Ian B. Hickie

82.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
937 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

Ian B. Hickie is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian B. Hickie has authored 937 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 302 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 229 papers in Clinical Psychology and 216 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ian B. Hickie's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (158 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (129 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (111 papers). Ian B. Hickie is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (158 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (129 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (111 papers). Ian B. Hickie collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Ian B. Hickie's co-authors include Sharon L. Naismith, Adam J. Guastella, Elizabeth Scott, Tracey A Davenport, Daniel F. Hermens, Andrew R. Lloyd, Gordon Parker, Patrick D. McGorry, Nick Glozier and Denis Wakefield and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Ian B. Hickie

898 papers receiving 35.8k 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.

Intranasal Oxytocin Improves Emotion Recognition for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2009 747 citations Adam J. Guastella, Ian B. Hickie et al. profile →
A Systematic Review of the Impact of Adherence on the Effectiveness of e-Therapies

2011 636 citations Sharon L. Naismith, Ian B. Hickie et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
Clinical Staging of Psychiatric Disorders: A Heuristic Framework for Choosing Earlier, Safer and more Effective Interventions

2006 599 citations Patrick D. McGorry, Ian B. Hickie et al. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: prospective cohort study

2006 572 citations Ian B. Hickie, Tracey A Davenport et al. profile →
Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function

2017 494 citations E Demetriou, Sharon L. Naismith et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychotropic medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 351 citations Ian B. Hickie, Adam J. Guastella et al. profile →
From Basic Science to Clinical Application of Polygenic Risk Scores

2020 197 citations Naomi R. Wray, Tian Lin et al. profile →
Circadian rhythm sleep–wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention

2021 150 citations Jacob J. Crouse, Joanne S. Carpenter et al. profile →
Cultural and Contextual Adaptation of Digital Health Interventions: Narrative Review

2024 42 citations Yun Ju Christine Song, Laura Ospina‐Pinillos et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian B. Hickie Australia	98	12.0k	8.4k	8.3k	8.1k	6.9k	937	37.0k
Richie Poulton New Zealand	94	7.6k 0.6×	18.1k 2.2×	8.0k 1.0×	5.7k 0.7×	6.2k 0.9×	354	49.2k
Jaakko Kaprio Finland	117	5.6k 0.5×	7.7k 0.9×	7.1k 0.9×	5.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.4×	1.2k	61.3k
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Netherlands	138	10.5k 0.9×	17.3k 2.0×	12.9k 1.6×	6.1k 0.8×	8.0k 1.2×	989	74.1k
Helena C. Kraemer United States	103	9.8k 0.8×	17.5k 2.1×	6.5k 0.8×	5.9k 0.7×	4.3k 0.6×	448	42.3k
Clemens Kirschbaum Germany	115	5.0k 0.4×	13.5k 1.6×	9.5k 1.1×	5.5k 0.7×	14.1k 2.0×	512	58.8k
Aartjan T.F. Beekman Netherlands	108	10.3k 0.9×	13.0k 1.5×	8.8k 1.1×	3.5k 0.4×	8.8k 1.3×	741	45.7k
Ellen Frank United States	95	14.0k 1.2×	14.0k 1.7×	7.9k 1.0×	4.1k 0.5×	4.8k 0.7×	508	35.0k
Roger S. McIntyre Canada	100	15.6k 1.3×	12.9k 1.5×	6.6k 0.8×	4.2k 0.5×	4.1k 0.6×	1.0k	46.1k
David V. Sheehan United States	53	14.0k 1.2×	19.7k 2.3×	13.3k 1.6×	9.2k 1.1×	6.4k 0.9×	208	47.7k
Olga Demler United States	29	9.3k 0.8×	17.4k 2.1×	9.0k 1.1×	5.5k 0.7×	9.0k 1.3×	52	39.3k

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Ospina‐Pinillos, Laura, Alexandra Morales, Alexandra Pomares Quimbaya, et al.. (2025). Co-Designing, Developing, and Testing a Mental Health Platform for Young People Using a Participatory Design Methodology in Colombia: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Human Factors. 12. e66558–e66558. 1 indexed citations

Hickie, Ian B., Sebastian Rosenberg, Joanne S. Carpenter, et al.. (2025). Novel youth mental health services in Australia: What differences are being reported about the clinical needs of those who attend and the outcomes achieved?. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 59(2). 99–108. 3 indexed citations

Gillespie, Nathan A., Baptiste Couvy‐Duchesne, Michael C. Neale, Ian B. Hickie, & Nicholas G. Martin. (2025). The impact of genes and environment assessed longitudinally on psychological and somatic distress in twins from ages 15 to 35 years. Psychological Medicine. 55. e17–e17.

