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D-Index
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62422
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3705
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2041

Harold A. Sackeim 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 Harold A. Sackeim sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 443 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Harold A. Sackeim 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 Harold A. Sackeim 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

Harold A. Sackeim is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a significant body of research within medicine and neuroscience. Their research spans over 113 publications in the field of medicine and 61 in neuroscience, with a focused contribution to neurology, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, anesthesiology and pain medicine, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of clinical and experimental approaches, particularly focusing on:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Harold A. Sackeim has published extensively in several academic journals with notable frequency in:

  • Brain stimulation (39 publications)
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (8 publications)
  • Journal of Ect (6 publications)
  • Biological Psychiatry (4 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (3 publications)

Recent papers featuring or associated with Sackeim include:

  • Clinical outcomes in a large registry of patients with major depressive disorder treated with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Single-Dose Synthetic Psilocybin With Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Type II Major Depressive Episodes, 2023, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy in Mania: A Review of 80 Years of Clinical Experience, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Dosing transcranial magnetic stimulation in major depressive disorder: Relations between number of treatment sessions and effectiveness in a large patient registry, 2023, Brain Stimulation
  • Comparison of clinical outcomes with left unilateral and sequential bilateral Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment of major depressive disorder in a large patient registry, 2022, Brain Stimulation

Throughout their career, Sackeim has frequently collaborated with several coauthors including:

  • Linda L. Carpenter (32 collaborations)
  • Todd M. Hutton (31 collaborations)
  • Kenneth Pages (30 collaborations)
  • Scott T. Aaronson (28 collaborations)
  • Mark Bunker (15 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Acute and Longer- Term Outcomes in Depressed Outpatients Requiring One or Several Treatment Steps: A STAR*D Report

    A. John Rush;Madhukar H. Trivedi;Stephen R. Wisniewski;Andrew A. Nierenberg

  • Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the acute treatment of major depression: A multisite randomized controlled trial.

    John P. O’Reardon;H. Brent Solvason;Philip G. Janicak;Shirlene Sampson

  • Daily left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for major depressive disorder: a sham-controlled randomized trial

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;David Avery;William M. McDonald

  • Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR * D): rationale and design

    A.John Rush;Maurizio Fava;Stephen R Wisniewski;Philip W Lavori

  • Effects of stimulus intensity and electrode placement on the efficacy and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy

    Harold A. Sackeim;Joan Prudic;D.P. Devanand;Judith E. Kiersky

  • The definition and meaning of treatment-resistant depression.

    Harold A. Sackeim

  • A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of bilateral and right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy at different stimulus intensities.

    Harold A. Sackeim;Joan Prudic;D. P. Devanand;Mitchell S. Nobler

  • Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depressions: a multicenter study.

    A. John Rush;Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Harold A. Sackeim;Lauren B. Marangell

  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in the Expression of Positive and Negative Emotions: Neurologic Evidence

    Harold A. Sackeim;Mark S. Greenberg;Andrew L. Weiman;Ruben C. Gur

  • Report by the ACNP Task Force on Response and Remission in Major Depressive Disorder

    A John Rush;Helena C Kraemer;Harold A Sackeim;Maurizio Fava

  • Continuation pharmacotherapy in the prevention of relapse following electroconvulsive therapy: a randomized controlled trial.

    Harold A. Sackeim;Roger F. Haskett;Benoit H. Mulsant;Michael E. Thase

  • Psychomotor Symptoms of Depression

    Christina Sobin;Harold A. Sackeim

  • Parietal cortex and representation of the mental Self

    Hans C. Lou;Hans C. Lou;Hans C. Lou;Bruce Luber;Michael Crupain;Julian P. Keenan

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation: applications in neuropsychiatry.

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;Harold A. Sackeim

  • Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized, controlled acute phase trial.

    A. John Rush;Lauren B. Marangell;Harold A. Sackeim;Mark S. George;Mark S. George

  • Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS™) for treatment-resistant depression: Efficacy, side effects, and predictors of outcome

    Harold A. Sackeim;A. John Rush;Mark S. George;Mark S. George;Lauren B. Marangell

  • Emotions are expressed more intensely on the left side of the face

    Harold A. Sackeim;Ruben C. Gur;Marcel C. Saucy

  • The cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy in community settings.

    Harold A Sackeim;Joan Prudic;Rice Fuller;John Keilp;John Keilp

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life

    Arnold J. Friedhoff;James Ballenger;Alan S. Bellack;William T. Carpenter

  • Daily Left Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder

    Mark S. George;Sarah H. Lisanby;David Avery;William M. McDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Devangere P. Devanand
Devangere P. Devanand Columbia University
Mark S. George
Mark S. George Medical University of South Carolina
Sarah H. Lisanby
Sarah H. Lisanby Arizona State University
Ziad Nahas
Ziad Nahas University of Minnesota
Steven P. Roose
Steven P. Roose Columbia University
A. John Rush
A. John Rush Duke University
Benoit H. Mulsant
Benoit H. Mulsant Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern Columbia University
Thomas B. Cooper
Thomas B. Cooper Columbia University

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