Melissa P. DelBello

23.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
350 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Melissa P. DelBello is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa P. DelBello has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 107 papers in Clinical Psychology and 80 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Melissa P. DelBello's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (269 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (83 papers) and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (80 papers). Melissa P. DelBello is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (269 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (83 papers) and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (80 papers). Melissa P. DelBello collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Melissa P. DelBello's co-authors include Stephen M. Strakowski, Caleb M. Adler, Barbara Geller, David E. Fleck, Neil P. Mills, Molly E. Zimmerman, Jeffrey R. Strawn, Robert A. Kowatch, Marlene Williams and César A. Soutullo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Psychiatry and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Melissa P. DelBello

333 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

Long-Term implications of early onset in bipolar disorder... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2004 2017 200 400 600
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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. Long-Term implications of early onset in bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 participants in the systematic treatment enhancement program for bipolar disorder (STEP-BD)
    2004 656 citations Melissa P. DelBello et al. profile →
  2. The functional neuroanatomy of bipolar disorder: a review of neuroimaging findings
    2004 630 citations Stephen M. Strakowski, Melissa P. DelBello et al. profile →
  3. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale in Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Signal Detection and Validation
    2017 282 citations David E. Fleck, Drew H. Barzman et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa P. DelBello United States 70 12.8k 4.8k 3.3k 2.8k 1.7k 350 16.4k
Stephen M. Strakowski United States 81 13.9k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 3.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 303 18.6k
Lori L. Altshuler United States 88 14.9k 1.2× 4.6k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 294 21.8k
Terence A. Ketter United States 65 11.9k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 3.7k 1.1× 989 0.4× 740 0.4× 323 17.8k
Lakshmi N. Yatham Canada 68 14.0k 1.1× 3.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 390 19.8k
Mark A. Frye United States 77 13.3k 1.0× 4.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 449 20.4k
David Axelson United States 66 8.7k 0.7× 7.5k 1.6× 2.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 976 0.6× 242 14.4k
Mauricio Tohen United States 80 17.1k 1.3× 4.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 718 0.4× 374 20.6k
Robert L. Findling United States 81 15.3k 1.2× 9.2k 1.9× 4.8k 1.4× 2.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 525 21.7k
Willem A. Nolen Netherlands 82 14.1k 1.1× 5.7k 1.2× 1.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 336 21.5k
Martin Alda Canada 57 7.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 2.3k 1.3× 292 11.4k

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All Works

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Klein, Christina, Avani C. Modi, Jeffrey A. Welge, et al.. (2024). Adherence Rates and Barriers to Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medication Use in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Who Have Overweight/Obesity. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 34(8). 353–358. 2 indexed citations
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Nery, Fabiano G., Jeffrey A. Welge, David E. Fleck, et al.. (2023). Brain functional activation and first mood episode in youth at risk for bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 331. 238–244. 3 indexed citations
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DelBello, Melissa P., et al.. (2023). A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study of Topiramate in Manic Adolescents Treated with Olanzapine. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 33(4). 126–133. 4 indexed citations
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Lei, Du, Maxwell J. Tallman, Yuan Ai, et al.. (2022). Pretreatment Alterations and Acute Medication Treatment Effects on Brain Task–Related Functional Connectivity in Youth With Bipolar Disorder: A Neuroimaging Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61(8). 1023–1033. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Mengyuan, Wenjing Zhang, Chengmin Yang, et al.. (2022). Structural connectivity associated with familial risk for mental illness: A meta‐analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies in relatives of patients with severe mental disorders. Human Brain Mapping. 43(9). 2936–2950. 10 indexed citations
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Lei, Du, Wenbin Li, Maxwell J. Tallman, et al.. (2021). Changes in the brain structural connectome after a prospective randomized clinical trial of lithium and quetiapine treatment in youth with bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(7). 1315–1323. 29 indexed citations
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McNamara, Robert K., Jeffrey R. Strawn, Maxwell J. Tallman, et al.. (2020). Effects of Fish Oil Monotherapy on Depression and Prefrontal Neurochemistry in Adolescents at High Risk for Bipolar I Disorder: A 12-Week Placebo-Controlled Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Trial. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 30(5). 293–305. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenjing, John A. Sweeney, Yao Li, et al.. (2020). Brain structural correlates of familial risk for mental illness: a meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies in relatives of patients with psychotic or mood disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology. 45(8). 1369–1379. 31 indexed citations
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Poweleit, Ethan A., et al.. (2019). Cariprazine in Youth with Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 30(4). 267–272. 7 indexed citations
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Schneck, Christopher D., Kiki Chang, Manpreet K. Singh, Melissa P. DelBello, & David J. Miklowitz. (2017). A Pharmacologic Algorithm for Youth Who Are at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 27(9). 796–805. 17 indexed citations
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Dudley, Jonathan A., Melissa P. DelBello, Wolfgang Weber, et al.. (2015). Tissue-dependent cerebral energy metabolism in adolescents with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 191. 248–255. 16 indexed citations
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DelBello, Melissa P., et al.. (2014). A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Selegiline Transdermal System in Depressed Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 24(6). 311–317. 26 indexed citations
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McNamara, Robert K., Ronald J. Jandacek, Therese Rider, et al.. (2014). Effects of fish oil supplementation on prefrontal metabolite concentrations in adolescents with major depressive disorder: A preliminary 1H MRS study. Nutritional Neuroscience. 19(4). 145–155. 14 indexed citations
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Cotton, Sian, et al.. (2014). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Youth with Anxiety Disorders at Risk for Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A86–A87. 2 indexed citations
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Strakowski, Stephen M., Caleb M. Adler, & Melissa P. DelBello. (2013). Is Depression Simply a Nonspecific Response to Brain Injury?. Current Psychiatry Reports. 15(9). 386–386. 9 indexed citations
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Strawn, Jeffrey R., Caleb M. Adler, Robert K. McNamara, et al.. (2013). Antidepressant tolerability in anxious and depressed youth at high risk for bipolar disorder: a prospective naturalistic treatment study. Bipolar Disorders. 16(5). 523–530. 50 indexed citations
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Kowatch, Robert A., et al.. (2010). Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents. CNS Drugs. 24(7). 575–593. 26 indexed citations
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Kowatch, Robert A. & Melissa P. DelBello. (2006). Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Emerging Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 15(1). 73–108. 25 indexed citations
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Strakowski, Stephen M., Melissa P. DelBello, David E. Fleck, et al.. (2005). Effects of Co-occurring Alcohol Abuse on the Course of Bipolar Disorder Following a First Hospitalization for Mania. Archives of General Psychiatry. 62(8). 851–851. 106 indexed citations
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Barzman, Drew H., Melissa P. DelBello, Robert A. Kowatch, et al.. (2004). The Effectiveness and Tolerability of Aripiprazole for Pediatric Bipolar Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 14(4). 593–600. 77 indexed citations

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