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Elizabeth D. Ballard 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 Elizabeth D. Ballard sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 145 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth D. Ballard 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 Elizabeth D. Ballard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elizabeth D. Ballard is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their work spans both foundational and applied topics within the mental health field.

The main areas of study for this researcher include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Subfields of particular focus include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry

The research topics they frequently address cover:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Elizabeth D. Ballard has authored several papers in high-profile venues. Recent publications include:

  • The role of dissociation in ketamine's antidepressant effects, 2020, Nature Communications
  • New Methods for Assessing Rapid Changes in Suicide Risk, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry

They have also co-authored influential work appearing in top journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and European Neuropsychopharmacology, where they have published multiple papers.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Carlos A. Zarate
  • Jessica R. Gilbert
  • Dede Greenstein
  • Steven J. Lamontagne
  • Cristan Farmer

These collaborations have contributed to advancing knowledge in the neurobiology and treatment of depression and related disorders.

Best Publications

  • The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

    Samuel T. Wilkinson;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Michael H. Bloch;Sanjay J. Mathew

  • Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): a brief instrument for the pediatric emergency department.

    Lisa M. Horowitz;Jeffrey A. Bridge;Stephen J. Teach;Elizabeth Ballard

  • Glutamate and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Systems in the Pathophysiology of Major Depression and Antidepressant Response to Ketamine

    Marc S. Lener;Mark J. Niciu;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Minkyung Park

  • Improvement in suicidal ideation after ketamine infusion: Relationship to reductions in depression and anxiety

    Elizabeth D. Ballard;Dawn F. Ionescu;Jennifer L. Vande Voort;Mark J. Niciu

  • Allowing Adolescents and Young Adults to Plan Their End-of-Life Care

    Lori Wiener;Sima Zadeh;Haven Battles;Kristin Baird

  • Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Department Visits Among Youth and Young Adults in the US.

    Luther G. Kalb;Emma K. Stapp;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Calliope Holingue

  • Ketamine has distinct electrophysiological and behavioral effects in depressed and healthy subjects

    Allison C. Nugent;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Todd D. Gould;Lawrence T. Park

  • Suicide screening in schools, primary care and emergency departments

    Lisa M Horowitz;Elizabeth D Ballard;Elizabeth D Ballard;Maryland Pao

  • Ketamine and other N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists in the treatment of depression: a perspective review.

    Nicolas D. Iadarola;Mark J. Niciu;Erica M. Richards;Jennifer L. Vande Voort

  • How I Wish to be Remembered: The Use of an Advance Care Planning Document in Adolescent and Young Adult Populations

    Lori Wiener;Elizabeth Ballard;Tara Brennan;Haven Battles

  • Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in College Students: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Hopelessness, Alcohol Problems, and Social Support

    Dorian A. Lamis;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Alexis M. May;Robert D. Dvorak

  • The role of dissociation in ketamine's antidepressant effects

    Elizabeth D. Ballard;Carlos A. Zarate

  • Anhedonia as a clinical correlate of suicidal thoughts in clinical ketamine trials

    Elizabeth D. Ballard;Kathleen Wills;Níall Lally;Erica M. Richards

  • Features of dissociation differentially predict antidepressant response to ketamine in treatment-resistant depression.

    Mark J. Niciu;Bridget J. Shovestul;Brittany A. Jaso;Cristan Farmer

  • Latent classes of childhood trauma exposure predict the development of behavioral health outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood

    E. D. Ballard;K. Van Eck;R. J. Musci;S. R. Hart

  • Identification of At-Risk Youth by Suicide Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department.

    Elizabeth D. Ballard;Mary Cwik;Mary Cwik;Kathryn Van Eck;Kathryn Van Eck;Mitchell Goldstein

  • Therapeutic Modulation of Glutamate Receptors in Major Depressive Disorder.

    Brittany A. Jaso;Mark J. Niciu;Nicolas D. Iadarola;Niall Lally

  • International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: In search of clinical moderators

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  • Suicide risk in youth with intellectual disabilities: the challenges of screening.

    Erica Ludi;Elizabeth D. Ballard;Rachel Greenbaum;Maryland Pao

  • The role of adipokines in the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine

    R Machado-Vieira;P W Gold;D A Luckenbaugh;E D Ballard

  • Feasibility of Screening Patients With Nonpsychiatric Complaints for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Good Time to Talk?

    Lisa Horowitz;Elizabeth Ballard;Elizabeth Ballard;Stephen J. Teach;Abigail Bosk

  • Nocturnal Wakefulness Is Associated With Next-Day Suicidal Ideation in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.

    Elizabeth D. Ballard;Jennifer L. Vande Voort;Rebecca A. Bernert;David A. Luckenbaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos A. Zarate
Carlos A. Zarate National Institutes of Health
Maryland Pao
Maryland Pao National Institutes of Health
Mark J. Niciu
Mark J. Niciu University of Iowa
David A. Luckenbaugh
David A. Luckenbaugh National Institutes of Health
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Holly C. Wilcox
Holly C. Wilcox Johns Hopkins University
Jeffrey A. Bridge
Jeffrey A. Bridge The Ohio State University
Maura L. Furey
Maura L. Furey Janssen (Belgium)
Philip W. Gold
Philip W. Gold National Institutes of Health
Dorian A. Lamis
Dorian A. Lamis Emory University

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