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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 124 219 191 139 120 449 51761
Neuroscience 126 317 284 190 167 455 52480
Medicine 126 2988 2788 1654 1521 448 52480

James T. McCracken publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James T. McCracken between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James T. McCracken published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2017. 9 of the 468 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2017. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1984 2025

468 publications in total across all disciplines

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James T. McCracken: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 3
1991 5
1992 6
1993 2
1994 4
1995 5
1996 5
1997 6
1998 2
1999 6
2000 13
2001 10
2002 9
2003 14
2004 11
2005 16
2006 22
2007 23
2008 17
2009 20
2010 15
2011 16
2012 12
2013 21
2014 17
2015 18
2016 26
2017 30
2018 27
2019 20
2020 16
2021 22
2022 9
2023 3
2024 4
2025 5
Total 468
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James T. McCracken 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 James T. McCracken sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 441–450 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 449 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32 449
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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James T. McCracken 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 James T. McCracken sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18 124
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

James T. McCracken is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several main fields, including Neuroscience, Medicine, and Psychology. Within these areas, McCracken has made contributions particularly in the subfields of Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Genetics.

The primary topics of McCracken's work focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications.

McCracken has published research in multiple venues. Frequently appearing publication locations include the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Biological Psychiatry, and European Neuropsychopharmacology.

Recent research papers by or including McCracken are:

  • Drug development for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Progress, challenges, and future directions, 2021, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder reveals a burden of rare damaging coding variants, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Integrated gene analyses of de novo variants from 46,612 trios with autism and developmental disorders, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genome-wide association study of pediatric obsessive-compulsive traits: shared genetic risk between traits and disorder, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Optimizing behavior therapy for youth with Tourette's disorder, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of colleagues, including John Piacentini, Eric Hollander, Evdokia Anagnostou, Gerald Nestadt, and Linmarie Sikich.

Best Publications

  • Risperidone in Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Problems

    James T. McCracken;James McGough;Bhavik Shah;Pegeen Cronin

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sertraline, or a Combination in Childhood Anxiety

    John T. Walkup;Anne Marie Albano;John Piacentini;Boris Birmaher

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

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

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Fred Volkmar;Matthew Siegel;Marc Woodbury-Smith;Bryan King

  • Switching to Another SSRI or to Venlafaxine With or Without Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With SSRI-Resistant Depression: The TORDIA Randomized Controlled Trial

    David Brent;Graham Emslie;Greg Clarke;Karen Dineen Wagner

  • Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents: findings from the TORDIA study.

    Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow;Giovanna Porta;Anthony Spirito;Graham J Emslie

  • Concurrent validity of the anxiety disorders section of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: child and parent versions.

    Jeffrey J. Wood;John C. Piacentini;R. Lindsey Bergman;James McCracken

  • Functional impairment in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    John Piacentini;R. Lindsey Bergman;Melody Keller;James McCracken

  • Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: frequency and association with core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning.

    Denis G. Sukhodolsky;Lawrence Scahill;Kenneth D. Gadow;L. Eugene Arnold

  • Catecholamines in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Current perspectives

    Steven R. Pliszka;James T. McCRACKEN;James W. Maas

  • Efficacy and Safety of Immediate-Release Methylphenidate Treatment for Preschoolers with ADHD.

    Laurence Greenhill;Scott Kollins;Howard Abikoff;James Mccracken

  • Revealing the complex genetic architecture of obsessive-compulsive disorder using meta-analysis

    Paul D. Arnold;Kathleen D. Askland;Cristina Barlassina;Laura Bellodi

  • Psychiatric Comorbidity in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Findings From Multiplex Families

    James J. McGough;Susan L. Smalley;James T. McCracken;May Yang

  • Fluvoxamine for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

    John T. Walkup;Michael J. Labellarte;Mark A. Riddle;Daniel S. Pine;Daniel S. Pine

  • Risperidone for the core symptom domains of autism: results from the study by the autism network of the research units on pediatric psychopharmacology.

    Christopher J Mcdougle;Lawrence Scahill;Michael G. Aman;James T. Mccracken

  • Lack of efficacy of citalopram in children with autism spectrum disorders and high levels of repetitive behavior: citalopram ineffective in children with autism

    Bryan H. King;Eric Hollander;Linmarie Sikich;James T. McCracken

  • Total and regional brain volumes in a population-based normative sample from 4 to 18 years: The NIH MRI study of normal brain development

    W. S. Ball;A. W. Byars;M. Schapiro;W. Bommer

  • Clinical Characteristics of Anxiety Disordered Youth

    Philip C. Kendall;Scott N. Compton;John T. Walkup;Boris Birmaher

  • Randomized, controlled, crossover trial of methylphenidate in pervasive developmental disorders with hyperactivity

    David J. Posey;David J. Posey;Michael G. Aman;L. Eugene Arnold;Yaser Ramadan

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

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

John Piacentini
John Piacentini University of California, Los Angeles
James J. McGough
James J. McGough University of California, Los Angeles
Benedetto Vitiello
Benedetto Vitiello University of Turin
Mark A. Riddle
Mark A. Riddle Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Christopher J. McDougle
Christopher J. McDougle Harvard University
Michael G. Aman
Michael G. Aman The Ohio State University
Benjamin D. Greenberg
Benjamin D. Greenberg Brown University
Susan L. Smalley
Susan L. Smalley University of California, Los Angeles
Gerald Nestadt
Gerald Nestadt Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David L. Pauls
David L. Pauls Harvard University

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