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Christopher Pittenger

Christopher Pittenger

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
22799
World Ranking
2087
National Ranking
992

Medicine

D-Index
74
Citations
22792
World Ranking
19348
National Ranking
9632

Christopher Pittenger 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 Christopher Pittenger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 190 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Christopher Pittenger 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 Christopher Pittenger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2020 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2019 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2018 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2017 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2016 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2015 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2014 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2013 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2012 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2011 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2010 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2009 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2008 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2007 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2006 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2005 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2004 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2003 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2002 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2001 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2000 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1999 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1998 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1997 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1996 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1995 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1994 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1992 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1991 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1990 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1989 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1988 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1987 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1986 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1985 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1984 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1983 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1982 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Overview

Christopher Pittenger is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a strong focus on Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience as prominent subfields. Other areas include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Pittenger's scholarly work addresses several main topics, notably Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research. Other key research themes include Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Chemical synthesis and alkaloids, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

The scientist has contributed frequently to specific academic venues, with the largest number of publications appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), followed by Biological Psychiatry, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Translational Psychiatry, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Christopher Pittenger include:

  • "Ketamine disinhibits dendrites and enhances calcium signals in prefrontal dendritic spines," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Psychedelics," 2022, Current Biology
  • "An overview of the first 5 years of the ENIGMA obsessive-compulsive disorder working group: The power of worldwide collaboration," 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • "Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity," 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "White matter microstructure and its relation to clinical features of obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group," 2021, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in Pittenger's research include Benjamin Kelmendi, Alan Anticevic, Rachael Grazioplene, Stephen A. Kichuk, and Ronald S. Duman. These coauthors have contributed in multiple publications, reflecting sustained collaborative relationships.

Christopher Pittenger has been recognized repeatedly as a Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, with membership spanning from 1982 through 2021.

Best Publications

  • Stress, Depression, and Neuroplasticity: A Convergence of Mechanisms

    Christopher Pittenger;Ronald S Duman

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Meta-analysis of the symptom structure of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Michael H. Bloch;Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger;Maria C. Rosario;Christopher Pittenger

  • Reversible Inhibition of CREB/ATF Transcription Factors in Region CA1 of the Dorsal Hippocampus Disrupts Hippocampus-Dependent Spatial Memory

    Christopher Pittenger;Yan You Huang;Ronald F. Paletzki;Roussoudan Bourtchouladze

  • Blocking TGF-β–Smad2/3 innate immune signaling mitigates Alzheimer-like pathology

    Terrence Town;Yasmina Laouar;Yasmina Laouar;Christopher Pittenger;Takashi Mori

  • GLUTAMATE ABNORMALITIES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: NEUROBIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT

    Christopher Pittenger;Michael H. Bloch;Kyle Williams

  • Genome-wide association study of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    S. E. Stewart;D. Yu;J. M. Scharf;B. M. Neale

  • Some forms of cAMP-mediated long-lasting potentiation are associated with release of BDNF and nuclear translocation of phospho-MAP kinase.

    Susan L Patterson;Christopher Pittenger;Alexei Morozov;Alexei Morozov;Kelsey C Martin

  • Altered global brain signal in schizophrenia

    Genevieve J. Yang;John D. Murray;Grega Repovs;Michael W. Cole

  • Toward a neurobiology of psychotherapy: basic science and clinical applications.

    Amit Etkin;Christopher Pittenger;H. Jonathan Polan;Eric R. Kandel

  • Riluzole Augmentation in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: An Open-Label Trial

    Vladimir Coric;Sarper Taskiran;Christopher Pittenger;Suzanne Wasylink

  • Distinct Subcortical Volume Alterations in Pediatric and Adult OCD: A Worldwide Meta- and Mega-Analysis.

    Premika S.W. Boedhoe;Lianne Schmaal;Yoshinari Abe;Stephanie H. Ameis

  • Systematic review: pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomania

    Michael H. Bloch;Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger;Philip Dombrowski;Ben Kelmendi

  • Meta-Analysis of the Dose-Response Relationship of SSRI in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Michael H. Bloch;Joseph McGuire;Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger;James F. Leckman

  • Partitioning the heritability of tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder reveals differences in genetic architecture

    Lea K. Davis;Dongmei Yu;Clare L. Keenan;Eric R. Gamazon

  • Microglial dysregulation in psychiatric disease.

    Luciana Romina Frick;Kyle Williams;Christopher Pittenger

  • Characterization of a mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a deletion of the RAD27 gene, a structural homolog of the RAD2 nucleotide excision repair gene.

    Michael S. Reagan;Christopher Pittenger;Wolfram Siede;Errol C. Friedberg

  • Global Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis Identifies Frontal Cortex, Striatal, and Cerebellar Dysconnectivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Alan Anticevic;Sien Hu;Sheng Zhang;Aleksandar Savic

  • The NMDA Receptor as a Therapeutic Target in Major Depressive Disorder

    Christopher Pittenger;Gerard Sanacora;John H. Krystal

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Bloch
Michael H. Bloch Yale University
John H. Krystal
John H. Krystal Yale University
James F. Leckman
James F. Leckman Yale University
Ronald S. Duman
Ronald S. Duman Yale University
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Susanne Walitza
Susanne Walitza University of Zurich
Euripedes Constantino Miguel
Euripedes Constantino Miguel Universidade de São Paulo
Damiaan Denys
Damiaan Denys University of Amsterdam
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University

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