S. Nassir Ghaemi

15.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
260 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

S. Nassir Ghaemi is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Nassir Ghaemi has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 68 papers in Clinical Psychology and 50 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in S. Nassir Ghaemi's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (148 papers), Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (75 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (73 papers). S. Nassir Ghaemi is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (148 papers), Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (75 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (73 papers). S. Nassir Ghaemi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Chile. S. Nassir Ghaemi's co-authors include Frederick K. Goodwin, James Y. Ko, Roy H. Perlis, Frederick K. Goodwin, Paul A. Vöhringer, Douglas J. Hsu, Andrea Amerio, Klara J. Rosenquist, Charles L. Bowden and Ross J. Baldessarini and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

S. Nassir Ghaemi

248 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review
    2020 380 citations Anna Odone, Alessandra Costanza et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Nassir Ghaemi United States 50 7.3k 2.4k 1.7k 838 686 260 9.4k
Michael Gitlin United States 49 5.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 921 1.1× 558 0.8× 151 8.3k
Ana González‐Pinto Spain 54 6.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 824 1.0× 1.4k 2.1× 376 10.0k
Joseph F. Goldberg United States 46 5.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 563 0.7× 512 0.7× 180 6.9k
Peter Haddad United Kingdom 44 4.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 551 0.7× 613 0.9× 180 7.9k
Joanne B. Severe United States 23 7.5k 1.0× 3.6k 1.5× 903 0.5× 807 1.0× 470 0.7× 39 9.9k
Andrea Fagiolini Italy 50 5.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 2.0× 994 1.4× 340 9.6k
Jean‐Michel Azorin France 44 4.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 693 0.4× 752 0.9× 694 1.0× 230 6.3k
Francesc Colom Spain 60 10.3k 1.4× 3.5k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 923 1.3× 199 11.9k
Ruud van Winkel Belgium 48 5.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 836 0.5× 946 1.1× 831 1.2× 201 9.1k
Roy H. Perlis United States 57 10.3k 1.4× 3.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 862 1.3× 148 12.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Nassir Ghaemi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Amerio, Andrea, Alessandra Costanza, Andrea Escelsior, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 Impact on the Italian Community-based System of Mental Health Care: Reflections and Lessons Learned for the Future. Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience. 21(1). 2–9. 7 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir. (2022). Symptomatic versus disease‐modifying effects of psychiatric drugs. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 146(3). 251–257. 12 indexed citations
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Amerio, Andrea, Andrea Aguglia, Alessandra Costanza, et al.. (2021). Polypharmacy as maintenance treatment in bipolar illness: A systematic review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 144(3). 259–276. 8 indexed citations
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Huang, Hsiang, et al.. (2020). Approach to Evaluating and Managing Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 28(2). 100–106. 12 indexed citations
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Pottel, Joshua, Duncan Armstrong, Ling Zou, et al.. (2020). The activities of drug inactive ingredients on biological targets. Science. 369(6502). 403–413. 63 indexed citations
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Amerio, Andrea, Giuseppe Maina, & S. Nassir Ghaemi. (2019). Updates in treating comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 256. 433–440. 16 indexed citations
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Vöhringer, Paul A., Michael J. Ostacher, Rif S. El‐Mallakh, et al.. (2015). Antidepressants in Type II Versus Type I Bipolar Depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 35(5). 605–608. 11 indexed citations
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Sani, Gabriele, Flavia Napoletano, Paul A. Vöhringer, et al.. (2014). Mixed Depression: Clinical Features and Predictors of Its Onset Associated with Antidepressant Use. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 83(4). 213–221. 64 indexed citations
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Vöhringer, Paul A., Derick Vergne, Ashwin A. Patkar, et al.. (2014). International prescribing patterns for mood illness: The international mood network (IMN). Journal of Affective Disorders. 167. 136–139. 14 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir. (2013). What is Me?: What is Bipolar?. Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology. 20(1). 67–68. 2 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Gustavo, et al.. (2010). Screening for bipolar disorders in Spanish-speaking populations: Sensitivity and specificity of the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale–Spanish Version. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 51(5). 552–556. 15 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir. (2008). Why antidepressants are not antidepressants: STEP‐BD, STAR*D, and the return of neurotic depression. Bipolar Disorders. 10(8). 957–968. 96 indexed citations
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Perlis, Roy H., S. Nassir Ghaemi, Joseph R. Calabrese, et al.. (2008). Dr. Goldberg replies (American Journal of Psychiatry (February 2008) 165 (264)). American Journal of Psychiatry. 165(4). 540. 1 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir. (2007). Pluralism in Psychiatry: Karl Jaspers on Science. Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology. 14(1). 57–66. 6 indexed citations
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El‐Mallakh, Rif S. & S. Nassir Ghaemi. (2006). Bipolar depression : a comprehensive guide. 4 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir, et al.. (2003). Sensitivity and specificity of a new bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale. Journal of Affective Disorders. 84(2-3). 273–277. 148 indexed citations
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Lam, Christopher Wai Kei, et al.. (2003). Long-Term Outcome with Divalproex in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 13(4). 523–529. 33 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir, James Y. Ko, & Frederick K. Goodwin. (2001). The Bipolar Spectrum and the Antidepressant View of the World. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 7(5). 287–297. 108 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir. (1999). Depression: Insight, Illusion, and Psychopharmacological Calvinism. Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology. 6(4). 287–294. 3 indexed citations
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Ghaemi, S. Nassir & Edward M. Hundert. (1994). The ethics of research in mental illness.. PubMed. 5(1). 47–9. 1 indexed citations

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