2026 Richard Saitz: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	76	1733	1021	372	18703

Overview

Richard Saitz was affiliated with Boston University in the United States and contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on epidemiology, public health, and substance abuse treatment. Their research portfolio prominently addressed public health issues related to addiction, opioid use disorder, and alcohol consumption.

Their recent publications included studies such as The Opioid Epidemic During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) published in JAMA, Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost From Excessive Alcohol Use - United States, 2011-2015 (2020) appearing twice in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and works related to the HEALing Communities Study including The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices (2020) and The Opioid-overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): Evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities Study (2020), both published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

They frequently collaborated with other researchers such as Michael Berkwits, Robert Golub, Mary Mcdermott, Jody Zylke, and Annette Flanagin. Their scholarly work appeared predominantly in these publication venues:

JAMA
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Addiction
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Richard Saitz's work spanned across various specialized subfields, including:

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infectious Diseases

Their research topics concentrated on key public health challenges and included:

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Homelessness and Social Issues
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Health Policy Implementation Science

Throughout their career, they published numerous articles focusing on epidemiological trends, intervention strategies, and health outcomes associated with addiction and substance abuse. Their work contributed to understanding the public health dynamics of opioid overdose and alcohol-related mortality.

Best Publications

Clinical practice. Unhealthy alcohol use.

Richard Saitz

788
Citations
Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and deaths from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics: case-cohort study

Tae Woo Park;Richard Saitz;Dara Ganoczy;Mark A Ilgen

640
Citations
A single-question screening test for drug use in primary care.

Peter C. Smith;Susan M. Schmidt;Donald Allensworth-Davies;Richard Saitz

552
Citations
Primary Care Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test

Peter C. Smith;Susan M. Schmidt;Donald Allensworth-Davies;Richard Saitz

497
Citations
Strategies used by people who inject drugs to avoid stigma in healthcare settings.

Dea L. Biancarelli;Katie B. Biello;Katie B. Biello;Ellen Childs;M. Drainoni

495
Citations
Individualized Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal. A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial

Richard Saitz;Michael F. Mayo-Smith;Mark S. Roberts;Harriet A. Redmond

494
Citations
Screening and brief intervention for drug use in primary care: the ASPIRE randomized clinical trial.

Richard Saitz;Tibor P. A. Palfai;Debbie M. Cheng;Daniel P. Alford

325
Citations
Alcohol Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Future Directions.

Emily C. Williams;Emily C. Williams;Judith A. Hahn;Richard Saitz;Kendall Bryant

308
Citations
Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care: Absence of evidence for efficacy in people with dependence or very heavy drinking

Richard Saitz

304
Citations
PTSD in urban primary care: high prevalence and low physician recognition.

Jane Liebschutz;Richard Saitz;Victoria Brower;Terence M. Keane;Terence M. Keane

289
Citations
Screening and intervention for alcohol problems

Peter D. Friedmann;Deirdre McCullough;Marshall H. Chin;Richard Saitz

286
Citations
Alcohol Consumption and HIV Disease Progression

Jeffrey H Samet;Debbie M Cheng;Howard Libman;David P Nunes

285
Citations
Benefits of Linking Primary Medical Care and Substance Abuse Services: Patient, Provider, and Societal Perspectives

Jeffrey H. Samet;Peter Friedmann;Richard Saitz

279
Citations
Unhealthy Drinking Patterns in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associated Characteristics

Elizabeth L. Merrick;Constance M. Horgan;Dominic Hodgkin;Deborah W. Garnick

263
Citations
The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences.

Jane Liebschutz;Jacqueline B Savetsky;Richard Saitz;Nicholas J Horton

244
Citations
Impact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related: quality of life among adults with addiction.

Alisa Lincoln;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Debbie M. Cheng;Christine Lloyd-Travaglini

215
Citations
Persistent pain is associated with substance use after detoxification: a prospective cohort analysis.

Mary Jo Larson;Michael Paasche-Orlow;Debbie M. Cheng;Christine Lloyd-Travaglini

215
Citations
Pharmacotherapies for alcohol abuse. Withdrawal and treatment

Richard Saitz;Stephanie S. O'Malley

208
Citations
The Impact of Alcohol-Related Diagnoses on Pneumonia Outcomes

Richard Saitz;William A. Ghali;Mark A. Moskowitz

202
Citations
Brief intervention for medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use: a randomized, controlled trial

Richard Saitz;Tibor P. Palfai;Debbie M. Cheng;Nicholas J. Horton

189
Citations
Principles of addiction medicine

Richard Ries;David A. Fiellin;Shannon C. Miller;Richard Saitz

172
Citations
The ASAM principles of addiction medicine

Richard Ries;David A. Fiellin;Shannon C. Miller;Richard Saitz

98
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tibor P. Palfai Boston University

Peter D. Friedmann University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Lisa M. Sullivan Boston University

Stephen A. Maisto Syracuse University

Amy C. Justice Yale University

Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles

Terence M. Keane Boston University

John F. Kelly Harvard University

Nancy M. Petry University of Connecticut

John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital

External Links

Personal website of Richard Saitz Google Scholar page

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