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Tobias Banaschewski

Tobias Banaschewski

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Psychology
Germany
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
118
Citations
65551
World Ranking
274
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
66536
World Ranking
3694
National Ranking
202

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Tobias Banaschewski is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in fields related to medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and genetics.

Their main topics of research involve studies on functional brain connectivity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, autism spectrum disorder research, mental health research topics, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.

Some recent papers authored by Banaschewski include:

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years, 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • Virtual Histology of Cortical Thickness and Shared Neurobiology in 6 Psychiatric Disorders, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Evidence-based pharmacological treatment options for ADHD in children and adolescents, 2021, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Frequent co-authors working with Banaschewski include:

  • Frauke Nees
  • Andreas Heinz
  • Sylvane Desrivières
  • Michael N. Smolka
  • Henrik Walter

Their research is frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Nonpharmacological Interventions for ADHD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials of Dietary and Psychological Treatments

    Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke;Daniel Brandeis;Samuele Cortese;David Daley

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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  • Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Samuele Cortese;Nicoletta Adamo;Cinzia Del Giovane;Christina Mohr-Jensen

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder

    Stephen V. Faraone;Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Yi Zheng

  • European clinical guidelines for hyperkinetic disorder-first upgrade

    Eric Taylor;Manfred Döpfner;Joseph Sergeant;Philip Asherson

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

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  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • The IMAGEN study: reinforcement-related behaviour in normal brain function and psychopathology.

    G Schumann;E Loth;T Banaschewski;A Barbot

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes.

    K. Brookes;X. Xu;W. Chen;K. Zhou

  • Correlated gene expression supports synchronous activity in brain networks

    Jonas Richiardi;Jonas Richiardi;Andre Altmann;Anna-Clare Milazzo;Anna-Clare Milazzo;Catie Chang

  • Live fast, die young? A review on the developmental trajectories of ADHD across the lifespan

    Barbara Franke;Giorgia Michelini;Philip Asherson;Tobias Banaschewski

  • The quality of life of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review

    Marina Danckaerts;Edmund J. S. Sonuga‐Barke;Tobias Banaschewski;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Sarah E. Medland;Sarah E. Medland;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Philip Asherson

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    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Genome-wide association scan of quantitative traits for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder identifies novel associations and confirms candidate gene associations

    Jessica Lasky-Su;Benjamin M. Neale;Barbara Franke;Richard J.L. Anney

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes

    Keeley J. Brookes;Xiaohui Xu;Wai Chen;Kaixin Zhou

  • The genetics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    David Coghill;Tobias Banaschewski

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Hugh Garavan
Hugh Garavan University of Vermont
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Luise Poustka
Luise Poustka University of Göttingen
Andreas Heinz
Andreas Heinz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Patricia J. Conrod
Patricia J. Conrod University of Montreal
Daniel Brandeis
Daniel Brandeis University of Zurich
Frauke Nees
Frauke Nees Kiel University

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