2026 Franklin R. Schneier: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	78	1592	1425	950	830	179	21991

Overview

Franklin R. Schneier is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within psychology and neuroscience, with a focus on mental health and cognitive processes.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, including:

Baseline reward processing and ventrostriatal dopamine function are associated with pramipexole response in depression, 2020, Brain
Pilot study of single-dose psilocybin for serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant body dysmorphic disorder, 2023, Journal of Psychiatric Research
Increased attention allocation to socially threatening faces in social anxiety disorder: A replication study, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume of subcortical brain regions in social anxiety disorder: mega-analytic results from 37 samples in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry
Differential reinforcement learning responses to positive and negative information in unmedicated individuals with depression, 2021, European Neuropsychopharmacology

Their frequent coauthors include:

Amit Lazarov
Diego A. Pizzagalli
Alexis E. Whitton
Jenna Reinen
Mark Slifstein

Franklin R. Schneier has published notably in these venues:

Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Biological Psychiatry
Brain

Their main fields of study include:

Psychology (30 publications)
Neuroscience (15 publications)

Within these fields, subfields covered by their work include:

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (20 publications)
Cognitive Neuroscience (14 publications)
Clinical Psychology (10 publications)
Psychiatry and Mental Health (2 publications)
Literature and Literary Theory (2 publications)

The following research topics are predominant in their work:

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Mental Health Research Topics
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Psychedelics and Drug Studies
Neuroscience and Music Perception

Best Publications

Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.

Richard G. Heimberg;K. J. Horner;H. R. Juster;S. A. Safren

1267
Citations
Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy vs Phenelzine Therapy for Social Phobia: 12-Week Outcome

Richard G. Heimberg;Michael R. Liebowitz;Debra A. Hope;Franklin R. Schneier

869
Citations
Functional impairment in social phobia.

Franklin R. Schneier;Leora R. Heckelman;Robin Garfinkel;Raphael Campeas

779
Citations
Empirical validation and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale in patients with social anxiety disorder.

Justin W. Weeks;Richard G. Heimberg;David M. Fresco;Trevor A. Hart

719
Citations
Screening for social anxiety disorder in the clinical setting: using the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.

Douglas S Mennin;David M Fresco;Richard G Heimberg;Franklin R Schneier

596
Citations
Attachment in individuals with social anxiety disorder: The relationship among adult attachment styles, social anxiety, and depression.

Winnie Eng;Richard G. Heimberg;Trevor A. Hart;Franklin R. Schneier

441
Citations
Low dopamine D(2) receptor binding potential in social phobia.

Franklin R. Schneier;Michael R. Liebowitz;Anissa Abi-Dargham;Yolanda Zea-Ponce

439
Citations
Barriers to the treatment of social anxiety.

Mark Olfson;Mary Guardino;Elmer Struening;Franklin R. Schneier

405
Citations
Generalized social phobia. Reliability and validity.

Salvatore Mannuzza;Franklin R. Schneier;Tim F. Chapman;Michael R. Liebowitz

364
Citations
Impact of Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder in Managed Care

David J. Katzelnick;Kenneth A. Kobak;Thomas DeLeire;Henry J. Henk

360
Citations
Evaluation of the clinical global impression scale among individuals with social anxiety disorder.

T. I. Zaider;Richard G. Heimberg;D. M. Fresco;F. R. Schneier

355
Citations
Correlates of functional disability in essential tremor.

Elan D. Louis;Livia Barnes;Steven M. Albert;Lucien Cote

331
Citations
Gender differences in generalized anxiety disorder: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).

Oriana Vesga-López;Franklin R. Schneier;Samuel Wang;Richard G. Heimberg

328
Citations
Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy versus Phenelzine in Social Phobia: Long-Term Outcome

Michael R. Liebowitz;Richard G. Heimberg;Richard G. Heimberg;Richard G. Heimberg;Franklin R. Schneier;Franklin R. Schneier;Franklin R. Schneier;Debra A. Hope

326
Citations
An Investigation of Gender Differences in Social Phobia

Cynthia L. Turk;Richard G. Heimberg;Susan M. Orsillo;Craig S. Holt

317
Citations
Social anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder co-morbidity in the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions.

Franklin R. Schneier;Tracy E. Foose;Deborah S. Hasin;Richard G. Heimberg

293
Citations
The issue of subtypes in the diagnosis of social phobia

Richard G. Heimberg;Craig S. Holt;Franklin R. Schneier;Robert L. Spitzer

291
Citations
Serotonergic medications for sexual obsessions, sexual addictions, and paraphilias.

Stein Dj;Hollander E;Anthony Dt;Schneier Fr

289
Citations
Comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders: Issues in conceptualization, assessment, and treatment.

Kenneth Belzer;Franklin R Schneier

278
Citations
A placebo-controlled trial of phenelzine, cognitive behavioral group therapy, and their combination for social anxiety disorder.

Carlos Blanco;Richard G. Heimberg;Franklin R. Schneier;David M. Fresco

260
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Heimberg Temple University

Donald F. Klein New York University

Yuval Neria Columbia University

Thomas L. Rodebaugh Washington University in St. Louis

Craig S. Holt University of Iowa

John C. Markowitz Columbia University

H. Blair Simpson Columbia University

Diego A. Pizzagalli Harvard University

Monroe A. Bruch State University of New York

Debra A. Hope University of Nebraska–Lincoln

External Links

Personal website of Franklin R. Schneier

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