Peter Gallagher

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Gallagher is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Gallagher has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 26 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Peter Gallagher's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (43 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers). Peter Gallagher is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (43 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers). Peter Gallagher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. Peter Gallagher's co-authors include Allan H. Young, Richard Porter, Stuart Watson, I. Nicol Ferrier, Jill M. Thompson, Lucy J. Robinson, P. Brian Moore, Utpal Goswami, I. Nicol Ferrier and John T. O’Brien and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Peter Gallagher

119 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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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.

A meta-analysis of cognitive deficits in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder

2006 700 citations Lucy J. Robinson, Peter Gallagher et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Gallagher United Kingdom	42	3.1k	1.5k	1.2k	1.0k	1.0k	123	6.2k
Benício N. Frey Canada	52	4.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	791 0.7×	2.2k 2.1×	1.2k 1.2×	303	9.1k
Maj Vinberg Denmark	47	4.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	831 0.7×	2.1k 2.0×	1.7k 1.7×	281	9.3k
I. Nicol Ferrier United Kingdom	41	2.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	610 0.5×	811 0.8×	646 0.6×	112	6.3k
Peter Zwanzger Germany	50	1.5k 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	900 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	211	7.4k
Mark A. Demitrack United States	43	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	745 0.6×	406 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	119	7.9k
Wim J. Riedel Netherlands	47	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	615 0.5×	841 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	121	6.8k
Gianfranco Spalletta Italy	58	3.5k 1.1×	3.6k 2.5×	631 0.5×	919 0.9×	875 0.9×	269	11.3k
Émmanuel Stip Canada	50	4.6k 1.5×	2.6k 1.8×	471 0.4×	993 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	343	8.4k
Hiroaki Hori Japan	38	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	866 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	645 0.6×	157	5.0k
Thomas Pollmächer Germany	43	1.0k 0.3×	2.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	2.1k 2.1×	181	6.8k

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Fortea, Lydia, Julian Macoveanu, Peter Gallagher, et al.. (2025). Multivariate patterns among multimodal neuroimaging and clinical, cognitive, and daily functioning characteristics in bipolar disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 50(6). 976–982. 1 indexed citations

Kjærstad, Hanne Lie, Lars Vedel Kessing, Ulla Knorr, et al.. (2025). Cognitive hierarchy in mood disorders and relations to daily functioning. Journal of Affective Disorders. 375. 239–248.

Lai, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Identifying the nature of episodic memory deficits in Major Depressive Disorder using a Real-World What-Where-When task. Memory. 32(7). 924–934.

Gallagher, Peter, et al.. (2023). Processing speed and sustained attention in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Bipolar Disorders. 26(2). 109–128. 18 indexed citations

Gallagher, Peter. (2020). Neuropsychology of Bipolar Disorder. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 48. 239–253. 4 indexed citations

Robinson, Lucy J., Peter Gallagher, Stuart Watson, et al.. (2019). Impairments in cognitive performance in chronic fatigue syndrome are common, not related to co-morbid depression but do associate with autonomic dysfunction. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0210394–e0210394. 23 indexed citations

Thomas, Alan, et al.. (2019). The Neuropsychological Profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Lewy Body Dementias. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 26(2). 210–225. 24 indexed citations

Douglas, Katie M., Peter Gallagher, Lucy J. Robinson, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of cognitive impairment in major depression and bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders. 20(3). 260–274. 110 indexed citations

Watson, Stuart, Peter Gallagher, Andreas Finkelmeyer, et al.. (2017). Are current chronic fatigue syndrome criteria diagnosing different disease phenotypes?. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186885–e0186885. 16 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John T., Peter Gallagher, Daniel Stow, et al.. (2016). A study of wrist-worn activity measurement as a potential real-world biomarker for late-life depression. Psychological Medicine. 47(1). 93–102. 56 indexed citations

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Finkelmeyer, Andreas, Jonna Nilsson, Jiabao He, et al.. (2016). Altered hippocampal function in major depression despite intact structure and resting perfusion. Psychological Medicine. 46(10). 2157–2168. 13 indexed citations

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McAllister‐Williams, R. Hamish, Eleanor Smith, Ian Anderson, et al.. (2013). Study protocol for the randomised controlled trial: Antiglucocorticoid augmentation of anti-Depressants in Depression (The ADD Study). BMC Psychiatry. 13(1). 205–205. 10 indexed citations

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Watson, Stuart, Peter Gallagher, Meg Smith, et al.. (2009). Efficacy of Mifepristone (RU-486) in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 1 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Peter, et al.. (2008). Persistent effects of mifepristone (RU-486) on cortisol levels in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 42(12). 1037–1041. 31 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alan, Peter Gallagher, Lucy J. Robinson, et al.. (2008). A comparison of neurocognitive impairment in younger and older adults with major depression. Psychological Medicine. 39(5). 725–733. 91 indexed citations

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Porter, Richard, et al.. (2008). Cognitive effects of acute tryptophan depletion in the healthy elderly. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 20(2). 78–86. 5 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Peter, Lucy J. Robinson, John Gray, Allan H. Young, & Richard Porter. (2007). Neurocognitive Function Following Remission in Major Depressive Disorder: Potential Objective Marker of Response?. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 41(1). 54–61. 41 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Peter, Stuart Watson, Michael J. Smith, Andrew W. Young, & I. N. Ferrier. (2007). Plasma cortisol-dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ratios in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Research. 90(1-3). 258–265. 105 indexed citations

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Watson, Stuart, Peter Gallagher, Margaret S. Smith, I. Nicol Ferrier, & Allan H. Young. (2006). The dex/CRH test—Is it better than the DST?. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 31(7). 889–894. 68 indexed citations

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Young, Allan H., Peter Gallagher, & Richard Porter. (2002). Elevation of the Cortisol-Dehydroepiandrosterone Ratio in Drug-Free Depressed Patients. American Journal of Psychiatry. 159(7). 1237–1239. 163 indexed citations

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