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D-Index
59
Citations
9854
World Ranking
3757
National Ranking
2101

Susan S. Girdler 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 Susan S. Girdler sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 171 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan S. Girdler 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 Susan S. Girdler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 68th percentile

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

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

Overview

Susan S. Girdler is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, focusing primarily on public health, behavioral neuroscience, clinical psychology, endocrinology, and social psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, largely centered around menstrual health and disorders, stress responses and cortisol regulation, menopause and its health impacts and treatments, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, medical research impacts, and diversity and career development in medicine.

Frequent coauthors in their research include David R. Rubinow, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Jennifer L. Gordon, Elizabeth Andersen, and Crystal Edler Schiller.

They have published extensively in several venues, with a strong presence in UNC Libraries and notable contributions to Psychoneuroendocrinology, Biological Psychiatry, Development and Psychopathology, and PLoS ONE.

Selected recent papers by Susan S. Girdler include:

  • How to study the menstrual cycle: Practical tools and recommendations, 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Exploring stress, cognitive, and affective mechanisms of the relationship between interpersonal trauma and opioid misuse, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The Effects of Co-Occurring Interpersonal Trauma and Gender on Opioid Use and Misuse, 2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Effects of acute estradiol and progesterone on perimenstrual exacerbation of suicidal ideation and related symptoms: a crossover randomized controlled trial, 2022, Translational Psychiatry
  • Baseline anxiety-sensitivity to estradiol fluctuations predicts anxiety symptom response to transdermal estradiol treatment in perimenopausal women - A randomized clinical trial, 2022, Psychoneuroendocrinology

Best Publications

  • Effects of partner support on resting oxytocin, cortisol, norepinephrine, and blood pressure before and after warm partner contact.

    Karen M. Grewen;Susan S. Girdler;Janet Amico;Kathleen C. Light

  • Allopregnanolone levels and reactivity to mental stress in premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

    Susan S Girdler;Patricia A Straneva;Kathleen C Light;Cort A Pedersen

  • How to study the menstrual cycle: Practical tools and recommendations

    Katja M. Schmalenberger;Hafsah A. Tauseef;Jordan C. Barone;Sarah A. Owens

  • Gender differences in blood pressure control during a variety of behavioral stressors.

    Susan S Girdler;J. R. Turner;A. Sherwood;K. C. Light

  • Warm partner contact is related to lower cardiovascular reactivity.

    Karen M. Grewen;Bobbi J. Anderson;Susan S. Girdler;Kathleen C. Light

  • Ischemic but not thermal pain sensitivity varies across the menstrual cycle.

    R B Fillingim;W Maixner;S S Girdler;K C Light

  • High Stress Responsivity Predicts Later Blood Pressure Only in Combination With Positive Family History and High Life Stress

    Kathleen C. Light;Susan S. Girdler;Andrew Sherwood;Edith E. Bragdon

  • Ovarian Hormone Fluctuation, Neurosteroids, and HPA Axis Dysregulation in Perimenopausal Depression: A Novel Heuristic Model

    Jennifer L. Gordon;Susan S. Girdler;Samantha E. Meltzer-Brody;Catherine S. Stika

  • Efficacy of transdermal estradiol and micronized progesterone in the prevention of depressive symptoms in the menopause transition: A randomized clinical trial

    Jennifer L. Gordon;David R. Rubinow;Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul;Kai Xia

  • Cigarette smoking, stress-induced analgesia and pain perception in men and women.

    Susan S. Girdler;William Maixner;Herman A. Naftel;Paul W. Stewart

  • Does Self-Compassion Protect Adolescents from Stress?

    Karen Bluth;Patricia N. E. Roberson;Susan A. Gaylord;Keturah R. Faurot

  • Neurosteroids in the context of stress: implications for depressive disorders.

    Susan S. Girdler;Rebecca Klatzkin

  • Adrenergic dysregulation and pain with and without acute beta-blockade in women with fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorder.

    Kathleen C. Light;Edith E. Bragdon;Karen M. Grewen;Kimberly A. Brownley

  • Pain inhibition, nicotine, and gender

    Larry D. Jamner;Susan S. Girdler;David Shapiro;Murray E. Jarvik

  • Estradiol variability, stressful life events, and the emergence of depressive symptomatology during the menopausal transition.

    Jennifer L. Gordon;David R. Rubinow;Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul;Jane Leserman

  • Menstrual cycle phase does not influence gender differences in experimental pain sensitivity.

    Rebecca R. Klatzkin;Beth Mechlin;Susan S. Girdler

  • Sympathoadrenergic mechanisms in reduced hemodynamic stress responses after exercise.

    Kimberly A. Brownley;Alan L. Hinderliter;Sheila G. West;Susan S. Girdler

  • Job Status and High-Effort Coping Influence Work Blood Pressure in Women and Blacks

    K. C. Light;K. A. Brownley;J. R. Turner;A. L. Hinderliter

  • Menstrual cycle and premenstrual syndrome: modifiers of cardiovascular reactivity in women.

    Susan S Girdler;Cort Andrew Pedersen;Robert A. Stern;Kathleen C. Light

  • African Americans show alterations in endogenous pain regulatory mechanisms and reduced pain tolerance to experimental pain procedures.

    M. Beth Mechlin;William Maixner;Kathleen C. Light;Jessica M. Fisher

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen C. Light
Kathleen C. Light University of Utah
Alan L. Hinderliter
Alan L. Hinderliter University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David R. Rubinow
David R. Rubinow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew Sherwood
Andrew Sherwood Duke University
William Maixner
William Maixner Duke University
A. Leslie Morrow
A. Leslie Morrow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cynthia M. Bulik
Cynthia M. Bulik University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis
Larry D. Jamner
Larry D. Jamner University of California, Irvine
Judith S. Hochman
Judith S. Hochman New York University

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