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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 69 811 706 386 329 143 17976

Thomas J. Metzler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas J. Metzler between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas J. Metzler published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2024. 35 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2024. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 14 publications
1994 2025

186 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas J. Metzler: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 5
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 1
2001 5
2002 2
2003 4
2004 2
2005 5
2006 11
2007 6
2008 4
2009 11
2010 10
2011 11
2012 6
2013 4
2014 7
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 12
2019 6
2020 3
2021 6
2022 8
2023 8
2024 21
2025 14
Total 186
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Thomas J. Metzler 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 Thomas J. Metzler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 143
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Thomas J. Metzler 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 Thomas J. Metzler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40 69
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Thomas J. Metzler is affiliated with the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of medicine and neuroscience, with significant work in experimental and cognitive psychology, oncology, and clinical psychology.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Subfields of study that Metzler has contributed to include:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Oncology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Molecular Biology

Their research topics cover a range of subjects, with notable emphasis on:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Microscopic Colitis

Metzler has published in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals and publications:

  • Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K Kleintiere / Heimtiere
  • SLEEP
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Their recent published papers include:

  • Expression of the membrane tetraspanin claudin 18 on cancer cells promotes T lymphocyte infiltration and antitumor immunity in pancreatic cancer, 2024, Immunity
  • Subcortical Neuronal Correlates of Sleep in Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2022, JAMA Neurology
  • Randomized controlled experimental study of hydrocortisone and D-cycloserine effects on fear extinction in PTSD, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Classification and Prediction of Post-Trauma Outcomes Related to PTSD Using Circadian Rhythm Changes Measured via Wrist-Worn Research Watch in a Large Longitudinal Cohort, 2021, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
  • Acute cognitive effects of the hypocretin receptor antagonist almorexant relative to zolpidem and placebo: a randomized clinical trial, 2020, SLEEP

Frequent coauthors in Metzler's research include:

  • Thomas C. Neylan
  • Katja Steiger
  • Anne Richards
  • Leslie Yack
  • Jürgen Ruland

Best Publications

  • Trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs health care, 2002-2008

    Karen H. Seal;Thomas J. Metzler;Kristian S. Gima;Daniel Bertenthal

  • The Peritraumatic Distress Inventory: A Proposed Measure of PTSD Criterion A2

    Alain Brunet;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler;Suzanne R. Best

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and functioning and quality of life outcomes in a nationally representative sample of male Vietnam veterans.

    Douglas F. Zatzick;Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Warren S. Browner

  • Sleep disturbances in the Vietnam generation: findings from a nationally representative sample of male Vietnam veterans.

    Thomas C. Neylan;Charles R. Marmar;Thomas J. Metzler;Daniel S. Weiss

  • Predictors of posttraumatic stress in police and other first responders.

    Charles R. Marmar;Charles R. Marmar;Shannon E. McCASLIN;Shannon E. McCASLIN;Thomas J. Metzler;Thomas J. Metzler;Suzanne Best

  • VA Mental Health Services Utilization in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans in the First Year of Receiving New Mental Health Diagnoses

    Karen H. Seal;Shira Maguen;Beth Cohen;Kristian S. Gima

  • The Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire.

    Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler

  • Routine occupational stress and psychological distress in police

    Akiva M. Liberman;Suzanne R. Best;Thomas J. Metzler;Jeffrey A. Fagan

  • Characteristics of emergency services personnel related to peritraumatic dissociation during critical incident exposure.

    Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler;Kevin Delucchi

  • Predicting symptomatic distress in emergency services personnel.

    Daniel S. Weiss;Charles R. Marmar;Thomas J. Metzler;Heidi M. Ronfeldt

  • Longitudinal course and predictors of continuing distress following critical incident exposure in emergency services personnel.

    Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler;Kevin L. Delucchi

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Lisa S Talbot;Shira Maguen;Thomas J Metzler;Martha Schmitz

  • Stress responses of emergency services personnel to the loma prieta earthquake interstate 880 freeway collapse and control traumatic incidents

    Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas J. Metzler;Heidi M. Ronfeldt

  • Childhood Trauma Associated with Short Leukocyte Telomere Length in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Aoife O'Donovan;Elissa Epel;Jue Lin;Owen Wolkowitz

  • Why are hispanics at greater risk for PTSD

    Nnamdi Pole;Suzanne R. Best;Thomas Metzler;Charles R. Marmar

  • Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers.

    Shira Maguen;Thomas J. Metzler;Shannon E. McCaslin;Sabra S. Inslicht

  • The impact of killing in war on mental health symptoms and related functioning

    Shira Maguen;Thomas J. Metzler;Brett T. Litz;Karen H. Seal

  • Killing in combat, mental health symptoms, and suicidal ideation in Iraq war veterans

    Shira Maguen;Shira Maguen;David D. Luxton;Nancy A. Skopp;Gregory A. Gahm

  • Post-traumatic stress symptoms in an elite unit of Brazilian police officers: Prevalence and impact on psychosocial functioning and on physical and mental health

    Deborah B. Maia;Charles R. Marmar;Thomas Metzler;Augusta Nóbrega

  • Effects of Gender and Ethnicity on Duty-Related Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Urban Police Officers

    Nnamdi Pole;Suzanne R. Best;Daniel S. Weiss;Thomas Metzler

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Neylan
Thomas C. Neylan University of California, San Francisco
Charles R. Marmar
Charles R. Marmar New York University
Daniel S. Weiss
Daniel S. Weiss University of California, San Francisco
Shira Maguen
Shira Maguen University of California, San Francisco
Anne Richards
Anne Richards Birkbeck, University of London
Christian Otte
Christian Otte Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey Fagan
Jeffrey Fagan Columbia University
Rachel Yehuda
Rachel Yehuda United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Kevin L. Delucchi
Kevin L. Delucchi University of California, San Francisco

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