Laura M. Thornton

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

PsychologyMedicine

Pilot corpus only

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5.8Author DataRank

Indexed papers

7in pilot corpus

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An author's DataRank is the sum of the DataRanks of all 7 indexed papers attributed to them. A prolific author with many moderate-impact papers can outrank one with a single high-impact paper.

Author scores recompute whenever paper DataRanks are refreshed, so this number lags the underlying paper scores by at most one batch run.

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Screen‐detected disordered eating and related traits in a large population sample of females in mainland China: China Health and Nutrition Survey

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2020)10.1002/eat.23409

Top 10%

2.2DataRank

Top 10%64 citations

Ruyue Zhang, Laura M. Thornton, Christine M. Peat, Baiyu Qi, Shufa Du +4 more

Papers

Driven by 49 papers — median percentile 59. Top paper: “Screen‐detected disordered eating and related traits in a large population sample of females in mainland China: China Health and Nutrition Survey”.

Screen‐detected disordered eating and related traits in a large population sample of females in mainland China: China Health and Nutrition Survey

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2020)10.1002/eat.23409

Top 10%

2.2DataRank

Top 10%64 citations

Ruyue Zhang, Laura M. Thornton, Christine M. Peat, Baiyu Qi, Shufa Du +4 more

Comparing eating disorder characteristics and treatment in self‐identified competitive athletes and non‐athletes from the National Eating Disorders Association online screening tool

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2020)10.1002/eat.23415

Top 13%

1.6DataRank

Top 13%78 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Katherine N. Balantekin, Lauren Smolar, Claire Mysko +6 more

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI): study protocol

BMC Psychiatry(2021)10.1186/s12888-021-03212-3

Top 17%

1.2DataRank

Top 17%74 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Richard Parker, Hannah Kennedy, Jessica H. Baker, Casey M. MacDermod +13 more

Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders

Nature(2025)10.1038/s41586-025-09820-3

N/A

0.750DataRank · unranked

75 citations

Josefin Werme, Wouter J. Peyrot, Oleksandr Frei, Christiaan de Leeuw, Lucy Bicks +95 more

Early Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Eating Disorders: A survey of ~1000 Individuals in the United States and the Netherlands

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.05.28.20116301

N/A

0.587DataRank · unranked

49 citations

Hunna J. Watson, Laura M. Thornton, Stina Borg, Rachael E. Flatt, Casey M. MacDermod +5 more

ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol

BMC Psychiatry(2023)10.1186/s12888-023-05266-x

Top 41%

0.463DataRank

Top 41%13 citations

Nadia Micali, Casey M. MacDermod, Baiyu Qi, Melissa A. Munn‐Chernoff, Laura M. Thornton +13 more

Genome-wide association studies of binge-eating behaviour and anorexia nervosa yield insights into the unique and shared biology of eating disorder phenotypes

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.01.31.25321397

N/A

0.395DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Helena L. Davies, Sang Hyuck Lee, Jessica Dennis, Christopher Hübel, Jessica Johnson +95 more

The role of parents in behavioral treatment for adolescent obesity: design and rationale for the TEENS+ randomized clinical trial

BMC Public Health(2023)10.1186/s12889-023-16421-0

N/A

0.287DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Jessica Gokee LaRose, Edmond P. Wickham, Hollie A. Raynor, Laura J. Caccavale, Ronald K. Evans +5 more

Arfid Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): Study Protocol

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3186174/v1

Top 62%

0.226DataRank

Top 62%2 citations

Nadia Micali, Casey M. MacDermod, Baiyu Qi, Melissa A. Munn‐Chernoff, Laura M. Thornton +13 more

Exploring the clinical consequences and genetic aetiology of adult weight trajectories

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.10.04.21264526

N/A

0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Jessica Johnson, Andreas Birgegård, Jennifer Jordan, Martin A. Kennedy, Mikael Landén +8 more

Maladaptive Exercise in People With a Lifetime History of Eating Disorders: A Multicountry Observational Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2025)10.1002/eat.24563

N/A

0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Katherine Schaumberg, Laura M. Thornton, Hannah Kennedy, Shu Hwa Ong, Preston Roche +18 more

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Treated and Untreated Adults with Bulimia Nervosa and/or Binge-eating Disorder Recruited for a Large-Scale Research Study

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2899349/v1

N/A

0.163DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Rachael E. Flatt, Pratiksha Pawar, Christina M. Sanzari, Jenna Tregarthen, Stuart Argue +4 more

Comparing eating disorder characteristics and treatment in self-identified competitive athletes and non-athletes from the National Eating Disorders Association online screening tool

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/tevy-y995

Top 72%

0.117DataRank

Top 72%1 citations

Cynthia M. Bulik, Lauren Smolar, Rachael E. Flatt, Katherine N. Balantekin, Anna M. Bardone‐Cone +6 more

