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Ariel J. Lang publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ariel J. Lang sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 136 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Ariel J. Lang D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ariel J. Lang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ariel J. Lang is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a significant focus on clinical psychology, general health professions, pharmacology, psychiatry and mental health, and applied psychology.

Their work explores multiple topics centered on mental health and well-being, including:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Among Ariel J. Lang's recent publications are:

  • Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Adaptive disclosure, a combat-specific PTSD treatment, versus cognitive-processing therapy, in deployed marines and sailors: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (2021, Psychiatry Research)
  • The Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder: Synopsis of the 2023 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline (2024, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • A clinical trial comparing trauma-informed guilt reduction therapy (TrIGR), a brief intervention for trauma-related guilt, to supportive care therapy (2022, Depression and Anxiety)
  • Trauma Informed Guilt Reduction (TrIGR) therapy for guilt, shame, and moral injury resulting from trauma: Rationale, design, and methodology of a two-site randomized controlled trial (2020, Contemporary Clinical Trials)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Ariel J. Lang include:

  • Anne Malaktaris
  • Caitlin L. McLean
  • Gage M. Chu
  • Niloofar Afari
  • Matthew S. Herbert

Their research has been published in several well-known venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Psychological Services
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Clinical Gerontologist
  • Mindfulness

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of the psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) military, civilian, and specific versions.

    C B A Kendall Wilkins;Ariel J. Lang;Sonya B. Norman

  • A randomized, controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain

    Julie Loebach Wetherell;Julie Loebach Wetherell;Niloofar Afari;Niloofar Afari;Thomas Rutledge;Thomas Rutledge;John T. Sorrell

  • An abbreviated PTSD checklist for use as a screening instrument in primary care.

    Ariel J Lang;Murray B Stein;Murray B Stein

  • Delivery of evidence-based treatment for multiple anxiety disorders in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.

    Peter Roy-Byrne;Michelle G. Craske;Greer Sullivan;Raphael D. Rose

  • Validation of a Brief Measure of Anxiety-Related Severity and Impairment: The Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS)

    Laura Campbell-Sills;Sonya B. Norman;Sonya B. Norman;Michelle G. Craske;Greer Greer Sullivan;Greer Greer Sullivan

  • Adaptive Disclosure: An Open Trial of a Novel Exposure-Based Intervention for Service Members With Combat-Related Psychological Stress Injuries

    Matt J. Gray;Yonit Schorr;William Nash;Leslie Lebowitz

  • The impact of individual forms of childhood maltreatment on health behavior.

    Carie S. Rodgers;Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang;Charlene Laffaye;Leslie E. Satz

  • Abbreviated PTSD Checklist (PCL) as a guide to clinical response.

    Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang;Kendall Wilkins;Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Daniela Golinelli

  • Sensitivity and specificity of the PTSD checklist in detecting PTSD in female veterans in primary care.

    Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang;Charlene Laffaye;Leslie E. Satz;Timothy R. Dresselhaus;Timothy R. Dresselhaus

  • A consideration of select pre-trauma factors as key vulnerabilities in PTSD

    Jessica Bomyea;Victoria Risbrough;Victoria Risbrough;Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang

  • Computer-assisted delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in primary-care settings.

    Michelle G. Craske;Raphael D. Rose;M.P.H Ariel Lang Ph.D.;Stacy Shaw Welch

  • Manipulations of exposure-based therapy to reduce return of fear: a replication.

    Ariel J Lang;Michelle G Craske

  • Anxiety sensitivity and PTSD among female victims of intimate partner violence.

    Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang;Colleen M. Kennedy;Murray B. Stein;Murray B. Stein

  • The Theoretical and Empirical Basis for Meditation as an Intervention for PTSD

    Ariel J. Lang;Ariel J. Lang;Jennifer L. Strauss;Jessica Bomyea;Jill E. Bormann

  • Sexual Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Health Behavior

    Ariel J. Lang;Carie S. Rodgers;Charlene Laffaye;Leslie E. Satz

  • Anxiety sensitivity as a predictor of labor pain

    Ariel J. Lang;John T. Sorrell;Carie S. Rodgers;Meredith M. Lebeck

  • Meditation-Based Mantram Intervention for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Trial

    Jill E. Bormann;Steven R. Thorp;Julie L. Wetherell;Shahrokh Golshan

  • Disorder-specific Impact of Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care

    Michelle G. Craske;Murray Stein;J. Greer Sullivan;Cathy D. Sherbourne

  • A Brief Exposure-Based Intervention for Service Members with PTSD.

    Maria M. Steenkamp;Brett T. Litz;Matt J. Gray;Leslie Lebowitz

  • Relationship of sexual assault history to somatic symptoms and health anxiety in women.

    Murray B. Stein;Ariel J. Lang;Charlene Laffaye;Leslie E. Satz

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Michelle G. Craske
Michelle G. Craske University of California, Los Angeles
Peter Roy-Byrne
Peter Roy-Byrne University of Washington
Sonya B. Norman
Sonya B. Norman University of California, San Diego
Laura Campbell-Sills
Laura Campbell-Sills University of California, San Diego
Cathy D. Sherbourne
Cathy D. Sherbourne RAND Corporation
Denise A. Chavira
Denise A. Chavira University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas W. McAllister
Thomas W. McAllister Indiana University
Mark S. George
Mark S. George Medical University of South Carolina
Daniela Golinelli
Daniela Golinelli RAND Corporation

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