Mogens Schou

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Mogens Schou is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mogens Schou has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mogens Schou's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (98 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (15 papers) and Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (14 papers). Mogens Schou is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (98 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (15 papers) and Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (14 papers). Mogens Schou collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Slovenia and United States. Mogens Schou's co-authors include A. Amdisen, Klaus Thomsen, Per Vestergaard, P. C. Baastrup, Erik Strömgren, N Juel-Nielsen, Paul Grof, Jens-Christian N. Poulsen, Jules Angst and Paola Souza Castro Weis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Mogens Schou

167 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Lithium in psychiatric therapy and prophylaxis 1954 2026 1978 2002 1968 1970 1954 100 200 300 400
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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. Lithium in psychiatric therapy and prophylaxis
    1968 411 citations Mogens Schou profile →
  2. PROPHYLACTIC LITHIUM: DOUBLE BLIND DISCONTINUATION IN MANIC-DEPRESSIVE AND RECURRENT-DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
    1970 369 citations Mogens Schou, Klaus Thomsen et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. THE TREATMENT OF MANIC PSYCHOSES BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF LITHIUM SALTS
    1954 353 citations Mogens Schou, Erik Strömgren 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
Mogens Schou Denmark 42 4.2k 1.2k 868 848 796 177 6.6k
Kirk D. Denicoff United States 47 6.4k 1.5× 797 0.7× 470 0.5× 411 0.5× 1.6k 2.1× 74 8.5k
Alec Coppen United Kingdom 54 3.7k 0.9× 558 0.5× 401 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 219 9.8k
John A. Ascher United States 32 3.1k 0.8× 781 0.7× 267 0.3× 658 0.8× 710 0.9× 60 6.1k
B. Müller‐Oerlinghausen Germany 42 4.1k 1.0× 804 0.7× 207 0.2× 526 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 262 6.5k
Paul Grof Canada 43 5.0k 1.2× 407 0.3× 309 0.4× 495 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 198 6.5k
Heinz Grunze Germany 57 9.8k 2.4× 1.3k 1.1× 486 0.6× 653 0.8× 2.1k 2.7× 299 12.6k
Michael Gitlin United States 49 5.5k 1.3× 557 0.5× 265 0.3× 375 0.4× 2.3k 2.8× 151 8.3k
Janusz Rybakowski Poland 53 5.9k 1.4× 594 0.5× 474 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 1.6k 2.0× 466 11.3k
Russell T. Joffe Canada 53 3.6k 0.9× 543 0.5× 205 0.2× 405 0.5× 2.5k 3.1× 210 9.1k
A. Amdisen Denmark 26 1.9k 0.5× 706 0.6× 680 0.8× 343 0.4× 205 0.3× 78 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomsen, Klaus & Mogens Schou. (1999). Avoidance of Lithium Intoxication: Advice Based on Knowledge about the Renal Lithium Clearance under Various Circumstances. Pharmacopsychiatry. 32(3). 83–86. 26 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1998). Treating Recurrent Affective Disorders During and After Pregnancy. Drug Safety. 18(2). 143–152. 31 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1997). The combat of non‐compliance during prophylactic lithium treatment. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 95(5). 361–363. 53 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1995). Prophylactic Lithium Treatment of Unipolar and Bipolar Manic-Depressive Illness. Psychopathology. 28(1). 81–85. 5 indexed citations
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Ahrens, B., B. Müller‐Oerlinghausen, Mogens Schou, et al.. (1995). Excess cardiovascular and suicide mortality of affective disorders may be reduced by lithium prophylaxis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 33(2). 67–75. 130 indexed citations
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Müller‐Oerlinghausen, B., B. Ahrens, Eva Grof, et al.. (1992). The effect of long‐term lithium treatment on the mortality of patients with manic‐depressive and schizoaffective illness*. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 86(3). 218–222. 116 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens, H. E. Hansen, Kristian Korsgaard Thomsen, & Peter Vestergaard. (1989). Lithium Treatment in Aarhus. 2. Risk of Renal Failure and of Intoxication. Pharmacopsychiatry. 22(3). 101–103. 21 indexed citations
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Vestergaard, P. & Mogens Schou. (1989). Lithium Treatment in Aarhus. 1. Prevalence. Pharmacopsychiatry. 22(3). 99–100. 15 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1988). Lithium in Manic-Depressive Illness: Plusses, Pitfalls, and Perspectives. PubMed. 5. 140–146. 2 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1988). The integrated approach: On the significance of pharmacological and nonpharmacological factors when lithium prophylaxis fails. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 78(S345). 119–123. 3 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1988). Serum Lithium Monitoring of Prophylactic Treatment. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 15(5). 283–286. 17 indexed citations
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Vestergaard, Per & Mogens Schou. (1987). Does Long-Term Lithium Treatment Induce Diabetes mellitus?. Neuropsychobiology. 17(3). 130–132. 34 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1986). Lithium longitudinally: An analysis of publication frequencies. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental. 1(1). 51–55. 1 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens. (1984). The author replies. Psychosomatics. 25(3). 242–242.
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Hansen, Hans Erik, E. B. Pedersen, Hans Ørskov, et al.. (1982). Plasma Arginine-Vasopressin, Renal-Concentrating Ability and Lithium Excretion in a Group of Patients on Long-Term Lithium Treatment. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 32(2). 125–130. 10 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens & Erik Strömgren. (1979). Origin, prevention, and treatment of affective disorders. Academic Press eBooks. 93 indexed citations
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Petersen, V. Posborg, S Hvidt, Klaus Thomsen, & Mogens Schou. (1974). Effect of Prolonged Thiazide Treatment on Renal Lithium Clearance. BMJ. 3(5924). 143–145. 59 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens, A. Amdisen, Sigmund Jensen, & Thomas Olsén. (1968). Occurrence of Goitre during Lithium Treatment. BMJ. 3(5620). 710–713. 189 indexed citations
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Schou, Mogens, et al.. (1968). PROPHYLACTIC LITHIUM. The Lancet. 291(7557). 1419–1422. 26 indexed citations
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Amdisen, A., et al.. (1968). [Development of goiter during lithium treatment].. PubMed. 130(37). 1515–8. 9 indexed citations

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