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Flávio Kapczinski

Flávio Kapczinski

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
49402
World Ranking
3773
National Ranking
150

Flávio Kapczinski publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 749 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Flávio Kapczinski D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 120 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Flávio Kapczinski is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a significant body of research primarily focused on medicine and psychology. Their work is concentrated within psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, pharmacology, biological psychiatry, and social psychology, reflecting a broad engagement with the psychological and medical sciences.

The scientist's main research topics cover several areas of mental health and brain disorders. These include bipolar disorder and its treatment, tryptophan and brain disorders, schizophrenia research and treatment, electroconvulsive therapy studies, COVID-19 and mental health, treatment of major depression, and adolescent and pediatric healthcare.

Flávio Kapczinski has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Bipolar Disorders

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Kapczinski illustrate the focus on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment response in mood disorders, and cognitive impairment in depression. Notable recent publications include:

  • Lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 - time to connect, 2020, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • The assessment of lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic using a multidimensional scale, 2020, Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental
  • Risk of dementia in bipolar disorder and the interplay of lithium: a systematic review and meta-analyses, 2020, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Functional and cognitive impairment in the first episode of depression: A systematic review, 2021, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Predicting treatment response using EEG in major depressive disorder: A machine-learning meta-analysis, 2022, Translational Psychiatry

Kapczinski has collaborated with multiple frequent coauthors, indicating strong research partnerships. These include Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Benício N. Frey, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Karen Jansen, and Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza.

Best Publications

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Sidney H Kennedy;Sagar V Parikh;Ayal Schaffer

  • Pathways underlying neuroprogression in bipolar disorder : focus on inflammation, oxidative stress and neurotrophic factors

    Michael Berk;Flavio P Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean

  • Validity and reliability of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder.

    Adriane Ribeiro Rosa;Jose Sanchez-Moreno;Anabel Martínez-Aran;Manel Salamero

  • Cannabidiol Reduces the Anxiety Induced by Simulated Public Speaking in Treatment-Naïve Social Phobia Patients

    Mateus M. Bergamaschi;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • Inflammatory markers in post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

    Ives Cavalcante Passos;Ives Cavalcante Passos;Mirela Paiva Vasconcelos-Moreno;Leonardo Gazzi Costa;Maurício Kunz

  • Oxidative stress markers in bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis

    Ana C. Andreazza;Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Benicio N. Frey;David J. Bond

  • The role of inflammation and microglial activation in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders

    G.Z. Réus;G.Z. Réus;G.R. Fries;L. Stertz;M. Badawy

  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2009.

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Sidney H Kennedy;Ayal Schaffer;Sagar V Parikh

  • Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: implications for pathophysiology and treatment.

    Flavio Kapczinski;Eduard Vieta;Eduard Vieta;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Benicio N. Frey

  • The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force report on the nomenclature of course and outcome in bipolar disorders

    Mauricio Tohen;Mauricio Tohen;Ellen Frank;Charles L. Bowden;Francesc Colom

  • Acute administration of ketamine induces antidepressant-like effects in the forced swimming test and increases BDNF levels in the rat hippocampus

    Lêda S B Garcia;Clarissa M. Comim;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus

  • Avaliação de desempenho do Self-Reporting Questionnaire como instrumento de rastreamento psiquiátrico: um estudo comparativo com o Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR

    Daniel Maffasioli Gonçalves;Airton Tetelbom Stein;Flávio Pereira Kapczinski

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory markers in patients with early- vs. late-stage bipolar disorder.

    Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Flávio Pereira Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;David J. Bond

  • Comparison of cytokine levels in depressed, manic and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder

    Elisa Brietzke;Laura Stertz;Brisa Simões Fernandes;Marcia Kauer-Sant’Anna

  • Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor is decreased in bipolar disorder during depressive and manic episodes.

    Angelo B.M. Cunha;Benicio N. Frey;Ana C. Andreazza;Júlia D. Goi

  • Dopamine dysregulation syndrome: implications for a dopamine hypothesis of bipolar disorder

    M. Berk;M. Berk;S. Dodd;M. Kauer-Sant'Anna;G. S. Malhi

  • Comparison between proliferative and neuron-like SH-SY5Y cells as an in vitro model for Parkinson disease studies.

    Lopes Fm;Schröder R;da Frota Ml;Zanotto-Filho A

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a state-marker of mood episodes in bipolar disorders: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Brisa Simões Fernandes;Clarissa Severino Gama;Keila Maria Ceresér;Lakshmi N. Yatham

  • Comparison of cytokine levels in depressed, manic, and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder

    E Brietzke;L Stertz;Brisa Simoes Fernandes;M Kauer-Sant Anna

Frequent Co-Authors

João Quevedo
João Quevedo The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ana Cristina Andreazza
Ana Cristina Andreazza University of Toronto
Gabriel R. Fries
Gabriel R. Fries The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Adriane R. Rosa
Adriane R. Rosa Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Karen Jansen
Karen Jansen Universidade Católica de Pelotas
Ricardo Azevedo da Silva
Ricardo Azevedo da Silva Universidade Católica de Pelotas
Jair C. Soares
Jair C. Soares The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Seetal Dodd
Seetal Dodd Deakin University

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