2026 Sarah L. Berga: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	75	19212	18039	9570	8835	260	17041

Overview

Sarah L. Berga is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant contribution to subfields such as Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, and Genetics.

The main topics of Sarah L. Berga's work include:

Ovarian function and disorders
Endometriosis Research and Treatment
Menstrual Health and Disorders
Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Stress Responses and Cortisol

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on endocrinology, reproductive health, and neurotrauma:

Fertility and Sterility
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
Journal of Neurotrauma

Sarah L. Berga has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors, including:

Chrisandra Shufelt
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Margareta D. Pisarska
Mariam Saadedine
Galen Cook-Wiens

Among their recent papers are:

"American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update" (2022) published in Endocrine Practice
"Interleukin-1β induces and accelerates human endometrial stromal cell senescence and impairs decidualization via the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway" (2024) published in Cell Death Discovery
"Anti-Pituitary and Anti-Hypothalamus Autoantibody Associations with Inflammation and Persistent Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Men with Traumatic Brain Injury" (2020) published in Journal of Neurotrauma
"Temporal Acute Serum Estradiol and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Associations and Risk of Death after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" (2020) published in Journal of Neurotrauma
"Prior Oral Contraceptive Use and Longer Term Mortality Outcomes in Women with Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease" (2021) published in Journal of Women s Health

Best Publications

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Evelyn Talbott;David Guzick;Annette Clerici;Sarah Berga

687
Citations
Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Catherine M. Gordon;Kathryn E. Ackerman;Kathryn E. Ackerman;Sarah L. Berga;Jay R. Kaplan

474
Citations
Cognitive impairment associated with adjuvant therapy in breast cancer.

Catherine M. Bender;Susan M. Sereika;Sarah L. Berga;Victor G. Vogel

427
Citations
Adverse Lipid and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Profiles in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Results of a Case-Control Study

Evelyn Talbott;Annette Clerici;Sarah L Berga;Lewis Kuller

422
Citations
Neuroendocrine aberrations in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.

S. L. Berga;J. F. Mortola;L. Girton;B. Suh

393
Citations
Circadian rhythms in human performance and mood under constant conditions

Timothy Monk;Daniel Buysse;Charles Reynolds;Sarah Berga

378
Citations
Hypoestrogenemia of hypothalamic origin and coronary artery disease in premenopausal women: a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study

C Noel Bairey Merz;B.Delia Johnson;Barry L Sharaf;Vera Bittner

375
Citations
Dietary changes favorably affect bone remodeling in older adults.

Robert P. Heaney;David A. McCARRON;Bess Dawson-Hughes;Suzanne Oparil

359
Citations
Endocrine consequences of weight loss in obese, hyperandrogenic, anovulatory women *†

David S. Guzick;Rena Wing;Delia Smith;Sarah L. Berga

331
Citations
Salivary cortisol reflects serum cortisol : analysis of circadian profiles

Lorah D Dorn;Joseph F Lucke;Tammy L Loucks;Sarah L Berga

293
Citations
The long-term outcome in patients with multiple aneurysms. Incidence of late hemorrhage and implications for treatment of incidental aneurysms

H R Winn;W S Almaani;S L Berga;J A Jane

292
Citations
Effects of increased consumption of fluid milk on energy and nutrient intake, body weight, and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy older adults

Susan I Barr;David A McCARRON;Robert P Heaney;Bess Dawson-Hughes

276
Citations
Psychological correlates of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea

Marsha D. Marcus;A. Tammy L. Loucks;Sarah L. Berga

243
Citations
Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Amplitude and Progesterone Metabolite Excretion Are Reduced in Obese Women

Akas Jain;Alex J. Polotsky;Dana Rochester;Sarah L. Berga

239
Citations
Amplification of nocturnal melatonin secretion in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.

S.L. Berga;J.F. Mortola;S.S.C. Yen

235
Citations
Ovarian responses in women to recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone (LH): a role for LH in the final stages of follicular maturation.

Michael W. Sullivan;Ann Stewart-Akers;Joel S. Krasnow;Sarah L. Berga

226
Citations
Recovery of ovarian activity in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea who were treated with cognitive behavior therapy.

Sarah L Berga;Marsha D Marcus;Tammy L Loucks;Stefanie Hlastala

216
Citations
Women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea but not other forms of anovulation display amplified cortisol concentrations

Sarah L. Berga;Tammy L. Daniels;Donna E. Giles

201
Citations
Metabolic effects of oral contraceptives in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

M T Korytkowski;M Mokan;M J Horwitz;S L Berga

197
Citations
Hypercortisolism in Patients With Functional Hypothalamic-Amenorrhea

B. Y. Suh;James H. Liu;S. L. Berga;M. E. Quigley

197
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Noel Bairey Merz Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Robert N. Taylor University of Utah

Carolyn C. Meltzer Emory University

Vera Bittner University of Alabama at Birmingham

Amy K. Wagner University of Pittsburgh

Julie C. Price Harvard University

Sheryl F. Kelsey University of Pittsburgh

S. S. C. Yen University of California, San Diego

Carl J. Pepine University of Florida

Karen A. Matthews University of Pittsburgh

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