2026 Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	112	823	785	500	473	449	37792
Medicine	112	5199	4876	2810	2601	440	38853

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, epidemiology, and neurology.

Their research topics predominantly cover traumatic brain injury research, suicide and self-harm studies, functional brain connectivity studies, advanced MRI techniques and applications, bipolar disorder and treatment, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, as well as traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances.

Key recent papers by Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd include:

Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Females: A State-of-the-Art Summary and Future Directions, 2020, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Lithium Treatment in the Prevention of Repeat Suicide-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
Anatomical and fMRI-network comparison of multiple DLPFC targeting strategies for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment of depression, 2021, Brain Stimulation
Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children, 2021, JAMA Neurology

Their frequent co-authors include:

Perry F. Renshaw
Erin McGlade
Punitha Subramaniam
Chandni Sheth
Rebekah S. Huber

Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd has published multiple papers in notable venues, including:

Biological Psychiatry (13 publications)
Journal of Affective Disorders (5 publications)
Frontiers in Psychiatry (4 publications)
Brain Stimulation (2 publications)
Journal of Neurotrauma (2 publications)

Their work spans major topics in clinical and neuropsychiatric research, combining advanced imaging techniques with clinical interventions to address conditions such as traumatic brain injury and mood disorders. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates epidemiological data with neuroimaging and psychiatric analysis to explore complex brain-behavior relationships.

Best Publications

Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

1152
Citations
Emotional and cognitive changes during adolescence

Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

992
Citations
Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users

Harrison G. Pope;Amanda J. Gruber;James I. Hudson;Marilyn A. Huestis

889
Citations
Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

M Deanna;Matthew D. Albaugh;Shelli Avenevoli;Linda Chang

837
Citations
The residual cognitive effects of heavy marijuana use in college students.

Harrison G. Pope;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

800
Citations
Early-onset cannabis use and cognitive deficits: what is the nature of the association?

Harrison G Pope;Amanda J Gruber;James I Hudson;Geoffrey Cohane

723
Citations
Cortical and limbic activation during viewing of high- versus low-calorie foods.

William D.S Killgore;Ashley D Young;Lisa A Femia;Piotr Bogorodzki

665
Citations
Neural Correlates of Different Types of Deception: An fMRI Investigation

Giorgi Ganis;S. M. Kosslyn;S. Stose;W. L. Thompson

528
Citations
Bulimia treated with imipramine: A placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Harrison G. Pope;James I. Hudson;Jeffrey M. Jonas;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

483
Citations
Progressive Decrease of Left Superior Temporal Gyrus Gray Matter Volume in Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia

Kiyoto Kasai;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Dean F. Salisbury;Yoshio Hirayasu

464
Citations
Activation of the amygdala and anterior cingulate during nonconscious processing of sad versus happy faces

William D.S Killgore;Deborah A Yurgelun-Todd

452
Citations
Progressive decrease of left Heschl gyrus and planum temporale gray matter volume in first-episode schizophrenia: a longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study.

Kiyoto Kasai;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Dean F. Salisbury;Yoshio Hirayasu

450
Citations
fMRI during affect discrimination in bipolar affective disorder

Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd;Staci A. Gruber;Gen Kanayama;William D.S. Killgore

448
Citations
Hippocampal volume in primary unipolar major depression: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Khashayar Vakili;Srinivasan S Pillay;Srinivasan S Pillay;Beny Lafer;Maurizio Fava

445
Citations
Comparative Effect of Atypical and Conventional Antipsychotic Drugs on Neurocognition in First-Episode Psychosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Olanzapine Versus Low Doses of Haloperidol

Richard S E Keefe;Larry J Seidman;Bruce K Christensen;Robert M Hamer

438
Citations
Family history study of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

James I. Hudson;Harrison G. Pope;Jeffrey M. Jonas;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

420
Citations
Phenomenologic relationship of eating disorders to major affective disorder

James I. Hudson;James I. Hudson;Harrison G. Pope;Harrison G. Pope;Jeffrey M. Jonas;Jeffrey M. Jonas;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd;Deborah Yurgelun-Todd

414
Citations
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Facial Affect Recognition in Children and Adolescents

Abigail A. Baird;Staci A. Gruber;Deborah A. Fein;Luis C. Maas

389
Citations
Subgenual cingulate cortex volume in first-episode psychosis.

Yoshio Hirayasu;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Dean F. Salisbury;Jun Soo Kwon

388
Citations
Functional anatomy of impaired selective attention and compensatory processing in autism

Matthew K Belmonte;Deborah A Yurgelun-Todd;Deborah A Yurgelun-Todd

387
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Perry F. Renshaw University of Utah

Staci A. Gruber Harvard University

Harrison G. Pope Harvard University

Bruce M. Cohen Harvard University

William D.S. Killgore University of Arizona

James I. Hudson Harvard University

Dean F. Salisbury University of Pittsburgh

Martha E. Shenton Harvard University

Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School

Mauricio Tohen University of New Mexico

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