2026 Raymond Niaura: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	120	3774	3534	2073	1917	515	49335

Research.com Recognitions

2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Raymond Niaura is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans numerous subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's research addresses key topics such as Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Nutritional Studies and Diet, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Raymond Niaura has published extensively, contributing to various academic journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Addictive Behaviors
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Internal and Emergency Medicine

Niaura's recent papers demonstrate a focus on the intersection of smoking and COVID-19, as well as public health considerations related to nicotine. Notable publications include:

Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option? (2020), Internal and Emergency Medicine
Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes (2021), American Journal of Public Health
Editorial: Nicotine and SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 may be a disease of the nicotinic cholinergic system (2020), Toxicology Reports
Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option? Reply (2020), Internal and Emergency Medicine
Current smoking, former smoking, and adverse outcome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Andrew Hyland
Heather L. Kimmel
Kathryn C. Edwards
Dorothy K. Hatsukami
Cassandra A. Stanton

Raymond Niaura was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2003.

Best Publications

Self-Efficacy and the Stages of Exercise Behavior Change

Bess H. Marcus;Vanessa C. Selby;Raymond S. Niaura;Joseph S. Rossi

2794
Citations
Measures of abstinence in clinical trials: issues and recommendations.

John R. Hughes;Josue P. Keely;Ray S. Niaura;Deborah J. Ossip-Klein

1300
Citations
The stages and processes of exercise adoption and maintenance in a worksite sample.

Bess H. Marcus;Joseph S. Rossi;Vanessa C. Selby;Raymond S. Niaura

1175
Citations
Self-efficacy in weight management.

Matthew M. Clark;David B. Abrams;Raymond S. Niaura;Cheryl A. Eaton

982
Citations
Relevance of Cue Reactivity to Understanding Alcohol and Smoking Relapse

Raymond S. Niaura;Damaris J. Rohsenow;Damaris J. Rohsenow;Jody A. Binkoff;Jody A. Binkoff;Peter M. Monti;Peter M. Monti

934
Citations
Design and methods of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

Andrew Hyland;Bridget K. Ambrose;Kevin P. Conway;Nicolette Borek

865
Citations
The measurement of drug craving.

Michael A. Sayette;Saul Shiffman;Stephen T. Tiffany;Raymond S. Niaura

727
Citations
Stress response and the adolescent transition: Performance versus peer rejection stressors

Laura R. Stroud;Elizabeth Foster;George D. Papandonatos;Kathryn Handwerger

725
Citations
e-Cigarette awareness, use, and harm perceptions in US adults.

Jennifer L. Pearson;Amanda Richardson;Raymond S. Niaura;Donna M. Vallone

650
Citations
Time to first cigarette in the morning as an index of ability to quit smoking: Implications for nicotine dependence

Timothy B. Baker;Megan E. Piper;Danielle E. McCarthy;Daniel M. Bolt

638
Citations
The efficacy of exercise as an aid for smoking cessation in women: a randomized controlled trial.

Bess H. Marcus;Anna E. Albrecht;Teresa K. King;Alfred F. Parisi

564
Citations
Early Life Stress and Morphometry of the Adult Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Caudate Nuclei

Ronald A. Cohen;Stuart Grieve;Karin F. Hoth;Robert H. Paul

558
Citations
Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.

Allison M. Glasser;Lauren Collins;Jennifer L. Pearson;Haneen Abudayyeh

534
Citations
Parental Smoking and Adolescent Smoking Initiation: An Intergenerational Perspective on Tobacco Control

Stephen E. Gilman;Richard Rende;Julie Boergers;Julie Boergers;David B. Abrams

532
Citations
Comparison of Nicotine and Toxicant Exposure in Users of Electronic Cigarettes and Combustible Cigarettes

Maciej L. Goniewicz;Danielle M. Smith;Kathryn C. Edwards;Benjamin C. Blount

525
Citations
Sustained-Release Bupropion for Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention after Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

J. T. Hays;R. D. Hurt;N. A. Rigotti;R. Niaura

470
Citations
Are adolescent smokers dependent on nicotine? A review of the evidence

Suzanne M Colby;Stephen T Tiffany;Saul Shiffman;Raymond S Niaura

425
Citations
Elevated Risk of Tobacco Dependence Among Offspring of Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy: A 30-Year Prospective Study

Stephen L. Buka;Edmond D. Shenassa;Raymond Niaura

418
Citations
Smoking during pregnancy and newborn neurobehavior.

Karen L. Law;Laura R. Stroud;Linda L. LaGasse;Raymond Niaura

399
Citations
Integrating individual and public health perspectives for treatment of tobacco dependence under managed health care: A combined stepped-care and matching model

David B. Abrams;C. Tracy Orleans;Raymond S. Niaura;Michael G. Goldstein

395
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Abrams New York University

Andrea C. Villanti Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Cassandra A. Stanton Westat (United States)

George D. Papandonatos Brown University

Richard A. Brown The University of Texas at Austin

Peter M. Monti Brown University

Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Brian Hitsman Northwestern University

Belinda Borrelli Boston University

Damaris J. Rohsenow Brown University

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