David L. Perez

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

David L. Perez is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Philosophy and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Perez has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 50 papers in Philosophy and 30 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David L. Perez's work include Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (95 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (50 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (20 papers). David L. Perez is often cited by papers focused on Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (95 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (50 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (20 papers). David L. Perez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David L. Perez's co-authors include W. Curt LaFrance, Selma Aybek, Timothy R. Nicholson, Gaston Baslet, Barbara A. Dworetzky, Bradford C. Dickerson, Benjamin Williams, Susannah Pick, M.T. Rogan and Laura H. Goldstein and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

David L. Perez

123 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David L. Perez United States	31	2.4k	1.0k	884	729	378	130	3.3k
André Alemán Netherlands	19	1.3k 0.5×	432 0.4×	574 0.6×	1.5k 2.1×	412 1.1×	27	3.1k
Michele Poletti Italy	31	1.4k 0.6×	434 0.4×	832 0.9×	731 1.0×	137 0.4×	140	2.9k
Isabel Pareés United Kingdom	25	1.2k 0.5×	480 0.5×	476 0.5×	747 1.0×	467 1.2×	65	2.5k
Giacomo Deste Italy	24	2.0k 0.8×	526 0.5×	639 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	125 0.3×	69	2.9k
S. Kristian Hill United States	27	1.9k 0.8×	286 0.3×	411 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	171 0.5×	81	2.9k
Yuri Rassovsky United States	26	1.1k 0.4×	263 0.3×	578 0.7×	817 1.1×	130 0.3×	61	2.3k
Melissa Fisher United States	35	2.4k 1.0×	567 0.6×	524 0.6×	2.0k 2.7×	116 0.3×	75	3.8k
Ute Gschwandtner Switzerland	27	1.5k 0.6×	387 0.4×	289 0.3×	1.4k 1.9×	101 0.3×	80	2.7k
Xavier Chitnis United Kingdom	33	1.9k 0.8×	223 0.2×	465 0.5×	2.0k 2.7×	147 0.4×	67	4.1k
R. K. Heaton United States	5	1.9k 0.8×	280 0.3×	770 0.9×	1.7k 2.3×	117 0.3×	9	3.9k

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Adams, Caitlin, et al.. (2025). Predictors of Skills-Based Psychotherapy Outcomes for Functional Neurological Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. appineuropsych20250011–appineuropsych20250011.

Westlin, Christiana, Sara A. Finkelstein, Jessica Ranford, et al.. (2025). Delineating network integration and segregation in the pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder. Brain Communications. 7(3). fcaf195–fcaf195. 1 indexed citations

Miller, Richard E., Sarah C. Lidstone, David L. Perez, & Dara V.F. Albert. (2025). Education Research: Targeting Self-Described Knowledge Gaps to Improve Functional Neurologic Disorder Education Among Clinicians. PubMed. 4(3). e200239–e200239.

Panenka, William J., Andrew Howard, David L. Perez, et al.. (2024). Pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of cognitive–behavioural therapy for functional cognitive disorder after concussion. BMJ Neurology Open. 6(2). e000666–e000666. 4 indexed citations

Perez, David L., et al.. (2024). Life Cycle and Sustainability Analyses for Designing Chemical Circular Economy. 3. 60–66. 1 indexed citations

Westlin, Christiana, Sara A. Finkelstein, Julie MacLean, et al.. (2024). Machine learning classification of functional neurological disorder using structural brain MRI features. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 96(3). 249–257. 7 indexed citations

Adams, Caitlin, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic studies in pathological health anxiety: A systematic review and emerging conceptual framework. Journal of Affective Disorders. 358. 222–249. 2 indexed citations

Finkelstein, Sara A., M. Angela O’Neal, Gaston Baslet, et al.. (2023). Developing a Curriculum for Functional Neurological Disorder in Neurology Training: Questions and Answers. Neurologic Clinics. 41(4). 711–728. 5 indexed citations

O’Connell, Nicola, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Depression, Anxiety and Personality Disorders on the Outcome of Patients with Functional Limb Weakness – Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 175. 111513–111513. 3 indexed citations

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Finkelstein, Sara A., Alan Carson, Mark J. Edwards, et al.. (2023). Setting up Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment Services. Neurologic Clinics. 41(4). 729–743. 8 indexed citations

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Palombo, Daniela J., et al.. (2022). Memory Perfectionism is Associated with Persistent Memory Complaints after Concussion. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 37(6). 1177–1184. 12 indexed citations

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MacLean, Julie, et al.. (2022). Sensory Processing Difficulties in Patients with Functional Neurological Disorder: Occupational Therapy Management Strategies and Two Cases. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 41. 100951–100951. 8 indexed citations

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Saxena, Aneeta, et al.. (2022). Using the Biopsychosocial Model to Guide Patient-Centered Neurological Treatments. Seminars in Neurology. 42(2). 80–87. 20 indexed citations

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Sojka, Petr, et al.. (2022). Bridging structural and functional biomarkers in functional movement disorder using network mapping. Brain and Behavior. 12(5). e2576–e2576. 8 indexed citations

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Feinstein, Anthony, et al.. (2022). Neuromodulation for the treatment of functional neurological disorder and somatic symptom disorder: a systematic review. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 93(3). 280–290. 17 indexed citations

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Bègue, Indrit, et al.. (2021). Autonomic, Endocrine, and Inflammation Profiles in Functional Neurological Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 34(1). 30–43. 36 indexed citations

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Asadi‐Pooya, Ali A., Francesco Brigo, Kasia Kozlowska, et al.. (2021). Social aspects of life in patients with functional seizures: Closing the gap in the biopsychosocial formulation. Epilepsy & Behavior. 117. 107903–107903. 23 indexed citations

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Bègue, Indrit, Caitlin Adams, Jon Stone, & David L. Perez. (2019). Structural alterations in functional neurological disorder and related conditions: a software and hardware problem?. NeuroImage Clinical. 22. 101798–101798. 76 indexed citations

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Williams, Benjamin, Rozita Jalilianhasanpour, Nassim Matin, et al.. (2018). Individual differences in corticolimbic structural profiles linked to insecure attachment and coping styles in motor functional neurological disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 102. 230–237. 27 indexed citations

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Pollak, Daniela D., M.T. Rogan, Tobias Egner, et al.. (2010). A translational bridge between mouse and human models of learned safety. Annals of Medicine. 42(2). 127–134. 47 indexed citations

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