James Downs

862 total citations
37 papers, 278 citations indexed

About

James Downs is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pharmacy and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, James Downs has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 278 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Clinical Psychology, 8 papers in Pharmacy and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in James Downs's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (18 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (5 papers). James Downs is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (18 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (5 papers). James Downs collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. James Downs's co-authors include Yaman Arkun, Dasha Nicholls, Francesca Solmi, Agnes Ayton, Helen Brooks, Ali Ibrahim, Suzanne J. Baker, Laura Richmond, Angela Devereux‐Fitzgerald and Ashish Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as The British Journal of Psychiatry, BMJ and Trends in Molecular Medicine.

In The Last Decade

James Downs

30 papers receiving 273 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Downs United Kingdom 10 176 48 33 33 32 37 278
Silvana E. Mengoni United Kingdom 9 68 0.4× 4 0.1× 12 0.4× 34 1.0× 11 0.3× 33 269
Kay Heoung Heo South Korea 7 206 1.2× 30 0.9× 46 1.4× 22 0.7× 13 309
Geoffrey W. Lane United States 5 95 0.5× 3 0.1× 80 2.4× 17 0.5× 66 2.1× 7 262
Therese E. Kenny Canada 9 266 1.5× 20 0.6× 54 1.6× 46 1.4× 17 288
Richard L. Frierson United States 8 110 0.6× 23 0.7× 16 0.5× 37 1.2× 29 156
Pam Macdonald United Kingdom 8 263 1.5× 24 0.7× 28 0.8× 64 2.0× 10 309
Fidan Türk United Kingdom 8 231 1.3× 12 0.4× 21 0.6× 15 0.5× 14 299
Brianne N. Richson United States 8 227 1.3× 30 0.9× 96 2.9× 27 0.8× 23 256
Gianni Pirelli United States 7 145 0.8× 25 0.8× 10 0.3× 49 1.5× 14 204
Anne‐Claire Stona Singapore 7 118 0.7× 33 1.0× 29 0.9× 34 1.1× 15 216

Countries citing papers authored by James Downs

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Downs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Downs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Downs, James, et al.. (2025). “I could be living a totally different life right now”: lived experience and caregiver perspectives on the prevention of eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders. 13(1). 237–237. 1 indexed citations
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Downs, James & Clive Kelly. (2025). Improving Understanding, Recognition and Treatment for Men With Anorexia Nervosa. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 86(6). 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Ayton, Agnes, et al.. (2025). Eating disorders and psychiatry: past, present, and future. International Review of Psychiatry. 1–12.
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Ayton, Agnes, James Downs, & Ali Ibrahim. (2025). Addressing Unmet Needs in Eating Disorders Requires Systemic Change and Co‐Production: A Commentary on Ali et al. (2024). International Journal of Eating Disorders. 58(4). 669–672. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Katharine, James Downs, Emma Robinson, et al.. (2025). GALENOS approach to triangulating evidence (GATE): transforming the landscape of psychiatric research. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Downs, James, et al.. (2025). Re-imagining connection: the role of late autism diagnosis in eating disorder recovery and social support. Journal of Eating Disorders. 13(1). 120–120. 2 indexed citations
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Ostinelli, Edoardo G., Georgia Salanti, Malcolm Macleod, et al.. (2025). Pro-dopaminergic pharmacological interventions for anhedonia in depression: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis of human and animal studies. EBioMedicine. 121. 105967–105967. 2 indexed citations
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Downs, James & Clive Kelly. (2025). Medical management and differential diagnosis of restrictive eating disorders in men: a case study report with co-produced recommendations. Journal of Eating Disorders. 13(1). 124–124. 1 indexed citations
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Downs, James. (2024). Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of over-specialisation: commentary, Downs. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 225(4). 462–463.
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O′Shea, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, severity and risk factors for mental disorders among sexual and gender minority young people: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 34(3). 959–982. 5 indexed citations
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Downs, James. (2024). Restoring and re-storying the possibility of recovery. The Lancet Psychiatry. 11(10). 794–795. 3 indexed citations
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Downs, James. (2024). The body is not just impacted by eating disorders – biology drives them. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 30(4). 301–304. 10 indexed citations
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Ayton, Agnes, Ali Ibrahim, James Downs, et al.. (2023). From awareness to action: an urgent call to reduce mortality and improve outcomes in eating disorders. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 224(1). 3–5. 11 indexed citations
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Downs, James. (2023). Care pathways for longstanding eating disorders must offer paths to recovery, not managed decline. BJPsych Bulletin. 48(3). 177–181. 14 indexed citations
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Downs, James, et al.. (2023). Untreatable or unable to treat? Creating more effective and accessible treatment for long-standing and severe eating disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry. 10(2). 146–154. 21 indexed citations
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Brooks, Helen, Angela Devereux‐Fitzgerald, Laura Richmond, et al.. (2023). Exploring the use of social network interventions for adults with mental health difficulties: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMC Psychiatry. 23(1). 486–486. 6 indexed citations
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Brooks, Helen, Angela Devereux‐Fitzgerald, Laura Richmond, et al.. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of social network interventions for adults with a diagnosis of mental health problems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of impact. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(5). 907–925. 15 indexed citations
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Solmi, Francesca, James Downs, & Dasha Nicholls. (2021). COVID-19 and eating disorders in young people. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 5(5). 316–318. 68 indexed citations

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