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Major Depression: Research Leaders and Landscape

The most active researchers, institutions, and subtopics in Major Depression, from recent PubMed records. Public authorship only, every figure verifiable by PMID.

Analyzed 56 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "treatment resistant depression esketamine psychedelic". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Pettorruso MauroImaging and Clinical Sciences3
2da Costa Gonçalves Kaike ThiêUniversity Hospital Onofre Lopes3
3Falchi-Carvalho MarceloBrazil; Department of Clinical Medicine3
4Arcoverde EmersonUniversity Hospital Onofre Lopes3
5Palhano-Fontes FernandaFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte3
6Galvão-Coelho Nicole LeiteFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte3
7Veraart JolienUniversity Medical Center Groningen3
8Ho RogerNational University of Singapore3
9Olivier BerendUtrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS)2
10Boffa MartaIstituto Superiore Di Sanità2
11De Risio LuisaASL Roma 52
12Zoratto FrancescaIstituto Superiore Di Sanità2
13Cavalcanti-Ribeiro PatriciaUniversity Hospital Onofre Lopes2
14De Souza Lara Carvalho Araújo MeloFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte2
15de Medeiros Lima Nicole BezerraFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte2
16Lopes Eduardo Igor Torquato CardosoUniversity Hospital Onofre Lopes2
17Bolcont RaynaraFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte2
18de Brito Aldielyson Jorge CavalcantiUniversity of Calgary2

Ranked by recent publication volume; names not yet disambiguated and not citation-weighted. The full brief adds ORCID disambiguation, citation weighting, and clinical-trial investigator data.

Leading institutions

Imaging and Clinical Sciences (4), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (3), University Medical Center Groningen (3), University of Toronto (3), King's College London (3), National University of Singapore (3), St. George's University School of Medicine (2), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (2), ASL Roma 5 (2), University Hospital Onofre Lopes (2)

Active subtopics

Antidepressive Agents (27), Ketamine (23), Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant (22), Hallucinogens (18), Major Depressive Disorder (16), Psilocybin (16), Depression (10), Treatment Outcome (8), Mental Disorders (5), Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic (4)

Top journals

Frontiers in psychiatry (5), Journal of affective disorders (3), Psychiatry research (3), CNS drugs (3), Cureus (2), Advances in experimental medicine and biology (2)

Representative recent papers

Psilocybin-assisted therapy in treatment-resistant depression: rapid remission, uncertain durability, and the next phase of clinic (2026) · PMID 42433813

Psychedelics in treatment-resistant depression: a comprehensive review of mechanisms, clinical evidence, and recommendations. (2026) · PMID 42377806

Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Updated Narrative Review of Current and Emerging Treatments. (2026) · PMID 42164210

Global Perspectives on CNS Drug Innovation: Achievements, Barriers, and Priorities for the Next Decade. (2026) · PMID 42096531

Psychedelics: Future Therapeutics in Major Depression? (2026) · PMID 42036582

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