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82
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25489
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16084
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8095

Jay D. Amsterdam 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 Jay D. Amsterdam sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 322 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jay D. Amsterdam 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 Jay D. Amsterdam sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jay D. Amsterdam is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychiatry, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Their research mainly focuses on the treatment of major depression, electroconvulsive therapy studies, tryptophan and brain disorders, mental health research topics, bipolar disorder and treatment, health systems and economic evaluations related to quality of life, and the effects of medicinal plant extracts.

Jay D. Amsterdam has published in several notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • CNS Spectrums
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Bipolar Disorders

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Jay D. Amsterdam include the following:

  • What are the treatment remission, response and extent of improvement rates after up to four trials of antidepressant therapies in real-world depressed patients? A reanalysis of the STAR*D study's patient-level data with fidelity to the original research protocol, 2023, BMJ Open
  • The prescriber's guide to classic MAO inhibitors (phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid) for treatment-resistant depression, 2022, CNS Spectrums
  • Plant-based Medicines (Phytoceuticals) in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Meta-review of Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials: Les médicaments à base de plantes (phytoceutiques) dans le traitement des troubles psychiatriques: une méta-revue des méta-analyses d'essais randomisés contrôlés, 2021, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • A hormetic approach to understanding antidepressant effectiveness and the development of antidepressant tolerance - A conceptual view, 2020, Psychiatria Polska
  • Initial Severity and Depressive Relapse in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Antidepressant Medications: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis, 2022, Cognitive Therapy and Research

Jay D. Amsterdam has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Thomas T. Kim
  • Colin Xu
  • H. Edmund Pigott
  • Irving Kirsch
  • Michael Berk

The scope of Jay D. Amsterdam's work covers multiple aspects of mental health treatment and psychiatric research, contributing to both clinical and theoretical understandings in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Antidepressant Drug Effects and Depression Severity: A Patient-Level Meta-analysis

    Jay C. Fournier;Robert J. DeRubeis;Steven D. Hollon;Sona Dimidjian

  • Cognitive therapy vs medications in the treatment of moderate to severe depression.

    Robert J. DeRubeis;Steven D. Hollon;Jay D. Amsterdam;Richard C. Shelton

  • Prevention of relapse following cognitive therapy vs medications in moderate to severe depression.

    Steven D. Hollon;Robert J. DeRubeis;Richard C. Shelton;Jay D. Amsterdam

  • 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

  • Treatment resistant depression: methodological overview and operational criteria.

    D. Souery;J. Amsterdam;C. de Montigny;Y. Lecrubier

  • Detection of serum antibodies to Borna disease virus in patients with psychiatric disorders

    R Rott;S Herzog;B Fleischer;A Winokur

  • Prediction of Response to Medication and Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Depression

    Jay C. Fournier;Robert J. DeRubeis;Richard C. Shelton;Steven D. Hollon

  • Personality change during depression treatment: a placebo-controlled trial.

    Tony Z. Tang;Robert J. DeRubeis;Steven D. Hollon;Jay Amsterdam

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) Extract Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    Jay D. Amsterdam;Yimei Li;Irene Soeller;Kenneth Rockwell

  • Taste and smell perception in depression

    J D Amsterdam;R G Settle;R G Settle;R L Doty;E Abelman

  • Complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer survivors: a population-based study

    Jun James Mao;Christina Shearer Palmer;Kaitlin Elizabeth Healy;Krupali Desai

  • Lithium and tricyclic augmentation of fluoxetine treatment for resistant major depression: a double-blind, controlled study

    M Fava;J F Rosenbaum;P J McGrath;J W Stewart

  • Insulin resistance after oral glucose tolerance testing in patients with major depression

    Andrew Winokur;Greg Maislin;Jennifer L. Phillips;Jay D. Amsterdam

  • Differences in nocturnal melatonin secretion between melancholic depressed patients and control subjects.

    R. Brown;J. H. Kocsis;S. Caroff;J. Amsterdam

  • Optimal Length of Continuation Therapy in Depression: A Prospective Assessment During Long-Term Fluoxetine Treatment

    Frederick W. Reimherr;Jay D. Amsterdam;Frederic M. Quitkin;Jerrold F. Rosenbaum

  • Interruption of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment. Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    David Michelson;Maurizio Fava;Jay Amsterdam;Jeffrey Apter

  • Changes in Weight During a 1-Year Trial of Fluoxetine

    David Michelson;Jay D. Amsterdam;Fredrick M. Quitkin;Fredrick W. Reimherr

  • Treatment-resistant depression: definition and treatment approaches.

    A A Nierenberg;J D Amsterdam

  • Variability of hormonal responses to a series of neuroendocrine challenges in depressed patients.

    A Winokur;J Amsterdam;S Caroff;P J Snyder

  • Cosyntropin (ACTH alpha 1-24) stimulation test in depressed patients and healthy subjects

    J D Amsterdam;A Winokur;E Abelman;I Lucki

Frequent Co-Authors

Justine Shults
Justine Shults University of Pennsylvania
Robert J. DeRubeis
Robert J. DeRubeis University of Pennsylvania
Richard C. Shelton
Richard C. Shelton University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrew Winokur
Andrew Winokur University of Connecticut Health Center
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum Harvard University
Greg Maislin
Greg Maislin University of Pennsylvania
Steven D. Hollon
Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University
Karl Rickels
Karl Rickels University of Pennsylvania
Jan Fawcett
Jan Fawcett University of New Mexico
Robert Gallop
Robert Gallop West Chester University

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