Jonathan Downar

15.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
189 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Downar is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Downar has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Neurology, 107 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 44 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Downar's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (135 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (97 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (34 papers). Jonathan Downar is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (135 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (97 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (34 papers). Jonathan Downar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Jonathan Downar's co-authors include Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Karen D. Davis, David J. Mikulis, Daniel M. Blumberger, Adrian P. Crawley, Katharine Dunlop, Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez, Sidney H. Kennedy, Peter Giacobbe and Peter Giacobbe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Downar

176 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

A multimodal cortical network for the detection of change... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2018 2016 2016 250 500 750
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. A multimodal cortical network for the detection of changes in the sensory environment
    2000 786 citations Jonathan Downar et al. profile →
  2. Effectiveness of theta burst versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression (THREE-D): a randomised non-inferiority trial
    2018 748 citations Daniel M. Blumberger, Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez et al. profile →
  3. Cortico-Striatal-Thalamic Loop Circuits of the Salience Network: A Central Pathway in Psychiatric Disease and Treatment
    2016 398 citations Katharine Dunlop, Jonathan Downar et al. profile →
  4. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder
    2016 381 citations Peter Giacobbe, Sidney H. Kennedy 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
Jonathan Downar Canada 44 5.4k 4.1k 1.9k 1.2k 1.0k 189 8.6k
Chris Baeken Belgium 47 4.3k 0.8× 4.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 314 7.0k
Kate E. Hoy Australia 49 4.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 535 0.5× 523 0.5× 129 6.8k
Jian Kong United States 66 6.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.4× 3.4k 1.8× 750 0.6× 559 0.6× 200 11.2k
Ziad Nahas United States 64 5.8k 1.1× 8.5k 2.1× 2.8k 1.5× 852 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 186 12.7k
Colleen Loo Australia 58 5.0k 0.9× 7.9k 1.9× 4.6k 2.5× 883 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 298 12.2k
David A. Seminowicz United States 40 4.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 1.1× 907 0.8× 836 0.8× 115 9.9k
Abraham Zangen Israel 55 3.7k 0.7× 5.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 402 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 204 9.4k
Malek Bajbouj Germany 45 2.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 207 6.7k
John P. O’Reardon United States 39 1.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 2.4k 2.4× 94 7.0k
David Avery United States 36 2.0k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 994 1.0× 89 6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Downar

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All Works

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Chen, Xiao, Daniel M. Blumberger, Chao‐Gan Yan, et al.. (2025). Crosswalk between HRSD and MADRS outcomes for rTMS in patients with depression. BMJ Mental Health. 28(1). e301451–e301451.
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Goodman, Michelle S., Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez, Melanie Barwick, et al.. (2024). A randomized sham-controlled trial of high-dosage accelerated intermittent theta burst rTMS in major depression: study protocol. BMC Psychiatry. 24(1). 28–28. 4 indexed citations
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Trevizol, Alisson Paulino, Clement Ma, Linda Mah, et al.. (2024). Predictors of remission after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of late-life depression. Psychiatry Research. 334. 115822–115822. 6 indexed citations
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Goodman, Michelle S., Alisson Paulino Trevizol, Gerasimos Konstantinou, et al.. (2024). Extended course accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation as a substitute for depressed patients needing electroconvulsive therapy. Neuropsychopharmacology. 50(4). 685–694.
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Mulsant, Benoit H., Tarek K. Rajji, Jordan F. Karp, et al.. (2021). Cortical inhibition, facilitation and plasticity in late-life depression: effects of venlafaxine pharmacotherapy. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 46(1). E88–E96. 11 indexed citations
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Dunlop, Katharine, Lindsay W. Victoria, Jonathan Downar, Faith M. Gunning, & Conor Liston. (2021). Accelerated brain aging predicts impulsivity and symptom severity in depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(5). 911–919. 35 indexed citations
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Tang, Victor M., Daniel M. Blumberger, Shawn M. McClintock, et al.. (2021). Continuation Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Unipolar or Bipolar Depression. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 82(6). 9 indexed citations
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Miron, Jean‐Philippe, Farrokh Mansouri, Véronique Desbeaumes Jodoin, et al.. (2021). Optimized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques for the treatment of major depression: A proof of concept study. Psychiatry Research. 298. 113790–113790. 13 indexed citations
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Trevizol, Alisson Paulino, Jonathan Downar, Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez, et al.. (2020). Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on anxiety symptoms in patients with major depression: An analysis from the THREE‐D trial. Depression and Anxiety. 38(3). 262–271. 10 indexed citations
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Torres, Ivan J., Ruiyang Ge, Daniel M. Blumberger, et al.. (2020). Predictors of cognitive impairment in treatment-resistant depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 274. 593–601. 17 indexed citations
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Weissman, Cory R., Daniel M. Blumberger, Daphne Voineskos, et al.. (2020). Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Suicidality in Treatment-Resistant Depression. JAMA Network Open. 3(8). e207434–e207434. 14 indexed citations
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Cash, Robin, Anne Weigand, Andrew Zalesky, et al.. (2020). Using Brain Imaging to Improve Spatial Targeting of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 90(10). 689–700. 201 indexed citations
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Giacobbe, Peter, Karim Mithani, Ying Meng, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the effects of rTMS on self-reported quality of life and disability in treatment-resistant depression: A THREE-D study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 268. 127–133. 11 indexed citations
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Trevizol, Alisson Paulino, Benoit H. Mulsant, Tarek K. Rajji, et al.. (2019). Unilateral and bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment‐resistant late‐life depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 34(6). 822–827. 44 indexed citations
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Hadas, Itay, Yinming Sun, Pantelis Lioumis, et al.. (2019). Association of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment With Subgenual Cingulate Hyperactivity in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA Network Open. 2(6). e195578–e195578. 52 indexed citations
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Grosenick, Logan, et al.. (2019). Functional and Optogenetic Approaches to Discovering Stable Subtype-Specific Circuit Mechanisms in Depression. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 4(6). 554–566. 31 indexed citations
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Schulze, Laura, Kfir Feffer, Christopher S. Lozano, et al.. (2017). Number of pulses or number of sessions? An open-label study of trajectories of improvement for once-vs. twice-daily dorsomedial prefrontal rTMS in major depression. Brain stimulation. 11(2). 327–336. 87 indexed citations
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Feffer, Kfir, Farrokh Mansouri, Peter Giacobbe, et al.. (2017). Early symptom improvement at 10 sessions as a predictor of rTMS treatment outcome in major depression. Brain stimulation. 11(1). 181–189. 45 indexed citations
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Salomons, Tim V., Katharine Dunlop, Sidney H. Kennedy, et al.. (2013). Resting-State Cortico-Thalamic-Striatal Connectivity Predicts Response to Dorsomedial Prefrontal rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 39(2). 488–498. 229 indexed citations

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