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D-Index
83
Citations
34987
World Ranking
300
National Ranking
136

Overview

Philip J. Leaf is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within social sciences and medicine, with a focus on topics such as terrorism, counterterrorism, political violence, suicide and self-harm studies, gun ownership and violence research, smoking behavior and cessation, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, alcohol consumption and health effects, and healthcare professionals' stress and burnout.

Their recent publications include:

  • Second Victims: Aftermath of Gun Violence and Faith-Based Responses (2020, Journal of Religion and Health)
  • Using Zoning as a Public Health Tool to Reduce Alcohol Outlet Oversaturation, Promote Compliance, and Guide Future Enforcement: a Preliminary Analysis of Transform Baltimore (2020, Journal of Urban Health)
  • The use of propensity scores to assess the generalizability of results from randomized trials (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Health Care Workers and Burnout: A Cross-Sectional Study (2025, AJN American Journal of Nursing)

Philip J. Leaf has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Panagis Galiatsatos, Thomas Cudjoe, Jerrell Bratcher, Peter Heikkinen, and Sherita Hill Golden.

Their work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Journal of Religion and Health
  • Journal of Urban Health
  • UNC Libraries
  • AJN American Journal of Nursing

The main fields of study they contribute to are social sciences and medicine, with subfields including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, health, physiology, and epidemiology.

Philip J. Leaf's research addresses a broad range of public health and social issues, often focusing on the intersections of health outcomes and societal factors. Subjects such as violence, addiction, mental health, and stress among healthcare professionals are recurrent elements in their academic output.

Best Publications

  • Multiple Imputation by Chained Equations: What is it and how does it work?

    Melissa J. Azur;Elizabeth A. Stuart;Constantine Frangakis;Philip J. Leaf

  • The epidemiology of co-occurring addictive and mental disorders: implications for prevention and service utilization.

    Ronald C. Kessler;M.P.H. Christopher B. Nelson Ph.D.;Katherine A. McGonagle;J B S Mark Edlund

  • Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying: Implications for School Intervention

    Michele L. Ybarra;Marie Diener-West;Philip J. Leaf

  • Examining the Effects of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Student Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial in Elementary Schools.

    Catherine P. Bradshaw;Mary M. Mitchell;Philip J. Leaf

  • Affective disorders in five United States communities.

    Myrna M. Weissman;Philip J. Leaf;Gary L. Tischler;Dan G. Blazer

  • Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth

    Tamar Mendelson;Mark T. Greenberg;Jacinda K. Dariotis;Laura Feagans Gould

  • Maximizing the Implementation Quality of Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions in Schools: A Conceptual Framework

    Celene E. Domitrovich;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Jeanne M. Poduska;Kimberly Hoagwood

  • A Multilevel Study of Predictors of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Classroom-Level Factors

    Christine W. Koth;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Philip J. Leaf

  • Mental health service use in the community and schools: Results from the four-community MECA study

    Philip J. Leaf;Margarita Alegria;Patricia Cohen;Sherryl H. Goodman

  • Barriers to children's mental health services.

    Pamela L. Owens;Kimberly Hoagwood;Sarah M. Horwitz;Philip J. Leaf

  • Altering school climate through school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: findings from a group-randomized effectiveness trial.

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Christine W. Koth;Leslie A. Thornton;Philip J. Leaf

  • Past-Year Use of Outpatient Services for Psychiatric Problems in the National Comorbidity Survey

    Ronald C. Kessler;Shanyang Zhao;Steven J. Katz;Anthony C. Kouzis

  • The impact of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) on the organizational health of elementary schools.

    Catherine P. Bradshaw;Christine W. Koth;Katherine B. Bevans;Nicholas Ialongo

  • Poverty and Psychiatric Status: Longitudinal Evidence From the New Haven Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study

    Martha Livingston Bruce;David T. Takeuchi;Philip J. Leaf

  • Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Child Behavior Problems

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Philip J. Leaf

  • Multilevel Exploration of Factors Contributing to the Overrepresentation of Black Students in Office Disciplinary Referrals

    Catherine P. Bradshaw;Mary M. Mitchell;Lindsey M. O'Brennan;Philip J. Leaf

  • The use of propensity scores to assess the generalizability of results from randomized trials

    Elizabeth A. Stuart;Stephen R. Cole;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Philip J. Leaf

  • Racial differences in attitudes toward professional mental health care and in the use of services

    M.P.H. Chamberlain Diala Ph.D.;Carles Muntaner M.D.;Christine Walrath;Kim J. Nickerson

  • Student and Teacher Perceptions of School Climate: A Multilevel Exploration of Patterns of Discrepancy

    Mary M. Mitchell;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Philip J. Leaf

  • Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in Elementary Schools: Observations from a Randomized Trial

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Wendy M. Reinke;Louis D. Brown;Katherine B. Bevans

  • Mental health in pediatric settings: distribution of disorders and factors related to service use.

    Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan;Sarah Mc Cue Horwitz;Mary E. Schwab-Stone;John M. Leventhal

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine P. Bradshaw
Catherine P. Bradshaw University of Virginia
Nicholas S. Ialongo
Nicholas S. Ialongo Johns Hopkins University
Michele L. Ybarra
Michele L. Ybarra Johns Hopkins University
Tracy Evian Waasdorp
Tracy Evian Waasdorp Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Elizabeth A. Stuart
Elizabeth A. Stuart Johns Hopkins University
Sherryl H. Goodman
Sherryl H. Goodman Emory University
Richard G. Frank
Richard G. Frank Harvard University
Daniel W. Webster
Daniel W. Webster Johns Hopkins University
Hector R. Bird
Hector R. Bird Columbia University
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University

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