Ragy Girgis, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Clinical Psychiatry · Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Ragy Girgis is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. OpenAlex indexes 171 publications with 5,875 citations (h-index 42); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
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Overview
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Ragy Girgis, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. The public record shows 171 publications with 5,875 citations (h-index 42), centered on Schizophrenia research and treatment, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, 8 NIH-funded awards (2014–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Neuropsychopharmacology
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia research and treatment
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 84.
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The Center of Prevention and Evaluation (COPE), New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A PET/MRI Study of Cobenfy on Dopamine Transmission in Schizophrenia
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Clozapine for the Prevention of Violence in Schizophrenia: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Gabapentin in Patients at Clinical Risk for Psychosis
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Medicare prescribing footprint (2021)
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Nervous system
100%SSRI50%Escitalopram Oxalate100%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine50%Lorazepam100%Part D<11 patients
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NIH funding
Updated 23 Oct 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 2014–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 1/7 Clozapine for the Prevention of Violence in Schizophrenia: a Randomized Clinical Trial
New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc
FY2026$1,235,813R01MH120317 - Longitudinal Pet Imaging Of Antipsychotic Binding To The Dopamine-3 Receptor In Schizophrenia
New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc
FY2026$843,322R01MH139651 - A Multimodal Imaging Study of Dopamine in Early Psychosis
New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc
FY2026$696,549R01MH128330
Publications
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Concerted elevations of cortical and striatal glutamate and GABA in antipsychotic-free individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis.
Neuropsychopharmacology
Article2025 - The neurobiology of duration of untreated psychosis: a comprehensive review.
Molecular psychiatry
Review2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Deficits in Prefrontal Cortical and Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in SchizophreniaArticle398 citations2015
- 02
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- 04Imaging glutamate in schizophrenia: review of findings and implications for drug discoveryArticle205 citations2013
- 05The Long-Term Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Clinical Course in SchizophreniaArticle194 citations2017
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Background & recognition
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Education
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Research Scientist V, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
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- Oncology Overdrive episode 54: Gun Violence
Mass Shootings and Mental Illness with Ragy Girgis, MD
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