István Bitter

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
156 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

István Bitter is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, István Bitter has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 27 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in István Bitter's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (70 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (35 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (31 papers). István Bitter is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (70 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (35 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (31 papers). István Bitter collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Germany. István Bitter's co-authors include Pál Czobor, Viktória Simon, Sára Bálint, Ágnes Mészáros, Sarolta Komlósi, Jan Volavka, Martín Dossenbach, János Réthelyi, Michael J. Detke and Curtis G. Wiltse and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

István Bitter

143 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hype... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2022 2021 2021 2023 250 500 750 1000
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. Prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: meta-analysis
    2009 1.1k citations Viktória Simon, Pál Czobor et al. profile →
  2. Mortality in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors
    2022 334 citations István Bitter, Philip Gorwood et al. profile →
  3. EPA guidance on assessment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia
    2021 148 citations Silvana Galderisi, István Bitter et al. European Psychiatry profile →
  4. EPA guidance on treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia
    2021 122 citations Silvana Galderisi, István Bitter et al. European Psychiatry profile →
  5. Esketamine Nasal Spray versus Quetiapine for Treatment-Resistant Depression
    2023 110 citations Andreas Reif, István Bitter et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
István Bitter Hungary 34 3.7k 1.5k 975 726 684 156 5.1k
John Lauriello United States 38 2.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 411 0.6× 686 1.0× 95 4.9k
Robert Goldman United States 36 3.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 477 0.7× 548 0.8× 100 5.4k
Alkomiet Hasan Germany 42 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 594 0.8× 372 0.5× 215 6.1k
Myrto Samara Germany 25 4.0k 1.1× 763 0.5× 969 1.0× 855 1.2× 639 0.9× 80 5.9k
A. Carlo Altamura Italy 40 2.9k 0.8× 777 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 975 1.3× 523 0.8× 173 5.2k
H.‐J. Möller Germany 36 2.4k 0.7× 767 0.5× 689 0.7× 660 0.9× 384 0.6× 140 4.2k
Bernard Sabbe Belgium 46 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 1.7k 1.8× 659 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 246 6.4k
Ronald N. Marcus United States 42 5.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.4k 2.0× 340 0.5× 87 6.5k
Julia Lappin Australia 37 2.2k 0.6× 975 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 447 0.6× 346 0.5× 153 4.8k
Larry Alphs United States 36 3.8k 1.0× 584 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 921 1.3× 693 1.0× 174 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of István Bitter

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All Works

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Wagner, Elias, Vladislav Yakimov, Silvana Galderisi, et al.. (2025). Developing the EPA guidance of pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia – results of a Delphi process. European Psychiatry. 68(1). e26–e26.
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McIntyre, Roger S., István Bitter, Jozefien Buyze, et al.. (2024). Safety and tolerability of esketamine nasal spray versus quetiapine extended release in patients with treatment resistant depression. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 85. 58–65. 12 indexed citations
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Bitter, István, György Szekeres, Qian Cai, et al.. (2024). Mortality in patients with major depressive disorder: A nationwide population-based cohort study with 11-year follow-up. European Psychiatry. 67(1). e63–e63. 4 indexed citations
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Reif, Andreas, István Bitter, Jozefien Buyze, et al.. (2023). Esketamine Nasal Spray versus Quetiapine for Treatment-Resistant Depression. New England Journal of Medicine. 389(14). 1298–1309. 110 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirkpatrick, Brian, Alex S. Cohen, István Bitter, & Gregory P. Strauss. (2021). Primary Negative Symptoms: Refining the Research Target. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 47(5). 1207–1210. 3 indexed citations
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Takács, Péter, et al.. (2019). Comparative effectiveness of second generation long-acting injectable antipsychotics based on nationwide database research in Hungary. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0218071–e0218071. 17 indexed citations
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Bitter, István, et al.. (2018). A büntetőeljárásban alkalmazható agyi ujjnyomat (brain fingerprinting) vallomás-ellenőrzési módszer, és annak neurobiológiai alapja, a P300 agyhullám. 18(2). 53–67–53–67. 1 indexed citations
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Bálint, Sára, et al.. (2018). Alterations in resting-state gamma activity in patients with schizophrenia: a high-density EEG study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 269(4). 429–437. 46 indexed citations
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Jakovljević, Miro, Vlado Jukić, Kaire Aadamsoo, et al.. (2016). Schizophrenia causes significant burden to patients' and caregivers' lives.. PubMed. 28(2). 104–10. 24 indexed citations
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Huerta‐Ramos, Elena, Zsolt Unoka, Eva Grasa, et al.. (2016). Measuring Users’ Receptivity Toward an Integral Intervention Model Based on mHealth Solutions for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (m-RESIST): A Qualitative Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 4(3). e112–e112. 16 indexed citations
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Jakovljević, Miro, Vlado Jukić, Kaire Aadamsoo, et al.. (2016). Treatment patterns of schizophrenia based on the data from seven Central and Eastern European Countries.. PubMed. 28(3). 234–242. 8 indexed citations
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Bitter, István, et al.. (2015). Treatment adherence and insight in schizophrenia.. PubMed. 30(1). 18–26. 31 indexed citations
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Bitter, István, et al.. (2013). Comparative effectiveness of depot and oral second generation antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: A nationwide study in Hungary. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 23(11). 1383–1390. 29 indexed citations
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Bitter, István & Tamás Kurimay. (2012). State of psychiatry in Hungary. International Review of Psychiatry. 24(4). 307–313. 8 indexed citations
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Bitter, István, et al.. (2011). Adverse reactions to duloxetine in depression. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 10(6). 839–850. 28 indexed citations
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Simon, Viktória, et al.. (2007). [Detailed review of epidemiologic studies on adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)].. PubMed. 22(1). 4–19. 10 indexed citations
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Bitter, István. (2005). [Antipsychotic treatment and metabolic syndrome. Consensus meeting of the Metabolic Working Group of the Hungarian Diabetes Society and the Hungarian Psychiatric Collegium].. PubMed. 20(4). 312–5. 1 indexed citations

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