Kimberly Yonkers, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chair of Psychiatry; Katz Family Chair in Psychiatry · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kimberly Yonkers is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry; Katz Family Chair in Psychiatry at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 293 publications with 17,399 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 10 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Kimberly Yonkers, MD, is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. The public record shows 293 publications with 17,399 citations (h-index 73), centered on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Menstrual Health and Disorders, Treatment of Major Depression. It also documents an investigator role on 12 registered clinical trials, 1 NIH-funded awards (2022–2024).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · The Journal of nervous and mental disease
- Top research focus: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- 12 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 171.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Perinatal Depression Risk
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Scaling Up: A Multi-Site Trial of e-SBI for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2022–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Re-imagining e-SBIRT to reduce stigma and strengthen FASD prevention
Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences
FY2026$509,560R61AA033479 - Development of a Text Intervention for Perinatal Depression
Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester
FY2024$234,359R34MH130934 - Scaling up: A multi-site trial of e-SBI for alcohol use in Pregnancy
Michigan State University
FY2023$496,906R01AA026596
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Adapting an Anxiety Sensitivity Intervention for Perinatal Mental Health: Development of a Digital Intervention.
The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Gender Differences in Treatment Response to Sertraline Versus Imipramine in Chronic DepressionArticle705 citations2000
- 03
- 04Gender differences in chronic major and double depressionArticle488 citations2000
- 05
Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
bumc.bu.edu/psychiatry/education-2/6-15-2023-grand-rounds
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umassmed.edu/news/articles/archives/2020/09/kimberly-yonkers-appointed-chair-and-professor-of-psychiatry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →umassmed.edu ↗
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗ - BA
Amherst College
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- President
North American Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.yale.edu ↗ - Chair
Women's Committee, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.yale.edu ↗ - Distinguished Life Fellow
American Psychiatric Association (DLFAPA)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →umassmed.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →umassmed.edu ↗
- Harold R. Behrman Mentoring Award
Yale Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.yale.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Yale University School of Medicine
Professor (Psychiatry; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; School of Public Health); Director, Center for Wellbeing of Women and Mothers
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