World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Scientists
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Best Scientists

D-Index
187
Citations
145316
World Ranking
470
National Ranking
308

Medicine

D-Index
192
Citations
151393
World Ranking
243
National Ranking
163

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Charles B. Nemeroff is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, with particular focus on clinical psychology, pharmacology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their work covers a range of topics centered around mental health and neuropsychological conditions. Key areas of research include treatment of major depression, child abuse and trauma, stress responses and cortisol, tryptophan and brain disorders, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health research topics, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Nemeroff has contributed research published in various academic venues, frequently appearing in journals such as:

  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychopharmacology Bulletin
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers include:

  • The Bidirectional Relationship of Depression and Inflammation: Double Trouble, 2020, Neuron
  • Synthesizing the Evidence for Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: An International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Treatment-resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions, 2023, World Psychiatry
  • Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in Nemeroff's research include:

  • Gregory A. Fonzo
  • D. Jeffrey Newport
  • Alik S. Widge
  • Karen Dineen Wagner
  • William M. McDonald

In addition to journal articles, Nemeroff has contributed to book publications. They authored a textbook published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks titled The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology (2024).

Their professional recognitions include membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), awarded in 2002.

Best Publications

  • The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: preclinical and clinical studies

    Christine Heim;Charles B Nemeroff

  • Pituitary-Adrenal and Autonomic Responses to Stress in Women After Sexual and Physical Abuse in Childhood

    Christine Heim;Donald Jeffrey Newport;Stacey Heit;Yolanda P. Graham

  • The relationship of depression to cardiovascular disease: epidemiology, biology, and treatment.

    Dominique L. Musselman;Dwight L. Evans;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Elevated concentrations of CSF corticotropin-releasing factor-like immunoreactivity in depressed patients

    Charles B. Nemeroff;Erik Widerlöv;Garth Bissette;Helena Walléus

  • The link between childhood trauma and depression: insights from HPA axis studies in humans.

    Christine Heim;D. Jeffrey Newport;Tanja Mletzko;Andrew H. Miller

  • The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in depression and anxiety disorders

    L Arborelius;MJ Owens;PM Plotsky;CB Nemeroff

  • A comparison of nefazodone, the cognitive behavioral-analysis system of psychotherapy, and their combination for the treatment of chronic depression.

    Martin B. Keller;James P. McCullough;Daniel N. Klein;Bruce Arnow

  • Physiology and pharmacology of corticotropin-releasing factor.

    Michael J. Owens;Charles Nemeroff

  • Association of FKBP5 polymorphisms and childhood abuse with risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in adults.

    Elisabeth B. Binder;Rebekah G. Bradley;Rebekah G. Bradley;Wei Liu;Michael P. Epstein

  • The role of dopamine in the pathophysiology of depression.

    Boadie W. Dunlop;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene-childhood trauma interactions

    Torsten Klengel;Divya Mehta;Christoph Anacker;Monika Rex-Haffner

  • Mood disorders in the medically ill: scientific review and recommendations.

    Dwight L. Evans;Dennis S. Charney;Dennis S. Charney;Lydia Lewis;Robert N. Golden

  • Paroxetine for the Prevention of Depression Induced by High-Dose Interferon Alfa

    Dominique L. Musselman;David H. Lawson;Jane F. Gumnick;Amita K. Manatunga

  • Role of serotonergic and noradrenergic systems in the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety disorders.

    Kerry J. Ressler;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Role of serotonin in the pathophysiology of depression: focus on the serotonin transporter.

    Michael J. Owens;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence.

    Robert N. Golden;Bradley N. Gaynes;R. David Ekstrom;Robert M. Hamer

  • The Bidirectional Relationship of Depression and Inflammation: Double Trouble.

    Eléonore Beurel;Marisa Toups;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Neuropsychopharmacology : The Fifth Generation of Progress

    Kenneth L. Davis;Dennis S. Charney;Joseph T. Coyle;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression

    Meena Vythilingam;Christine Heim;Christine Heim;Christine Heim;Jeffrey Newport;Jeffrey Newport;Jeffrey Newport;Andrew H. Miller;Andrew H. Miller;Andrew H. Miller

  • Depression, desperation, and suicidal ideation in college students: results from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention College Screening Project at Emory University

    Steven J. Garlow;Jill Rosenberg;J. David Moore;Ann P. Haas

Frequent Co-Authors

Garth Bissette
Garth Bissette Duke University
Alan F. Schatzberg
Alan F. Schatzberg Stanford University
Christine Heim
Christine Heim Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Helen S. Mayberg
Helen S. Mayberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Boadie W. Dunlop
Boadie W. Dunlop Emory University
Arthur J. Prange
Arthur J. Prange University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew H. Miller
Andrew H. Miller Emory University
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Rush University Medical Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring medicine in the USA opens diverse online pathways in nursing, mental health, and advanced practice. One popular option for advancing your career is the shortest online dnp program, designed for working nurses who want a fast route to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. These programs can help you move quickly into leadership and advanced practice roles.

If flexibility and accessibility are priorities, consider the range of online dnp programs available. These offer streamlined curricula while maintaining the rigorous standards needed to excel in today’s healthcare environment. For those seeking entry-level positions, lpn programs online provide a faster way to gain practical nursing skills and start your medical career.

Mental health careers are in high demand. The accelerated msn psychiatric np programs prepare you for specialized roles supporting mental health services, often in less time than traditional routes. These online degrees expand your options whether you want to start, change, or advance your medical career from anywhere in the world.

Best Scientists Citing Charles B. Nemeroff

Trending Scientists