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Vera E. Mets · Peerford

University of Ghana / Scholars

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Vera E. Mets

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2021, latest 2024

Clinical Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Education
Epidemiology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
General Health Professions

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 62021–2024
Citations: 65to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 3.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%2 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 17%1 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Clinical Psychology467%

Publications

6 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

Search their publications by title

Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adolescents in the USA: Findings from a Population-Based Study
2024School Mental HealthJournal9 citations10.1007/s12310-023-09627-5
Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States
2023Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Who they write with Where their co-authors are Every publication

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Sociology and Political Science350%

Education117%

Epidemiology117%

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology117%

General Health Professions117%

Health117%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health117%

Pharmacology117%

Physiology117%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies4
Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse2
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research1
Child Abuse and Trauma1
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development1
Gun Ownership and Violence Research1
Homelessness and Social Issues1
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum1
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects1
Racial and Ethnic Identity Research1
Sleep and related disorders1
Smoking Behavior and Cessation1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3344556Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States6
Canada3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

The University of Texas at ArlingtonUS6 papers
Harvard UniversityUS3 papers
Massachusetts General HospitalUS3 papers
McLean HospitalUS3 papers
Western UniversityCA3 papers
Yale UniversityUS2 papers
University of Southern CaliforniaUS1 paper
Washington University in St. LouisUS1 paper
Saint Louis UniversityUS1 paper
Florida State UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Children and Youth Services Review1
Current Psychology1
Drug and Alcohol Dependence1
Journal of Psychiatric Research1
Psychiatry Research1
School Mental Health1

How it can be read

17% free to read

Green 1 · 17%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 83%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 6 papers name a funder

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation1
Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance1
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences1
National Institute on Aging1
National Institute on Drug Abuse1
National Institutes of Health1
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Yale School of Medicine1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality4
3Good health and well-being1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States
Drug and Alcohol Dependence5
202322 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
An examination of the association between risky sexual behaviors and suicidal behaviors among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Current Psychology5
202114 citations
Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adolescents in the USA: Findings from a Population-Based Study
School Mental Health5
20249 citationsWorld top 10%
Racial/ethnic differences in adolescents’ non-response to suicide attempt: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015–2019
Journal of Psychiatric Research5
20238 citations
Investigating the co-occurrence of marijuana use and prescription opioid misuse with multiple suicide attempts among adolescents with a history of suicidal ideation
Psychiatry Research3
20237 citations

Journal

Open access

22 citations

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109894

Investigating the co-occurrence of marijuana use and prescription opioid misuse with multiple suicide attempts among adolescents with a history of suicidal ideation

2023Psychiatry ResearchJournal7 citations10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115519

Racial/ethnic differences in adolescents’ non-response to suicide attempt: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015–2019

2023Journal of Psychiatric ResearchJournal8 citations10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.09.015

Exposure to neighborhood violence and insufficient sleep among adolescents in the United States: Findings from a population-based study

2023Children and Youth Services ReviewJournal5 citations10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107351

An examination of the association between risky sexual behaviors and suicidal behaviors among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2021Current PsychologyJournal14 citations10.1007/s12144-021-02328-9