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2026

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D-Index
98
Citations
39364
World Ranking
800
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Joaquim Radua is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Their research spans 360 publications in medicine, 173 in psychology, and 149 in neuroscience, with significant involvement in psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology. Additional focus areas include experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their work covers numerous topics related to brain and mental health research. Key areas of study include functional brain connectivity studies, schizophrenia research and treatment, bipolar disorder and treatment, and mental health research topics. They also explore advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, as well as conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder research.

Joaquim Radua has published frequently in several academic venues. Notable journals where they have contributed include:

  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (24 publications)
  • Molecular Psychiatry (19 publications)
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry (13 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (11 publications)
  • Psychological Medicine (11 publications)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers, including Eduard Vieta (93 co-publications), Paolo Fusar-Poli (68), Marco Solmi (60), Jae Il Shin (57), and Lydia Fortea (50).

Key recent papers exemplify their research focus and contributions:

  • "Age at onset of mental disorders worldwide: large-scale meta-analysis of 192 epidemiological studies," published in 2021 in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Toward a hierarchical model of social cognition: A neuroimaging meta-analysis and integrative review of empathy and theory of mind," published in 2020 in Psychological Bulletin
  • "Coping behaviors associated with decreased anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown," published in 2020 in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Probability of Transition to Psychosis in Individuals at Clinical High Risk," published in 2021 in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis," published in 2020 in The Lancet Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Age at onset of mental disorders worldwide: large-scale meta-analysis of 192 epidemiological studies.

    Marco Solmi;Marco Solmi;Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua;Miriam Olivola;Enrico Croce

  • Fractionating theory of mind: a meta-analysis of functional brain imaging studies.

    Matthias Schurz;Joaquim Radua;Markus Aichhorn;Fabio Richlan

  • Cortical Brain Abnormalities in 4474 Individuals With Schizophrenia and 5098 Control Subjects via the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics Through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium

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  • Voxel-wise meta-analysis of grey matter changes in obsessive–compulsive disorder

    Joaquim Radua;David Mataix-Cols

  • Meta-analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Inhibition and Attention in Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Exploring Task-Specific, Stimulant Medication, and Age Effects

    Heledd Hart;Joaquim Radua;Tomohiro Nakao;David Mataix-Cols

  • Ten simple rules for neuroimaging meta-analysis.

    Veronika I. Müller;Edna C. Cieslik;Angela R. Laird;Peter T. Fox

  • A new meta-analytic method for neuroimaging studies that combines reported peak coordinates and statistical parametric maps

    Joaquim Radua;David Mataix-Cols;M. L. Phillips;M. L. Phillips;W. El-Hage

  • Gray matter volume abnormalities in ADHD: Voxel-based meta-analysis exploring the effects of age and stimulant medication

    Tomohiro Nakao;Joaquim Radua;Katya Rubia;David Mataix-Cols

  • Neural signatures of human fear conditioning: an updated and extended meta-analysis of fMRI studies.

    M. A Fullana;B. J Harrison;C Soriano-Mas;C Soriano-Mas;Bram Vervliet

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy for the symptoms of schizophrenia : systematic review and meta-analysis with examination of potential bias

    S. Jauhar;P. J. McKenna;J. Radua;E. Fung

  • What Causes Psychosis? An Umbrella Review of Risk and Protective Factors

    Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua;Valentina Ramella-Cravaro;Valentina Ramella-Cravaro;John P.A. Ioannidis;Abraham Reichenberg

  • Common and distinct patterns of grey-matter volume alteration in major depression and bipolar disorder: evidence from voxel-based meta-analysis

    T Wise;J Radua;J Radua;E Via;N Cardoner

  • Toward a hierarchical model of social cognition: A neuroimaging meta-analysis and integrative review of empathy and theory of mind.

    Matthias Schurz;Joaquim Radua;Matthias G. Tholen;Lara Maliske

  • Neuroanatomical abnormalities in schizophrenia: a multimodal voxelwise meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis.

    Emre Bora;Alex Fornito;Joaquim Radua;Mark Walterfang

  • Meta-analytical Comparison of Voxel-Based Morphometry Studies in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder vs Other Anxiety Disorders

    Joaquim Radua;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Simon Surguladze;David Mataix-Cols

  • Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Comparative Meta-analysis.

    Luke J. Norman;Christina Carlisi;Steve Lukito;Heledd Hart

  • Anisotropic kernels for coordinate-based meta-analyses of neuroimaging studies.

    Joaquim Radua;Katya Rubia;Erick Jorge Canales-Rodríguez;Edith Pomarol-Clotet

  • Coping behaviors associated with decreased anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.

    Miquel A. Fullana;Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei;Eduard Vieta;Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua

  • Multimodal meta-analysis of structural and functional brain changes in first episode psychosis and the effects of antipsychotic medication

    Joaquim Radua;S Borgwardt;A Crescini;David Mataix-Cols

  • Emotion regulation in mood and anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis of fMRI cognitive reappraisal studies

    Maria Picó-Pérez;Joaquim Radua;Trevor Steward;José M. Menchón

  • Effects of Stimulants on Brain Function in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Katya Rubia;Analucia A. Alegria;Ana I. Cubillo;Anna B. Smith

  • Gray Matter Abnormalities in Childhood Maltreatment: A Voxel-Wise Meta-Analysis

    Lena Lim;Joaquim Radua;Katya Rubia

Frequent Co-Authors

Edith Pomarol-Clotet
Edith Pomarol-Clotet Fidmag Sisters Hospitallers
David Mataix-Cols
David Mataix-Cols Karolinska Institute
Raymond Salvador
Raymond Salvador Fidmag Sisters Hospitallers
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Salvador Sarró
Salvador Sarró Institut Sarró
David C. Glahn
David C. Glahn Boston Children's Hospital
Mary L. Phillips
Mary L. Phillips University of Pittsburgh
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Carles Soriano-Mas
Carles Soriano-Mas University of Barcelona
Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford

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