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John I. Nürnberger

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1967
Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBipolar Disorder and TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Publications

800

Citations

58,264

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1967

Research summary
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John I. Nürnberger studies the genetics and clinical course of psychiatric conditions, especially bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and substance use. The work combines large-scale genome-wide association studies (searching the genome for DNA variants linked to disease), studies of people at familial risk, and laboratory work on cell mechanisms, alongside efforts to translate genetic findings into clinical practice.

Psychiatric genetics (bipolar disorder)Familial risk and longitudinal outcomesSubstance use and eating disorder geneticsMood disorder treatment and collaborative careMolecular mechanisms (circadian genes, lithium response)

Publication output has been fairly steady at roughly 15-23 papers per year over the last several years, following an unusually high count in 2019.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

7 earlier awards
  • NIH R13AA017055Apr 2008 – Aug 2025 · $15k awarded

    World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics

  • NIH R01MH068009Mar 2005 – Feb 2011 · $326k awarded

    Adolescents at High Risk for Familial Bipolar Disorder

  • NIH R01MH059545Sep 1998 – Nov 2008 · $494k awarded

    A Collaborative Genomic Study of Bipolar Disorder

  • NIH U01MH054794Apr 1995 – Mar 1999 · $454k awarded

    GENOMIC STUDIES IN BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER

  • NIH U01MH046282Sep 1989 – Aug 1998 · $236k awarded

    DIAGNOSTIC CENTER FOR LINKAGE STUDIES IN BIPOLAR ILLNESS

  • NIH R01MH043325Apr 1990 – Mar 1995 · $160k awarded

    MELATONIN SUPPRESSION BY LIGHT IN AFFECTIVE DISORDER

  • NIH M01RR000750

    NEUROCHEMICAL CONTROL OF MELATONIN IN BIPOLARS AND CONTROLS--PROPRANOL EFFECTS

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 58,264cohort median 3,385
h-index: 109cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 16.2cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~11 · 34% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 49 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.2/year recently
2017: 20 publications172018: 19 publications182019: 67 publications67192020: 16 publications202021: 22 publications212022: 23 publications222023: 22 publications232024: 15 publications242025: 18 publications252026: 3 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 3 collaborators at the same institution2019: 9 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 1 collaborator at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×30
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology×16
  • medRxiv×12
  • Molecular Psychiatry×9
  • Translational Psychiatry×9
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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