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John I. Nurnberger

John I. Nurnberger

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
127
Citations
74615
World Ranking
2791
National Ranking
1554

Genetics

D-Index
113
Citations
65461
World Ranking
480
National Ranking
244

John I. Nurnberger publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John I. Nurnberger sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 462 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

John I. Nurnberger D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John I. Nurnberger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

John I. Nurnberger is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The work reflects a significant focus on Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's research interests can be further defined through their main topics of study, which include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

Among recent significant publications, the following papers are noted:

  • "Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction" (2021), published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "A randomized proof-of-mechanism trial applying the 'fast-fail' approach to evaluating κ-opioid antagonism as a treatment for anhedonia" (2020), published in Nature Medicine
  • "GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors" (2023), published in American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Selective kappa-opioid antagonism ameliorates anhedonic behavior: evidence from the Fast-fail Trial in Mood and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders (FAST-MAS)" (2020), published in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Multi-omics integration analysis identifies novel genes for alcoholism with potential overlap with neurodegenerative diseases" (2021), published in Nature Communications

John I. Nurnberger collaborates frequently with several authors, including:

  • Howard J. Edenberg (49 collaborations)
  • Danielle M. Dick (30 collaborations)
  • Bernice Porjesz (29 collaborations)
  • Chella Kamarajan (27 collaborations)
  • Grace Chan (25 collaborations)

The venues where this scientist's work most often appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 13 publications
  • Translational Psychiatry with 8 publications
  • Molecular Psychiatry with 7 publications
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology with 7 publications
  • Journal of Affective Disorders with 6 publications

Best Publications

  • Identification of risk loci with shared effects on five major psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis

    Jordan W. Smoller;Kenneth Kendler;Nicholas John Craddock;Phil Hyoun Lee

  • A rapid non-enzymatic method for the preparation of HMW DNA from blood for RFLP studies

    D K Lahiri;J I Nurnberger

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies: Rationale, Unique Features, and Training

    John I. Nurnberger;Mary C. Blehar;Charles A. Kaufmann;Carolyn York-Cooler

  • A new, semi-structured psychiatric interview for use in genetic linkage studies: a report on the reliability of the SSAGA.

    K. K. Bucholz;R. Cadoret;C. R. Cloninger;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

    Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Guiqing Cai;Olena Korvatska

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

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

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

  • A Family Study of Schizoaffective, Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Unipolar, and Normal Control Probands

    Elliot S. Gershon;Joel Hamovit;Juliet J. Guroff;Eleanor Dibble

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

    Kai Wang;Haitao Zhang;Deqiong Ma;Maja Bucan

  • Genome‐wide search for genes affecting the risk for alcohol dependence

    Theodore Reich;Howard J. Edenberg;Alison Goate;Jeff T. Williams

  • Variations in GABRA2, Encoding the α2 Subunit of the GABAA Receptor, Are Associated with Alcohol Dependence and with Brain Oscillations

    Howard J. Edenberg;Danielle M. Dick;Xiaoling Xuei;Huijun Tian

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • Variants in nicotinic receptors and risk for nicotine dependence

    Laura Jean Bierut;Jerry A. Stitzel;Jen C. Wang;Anthony L. Hinrichs

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego
Elliot S. Gershon
Elliot S. Gershon University of Chicago
Bernice Porjesz
Bernice Porjesz SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis
Samuel Kuperman
Samuel Kuperman University of Iowa
John P. Rice
John P. Rice Washington University in St. Louis

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