Lee Phan

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Lee Phan is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Biological Psychiatry and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Phan has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Pharmacology, 15 papers in Biological Psychiatry and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Lee Phan's work include Treatment of Major Depression (16 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (13 papers). Lee Phan is often cited by papers focused on Treatment of Major Depression (16 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (13 papers). Lee Phan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Singapore and China. Lee Phan's co-authors include Roger S. McIntyre, Roger Ho, Hartej Gill, Leanna M.W. Lui, Michelle Iacobucci, Amna Majeed, Flora Nasri, David Chen‐Li, Orly Lipsitz and Jiaqi Xiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Nutrients and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Lee Phan

39 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: A systematic review

2020 3.5k citations Jiaqi Xiong, Orly Lipsitz et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee Phan Canada	15	2.8k	908	694	656	516	46	4.2k
David Chen‐Li Canada	14	3.0k 1.1×	918 1.0×	638 0.9×	678 1.0×	495 1.0×	23	4.3k
Michelle Iacobucci Canada	17	2.8k 1.0×	924 1.0×	740 1.1×	662 1.0×	523 1.0×	26	4.4k
Amna Majeed Canada	15	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	671 1.0×	795 1.2×	535 1.0×	26	4.9k
Jiaqi Xiong China	8	2.8k 1.0×	876 1.0×	570 0.8×	652 1.0×	481 0.9×	13	3.9k
Orly Lipsitz Canada	20	3.1k 1.1×	928 1.0×	733 1.1×	684 1.0×	497 1.0×	51	4.8k
Flora Nasri Canada	22	3.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	798 1.1×	817 1.2×	577 1.1×	47	5.2k
João Maurício Castaldelli-Maia Brazil	28	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	472 0.7×	951 1.4×	452 0.9×	210	5.1k
Stefano Ferracuti Italy	34	3.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	694 1.0×	573 0.9×	365 0.7×	265	6.2k
Antonio Ventriglio Italy	31	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	528 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	362 0.7×	302	5.7k
Andrea Amerio Italy	34	2.5k 0.9×	739 0.8×	503 0.7×	620 0.9×	316 0.6×	167	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Phan

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Chen‐Li, David, et al.. (2025). Non-hallucinogenic psychedelics for mood and anxiety disorders: A systematic review. Psychiatry Research. 349. 116532–116532. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaojuan, Yuhua Liao, Xue Han, et al.. (2025). Childhood maltreatment, exercise and transition to bipolar disorder among major depressive disorder patients. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 248–248.

Gill, Hartej, et al.. (2025). Semaglutide for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Med. 7(1). 100916–100916.

Le, Gia Han, Angela T.H. Kwan, Sabrina Wong, et al.. (2025). Impact of Fatigue on Subjective and Objective Cognitive Functions in Persons with Post-COVID-19 Condition. Clinical Nursing Research. 34(3-4). 143–152.

Le, Gia Han, Sabrina Wong, Angela T.H. Kwan, et al.. (2024). Impact of vortioxetine on psychosocial functioning moderated by symptoms of fatigue in post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis. Neurological Sciences. 45(4). 1335–1342. 2 indexed citations

Wong, Sabrina, Gia Han Le, Kayla M. Teopiz, et al.. (2024). Preclinical and clinical efficacy of kappa opioid receptor antagonists for depression: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 362. 816–827. 7 indexed citations

Kwan, Angela T.H., et al.. (2024). Impact of Baseline Anxiety on Well-being in People with Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Secondary Analysis. CNS Spectrums. 29(2). 150–154.

Teopiz, Kayla M., Angela T.H. Kwan, Gia Han Le, et al.. (2024). Relationship between anhedonia and psychosocial functioning in post-COVID-19 condition: a post-hoc analysis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 40(8). 1407–1411.

Le, Gia Han, Angela T.H. Kwan, Sabrina Wong, et al.. (2024). Impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) on cognitive functioning and inflammation in persons with post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 36(4). 211–217. 1 indexed citations

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Le, Gia Han, Sabrina Wong, Joshua D. Di Vincenzo, et al.. (2024). Spectral signatures of psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and ketamine in healthy volunteers and persons with major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 355. 342–354. 8 indexed citations

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Le, Gia Han, Sabrina Wong, Lee Phan, et al.. (2024). A systematic review in effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mono-agonists on functional connectivity: Target engagement and rationale for the development in mental disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. 370. 321–327. 7 indexed citations

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Le, Gia Han, Angela T.H. Kwan, Sabrina Wong, et al.. (2023). Impact of Elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) on Hedonic Tone in Persons with Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Secondary Analysis. Advances in Therapy. 41(2). 686–695. 2 indexed citations

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Phan, Lee, et al.. (2023). Children with autism spectrum disorder who demonstrate normal language scores use a bottom‐up semantic processing strategy: Evidence from N400 recordings. Brain and Behavior. 13(9). e3158–e3158. 1 indexed citations

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Jawad, Muhammad Youshay, Jennifer Swainson, Joshua D. Di Vincenzo, et al.. (2022). The abuse liability of ketamine: A scoping review of preclinical and clinical studies. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 151. 476–496. 44 indexed citations

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Majeed, Amna, Jiaqi Xiong, Kayla M. Teopiz, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of dextromethorphan for the treatment of depression: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical trials. Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs. 26(1). 63–74. 36 indexed citations

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McIntyre, Roger S., Lee Phan, Leanna M.W. Lui, et al.. (2020). Registered clinical trials investigating ketamine for psychiatric disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 127. 1–12. 23 indexed citations

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Xiong, Jiaqi, Orly Lipsitz, Flora Nasri, et al.. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 277. 55–64. 3542 indexed citations breakdown →

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Phan, Lee, et al.. (2020). The Neurobiology of Semantic Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51(9). 3266–3279. 4 indexed citations

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Subramaniapillai, Mehala, Rodrigo B. Mansur, Hannah Zuckerman, et al.. (2019). Association between cognitive function and performance on effort based decision making in patients with major depressive disorder treated with Vortioxetine. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 94. 152113–152113. 32 indexed citations

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Danielle, S., Nicole E. Carmona, Nelson B. Rodrigues, et al.. (2018). Cognitive impairment as measured by the THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it): The association with self-reported anxiety in Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 238. 228–232. 12 indexed citations

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