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Alastair J. Flint

Alastair J. Flint

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
46
Citations
8441
World Ranking
6429
National Ranking
433

Alastair J. Flint publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair J. Flint sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 227 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Alastair J. Flint D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair J. Flint sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alastair J. Flint is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a significant academic presence primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research broadly covers Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neurology. This diverse expertise situates them at the intersection of brain health, mental disorders, and neurocognitive processes.

Flint's work spans multiple research topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

They have contributed extensively to the literature, with notable recent papers including:

  • Effect of COVID-19 on the mental health care of older people in Canada, 2020, International Psychogeriatrics
  • Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Brain Structure in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Psychotic Features, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Measuring Gait Variables Using Computer Vision to Assess Mobility and Fall Risk in Older Adults With Dementia, 2020, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
  • Achieving Safe, Effective, and Compassionate Quarantine or Isolation of Older Adults With Dementia in Nursing Homes, 2020, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Antidepressant Augmentation versus Switch in Treatment-Resistant Geriatric Depression, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine

Their frequent publication venues reflect their core research areas and include:

  • International Psychogeriatrics (29 publications)
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (28 publications)
  • Biological Psychiatry (15 publications)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia (15 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (5 publications)

Alastair J. Flint collaborates regularly with a number of frequent coauthors, among them:

  • Benoit H. Mulsant (119 joint publications)
  • Bruce G. Pollock (73 joint publications)
  • Tarek K. Rajji (63 joint publications)
  • Linda Mah (62 joint publications)
  • Corinne E. Fischer (60 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Anhedonia and Reward-Circuit Connectivity Distinguish Nonresponders from Responders to Dorsomedial Prefrontal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depression

    Jonathan Downar;Joseph Geraci;Tim V. Salomons;Katharine Dunlop

  • The complex interplay of depression and falls in older adults: a clinical review

    Andrea Iaboni;Alastair J. Flint;Alastair J. Flint

  • Resting-State Cortico-Thalamic-Striatal Connectivity Predicts Response to Dorsomedial Prefrontal rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder

    Tim V Salomons;Katharine Dunlop;Sidney H Kennedy;Alastair Flint

  • ErratumJournal of Affective Disorders: The effect of sequential antidepressant treatment on geriatric depression [36 (1996) 95–105]

    Alastair J. Flint;Sandra L. Rifat

  • Elevation of Prolactin Levels by Atypical Antipsychotics

    Peter Turrone;Shitij Kapur;Mary V. Seeman;Alastair J. Flint

  • A double-blind randomized controlled trial of olanzapine plus sertraline vs olanzapine plus placebo for psychotic depression: the study of pharmacotherapy of psychotic depression (STOP-PD)

    Barnett S. Meyers;Alastair J. Flint;Anthony J. Rothschild;Benoit H. Mulsant;Benoit H. Mulsant

  • Affective Correlates of Fear of Falling in Elderly Persons

    Nadine Gagnon;Alastair J. Flint;Alastair J. Flint;Gary Naglie;Gary Naglie;Gerald M. Devins

  • Functional impairment associated with acute poststroke depression: the Stroke Data Bank Study.

    Rajamannar Ramasubbu;Robert G. Robinson;Alastair J. Flint;Todd Kosier

  • Anxious depression in elderly patients. Response to antidepressant treatment.

    Alastair J. Flint;Sandra L. Rifat

  • Theta-Gamma Coupling and Working Memory in Alzheimer's Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

    Michelle S. Goodman;Sanjeev Kumar;Reza Zomorrodi;Zaid Ghazala

  • Urinary incontinence associated with dementia.

    Jennifer Skelly;Alastair J. Flint

  • Generalised anxiety disorder in elderly patients : epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment options

    Alastair J Flint;Alastair J Flint

  • Autobiographical episodic memory in major depressive disorder.

    Hedvig Söderlund;Morris Moscovitch;Namita Kumar;Zafiris J Daskalakis

  • Acoustic analysis in the differentiation of Parkinson's disease and major depression.

    Alastair J. Flint;Sandra E. Black;Irene Campbell-Taylor;Gillian F. Gailey

  • Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder in Old Age Review and Recommendations

    Robert C. Young;Laszlo Gyulai;Benoit H. Mulsant;Alastair Flint

  • Two-Year Outcome of Psychotic Depression in Late Life

    Alastair J. Flint;Sandra L. Rifat

  • Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Brain Structure in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Psychotic Features: Neuroimaging Findings in the Context of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

    Aristotle N Voineskos;Benoit H Mulsant;Erin W Dickie;Nicholas H Neufeld

  • Improving recognition of late life anxiety disorders in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee to the Lifespan Disorders Work Group

    Jan Mohlman;Christina Bryant;Eric J. Lenze;Melinda A. Stanley;Melinda A. Stanley

  • Missed Diagnosis of Psychotic Depression at 4 Academic Medical Centers

    Anthony J. Rothschild;Jesse Winer;Alastair J. Flint;Benoit H. Mulsant;Benoit H. Mulsant

  • Two-year outcome of elderly patients with anxious depression

    Alastair J. Flint;Sandra L. Rifat

  • Reducing fall risk by improving balance control: Development, evaluation and knowledge-translation of new approaches

    Brian E. Maki;Katherine M. Sibley;Susan B. Jaglal;Susan B. Jaglal;Mark Bayley;Mark Bayley

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit H. Mulsant
Benoit H. Mulsant Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Nathan Herrmann
Nathan Herrmann Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Corinne E. Fischer
Corinne E. Fischer St. Michael's Hospital
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Aristotle N. Voineskos
Aristotle N. Voineskos Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Christopher R. Bowie
Christopher R. Bowie Queen's University
Bruce G. Pollock
Bruce G. Pollock University of Toronto
George S. Alexopoulos
George S. Alexopoulos Cornell University
Meryl A. Butters
Meryl A. Butters University of Pittsburgh
Peter Giacobbe
Peter Giacobbe University of Toronto

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