Harvey Whiteford

213.4k total citations · 22 hit papers
320 papers, 26.0k citations indexed

About

Harvey Whiteford is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harvey Whiteford has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 26.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in General Health Professions, 122 papers in Social Psychology and 90 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Harvey Whiteford's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (120 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (63 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (57 papers). Harvey Whiteford is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (120 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (63 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (57 papers). Harvey Whiteford collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Harvey Whiteford's co-authors include Alize J Ferrari, Theo Vos, Fiona Charlson, Amanda Baxter, Louisa Degenhardt, Rosana Norman, Holly E Erskine, Christopher J L Murray, Abraham D. Flaxman and Shekhar Saxena and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Harvey Whiteford

311 papers receiving 25.2k citations

Hit Papers

Global burden of disease ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2013 2013 2007 2012 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
    2013 4.3k citations Harvey Whiteford, Amanda Baxter et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
    2013 2.3k citations Alize J Ferrari, Fiona Charlson et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  3. Resources for mental health: scarcity, inequity, and inefficiency
    2007 1.2k citations Shekhar Saxena, Harvey Whiteford et al. The Lancet profile →
  4. Global prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression
    2012 998 citations Amanda Baxter, Theo Vos et al. profile →
  5. Global Epidemiology and Burden of Schizophrenia: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
    2018 982 citations Fiona Charlson, Alize J Ferrari et al. profile →
  6. A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression
    2017 964 citations Alize J Ferrari, Dan Siskind et al. profile →
  7. New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 902 citations Fiona Charlson, Mark van Ommeren et al. The Lancet profile →
  8. The Global Burden of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
    2015 831 citations Harvey Whiteford, Alize J Ferrari et al. profile →
  9. 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Methods and Key Findings
    2009 700 citations Harvey Whiteford et al. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  10. Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
    2013 623 citations Harvey Whiteford, Alize J Ferrari et al. The Lancet profile →
  11. Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition
    2015 560 citations Fiona Charlson, Alize J Ferrari et al. The Lancet profile →
  12. Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2019 542 citations Fiona Charlson, Alize J Ferrari et al. profile →
  13. The global burden of anxiety disorders in 2010
    2014 444 citations Amanda Baxter, Theo Vos et al. profile →
  14. A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth
    2014 434 citations Alize J Ferrari, Theo Vos et al. profile →
  15. The prevalence and burden of bipolar disorder: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
    2016 368 citations Alize J Ferrari, Theo Vos et al. profile →
  16. Long-Term Outcomes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2016 366 citations Rosana Norman, Alize J Ferrari et al. profile →
  17. The Burden Attributable to Mental and Substance Use Disorders as Risk Factors for Suicide: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
    2014 340 citations Alize J Ferrari, Rosana Norman et al. profile →
  18. The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents
    2016 302 citations Amanda Baxter, Harvey Whiteford et al. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences profile →
  19. The burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis of community representative epidemiological studies
    2016 266 citations Fiona Charlson, Amanda Baxter et al. The Lancet profile →
  20. The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
    2021 206 citations Damian Santomauro, Deborah Mitchison et al. The Lancet Psychiatry profile →
  21. The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis
    2022 143 citations Modhurima Moitra, Damian Santomauro et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  22. Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis
    2021 132 citations Modhurima Moitra, Damian Santomauro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harvey Whiteford Australia 60 10.0k 7.1k 5.7k 5.0k 3.8k 320 26.0k
Gregory E. Simon United States 86 9.2k 0.9× 8.0k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 7.2k 1.4× 3.3k 0.9× 347 26.0k
Simon Gilbody United Kingdom 76 8.0k 0.8× 6.7k 1.0× 6.2k 1.1× 4.0k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 331 24.7k
Shekhar Saxena Switzerland 71 11.2k 1.1× 8.3k 1.2× 7.6k 1.3× 5.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.0× 242 27.7k
Joan Russo United States 86 9.0k 0.9× 4.6k 0.6× 5.7k 1.0× 5.9k 1.2× 3.5k 0.9× 332 26.3k
Scott B. Patten Canada 84 6.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 5.7k 1.0× 8.9k 1.8× 3.0k 0.8× 762 31.9k
Jitender Sareen Canada 86 14.8k 1.5× 4.8k 0.7× 5.1k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 449 25.9k
Philip S. Wang United States 56 7.1k 0.7× 6.6k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 4.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 103 22.8k
