2026 Robert B. Innis: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	114	468	424	271	241	599	51182
Medicine	114	4710	4419	2552	2366	599	51165

Research.com Recognitions

1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert B. Innis is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study highlight their multidisciplinary approach in:

Molecular Biology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Pharmacology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Oncology

Their primary research topics cover:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
Phosphodiesterase function and regulation
Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Estrogen and related hormone effects
Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
S100 Proteins and Annexins

Robert B. Innis has contributed to a number of publications, frequently collaborating with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

Victor W. Pike (50 publications)
Sami S. Zoghbi (40 publications)
Jeih-San Liow (31 publications)
Cheryl L. Morse (26 publications)
Paolo Zanotti-Fregonara (21 publications)

They have published extensively in the following venues:

Biological Psychiatry (14 publications)
Journal of Nuclear Medicine (11 publications)
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (4 publications)
EJNMMI Research (4 publications)
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (2 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

"Neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders: PET imaging and promising new targets," 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
"PET imaging of neuroinflammation in neurological disorders," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
"Guidelines for the content and format of PET brain data in publications and archives: A consensus paper," 2020, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
"Functional Selectivity of a Biased Cannabinoid-1 Receptor (CB₁R) Antagonist," 2021, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
"PET measurement of cyclooxygenase-2 using a novel radioligand: upregulation in primate neuroinflammation and first-in-human study," 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Innis was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

MRI-based measurement of hippocampal volume in patients with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

J. Douglas Bremner;Penny Randall;Tammy M. Scott;Richard A. Bronen

2349
Citations
Consensus nomenclature for in vivo imaging of reversibly binding radioligands

Robert B. Innis;Vincent Joseph Cunningham;Jacques Delforge;Masahiro Fujita

2220
Citations
Magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood physical and sexual abuse--a preliminary report.

J. Douglas Bremner;Penny Randall;Penny Randall;Eric Vermetten;Lawrence Staib

1692
Citations
Single photon emission computerized tomography imaging of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in drug-free schizophrenic subjects

M Laruelle;A Abi-Dargham;C H van Dyck;R Gil

1641
Citations
Increased striatal dopamine transmission in schizophrenia: confirmation in a second cohort.

Abi-Dargham A;Gil R;Krystal J;Baldwin Rm

1093
Citations
Linearized Reference Tissue Parametric Imaging Methods: Application to [11C]DASB Positron Emission Tomography Studies of the Serotonin Transporter in Human Brain:

Masanori Ichise;Jeih-San Liow;Jian-Qiang Lu;Akihiro Takano

941
Citations
Increased dopamine transmission in schizophrenia: relationship to illness phases.

Marc Laruelle;Anissa Abi-Dargham;Anissa Abi-Dargham;Roberto Gil;Roberto Gil;Lawrence Kegeles

903
Citations
Distinct cholecystokinin receptors in brain and pancreas.

Robert B. Innis;Solomon H. Snyder

797
Citations
Deficits in short-term memory in posttraumatic stress disorder.

Bremner Jd;Scott Tm;Delaney Rc;Southwick Sm

792
Citations
Reversible and regionally selective downregulation of brain cannabinoid CB1 receptors in chronic daily cannabis smokers

Hirvonen J;Goodwin Rs;Li Ct;Terry Ge

673
Citations
Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography

Robert T Malison;Lawrence H Price;Robert Berman;Christopher H van Dyck

618
Citations
Decreased single-photon emission computed tomographic [123I]beta-CIT striatal uptake correlates with symptom severity in Parkinson's disease.

J. P. Seibyl;K. L. Marchek;D. Quinlan;K. Sheff

610
Citations
Cholecystokinin octapeptide-like immunoreactivity: histochemical localization in rat brain.

Robert B. Innis;Fernando M. A. Correa;George R. Uhl;Bruce Schneider

533
Citations
[sup 123 I] beta-CIT/SPECT imaging demonstrates bilateral loss of dopamine transporters in hemi-Parkinson's disease

K. L. Marek;J. P. Seibyl;S. S. Zoghbi;Y. Zea-Ponce

478
Citations
Single photon emission computed tomographic imaging demonstrates loss of striatal dopamine transporters in Parkinson disease.

R B Innis;J P Seibyl;B E Scanley;M Laruelle

474
Citations
SPECT imaging of dopamine and serotonin transporters with [123I]beta-CIT: pharmacological characterization of brain uptake in nonhuman primates.

Marc Laruelle;Ronald M. Baldwin;Robert T. Malison;Yolanda Zea-Ponce

454
Citations
[123I]β-CIT SPECT imaging assessment of the rate of Parkinson’s disease progression

K. Marek;R. Innis;C. van Dyck;B. Fussell

442
Citations
Mixed-Affinity Binding in Humans with 18-kDa Translocator Protein Ligands

David R.J. Owen;Roger N. Gunn;Eugenii A. Rabiner;Idriss Bennacef

421
Citations
Decreased benzodiazepine receptor binding in prefrontal cortex in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

J D Bremner;R B Innis;S M Southwick;L Staib

417
Citations
Strategies to improve neuroreceptor parameter estimation by linear regression analysis.

Masanori Ichise;Hiroshi Toyama;Robert B Innis;Richard E Carson

416
Citations
Positron emission tomography measurement of cerebral metabolic correlates of tryptophan depletion-induced depressive relapse

J. D. Bremner;R. B. Innis;R. M. Salomon;L. H. Staib

400
Citations