melchior

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Social Sciences and Humanities
France
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
14152
World Ranking
1760
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in France Leader Award

Overview

Maria Melchior is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and medicine. Their work primarily spans the fields of clinical psychology and general health professions, with significant focus also on public health, environmental and occupational health, health, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research addresses several topics, including:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Maria Melchior has published frequently in several journals, notably:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Psychiatry

Some recent publications include:

  • "Loneliness, worries, anxiety, and precautionary behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of 200,000 Western and Northern Europeans" (2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)
  • "Remote mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review" (2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy)
  • "COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among persons living in homeless shelters in France" (2021, Vaccine)
  • "Symptoms of anxiety/depression during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown in the community: longitudinal data from the TEMPO cohort in France" (2021, BMC Psychiatry)
  • "Autism Spectrum and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children of Immigrants: A Brief Review of Current Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice" (2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Collaborations with other researchers are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cédric Galéra (21 joint publications)
  • Murielle Mary-Krause (20 joint publications)
  • Judith van der Waerden (19 joint publications)
  • Marie-Aline Charles (18 joint publications)
  • Alexandra Rouquette (17 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Work stress precipitates depression and anxiety in young, working women and men.

    Maria Melchior;Avshalom Caspi;Barry J. Milne;Andrea Danese

  • Epidemiologic surveillance of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population.

    Yves Roquelaure;Catherine Ha;Annette Leclerc;Annie Touranchet

  • Self-rated health before and after retirement in France (GAZEL): a cohort study

    Hugo Westerlund;Hugo Westerlund;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux;Maria Melchior

  • Generalized anxiety disorder and depression : childhood risk factors in a birth cohort followed to age 32

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Avshalom Caspi;Honalee Harrington;Barry J. Milne

  • Why Do Children from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Families Suffer from Poor Health When They Reach Adulthood? A Life-Course Study

    Maria Melchior;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Barry J. Milne;Richie Poulton

  • Early Risk Factors for Hyperactivity-Impulsivity and Inattention Trajectories From Age 17 Months to 8 Years

    Cédric Galéra;Sylvana M. Côté;Manuel P. Bouvard;Jean-Baptiste Pingault

  • Mental Health Context of Food Insecurity: a Representative Cohort of Families With Young Children

    Maria Melchior;Avshalom Caspi;Louise M Howard;Antony P Ambler

  • Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other illegal drug use among young adults: The socioeconomic context

    Bertrand Redonnet;Aude Chollet;Eric Fombonne;Lucy Bowes

  • Social Integration and Mortality: A Prospective Study of French Employees of Electricity of France–Gas of France The GAZEL Cohort

    Lisa F. Berkman;Maria Melchior;Jean-François Chastang;Isabelle Niedhammer

  • Validity of Nordic-style questionnaires in the surveillance of upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

    Alexis Descatha;Yves Roquelaure;Jean Francois Chastang;Bradley A Evanoff

  • Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: French GAZEL occupational cohort study

    Hugo Westerlund;Jussi Vahtera;Jane E Ferrie;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Food insecurity and children's mental health: a prospective birth cohort study

    Maria Melchior;Jean-François Chastang;Bruno Falissard;Cédric Galéra

  • Do psychosocial work factors and social relations exert independent effects on sickness absence? A six year prospective study of the GAZEL cohort

    M Melchior;I Niedhammer;L F Berkman;M Goldberg

  • Social relations and self-reported health: a prospective analysis of the French Gazel cohort

    Maria Melchior;Lisa F Berkman;Isabelle Niedhammer;Maline Chea

  • Loneliness, worries, anxiety, and precautionary behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of 200,000 Western and Northern Europeans

    Tibor V. Varga;Feifei Bu;Agnete S. Dissing;Leonie K. Elsenburg

  • Association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms over time: a 10-year follow-up study of the GAZEL cohort.

    Agnès Le Port;Alice Gueguen;Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot;Maria Melchior

  • Maternal Depression Trajectories and Children's Behavior at Age 5 Years.

    Cédric Galéra;Cédric Galéra;Béatrice Larroque;Béatrice Larroque;Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles;Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles

  • Childhood and adolescent hyperactivity-inattention symptoms and academic achievement 8 years later: the GAZEL Youth study.

    Cédric Galéra;Maria Melchior;Jean-François Chastang;Manuel-Pierre Bouvard

  • Context and Sequelae of Food Insecurity in Children's Development

    Daniel W. Belsky;Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Maria Melchior

  • Work Factors and Occupational Class Disparities in Sickness Absence: Findings From the GAZEL Cohort Study

    Maria Melchior;Nancy Krieger;Ichiro Kawachi;Lisa F. Berkman

  • The LifeCycle Project-EU Child Cohort Network: a federated analysis infrastructure and harmonized data of more than 250,000 children and parents.

    Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Janine F. Felix;Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen;Marie-Aline Charles;Marie-Aline Charles

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Fombonne
Eric Fombonne Oregon Health & Science University
Cédric Lemogne
Cédric Lemogne Université Paris Cité
Sylvana M. Côté
Sylvana M. Côté University of Montreal
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Jean-François Chastang
Jean-François Chastang Grenoble Alpes University
Pamela J. Surkan
Pamela J. Surkan Johns Hopkins University
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Massimiliano Orri
Massimiliano Orri McGill University
Jane E. Ferrie
Jane E. Ferrie University College London

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