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David A. Brent publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David A. Brent sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 562 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

David A. Brent D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David A. Brent sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

David A. Brent is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with significant contributions in Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Notable recent papers by David A. Brent include:

  • "Depression in young people," 2022, The Lancet
  • "Think Locally, Act Globally: Federated Learning with Local and Global Representations," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "The psychiatric sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents, adults, and health care workers," 2020, Depression and Anxiety
  • "Risk and protective factors for childhood suicidality: a US population-based study," 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Annual Research Review: Defining and treating pediatric treatment-resistant depression," 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Giovanna Porta
  • Nadine Melhem
  • Cheryl A. King
  • Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan
  • Jamie Zelazny

David A. Brent has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Psychological Medicine

Among the professional recognitions received, David A. Brent is a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2005 and a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data

    Joan Kaufman;Boris Birmaher;David Brent;Uma Rao;Uma Rao

  • The Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale: Initial Validity and Internal Consistency Findings From Three Multisite Studies With Adolescents and Adults

    Kelly Posner;Gregory K. Brown;Barbara Stanley;David A. Brent

  • Childhood and adolescent depression: a review of the past 10 years. Part I.

    Boris Birmaher;Neal D. Ryan;Douglas E. Williamson;David A. Brent

  • The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): Scale Construction and Psychometric Characteristics

    Boris Birmaher;Suneeta Khetarpal;David Brent;Marlane Cully

  • Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study.

    Boris Birmaher;David A. Brent;Laurel Chiappetta;Jeffrey Bridge

  • Adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior

    Jeffrey A. Bridge;Tina R. Goldstein;David A. Brent

  • Suicide and suicidal behaviour

    Gustavo Turecki;David A Brent

  • Clinical Response and Risk for Reported Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Pediatric Antidepressant Treatment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Jeffrey A. Bridge;Satish Iyengar;Cheryl B. Salary;Rémy P. Barbe

  • Suicidality and depression disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual youth: a meta-analytic review.

    Michael P. Marshal;Laura J. Dietz;Mark S. Friedman;Ron Stall

  • Risk Factors for Adolescent Suicide: A Comparison of Adolescent Suicide Victims With Suicidal Inpatients

    David A. Brent;Joshua A. Perper;Charles E. Goldstein;David J. Kolko

  • Psychiatric risk factors for adolescent suicide: A case-control study.

    David A. Brent;Joshua A. Perper;Grace Moritz;Chris Allman

  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Depressive Disorders

    Boris Birmaher;David Brent;William Bernet;Oscar Bukstein

  • A clinical psychotherapy trial for adolescent depression comparing cognitive, family, and supportive therapy.

    David A. Brent;Diane Holder;David Kolko;Boris Birmaher

  • Age- and Sex-Related Risk Factors for Adolescent Suicide

    David A. Brent;Marianne Baugher;Jeffrey Bridge;Tuhao Chen

  • Suicide and suicide risk

    Gustavo Turecki;David A. Brent;David Gunnell;David Gunnell;Rory C. O’Connor

  • Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review.

    Scott N. Compton;John S. March;David Brent;Anne Marie Albano

  • Family genetic studies, suicide, and suicidal behavior

    David A. Brent;J. John Mann

  • Switching to Another SSRI or to Venlafaxine With or Without Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With SSRI-Resistant Depression: The TORDIA Randomized Controlled Trial

    David Brent;Graham Emslie;Greg Clarke;Karen Dineen Wagner

  • Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents: findings from the TORDIA study.

    Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow;Giovanna Porta;Anthony Spirito;Graham J Emslie

  • SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR RUNS IN FAMILIES A Controlled Family Study of Adolescent Suicide Victims

    David A. Brent;Jeff Bridge;Barbara A. Johnson;John Connolly

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Nadine M. Melhem
Nadine M. Melhem University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey A. Bridge
Jeffrey A. Bridge The Ohio State University
Maria A. Oquendo
Maria A. Oquendo University of Pennsylvania
David Axelson
David Axelson The Ohio State University
Neal D. Ryan
Neal D. Ryan University of Pittsburgh
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
Tina R. Goldstein
Tina R. Goldstein University of Pittsburgh
Graham J. Emslie
Graham J. Emslie The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David J. Kupfer
David J. Kupfer University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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