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Bridget Freisthler publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bridget Freisthler sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Bridget Freisthler D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bridget Freisthler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bridget Freisthler is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily in Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Their scholarly work addresses several prominent topics including:

  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Welfare and Adoption

Freisthler has published extensively in journals such as Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Child Abuse & Neglect, International Journal of Drug Policy, Alcohol and Alcoholism, and JAMA Network Open. Their recent papers include:

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Community engagement to implement evidence-based practices in the HEALing communities study, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Understanding at-the-moment stress for parents during COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions, 2021, Social Science & Medicine
  • Community-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Stress, alcohol use, and punitive parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Child Abuse & Neglect

Freisthler frequently collaborates with several authors, with repeated partnerships including Jennifer Price Wolf, Sharon Walsh, Emmanuel Oga, Jennifer Villani, and LaShawn Glasgow. These collaborative relationships have contributed to a notable body of research in substance abuse, public health interventions, and child welfare.

Best Publications

  • Understanding the ecology of child maltreatment: a review of the literature and directions for future research.

    Bridget Freisthler;Darcey H. Merritt;Elizabeth A. LaScala

  • Ecological models of alcohol outlets and violent assaults: crime potentials and geospatial analysis

    Paul J. Gruenewald;Bridget Freisthler;Lillian Remer;Elizabeth A. LaScala

  • A spatial analysis of social disorganization, alcohol access, and rates of child maltreatment in neighborhoods

    Bridget Freisthler

  • Alcohol outlets and child physical abuse and neglect: applying routine activities theory to the study of child maltreatment.

    Bridget Freisthler;Lorraine T Midanik;Paul J Gruenewald

  • Is the physical availability of alcohol and illicit drugs related to neighborhood rates of child maltreatment

    Bridget Freisthler;Barbara Needell;Paul J. Gruenewald

  • Evaluating alcohol access and the alcohol environment in neighborhood areas.

    Bridget Freisthler;Paul J. Gruenewald;Andrew J. Treno;Juliet Lee

  • Understanding the Geospatial Relationship of Neighborhood Characteristics and Rates of Maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White Children

    Bridget Freisthler;Bridget Freisthler;Emily Bruce;Emily Bruce;Barbara Needell

  • Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Alcohol Outlets and Child Protective Services Referrals, Substantiations, and Foster Care Entries

    Bridget Freisthler;Paul J. Gruenewald;Lillian G. Remer;Bridgette Lery

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices

    Sharon L. Walsh;Nabila El-Bassel;Rebecca D. Jackson;Jeffrey H. Samet;Jeffrey H. Samet

  • Understanding the interplay between neighborhood structural factors, social processes, and alcohol outlets on child physical abuse

    Bridget Freisthler;Kathryn Maguire-Jack

  • Exploring the Ecological Association Between Crime and Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

    Nancy J. Kepple;Bridget Freisthler

  • Examining the relationship between the physical availability of medical marijuana and marijuana use across fifty California cities.

    Bridget Freisthler;Paul J. Gruenewald

  • Does heavy drinking affect academic performance in college? Findings from a prospective study of high achievers.

    Mallie J Paschall;Bridget Freisthler

  • The impacts of marijuana dispensary density and neighborhood ecology on marijuana abuse and dependence

    Christina Mair;Bridget Freisthler;William R. Ponicki;Andrew Gaidus

  • Community engagement to implement evidence-based practices in the HEALing communities study.

    Linda Sprague Martinez;Bruce D. Rapkin;April Young;Bridget Freisthler

  • Measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments: field methodologies for bars and parties.

    John D. Clapp;Megan R. Holmes;Mark B. Reed;Audrey M. Shillington

  • Tracking the When, Where, and With Whom of Alcohol Use: Integrating Ecological Momentary Assessment and Geospatial Data to Examine Risk for Alcohol-Related Problems.

    Bridget Freisthler;Sharon Lipperman-Kreda;Melina Bersamin;Paul J. Gruenewald

  • Where the Individual Meets the Ecological: A Study of Parent Drinking Patterns, Alcohol Outlets, and Child Physical Abuse

    Bridget Freisthler;Paul J. Gruenewald

  • The economic geography of medical cannabis dispensaries in California

    Christopher Morrison;Paul J Gruenewald;Bridget Freisthler;William R Ponicki

  • Moderate Alcohol Use and Depression in Young Adults: Findings From a National Longitudinal Study

    Mallie J. Paschall;Bridget Freisthler;Robert I. Lipton

  • Using Bayesian space-time models to understand the substance use environment and risk for being referred to child protective services

    Bridget Freisthler;Robert E. Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Treno
Andrew J. Treno Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg Washington University in St. Louis
Carla J. Berg
Carla J. Berg George Washington University
Lisa Henriksen
Lisa Henriksen Stanford University
Laura S. Abrams
Laura S. Abrams University of California, Los Angeles
Enrique Gracia
Enrique Gracia University of Valencia
Jill G. Joseph
Jill G. Joseph University of California, Davis
Nabila El-Bassel
Nabila El-Bassel Columbia University
Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Kathryn Maguire-Jack University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel J. Tancredi
Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis

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