2026 Patrick D. McGorry: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	170	877	803	23	23	1491	111175
Medicine	171	507	462	14	12	1470	113730

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
2016 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Patrick D. McGorry is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and psychology, with a strong focus on psychiatry and mental health. Their work notably covers subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The principal areas of study in McGorry's research encompass schizophrenia research and treatment, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, mental health research topics, mental health treatment and access, bipolar disorder and treatment, mental health and psychiatry, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Frequent collaborators include Barnaby Nelson, Alison R. Yung, G. Paul Amminger, Ian B. Hickie, and Stephen J. Wood. McGorry's research has appeared predominantly in key publication venues such as Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research, Harvard Dataverse, UNC Libraries, and Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Significant recent papers authored by McGorry include:

"Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care" (2022) published in World Psychiatry
"The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health" (2024) published in The Lancet Psychiatry

Other notable papers appearing alongside McGorry's research interests, though authored by other scholars, include works in Schizophrenia Research and World Psychiatry.

McGorry has been recognized with fellowships from prestigious Australian institutions: the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2017 and the Australian Academy of Science in 2016.

Best Publications

Mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge

Vikram Patel;Alan J. Flisher;Alan J. Flisher;Sarah E Hetrick;Patrick D. McGorry

3656
Citations
Mapping the onset of psychosis: the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States

Alison R. Yung;Hok Pan Yuen;Patrick D. Mcgorry;Lisa J. Phillips

2535
Citations
The Psychosis High-Risk State: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review

Paolo Fusar-Poli;Stefan Borgwardt;Andreas Bechdolf;Jean Addington

1751
Citations
Neuroanatomical abnormalities before and after onset of psychosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal MRI comparison.

Christos Pantelis;Christos Pantelis;Dennis Velakoulis;Dennis Velakoulis;Patrick D McGorry;Stephen J Wood;Stephen J Wood

1576
Citations
The Prodromal Phase of First-episode Psychosis: Past and Current Conceptualizations

Alison R. Yung;Patrick D. McGorry

1562
Citations
Psychosis prediction: 12-month follow up of a high-risk ("prodromal") group.

Alison R Yung;Lisa J Phillips;Hok Pan Yuen;Shona M Francey

1455
Citations
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness

Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Najma Siddiqi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Dan J Siskind

1443
Citations
Randomized controlled trial of interventions designed to reduce the risk of progression to first-episode psychosis in a clinical sample with subthreshold symptoms.

Patrick D. McGorry;Alison R. Yung;Lisa J. Phillips;Hok Pan Yuen

1369
Citations
Pathways underlying neuroprogression in bipolar disorder : focus on inflammation, oxidative stress and neurotrophic factors

Michael Berk;Flavio P Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean

1330
Citations
EPPIC: An Evolving System of Early Detection and Optimal Management

Patrick D. McGorry;Jane Edwards;Cathrine Mihalopoulos;Susan M. Harrigan

1264
Citations
Long-chain ω-3 fatty acids for indicated prevention of psychotic disorders: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

G. Paul Amminger;Miriam R. Schäfer;Konstantinos Papageorgiou;Claudia M. Klier

1255
Citations
The Mental Health of Elite Athletes: A Narrative Systematic Review

Simon M. Rice;Rosemary Purcell;Stefanie De Silva;Daveena Mawren

1244
Citations
Clinical staging of psychiatric disorders: a heuristic framework for choosing earlier, safer and more effective interventions

Patrick D. McGorry;Ian B. Hickie;Alison R. Yung;Christos Pantelis

1084
Citations
Prediction of psychosis. A step towards indicated prevention of schizophrenia

Alison R. Yung;Lisa J. Phillips;Patrick D. McGorry;Colleen A. McFarlane

1041
Citations
Monitoring and Care of Young People at Incipient Risk of Psychosis

Alison R. Yung;Patrick D. McGorry;Colleen A. McFarlane;Henry J. Jackson

1001
Citations
Risk factors for psychosis in an ultra high-risk group: psychopathology and clinical features.

Alison R Yung;Lisa J Phillips;Hok Pan Yuen;Patrick D McGorry

993
Citations
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the management of schizophrenia and related disorders

Cherrie Galletly;David Castle;Frances Dark;Verity Humberstone

908
Citations
Hippocampal and amygdala volumes according to psychosis stage and diagnosis: a magnetic resonance imaging study of chronic schizophrenia, first-episode psychosis, and ultra-high-risk individuals.

Dennis Velakoulis;Stephen J Wood;Michael T H Wong;Patrick D McGorry

868
Citations
Mental health of young people : a global public-health challenge. Commentary

Vittoria Tonin;Vikram Patel;Alan J Flisher;Sarah Hetrick

31
Citations
Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acids for Indicated Prevention of Psychotic Disorders

G Paul Amminger;Miriam R Schäfer;Konstantinos Papageorgiou;Claudia M Klier

20
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison R. Yung Deakin University

Christos Pantelis University of Melbourne

Stephen J. Wood University of Melbourne

Barnaby Nelson University of Melbourne

Lisa J. Phillips University of Melbourne

Dennis Velakoulis University of Melbourne

Michael Berk Deakin University

Henry J. Jackson University of Melbourne

Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney

Mario Alvarez-Jimenez University of Melbourne

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