James Murrough, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Director, Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James Murrough is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Director, Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. OpenAlex indexes 287 publications with 23,485 citations (h-index 74); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 23 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 17 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
James Murrough, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The public record shows 287 publications with 23,485 citations (h-index 74), centered on Treatment of Major Depression, Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, Tryptophan and brain disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Molecular psychiatry
- Top research focus: Treatment of Major Depression
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 companies
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 31 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 157.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 23 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Neutralizing Interleukin (IL)-6
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Psilocybin With Pimavanserin Compared to Psilocybin Alone for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Compared to Ketamine Alone for the Treatment of Depression
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCProgram year20247 payments
- LivaNova USA, Inc.Program year20234 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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Nervous system
100%Benzodiazepine related drugs33.8%Eszopiclone100%Part D<11 patientsAminoketone32.4%Bupropion Xl100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
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NIH funding
Updated 18 Oct 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Depression and Anhedonia
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
FY2026$839,815R01MH141038 - Neural Circuit-Specific Mechanisms of Ketamine's Effect on Anhedonia and Anxiety in Depression Using Ultra-High Field 7-Tesla MRI
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
FY2026$765,927R01MH134045 - VA Aripiprazole vs. Esketamine for Treatment of Depression VAST-D II
Va Connecticut Healthcare System
FY2026I01CX002191
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Structural imaging predictors of ketamine response in treatment-resistant depression: a machine learning approach.
Translational psychiatry
Article2026 - Spatiotemporal asymmetries on brain energy landscape uncover system entrapment related to depression severity.
Nature communications
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Neurobiology of resilienceArticle1,220 citations2012
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Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
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Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University
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clinical research methodology and biostatistics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (completed under an NIMH Career Development Award)
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Scientific Council Vice-Chair
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
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International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
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- Joel Elkes Research Award
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (2023), for outstanding clinical contribution to neuropsychopharmacology
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Media & interviews
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- Freakonomics Radio
Ep. 433: "How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry?" (Sept. 2020), featuring Murrough on ketamine, cannabis and MDMA research
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