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Maria Råstam

Maria Råstam

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
71
Citations
23683
World Ranking
2136
National Ranking
18

Maria Råstam 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 Maria Råstam sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 187 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Råstam 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 Maria Råstam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Råstam is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their work primarily spans the fields of medicine and psychology, with a substantial focus on psychiatry and mental health, as well as clinical psychology. Their research interests also extend to cognitive neuroscience, public health, environmental and occupational health, and education.

The main topics addressed in Råstam's research include child nutrition and feeding issues, eating disorders and behaviors, obesity, physical activity, diet, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Råstam has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

Several papers by Råstam include the following:

  • "Development of a parent-reported screening tool for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): Initial validation and prevalence in 4-7-year-old Japanese children," 2021, Appetite
  • "Effects of autism on 30-year outcome of anorexia nervosa," 2022, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Early neurodevelopmental problems and risk for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in 4-7-year-old children: A Japanese birth cohort study," 2022, JCPP Advances
  • "Anorexia nervosa and autism: a prospective twin cohort study," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Thirty years after anorexia nervosa onset, serum neurofilament light chain protein concentration indicates neuronal injury," 2020, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Råstam frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Christopher Gillberg
  • Lisa Dinkler
  • Kahoko Yasumitsu-Lovell
  • Masamitsu Eitoku
  • Mikiya Fujieda

Best Publications

  • Mutations of the X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 are associated with autism.

    Stéphane Jamain;Hélène Quach;Catalina Betancur;Maria Råstam

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders.

    Christelle M Durand;Catalina Betancur;Tobias M Boeckers;Juergen Bockmann

  • European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD.

    Sandra J J Kooij;Susanne Bejerot;Andrew Blackwell;Herve Caci

  • Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders.

    Björn Hofvander;Richard Delorme;Pauline Chaste;Agneta Nydén

  • The Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Childhood

    Paul Lichtenstein;Eva Carlström;Maria Råstam;Christopher Gillberg

  • Co-existing disorders in ADHD -- implications for diagnosis and intervention.

    C. Gillberg;I. C. Gillberg;P. Rasmussen;B. Kadesjö

  • Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

    Claire S. Leblond;Caroline Nava;Anne Polge;Julie Gauthier

  • Genome-wide scan for autism susceptibility genes. Paris Autism Research International Sibpair Study.

    Anne Philippe;Anne Philippe;Maria Martinez;Michel Guilloud-Bataille;Christopher Gillberg

  • Abnormal melatonin synthesis in autism spectrum disorders

    J Melke;H Goubran Botros;P Chaste;C Betancur

  • Genetic and Functional Analyses of SHANK2 Mutations Suggest a Multiple Hit Model of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Claire S. Leblond;Jutta Heinrich;Richard Delorme;Christian Proepper

  • The Autism - Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): further validation of a telephone interview for epidemiological research

    Tomas Larson;Henrik Anckarsäter;Henrik Anckarsäter;Carina Gillberg;Ola Ståhlberg

  • The Swedish Twin Registry : establishment of a biobank and other recent developments

    Patrik K. E. Magnusson;Catarina Almqvist;Iffat Rahman;Andrea Ganna

  • The impact of ADHD and autism spectrum disorders on temperament, character, and personality development.

    Henrik Anckarsäter;Ola Stahlberg;M. Tomas Larson;Catrin Hakansson

  • The Asperger Syndrome (and High-Functioning Autism) Diagnostic Interview (ASDI): A Preliminary Study of a New Structured Clinical Interview:

    Christopher Gillberg;Carina Gillberg;Maria Råstam;Elisabeth Wentz

  • SHANK1 Deletions in Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Daisuke Sato;Anath C. Lionel;Anath C. Lionel;Claire S. Leblond;Claire S. Leblond;Claire S. Leblond;Aparna Prasad

  • Adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa: 18-year outcome

    Elisabet Wentz;I. Carina Gillberg;Henrik Anckarsäter;Christopher Gillberg

  • Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders in adults with childhood onset AD/HD and/or autism spectrum disorders

    O. Stahlberg;H. Soderstrom;M. Rastam;C. Gillberg

  • The Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS).

    Henrik Anckarsäter;Sebastian Lundström;Linnea Kollberg;Nora Kerekes

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders and Autisticlike Traits Similar Etiology in the Extreme End and the Normal Variation

    Sebastian Lundström;Zheng Chang;Maria Råstam;Christopher Gillberg

  • Childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder as an extreme of a continuous trait: a quantitative genetic study of 8,500 twin pairs.

    Henrik Larsson;Henrik Anckarsater;Maria Råstam;Zheng Chang

  • Anorexia nervosa in 51 swedish adolescents : premorbid problems and comorbidity

    Maria Råstam

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Gillberg
Christopher Gillberg University of Gothenburg
Marion Leboyer
Marion Leboyer Paris-Est Créteil University
I. Carina Gillberg
I. Carina Gillberg University of Gothenburg
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Sebastian Lundström
Sebastian Lundström University of Gothenburg
Paul Lichtenstein
Paul Lichtenstein Karolinska Institute
Thomas Bourgeron
Thomas Bourgeron Université Paris Cité
Nouchine Hadjikhani
Nouchine Hadjikhani Harvard Medical School
Eva Billstedt
Eva Billstedt University of Gothenburg
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto

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