Bruce A. Goldberger

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Bruce A. Goldberger is a scholar working on Toxicology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce A. Goldberger has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Toxicology, 38 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 25 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bruce A. Goldberger's work include Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (61 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (35 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (23 papers). Bruce A. Goldberger is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (61 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (35 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (23 papers). Bruce A. Goldberger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Bruce A. Goldberger's co-authors include Edward J. Cone, Yale H. Caplan, Julie O’Donnell, Chris W. Chronister, Christine L. Mattson, Michele L. Merves, John Halpin, R. Matthew Gladden, Gary M. Reisfield and Chris Delcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Bruce A. Goldberger

119 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs, and U-47700 — 10 States, July–December 2016

2017 312 citations Bruce A. Goldberger et al. profile →
Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine — United States, January 2019–June 2022

2023 114 citations Bruce A. Goldberger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce A. Goldberger United States	37	1.6k	1.3k	959	638	567	123	4.2k
Ilkka Ojanperä Finland	41	2.0k 1.2×	856 0.6×	630 0.7×	327 0.5×	555 1.0×	174	4.9k
Johan Ahlner Sweden	41	1.0k 0.7×	613 0.5×	881 0.9×	327 0.5×	495 0.9×	171	4.9k
Barry Levine United States	43	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	975 1.0×	298 0.5×	664 1.2×	195	5.8k
Olav Spigset Norway	47	622 0.4×	2.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	638 1.0×	657 1.2×	366	8.4k
Joëlle Micallef France	34	711 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	898 0.9×	648 1.0×	224 0.4×	226	4.0k
Norbert Scherbaum Germany	33	663 0.4×	833 0.6×	591 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.9×	286	4.2k
Barry K. Logan United States	48	3.9k 2.4×	975 0.7×	1.9k 2.0×	474 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	231	7.1k
Dimitri Gerostamoulos Australia	32	1.7k 1.1×	445 0.3×	911 0.9×	435 0.7×	398 0.7×	117	3.2k
John Corkery United Kingdom	39	1.9k 1.2×	530 0.4×	853 0.9×	708 1.1×	1.6k 2.8×	157	4.3k
John Mendelson United States	31	725 0.5×	761 0.6×	664 0.7×	423 0.7×	479 0.8×	71	2.8k

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Goodin, Amie, et al.. (2025). Quantitative analysis of Δ8- and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol metabolites and isomers: a rapid assay in urine by LC-MS/MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 417(8). 1507–1518. 3 indexed citations

Goodin, Amie, et al.. (2025). Analysis of cannabinoids and semi-synthetic cannabinoids in authentic breastmilk samples by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 49(8). 559–566.

Baer, Douglas S., et al.. (2025). Identifying bromazolam, etizolam, and flualprazolam in blood using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 70(3). 1105–1113. 1 indexed citations

Chronister, Chris W., et al.. (2024). A postmortem case report involving fentanyl, desalkylgidazepam, and bromazolam. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 48(8). 636–640. 3 indexed citations

Palamar, Joseph J., et al.. (2024). Monitoring illicit pentobarbital availability in the United States: A National Drug Early Warning System briefing. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 263. 112402–112402. 2 indexed citations

Chronister, Chris W., et al.. (2023). Fatal intoxication involving 2‐methyl AP‐237. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 68(4). 1419–1424. 4 indexed citations

Algarin, Angel B., Ronald A. Cohen, Catherine W. Striley, et al.. (2022). Marijuana Use and Health Outcomes in Persons Living With HIV: Protocol for the Marijuana Associated Planning and Long-term Effects (MAPLE) Longitudinal Cohort Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(8). e37153–e37153. 3 indexed citations

Barenholtz, Elan, Alex J. Krotulski, Paul Morris, et al.. (2021). Online surveillance of novel psychoactive substances (NPS): Monitoring Reddit discussions as a predictor of increased NPS-related exposures. International Journal of Drug Policy. 98. 103393–103393. 30 indexed citations

Jannetto, Paul J., Anders Helander, Uttam Garg, et al.. (2018). The Fentanyl Epidemic and Evolution of Fentanyl Analogs in the United States and the European Union. Clinical Chemistry. 65(2). 242–253. 125 indexed citations

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Delcher, Chris, et al.. (2017). Fatal poisonings involving propoxyphene before and after voluntary withdrawal from the United States’ market: An analysis from the state of Florida. Forensic Science International. 280. 228–232. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Dayong, et al.. (2016). Illicit Fentanyl-Related Fatalities in Florida: Toxicological Findings. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 40(8). 588–594. 38 indexed citations

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Colón-Pérez, Luis M., Kenneth Blum, Bruce A. Goldberger, et al.. (2016). The Psychoactive Designer Drug and Bath Salt Constituent MDPV Causes Widespread Disruption of Brain Functional Connectivity. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(9). 2352–2365. 41 indexed citations

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Reisfield, Gary M., Bruce A. Goldberger, & Roger L. Bertholf. (2015). Choosing the right laboratory: A review of clinical and forensic toxicology services for urine drug testing in pain management. Journal of Opioid Management. 11(1). 37–44. 3 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Bruce A., et al.. (2011). Second- and third-hand opium smoke exposure in the women and children of Afghanistan. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Thombs, Dennis L., Ryan O'Mara, Matthew E. Rossheim, et al.. (2009). Event-level analyses of energy drink consumption and alcohol intoxication in bar patrons. Addictive Behaviors. 35(4). 325–330. 178 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Bruce A., et al.. (2006). Caffeine Content of Energy Drinks, Carbonated Sodas, and Other Beverages. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 30(2). 112–114. 128 indexed citations

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Hattab, Eyas M., et al.. (2000). Modification of screening immunoassays to detect sub-threshold concentrations of cocaine, cannabinoids, and opiates in urine: use for detecting maternal and neonatal drug exposures.. PubMed. 30(1). 85–91. 20 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Bruce A., et al.. (1998). Detection of Methadone, Methadone Metabolites, and Other Illicit Drugs of Abuse in Hair of Methadone-Treatment Subjects. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 22(6). 526–530. 23 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Bruce A., Marilyn A. Huestis, & Diana G. Wilkins. (1997). Commonly Practiced Quality Control and Quality Assurance Procedures for Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis in Forensic Urine Drug-Testing Laboratories.. PubMed. 9(2). 59–80. 12 indexed citations

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Goldberger, Bruce A., et al.. (1992). Chloral hydrate overdose: Trichloroethanol detection by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Forensic Science International. 52(2). 231–234. 7 indexed citations

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