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24563
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14680
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7426

Thomas Eissenberg 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 Thomas Eissenberg sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 301 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Eissenberg 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 Thomas Eissenberg sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Thomas Eissenberg is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, and Applied Psychology.

Their work extensively covers a range of topics related to smoking behavior and cessation, obesity, physical activity, and diet, as well as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study. Additional research interests include behavioral health and interventions, air quality and health impacts, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease research.

Thomas Eissenberg has published in several notable venues, frequently appearing in journals such as Tobacco Control, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and Addictive Behaviors.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Eissenberg are:

  • Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
  • Effect of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Cigarette Abstinence in Smokers With No Plans to Quit: Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial, 2021, Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-associated Lung Injury: Developing a Research Agenda. An NIH Workshop Report, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Lipid laden macrophages and electronic cigarettes in healthy adults, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • Acute effects of JUUL and IQOS in cigarette smokers, 2020, Tobacco Control

Frequent coauthors of Thomas Eissenberg include Alan Shihadeh, Alison Breland, Joanna E Cohen, Eric K Soule, and Caroline O Cobb, with collaboration counts ranging from 18 to 24 papers.

Thomas Eissenberg was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samir Soneji;Samir Soneji;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Thomas A. Wills;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: a re-emerging strain in a global epidemic

    W Maziak;K D Ward;R A Afifi Soweid;T Eissenberg

  • Electronic cigarettes: review of use, content, safety, effects on smokers and potential for harm and benefit

    Peter Hajek;Jean-François Etter;Neal Benowitz;Thomas Eissenberg

  • Waterpipe Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking Direct Comparison of Toxicant Exposure

    Thomas Eissenberg;Alan Shihadeh

  • A Clinical Laboratory Model for Evaluating the Acute Effects of Electronic “Cigarettes”: Nicotine Delivery Profile and Cardiovascular and Subjective Effects

    Andrea R. Vansickel;Caroline O. Cobb;Michael F. Weaver;Thomas E. Eissenberg

  • Waterpipe tobacco smoking: an emerging health crisis in the United States.

    Caroline Cobb;Kenneth D. Ward;Wasim Maziak;Alan L. Shihadeh

  • Development of a questionnaire for assessing dependence on electronic cigarettes among a large sample of ex-smoking E-cigarette users.

    Jonathan Foulds;Susan Veldheer;Jessica Yingst;Shari Hrabovsky

  • Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavior In Two U.S. Samples

    Stephanie Smith-Simone;Wasim Maziak;Kenneth D. Ward;Thomas Eissenberg

  • Electronic cigarettes: Effective nicotine delivery after acute administration.

    Andrea Rae Vansickel;Thomas Eissenberg

  • Prevalence of and Associations with Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among U.S. University Students

    Brian A. Primack;Jaime Sidani;Aaron A. Agarwal;William G. Shadel

  • Electronic cigarettes: what are they and what do they do?

    Alison Breland;Eric Soule;Alexa Lopez;Carolina Ramôa

  • Effects of User Puff Topography, Device Voltage, and Liquid Nicotine Concentration on Electronic Cigarette Nicotine Yield: Measurements and Model Predictions

    Soha Talih;Soha Talih;Zainab Balhas;Zainab Balhas;Thomas Eissenberg;Rola Salman

  • Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a U.S. College campus: prevalence and correlates.

    Thomas Eissenberg;Kenneth D. Ward;Stephanie Smith-Simone;Wasim Maziak

  • Electronic nicotine delivery systems: a research agenda

    Jean-François Etter;Chris Bullen;Andreas D Flouris;Murray Laugesen

  • Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria

    Wasim Maziak;Thomas Eissenberg;Samer Rastam;Fadi Hammal

  • Electronic nicotine delivery devices: ineffective nicotine delivery and craving suppression after acute administration

    Thomas Eissenberg

  • The clinical pharmacology of buprenorphine: extrapolating from the laboratory to the clinic.

    Sharon L Walsh;Thomas Eissenberg

  • Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation

    Wasim Maziak;Kenneth D Ward;Thomas E Eissenberg

  • Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking: a direct comparison of toxicant exposure and subjective effects.

    Caroline O. Cobb;Alan Shihadeh;Michael F. Weaver;Thomas Eissenberg

  • 75: Prevalence of and Associations With Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among U.S. University Students

    Brian A. Primack;Jaime Sidani;Aaron A. Agarwal;William G. Shadel

Frequent Co-Authors

Karem H. Alzoubi
Karem H. Alzoubi Jordan University of Science and Technology
Pebbles Fagan
Pebbles Fagan University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Maxine L. Stitzer
Maxine L. Stitzer Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Brian A. Primack
Brian A. Primack Oregon State University
George E. Bigelow
George E. Bigelow Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Shepard Siegel
Shepard Siegel McMaster University
Lorraine G. Allan
Lorraine G. Allan McMaster University
Eric C. Donny
Eric C. Donny Wake Forest University
Robert L. Balster
Robert L. Balster Virginia Commonwealth University
Mark Nichter
Mark Nichter University of Arizona

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