Christopher J. McDougle

33.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
311 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. McDougle is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. McDougle has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 162 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 115 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. McDougle's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (201 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (94 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (65 papers). Christopher J. McDougle is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (201 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (94 papers) and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (65 papers). Christopher J. McDougle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Christopher J. McDougle's co-authors include David J. Posey, Lawrence H. Price, Kimberly A. Stigler, Craig A. Erickson, Lawrence David Scahill, Wayne K. Goodman, Michael G. Aman, Benedetto Vitiello, James T. McCracken and Thayne L. Sweeten and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. McDougle

297 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder

1997 527 citations Christopher J. McDougle et al. profile →
Risk of Autism after Prenatal Topiramate, Valproate, or Lamotrigine Exposure

2024 42 citations Christopher J. McDougle et al. profile →

Peers

Christopher J. McDougle

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Richard D. Todd United States

Philip Asherson United Kingdom

James T. McCracken United States

Eric Mick United States

Abraham Reichenberg United States

Lawrence David Scahill United States

Tobias Banaschewski Germany

George M. Anderson United States

Jeremy Veenstra‐VanderWeele United States

Michael G. Aman United States

Richard D. Todd United States

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1.6k ×0.9

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher J. McDougle

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. McDougle

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tseng, Chieh-En Jane, Elisa Guma, Christopher J. McDougle, Jacob M. Hooker, & Nicole R. Zürcher. (2025). Regional skull translocator protein elevation in autistic adults detected by PET-MRI. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 126. 70–79. 3 indexed citations

Bath, Jonathan, Christopher J. Keary, Ann M. Neumeyer, et al.. (2025). Pharmacological treatment in autism: a proposal for guidelines on common co-occurring psychiatric symptoms. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 11–11. 3 indexed citations

McDougle, Christopher J., et al.. (2024). Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Uptake in Females with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 56(1). 1–12.

Tseng, Chieh-En Jane, Camila Canales, Jennifer Mullett, et al.. (2024). In vivo translocator protein in females with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study. Neuropsychopharmacology. 49(7). 1193–1201. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Michael C., Michelle Palumbo, Christopher J. Keary, et al.. (2024). Guanfacine for the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 34(2). 95–103. 1 indexed citations

Bordt, Evan A., Caitlin Ravichandran, Alexis M. Ceasrine, et al.. (2023). Gonadal hormones impart male-biased behavioral vulnerabilities to immune activation via microglial mitochondrial function. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 115. 680–695. 11 indexed citations

Pedapati, Ernest V., Kelli C. Dominick, Martine Lamy, et al.. (2023). Patterns in Medication Use for Treatment of Depression in Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(6). 1969–1975.

Carpenter, Kimberly L. H., Naomi Davis, Marina Spanos, et al.. (2022). Adaptive Behavior in Young Autistic Children: Associations with Irritability and ADHD Symptoms. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54(9). 3559–3566. 3 indexed citations

Tseng, Chieh-En Jane, Christopher J. McDougle, Jacob M. Hooker, & Nicole R. Zürcher. (2021). Epigenetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Histone Deacetylases. Biological Psychiatry. 91(11). 922–933. 35 indexed citations

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Zürcher, Nicole R., Marco L. Loggia, Jennifer Mullett, et al.. (2020). [11C]PBR28 MR–PET imaging reveals lower regional brain expression of translocator protein (TSPO) in young adult males with autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(5). 1659–1669. 47 indexed citations

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Carlezon, William A., Woori Kim, Galen Missig, et al.. (2019). Maternal and early postnatal immune activation produce sex-specific effects on autism-like behaviors and neuroimmune function in mice. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16928–16928. 108 indexed citations

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Moon, Sun Jae, et al.. (2019). Mobile device applications and treatment of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 105(5). 458–462. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Galen Missig, Beate C. Finger, et al.. (2018). Maternal and Early Postnatal Immune Activation Produce Dissociable Effects on Neurotransmission in mPFC–Amygdala Circuits. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(13). 3358–3372. 64 indexed citations

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Wink, Logan, Ryan Adams, Zemin Wang, et al.. (2016). A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of N-acetylcysteine in youth with autism spectrum disorder. PMC.

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Jacobs, Julia, Alison Schwartz, Christopher J. McDougle, & Brian G. Skotko. (2016). Rapid clinical deterioration in an individual with Down syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 170(7). 1899–1902. 20 indexed citations

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McDougle, Christopher J., S. Landino, Arshya Vahabzadeh, et al.. (2014). Toward an immune-mediated subtype of autism spectrum disorder. Brain Research. 1617. 72–92. 71 indexed citations

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Stigler, Kimberly A., et al.. (2004). A Naturalistic Retrospective Analysis of Psychostimulants in Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 14(1). 49–56. 58 indexed citations

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Stigler, Kimberly A., David J. Posey, & Christopher J. McDougle. (2004). Aripiprazole for Maladaptive Behavior in Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 14(3). 455–463. 77 indexed citations

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McDougle, Christopher J., et al.. (1995). Risperidone in Adults with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 5(4). 273–282. 36 indexed citations

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Epperson, C. Neill, Christopher J. McDougle, Amit Anand, et al.. (1994). Lithium Augmentation of Fluvoxamine in Autistic Disorder: A Case Report. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 4(3). 201–207. 12 indexed citations

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