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W. Edward Craighead

W. Edward Craighead

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 60 3476 3205 1957 1764 181 19222

W. Edward Craighead publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. Edward Craighead between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. Edward Craighead published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2025. 21 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2025. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 13 publications
1971 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. Edward Craighead: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 4
1975 1
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 4
1980 3
1981 3
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 4
1996 3
1997 0
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 5
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 4
2008 3
2009 5
2010 5
2011 8
2012 4
2013 6
2014 8
2015 3
2016 4
2017 7
2018 6
2019 8
2020 6
2021 12
2022 5
2023 4
2024 8
2025 13
Total 204
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W. Edward Craighead publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Edward Craighead sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–190 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 181 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397 181
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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W. Edward Craighead D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Edward Craighead sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321 60
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

W. Edward Craighead is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio spanning psychology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work encompasses a range of topics focused on mental health, brain function, and pharmacological impacts on psychological conditions.

The primary fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Their research further delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychiatry

Main topics covered in their publications involve:

  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include:

  • Boadie W. Dunlop
  • Helen S. Mayberg
  • Ki Sueng Choi
  • Sudeepa Bhattacharyya
  • A. John Rush

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by W. Edward Craighead are:

  • "Alterations in acylcarnitines, amines, and lipids inform about the mechanism of action of citalopram/escitalopram in major depression" (2021) published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Indoxyl sulfate, a gut microbiome-derived uremic toxin, is associated with psychic anxiety and its functional magnetic resonance imaging-based neurologic signature" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Metabolomic and inflammatory signatures of symptom dimensions in major depression" (2022) published in Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Single-cell molecular profiling of all three components of the HPA axis reveals adrenal ABCB1 as a regulator of stress adaptation" (2021) published in Science Advances
  • "VIA character strengths among U.S. college students and their associations with happiness, well-being, resiliency, academic success and psychopathology" (2020) published in The Journal of Positive Psychology

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Nature Mental Health
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

In 1991, W. Edward Craighead was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Effects of Exercise Training on Older Patients With Major Depression

    James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;Kathleen A. Moore;W. Edward Craighead

  • Exercise Treatment for Major Depression: Maintenance of Therapeutic Benefit at 10 Months

    Michael Babyak;James A. Blumenthal;Steve Herman;Parinda Khatri

  • Exercise and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder

    James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;P. Murali Doraiswamy;Lana Watkins

  • Normative and reliability data for the Children's Depression Inventory.

    Mervin R. Smucker;W. Edward Craighead;Linda Wilcoxon Craighead;Barbara J. Green

  • The Role of Nonspecific Factors in Cognitive‐Behavior Therapy for Depression

    Stephen S. Ilardi;W. Edward Craighead

  • Neurobiological and psychiatric consequences of child abuse and neglect

    Christine Heim;Margaret Shugart;W. Edward Craighead;Charles B. Nemeroff

  • Self-esteem enhancement with children and adolescents

    Alice W. Pope;Susan M. McHale;W. Edward Craighead

  • Toward a Neuroimaging Treatment Selection Biomarker for Major Depressive Disorder

    Callie L. McGrath;Mary E. Kelley;Paul E. Holtzheimer;Boadie W. Dunlop

  • Selective Recall of Positive and Negative Feedback, Self-control Behaviors, and Depression

    R. Eric Nelson;W. Edward Craighead

  • Functional Connectivity of the Subcallosal Cingulate Cortex And Differential Outcomes to Treatment With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Antidepressant Medication for Major Depressive Disorder

    Boadie W. Dunlop;Boadie W. Dunlop;Boadie W. Dunlop;Justin K. Rajendra;Justin K. Rajendra;Justin K. Rajendra;W. Edward Craighead;W. Edward Craighead;W. Edward Craighead;Mary E. Kelley;Mary E. Kelley;Mary E. Kelley

  • Factor analysis of the Children's Depression Inventory in a community sample

    W. Edward Craighead;Mervin R. Smucker;Linda Wilcoxon Craighead;Stephen S. Ilardi

  • Behavior Modification: Principles, Issues, and Applications

    W. Edward Craighead;Alan E. Kazdin;Michael J. Mahoney

  • Family-Focused Treatment for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Results of a 2-Year Randomized Trial

    David J. Miklowitz;David A. Axelson;Boris Birmaher;Elizabeth L. George

  • Psychosocial treatments for major depressive disorder.

    W. Edward Craighead;Benjamin N. Johnson;Sean Carey;Boadie W. Dunlop

  • Exercise and pharmacotherapy in patients with major depression: one-year follow-up of the SMILE study.

    Benson M. Hoffman;Michael A. Babyak;W. Edward Craighead;Andrew Sherwood

  • Family-focused treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder

    David J. Miklowitz;Elizabeth L. George;David A. Axelson;Eunice Y. Kim

  • Distortion of perception and recall of positive and neutral feedback in depression

    Bob G. DeMonbreun;W. Edward Craighead

  • Defective Inflammatory Pathways in Never-Treated Depressed Patients Are Associated with Poor Treatment Response

    Shariful A. Syed;Eleonore Beurel;David A. Loewenstein;Jeffrey A. Lowell

  • Attributional style in clinically depressed and conduct disordered adolescents.

    John F. Curry;W. Edward Craighead

  • Away from a unitary model of depression.

    W. Edward Craighead

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen S. Mayberg
Helen S. Mayberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Boadie W. Dunlop
Boadie W. Dunlop Emory University
Charles B. Nemeroff
Charles B. Nemeroff The University of Texas at Austin
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society
Mark A. Frye
Mark A. Frye University of California, Los Angeles
James A. Blumenthal
James A. Blumenthal Duke University
John F. Curry
John F. Curry Duke University
Andrew W. Meyers
Andrew W. Meyers University of Memphis
David J. Miklowitz
David J. Miklowitz University of California, Los Angeles
Liewei Wang
Liewei Wang Mayo Clinic

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