Hickie, Ian B., D. C. Rogers, Gina Dimitropoulos, et al.. (2024). A Digital Approach for Addressing Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in Youth Mental Health Services: Observational Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e60879–e60879. 1 indexed citations

Crouse, Jacob J., Shin Park, Enda M. Byrne, et al.. (2024). Patterns of stressful life events and polygenic scores for five mental disorders and neuroticism among adults with depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(9). 2765–2773. 6 indexed citations

Gao, Caroline X., Kate Filia, Gillinder Bedi, et al.. (2023). Understanding the complexity, patterns, and correlates of alcohol and other substance use among young people seeking help for mental ill-health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 58(10). 1457–1467. 6 indexed citations

Skinner, Adam, Jo‐An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, Yun Ju Christine Song, & Ian B. Hickie. (2023). Bi-stability and critical transitions in mental health care systems: a model-based analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 17(1). 5–5. 5 indexed citations

Byrne, Enda M., Katherine M. Kirk, Sarah E. Medland, et al.. (2020). Cohort profile: the Australian genetics of depression study. BMJ Open. 10(5). e032580–e032580. 33 indexed citations

Park, Shin, Yun Ju Christine Song, Eleni Demetriou, et al.. (2020). Distress, quality of life and disability in treatment‐seeking young adults with social anxiety disorder. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 15(1). 57–67. 5 indexed citations

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Ospina‐Pinillos, Laura, Tracey A Davenport, Vanessa Wan Sze Cheng, et al.. (2019). Involving End Users in Adapting a Spanish Version of a Web-Based Mental Health Clinic for Young People in Colombia: Exploratory Study Using Participatory Design Methodologies. JMIR Mental Health. 7(2). e15914–e15914. 30 indexed citations

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Tickell, Ashleigh, Elizabeth Scott, Ian B. Hickie, & Daniel F. Hermens. (2019). A case study of feedback and cognitive assessment of a young adult inpatient with major depressive disorder. Australasian Psychiatry. 27(3). 302–306. 1 indexed citations

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Pepper, Karen L., E Demetriou, Shin Park, et al.. (2018). Autism, early psychosis, and social anxiety disorder: understanding the role of social cognition and its relationship to disability in young adults with disorders characterized by social impairments. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 233–233. 32 indexed citations

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Grierson, Ashlee B., Jan Scott, Joanne S. Carpenter, et al.. (2017). A pilot study of a brief intervention program (RECHARGE) to reduce sleep-wake and circadian rhythm disturbances in youth being treated for depression. 1–12. 2 indexed citations

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O’Dea, Bridianne, Rico S. C. Lee, Patrick D. McGorry, et al.. (2016). A prospective cohort study of depression course, functional disability, and NEET status in help-seeking young adults. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 51(10). 1395–1404. 29 indexed citations

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Rice, Simon, Ian B. Hickie, Alison R. Yung, et al.. (2014). Youth depression alleviation: the Fish Oil Youth Depression Study (YoDA‐F): A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled treatment trial. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 10(4). 290–299. 14 indexed citations

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Savage, Greg, et al.. (2013). Emotion Recognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 26(3). 165–173. 31 indexed citations

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Hickie, Ian B. & Naomi L. Rogers. (2011). Novel melatonin-based therapies: potential advances in the treatment of major depression. The Lancet. 378(9791). 621–631. 245 indexed citations

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Naismith, Sharon L., Jim Lagopoulos, Philip B. Ward, et al.. (2010). Fronto-striatal correlates of impaired implicit sequence learning in major depression: An fMRI study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 125(1-3). 256–261. 45 indexed citations

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Hickie, Ian B., Sharon L. Naismith, Philip B. Ward, et al.. (2005). Vascular risk and low serum B12 predict white matter lesions in patients with major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 85(3). 327–332. 27 indexed citations

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Brodaty, Henry, David Berle, Ian B. Hickie, & Catherine Mason. (2001). ‘Side effects’ of ECT are mainly depressive phenomena and are independent of age. Journal of Affective Disorders. 66(2-3). 237–245. 33 indexed citations

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