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Josefina Castro-Fornieles

Josefina Castro-Fornieles

University of Barcelona
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
8842
World Ranking
4085
National Ranking
46

Josefina Castro-Fornieles 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 Josefina Castro-Fornieles sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 327 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Josefina Castro-Fornieles 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 Josefina Castro-Fornieles sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Josefina Castro-Fornieles is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research output spans multiple disciplines within medicine and psychology, with a significant focus on psychiatry and mental health, as well as clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several fields of study, including:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Their subfields of expertise are notably:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Josefina Castro-Fornieles has published multiple papers in multiple reputable scientific journals and venues. Some recent notable publications are:

  • "Brain Structure in Acutely Underweight and Partially Weight-Restored Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa: A Coordinated Analysis by the ENIGMA Eating Disorders Working Group" (2022) in Biological Psychiatry
  • "Reduced serial dependence suggests deficits in synaptic potentiation in anti-NMDAR encephalitis and schizophrenia" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Increase in admission rates and symptom severity of childhood and adolescent anorexia nervosa in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from specialized eating disorder units in different European countries" (2022) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • "Clinical characterisation of patients in the post-acute stage of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a prospective cohort study and comparison with patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders" (2022) in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Sleep disorders in anti-NMDAR encephalitis" (2020) in Neurology

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology

Josefina Castro-Fornieles has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Elena de la Serna
  • Inmaculada Baeza
  • Gisela Sugranyes
  • Daniel Ilzarbe
  • Celso Arango

Best Publications

  • Psychosocial risk factors for suicidality in children and adolescents

    J. J. Carballo;C. Llorente;L. Kehrmann;I. Flamarique

  • A cross-sectional and follow-up voxel-based morphometric MRI study in adolescent anorexia nervosa.

    Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Nuria Bargalló;Luisa Lázaro;Susana Andrés

  • Progressive brain changes in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis.

    Celso Arango;Marta Rapado-Castro;Santiago Reig;Josefina Castro-Fornieles

  • Trait and State Attributes of Insight in First Episodes of Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study

    Mara Parellada;Leticia Boada;David Fraguas;Santiago Reig

  • Brain Structure in Acutely Underweight and Partially Weight-Restored Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa: A Coordinated Analysis by the ENIGMA Eating Disorders Working Group

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  • The human cerebral cortex flattens during adolescence.

    Yasser Alemán-Gómez;Joost Janssen;Hugo Schnack;Evan Balaban

  • Reduced antioxidant defense in early onset first-episode psychosis: a case-control study

    Juan Antonio Micó;Maria Olga Rojas-Corrales;Juan Gibert-Rahola;Mara Parellada

  • Cannabis use in children and adolescents with first episode psychosis: Influence on psychopathology and short-term outcome (CAFEPS study)

    Immaculada Baeza;Montserrat Graell;Dolores Moreno;Josefina Castro-Fornieles

  • Self-oriented perfectionism in eating disorders

    Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Pilar Gual;Francisca Lahortiga;Araceli Gila

  • Intrinsic connectivity networks from childhood to late adolescence: Effects of age and sex

    Cristina Solé-Padullés;Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Elena de la Serna;Rosa Calvo

  • Assessing clinical and functional outcomes in a gene–environment interaction study in first episode of psychosis (PEPs)

    Miquel Bernardo;Miquel Bioque;Mara Parellada;Jerónimo Saiz Ruiz

  • The child and adolescent first-episode psychosis study (CAFEPS): design and baseline results.

    Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Mara Parellada;Ana Gonzalez-Pinto;Dolores Moreno

  • Criterios de valoración clínicos y de funcionamiento en un estudio de interacción gen-ambiente en primeros episodios psicóticos (PEPs)

    Miquel Bernardo;Miquel Bioque;Mara Parellada;Jerónimo Saiz Ruiz

  • The Association Between Familial Risk and Brain Abnormalities Is Disease Specific: An ENIGMA-Relatives Study of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Sonja M.C. de Zwarte;Rachel M. Brouwer;Ingrid Agartz;Ingrid Agartz;Martin Alda;Martin Alda

  • Neuropsychological performance in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and influence of clinical variables.

    Susana Andrés;Teresa Boget;Luisa Lázaro;Rafael Penadés

  • Second-generation antipsychotic use in children and adolescents: a six-month prospective cohort study in drug-naïve patients.

    Celso Arango;Miriam Giráldez;Jessica Merchán-Naranjo;Inmaculada Baeza

  • Brain changes in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after treatment: a voxel-based morphometric MRI study.

    Luisa Lázaro;Nuria Bargalló;Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Carles Falcón

  • Clinical, Neuroimmunologic, and CSF Investigations in First Episode Psychosis.

    Mar Guasp;Eloi Giné-Servén;Estibaliz Maudes;Mireia Rosa-Justicia

  • Predictors of weight maintenance after hospital discharge in adolescent anorexia nervosa.

    Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Vanessa Casulà;Begoña Saura;Esteve Martínez

  • Cerebral activation in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after treatment: a functional MRI study.

    Luisa Lázaro;Xavier Caldú;Carme Junqué;Núria Bargalló

  • Predictors of suicide attempt in early-onset, first-episode psychoses: a longitudinal 24-month follow-up study.

    Vanessa Sanchez-Gistau;Inmaculada Baeza;Celso Arango;Ana González-Pinto

  • ESCAP Expert Paper: New developments in the diagnosis and treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa--a European perspective.

    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann;Annemarie van Elburg;Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Ulrike Schmidt

  • Long-term outcome and psychiatric comorbidity of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa.

    Susana Andrés-Pepiñá;Maria Teresa Plana;Itziar Flamarique;Sonia Romero

  • Antipsychotic treatment in child and adolescent first-episode psychosis: a longitudinal naturalistic approach.

    Josefina Castro-Fornieles;Mara Parellada;César A. Soutullo;Immaculada Baeza

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana González-Pinto
Ana González-Pinto University of the Basque Country
Celso Arango
Celso Arango Complutense University of Madrid
Luisa Lázaro
Luisa Lázaro University of Barcelona
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Miguel Bernardo
Miguel Bernardo University of Barcelona
Núria Bargalló
Núria Bargalló University of Barcelona
Manuel J. Cuesta
Manuel J. Cuesta Hospital Universitario de Navarra
Antonio Lobo
Antonio Lobo University of Zaragoza
Pieter J. Hoekstra
Pieter J. Hoekstra University Medical Center Groningen
Jan K. Buitelaar
Jan K. Buitelaar Radboud University

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