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Roger K. Pitman

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
55217
World Ranking
5690
National Ranking
3065

Roger K. Pitman publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roger K. Pitman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 296 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Roger K. Pitman D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roger K. Pitman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roger K. Pitman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has an extensive publication record within medicine and psychology, with a particular emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as clinical psychology.

The primary fields of study in their research include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Subfields of investigation cover:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neurology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Epidemiology

Roger K. Pitman's work centers on topics such as:

  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Some of the notable recent papers published by Pitman include:

  • Disentangling the Links Between Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Stress-associated neurobiological activity associates with the risk for and timing of subsequent Takotsubo syndrome, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Impairing memory reconsolidation with propranolol in healthy and clinical samples: a meta-analysis, 2022, Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • Reduced Stress-Related Neural Network Activity Mediates the Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular Risk, 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Anxiety and Depression Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk Through Accelerated Development of Risk Factors, 2024, JACC Advances

The frequent coauthors associated with Pitman are:

  • Lisa M. Shin
  • Michael T. Osborne
  • Ahmed Tawakol
  • Shady Abohashem
  • Hadil Zureigat

Most of Pitman's publications appear in journals including:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Neuropsychiatry
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Smaller hippocampal volume predicts pathologic vulnerability to psychological trauma

    Mark Gilbertson;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Aleksandra Ciszewski;Kiyoto Kasai

  • Biological studies of post-traumatic stress disorder

    Roger K. Pitman;Ann M. Rasmusson;Ann M. Rasmusson;Karestan C. Koenen;Lisa M. Shin;Lisa M. Shin

  • Amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and hippocampal function in PTSD.

    Lisa M. Shin;Lisa M. Shin;Scott L. Rauch;Roger K. Pitman

  • Neurobiological basis of failure to recall extinction memory in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Mohammed R. Milad;Roger K. Pitman;Cameron B. Ellis;Andrea L. Gold

  • A symptom provocation study of posttraumatic stress disorder using positron emission tomography and script-driven imagery

    S L Rauch;B A van der Kolk;R E Fisler;N M Alpert

  • Prospective Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Following Trauma

    Arieh Y. Shalev;Sara Freedman;Tuvia Peri;Dalia Brandes

  • Exaggerated amygdala response to masked facial stimuli in posttraumatic stress disorder: a functional MRI study.

    Scott L Rauch;Paul J Whalen;Lisa M Shin;Lisa M Shin;Sean C McInerney

  • Recall of fear extinction in humans activates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in concert.

    Mohammed R. Milad;Christopher I. Wright;Christopher I. Wright;Scott P. Orr;Scott P. Orr;Roger K. Pitman

  • Pilot study of secondary prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder with propranolol

    Roger K. Pitman;Kathy M. Sanders;Randall M. Zusman;Anna R. Healy

  • Magnetic resonance imaging study of hippocampal volume in chronic, combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Tamara V. Gurvits;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Hiroto Hokama;Hiroto Hokama;Hirokazu Ohta;Hirokazu Ohta

  • A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex responses to overtly presented fearful faces in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Lisa M. Shin;Christopher I. Wright;Paul A. Cannistraro;Michelle M. Wedig

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in the Amygdala and Medial Prefrontal Cortex During Traumatic Imagery in Male and Female Vietnam Veterans With PTSD

    Lisa M. Shin;Scott P. Orr;Margaret A. Carson;Scott L. Rauch

  • Psychophysiologic assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder imagery in Vietnam combat veterans.

    Roger K. Pitman;Scott P. Orr;Dennis F. Forgue;Jacob B. de Jong

  • Regional cerebral blood flow during script-driven imagery in childhood sexual abuse-related PTSD: A PET investigation.

    Lisa M. Shin;Richard J. McNally;Stephen M. Kosslyn;William L. Thompson

  • Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala

    Britta K. Hölzel;James Carmody;Karleyton C. Evans;Elizabeth A. Hoge

  • An fMRI study of anterior cingulate function in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Lisa M Shin;Lisa M Shin;Paul J Whalen;Roger K Pitman;George Bush

  • De novo conditioning in trauma-exposed individuals with and without posttraumatic stress disorder

    Scott P. Orr;Linda J. Metzger;Natasha B. Lasko;Michael L. Macklin

  • Effect of post-retrieval propranolol on psychophysiologic responding during subsequent script-driven traumatic imagery in post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Alain Brunet;Scott P. Orr;Scott P. Orr;Jacques Tremblay;Kate Robertson

  • Fear extinction in rats: implications for human brain imaging and anxiety disorders.

    Mohammed R. Milad;Scott L. Rauch;Roger K. Pitman;Gregory J. Quirk

  • Effect of previous trauma on acute plasma cortisol level following rape

    Heidi S. Resnick;Rachel Yehuda;Roger K. Pitman;David W. Foy

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott P. Orr
Scott P. Orr Harvard University
Natasha B. Lasko
Natasha B. Lasko Harvard University
Lisa M. Shin
Lisa M. Shin Tufts University
Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
Michael L. Macklin
Michael L. Macklin Veterans Health Administration
Mohammed R Milad
Mohammed R Milad The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mohammed R. Milad
Mohammed R. Milad New York University
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Arieh Y. Shalev
Arieh Y. Shalev New York University
Richard J. McNally
Richard J. McNally Harvard University

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