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Risa B. Weisberg

Risa B. Weisberg

Boston University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
7298
World Ranking
9407
National Ranking
4981

Risa B. Weisberg publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 88 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Risa B. Weisberg D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Risa B. Weisberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Risa B. Weisberg is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on public health, epidemiology, and social psychology among other subfields. Weisberg's work addresses topics related to opioid use disorder treatment, mental health treatment and access, substance abuse treatment outcomes, HIV/AIDS-related research, and cognitive processes involved in anxiety and depression.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • "Development of a cognitive bias modification intervention for anxiety disorders in primary care," 2021, British Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • "Unprecedented need and recommendations for harnessing data to guide future policy and practice for opioid use disorder treatment following COVID-19," 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (authored by a frequent collaborator)
  • "The impact of COVID-19 and rapid policy exemptions expanding on access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A nationwide Veterans Health Administration cohort study," 2022, Drug and Alcohol Dependence (authored by a frequent collaborator)
  • "Barriers to and facilitators of using evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral anxiety interventions in integrated primary care practice," 2022, Psychological Services (authored by a frequent collaborator)
  • "Gender differences in receipt of telehealth versus in person behavioral therapy, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and 90-day MOUD retention during the pandemic: A retrospective veteran cohort study," 2023, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment (authored by a frequent collaborator)

The coauthors frequently collaborating with Weisberg include Michael D. Stein, Nicholas A. Livingston, Bradley J. Anderson, Debra S. Herman, and Justeen Hyde.

Key publication venues for this researcher are:
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Psychological Services, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Psychological Services
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • British Journal of Clinical Psychology

The researcher's main fields of study are Medicine and Psychology, with subfields that include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Social Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • General Health Professions

The main topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Best Publications

  • Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Recovery and Recurrence in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder: A 12-Year Prospective Study

    Steven E. Bruce;Kimberly A. Yonkers;Michael W. Otto;Jane L. Eisen

  • Demographic Characteristics, Phenomenology, Comorbidity, and Family History in 200 Individuals With Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    Katharine A. Phillips;William Menard;William Menard;Christina Fay;Christina Fay;Risa Weisberg;Risa Weisberg

  • Psychometric Properties of the

    Courtney Beard;Benjamin F. Rodriguez;Risa B. Weisberg;Ashley Perry

  • Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in body dysmorphic disorder.

    Katharine A. Phillips;Meredith E. Coles;William Menard;Shirley Yen

  • Clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder in adolescents and adults

    Katharine A. Phillips;Elizabeth R. Didie;Elizabeth R. Didie;William Menard;Maria E. Pagano

  • Comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders: severity of psychopathology and body image disturbance.

    Jessica S. Ruffolo;Katharine A. Phillips;Katharine A. Phillips;William Menard;Christina Fay

  • Nonpsychiatric illness among primary care patients with trauma histories and posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Risa B. Weisberg;Steven E. Bruce;Jason T. Machan;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in African American and Latinx adults: Clinical course and the role of racial and ethnic discrimination.

    Nicholas J. Sibrava;Andri S. Bjornsson;A. Carlos I. Pérez Benítez;Ethan Moitra

  • Overview of generalized anxiety disorder: epidemiology, presentation, and course.

    Risa B. Weisberg

  • BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER AND SOCIAL PHOBIA: CROSS-SECTIONAL AND PROSPECTIVE DATA

    Meredith E. Coles;Katharine A. Phillips;Katharine A. Phillips;B A William Menard;Maria E. Pagano

  • Combined cognitive bias modification treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot trial

    Courtney Beard;Risa B. Weisberg;Nader Amir

  • The relationship between sleep disturbance and the course of anxiety disorders in primary care patients.

    Brook A. Marcks;Risa B. Weisberg;Maria Orlando Edelen;Martin B. Keller

  • Socially anxious primary care patients' attitudes toward cognitive bias modification (CBM): a qualitative study.

    Courtney Beard;Risa B. Weisberg;Jennifer Primack

  • Psychiatric Treatment in Primary Care Patients with Anxiety Disorders: A Comparison of Care Received from Primary Care Providers and Psychiatrists

    Risa B. Weisberg;M.P.H. Ingrid Dyck;Larry Culpepper;Martin B. Keller

  • Age of onset, clinical characteristics, and 15-year course of anxiety disorders in a prospective, longitudinal, observational study

    Holly J. Ramsawh;Risa B. Weisberg;Ingrid Dyck;Robert Stout

  • Chronic Pain in HIV‐Infected Patients: Relationship to Depression, Substance Use, and Mental Health and Pain Treatment

    Lisa A. Uebelacker;Lisa A. Uebelacker;Risa B. Weisberg;Debra S. Herman;Debra S. Herman;Genie L. Bailey

  • Longitudinal course of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with anxiety disorders: a 15-year prospective follow-up study.

    Brook A. Marcks;Risa B. Weisberg;Ingrid Dyck;Martin B. Keller

  • Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care Patients

    Steven E. Bruce;Risa B. Weisberg;Regina T. Dolan;Jason T. Machan

  • Health-related Quality of Life across the anxiety disorders: Findings from a sample of primary care patients

    Courtney Beard;Risa B. Weisberg;Martin B. Keller

  • Chronicity in posttraumatic stress disorder and predictors of the course of posttraumatic stress disorder among primary care patients.

    Caron Zlotnick;Benjamin F. Rodriguez;Risa B. Weisberg;Steven E. Bruce

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin B. Keller
Martin B. Keller Brown University
Lisa A. Uebelacker
Lisa A. Uebelacker Brown University
Michael D. Stein
Michael D. Stein Boston University
Katharine A. Phillips
Katharine A. Phillips Cornell University
Robert L. Stout
Robert L. Stout Brown University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Bradley J. Anderson
Bradley J. Anderson Butler Hospital
Timothy A. Brown
Timothy A. Brown Boston University
M. Tracie Shea
M. Tracie Shea Brown University
Ivan W. Miller
Ivan W. Miller Brown University

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