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Kathleen R. Merikangas 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 Kathleen R. Merikangas sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 559 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathleen R. Merikangas 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 Kathleen R. Merikangas sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2017 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association

Overview

Kathleen R. Merikangas is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a significant focus on clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health. Other areas of study include experimental and cognitive psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions.

The scientist's main topics of work are diverse, reflecting extensive engagement with several key areas:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access

Recent publications include:

  • Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night With Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns Among US Adolescents, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Problematic internet use in children and adolescents: associations with psychiatric disorders and impairment, 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • Validation of the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions for Adult Medical Inpatients: A Brief Tool for All Ages, 2020, Psychosomatics
  • Measuring circadian function in bipolar disorders: Empirical and conceptual review of physiological, actigraphic, and self-report approaches, 2020, Bipolar Disorders
  • Real-time mobile monitoring of bipolar disorder: a review of evidence and future directions, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kathleen R. Merikangas include:

  • Ian B. Hickie (12 collaborations)
  • Lihong Cui (12 collaborations)
  • Emma K. Stapp (11 collaborations)
  • Giovanni Abrahão Salum (9 collaborations)
  • Michael P. Milham (9 collaborations)

Common publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple articles are:

  • Bipolar Disorders (5 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (4 publications)
  • JAMA Psychiatry (3 publications)

Kathleen R. Merikangas received the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia Berglund;Olga Demler;Robert Jin

  • Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of 12-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Ronald C. Kessler;Wai Tat Chiu;Olga Demler;Ellen E. Walters

  • The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R).

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia Berglund;Olga Demler;Robert Jin

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-ping He;Marcy Burstein;Sonja A. Swanson

  • The Future of Genetic Studies of Complex Human Diseases

    Neil Risch;Kathleen Merikangas

  • Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Demyttenaere K;Bruffaerts R;Posada-Villa J;Gasquet I

  • Prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum disorder in the world mental health survey initiative.

    Kathleen R. Merikangas;Robert Jin;Jian-Ping He;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Kathleen R. Merikangas;Hagop S. Akiskal;Jules Angst;Paul E. Greenberg

  • Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression: A Meta-analysis

    Neil Risch;Richard Herrell;Thomas Lehner;Kung Yee Liang

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Sonja A. Swanson;Scott J. Crow;Daniel Le Grange;Joel Swendsen;Joel Swendsen

  • Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-ping He;Marcy E. Burstein;Joel Swendsen

  • Mood disorders in children and adolescents: an epidemiologic perspective.

    Ronald C Kessler;Shelli Avenevoli;Kathleen Ries Merikangas

  • Replicating genotype–phenotype associations

    Stephen J. Chanock;Teri Manolio;Michael Boehnke;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Epidemiology of mental disorders in children and adolescents.

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Erin F Nakamura;Ronald C Kessler

  • Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders among US children in the 2001-2004 NHANES

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-Ping He;Debra Brody;Prudence W. Fisher

  • Major depression in the national comorbidity survey-adolescent supplement: prevalence, correlates, and treatment.

    Shelli Avenevoli;Joel Swendsen;Jian-Ping He;Marcy Burstein

  • Prevalence, Persistence, and Sociodemographic Correlates of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Ronald C. Kessler;Shelli Avenevoli;E. Jane Costello;Katholiki Georgiades

  • Prevalence and Effects of Mood Disorders on Work Performance in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Workers

    Ronald C Kessler;Hagop S Akiskal;Minnie Ames;Howard Birnbaum

  • Comorbidity of substance use disorders with mood and anxiety disorders: Results of the international consortium in psychiatric epidemiology

    Kathleen R. Merikangas;Rajni L. Mehta;Beth E. Molnar;Ellen E. Walters

  • Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression

    Neil Risch;Richard Herrell;Thomas Lehner;Kung-Yee Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jules Angst
Jules Angst University of Zurich
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Myrna M. Weissman
Myrna M. Weissman Columbia University
Joel Swendsen
Joel Swendsen University of Bordeaux
Femke Lamers
Femke Lamers Amsterdam UMC
Martin Preisig
Martin Preisig University of Lausanne
Wulf Rössler
Wulf Rössler University of Zurich
Neil Risch
Neil Risch University of California, San Francisco
Lisa Dierker
Lisa Dierker Wesleyan University
James F. Leckman
James F. Leckman Yale University

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