2026 Mark D. Underwood: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	50	5681	5226	2511	2265	115	11145

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Overview

Mark D. Underwood is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Neuroscience and Medicine. Within these broad areas, Underwood's work frequently addresses subfields including Biological Psychiatry, Neurology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Physiology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

Their studies cover a range of topics, notably:

Tryptophan and brain disorders
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Diet and metabolism studies

Underwood's publication record includes recent papers such as:

COVID-19 induces CNS cytokine expression and loss of hippocampal neurogenesis, 2022, Brain
Lipocalin-2 is an anorexigenic signal in primates, 2020, eLife
A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity, 2025, Nature
COVID-19 Induces CNS Cytokine Expression and Loss of Hippocampal Neurogenesis, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
Integrative transcriptome- and DNA methylation analysis of brain tissue from the temporal pole in suicide decedents and their controls, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry

The venues where Underwood frequently publishes include:

Biological Psychiatry
Nature
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Brain
eLife

Collaboration is evident in their work, with frequent co-authors being:

J. John Mann
Andrew J. Dwork
Mihran J. Bakalian
Gorazd Rosoklija
Victoria Arango

Best Publications

Antidepressants increase neural progenitor cells in the human hippocampus

Maura Boldrini;Maura Boldrini;Mark D Underwood;René Hen;Gorazd B Rosoklija;Gorazd B Rosoklija

845
Citations
A serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and prefrontal cortical binding in major depression and suicide.

J. John Mann;Yung Yu Huang;Mark D. Underwood;Suham A. Kassir

793
Citations
Localized alterations in pre- and postsynaptic serotonin binding sites in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex of suicide victims

Victoria Arango;Mark D. Underwood;Ananda V. Gubbi;J. John Mann

616
Citations
Cortical 5-HT2A Receptor Signaling Modulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Mice

Noelia V. Weisstaub;Mingming Zhou;Alena Lira;Evelyn Lambe;Evelyn Lambe

540
Citations
Serotonin 1A receptors, serotonin transporter binding and serotonin transporter mRNA expression in the brainstem of depressed suicide victims.

Victoria Arango;Victoria Arango;Mark D Underwood;Mark D Underwood;Maura Boldrini;Maura Boldrini;Hadassah Tamir;Hadassah Tamir

504
Citations
Altered depression-related behaviors and functional changes in the dorsal raphe nucleus of serotonin transporter-deficient mice.

Alena Lira;Mingming Zhou;Nathalie Castanon;Mark S Ansorge

440
Citations
Hippocampal Angiogenesis and Progenitor Cell Proliferation Are Increased with Antidepressant Use in Major Depression

Maura Boldrini;Maura Boldrini;René Hen;Mark D. Underwood;Gorazd B. Rosoklija;Gorazd B. Rosoklija

431
Citations
Serotonin brain circuits involved in major depression and suicide

Victoria Arango;Mark D Underwood;J John Mann

360
Citations
Genetics of the serotonergic system in suicidal behavior.

Victoria Arango;Yung-yu Huang;Mark D. Underwood;J.John Mann

332
Citations
Autonomic and somatomotor effects of amygdala central N. stimulation in awake rabbits

Craig D. Applegate;Bruce S. Kapp;Mark D. Underwood;Carol L. McNall

290
Citations
Molecular aging in human prefrontal cortex is selective and continuous throughout adult life.

Loubna Erraji-Benchekroun;Loubna Erraji-Benchekroun;Mark D. Underwood;Mark D. Underwood;Victoria Arango;Victoria Arango;Hanga Galfalvy;Hanga Galfalvy

275
Citations
Neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase mRNA expression in the human dorsal and median raphe nuclei: major depression and suicide.

Helene Bach-Mizrachi;Helene Bach-Mizrachi;Mark D Underwood;Mark D Underwood;Suham A Kassir;Mihran J Bakalian

255
Citations
Cardiovascular responses elicited by electrical stimulation of the amygdala central nucleus in the rabbit

Bruce S. Kapp;Michela Gallagher;Mark D. Underwood;Carole L. McNall

255
Citations
Serotonin-1A autoreceptor binding in the dorsal raphe nucleus of depressed suicides

Maura Boldrini;Mark D. Underwood;J. John Mann;Victoria Arango

236
Citations
The Neurobiology of Suicide Risk: A Review for the Clinician

J. John Mann;Maria Oquendo;Mark D. Underwood;Victoria Arango

236
Citations
More tryptophan hydroxylase in the brainstem dorsal raphe nucleus in depressed suicides.

Maura Boldrini;Mark D. Underwood;J. John Mann;Victoria Arango

232
Citations
COVID-19 induces CNS cytokine expression and loss of hippocampal neurogenesis

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223
Citations
Elevated expression of tryptophan hydroxylase-2 mRNA at the neuronal level in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei of depressed suicides.

Helene Bach-Mizrachi;Mark D. Underwood;Adrienne Tin;S. P. Ellis

216
Citations
Fewer pigmented locus coeruleus neurons in suicide victims: Preliminary results

Victoria Arango;Mark D. Underwood;J. John Mann

213
Citations
Association of BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism and Brain BDNF Levels with Major Depression and Suicide.

Mariam M Youssef;Mark D Underwood;Yung-Yu Huang;Shu-chi Hsiung

202
Citations
Research report Localized alterations in pre- and postsynaptic serotonin binding sites in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex of suicide victims

Victoria Arango;Mark D. Underwood;Ananda V. Gubbi;John Mann

1
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