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2023

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79
Citations
23850
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17520
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award

Overview

Janusz K. Rybakowski is affiliated with the Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and biological psychiatry. Their scholarly work also touches on pediatrics, perinatology, and clinical psychology.

Their scientific contributions concentrate on several main topics:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Rybakowski has authored research published extensively in several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychiatria Polska
  • Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Among their recent papers are:

  • Lithium's antiviral effects: a potential drug for CoViD-19 disease? (2020) published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • Combining schizophrenia and depression polygenic risk scores improves the genetic prediction of lithium response in bipolar disorder patients (2021) published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Long-Term Lithium Therapy: Side Effects and Interactions (2023) published in Pharmaceuticals
  • Antiviral, immunomodulatory, and neuroprotective effect of lithium (2022) published in Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
  • Application of Antipsychotic Drugs in Mood Disorders (2023) published in Brain Sciences

Collaborations have been an important part of their academic work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak
  • Claire O'Donovan
  • Mirko Manchia
  • Pablo Cervantes
  • Paul Grof

Rybakowski has also contributed to the field through book publications, with titles including:

  • Psychofarmakologia kliniczna (2022) published by Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
  • Treatment Over the Lifespan in Bipolar Disorder (2023) published by Frontiers Media

Their body of work systematically addresses clinical and genetic aspects of mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder, as well as pharmacological treatments and neurobiological mechanisms involved in psychiatric illness. The research encompasses both adult and pediatric populations, reflecting interdisciplinary attention to psychiatry, genetics, and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial

    René S. Kahn;W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker;Han Boter;Michael Davidson

  • 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

  • Cortical abnormalities in bipolar disorder : An MRI analysis of 6503 individuals from the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group

    D P Hibar;L T Westlye;L T Westlye;N T Doan;N T Doan;N Jahanshad

  • Nature Reviews Disease Primers article: Wilson disease

    Anna Czlonkowska;Tomasz Litwin;Petr Dusek;Peter Ferenci

  • Assessment of Response to Lithium Maintenance Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: A Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLiGen) Report

    Mirko Manchia;Mazda Adli;Nirmala Akula;Raffaella Ardau

  • Indicators of immune activation in major depression

    Anna Sluzewska;Janusz Rybakowski;Eugene Bosmans;Magdalena Sobieska

  • Cognitive Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs in First-Episode Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder: A Randomized, Open-Label Clinical Trial (EUFEST)

    Michael Davidson;Silvana Galderisi;Mark Weiser;Nomi Werbeloff

  • Genetic variants associated with response to lithium treatment in bipolar disorder: a genome-wide association study

    Liping Hou;Urs Heilbronner;Urs Heilbronner;Franziska Degenhardt;Mazda Adli

  • Interleukin-6 serum levels in depressed patients before and after treatment with fluoxetine.

    A. Służewska;J. K. Rybakowski;M. Laciak;A. Mackiewicz

  • Efficacy of the Novel Antidepressant Agomelatine on the Circadian Rest-Activity Cycle and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison With Sertraline

    Siegfried Kasper;Göran Hajak;Katharina Wulff;Witte J G Hoogendijk

  • Neuropsychological frontal lobe tests indicate that bipolar depressed patients are more impaired than unipolar.

    Alina Borkowska;Janusz K Rybakowski

  • Stratified medicine for mental disorders

    Gunter Schumann;Elisabeth B. Binder;Arne Holte;E. Ronald de Kloet

  • Staging systems in bipolar disorder: an International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force Report.

    F. Kapczinski;P. V. S. Magalhães;V. Balanzá-Martinez;V. V. Dias

  • The dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone test in depression in bipolar and unipolar affective illness

    Janusz K. Rybakowski;Katarzyna Twardowska

  • Genome-wide association study of 40,000 individuals identifies two novel loci associated with bipolar disorder.

    Liping Hou;Sarah E. Bergen;Sarah E. Bergen;Nirmala Akula;Jie Song

  • Polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and performance on a cognitive prefrontal test in bipolar patients.

    Janusz K Rybakowski;Alina Borkowska;Piotr M Czerski;Maria Skibińska

  • The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders, Part III: Maintenance Treatment

    Heinz Grunze;Siegfried Kasper;Guy Goodwin;Charles Bowden

  • Amisulpride and olanzapine followed by open-label treatment with clozapine in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder (OPTiMiSE): a three-phase switching study.

    René S Kahn;Inge Winter van Rossum;Stefan Leucht;Philip McGuire;Philip McGuire

  • Cytokines and C-reactive protein alterations with respect to cognitive impairment in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A systematic review.

    Błażej Misiak;Bartłomiej Stańczykiewicz;Kamila Kotowicz;Janusz K. Rybakowski

  • Efficacy the novel antidepressant agomelatine on the circadian rest-activity cycle and depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized, double-blind comparison with sertraline

    S. Kasper;G. Hajak;K. Wulff;J. G. Hoogendijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Alda
Martin Alda Dalhousie University
Mirko Manchia
Mirko Manchia University of Cagliari
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Michael Bauer
Michael Bauer TU Dresden
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Andreas J. Forstner
Andreas J. Forstner Philipp University of Marburg
Paul Grof
Paul Grof University of Toronto
Bernhard T. Baune
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster
Leonardo Tondo
Leonardo Tondo University of Cagliari
Andreas Reif
Andreas Reif Goethe University Frankfurt

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