2026 Harold A. Pollack: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	50	2716	2482	1317	1190	252	12661

Overview

Harold A. Pollack is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on subfields including Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Health, and Clinical Psychology. They have contributed extensively to research in these areas, with a total of 109 publications in Medicine and specialized research spanning subfields such as Epidemiology (46 publications) and Public Health-related topics (36 publications).

Their research addresses several key topics, prominently featuring Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes. Other notable topics in their body of work include Mental Health Treatment and Access, HIV, Drug Use, and Sexual Risk, Healthcare Policy and Management, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

Harold A. Pollack's recent papers cover a variety of issues related to substance use, mental health, and health policy. Selected works include:

"Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes among Adolescents" (2023), published in American Economic Review
"Social Stigma toward Persons with Opioid Use Disorder: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. Adults" (2021), published in Substance Use & Misuse
"Modeling Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Opioid-Related Morbidity and Mortality in the US" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
"Patient-centered care's relationship with substance use disorder treatment utilization" (2020), published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
"Support for evidence-informed opioid policies and interventions: The role of racial attitudes, political affiliation, and opioid stigma" (2022), published in Preventive Medicine

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including John A. Schneider, Bruce G. Taylor, Phoebe A. Lamuda, Elizabeth Flanagan, and Mai T. Pho, reflecting a collaborative approach within their research community.

Harold A. Pollack's work is published in a range of scientific journals where they have maintained a steady publication record. Frequent publication venues include:

JAMA Network Open
JAMA Health Forum
PLoS ONE
Substance Use & Misuse
Preventive Medicine

Best Publications

Epidemic Increase in Childhood Overweight, 1986-1998

Richard S. Strauss;Harold A. Pollack

1714
Citations
Social Marginalization of Overweight Children

Richard S. Strauss;Harold A. Pollack

1394
Citations
Investing in youth tobacco control: a review of smoking prevention and control strategies

Paula M Lantz;Peter D Jacobson;Kenneth E Warner;Jeffrey Wasserman

696
Citations
Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago

Sara B. Heller;Anuj K. Shah;Jonathan Guryan;Jens Ludwig

554
Citations
A randomized controlled trial of the effects of group psychological therapy on survival in women with metastatic breast cancer

A.J. Cunningham;C.V.I. Edmonds;G.P. Jenkins;H. Pollack

423
Citations
Welfare reform, substance use, and mental health.

Rukmalie Jayakody;Sheldon Danziger;Harold Pollack

333
Citations
Academic and Behavioral Outcomes Among the Children of Young Mothers

Judith A. Levine;Harold A. Pollack;Maureen E. Comfort

275
Citations
Addressing the Fentanyl Threat to Public Health

Richard G. Frank;Harold A. Pollack

252
Citations
The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago

Philip J Cook;Kenneth Dodge;George Farkas;Roland G Fryer

248
Citations
Maternal smoking and adverse birth outcomes among singletons and twins.

Harold Pollack;Paula M. Lantz;John G. Frohna

226
Citations
Making Americans Healthier: Social and Economic Policy as Health Policy

Robert F. Schoeni;James S. House;George A. Kaplan;Harold Pollack

223
Citations
Changes in Methadone Treatment Practices: Results From a National Panel Study, 1988-2000

Thomas D'Aunno;Harold A. Pollack

205
Citations
Preventing Youth Violence and Dropout: A Randomized Field Experiment

Sara Heller;Harold A. Pollack;Roseanna Ander;Jens Ludwig

200
Citations
Health Policy Approaches To Population Health: The Limits Of Medicalization

Paula M. Lantz;Richard L. Lichtenstein;Harold A. Pollack

197
Citations
Obesity and the Economy: From Crisis to Opportunity

David S. Ludwig;Harold A. Pollack

171
Citations
Housing Instability Among Current and Former Welfare Recipients

Robin Phinney;Sheldon Danziger;Harold A. Pollack;Kristin Seefeldt

165
Citations
Decrease in the prevalence of environmental tobacco smoke exposure in the home during the 1990s in families with children.

Soheil Soliman;Harold A. Pollack;Kenneth E. Warner

150
Citations
The well-being of children born to teen mothers.

Judith A. Levine;Clifton R. Emery;Harold Pollack

150
Citations
Methamphetamine Use Among Pregnant Women

Mishka Terplan;Erica J. Smith;Michael J. Kozloski;Harold A. Pollack

146
Citations
Sudden infant death syndrome, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation intervention.

Harold A. Pollack

146
Citations
Investing in Youth Tobacco Control

Paula M. Lantz;Peter Jacobson;Kenneth E. Warner;Jeffrey Wasserman

7
Citations
Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago (WP-15-27)

Sara Heller;Anuj Shah;Jonathan Guryan;Jens Ludwig

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Friedmann University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Thomas D'Aunno New York University

Lisa R. Metsch Columbia University

Roland G. Fryer Harvard University

Laurence Steinberg Temple University

Keith Krasinski New York University

Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University

George Farkas University of California, Irvine

Jeffrey A. Alexander University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Kenneth E. Warner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

Personal website of Harold A. Pollack

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