James F. Leckman

66.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
478 papers, 41.6k citations indexed

About

James F. Leckman is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, James F. Leckman has authored 478 papers receiving a total of 41.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 357 papers in Clinical Psychology, 163 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 73 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in James F. Leckman's work include Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (295 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (145 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (75 papers). James F. Leckman is often cited by papers focused on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (295 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (145 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (75 papers). James F. Leckman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Israel. James F. Leckman's co-authors include Lawrence David Scahill, Donald J. Cohen, Michael H. Bloch, Robert A. King, Mark A. Riddle, Bradley S. Peterson, Ruth Feldman, Sharon I. Ort, David L. Pauls and Maria Conceição do Rosário and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James F. Leckman

474 papers receiving 39.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: Initial Testing of a ... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1989 1997 1982 2005 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. 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 →
  2. Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: Reliability and Validity
    1997 1.5k citations Lawrence David Scahill, Mark A. Riddle et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
  3. Best Estimate of Lifetime Psychiatric Diagnosis
    1982 1.3k citations James F. Leckman profile →
  4. A Multidimensional Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    2005 734 citations Maria Conceição do Rosário, James F. Leckman et al. profile →
  5. Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
    1997 527 citations James F. Leckman, Christopher J. McDougle et al. profile →
  6. Practitioner Review: Engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence
    2014 495 citations James F. Leckman et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  7. Mortality in children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide cohort study
    2015 444 citations Søren Dalsgaard, James F. Leckman et al. profile →
  8. Prevalence of mental disorders in school children and adolescents in China: diagnostic data from detailed clinical assessments of 17,524 individuals
    2021 239 citations Fenghua Li, Yonghua Cui et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  9. Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions
    2020 193 citations Pia Rebello Britto, James F. Leckman 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
James F. Leckman United States 110 30.2k 17.1k 8.3k 5.7k 4.2k 478 41.6k
Robert Goodman United States 94 30.2k 1.0× 8.6k 0.5× 10.7k 1.3× 3.7k 0.7× 5.8k 1.4× 349 53.3k
Scott L. Rauch United States 111 16.4k 0.5× 26.4k 1.5× 7.5k 0.9× 11.5k 2.0× 5.1k 1.2× 348 46.6k
Ming T. Tsuang United States 116 13.3k 0.4× 12.5k 0.7× 23.4k 2.8× 5.8k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 841 49.1k
Daniel S. Pine United States 111 26.9k 0.9× 17.6k 1.0× 12.5k 1.5× 17.5k 3.1× 7.5k 1.8× 631 50.5k
Jan K. Buitelaar Netherlands 104 12.5k 0.4× 22.9k 1.3× 20.6k 2.5× 4.6k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 874 45.1k
J. Douglas Bremner United States 98 15.1k 0.5× 6.9k 0.4× 4.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 361 35.2k
Eric Hollander United States 84 12.5k 0.4× 8.0k 0.5× 6.1k 0.7× 4.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 361 22.4k
Wayne K. Goodman United States 77 24.0k 0.8× 12.5k 0.7× 4.4k 0.5× 7.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.3× 386 29.9k
Marion Leboyer France 87 7.4k 0.2× 9.1k 0.5× 11.0k 1.3× 2.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 614 28.6k
Myrna M. Weissman United States 120 29.2k 1.0× 5.3k 0.3× 11.9k 1.4× 9.9k 1.7× 11.6k 2.8× 637 53.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Fenghua, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of mental disorders in school children and adolescents in China: diagnostic data from detailed clinical assessments of 17,524 individuals. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63(1). 34–46. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schjølberg, Synnve, Frederick Shic, Fred R. Volkmar, et al.. (2021). What are we optimizing for in autism screening? Examination of algorithmic changes in the M‐CHAT. Autism Research. 15(2). 296–304. 8 indexed citations
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Hein, Sascha, Johanna Bick, Sarah Householder, et al.. (2020). Maternal perceptions of father involvement among refugee and disadvantaged families in Beirut, Lebanon. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0229670–e0229670. 8 indexed citations
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Rosário, Maria Conceição do, Marcelo C. Batistuzzo, Marcelo Q. Hoexter, et al.. (2017). The Child Behavior Checklist —Obsessive-Compulsive Subscale Detects Severe Psychopathology and Behavioral Problems Among School-Aged Children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 27(4). 342–348. 19 indexed citations
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Alvarenga, Pedro Gomes de, Maria Conceição do Rosário, Gisele Gus Manfro, et al.. (2015). Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with psychiatric comorbidities, behavioral and clinical problems: a population-based study of Brazilian school children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 25(2). 175–182. 31 indexed citations
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Dalsgaard, Søren, James F. Leckman, Helena Skyt Nielsen, & Marianne Simonsen. (2014). Gender and Injuries Predict Stimulant Medication Use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 24(5). 253–259. 24 indexed citations
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Tobiásová, Zuzana, Lawrence David Scahill, James F. Leckman, et al.. (2011). Risperidone-Related Improvement of Irritability in Children with Autism Is not Associated with Changes in Serum of Epidermal Growth Factor and Interleukin-13. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 21(6). 555–564. 24 indexed citations
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Hampson, Michelle, Dustin Scheinost, Maolin Qiu, et al.. (2011). Biofeedback of Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data from the Supplementary Motor Area Reduces Functional Connectivity to Subcortical Regions. Brain Connectivity. 1(1). 91–98. 42 indexed citations
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Leckman, James F., et al.. (2010). Neurobiological Substrates of Tourette's Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 20(4). 237–247. 124 indexed citations
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Murphy, Tanya K., Roger Kurlan, & James F. Leckman. (2010). The Immunobiology of Tourette's Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus , and Related Disorders: A Way Forward. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 20(4). 317–331. 96 indexed citations
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Leslie, Douglas, et al.. (2008). Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection: A Case-Control Study Among Privately Insured Children. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 47(10). 1166–1172. 87 indexed citations
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Labad, Javier, José M. Menchón, Pino Alonso, et al.. (2007). Gender differences in obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions. Depression and Anxiety. 25(10). 832–838. 120 indexed citations
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Kalanithi, Paul, Wei Zheng, Yuko Kataoka, et al.. (2005). Altered parvalbumin-positive neuron distribution in basal ganglia of individuals with Tourette syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(37). 13307–13312. 385 indexed citations
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Scahill, Lawrence David, Yukiko Kano, Robert A. King, et al.. (2003). Influence of Age and Tic Disorders on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Pediatric Sample. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 13(supplement 1). 7–17. 35 indexed citations
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Martin, Andrés, et al.. (2000). Risperidone-Associated Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 10(4). 259–268. 75 indexed citations
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Leckman, James F., et al.. (1996). A Direct Observational Measure of Whole Body Turning Bias. Cortex. 32(1). 173–176. 27 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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Leckman, James F.. (1990). Genes and the Genesis of the CNS: Hints from the Homeobox. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 1(3). 207–211. 1 indexed citations
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Riddle, Mark A., Robert A. King, Maureen T. Hardin, et al.. (1990). Behavioral Side Effects of Fluoxetine in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 1(3). 193–198. 87 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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