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Pamela J. Surkan publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pamela J. Surkan sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 329 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Pamela J. Surkan D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pamela J. Surkan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pamela J. Surkan is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in Medicine and Psychology, with specific focus areas including Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues. The most frequent among these are:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
  • Obesity Surgery

Among recent scholarly articles, the following represent a selection of their work:

  • Salinity and food security in southwest coastal Bangladesh: impacts on household food production and strategies for adaptation, 2021, Food Security
  • Development of a Psychological Intervention to Address Anxiety During Pregnancy in a Low-Income Country, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Patients' Experiences of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery, 2022, Obesity Surgery
  • Excessive Screen Media Use in Preschoolers Is Associated with Poor Motor Skills, 2020, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • Barriers to maternal retention in HIV care in Ghana: key differences during pregnancy and the postpartum period, 2020, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Najia Atif
  • Abid Malik
  • Atıf Rahman
  • Soim Park
  • Ahmed Zaidi

Best Publications

  • Maternal depression and early childhood growth in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Pamela J Surkan;Caitlin E Kennedy;Kristen M Hurley;Maureen M Black

  • Reasons for increasing trends in large for gestational age births

    Pamela J. Surkan;Chung Cheng Hsieh;Anna L.V. Johansson;Paul W. Dickman

  • Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan on cardiovascular risks among type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized crossover clinical trial.

    Leila Azadbakht;Nafiseh Rashidi Pour Fard;Majid Karimi;Mohammad Hassan Baghaei

  • Neuropsychological Function in Children With Blood Lead Levels <10μg/dL

    P Surkan;A Zhang;F Trachtenberg;D Daniel

  • Grand challenges: integrating maternal mental health into maternal and child health programmes.

    Atif Rahman;Pamela J. Surkan;Claudina E. Cayetano;Patrick Rwagatare

  • Is there a relationship between red or processed meat intake and obesity? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

    M. H. Rouhani;A. Salehi-Abargouei;P. J. Surkan;L. Azadbakht

  • Previous preterm and small-for-gestational-age births and the subsequent risk of stillbirth

    Pamela J. Surkan;Olaf Stephansson;Paul W. Dickman;Sven Cnattingius

  • Maternal depressive symptoms and early childhood cognitive development: a meta-analysis.

    Y Liu;S Kaaya;J Chai;Dana C McCoy

  • The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Eating Plan Affects C-Reactive Protein, Coagulation Abnormalities, and Hepatic Function Tests among Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Leila Azadbakht;Pamela J. Surkan;Ahmad Esmaillzadeh;Walter C. Willett

  • Adherence to the Healthy Eating Index and Alternative Healthy Eating Index dietary patterns and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

    S. Onvani;F. Haghighatdoost;P. J. Surkan;B. Larijani

  • The Role of Social Networks and Support in Postpartum Women's Depression: A Multiethnic Urban Sample

    Pamela J. Surkan;Karen E. Peterson;Michael D. Hughes;Barbara R. Gottlieb;Barbara R. Gottlieb

  • Inadequate use of prenatal services among Brazilian women: The Role of Maternal Characteristics

    Diego G. Bassani;Pamela J. Surkan;Maria Teresa A. Olinto

  • Associations between dietary energy density and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Mohammad Hossein Rouhani;Fahimeh Haghighatdoost;Pamela J. Surkan;Leila Azadbakht;Leila Azadbakht

  • Effects of syndemics on HIV viral load and medication adherence in the multicentre AIDS cohort study.

    M. Reuel Friedman;Ron Stall;Ron Stall;Anthony J. Silvestre;Chongyi Wei

  • Prenatal Risk Factors and Perinatal and Postnatal Outcomes Associated With Maternal Opioid Exposure in an Urban, Low-Income, Multiethnic US Population.

    Romuladus E. Azuine;Yuelong Ji;Hsing Yuan Chang;Yoona Kim

  • Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Child Growth

    Pamela J. Surkan;Ichiro Kawachi;Louise M. Ryan;Lisa F. Berkman

  • Adherence to the DASH and Mediterranean diets is associated with decreased risk for gestational diabetes mellitus

    Vajihe Izadi;Hatav Tehrani;Fahimeh Haghighatdoost;Atefeh Dehghan

  • Long-term outcomes for mothers who have or have not held their stillborn baby

    Ingela Rådestad;Ingela Rådestad;Pamela J. Surkan;Pamela J. Surkan;Gunnar Steineck;Sven Cnattingius

  • Someone to count on: social support as an effect modifier of viral load suppression in a prospective cohort study

    M. Reuel Friedman;Robert W.S. Coulter;Anthony J. Silvestre;Ron Stall

  • A Framework for Understanding Grocery Purchasing in a Low-Income Urban Environment:

    Drew A. Zachary;Anne M. Palmer;Sarah W. Beckham;Pamela J. Surkan

Frequent Co-Authors

Leila Azadbakht
Leila Azadbakht Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Joel Gittelsohn
Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Xiaobin Wang
Xiaobin Wang Johns Hopkins University
Silvia S. Martins
Silvia S. Martins Columbia University
Caitlin E. Kennedy
Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Peter J. Winch
Peter J. Winch Johns Hopkins University
Wietse A. Tol
Wietse A. Tol Johns Hopkins University

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