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Lori L. Altshuler 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 Lori L. Altshuler sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 381 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lori L. Altshuler 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 Lori L. Altshuler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 116 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Pharmacologic management of psychiatric illness during pregnancy: Dilemmas and guidelines

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

  • 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

  • The functional neuroanatomy of bipolar disorder: a consensus model.

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

  • 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

  • Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Hormonal changes in the postpartum and implications for postpartum depression.

    Victoria Hendrick;Lori L. Altshuler;Rita Suri

  • Placental passage of antidepressant medications

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Trisha Suppes
Trisha Suppes Stanford University
Mark A. Frye
Mark A. Frye University of California, Los Angeles
Susan L. McElroy
Susan L. McElroy University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Robert M. Post
Robert M. Post George Washington University
Paul E. Keck
Paul E. Keck University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Willem A. Nolen
Willem A. Nolen University Medical Center Groningen
Heinz Grunze
Heinz Grunze Paracelsus Medical University
Jim Mintz
Jim Mintz The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
George Bartzokis
George Bartzokis University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Y. Bookheimer
Susan Y. Bookheimer University of California, Los Angeles

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