Andrew Harkin

Andrew Harkin publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew Harkin sits on this spectrum.

Andrew Harkin D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

Best Publications

• The immune theory of psychiatric diseases: a key role for activated microglia and circulating monocytes.

  Wouter Beumer;Sinead M. Gibney;Roosmarijn C. Drexhage;Lorena Pont-Lezica

  412
  Citations

• Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors have antidepressant-like properties in mice. 1. Acute treatments are active in the forced swim test.

  Andrew J Harkin;Karen H Bruce;Brandy Craft;Ian A Paul

  275
  Citations

• Induction of indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase and kynurenine 3-monooxygenase in rat brain following a systemic inflammatory challenge: A role for IFN-γ?

  Thomas J. Connor;Neasa Starr;Joan B. O'Sullivan;Andrew Harkin

  245
  Citations

• Poly I:C-induced activation of the immune response is accompanied by depression and anxiety-like behaviours, kynurenine pathway activation and reduced BDNF expression.

  Sinead M. Gibney;Barry McGuinness;Christine Prendergast;Andrew Harkin

  234
  Citations

• Ketamine elicits sustained antidepressant-like activity via a serotonin-dependent mechanism.

  Valentina Gigliucci;Grainne O’Dowd;Sheena Casey;Danielle Egan

  211
  Citations

• Gut-brain actions underlying comorbid anxiety and depression associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

  Áine Abautret-Daly;Elaine Dempsey;Adolfo Parra-Blanco;Carlos Medina

  188
  Citations

• DNA methylation differences at the glucocorticoid receptor gene in depression are related to functional alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and to early life emotional abuse

  Chloё Farrell;Kelly Doolin;Niamh O’ Leary;Chaitra Jairaj

  167
  Citations

• Serotonergic mediation of the antidepressant-like effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors

  A Harkin;T.J Connor;M Walsh;N St John

  162
  Citations

• Stress-related regulation of the kynurenine pathway: Relevance to neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorders

  Katherine O'Farrell;Andrew Harkin

  162
  Citations

• Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors limit neuroinflammation in rat cortex following a systemic inflammatory challenge: implications for depression and neurodegeneration.

  Joan B. O'Sullivan;Karen M. Ryan;Niamh M. Curtin;Andrew Harkin

  159
  Citations

• Activity and onset of action of reboxetine and effect of combination with sertraline in an animal model of depression

  Andrew Harkin;John P Kelly;Mairead McNamara;Thomas J Connor

  134
  Citations

• Effect of subchronic antidepressant treatments on behavioral, neurochemical, and endocrine changes in the forced-swim test.

  Thomas J. Connor;Padraig Kelliher;Yan Shen;Andrew Harkin

  134
  Citations

• Acute stress suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β independent of a catecholamine-driven increase in IL-10 production

  Thomas J. Connor;Charlene Brewer;John P. Kelly;Andrew Harkin

  125
  Citations

• A review of the relevance and validity of olfactory bulbectomy as a model of depression

  Andrew Harkin;John P Kelly;Brian E Leonard

  123
  Citations

• Varying responses to the rat forced-swim test under diurnal and nocturnal conditions

  Padraig Kelliher;Thomas J Connor;Andrew Harkin;Connie Sanchez

  121
  Citations

• Tryptophan depletion in depressed patients occurs independent of kynurenine pathway activation

  Martina M. Hughes;Angela Carballedo;Declan M. McLoughlin;Francesco Amico

  119
  Citations

• Inhibition of stress-induced hepatic tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase exhibits antidepressant activity in an animal model of depressive behaviour.

  Sinead M Gibney;Eimear M Fagan;Ann-Marie Waldron;Jordan O'Byrne

  118
  Citations

• Olfactory bulbectomy in mice induces alterations in exploratory behavior.

  M. Zueger;A. Urani;S. Chourbaji;C. Zacher

  116
  Citations

• C-reactive protein predicts fatigue independently of depression in breast cancer patients prior to chemotherapy.

  Maria M. Pertl;David Hevey;Noreen T. Boyle;Martina M. Hughes

  115
  Citations

• Olfactory Bulbectomy Provokes a Suppression of Interleukin-1β and Tumour Necrosis Factor-α Production in Response to an in vivo Challenge with Lipopolysaccharide: Effect of Chronic Desipramine Treatment

  Thomas J. Connor;Andrew Harkin;John P. Kelly;Brian E. Leonard

  113
  Citations