Traolach Brugha United Kingdom 83 11.1k 1.1× 5.9k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 6.3k 1.3× 2.5k 0.7× 260 22.9k
William W. Eaton United States 89 8.4k 0.8× 4.7k 0.7× 4.2k 0.7× 5.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 327 25.5k
Matthew Hotopf United Kingdom 88 10.9k 1.1× 3.6k 0.5× 6.4k 1.1× 7.3k 1.5× 3.3k 0.9× 587 29.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Harvey Whiteford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harvey Whiteford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Harvey Whiteford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Harvey Whiteford 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 Harvey Whiteford. Harvey Whiteford is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Diminic, Sandra, et al.. (2025). Taking a Strengths‐Based Approach to Mental Health in Rural Communities: What Is the Evidence for Harnessing Strengths?. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33(3). e70061–e70061.
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Ferrari, Alize J, et al.. (2024). Estimating levels of mental health service need by small geographic area: A case study for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in South East Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 48(5). 100185–100185. 1 indexed citations
3.
Santomauro, Damian, Darren Hedley, Traolach Brugha, et al.. (2024). The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Psychiatry Research. 341. 116150–116150. 11 indexed citations
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Pagliaro, Claudia, et al.. (2023). Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 17(1). 23–23. 2 indexed citations
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Whiteford, Harvey, Nasser Bagheri, Sandra Diminic, et al.. (2023). Mental health systems modelling for evidence-informed service reform in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 57(11). 1417–1427. 8 indexed citations
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Moitra, Modhurima, Damian Santomauro, Pamela Y. Collins, et al.. (2022). The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis. PLoS Medicine. 19(2). e1003901–e1003901. 143 indexed citations breakdown →
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Santomauro, Damian, et al.. (2021). The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Psychiatry. 8(4). 320–328. 206 indexed citations breakdown →
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Diminic, Sandra, et al.. (2020). Quantifying the size of the informal care sector for Australian adults with mental illness: caring hours and replacement cost. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 56(3). 387–400. 13 indexed citations
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Charlson, Fiona, Mark van Ommeren, Abraham D. Flaxman, et al.. (2019). New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet. 394(10194). 240–248. 902 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hall, Wayne, et al.. (2017). How do we define the policy impact of public health research? A systematic review. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15(1). 84–84. 47 indexed citations
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Baxter, Amanda, Fiona Charlson, Hui G. Cheng, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in China and India: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry. 3(9). 832–841. 83 indexed citations
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Charlson, Fiona, Sandra Diminic, & Harvey Whiteford. (2015). The Rising Tide of Mental Disorders in the Pacific Region: Forecasts of Disease Burden and Service Requirements from 2010 to 2050. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Sara, Grant, et al.. (2014). The Impact of Cannabis and Stimulant Disorders on Diagnostic Stability in Psychosis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 75(4). 349–356. 28 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Alize J, Fiona Charlson, Rosana Norman, et al.. (2013). Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS Medicine. 10(11). e1001547–e1001547. 2284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Charlson, Fiona, Andrew E. Moran, Greg Freedman, et al.. (2013). The contribution of major depression to the global burden of ischemic heart disease: a comparative risk assessment. BMC Medicine. 11(1). 250–250. 7 indexed citations
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Siskind, Dan, Meredith Harris, Jane Pirkis, & Harvey Whiteford. (2011). Personalised support delivered by support workers for people with severe and persistent mental illness: a systematic review of patient outcomes. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 21(1). 97–110. 24 indexed citations
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Cleary, Catherine, et al.. (2008). Organisational barriers preventing the initiation of mental health programs. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 24(6). 507–517. 4 indexed citations
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Whiteford, Harvey. (2003). Measuring mental health needs, 2nd edn. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 37(1). 125–126. 2 indexed citations
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Waghorn, Geoffrey, David Chant, & Harvey Whiteford. (2002). Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery for Australians with psychotic disorders. Journal of rehabilitation. 68(4). 40–51. 29 indexed citations
20.
Whiteford, Harvey. (1994). Intersectoral policy reform is critical to the National Mental Health Strategy. Australian Journal of Public Health. 18(3). 342–344. 31 indexed citations

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