Peter McGuffin

57.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
361 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Peter McGuffin is a scholar working on Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter McGuffin has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Genetics, 104 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 77 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peter McGuffin's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (82 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (58 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (52 papers). Peter McGuffin is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (82 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (58 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (52 papers). Peter McGuffin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Peter McGuffin's co-authors include Anne Farmer, Rudolf Uher, Robert Plomin, Michael J. Owen, Robin Murray, Pak C. Sham, Michael J. Owen, Julie Williams, Lisa Jones and Anita Thapar and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter McGuffin

356 papers receiving 19.0k 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 Polydiagnostic Application of Operational Criteria in Studies of Psychotic Illness

1991 1.2k citations Peter McGuffin profile →
The Genetic Basis of Complex Human Behaviors

1994 663 citations Peter McGuffin et al. profile →
Gene–environment interaction analysis of serotonin system markers with adolescent depression

2004 509 citations Pak C. Sham, Peter McGuffin et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter McGuffin United Kingdom	74	6.5k	5.0k	4.8k	3.4k	3.0k	361	19.8k
Marcella Rietschel Germany	67	4.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.5×	3.9k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	470	17.3k
John I. Nürnberger United States	69	4.8k 0.7×	3.7k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	388	19.4k
Ian Craig United Kingdom	59	3.0k 0.5×	5.9k 1.2×	4.8k 1.0×	6.2k 1.8×	3.6k 1.2×	285	22.4k
Patrick F. Sullivan United States	92	6.0k 0.9×	8.3k 1.7×	9.6k 2.0×	7.2k 2.1×	2.1k 0.7×	428	29.8k
Marion Leboyer France	87	11.0k 1.7×	7.4k 1.5×	6.1k 1.3×	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	614	28.6k
James L. Kennedy Canada	76	9.1k 1.4×	5.8k 1.2×	4.6k 1.0×	6.2k 1.8×	7.9k 2.6×	678	26.7k
Irving I. Gottesman United States	59	6.4k 1.0×	4.9k 1.0×	6.4k 1.3×	3.4k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	238	20.0k
Jordan W. Smoller United States	70	5.5k 0.8×	4.4k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	321	24.0k
Joel Gelernter United States	91	3.7k 0.6×	5.9k 1.2×	5.6k 1.2×	6.8k 2.0×	7.9k 2.6×	589	26.7k
Jonathan Mill United Kingdom	76	3.7k 0.6×	5.5k 1.1×	6.0k 1.2×	10.2k 3.0×	2.9k 1.0×	260	25.8k

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Madsen, Trine, Henriette N. Buttenschøn, Rudolf Uher, et al.. (2019). Trajectories of Suicidal Ideation During 12 Weeks of Escitalopram or Nortriptyline Antidepressant Treatment Among 811 Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 80(4). 12 indexed citations

Inkster, Becky, Andy Simmons, James H. Cole, et al.. (2018). Unravelling the GSK3β-related genotypic interaction network influencing hippocampal volume in recurrent major depressive disorder. Psychiatric Genetics. 28(5). 77–84. 6 indexed citations

Dorrington, Sarah, Helena M. S. Zavos, Harriet A. Ball, et al.. (2018). Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 245. 645–652. 13 indexed citations

Ren, Hongyan, Chiara Fabbri, Rudolf Uher, et al.. (2018). Genes associated with anhedonia: a new analysis in a large clinical trial (GENDEP). Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 150–150. 18 indexed citations

Euesden, Jack, Gerome Breen, Anne Farmer, Peter McGuffin, & Cathryn M. Lewis. (2015). The relationship between schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis revisited: Genetic and epidemiological analyses. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 168(2). 81–88. 25 indexed citations

Hodgson, Karen, Katherine E. Tansey, Timothy R. Powell, et al.. (2015). Transcriptomics and the mechanisms of antidepressant efficacy. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 26(1). 105–112. 15 indexed citations

Ligthart, Lannie, Jouke‐Jan Hottenga, Cathryn M. Lewis, et al.. (2014). Genetic risk score analysis indicates migraine with and without comorbid depression are genetically different disorders. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 61 indexed citations

Uher, Rudolf, Katherine E. Tansey, Tracy Dew, et al.. (2014). An Inflammatory Biomarker as a Differential Predictor of Outcome of Depression Treatment With Escitalopram and Nortriptyline. American Journal of Psychiatry. 171(12). 1278–1286. 314 indexed citations

Power, Robert A., Helen L. Fisher, Sarah Cohen‐Woods, et al.. (2013). The interaction between child maltreatment, adult stressful life events and the 5-HTTLPR in major depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 47(8). 1032–1035. 20 indexed citations

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Powell, Timothy R., Katherine E. Tansey, Gerome Breen, et al.. (2013). ATP-binding cassette sub-family F member 1 (ABCF1) is identified as a putative therapeutic target of escitalopram in the inflammatory cytokine pathway. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 27(7). 609–615. 19 indexed citations

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Uher, Rudolf, Scott Carver, Robert A. Power, et al.. (2012). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and efficacy of antidepressants in major depressive disorder. Psychological Medicine. 42(10). 2027–2035. 30 indexed citations

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Strohmaier, Jana, Stefan Wüst, Rudolf Uher, et al.. (2011). Sexual dysfunction during treatment with serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants: Clinical description and the role of the5-HTTLPR. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 12(7). 528–538. 27 indexed citations

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Rivera, Margarita, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Searches for Bipolar Disorder Genes. Current Psychiatry Reports. 13(6). 522–527. 10 indexed citations

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Schosser, Alexandra, Darya Gaysina, Sarah Cohen‐Woods, et al.. (2011). A follow‐up case–control association study of tractable (druggable) genes in recurrent major depression. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 156(6). 640–650. 22 indexed citations

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Farmer, Anne, Kate Redman, Tanya Harris, et al.. (2002). Neuroticism, extraversion, life events and depression. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 181(2). 118–122. 11 indexed citations

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D’Souza, Ursula M., Eda Tahir Turanlı, Jonathan Mill, et al.. (2002). Functional effects of a tandem duplication polymorphism in the 5 ' flanking region of the DRD4 gene. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 114(7). 4 indexed citations

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Cardno, Alastair G., Pak C. Sham, Robin Murray, & Peter McGuffin. (2001). Twin study of symptom dimensions in psychoses. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 179(1). 39–45. 94 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Geraldine, Alastair G. Cardno, Lisa Jones, et al.. (2000). Investigating familiality of subtypes in schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 96(4). 473–474. 1 indexed citations

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Austin, Jehannine, Paul R. Buckland, A.G. Cardno, et al.. (2000). The high affinity neurotensin receptor gene (NTSR1): comparative sequencing and association studies in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 5(5). 552–557. 22 indexed citations

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McGuffin, Peter & E. Sturt. (1986). Genetic Markers in Schizophrenia. Human Heredity. 36(2). 65–88. 75 indexed citations

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