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Wouter G. Staal

Wouter G. Staal

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
40
Citations
8178
World Ranking
5297
National Ranking
214

Overview

Wouter G. Staal is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and medicine, focusing particularly on clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Their work intersects several subfields, including psychiatry and mental health, education, and developmental and educational psychology.

The research topics covered by Wouter G. Staal predominantly include autism spectrum disorder research, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, family and disability support research, and child nutrition and feeding issues. Additional focus areas encompass COVID-19 and mental health, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and behavioral and psychological studies.

Wouter G. Staal has authored several recent papers that contribute to these fields. Notable publications include:

  • Autism Symptoms, Executive Functioning and Academic Progress in Higher Education Students, 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Adherence and acceptability of a robot-assisted Pivotal Response Treatment protocol for children with autism spectrum disorder, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • International Consensus Statement for the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Adolescents with Concurrent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorder, 2020, European Addiction Research
  • Mental and Social Health of Children and Adolescents With Pre-existing Mental or Somatic Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Self-initiations in young children with autism during Pivotal Response Treatment with and without robot assistance, 2020, Autism

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include Helen Klip, Jan K. Buitelaar, Ramón Lindauer, Malindi van der Mheen, and Tinca J. C. Polderman, reflecting a network of colleagues active in related fields.

Their publications are often featured in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, BMC Psychiatry, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Frontiers in Psychiatry. This distribution indicates engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed journals spanning psychiatry and psychological science.

Best Publications

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Identification of novel autism candidate regions through analysis of reported cytogenetic abnormalities associated with autism

    J A S Vorstman;W G Staal;E van Daalen;H van Engeland

  • The neurobiology of repetitive behavior: ...and men.

    Marieke Langen;Sarah Durston;Martien J H Kas;Herman van Engeland

  • Structural brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia and their healthy siblings.

    Wouter G. Staal;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo G. Schnack;Mechteld L.C. Hoogendoorn

  • Genetics of autistic disorders: review and clinical implications

    Christine M. Freitag;Wouter Staal;Sabine M. Klauck;Eftichia Duketis

  • Caudate nucleus is enlarged in high-functioning medication-naive subjects with autism.

    Marieke Langen;Sarah Durston;Wouter G. Staal;Saskia J.M.C. Palmen

  • Volume changes in gray matter in patients with schizophrenia.

    Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo G. Schnack;Madelief G.B.C. Bertens;Neeltje E.M. van Haren

  • Medical comorbidities in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: a systematic review

    Jet B. Muskens;Fleur P. Velders;Wouter G. Staal

  • The neurobiology of repetitive behavior: of mice....

    Marieke Langen;Martien J H Kas;Wouter G Staal;Herman van Engeland

  • Characterization of a family with rare deletions in CNTNAP5 and DOCK4 suggests novel risk loci for autism and dyslexia

    Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Elena Bacchelli;Maretha V. de Jonge;Ghazala Mirza

  • Partial volume decrease of the thalamus in relatives of patients with schizophrenia.

    Wouter G. Staal;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo Schnack;Astrid C. van der Schot

  • High-density SNP association study and copy number variation analysis of the AUTS1 and AUTS5 loci implicate the IMMP2L-DOCK4 gene region in autism susceptibility.

    E Maestrini;A T Pagnamenta;J A Lamb;J A Lamb;E Bacchelli

  • Core Symptoms of Autism Improved After Vitamin D Supplementation

    Feiyong Jia;Bing Wang;Ling Shan;Zhida Xu

  • Serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Tiantian Wang;Ling Shan;Lin Du;Junyan Feng

  • Clinical improvement following vitamin D3 supplementation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Junyan Feng;Ling Shan;Lin Du;Bing Wang

  • Gene-network analysis identifies susceptibility genes related to glycobiology in autism.

    Bert van der Zwaag;Lude Franke;Lude Franke;Martin Poot;Ron Hochstenbach

  • A co-segregating microduplication of chromosome 15q11.2 pinpoints two risk genes for autism spectrum disorder.

    Bert van der Zwaag;Wouter G. Staal;Ron Hochstenbach;Martin Poot

  • Imaging genetics in ADHD: a focus on cognitive control.

    Sarah Durston;Patrick de Zeeuw;Wouter G. Staal

  • Common variant at 16p11.2 conferring risk of psychosis

    S Steinberg;S de Jong;M Mattheisen;M Mattheisen;J Costas

  • Structural Brain Abnormalities in Chronic Schizophrenia at the Extremes of the Outcome Spectrum

    Wouter G. Staal;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo G. Schnack;Neeltje E.M. van Haren

  • A Common Variant in DRD3 Receptor Is Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Mariken de Krom;Wouter G. Staal;Roel A. Ophoff;Judith Hendriks

  • Paternal age and psychiatric disorders: findings from a Dutch population registry.

    Jacobine E. Buizer-Voskamp;Wijnand Laan;Wouter G. Staal;Eric A.M. Hennekam

  • Social Responsiveness Scale-aided analysis of the clinical impact of copy number variations in autism.

    Emma van Daalen;Chantal Kemner;Nienke E. Verbeek;Bert van der Zwaag

  • Overview of cytogenetic regions of interest (CROIs) associated with the autism phenotype across the human genome

    J A S Vorstman;W G Staal;P F R Hochstenbach;L Franke

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel A. Ophoff
Roel A. Ophoff University of California, Los Angeles
Jan K. Buitelaar
Jan K. Buitelaar Radboud University
Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol
Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol Utrecht University
Herman van Engeland
Herman van Engeland Utrecht University
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hugo G. Schnack
Hugo G. Schnack Utrecht University
Hanna Swaab
Hanna Swaab Leiden University
Martin Poot
Martin Poot University of Würzburg
Sarah Durston
Sarah Durston Utrecht University
Frits A. Beemer
Frits A. Beemer Utrecht University

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