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Myrna M. Weissman

Columbia University
United States

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Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Medicine D-index 174 Citations 147,566 812 World Ranking 252 National Ranking 168

Best female scientists D-index 175 Citations 149,715 834 World Ranking 34 National Ranking 25

Best Scientists D-index 175 Citations 149,715 834 World Ranking 489 National Ranking 329

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2023 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study Myrna M. Weissman is best known for:

Major depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Epidemiology

Myrna M. Weissman carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Psychiatry and Internal medicine. Her study connects Psychiatric epidemiology and Internal medicine. She incorporates Psychiatric epidemiology and Mental health in her studies. While working on this project, she studies both Mental health and Anxiety. Myrna M. Weissman incorporates Anxiety and Comorbidity in her studies. Myrna M. Weissman connects Comorbidity with Nosology in her study. Myrna M. Weissman undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Nosology and Etiology in her work. Borrowing concepts from Psychiatry, she weaves in ideas under Etiology. Depression (economics) and Macroeconomics are commonly linked in her work.

Her most cited work include:

Advances in psychiatric epidemiology: rates and risks for major depression. (407 citations)
The Cross-national Epidemiology of Panic Disorder (406 citations)
Cross-national epidemiology of major depression and bipolar disorder (246 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date

Myrna M. Weissman integrates Psychiatry and Pathology in her studies. Myrna M. Weissman incorporates Pathology and Psychiatry in her studies. Her multidisciplinary approach integrates Anxiety and Anxiety disorder in her work. Anxiety disorder and Anxiety are two areas of study in which she engages in interdisciplinary work. Clinical psychology is frequently linked to Mood in her study. Myrna M. Weissman regularly links together related areas like Clinical psychology in her Mood studies. Her Depression (economics) study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Macroeconomics. Myrna M. Weissman regularly ties together related areas like Depression (economics) in her Macroeconomics studies. Her study deals with a combination of Genetics and Allele.

Myrna M. Weissman most often published in these fields:

Psychiatry (82.98%)
Anxiety (55.32%)
Clinical psychology (48.94%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2012-2019)?

Macroeconomics (66.67%)
Depression (economics) (66.67%)
Clinical psychology (66.67%)

In recent works Myrna M. Weissman was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her Macroeconomics study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Depression (economics). Her Depression (economics) study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Macroeconomics. As part of her studies on Clinical psychology, Myrna M. Weissman often connects relevant subjects like Mood. Many of her studies involve connections with topics such as Clinical psychology and Mood. She integrates Genetics with Concordance in her research. In her works, Myrna M. Weissman undertakes multidisciplinary study on Concordance and Genetics. Myrna M. Weissman incorporates Anxiety and Personality in her studies. She integrates many fields in her works, including Personality and Anxiety. Myrna M. Weissman incorporates Psychiatry and Pediatrics in her research.

Between 2012 and 2019, her most popular works were:

Type I interferon signaling genes in recurrent major depression: increased expression detected by whole-blood RNA sequencing. (137 citations)
Genotyping serotonin transporter polymorphisms 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 in European- and African-American subjects from the National Institute of Mental Health’s Collaborative Center for Genomic Studies (49 citations)
The association between lower educational attainment and depression owing to shared genetic effects? Results in ~25 000 subjects (48 citations)

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Best Publications

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi.
The Lancet (2012)

9936 Citations

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei.
The Lancet (2012)

8822 Citations

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano.
The Lancet (2012)

8552 Citations

Lifetime Prevalence of Specific Psychiatric Disorders in Three Sites

Lee N. Robins;John E. Helzer;Myrna M. Weissman;Helen Orvaschel.
Archives of General Psychiatry (1984)

3809 Citations

Cross-national epidemiology of major depression and bipolar disorder

M. M. Weissman;R. C. Bland;G. J. Canino;C. Faravelli.
JAMA (1996)

3269 Citations

Sex differences and the epidemiology of depression.

Myrna M. Weissman;Gerald L. Klerman.
Archives of General Psychiatry (1977)

3020 Citations

ASSESSING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN FIVE PSYCHIATRIC POPULATIONS: A VALIDATION STUDY

Myrna M. Weissman;Diane Sholomskas;Margaret Pottenger;Brigitte A. Prusoff.
American Journal of Epidemiology (1977)

2732 Citations

Six-Month Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Three Communities: 1980 to 1982

Jerome K. Myers;Myrna M. Weissman;Gary L. Tischler;Charles E. Holzer.
Archives of General Psychiatry (1984)

2416 Citations

Conceptualization and Rationale for Consensus Definitions of Terms in Major Depressive Disorder: Remission, Recovery, Relapse, and Recurrence

Ellen Frank;Robert F. Prien;Robin B. Jarrett;Martin B. Keller.
Archives of General Psychiatry (1991)

2409 Citations

Assessment of Social Adjustment by Patient Self-Report

Myrna M. Weissman;Sallye Bothwell.
Archives of General Psychiatry (1976)

2397 Citations

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