James T. McCracken

41.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
325 papers, 20.9k citations indexed

About

James T. McCracken is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James T. McCracken has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 20.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 174 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 143 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in James T. McCracken's work include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (140 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (112 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (77 papers). James T. McCracken is often cited by papers focused on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (140 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (112 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (77 papers). James T. McCracken collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. James T. McCracken's co-authors include John Piacentini, James J. McGough, R. Lindsey Bergman, Susan L. Smalley, Benedetto Vitiello, Lawrence David Scahill, Sandra K. Loo, Boris Birmaher, Christopher J. McDougle and Michael G. Aman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

James T. McCracken

323 papers receiving 20.1k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sertraline, or a Combination in Childhood Anxiety

2008 934 citations John T. Walkup, Anne Marie Albano et al. profile →
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2014 515 citations Fred R. Volkmar, Bryan H. King et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
Suicide Attempts and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents: Findings from the TORDIA Study

2011 451 citations Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Giovanna Porta et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James T. McCracken United States	83	10.1k	10.1k	9.7k	3.0k	1.9k	325	20.9k
Lawrence David Scahill United States	84	14.6k 1.4×	16.6k 1.6×	9.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	358	23.4k
Luís Augusto Rohde Brazil	59	8.4k 0.8×	8.7k 0.9×	15.9k 1.6×	2.5k 0.8×	915 0.5×	465	24.4k
Joel T. Nigg United States	84	12.7k 1.3×	9.0k 0.9×	16.0k 1.7×	4.5k 1.5×	839 0.4×	260	26.2k
Russell Schachar Canada	77	9.1k 0.9×	5.3k 0.5×	10.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	293	18.8k
Ellen Leibenluft United States	90	9.7k 1.0×	14.4k 1.4×	12.6k 1.3×	7.8k 2.6×	1.1k 0.5×	410	27.2k
Neal D. Ryan United States	81	7.0k 0.7×	17.7k 1.8×	12.3k 1.3×	7.0k 2.4×	1.1k 0.6×	334	30.6k
Christopher J. McDougle United States	72	9.1k 0.9×	6.1k 0.6×	6.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	2.8k 1.4×	311	14.9k
Marion Leboyer France	87	9.1k 0.9×	7.4k 0.7×	11.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	6.1k 3.1×	614	28.6k
Guilherme V. Polanczyk Brazil	44	5.2k 0.5×	6.7k 0.7×	10.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	618 0.3×	180	16.6k
Robert L. Findling United States	81	4.8k 0.5×	9.2k 0.9×	15.3k 1.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	525	21.7k

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Privitera, Claudio M., Sean Noah, Thom Carney, et al.. (2025). Pupillary unrest is attenuated in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Neuroscience Letters. 851. 138148–138148. 1 indexed citations

Halvorsen, Matthew, Jack Samuels, Ying Wang, et al.. (2021). Exome sequencing in obsessive–compulsive disorder reveals a burden of rare damaging coding variants. Nature Neuroscience. 24(8). 1071–1076. 36 indexed citations

Strawn, Jeffrey R., Jeffrey A. Mills, Dara Sakolsky, et al.. (2017). Placebo Response in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Results from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 27(6). 501–508. 25 indexed citations

Nguyen, Tuong‐Vi, James T. McCracken, Simon Ducharme, et al.. (2013). Interactive Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone and Testosterone on Cortical Thickness during Early Brain Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(26). 10840–10848. 81 indexed citations

Hallett, Victoria, Luc Lecavalier, Denis G. Sukhodolsky, et al.. (2013). Exploring the Manifestations of Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(10). 2341–2352. 134 indexed citations

Shamseddeen, Wael, Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Gregory N. Clarke, et al.. (2011). Impact of Physical and Sexual Abuse on Treatment Response in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescent Study (TORDIA). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 50(3). 293–301. 72 indexed citations

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

Emslie, Graham J., Taryn L. Mayes, Giovanna Porta, et al.. (2010). Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA): Week 24 Outcomes. American Journal of Psychiatry. 167(7). 782–791. 132 indexed citations

McCracken, James T., et al.. (2010). Manganese in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Relationship with Methylphenidate Exposure. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 20(2). 113–118. 56 indexed citations

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Arnsten, Amy F.T., Craig W. Berridge, & James T. McCracken. (2009). The Neurobiological Basis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. 16(7). 47–54. 7 indexed citations

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Nestadt, Gerald, Chongzhi Di, Mark A. Riddle, et al.. (2008). Obsessive–compulsive disorder: subclassification based on co-morbidity. Psychological Medicine. 39(9). 1491–1501. 87 indexed citations

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Aman, Michael G., Jill A. Hollway, Christopher J. McDougle, et al.. (2008). Cognitive Effects of Risperidone in Children with Autism and Irritable Behavior. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 18(3). 227–236. 49 indexed citations

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Ghuman, Jaswinder K., Mark A. Riddle, Benedetto Vitiello, et al.. (2007). Comorbidity Moderates Response to Methylphenidate in the Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Study (PATS). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 17(5). 563–579. 59 indexed citations

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Abikoff, Howard, Benedetto Vitiello, Mark A. Riddle, et al.. (2007). Methylphenidate Effects on Functional Outcomes in the Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Study (PATS). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 17(5). 581–592. 64 indexed citations

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McGough, James J., et al.. (2004). Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 14(3). 372–394. 119 indexed citations

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Langley, Audra K., R. Lindsey Bergman, James T. McCracken, & John Piacentini. (2004). Impairment in Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Preliminary Examination of the Child Anxiety Impact Scale–Parent Version. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 14(1). 105–114. 232 indexed citations

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Piacentini, John, et al.. (2003). Functional Impairment in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 13(supplement 1). 61–69. 422 indexed citations

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McCracken, James T. & Russell E. Poland. (1995). Reduced Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on Prolactin Response to a Serotonin Agonist in Prepubertal Rats. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 5(2). 115–120. 6 indexed citations

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McCracken, James T., et al.. (1992). Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Two Case Reports and a Warning. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2(2). 123–129. 13 indexed citations

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McCracken, James T. & Russell E. Poland. (1990). Peripubertal and Adult Male Rats Differ in Their Hypothalamic-Pituitary Response to Cholinergic Challenge. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 1(2). 141–145. 1 indexed citations

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