Alec Roy

14.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
238 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Alec Roy is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alec Roy has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Clinical Psychology, 50 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 47 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Alec Roy's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (64 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (39 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (39 papers). Alec Roy is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (64 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (39 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (39 papers). Alec Roy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Alec Roy's co-authors include Marco Sarchiapone, David Goldman, Monique Roy, David Pickar, Vladimir Carli, George P. Chrousos, Markku Linnoila, Malvin N. Janal, Philip W. Gold and Mary‐Anne Enoch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Alec Roy

231 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Responses to Corticotropi... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Responses to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Hypercortisolism of Depression and Cushing's Disease
    1986 614 citations Alec Roy et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alec Roy 4.7k 2.3k 2.1k 1.9k 1.7k 238 10.6k
Victor I. Reus 1.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 3.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 896 0.5× 223 12.4k
Isabella Heuser 2.0k 0.4× 3.6k 1.6× 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 296 12.6k
Linda L. Carpenter 4.0k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 249 14.2k
Lawrence H. Price 7.1k 1.5× 3.8k 1.6× 3.0k 1.4× 3.8k 2.0× 1.7k 1.0× 295 18.9k
J. John Mann 5.2k 1.1× 3.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 3.6k 1.9× 1.8k 1.1× 208 14.3k
Meir Steiner 4.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 675 0.4× 2.9k 1.7× 306 14.4k
Julien Mendlewicz 2.5k 0.5× 4.7k 2.0× 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 386 13.1k
Eric Vermetten 8.1k 1.7× 3.0k 1.3× 4.5k 2.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 290 16.4k
Emil F. Coccaro 5.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 268 10.7k
David R. Rubinow 2.6k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 4.6k 2.1× 1.7k 0.9× 3.5k 2.1× 277 17.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alec Roy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alec Roy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alec Roy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alec Roy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alec Roy. Alec Roy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Carli, Vladimir, Nikolina Jovanović, Anja Podlešek, et al.. (2010). The role of impulsivity in self-mutilators, suicide ideators and suicide attempters — A study of 1265 male incarcerated individuals. Journal of Affective Disorders. 123(1-3). 116–122. 82 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec, Monique Roy, & David Goldman. (2010). Childhood Trauma and Depressive Symptoms in Type 1 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 72(8). 1049–1053. 4 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec, et al.. (2009). Gene-Environment Interaction and Suicidal Behavior. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 15(4). 282–288. 45 indexed citations
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Enoch, Mary‐Anne, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Qiaoping Yuan, et al.. (2009). The Influence of GABRA2, Childhood Trauma, and Their Interaction on Alcohol, Heroin, and Cocaine Dependence. Biological Psychiatry. 67(1). 20–27. 98 indexed citations
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Sarchiapone, Marco, Vladimir Carli, Alec Roy, et al.. (2008). Association of Polymorphism (Val66Met) of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor with Suicide Attempts in Depressed Patients. Neuropsychobiology. 57(3). 139–145. 92 indexed citations
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Roy, Monique, et al.. (2007). Depression is a Risk Factor for Poor Glycemic Control and Retinopathy in African-Americans With Type 1 Diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine. 69(6). 537–542. 69 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec & Malvin N. Janal. (2007). Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts Among Alcohol Dependent Patients. Archives of Suicide Research. 11(2). 211–217. 47 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (2005). Reported Childhood Trauma and Suicide Attempts in Schizophrenic Patients. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 35(6). 690–693. 58 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (2003). Characteristics of drug addicts who attempt suicide. Psychiatry Research. 121(1). 99–103. 75 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (2002). Family history of suicide and neuroticism: a preliminary study. Psychiatry Research. 110(1). 87–90. 28 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec, Gunnar Rylander, Kaj Forslund, et al.. (2001). Excess Tryptophan Hydroxylase 17 779C Allele in Surviving Cotwins of Monozygotic Twin Suicide Victims. Neuropsychobiology. 43(4). 233–236. 41 indexed citations
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Sarchiapone, Marco, Alec Roy, Giovanni Camardese, & S. De Risio. (2000). Further evidence for low serum cholesterol and suicidal behaviour. Journal of Affective Disorders. 61(1-2). 69–71. 32 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (1999). CSF 5-HIAA correlates with neuroticism in depressed patients. Journal of Affective Disorders. 52(1-3). 247–249. 12 indexed citations
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Roy, Monique, et al.. (1998). Increased Urinary-Free Cortisol Outputs in Diabetic Patients. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 12(1). 24–27. 55 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (1998). Is introversion a risk factor for suicidal behaviour in depression?. Psychological Medicine. 28(6). 1457–1461. 24 indexed citations
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Roy, Monique & Alec Roy. (1995). Factitious Hypoglycemia. Psychosomatics. 36(1). 64–65. 8 indexed citations
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Roy, Monique, et al.. (1994). Excess of depressive symptoms and life events among diabetics. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 35(2). 129–131. 15 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (1994). Recent Biologic Studies on Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 24(1). 10–14. 4 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec, et al.. (1989). Platelet adrenoceptors and prostaglandin responses in depressed patients. Psychiatry Research. 30(2). 181–189. 10 indexed citations
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Roy, Alec. (1977). Anorgasmia and cataplexy. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 6(5). 437–439. 3 indexed citations

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