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Louise Gallagher

Louise Gallagher

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Psychology
Ireland
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
53
Citations
29034
World Ranking
4691
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Louise Gallagher is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their body of work primarily addresses topics in autism spectrum disorder research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and genomic variations including chromosomal abnormalities.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of studies in neurodevelopmental conditions and genetic influences. Notable publications include:

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism (2020, Cell)
  • Genomic Architecture of Autism from Comprehensive Whole-Genome Sequence Annotation (2022, Cell)
  • Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups (2020, American Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Sex and Gender in Neurodevelopmental Conditions (2023, Nature Reviews Neurology)
  • A Framework for an Evidence-Based Gene List Relevant to Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020, Nature Reviews Genetics)

Gallagher's collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Evdokia Anagnostou, Ciara J. Molloy, Sara Calderoni, and Rosa Calvo. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary approaches within the fields of genetics, neuroscience, and psychiatry.

The scientist's publications appear most often in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Gallagher has contributed to subfields such as genetics, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health. Their research topics also embrace genomics and rare diseases, congenital heart defects research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and family and disability support research.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

    Silvia De Rubeis;Xin-Xin He;Arthur P Goldberg;Christopher S. Poultney

  • The autism brain imaging data exchange: towards a large-scale evaluation of the intrinsic brain architecture in autism

    A Di Martino;C-G Yan;Q Li;E Denio

  • 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

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

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

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

  • Whole genome sequencing resource identifies 18 new candidate genes for autism spectrum disorder

    Ryan K C Yuen;Daniele Merico;Matt Bookman;Jennifer L. Howe

  • Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes

    Heather C Mefford;Andrew J Sharp;Carl Baker;Andy Itsara

  • Microduplications of 16p11.2 are Associated with Schizophrenia

    Shane E. McCarthy;Vladimir Makarov;George Kirov;Anjene M. Addington

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Enhancing studies of the connectome in autism using the autism brain imaging data exchange II

    Adriana Di Martino;David O'Connor;David O'Connor;Bosi Chen;Kaat Alaerts

  • Cortical and Subcortical Brain Morphometry Differences Between Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Individuals Across the Lifespan: Results From the ENIGMA ASD Working Group

    Daan van Rooij;Evdokia Anagnostou;Celso Arango;Guillaume Auzias

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders.

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Dalila Pinto;Joana Almeida

  • Dopaminergic-neuropeptide interactions in the social brain

    David H. Skuse;Louise Gallagher

  • Dissociation in performance of children with ADHD and high-functioning autism on a task of sustained attention

    Katherine A. Johnson;Ian H. Robertson;Simon P. Kelly;Timothy J. Silk;Timothy J. Silk

  • Altered structural brain asymmetry in autism spectrum disorder in a study of 54 datasets

    Merel C. Postema;Daan van Rooij;Evdokia Anagnostou;Celso Arango

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

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gill
Michael Gill Trinity College Dublin
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Peter Szatmari
Peter Szatmari University of Toronto
James S. Sutcliffe
James S. Sutcliffe Vanderbilt University
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Edwin H. Cook
Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University

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