Betty Pfefferbaum

21.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
262 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Betty Pfefferbaum is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Emergency Medical Services and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Betty Pfefferbaum has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Clinical Psychology, 93 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Betty Pfefferbaum's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (128 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (97 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (92 papers). Betty Pfefferbaum is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (128 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (97 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (92 papers). Betty Pfefferbaum collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Australia. Betty Pfefferbaum's co-authors include Carol S. North, Rose L. Pfefferbaum, Fran H. Norris, Karen Fraser Wyche, Susan Stevens, J. Brian Houston, Richard L. Van Horn, Sara Jo Nixon, Pascal Nitiéma and Phebe Tucker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Betty Pfefferbaum

254 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness

2007 3.2k citations Fran H. Norris, Susan Stevens et al. American Journal of Community Psychology profile →
Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 3.1k citations Betty Pfefferbaum, Carol S. North profile →
Mental Health Response to Community Disasters

2013 351 citations Carol S. North, Betty Pfefferbaum profile →

Peers

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Fran H. Norris United States

Krzysztof Kaniasty United States

Roxane Cohen Silver United States

Andrew Baum United States

Samantha K. Brooks United Kingdom

Beverley Raphael Australia

Leonard Bickman United States

George A. Bonanno United States

Gideon James Rubin United Kingdom

Ann S. Masten United States

Fran H. Norris United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Betty Pfefferbaum

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, et al.. (2025). Practice Elements Used in Child Mass Trauma Interventions: A Systematic Review. Current Psychiatry Reports. 27(2). 112–126.

North, Carol S. & Betty Pfefferbaum. (2023). Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders Among Employees of Businesses Affected by the 9/11 Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. 19(4). 180–188.

Pfefferbaum, Betty, Pascal Nitiéma, & Elana Newman. (2020). The association of mass trauma media contact with depression and anxiety: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 3. 100063–100063. 15 indexed citations

Pfefferbaum, Betty. (2020). Children’s Exposure to Single Incidents of Terrorism: Perspectives Over 25 Years Since the Oklahoma City Bombing. Current Psychiatry Reports. 22(8). 39–39. 1 indexed citations

Pfefferbaum, Betty & Carol S. North. (2015). Child Disaster Mental Health Services: a Review of the System of Care, Assessment Approaches, and Evidence Base for Intervention. Current Psychiatry Reports. 18(1). 20 indexed citations

Pfefferbaum, Betty, Elana Newman, Summer Nelson, et al.. (2013). Research methodology used in studies of child disaster mental health interventions for posttraumatic stress. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 55(1). 11–24. 14 indexed citations

Pfefferbaum, Betty, Carol S. North, Rose L. Pfefferbaum, et al.. (2012). Incident-related television viewing and psychiatric disorders in Oklahoma City bombing survivors.. PubMed. 14(4). 247–55. 7 indexed citations

Pfefferbaum, Betty, Phebe Tucker, Carol S. North, & Haekyung Jeon‐Slaughter. (2012). Autonomic reactivity and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis dysregulation in spouses of Oklahoma City bombing survivors 7 years after the attack. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 53(7). 901–906.

Tucker, Phebe, et al.. (2012). Emotional Stress and Heart Rate Variability Measures Associated With Cardiovascular Risk in Relocated Katrina Survivors. Psychosomatic Medicine. 74(2). 160–168. 36 indexed citations

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North, Carol S., Betty Pfefferbaum, Barry A. Hong, et al.. (2010). The Business of Healing: Focus Group Discussions of Readjustment to the Post-9/11 Work Environment Among Employees of Affected Agencies. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 52(7). 713–718. 24 indexed citations

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North, Carol S., Betty Pfefferbaum, Meena Vythilingam, et al.. (2009). Exposure to Bioterrorism and Mental Health Response among Staff on Capitol Hill. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Biodefense Strategy Practice and Science. 7(4). 379–388. 19 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, et al.. (2008). Media coverage and children's reactions to disaster with implications for primary care and public health.. PubMed. 101(12). 312–7. 4 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, J. Brian Houston, Karen Fraser Wyche, et al.. (2008). Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A Focus Group Study. Journal of Loss and Trauma. 13(4). 303–318. 8 indexed citations

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Norris, Fran H., Susan Stevens, Betty Pfefferbaum, Karen Fraser Wyche, & Rose L. Pfefferbaum. (2007). Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness. American Journal of Community Psychology. 41(1-2). 127–150. 3206 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, Jennifer Stuber, Sandro Galea, & Gerry Fairbrother. (2006). Panic reactions to terrorist attacks and probable posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 19(2). 217–228. 49 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Rose L., et al.. (2003). Terrorism, the Media, and Distress in Youth.. 10(2). 14–16. 6 indexed citations

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Stuber, Jennifer, Gerry Fairbrother, Sandro Galea, et al.. (2002). Determinants of Counseling for Children in Manhattan After the September 11 Attacks. Psychiatric Services. 53(7). 815–822. 95 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, et al.. (2002). The effect of loss and trauma on substance use behavior in individuals seeking support services after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 14(2). 89–95. 38 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, et al.. (2001). Traumatic grief in a convenience sample of victims seeking support services after a terrorist incident.. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 13(1). 19–24. 43 indexed citations

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Pfefferbaum, Betty, et al.. (1987). Rorschach Assessment of Borderline Children. The Journal of Psychology. 121(3). 219–228. 5 indexed citations

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