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65
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20929
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2795
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Carol S. North 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 Carol S. North sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 396 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol S. North 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 Carol S. North sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol S. North is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions in clinical psychology, emergency medical services, general health professions, social psychology, and sociology and political science. The major topics of their work address posttraumatic stress disorder research, disaster response and management, resilience and mental health, migration, health and trauma, suicide and self-harm studies, COVID-19 and mental health, and mental health treatment and access.

Their publication record includes frequent contributions to prominent venues such as Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Traumatology An International Journal, and the International Journal of Mental Health Promotion.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Carol S. North include:

  • "Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Universal Pediatric Suicide Risk Screening in a Health Care System: 90,000 Patient Encounters," 2021, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • "A Nosological Exploration of PTSD and Trauma in Disaster Mental Health and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2021, Behavioral Sciences
  • "Psychological distress and alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 era among middle- and low-income U.S. adults," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Relationship between novel inflammatory biomarker galectin-3 and depression symptom severity in a large community-based sample," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders

Carol S. North has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including David E. Pollio, E. Whitney Pollio, Alina Surís, Josh M. Raitt, and Katy McDonald.

Best Publications

  • Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic.

    Betty Pfefferbaum;Carol S. North

  • Psychiatric disorders among survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.

    Carol S. North;Sara Jo Nixon;Sheryll Shariat;Sue Mallonee

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder: A state-of-the-science review

    Charles B. Nemeroff;J. Douglas Bremner;Edna B. Foa;Helen S. Mayberg

  • Mental Health Response to Community Disasters: A Systematic Review

    Carol S North;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Rescue Workers After the Oklahoma City Bombing

    Carol S. North;Laura Tivis;J. Curtis McMillen;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Coping, functioning, and adjustment of rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombing

    Carol S. North;Laura Tivis;J. Curtis McMillen;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the DSM-5: Controversy, Change, and Conceptual Considerations

    Anushka Pai;Alina M. Suris;Carol S. North

  • What parts of PTSD are normal: intrusion, avoidance, or arousal? Data from the Northridge, California, earthquake.

    J. Curtis McMillen;Carol S. North;Elizabeth M. Smith

  • A randomized clinical trial of cognitive processing therapy for veterans with PTSD related to military sexual trauma

    Alina M Suris;Jessica Link-Malcolm;Kathleen Chard;Kathleen Chard;Chul Ahn

  • The course of PTSD, major depression, substance abuse, and somatization after a natural disaster.

    Carol S. North;Aya Kawasaki;Edward L. Spitznagel;Barry A. Hong

  • Research on the mental health effects of terrorism.

    Carol S. North;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of a mass shooting.

    Carol S. North;Elizabeth M. Smith;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • Acute postdisaster psychiatric disorders: identification of persons at risk.

    Elizabeth M. Smith;Carol S North;Robert E. McCool;James M. Shea

  • Are rates of psychiatric disorders in the homeless population changing

    Carol S. North;Karin M. Eyrich;David E. Pollio;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • Do life events or depression exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease? A prospective study.

    Carol S. North;David H. Alpers;John E. Helzer;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • One-Year Follow-Up of Survivors of a Mass Shooting

    Carol S. North;Elizabeth M. Smith;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • Toward validation of the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    M.P.E. Carol S. North;Alina M. Suris;Miriam Davis;Rebecca P. Smith

  • A comparison of homeless men and women: different populations, different needs.

    Carol S. North;Elizabeth M. Smith

  • The Relation of Ulcerative Colitis to Psychiatric Factors: A Review of Findings and Methods

    Carol S. North;Ray E. Clouse;Edward L. Spitznagel;David H. Alpers

  • Postdisaster Course of Alcohol Use Disorders in Systematically Studied Survivors of 10 Disasters

    Carol S. North;Christopher L. Ringwalt;Dana Downs;Jim Derzon

  • Examining a Comprehensive Model of Disaster-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Systematically Studied Survivors of 10 Disasters

    Carol S. North;Julianne Oliver;Anand Pandya

Frequent Co-Authors

David E. Pollio
David E. Pollio National Institutes of Health
Betty Pfefferbaum
Betty Pfefferbaum University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Edward L. Spitznagel
Edward L. Spitznagel Washington University in St. Louis
David H. Alpers
David H. Alpers Washington University in St. Louis
Ray E. Clouse
Ray E. Clouse Washington University in St. Louis
Sanna J. Thompson
Sanna J. Thompson The University of Texas at Austin
Uma Rao
Uma Rao University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jack Tsai
Jack Tsai The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sara Jo Nixon
Sara Jo Nixon University of Florida
Joseph R. Ferrari
Joseph R. Ferrari DePaul University

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