2026 John M. Violanti: 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	64	1128	989	522	447	268	12209

Overview

John M. Violanti is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and health professions, with an emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, general health professions, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Occupational Health and Performance
Sleep and Related Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Workplace Health and Well-being
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Occupational Health and Safety Research

John M. Violanti has published in a range of scholarly journals, frequently contributing to these venues:

Policing An International Journal
Chronobiology International
Journal of Sleep Research
Annals of Epidemiology
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Some recent papers include:

"Actigraphy-Based Assessment of Sleep Parameters," 2020, Annals of Work Exposures and Health
"Law enforcement worker suicide: an updated national assessment," 2020, Policing An International Journal
"Occupational injury and psychological distress among U.S. workers: The National Health Interview Survey, 2004-2016," 2020, Journal of Safety Research
"Associations of objectively measured sleep characteristics and incident hypertension among police officers: The role of obesity," 2020, Journal of Sleep Research
"Hidden danger," 2020, Policing An International Journal

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

Michael E. Andrew
Desta Fekedulegn
Ja K. Gu
Luenda E. Charles
Penelope Allison

Best Publications

Area under the curve and other summary indicators of repeated waking cortisol measurements.

Desta B. Fekedulegn;Michael E. Andrew;Cecil M. Burchfiel;John M. Violanti

644
Citations
Disaster response: risk, vulnerability and resilience

Douglas Paton;Leigh Smith;John Violanti

377
Citations
Association of a dietary inflammatory index with inflammatory indices and metabolic syndrome among police officers.

Michael D. Wirth;James Burch;Nitin Shivappa;John M. Violanti

366
Citations
CELLULAR PHONES AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH

John M. Violanti;James R. Marshall

343
Citations
RANKING POLICE STRESSORS

John M. Violanti;Fred Aron

296
Citations
Police stressors and health: a state-of-the-art review.

John M. Violanti;Luenda E. Charles;Erin McCanlies;Tara A. Hartley

294
Citations
Police stressors: Variations in perception among police personnel

John M. Violanti;Fred Aron

280
Citations
CELLULAR PHONES AND FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISIONS

John M Violanti;John M Violanti

270
Citations
The Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) Pilot Study: Methods and Participant Characteristics

John M. Violanti;Cecil M. Burchfiel;Diane B. Miller;Michael E. Andrew

237
Citations
Predictors of police suicide ideation.

John M. Violanti

234
Citations
Sources of Police Stressors, Job Attitudes, and Psychological Distress

John M. Violanti;Fred Aron

226
Citations
Actigraphy-Based Assessment of Sleep Parameters.

Desta Fekedulegn;Desta Fekedulegn;Michael E Andrew;Mingming Shi;John M Violanti

225
Citations
Atypical Work Hours and Metabolic Syndrome Among Police Officers

John M. Violanti;Cecil M. Burchfiel;Tara A. Hartley;Anna Mnatsakanova

205
Citations
Mortality of a police cohort: 1950-1990.

John M. Violanti;John E. Vena;Sandra Petralia

179
Citations
Social network disturbances and psychological distress following earthquake evacuation.

Susan H. Bland;Erin S. O'leary;Eduardo Farinaro;Fabrizio Jossa

161
Citations
Shift-work and suicide ideation among police officers.

John M. Violanti;Luenda E. Charles;Tara A. Hartley;Anna Mnatsakanova

158
Citations
Coping strategies among police recruits in a high-stress training environment.

John M. Violanti

155
Citations
Health disparities in police officers: comparisons to the U.S. general population.

Tara A Hartley;Cecil M Burchfiel;Desta Fekedulegn;Michael E Andrew

154
Citations
Stress, coping, and alcohol use: The police connection.

John M. Violanti;James R. Marshall;Barbara Howe

148
Citations
Positive Psychological Factors are Associated with Lower PTSD Symptoms among Police Officers: Post Hurricane Katrina

Erin C. McCanlies;Anna Mnatsakanova;Michael E. Andrew;Cecil M. Burchfiel

142
Citations
Police and Alcohol Use: A Descriptive Analysis and Associations with Stress Outcomes

John M. Violanti;James E. Slaven;Luenda E. Charles;Cecil M. Burchfiel

139
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul T. Bartone National Defense University

Gregory G. Homish University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Hans P. A. Van Dongen Washington State University Spokane

Barbara E. K. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison

Matthew K. Nock Harvard University

Jane Shakespeare-Finch Queensland University of Technology

David W. Shucard University at Buffalo, State University of New York

C. Raymond Bingham University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Peter M. Marzuk Cornell University

External Links

Personal website of John M. Violanti Google Scholar page

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