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142
Citations
84756
World Ranking
1549
National Ranking
900

Mark Olfson 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 Mark Olfson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 749 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Olfson 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 Mark Olfson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 142 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.

Overview

Mark Olfson is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, with a strong focus on psychiatric and mental health topics. They have contributed extensively to understanding mental health treatment, substance use disorders, and related outcomes.

The main fields of study associated with Olfson include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these fields, their work is further specialized in subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Social Psychology
  • General Health Professions

Olfson's recent publications illustrate a focus on epidemiology, mental health outcomes, and psychiatric disorders. Notable recent papers include:

  • Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19, 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • A Stochastic Agent-Based Model of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic in France, 2020, published in Nature Medicine
  • The Neurobiology of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Paths to Antipsychotic Resistance and a Roadmap for Future Research, 2020, published in Schizophrenia
  • Social Connectedness as a Determinant of Mental Health: A Scoping Review, 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • National Trends in Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Youth, 2011-2020, 2023, published in JAMA

The frequent publication venues for Olfson's work are:

  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Services
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Key topics addressed in Olfson's research include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Olfson frequently collaborates with other researchers. Common co-authors are:

  • Melanie M. Wall
  • Carlos Blanco
  • Katherine M. Keyes
  • Deborah S. Hasin
  • Magdalena Cerdá

Best Publications

  • Twelve-Month Use of Mental Health Services in the United States Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Philip S. Wang;Michael Lane;Mark Olfson;Harold A. Pincus

  • Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Disorders, 1990 to 2003.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Olga Demler;Richard G. Frank;Mark Olfson

  • Mental health of college students and their non-college-attending peers: results from the National Epidemiologic Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

    Carlos Blanco;Mayumi Okuda;Crystal Wright;Deborah S. Hasin

  • Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).

    Kathleen Ries Merikangas;Jian-ping He;Marcy E. Burstein;Joel Swendsen

  • Failure and Delay in Initial Treatment Contact After First Onset of Mental Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Philip S. Wang;Patricia Berglund;Mark Olfson;Harold A. Pincus

  • National Trends in the Prevalence and Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults

    Ramin Mojtabai;Mark Olfson;Mark Olfson;Beth Han

  • Psychiatric disorders in pregnant and postpartum women in the United States.

    Oriana Vesga-López;Carlos Blanco;Katherine Keyes;Mark Olfson

  • NATIONAL TRENDS IN THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

    Mark Olfson;Steven C. Marcus;Benjamin Druss;Lynn Elinson

  • Assessing Psychiatric Impairment in Primary Care with the Sheehan Disability Scale

    Andrew C. Leon;Mark Olfson;Laura Portera;Leslie Farber

  • Barriers to mental health treatment: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.

    Ramin Mojtabai;Mark Olfson;Nancy A. Sampson;Robert Jin

  • Premature Mortality Among Adults With Schizophrenia in the United States

    Mark Olfson;Tobias Gerhard;Cecilia Huang;Stephen Crystal

  • Cost of Relapse in Schizophrenia

    Peter J. Weiden;Mark Olfson

  • National Trends in the Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Youth

    Carmen Moreno;Gonzalo Laje;Carlos Blanco;Huiping Jiang

  • National Patterns in Antidepressant Medication Treatment

    Mark Olfson;Steven C. Marcus

  • Offspring of Depressed Parents: 10 Years Later

    Myrna M. Weissman;Virginia Warner;Priya Wickramaratne;Donna Moreau

  • Perceived need and help-seeking in adults with mood, anxiety, or substance use disorders.

    Ramin Mojtabai;Mark Olfson;Mark Olfson;David Mechanic

  • A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents

    Laura Mufson;Kristen Pollack Dorta;Priya Wickramaratne;Yoko Nomura

  • Depression in women: implications for health care research

    Myrna M. Weissman;Mark Olfson

  • Benzodiazepine Use in the United States

    Mark Olfson;Marissa King;Michael Schoenbaum

  • Comorbidity, Impairment, and Suicidality in Subthreshold PTSD

    Randall D. Marshall;Mark Olfson;Fredric Hellman;Carlos Blanco

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Marcus
Steven C. Marcus University of Pennsylvania
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Stephen Crystal
Stephen Crystal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Myrna M. Weissman
Myrna M. Weissman Columbia University
Marc J. Gameroff
Marc J. Gameroff Columbia University
Ramin Mojtabai
Ramin Mojtabai Johns Hopkins University
Harold Alan Pincus
Harold Alan Pincus Columbia University
Shang-Min Liu
Shang-Min Liu Columbia University
Christoph U. Correll
Christoph U. Correll Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Steven Shea
Steven Shea Columbia University

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