Study design and rationale for TEENS+REACH: Evaluating ripple effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention to untreated family members

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications(2024)10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101276

N/A

0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Jessica Gokee LaRose, Hollie A. Raynor, Amy A. Gorin, Laura M. Thornton, Sarah Farthing +3 more

Nutrient Intake During School Lunch in Title I Elementary Schools With Universal Free Meals

Health Education & Behavior(2021)10.1177/10901981211011936

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Hollie A. Raynor, Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Melanie K. Bean, Elizabeth L. Adams

Eating disorder behaviors and treatment seeking in self-identified military personnel and veterans: Results of the National Eating Disorders Association online screening

Eating Behaviors(2021)10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101562

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Elliott Norman, Laura M. Thornton, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Katherine N. Balantekin, Lauren Smolar +5 more

Salad bars and energy intake in Virginia elementary schools with free meals

Preventive Medicine Reports(2021)10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101515

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Hollie A. Raynor, Melanie K. Bean

The Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative (ANGI): Overview and methods

UNC Libraries(2021)10.17615/8vy9-q427

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

J. Grove, J.T. Larsen, L.J. Horwood, K.M. Kirk, N.G. Martin +41 more

Mapping anorexia nervosa genes to clinical phenotypes

Psychological Medicine(2022)10.1017/s0033291721004554

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

26 citations

Alanna C. Cote, Amanda Dobbyn, Laura G Sloofman, Jiayi Xu, Liam Cotter +12 more

Exploring the clinical and genetic associations of adult weight trajectories using electronic health records in a racially diverse biobank: a phenome-wide and polygenic risk study

The Lancet Digital Health(2022)10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00099-1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

18 citations

Jessica Johnson, Rebecca Signer, Andreas Birgegård, Jennifer Jordan, Martin A. Kennedy +9 more

Course and predictors of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and pandemic‐related eating disorder concerns among adults with eating disorders during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2022)10.1002/eat.23870

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Elin Hedlund, Quan Sun, Christine M. Peat, Rachel W. Goode, Jet D. Termorshuizen +7 more

Intake and adherence to energy and nutrient recommendations among women and men with binge-type eating disorders and healthy controls

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN(2022)10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.02.111

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Daria Igudesman, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Katarina Bälter, Laura M. Thornton, Cynthia M. Bulik +1 more

Shared Genetic Factors Contributing to the Overlap between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Overweight/Obesity in Swedish Adolescent Girls and Boys

Twin Research and Human Genetics(2022)10.1017/thg.2022.35

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Melissa A. Munn‐Chernoff, Elizabeth W. Diemer, Laura M. Thornton, Cynthia M. Bulik, Zeynep Yılmaz +4 more

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of suicide attempt identifies twelve genome-wide significant loci and implicates genetic risks for specific health factors

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.07.03.22277199

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Niamh Mullins, Allison E. Ashley‐Koch, Xuejun Qin, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Andrey A. Shabalin +95 more

Biomarkers of Length of Stay On An Inpatient Eating Disorder Unit For Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in Females

Research Square(2022)10.21203/rs.3.rs-1228895/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Baiyu Qi, Laura M. Thornton, Kimberly A. Brownley, Tonya Foreman, Anna M. Bardone‐Cone +3 more

GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors

American Journal of Psychiatry(2023)10.1176/appi.ajp.21121266

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

150 citations

Niamh Mullins, Allison E. Ashley‐Koch, Xuejun Qin, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Andrey A. Shabalin +95 more

Relationship Between Intensive Passive Data Signals and Patterns of Binge-Eating Behaviors: From a Dynamical-System Approach

Clinical Psychological Science(2024)10.1177/21677026241280728

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Robyn E. Kilshaw, Rachael E. Flatt, Jonathan Butner, Colin Adamo +6 more

How Do School Salad Bars Impact Elementary School Students’ Dietary Quality and Energy Intake at Lunch? A Randomized Controlled Plate Waste Investigation

Nutrients(2024)10.3390/nu16234102

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Hollie A. Raynor, Laura M. Thornton, Lilian de Jonge, A. M. M. Mendoza +2 more

Binge-eating disorder with and without lifetime anorexia nervosa: A comparison of sociodemographic and clinical features

UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia)(2024)10.17615/tfwf-sc25

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Emily A. Carrino, Cynthia M. Bulik, Christina M. Sanzari, Stuart Argue, Jenna Tregarthen +4 more

Eating disorder behaviors and treatment seeking in self-identified military personnel and veterans: Results of the National Eating Disorders Association online screening

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/jvvb-hq23

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Rachael E. Flatt, Cynthia M. Bulik, Elliott Norman, Claire Mysko, Lauren Smolar +5 more

ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/hwvc-0083

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Natasha Berthold, Nadia Micali, Laura M. Thornton, Casey M. MacDermod, Matthew Halvorsen +13 more

Disordered eating and cardiometabolic risk factors in Chinese women: evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

British Journal Of Nutrition(2024)10.1017/s0007114524001983

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Gabrielle E. Cooper, Laura M. Thornton, Ruyue Zhang, Shuyang Yao, Annie Green Howard +8 more

How Do School Salad Bars Impact Elementary School Students’ Dietary Quality and Energy Intake at Lunch? A Randomized Controlled Plate Waste Investigation

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/qbsp-4d20

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Sarah Farthing, Hollie A. Raynor, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Laura M. Thornton, Lilian de Jonge +2 more

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with a history of eating disorders

Journal of Affective Disorders(2025)10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.068

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Melissa A. Munn‐Chernoff, Amitai Abramovitch, Dean McKay, Jonathan S. Abramowitz +5 more

Early impact of COVID ‐19 on individuals with self‐reported eating disorders: A survey of ~1,000 individuals in the United States and the Netherlands

International Journal of Eating Disorders(2020)10.1002/eat.23353

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

304 citations

Hunna J. Watson, Laura M. Thornton, Stina Borg, Rachael E. Flatt, Casey M. MacDermod +5 more

Mental Health After COVID‐19 Death‐Related Loss in Individuals With Eating Disorders: A Multi‐Country Nested Matched Case–Control Study

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/cw00-9645

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jet D. Termorshuizen, Kayla Costello, Andreas Birgegård, Cynthia M. Bulik, Christine M. Peat +8 more

Using digital imagery to quantify students’ added sugar intake at lunch in Title I schools with universal free meals

Preventive Medicine Reports(2020)10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101253

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Hollie A. Raynor, Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Melanie K. Bean, Elizabeth L. Adams

A behavioral-genetic investigation of bulimia nervosa and its relationship with alcohol use disorder

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/nxr1-y381

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Nancy L. Pedersen, Tammy L. Root, Paul Lichtenstein, Cynthia M. Bulik +3 more

The STAGE cohort: A prospective study of tobacco use among Swedish twins

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/jf8m-ny66

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Nancy L. Pedersen, Laura M. Thornton, Paul Lichtenstein, Cynthia M. Bulik, Caryn Lerman +2 more

Understanding the Relation Between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa in a Swedish National Twin Sample

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/ay4p-2831

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Cynthia M. Bulik, Nancy L. Pedersen, Emily M. Pisetsky, Paul Lichtenstein, Tammy L. Root +1 more

Sleep problems are associated with binge eating in women

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/j7kb-y324

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Cristin D. Runfola, Nancy L. Pedersen, Sara E. Trace, Laura M. Thornton, Paul Lichtenstein +1 more

Dietary intake in a randomized-controlled pilot of NOURISH: A parent intervention for overweight children

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/bd38-0p88

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Melanie K. Bean, Nichole R. Kelly, Diane Wilson

Association study of 182 candidate genes in anorexia nervosa

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/xkqq-bt95

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

James E. Mitchell, Allan S. Kaplan, Wade H. Berrettini, Andrew W. Bergen, Patrick F. Sullivan +22 more

Self-image and suicide in a Swedish national eating disorders clinical register

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/11j0-g492

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Cynthia M. Bulik, Cristin D. Runfola, Andreas Birgegård, Laura M. Thornton, Emily M. Pisetsky

Effects of reducing the frequency and duration criteria for binge eating on lifetime prevalence of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: Implications for DSM-5

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/0rzg-pz35

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Cynthia M. Bulik, Sara E. Trace, Paul Lichtenstein, Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo +2 more

Anorexia nervosa and generalized anxiety disorder: Further explorations of the relation between anxiety and body mass index

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/mc9c-qp53

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jocilyn E. Dellava, Tammy L. Root, Laura M. Thornton, Paul Lichtenstein, Cynthia M. Bulik

Binge eating and menstrual dysfunction

(2020)10.17615/gptx-jp45

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Ann F. Von Holle, Lu Huang, Cynthia M. Bulik, Christine M. Peat, Paul Lichtenstein +2 more

Motivational interviewing with parents of overweight children: Study design and methods for the NOURISH+MI study

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/rkk6-x856

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Melanie K. Bean, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Carrie Tully, Amy J. Jeffers, Laura M. Thornton

Effect of a High-Intensity Dietary Intervention on Changes in Dietary Intake and Eating Pathology during a Multicomponent Adolescent Obesity Intervention

Nutrients(2021)10.3390/nu13061850

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Jessica Gokee LaRose, Elizabeth L. Adams, Laura M. Thornton, Laura J. Caccavale +2 more

Laura M. Thornton

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