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Ross J. Baldessarini

Ross J. Baldessarini

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
143
Citations
70784
World Ranking
1520
National Ranking
882

Ross J. Baldessarini publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ross J. Baldessarini sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 955 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ross J. Baldessarini D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ross J. Baldessarini sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 143 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ross J. Baldessarini is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a significant research portfolio primarily focused on psychiatric disorders, especially bipolar disorder. Their work spans medicine and psychology, with a concentration in psychiatry and mental health as well as clinical psychology and pharmacology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including bipolar disorder and its treatment, schizophrenia research and treatment, electroconvulsive therapy studies, the treatment of major depression, suicide and self-harm studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Bipolar depression: a major unsolved challenge (2020), published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management (2022), published in World Psychiatry
  • Prevention of suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder (2020), published in Bipolar Disorders
  • Efficacy and Tolerability of Combination Treatments for Major Depression: Antidepressants plus Second-Generation Antipsychotics vs. Esketamine vs. Lithium (2021), published in Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • Preventing new episodes of bipolar disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2021), published in European Neuropsychopharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ross J. Baldessarini include Leonardo Tondo, Gustavo Vázquez, Alessandro Miola, Marco Pinna, and Martina Contu.

The researcher publishes regularly in venues such as the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Journal of Affective Disorders, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, Journal of Psychopharmacology, and Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

Their areas of focus within the field largely relate to understanding and managing bipolar disorder, as indicated by the high number of publications related to this topic, alongside other psychiatric conditions and treatments. Their work examines clinical characterization, prevention strategies, and pharmacological treatments to enhance patient outcomes.

Best Publications

  • International Consensus Study of Antipsychotic Dosing

    David M. Gardner;Andrea L. Murphy;Heather O'Donnell;Franca Centorrino

  • Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

    M. I. Herz;R. P. Liberman;T. H. McGlashan;J. A. Lieberman

  • One hundred years of schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of the outcome literature.

    J D Hegarty;R J Baldessarini;M Tohen;C Waternaux

  • Clozapine. A novel antipsychotic agent.

    R J Baldessarini;F R Frankenburg

  • False neurotransmitters and hepatic failure.

    JosefE Fischer;RossJ Baldessarini

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • The Dexamethasone Suppression Test for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Psychiatry: Commentary and Review

    George W. Arana;Ross J. Baldessarini;Marjorie Ornsteen

  • Decreased risk of suicides and attempts during long-term lithium treatment: a meta-analytic review.

    Ross J Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo;Leonardo Tondo;Paula Davis;Maurizio Pompili;Maurizio Pompili

  • Significance of neuroleptic dose and plasma level in the pharmacological treatment of psychoses.

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Bruce M. Cohen;Martin H. Teicher

  • Two-Year Syndromal and Functional Recovery in 219 Cases of First-Episode Major Affective Disorder With Psychotic Features

    Mauricio Tohen;John Hennen;Carlos M. Zarate;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • Behavioural supersensitivity to apomorphine following chronic treatment with drugs which interfere with the synaptic function of catecholamines.

    D. Tarsy;R.J. Baldessarini;R.J. Baldessarini

  • Risk of recurrence in women with bipolar disorder during pregnancy: prospective study of mood stabilizer discontinuation

    Adele C. Viguera;Theodore Whitfield;Ross J. Baldessarini;D. Jeffrey Newport

  • The McLean-Harvard first-episode mania study: Prediction of recovery and first recurrence

    Mauricio Tohen;Carlos A. Zarate;John Hennen;Hari Mandir Kaur Khalsa

  • Neuroleptic withdrawal in schizophrenic patients. A review of the literature.

    P L Gilbert;M J Harris;L A McAdams;D V Jeste

  • The predictive power of diagnostic tests and the effect of prevalence of illness

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Seth Finklestein;George W. Arana

  • Risk of recurrence following discontinuation of lithium treatment in bipolar disorder.

    Trisha Suppes;Ross J. Baldessarini;Gianni L. Faedda;Mauricio Tohen

  • Risk of recurrence of bipolar disorder in pregnant and nonpregnant women after discontinuing lithium maintenance.

    Adele C. Viguera;Ruta Nonacs;Lee S. Cohen;Leonardo Tondo

  • Suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder: risk and prevention

    Leonardo Tondo;Leonardo Tondo;Göran Isacsson;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • Modern antipsychotic drugs: a critical overview

    David M. Gardner;Ross J. Baldessarini;Paul Waraich

  • Animal models of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Eugen Davids;Kehong Zhang;Frank I Tarazi;Ross J Baldessarini

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo Tondo
Leonardo Tondo University of Cagliari
John L. Neumeyer
John L. Neumeyer Harvard University
Mauricio Tohen
Mauricio Tohen University of New Mexico
Frank I. Tarazi
Frank I. Tarazi Harvard University
John Hennen
John Hennen Harvard University
Gustavo H. Vázquez
Gustavo H. Vázquez Queen's University
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Maurizio Pompili
Maurizio Pompili Sapienza University of Rome
Martin H. Teicher
Martin H. Teicher Harvard University
Paolo Girardi
Paolo Girardi Sapienza University of Rome

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