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D-Index
45
Citations
21668
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6511
National Ranking
297

Sonja A. Swanson 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 Sonja A. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 102 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sonja A. Swanson 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 Sonja A. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sonja A. Swanson is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans several domains, primarily within mathematics and medicine, focusing extensively on statistical and epidemiological methods.

The main fields of study for Swanson include:

  • Mathematics
  • Medicine

Within these broad areas, Swanson's work is concentrated in several subfields such as:

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Genetics
  • Ophthalmology

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized subjects, including:

  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Statistical Methods and Inference

Swanson has published in a variety of journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Epidemiology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by them demonstrate engagement with both methodological and applied epidemiological topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration", 2021, BMJ
  • "Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Prediction meets causal inference: the role of treatment in clinical prediction models", 2020, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
  • "Considering Questions Before Methods in Dementia Research With Competing Events and Causal Goals", 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Suicide Deaths Among Women in California Living With Handgun Owners vs Those Living With Other Adults in Handgun-Free Homes, 2004-2016", 2022, JAMA Psychiatry

Swanson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • David M. Studdert
  • Yifan Zhang
  • L. Paloma Rojas-Saunero
  • Matthew Q. Miller
  • Elizabeth W. Diemer

Best Publications

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-ping He;Marcy Burstein;Sonja A. Swanson

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Sonja A. Swanson;Scott J. Crow;Daniel Le Grange;Joel Swendsen;Joel Swendsen

  • Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-ping He;Marcy E. Burstein;Joel Swendsen

  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration

    Veronika W Skrivankova;Rebecca C Richmond;Benjamin A R Woolf;Neil M Davies;Neil M Davies

  • Increased mortality in bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders

    Scott J. Crow;Carol B. Peterson;Sonja Alsemgeest Swanson;Nancy C. Raymond

  • 10-year trajectories of depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: a population-based study

    Saira Saeed Mirza;Frank J Wolters;Sonja A Swanson;Peter J Koudstaal

  • Longitudinal associations between binge eating and overeating and adverse outcomes among adolescents and young adults: Does loss of control matter?

    Kendrin R. Sonneville;Nicholas J. Horton;Nadia Micali;Ross D. Crosby

  • Adolescent Eating Disorders Predict Psychiatric, High-Risk Behaviors and Weight Outcomes in Young Adulthood

    Nadia Micali;Francesca Solmi;Nicholas J. Horton;Ross D. Crosby

  • Eating disorder not otherwise specified presentation in the US population.

    Daniel Le Grange;Sonja A. Swanson;Sonja A. Swanson;Scott J. Crow;Kathleen R. Merikangas

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19.

    Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

  • Commentary: how to report instrumental variable analyses (suggestions welcome)

    Sonja A. Swanson;Miguel A. Hernán

  • Prospective Association of Common Eating Disorders and Adverse Outcomes

    Alison E. Field;Alison E. Field;Kendrin R. Sonneville;Nadia Micali;Ross D. Crosby

  • Nature as a Trialist?: Deconstructing the Analogy Between Mendelian Randomization and Randomized Trials.

    Sonja A. Swanson;Henning Tiemeier;M. Arfan Ikram;Miguel A. Hernán

  • Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California

    David M. Studdert;Yifan Zhang;Sonja A. Swanson;Lea Prince

  • Understanding the Assumptions Underlying Instrumental Variable Analyses: a Brief Review of Falsification Strategies and Related Tools.

    Jeremy Labrecque;Sonja A. Swanson;Sonja A. Swanson

  • Association between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes in youth

    Sonja Alsemgeest Swanson;Ian Colman

  • Twelve-Month Suicidal Symptoms and Use of Services Among Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey

    Mathilde M. Husky;Mark Olfson;Jian-ping He;Matthew K. Nock

  • Prospective Associations of Concerns About Physique and the Development of Obesity, Binge Drinking, and Drug Use Among Adolescent Boys and Young Adult Men

    Alison E. Field;Kendrin R. Sonneville;Kendrin R. Sonneville;Ross D. Crosby;Sonja A. Swanson

  • Characteristics of seeking treatment among U.S. adolescents with eating disorders.

    Lauren N. Forrest;April R. Smith;Sonja A. Swanson;Sonja A. Swanson

  • Calculation of Expected Body Weight in Adolescents With Eating Disorders

    Daniel Le Grange;Peter M. Doyle;Sonja A. Swanson;Kali Ludwig

  • A Monte Carlo investigation of factors influencing latent class analysis: an application to eating disorder research.

    Sonja A. Swanson;Katajun Lindenberg;Stephanie Bauer;Ross D. Crosby

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19

    Liam Gaziano;Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Hernán
Miguel A. Hernán Harvard University
Ross D. Crosby
Ross D. Crosby University of North Dakota
Scott J. Crow
Scott J. Crow University of Minnesota
Kathleen R. Merikangas
Kathleen R. Merikangas National Institutes of Health
Nadia Micali
Nadia Micali University College London
Matthew C. Miller
Matthew C. Miller Northeastern University
Kamryn T. Eddy
Kamryn T. Eddy Harvard University
Kendrin R. Sonneville
Kendrin R. Sonneville University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James E. Mitchell
James E. Mitchell University of North Dakota
Henning Tiemeier
Henning Tiemeier Harvard University

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