Robert Cancro

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Cancro is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Cancro has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 29 papers in Philosophy and 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Cancro's work include Schizophrenia research and treatment (31 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (28 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Robert Cancro is often cited by papers focused on Schizophrenia research and treatment (31 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (28 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Robert Cancro collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Denmark. Robert Cancro's co-authors include Jonathan D. Brodie, Nora D. Volkow, F. Gomez-Mont, Alfred P. Wolf, E. Roy John, Leslie S. Prichep, Adam Wolkin, Peter Van Gelder, A Wolf and John E. Overall and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Annals of Internal Medicine and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Robert Cancro

100 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Nature of Schizophrenia: New Approaches to Research a... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300
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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. The Nature of Schizophrenia: New Approaches to Research and Treatment
    1979 343 citations Robert Cancro American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Cancro United States 29 1.6k 1.4k 672 517 511 112 3.5k
S.R. Hirsch United Kingdom 28 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.5× 633 0.9× 804 1.6× 386 0.8× 73 4.1k
M Casacchia Italy 36 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 1.8× 375 0.7× 405 0.8× 183 4.0k
Richard L. Suddath United States 17 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.4× 628 0.9× 606 1.2× 557 1.1× 32 3.3k
William O. Faustman United States 33 2.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 370 0.6× 494 1.0× 255 0.5× 75 3.7k
David G. C. Owens United Kingdom 37 1.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.5× 598 0.9× 494 1.0× 706 1.4× 53 3.5k
Serge Sevy United States 37 1.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 875 1.3× 849 1.6× 812 1.6× 57 4.4k
Lynn E. DeLisi United States 32 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 639 1.0× 461 0.9× 344 0.7× 100 3.9k
S. Charles Schulz United States 42 1.6k 1.0× 2.9k 2.1× 1.7k 2.5× 520 1.0× 812 1.6× 158 5.2k
Richard E. Powers United States 31 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 377 0.6× 826 1.6× 524 1.0× 68 3.8k
Stanley V. Catts Australia 36 2.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 770 1.1× 500 1.0× 202 0.4× 102 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Cancro

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ginsberg, Stephen D., Shaoli Che, Audrey Hashim, et al.. (2011). Differential regulation of catechol-O-methyltransferase expression in a mouse model of aggression. Brain Structure and Function. 216(4). 347–356. 11 indexed citations
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Cancro, Robert. (2008). Children with Autism & Their Siblings.. Exceptional parent/˜The œExceptional parent. 38(12). 30–64. 2 indexed citations
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John, E. Roy, Leslie S. Prichep, Georg Winterer, et al.. (2007). Electrophysiological subtypes of psychotic states. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 116(1). 17–35. 28 indexed citations
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Prichep, Leslie S., E. Roy John, Steven H. Ferris, et al.. (2005). Prediction of longitudinal cognitive decline in normal elderly with subjective complaints using electrophysiological imaging. Neurobiology of Aging. 27(3). 471–481. 197 indexed citations
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Serper, Mark R., et al.. (2005). Predictors of aggression on the psychiatric inpatient service. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 46(2). 121–127. 65 indexed citations
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Jeanmonod, Daniel, J. Schulman, Rey R. Ramírez, et al.. (2003). Neuropsychiatric thalamocortical dysrhythmia: surgical implications. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 14(2). 251–265. 46 indexed citations
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Vadhan, Nehal P., Mark R. Serper, Philip D. Harvey, C. James Chou, & Robert Cancro. (2001). Convergent Validity and Neuropsychological Correlates of the Schedule for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) Attention Subscale. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 189(9). 637–641. 28 indexed citations
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Convit, Antonio, et al.. (2001). Volumetric analysis of the pre-frontal regions: findings in aging and schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 107(2). 61–73. 108 indexed citations
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Serper, Mark R., et al.. (2000). Learning and memory impairment in cocaine-dependent and comorbid schizophrenic patients. Psychiatry Research. 93(1). 21–32. 44 indexed citations
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Serper, Mark R., et al.. (2000). Neurocognitive Functioning in Recently Abstinent, Cocaine-Abusing Schizophrenic Patients. Journal of Substance Abuse. 11(2). 205–213. 32 indexed citations
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Lippa, Arnold, Bernard Beer, & Robert Cancro. (1999). Introduction. Overview of Citalopram. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 19(5 Suppl 1). 1S–3S. 1 indexed citations
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John, E. Roy, et al.. (1994). Quantitative electrophysiological characteristics and subtyping of schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry. 36(12). 801–826. 84 indexed citations
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Brodie, Jonathan D., Elsa J. Bartlett, S. L. Dewey, et al.. (1994). Diminished cerebral metabolic response to motor stimulation in schizophrenics: a PET study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 244(3). 115–125. 33 indexed citations
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Garza-Treviño, Enrique S., Nora D. Volkow, Robert Cancro, & Salvador Contreras. (1990). Neurobiology of Schizophrenic Syndromes. Psychiatric Services. 41(9). 971–980. 6 indexed citations
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Volkow, Nora D., Alfred P. Wolf, Jonathan D. Brodie, et al.. (1988). Brain interactions in chronic schizophrenics under resting and activation conditions. Schizophrenia Research. 1(1). 47–53. 70 indexed citations
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Cancro, Robert, et al.. (1985). Research in the schizophrenic disorders : the Stanley R. Dean award lectures. 10 indexed citations
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Cancro, Robert. (1978). Megavitamin Therapy: In Reply to the American Psychiatric Association Task Force Report on Megavitamins and Orthomolecular Psychiatry. American Journal of Psychiatry. 135(10). 1252–1252. 6 indexed citations
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Rubinow, David R. & Robert Cancro. (1977). The bad trip: An epidemiological survey of youthful hallucinogen use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 6(1). 1–9. 4 indexed citations
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Cancro, Robert. (1976). Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry. 133(6). 721–721. 4 indexed citations
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Cancro, Robert. (1971). Intelligence : genetic and environmental influences. Grune & Stratton eBooks. 139 indexed citations

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