Donald J. Cohen

28.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
276 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Donald J. Cohen is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald J. Cohen has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Clinical Psychology, 103 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 69 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Donald J. Cohen's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (92 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (67 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (45 papers). Donald J. Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (92 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (67 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (45 papers). Donald J. Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Israel. Donald J. Cohen's co-authors include Dante Cicchetti, Fred R. Volkmar, James F. Leckman, George M. Anderson, Robert T. Schultz, Mark A. Riddle, Warren Jones, Ami Klin, Bennett A. Shaywitz and Maureen T. Hardin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Donald J. Cohen

272 papers receiving 18.9k 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.

The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: Initial Testing of a Clinician-Rated Scale of Tic Severity

1989 1.6k citations James F. Leckman, Mark A. Riddle et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
Visual Fixation Patterns During Viewing of Naturalistic Social Situations as Predictors of Social Competence in Individuals With Autism

2002 1.5k citations Fred R. Volkmar, Donald J. Cohen et al. profile →
Developmental Psychopathology: Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation

2006 950 citations Dante Cicchetti, Donald J. Cohen profile →
Understanding Other Minds Perspectives From Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

2000 749 citations Simon Baron‐Cohen, Helen Tager‐Flusberg et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald J. Cohen United States	75	10.6k	10.5k	4.7k	3.2k	2.2k	276	20.5k
Bennett Leventhal United States	57	12.6k 1.2×	7.6k 0.7×	4.9k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	4.8k 2.2×	177	20.6k
Fred R. Volkmar United States	82	18.4k 1.7×	8.9k 0.8×	5.6k 1.2×	4.9k 1.5×	5.0k 2.3×	281	22.5k
Emily Simonoff United Kingdom	73	12.9k 1.2×	10.4k 1.0×	7.5k 1.6×	3.7k 1.1×	4.3k 2.0×	267	22.3k
Éric Fombonne Canada	76	16.1k 1.5×	10.3k 1.0×	6.6k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	5.6k 2.6×	290	23.8k
Rosemary Tannock Canada	79	11.7k 1.1×	5.6k 0.5×	15.4k 3.3×	6.3k 1.9×	941 0.4×	232	22.8k
Akira Miyake Japan	62	15.0k 1.4×	5.0k 0.5×	5.5k 1.2×	8.4k 2.6×	1.2k 0.5×	357	34.7k
Anita Thapar United Kingdom	75	4.7k 0.4×	8.1k 0.8×	8.6k 1.8×	1.1k 0.3×	2.3k 1.1×	354	19.5k
Luís Augusto Rohde Brazil	59	8.4k 0.8×	8.7k 0.8×	15.9k 3.4×	3.2k 1.0×	915 0.4×	465	24.4k
Irving I. Gottesman United States	59	6.0k 0.6×	4.9k 0.5×	6.4k 1.4×	763 0.2×	6.4k 3.0×	238	20.0k
James F. Leckman United States	110	17.1k 1.6×	30.2k 2.9×	8.3k 1.8×	2.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	478	41.6k

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Leckman, James F., Linda C. Mayes, & Donald J. Cohen. (2002). Primary maternal preoccupation revisited : circuits, genes, and the crucial role of early life experience : review article. 5(2). 4–12. 2 indexed citations

Cohen, Donald J.. (2001). Into life: Autism, Tourette's syndrome and the community of clinical research.. PubMed. 38(3-4). 226–34. 5 indexed citations

Baron‐Cohen, Simon, Helen Tager‐Flusberg, & Donald J. Cohen. (2000). Understanding Other Minds Perspectives From Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Oxford University Press eBooks. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

King, Robert A., Ada H. Zohar, G Ratzoni, et al.. (1995). An Epidemiological Study of Trichotillomania in Israeli Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 34(9). 1212–1215. 68 indexed citations

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

Riddle, Mark A., et al.. (1995). Methylphenidate Discontinuation and Reinitiation during Long-Term Treatment of Children with Tourette's Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 5(3). 205–214. 24 indexed citations

Cicchetti, Dante & Donald J. Cohen. (1995). Risk, disorder, and adaptation. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 304 indexed citations

Cicchetti, Dante & Donald J. Cohen. (1995). Theory and methods. J. Wiley eBooks. 51 indexed citations

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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Chappell, Phillip, Maureen McSwiggan-Hardin, Lawrence David Scahill, et al.. (1994). Videotape Tic Counts in the Assessment of Tourette's Syndrome: Stability, Reliability, and Validity. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 33(3). 386–393. 40 indexed citations

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Solnit, Albert J., Donald J. Cohen, & Peter Neubauer. (1993). The many meanings of play: a psychoanalytic perspective.. Yale University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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Anderson, George M., Ivan N. Mefford, Teresa J. Tolliver, et al.. (1990). Serotonin in human lumbar cerebrospinal fluid: A reassessment. Life Sciences. 46(4). 247–255. 29 indexed citations

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Cohen, Donald J., Ruth D. Bruun, & James F. Leckman. (1988). Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders : clinical understanding and treatment. Wiley eBooks. 163 indexed citations

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Cohen, Donald J., Sharon Ort, George M. Anderson, et al.. (1987). Parotid Gland Salivary Secretion in Tourette's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder: A Model System for the Study of Neurochemical Regulation. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 26(1). 65–68. 3 indexed citations

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Shaywitz, Sally E., et al.. (1982). Long-term consequences of Reye syndrome: A sibling-matched, controlled study of neurologic, cognitive, academic, and psychiatric function. The Journal of Pediatrics. 100(1). 41–46. 22 indexed citations

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Cohen, Donald J., et al.. (1981). Modulation of Sensory Intake in Autistic Children: Cardiovascular and Behavioral Indices. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 20(4). 692–701. 42 indexed citations

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Young, J. Gerald, et al.. (1981). Cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, and urinary MHPG in children. Life Sciences. 28(25). 2837–2845. 25 indexed citations

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Shaywitz, Sally E., Donald J. Cohen, & Bennett A. Shaywitz. (1980). Behavior and learning difficulties in children of normal intelligence born to alcoholic mothers. The Journal of Pediatrics. 96(6). 978–982. 144 indexed citations

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Shaywitz, Sally E., Donald J. Cohen, & Bennett A. Shaywitz. (1978). The biochemical basis of minimal brain dysfunction. The Journal of Pediatrics. 92(2). 179–187. 46 indexed citations

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Young, J. Gerald, Donald J. Cohen, Serena‐Lynn Brown, & Barbara K. Caparulo. (1978). Decreased Urinary Free Catecholamines in Childhood Autism. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 17(4). 671–678. 33 indexed citations

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