Jordi Riba

Pioneer Researcher in Ayahuasca Pharmacology (1968-2020)

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Papers

34 publications

Trials

0 clinical trials

Research Footprint

Jordi Riba appears in 34 tracked papers (2001–2022), most studied alongside Ayahuasca, DMT and Psilocybin, across Depressive Disorders, Neuroimaging & Brain Measures and Healthy Volunteers.

Most-cited paper: Rapid antidepressant effects of the psychedelic ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized placebo-controlled trial (814 citations).

Frequent co-authors: Maria Barbanoj, Draulio Araújo and Marta Valle.

Publication Landscape

How the 34 papers Blossom tracks for Jordi Riba line up by year, topic, and journal. These are the psychedelic-relevant papers in Blossom's records as of July 2026, not a complete bibliography.

How has Jordi Riba's publishing grown?

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Tracked papers by publication year; 7 earlier papers published before 2008. Click a year for the running total.

7papers published in 2016

+40% vs 2015

23 published by 2016

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Don't read as total output: only the 34 of 34 tracked papers with a recorded publication date are counted, and these are the psychedelic-relevant papers Blossom tracks, not a complete bibliography. The current year is still filling in.

What does Jordi Riba publish on?

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Tracked papers per topic. Orange marks the largest research focus.

Don't read shares as adding to 100%: a paper tagged with several topics counts once per topic. These are the psychedelic-relevant papers Blossom tracks, not a complete bibliography.

Where does Jordi Riba publish?

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Tracked papers per journal. Orange marks the most-used journal.

Counts the journal recorded on each tracked paper; preprints and papers with no journal on file are not shown. These are the psychedelic-relevant papers Blossom tracks, not a complete bibliography.

Background & Research

Jordi Riba was a visionary pharmacologist who led the first scientific investigations into ayahuasca in human volunteers. His seminal work at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Maastricht University demonstrated the safety and pharmacokinetics of orally active DMT and utilized neuroimaging to map the brain's response to the 'Amazonian brew.' His research laid the foundation for modern clinical science on ayahuasca.

Key Impact

Conducted the first placebo-controlled trials with ayahuasca, establishing its safety and neurophysiological impact.

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Collaboration Network

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