Charles B. Nemeroff

111.6k total citations · 33 hit papers
974 papers, 77.0k citations indexed

About

Charles B. Nemeroff is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles B. Nemeroff has authored 974 papers receiving a total of 77.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 292 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 258 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 161 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Charles B. Nemeroff's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (292 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (161 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (161 papers). Charles B. Nemeroff is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (292 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (161 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (161 papers). Charles B. Nemeroff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. Charles B. Nemeroff's co-authors include Christine Heim, Michael J. Owens, Dominique L. Musselman, Garth Bissette, Andrew H. Miller, Arthur J. Prange, Paul M. Plotsky, Kerry J. Ressler, D. Jeffrey Newport and Dwight L. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Charles B. Nemeroff

946 papers receiving 73.9k citations

Hit Papers

The role of childhood tra... 1984 2026 1998 2012 2001 2020 2008 1998 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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  1. The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: preclinical and clinical studies
    2001 2.1k citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  2. The Bidirectional Relationship of Depression and Inflammation: Double Trouble
    2020 1.3k citations Eléonore Beurel, Marisa Toups et al. Neuron profile →
  3. The link between childhood trauma and depression: Insights from HPA axis studies in humans
    2008 1.2k citations D. Jeffrey Newport, Tanja Mletzko et al. profile →
  4. The Relationship of Depression to Cardiovascular Disease
    1998 1.2k citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  5. Elevated Concentrations of CSF Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Like Immunoreactivity in Depressed Patients
    1984 1.2k citations Charles B. Nemeroff, Clinton D. Kilts et al. profile →
  6. The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in depression and anxiety disorders
    1999 1.1k citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  7. Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene–childhood trauma interactions
    2012 999 citations Helen S. Mayberg, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  8. Physiology and pharmacology of corticotropin-releasing factor.
    1991 960 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff profile →
  9. The Role of Dopamine in the Pathophysiology of Depression
    2007 942 citations Boadie W. Dunlop, Charles B. Nemeroff profile →
  10. Paroxetine for the Prevention of Depression Induced by High-Dose Interferon Alfa
    2001 800 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  11. Role of serotonergic and noradrenergic systems in the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety disorders
    2000 757 citations Kerry J. Ressler, Charles B. Nemeroff Depression and Anxiety profile →
  12. Role of serotonin in the pathophysiology of depression: focus on the serotonin transporter
    1994 736 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff profile →
  13. Early Life Programming and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    2010 696 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  14. Increased Stress-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Male Patients With Major Depression and Increased Early Life Stress
    2006 642 citations Tanja Mletzko, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  15. The Efficacy of Light Therapy in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: A Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evidence
    2005 636 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  16. Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression
    2002 608 citations D. Jeffrey Newport, Dennis S. Charney et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  17. Depression, desperation, and suicidal ideation in college students: results from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention College Screening Project at Emory University
    2007 607 citations Steven J. Garlow, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. Depression and Anxiety profile →
  18. Neuropsychopharmacology : The Fifth Generation of Progress
    2002 605 citations Dennis S. Charney, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  19. Long-term behavioral and neuroendocrine adaptations to adverse early experience
    2000 577 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  20. Differential responses to psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic forms of major depression and childhood trauma
    2003 569 citations Charles B. Nemeroff, Michael E. Thase et al. profile →
  21. Altered Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Provocative Challenge Tests in Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
    2001 555 citations D. Jeffrey Newport, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  22. Neurotransmitter Receptor and Transporter Binding Profile of Antidepressants and Their Metabolites
    1997 546 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  23. Elevated CSF corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder
    1997 545 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  24. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY OF DEPRESSION
    1998 538 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  25. Persistent elevations of cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of corticotropin-releasing factor in adult nonhuman primates exposed to early-life stressors: implications for the pathophysiology of mood and anxiety disorders.
    1996 503 citations Michael J. Owens, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  26. Paradise Lost: The Neurobiological and Clinical Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect
    2016 483 citations Charles B. Nemeroff Neuron profile →
  27. Neurobiological and psychiatric consequences of child abuse and neglect
    2010 447 citations W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  28. Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
    2020 390 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  29. A Consensus Statement on the Use of Ketamine in the Treatment of Mood Disorders
