2026 Lori L. Altshuler: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	116	683	651	414	391	384	43973
Medicine	116	4395	4119	2401	2222	381	44559

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2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Lori L. Altshuler is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on psychiatry and mental health. The specialization areas include clinical psychology, speech and hearing, cognitive neuroscience, and radiology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as bipolar disorder and treatment, schizophrenia research and treatment, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, personality disorders and psychopathology, electroconvulsive therapy studies, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on bipolar disorder and its clinical outcomes, treatment responses, and brain connectivity. Notable papers include "Double jeopardy in the United States: Early onset bipolar disorder and treatment delay" (2020, Psychiatry Research), "Structural and Functional Connectivity of Visual Cortex in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Graph-Theoretic Analysis" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open), "Relationship of comorbid personality disorders to prospective outcome in bipolar disorder" (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders), "25 Years of the International Bipolar Collaborative Network (BCN)" (2021, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders), and "Lower Switch Rate in Depressed Patients With Bipolar II Than Bipolar I Disorder Treated Adjunctively With Second-Generation Antidepressants" (2023, FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry).

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their academic contributions. Frequent co-authors include Robert M. Post, Mark A. Frye, Heinz Grunze, Willem A. Nolen, and Ralph Kupka, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the areas of bipolar disorder, treatment modalities, and psychiatric research.

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues known for psychiatric and bipolar disorder research, such as the International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, Psychiatry Research, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open, Journal of Affective Disorders, and FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry.

Best Publications

Relapse of Major Depression During Pregnancy in Women Who Maintain or Discontinue Antidepressant Treatment

Lee S. Cohen;Lori L. Altshuler;Bernard L. Harlow;Ruta Nonacs

1276
Citations
Axis I psychiatric comorbidity and its relationship to historical illness variables in 288 patients with bipolar disorder

Susan L. McElroy;Lori L. Altshuler;Trisha Suppes;Paul E. Keck

983
Citations
Antidepressant-induced mania and cycle acceleration: a controversy revisited.

Lori L. Altshuler;Robert M. Post;Gabriele S. Leverich;Kirstin Mikalauskas

837
Citations
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

810
Citations
Pharmacologic management of psychiatric illness during pregnancy: Dilemmas and guidelines

Lori L. Altshuler;Lee Cohen;Martin P. Szuba;Vivien K. Burt

764
Citations
The Stanley Foundation Bipolar Treatment Outcome Network. II. Demographics and illness characteristics of the first 261 patients.

Trisha Suppes;Trisha Suppes;Gabriele S Leverich;Gabriele S Leverich;Paul E Keck;Paul E Keck;Willem A Nolen

650
Citations
The functional neuroanatomy of bipolar disorder: a consensus model.

Stephen M Strakowski;Caleb M Adler;Jorge Almeida;Lori L Altshuler

602
Citations
Cognitive Impairment in Euthymic Bipolar Patients With and Without Prior Alcohol Dependence: A Preliminary Study

W G van Gorp;L Altshuler;D C Theberge;J Wilkins

576
Citations
Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Kimberly A. Yonkers;Katherine L. Wisner;Zachary Stowe;Ellen Leibenluft

563
Citations
Early physical and sexual abuse associated with an adverse course of bipolar illness.

Gabriele S Leverich;Susan L McElroy;Susan L McElroy;Trisha Suppes;Trisha Suppes;Paul E Keck;Paul E Keck

551
Citations
Morbidity in 258 bipolar outpatients followed for 1 year with daily prospective ratings on the NIMH Life Chart Method

Robert M. Post;Kirk D. Denicoff;Gabriele S. Leverich;Lori L. Altshuler

530
Citations
Risk of Switch in Mood Polarity to Hypomania or Mania in Patients With Bipolar Depression During Acute and Continuation Trials of Venlafaxine, Sertraline, and Bupropion as Adjuncts to Mood Stabilizers

Gabriele S. Leverich;Lori L. Altshuler;Mark A. Frye;Trisha Suppes

521
Citations
Brain ferritin iron may influence age- and gender-related risks of neurodegeneration.

George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;Todd A. Tishler;Todd A. Tishler;Po H. Lu;Po H. Lu;Pablo Villablanca

481
Citations
Factors associated with suicide attempts in 648 patients with bipolar disorder in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network.

Gabriele S. Leverich;Lori L. Altshuler;Mark A. Frye;Trisha Suppes

478
Citations
Olanzapine versus divalproex sodium for the treatment of acute mania and maintenance of remission: a 47-week study.

Mauricio Tohen;Terence A. Ketter;Carlos A. Zarate;Trisha Suppes

474
Citations
An MRI study of temporal lobe structures in men with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia

Lori L Altshuler;George Bartzokis;Tom Grieder;John Curran

464
Citations
Correlates of overweight and obesity in 644 patients with bipolar disorder.

Susan L. Mcelroy;Mark A. Frye;Trisha Suppes;Dawn Dhavale

462
Citations
Three times more days depressed than manic or hypomanic in both bipolar I and bipolar II disorder

Ralph W. Kupka;Lori L. Altshuler;Willem A. Nolen;Trisha Suppes

445
Citations
Hormonal changes in the postpartum and implications for postpartum depression.

Victoria Hendrick;Lori L. Altshuler;Rita Suri

443
Citations
Placental passage of antidepressant medications

Victoria Hendrick;Zachary N. Stowe;Lori L. Altshuler;Sun Hwang

440
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Trisha Suppes Stanford University

Mark A. Frye University of California, Los Angeles

Susan L. McElroy University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Robert M. Post George Washington University

Paul E. Keck University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Willem A. Nolen University Medical Center Groningen

Heinz Grunze Paracelsus Medical University

Jim Mintz The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

George Bartzokis University of California, Los Angeles

Susan Y. Bookheimer University of California, Los Angeles

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