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Steven Potkin, MD

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Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior; Robert R. Sprague Chair in Brain Imaging; Director, Brain Imaging Center · University of California, Irvine

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Region🇺🇸 Orange, CA · West · United StatesSpecialtyPsychiatryFocusDepression (MDD)+1
Last active 2015findmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2015Online presenceverified 2026PaymentsNone reportedNIH funding1990–2015Why? →

Steven Potkin is Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior; Robert R. Sprague Chair in Brain Imaging; Director, Brain Imaging Center at University of California, Irvine. OpenAlex indexes 748 publications with 49,527 citations (h-index 116); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 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.

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Overview

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Steven Potkin, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior. The public record shows 748 publications with 49,527 citations (h-index 116), centered on Depression (MDD), Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, 9 NIH-funded awards (1990–2015).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2015 · Journal of Korean medical science
  • Top research focus: Depression (MDD)
  • 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Schizophrenia3 trialsDepression (MDD)1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Depression (MDD)Schizophrenia

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
University of California, IrvineClinical trials2Industry payments—MYnd AnalyticsClinical trials1Industry payments—University of California, San DiegoClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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748publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.

49,527citations

Total citations across indexed works.

116h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
4clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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0companies · 2021 onward

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9NIH grants · 1990–2015

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Clinical trials

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Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

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NIH funding

Updated 13 Oct 2026

9 NIH research awards on record, funded 1990–2015 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

Online presence

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/steven-potkin-b86959163

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    faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Steven-Potkin

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/steven-potkin-99142210

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    bbrfoundation.org/about/people/steven-g-potkin-md

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  • Other

    cannabis.uci.edu/bio/steven-g-potkin

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  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn profile listed as "Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, UCI Irvine" (auth-walled; corroborated via search snippet only, not opened)

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Background & recognition

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

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  • Scientific Council Member Emeritus

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

    2008
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  • Director

    Brain Imaging Center, UC Irvine

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  • Director

    Biomedical Imaging Research Network (national consortium)

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  • Director

    Transdisciplinary Imaging Genetics Center, UC Irvine

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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

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