    2017 343 citations Alan F. Schatzberg, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  30. Lifetime stress accelerates epigenetic aging in an urban, African American cohort: relevance of glucocorticoid signaling
    2015 313 citations Kerry J. Ressler, Charles B. Nemeroff et al. profile →
  31. The Devastating Clinical Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect: Increased Disease Vulnerability and Poor Treatment Response in Mood Disorders
    2019 293 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  32. Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education
    2021 172 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
  33. Must Psilocybin Always “Assist Psychotherapy”?
    2023 100 citations Charles B. Nemeroff et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles B. Nemeroff United States 137 24.5k 15.9k 15.8k 14.7k 14.6k 974 77.0k
Dennis S. Charney United States 151 15.8k 0.6× 19.3k 1.2× 27.1k 1.7× 15.7k 1.1× 8.2k 0.6× 582 84.3k
Bruce S. McEwen United States 193 63.2k 2.6× 31.3k 2.0× 18.4k 1.2× 18.4k 1.3× 34.1k 2.3× 1.0k 158.6k
George P. Chrousos Greece 147 25.4k 1.0× 4.2k 0.3× 7.6k 0.5× 6.7k 0.5× 9.4k 0.6× 1.4k 96.8k
John H. Krystal United States 133 6.5k 0.3× 20.5k 1.3× 11.5k 0.7× 11.8k 0.8× 4.2k 0.3× 651 60.2k
George F. Koob United States 149 18.2k 0.7× 50.9k 3.2× 6.0k 0.4× 6.4k 0.4× 12.5k 0.9× 749 84.1k
Eric J. Nestler United States 157 16.2k 0.7× 47.0k 3.0× 4.9k 0.3× 11.9k 0.8× 11.0k 0.8× 667 92.0k
Klaus‐Peter Lesch Germany 101 6.5k 0.3× 18.0k 1.1× 7.3k 0.5× 4.6k 0.3× 6.7k 0.5× 635 42.3k
J. John Mann United States 104 4.5k 0.2× 9.6k 0.6× 15.8k 1.0× 6.7k 0.5× 6.0k 0.4× 640 47.3k
Steven F. Maier United States 125 14.7k 0.6× 15.4k 1.0× 2.6k 0.2× 7.7k 0.5× 7.2k 0.5× 524 53.0k
A. John Rush United States 138 5.2k 0.2× 6.0k 0.4× 17.8k 1.1× 10.9k 0.7× 9.8k 0.7× 914 87.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nemeroff, Charles B., Alan F. Schatzberg, D. Goldstein, et al.. (2025). Duloxetine for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 36(4). 106–132. 1 indexed citations
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Newport, D. Jeffrey, Justin F. Rousseau, Karen Dineen Wagner, et al.. (2024). The role of resilience in the development of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder after trauma in children and adolescents. Psychiatry Research. 334. 115772–115772. 10 indexed citations
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Scalea, Teresa Lanza di, et al.. (2023). The effect of resilience on bipolar mood during specialty clinic treatment. Journal of Affective Disorders. 347. 314–319. 1 indexed citations
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Shahidullah, Jeffrey D., Nazan Aksan, D. Jeffrey Newport, et al.. (2023). Establishing a training plan and estimating inter-rater reliability across the multi-site Texas childhood trauma research network. Psychiatry Research. 323. 115168–115168. 6 indexed citations
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Wuchty, Stefan, Amanda Myers, Manuel Ramirez‐Restrepo, et al.. (2021). Integration of peripheral transcriptomics, genomics, and interactomics following trauma identifies causal genes for symptoms of post-traumatic stress and major depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(7). 3077–3092. 16 indexed citations
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Beurel, Eléonore, Marisa Toups, & Charles B. Nemeroff. (2020). The Bidirectional Relationship of Depression and Inflammation: Double Trouble. Neuron. 107(2). 234–256. 1322 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunlop, Boadie W., Devon LoParo, Becky Kinkead, et al.. (2019). Benefits of Sequentially Adding Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Antidepressant Medication for Adults With Nonremitting Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry. 176(4). 275–286. 38 indexed citations
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Dunlop, Boadie W., et al.. (2018). Follow-up of monotherapy remitters in the PReDICT study: Maintenance treatment outcomes and clinical predictors of recurrence.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 86(2). 189–199. 14 indexed citations
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Syed, Shariful A., Eléonore Beurel, David Loewenstein, et al.. (2018). Defective Inflammatory Pathways in Never-Treated Depressed Patients Are Associated with Poor Treatment Response. Neuron. 99(5). 914–924.e3. 165 indexed citations
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Nye, Jonathon A., David Purselle, Christophe Plisson, et al.. (2013). DECREASED BRAINSTEM AND PUTAMEN SERT BINDING POTENTIAL IN DEPRESSED SUICIDE ATTEMPTERS USING [11C]-ZIENT PET IMAGING. Depression and Anxiety. 30(10). n/a–n/a. 38 indexed citations
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Williams, Leanne M., A. John Rush, Stephen H. Koslow, et al.. (2011). International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment for Depression (iSPOT-D), a randomized clinical trial: rationale and protocol. Trials. 12(1). 4–4. 153 indexed citations
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Dunlop, Boadie W., et al.. (2011). The effects of sertraline on psychopathic traits. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 26(6). 329–337. 14 indexed citations
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Nemeroff, Charles B., et al.. (2007). Comprehensive Analysis of Remission (COMPARE) with Venlafaxine versus SSRIs. Biological Psychiatry. 63(4). 424–434. 104 indexed citations
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Nemeroff, Charles B., Helen S. Mayberg, Scott E. Krahl, et al.. (2006). VNS Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: Clinical Evidence and Putative Neurobiological Mechanisms. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(7). 1345–1355. 335 indexed citations
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Gutman, David A., Michael J. Owens, & Charles B. Nemeroff. (2006). Stress Neurobiology and Corticotropin-Releasing Factor. ˜The œPsychiatric times. 23(10). 91–95.
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Nemeroff, Charles B.. (1998). Neurobiología de la depresión. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 69(263). 4–12. 1 indexed citations
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Orlando, R., Daniel E. Hernández, Charles B. Nemeroff, & Arthur J. Prange. (1981). Cytoprotective effect of intracisternally administered neurotensin on cold + restraint-induced gastric ulcers in the rat. Gastroenterology. 80. 2 indexed citations
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Luttinger, Daniel, Charles B. Nemeroff, & Arthur J. Prange. (1981). Inhibition of neurotensin-induced antinociception in morphine tolerant mice. 23(3). 2 indexed citations

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