Rob Nicolson

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Rob Nicolson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Nicolson has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 46 papers in Clinical Psychology and 44 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Rob Nicolson's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (61 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (25 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (24 papers). Rob Nicolson is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (61 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (25 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (24 papers). Rob Nicolson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Rob Nicolson's co-authors include Judith L. Rapoport, Jay N. Giedd, Peter Gochman, Paul M. Thompson, Arthur W. Toga, Marge Lenane, Christine Vidal, Jonathan D. Blumenthal, JUDITH L. RAPOPORT and Evdokia Anagnostou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Rob Nicolson

98 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Mapping adolescent brain change reveals dynamic wave of accelerated gray matter loss in very early-onset schizophrenia

2001 603 citations Paul M. Thompson, Christine Vidal et al. profile →
Mostly worse, occasionally better: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Canadian children and adolescents

2021 308 citations Katherine Tombeau Cost, Jennifer Crosbie et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rob Nicolson	2.4k	2.1k	1.4k	859	732	108	4.8k
Christine Ecker	4.1k 1.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	613 0.8×	95	5.4k
Dene Robertson	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	892 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	467 0.6×	54	4.3k
Marge Lenane	2.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	991 1.2×	715 1.0×	79	6.0k
Michael E. Behen	2.4k 1.0×	915 0.4×	937 0.7×	969 1.1×	760 1.0×	89	4.7k
Clodagh M. Murphy	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	740 0.5×	920 1.1×	546 0.7×	57	3.5k
Pauline A. Filipek	4.5k 1.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	843 1.2×	58	6.6k
Stefan Ehrlich	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	2.6k 1.9×	567 0.7×	793 1.1×	203	5.5k
Jennifer M. Phillips	2.9k 1.2×	847 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	640 0.7×	352 0.5×	97	4.5k
Timothea Toulopoulou	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	588 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	611 0.8×	109	4.8k
Marie Schaer	2.9k 1.3×	837 0.4×	735 0.5×	641 0.7×	892 1.2×	120	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Nicolson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Nicolson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Nicolson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Nicolson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Nicolson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rob Nicolson. Rob Nicolson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Anagnostou, Evdokia, Marc A. Fournier, Jennifer Crosbie, et al.. (2025). Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation. BJPsych Open. 11(1). e22–e22.

Vandewouw, Marlee M., Jessica Brian, Jennifer Crosbie, et al.. (2025). Characterizing replicability in the clustering structure of brain morphology in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 333–333.

Anagnostou, Evdokia, Catherine S. Birken, Alice Charach, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Screen Time and Positive School Factors in the Pathway to Child and Youth Mental Health Outcomes. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 53(1). 29–42.

Vandewouw, Marlee M., Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, et al.. (2024). Dataset factors associated with age‐related changes in brain structure and function in neurodevelopmental conditions. Human Brain Mapping. 45(13). e26815–e26815. 1 indexed citations

Lautarescu, Alexandra, Tony Charman, Jennifer Crosbie, et al.. (2024). Harmonizing two measures of adaptive functioning using computational approaches: prediction of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales II (VABS-II) from The Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II (ABAS-II) Scores. Molecular Autism. 15(1). 51–51.

Penner, Melanie, Evdokia Anagnostou, Brendan F. Andrade, et al.. (2024). Predictors of health-related quality of life for children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 6377–6377. 2 indexed citations

Vandewouw, Marlee M., Jason P. Lerch, Margot J. Taylor, et al.. (2023). Investigating heterogeneity across autism, ADHD, and typical development using measures of cortical thickness, surface area, cortical/subcortical volume, and structural covariance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1171337–1171337. 4 indexed citations

Cost, Katherine Tombeau, Eva Unternäehrer, Daphne J. Korczak, et al.. (2023). The role of parenting practices in parent and child mental health over time. BJPsych Open. 9(5). e147–e147. 1 indexed citations

Vandewouw, Marlee M., Jessica Brian, Jennifer Crosbie, et al.. (2023). Identifying Replicable Subgroups in Neurodevelopmental Conditions Using Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data. JAMA Network Open. 6(3). e232066–e232066. 20 indexed citations

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Wade, Shari L., Evdokia Anagnostou, Jennifer Crosbie, et al.. (2023). Stepping up to COVID-19: A Clinical Trial of a Telepsychology Positive Parenting Program Targeting Behavior Problems in Children With Neurological Risk. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 48(6). 523–536. 6 indexed citations

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Penner, Melanie, Annie Dupuis, Paul Arnold, et al.. (2022). Pubertal stage, sex and behaviour in neurodevelopmental disorders versus typical development: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 6(1). e001469–e001469. 7 indexed citations

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Park, Caroline, Katherine Tombeau Cost, Evdokia Anagnostou, et al.. (2022). 1.30 The Distinction Between Social Connectedness and Support When Examining Depression Among Children and Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61(10). S150–S151. 1 indexed citations

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Vanderloo, Leigh M., Charles Keown‐Stoneman, Katherine Tombeau Cost, et al.. (2021). Screen Use and Mental Health Symptoms in Canadian Children and Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. 4(12). e2140875–e2140875. 82 indexed citations

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Séguin, Diane, et al.. (2021). Amygdala subnuclei development in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Association with social communication and repetitive behaviors. Brain and Behavior. 11(8). e2299–e2299. 23 indexed citations

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Scheerer, Nichole E., Bobby Stojanoski, Evdokia Anagnostou, et al.. (2021). Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Autism. 12(1). 67–67. 37 indexed citations

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Nicolson, Rob, et al.. (2006). AProspective, Open-Label Trial of Galantamine in Autistic Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 16(5). 621–629. 56 indexed citations

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Thompson, Paul M., Elizabeth R. Sowell, Nitin Gogtay, et al.. (2005). Structural MRI and Brain Development. International review of neurobiology. 67. 285–323. 75 indexed citations

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Alfaro, Cara L., Marianne Wudarsky, Rob Nicolson, et al.. (2002). Correlation of Antipsychotic and Prolactin Concentrations in Children and Adolescents Acutely Treated with Haloperidol, Clozapine, or Olanzapine. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 12(2). 83–91. 66 indexed citations

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Couturier, Jennifer & Rob Nicolson. (2002). A Retrospective Assessment of Citalopram in Children and Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 12(3). 243–248. 47 indexed citations

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Nicolson, Rob, Susan E. Swedo, Marge Lenane, et al.. (2000). An Open Trial of Plasma Exchange in Childhood-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Without Poststreptococcal Exacerbations. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 39(10). 1313–1315. 43 indexed citations

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