Ross J. Baldessarini

45.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
618 papers, 30.1k citations indexed

About

Ross J. Baldessarini is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross J. Baldessarini has authored 618 papers receiving a total of 30.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 361 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 134 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 116 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ross J. Baldessarini's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (253 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (154 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (101 papers). Ross J. Baldessarini is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (253 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (154 papers) and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (101 papers). Ross J. Baldessarini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Ross J. Baldessarini's co-authors include Leonardo Tondo, John Hennen, Frank I. Tarazi, Franca Centorrino, Gustavo Vázquez, Daniel Tarsy, Mauricio Tohen, Paola Salvatore, John L. Neumeyer and Adele C. Viguera and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ross J. Baldessarini

610 papers receiving 28.5k 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.

International Consensus Study of Antipsychotic Dosing

2010 1.0k citations Franca Centorrino, Ross J. Baldessarini et al. profile →
One hundred years of schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of the outcome literature

1994 553 citations Ross J. Baldessarini, Mauricio Tohen et al. profile →
The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management

2022 96 citations Ross J. Baldessarini, Eduard Vieta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ross J. Baldessarini United States	93	17.8k	6.4k	5.4k	4.2k	3.8k	618	30.1k
John M. Davis United States	97	16.0k 0.9×	5.4k 0.8×	4.6k 0.9×	4.0k 1.0×	6.1k 1.6×	626	37.2k
Abraham Weizman Israel	76	9.2k 0.5×	6.3k 1.0×	4.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	5.3k 1.4×	981	28.4k
Robert M. Post United States	106	20.1k 1.1×	6.6k 1.0×	6.9k 1.3×	4.1k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	586	37.3k
Frederick K. Goodwin United States	71	8.7k 0.5×	4.4k 0.7×	5.4k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	234	22.6k
James L. Kennedy Canada	76	9.1k 0.5×	5.8k 0.9×	7.9k 1.5×	2.1k 0.5×	6.2k 1.6×	678	26.7k
Stefan Leucht Germany	96	22.2k 1.2×	6.7k 1.1×	2.6k 0.5×	5.7k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	485	34.9k
Thomas B. Cooper United States	74	7.7k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	6.0k 1.1×	5.6k 1.4×	2.3k 0.6×	342	19.5k
Alessandro Serretti Italy	75	9.0k 0.5×	7.4k 1.2×	4.3k 0.8×	5.8k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	738	26.4k
Richard S.E. Keefe United States	85	20.2k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	3.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	349	29.0k
Flávio Kapczinski Brazil	87	14.6k 0.8×	4.6k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	592	28.5k

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Pompili, Maurizio, Isabella Berardelli, Salvatore Sarubbi, et al.. (2023). Lithium treatment versus hospitalization in bipolar disorder and major depression patients. Journal of Affective Disorders. 340. 245–249. 6 indexed citations

Miola, Alessandro, et al.. (2023). Suicidal risk and protective factors in major affective disorders: A prospective cohort study of 4307 participants. Journal of Affective Disorders. 338. 189–198. 8 indexed citations

Miola, Alessandro, Leonardo Tondo, & Ross J. Baldessarini. (2022). Effects of Treatment of Acute Major Depressive Episodes in Bipolar I Versus Bipolar II Disorders With Quetiapine. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 42(6). 530–535. 1 indexed citations

Miola, Alessandro, Leonardo Tondo, Paola Salvatore, & Ross J. Baldessarini. (2022). Factors associated with onset‐age in major affective disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 146(5). 456–467. 11 indexed citations

Sani, Gabriele, Leonardo Tondo, Juan Undurraga, et al.. (2020). Melancholia: does this ancient concept have contemporary utility?. International Review of Psychiatry. 32(5-6). 466–470. 6 indexed citations

Undurraga, Juan, et al.. (2019). Lithium treatment for unipolar major depressive disorder: Systematic review. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 33(2). 167–176. 56 indexed citations

Baldessarini, Ross J., Leonardo Tondo, & Gustavo Vázquez. (2018). Pharmacological treatment of adult bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 24(2). 198–217. 114 indexed citations

Tohen, Mauricio, Paola Salvatore, Carlos A. Zarate, et al.. (2016). The McLean-Harvard First-Episode Project. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 77(6). 781–788. 14 indexed citations

Baldessarini, Ross J.. (2015). Bipolar Depression: An Orphan Syndrome?. Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences. 89–95. 1 indexed citations

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Sim, Kang, et al.. (2015). Prevention of Relapse and Recurrence in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Controlled Trials. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(2). pyv076–pyv076. 147 indexed citations

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Viguera, Adele C., Amy S. Nowacki, Nicolas R. Thompson, et al.. (2014). Thoughts of Death and Self-Harm in Patients With Epilepsy or Multiple Sclerosis in a Tertiary Care Center. Psychosomatics. 56(1). 44–51. 15 indexed citations

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Schalkwijk, Stein, Juan Undurraga, Leonardo Tondo, & Ross J. Baldessarini. (2014). Declining efficacy in controlled trials of antidepressants: effects of placebo dropout. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 17(8). 1343–1352. 24 indexed citations

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Salvatore, Paola, Ross J. Baldessarini, Hari-Mandir K. Khalsa, et al.. (2013). Predicting Diagnostic Change Among Patients Diagnosed With First-EpisodeDSM-IV-TRMajor Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 74(7). 723–731. 34 indexed citations

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Pompili, Maurizio, Ross J. Baldessarini, Leonardo Tondo, et al.. (2009). Response to intravenous antidepressant treatment by suicidal vs. nonsuicidal depressed patients. Journal of Affective Disorders. 122(1-2). 154–158. 12 indexed citations

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Newport, D. Jeffrey, Zachary N. Stowe, Adele C. Viguera, et al.. (2008). Lamotrigine in bipolar disorder: efficacy during pregnancy. Bipolar Disorders. 10(3). 432–436. 52 indexed citations

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Salvatore, Paola, Ross J. Baldessarini, Mauricio Tohen, et al.. (2008). McLean-Harvard International First-Episode Project. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 70(4). 458–466. 115 indexed citations

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Acharya, Nayan, A. Rosen, John Polzer, et al.. (2006). Duloxetine. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 26(6). 587–594. 45 indexed citations

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Centorrino, Franca, et al.. (2005). Aripiprazole: Initial Clinical Experience with 142 Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 11(4). 241–247. 28 indexed citations

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Baldessarini, Ross J., Leonardo Tondo, John Hennen, & Adele C. Viguera. (2002). Is Lithium Still Worth Using? An Update of Selected Recent Research. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 10(2). 59–75. 56 indexed citations

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Baldessarini, Ross J.. (1972). Pharmacology of the Amphetamines.. PEDIATRICS. 310(5746). 306–10. 15 indexed citations

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