2026 William M. McMahon: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	83	1255	1108	760	653	160	33449
Medicine	83	15412	14497	7774	7191	164	33541

Overview

William M. McMahon is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on genetics, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, developmental neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Williams Syndrome Research
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Trypanosoma species research and implications

Among the notable papers authored or coauthored by William M. McMahon are:

Sensory features in autism: Findings from a large population-based surveillance system, 2022, published in Autism Research
Synaptic processes and immune-related pathways implicated in Tourette syndrome, 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
Genome-Wide Association Study Points to Novel Locus for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, 2023, published in Biological Psychiatry
Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of 9619 Cases With Tic Disorders, 2024, published in Biological Psychiatry
Synaptic processes and immune-related pathways implicated in Tourette Syndrome, 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

William M. McMahon has frequently published in the following venues:

Biological Psychiatry
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
UNC Libraries
Autism Research
Translational Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Guy A. Rouleau
Daniëlle C. Cath
Dongmei Yu
Paul Sandor
Cathy L. Barr

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

2429
Citations
Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

2381
Citations
Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Guiqing Cai;Olena Korvatska

1637
Citations
Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

1609
Citations
Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

Kai Wang;Haitao Zhang;Deqiong Ma;Maja Bucan

1122
Citations
A genomic screen of autism: evidence for a multilocus etiology.

Neil Risch;Donna Spiker;Linda Lotspeich;Nassim Nouri

863
Citations
Executive function abilities in autism and Tourette Syndrome: An information processing approach

Sally Ozonoff;David L. Strayer;William M. McMahon;Francis Filloux

792
Citations
Lifetime Prevalence, Age of Risk, and Genetic Relationships of Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Tourette Syndrome

Matthew E. Hirschtritt;Paul C. Lee;David L. Pauls;Yves Dion

779
Citations
A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

766
Citations
Diffusion tensor imaging of the corpus callosum in Autism

Andrew L. Alexander;Jee Eun Lee;Mariana Lazar;Rebecca Boudos

766
Citations
Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

747
Citations
Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

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

729
Citations
A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

709
Citations
Twenty-year outcome for individuals with autism and average or near-average cognitive abilities.

Megan A. Farley;William M. McMahon;Eric Fombonne;William R. Jenson

667
Citations
Repetitive Behavior Profiles in Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

Mikle South;Sally J Ozonoff;William M. McMahon

591
Citations
Superior Temporal Gyrus, Language Function, and Autism

Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Sherstin Mortensen;E. Shannon Neeley;Sally J Ozonoff

555
Citations
Performance on Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Subtests Sensitive to Frontal Lobe Function in People with Autistic Disorder: Evidence from the Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism Network

Sally J Ozonoff;Ian Cook;Hilary Coon;Geraldine Dawson

529
Citations
Genome-wide analyses of exonic copy number variants in a family-based study point to novel autism susceptibility genes

Maja Bucan;Brett S. Abrahams;Kai Wang;Joseph T. Glessner

497
Citations
Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism.

Janet E. Lainhart;Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Maureen Bocian;Hilary Coon

470
Citations
Face processing in children with autism Effects of stimulus contents and type

Leslie L. Speer;Anne E. Cook;William M. McMahon;Elaine Clark

461
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilary Coon University of Utah

Judith Miller University of Pennsylvania

Geraldine Dawson Duke University

Janet E. Lainhart University of Wisconsin–Madison

David L. Pauls Harvard University

Danielle C. Cath Utrecht University

Mark Leppert University of Utah

Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University

Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago

External Links

Personal website of William M. McMahon

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