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Robert K. McNamara

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Neuroscience

D-Index
63
Citations
13201
World Ranking
3407
National Ranking
1580

Robert K. McNamara publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert K. McNamara sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 205 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert K. McNamara D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert K. McNamara sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Robert K. McNamara is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, as well as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies

Among recent notable publications are:

  • Changes in the brain structural connectome after a prospective randomized clinical trial of lithium and quetiapine treatment in youth with bipolar disorder (2021), published in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Predicting treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder using brain magnetic resonance imaging: a meta-analysis (2024), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • A multi-national, multi-disciplinary Delphi consensus study on using omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (2020), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Effects of Fish Oil Monotherapy on Depression and Prefrontal Neurochemistry in Adolescents at High Risk for Bipolar I Disorder: A 12-Week Placebo-Controlled Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Trial (2020), published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  • Common and distinct cortical thickness alterations in youth with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2024), published in BMC Medicine

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Robert K. McNamara include:

  • Melissa P. DelBello
  • L. Rodrigo Patino
  • Maxwell J. Tallman
  • John A. Sweeney
  • Qiyong Gong

Publications are often featured in venues such as:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Psychiatry Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Journal of Attention Disorders

The range of research topics and publication venues indicates a multi-disciplinary approach, with a strong emphasis on psychiatric conditions, neuroimaging techniques, and clinical interventions related to mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Their research also covers adolescent and pediatric mental health frameworks as well as biochemical and dietary interventions in mental health.

Best Publications

  • Role for neuronally derived fractalkine in mediating interactions between neurons and CX3CR1-expressing microglia

    Jeffrey K. Harrison;Yan Jiang;Shizong Chen;Yiyang Xia

  • Role of omega-3 fatty acids in brain development and function: Potential implications for the pathogenesis and prevention of psychopathology

    Robert K. McNamara;Susan E. Carlson

  • The neuropharmacological and neurochemical basis of place learning in the Morris water maze

    Robert K. McNamara;Ronald W. Skelton

  • Neonatal maternal separation reduces hippocampal mossy fiber density in adult Long Evans rats.

    Rebecca L Huot;Paul M Plotsky;Robert H Lenox;Robert K McNamara

  • Duloxetine 60 mg once daily dosing versus placebo in the acute treatment of major depression

    Michael J. Detke;Yili Lu;David J. Goldstein;David J. Goldstein;Robert K. McNamara

  • Duloxetine in the acute and long-term treatment of major depressive disorder: a placebo- and paroxetine-controlled trial

    Michael J. Detke;Curtis G. Wiltse;Craig H. Mallinckrodt;Robert K. McNamara

  • Selective deficits in the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid in the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of patients with major depressive disorder.

    Robert K. McNamara;Chang-Gyu Hahn;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider

  • Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation increases prefrontal cortex activation during sustained attention in healthy boys: a placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Robert K McNamara;Jessica Able;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider

  • Abnormalities in the fatty acid composition of the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of schizophrenic patients: Gender differences and partial normalization with antipsychotic medications

    Robert K. McNamara;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider;Patrick Tso

  • Dual monoamine modulation for improved treatment of major depressive disorder.

    Pierre V Tran;Frank P Bymaster;Robert K McNamara;William Z Potter

  • International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research Practice Guidelines for Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.

    Ta Wei Guu;David Mischoulon;Jerome Sarris;Jerome Sarris;Joseph Hibbeln

  • Deficits in docosahexaenoic acid and associated elevations in the metabolism of arachidonic acid and saturated fatty acids in the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of patients with bipolar disorder.

    Robert K. McNamara;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider;Patrick Tso

  • Neurobiology of Lithium: An Update

    Robert H. Lenox;Robert K. McNamara;Roger L. Papke;Husseini K. Manji

  • Sexual functioning assessed in 4 double-blind placebo- and paroxetine-controlled trials of duloxetine for major depressive disorder.

    Pedro L. Delgado;Stephen K. Brannan;Craig H. Mallinckrodt;Pierre V. Tran

  • Neuroprogression in bipolar disorder.

    Marguerite Reid Schneider;Melissa P DelBello;Robert K McNamara;Stephen M Strakowski

  • Dopamine and serotonin receptor binding and antipsychotic efficacy.

    Neil M Richtand;Neil M Richtand;Jeffrey A Welge;Aaron D Logue;Aaron D Logue;Paul E Keck;Paul E Keck

  • The aging human orbitofrontal cortex: Decreasing polyunsaturated fatty acid composition and associated increases in lipogenic gene expression and stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity

    Robert K. McNamara;Yanhong Liu;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider

  • Cognitive response to fish oil, blueberry, and combined supplementation in older adults with subjective cognitive impairment.

    Robert K. McNamara;Wilhelmina Kalt;Marcelle D. Shidler;Jane McDonald

  • Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency increases constitutive pro-inflammatory cytokine production in rats: Relationship with central serotonin turnover

    Robert K. McNamara;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider;Patrick Tso

  • Elevated immune-inflammatory signaling in mood disorders: a new therapeutic target?

    Robert K McNamara;Francis E Lotrich

  • Diazepam impairs acquisition but not performance in the Morris water maze.

    Robert K. McNamara;Ronald W. Skelton

  • IMPAIRED LEARNING AND MEMORY AND ALTERED HIPPOCAMPAL NEURODEVELOPMENT RESULTING FROM INTERLEUKIN-2 GENE DELETION

    John M. Petitto;Robert K. McNamara;Paul L. Gendreau;Zhi Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Tso
Patrick Tso University of Cincinnati
Neil M. Richtand
Neil M. Richtand University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Robert H. Lenox
Robert H. Lenox University of New England
Caleb M. Adler
Caleb M. Adler University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Stephen M. Strakowski
Stephen M. Strakowski The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Melissa P. DelBello
Melissa P. DelBello University of Cincinnati
Jack W. Lipton
Jack W. Lipton Michigan State University
Philip R. Szeszko
Philip R. Szeszko Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James C. Eliassen
James C. Eliassen University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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