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Robert Klitzman publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Klitzman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 206 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Robert Klitzman D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Klitzman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert Klitzman is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a research profile spanning medicine and social sciences, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary topics related to health and ethics.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Hospital chaplains' communication with patients: Characteristics, functions and potential benefits (2022) in Patient Education and Counseling
  • Needs to Prepare for "Post-COVID-19 Syndrome" (2020) in The American Journal of Bioethics
  • How hospital chaplains develop and use rituals to address medical staff distress (2022) in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

Robert Klitzman's frequent collaborators comprise Elizaveta Garbuzova, Gabrielle Di Sapia Natarelli, Stephanie Sinnappan, Jay Al-Hashimi, and Paul S. Appelbaum, each with multiple joint publications.

The scientist has contributed to prominent publication venues, including:

  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
  • Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • BMC Medical Ethics

Main fields of study include Medicine and Social Sciences. Within these domains, subfields of research are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their body of work addresses various topics, among which are:

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research

In 2013, Robert Klitzman was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Detecting, Preventing, and Responding to “Fraudsters” in Internet Research: Ethics and Tradeoffs

    Jennifer E. F. Teitcher;Walter O. Bockting;José A. Bauermeister;Chris J. Hoefer

  • Defining Neuromarketing: Practices and Professional Challenges

    Carl Erik Fisher;Lisa Chin;Robert Klitzman

  • Patterns of Communication Between Gay and Lesbian Patients and Their Health Care Providers

    Robert L Klitzman;Jason D Greenberg

  • MDMA ('ecstasy') use, and its association with high risk behaviors, mental health, and other factors among gay/bisexual men in New York City.

    Robert L. Klitzman;Jason D. Greenberg;Lance M. Pollack;Curtis Dolezal

  • Attitudes and Practices Among Internists Concerning Genetic Testing

    Robert L. Klitzman;Wendy K. Chung;Karen Marder;Anita Shanmugham

  • MDMA ("Ecstasy") abuse and high-risk sexual behaviors among 169 gay and bisexual men

    Robert L. Klitzman;Harrison G. Pope;James I. Hudson

  • Voluntariness of consent to research: a conceptual model

    Paul S. Appelbaum;Charles W. Lidz;Robert Klitzman

  • Effects of a behavioral intervention to reduce risk of transmission among people living with HIV: The Healthy Living Project randomized controlled study

    Stephen F. Morin;Margaret A. Chesney;Anke A. Ehrhardt;Jeffrey A. Kelly

  • Problems in comprehension of informed consent in rural and peri-urban Mali, West Africa.

    Michael T. Krosin;Robert L. Klitzman;Bruce Levin;Jianfeng Cheng

  • Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force.

    Amy L. McGuire;Mark P. Aulisio;F. Daniel Davis;Cheryl Erwin

  • Researchers' views on return of incidental genomic research results: qualitative and quantitative findings.

    Robert Klitzman;Paul S. Appelbaum;Abby Fyer;Josue Martinez

  • Improving education on doctor-patient relationships and communication: lessons from doctors who become patients.

    Robert Klitzman

  • Intricacies and inter-relationships between HIV disclosure and HAART: a qualitative study.

    R L Klitzman;S B Kirshenbaum;B Dodge;R H Remien

  • The Natural Incubation Period of Kuru and the Episodes of Transmission in Three Clusters of Patients

    Robert L. Klitzman;Michael P. Alpers;D. Carleton Gajdusek

  • Use of genetic tests among neurologists and psychiatrists: knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and needs for training.

    Melissa Salm;Kristopher J. Abbate;Paul S. Appelbaum;Ruth Ottman

  • The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe

    Robert Klitzman

  • How IRBs view and make decisions about coercion and undue influence

    Robert Klitzman

  • Mortal Secrets: Truth and Lies in the Age of AIDS

    Robert Klitzman;Ronald Bayer

  • Models of Consent to Return of Incidental Findings in Genomic Research

    Paul S. Appelbaum;Erik Parens;Cameron R. Waldman;Robert L. Klitzman

  • Misunderstandings Concerning Genetics Among Patients Confronting Genetic Disease

    Robert L. Klitzman

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. Appelbaum
Paul S. Appelbaum Columbia University
Wendy K. Chung
Wendy K. Chung Columbia University
Charles W. Lidz
Charles W. Lidz University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Karen Marder
Karen Marder Columbia University
Ruth Ottman
Ruth Ottman Columbia University
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen F. Morin
Stephen F. Morin University of California, San Francisco
Robert H. Remien
Robert H. Remien Columbia University
Anke A. Ehrhardt
Anke A. Ehrhardt Columbia University
Jeffrey A. Kelly
Jeffrey A. Kelly Medical College of Wisconsin

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