Sandro Galea

89.0k total citations · 28 hit papers
1.1k papers, 60.0k citations indexed

About

Sandro Galea is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandro Galea has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 60.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 466 papers in Clinical Psychology, 342 papers in General Health Professions and 267 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Sandro Galea's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (263 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (191 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (188 papers). Sandro Galea is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (263 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (191 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (188 papers). Sandro Galea collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Sandro Galea's co-authors include David Vlahov, Melissa Tracy, Jennifer Ahern, Magdalena Cerdá, Katherine M. Keyes, Karestan C. Koenen, Fran H. Norris, Heidi S. Resnick, Emily Goldmann and Laura Sampson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Sandro Galea

1.0k papers receiving 57.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Mental Health Co... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2020 2020 2007 2004 2002 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing
    2020 1.5k citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  2. Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    2020 1.5k citations Catherine K. Ettman, Salma M. Abdalla et al. profile →
  3. Participation Rates in Epidemiologic Studies
    2007 1.5k citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  4. SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada
    2004 1.4k citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  5. Psychological Sequelae of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in New York City
    2002 1.3k citations Sandro Galea, Heidi S. Resnick et al. profile →
  6. Post-traumatic stress disorder following disasters: a systematic review
    2007 1.0k citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  7. What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress.
    2007 977 citations Sandro Galea, David Vlahov et al. profile →
  8. The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters
    2005 937 citations Sandro Galea, David Vlahov et al. profile →
  9. Mental Health Consequences of Disasters
    2013 750 citations Emily Goldmann, Sandro Galea Annual Review of Public Health profile →
  10. Stigma, discrimination and the health of illicit drug users
    2006 562 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  11. Measuring Capacities for Community Resilience
    2010 543 citations Fran H. Norris, Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  12. Are neighbourhood characteristics associated with depressive symptoms? A review of evidence: Table 1
    2008 505 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  13. Trends in depression prevalence in the USA from 2005 to 2015: widening disparities in vulnerable groups
    2017 452 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  14. Looking for resilience: Understanding the longitudinal trajectories of responses to stress
    2009 402 citations Fran H. Norris, Sandro Galea et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
  15. Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: Investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use, abuse and dependence
    2011 396 citations Magdalena Cerdá, Katherine M. Keyes et al. profile →
  16. Estimated Deaths Attributable to Social Factors in the United States
    2011 393 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  17. Understanding the Rural–Urban Differences in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the United States
    2013 389 citations Katherine M. Keyes, Magdalena Cerdá et al. profile →
  18. Population health in an era of rising income inequality: USA, 1980–2015
    2017 352 citations Gregory H. Cohen, Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  19. Cities and Mental Health
    2017 311 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  20. Association of State Recreational Marijuana Laws With Adolescent Marijuana Use
    2016 306 citations Magdalena Cerdá, Katherine M. Keyes et al. profile →
  21. US Adult Illicit Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and Medical Marijuana Laws
    2017 303 citations Magdalena Cerdá, Katherine M. Keyes et al. JAMA Psychiatry profile →
  22. Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020: The Widening Treatment Gap
    2022 272 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  23. Persistent depressive symptoms during COVID-19: a national, population-representative, longitudinal study of U.S. adults
    2021 152 citations Catherine K. Ettman, Gregory H. Cohen et al. profile →
  24. Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019
    2022 122 citations Sandro Galea et al. JAMA Psychiatry profile →
  25. Ethnic/racial minorities’ and migrants’ access to COVID-19 vaccines: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators
    2022 113 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  26. Mental disorders following COVID-19 and other epidemics: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2022 93 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  27. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations
    2023 60 citations Sandro Galea et al. profile →
  28. Post‐traumatic stress disorder: evolving conceptualization and evidence, and future research directions
    2025 19 citations Sandro Galea, Karestan C. Koenen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandro Galea United States 112 25.6k 14.1k 10.0k 10.0k 8.1k 1.1k 60.0k
David R. Williams United States 108 15.9k 0.6× 17.7k 1.3× 21.5k 2.2× 14.6k 1.5× 2.9k 0.4× 540 53.8k
Kurt Kroenke United States 114 42.0k 1.6× 23.9k 1.7× 8.8k 0.9× 8.0k 0.8× 10.4k 1.3× 453 120.1k
Mark Petticrew United Kingdom 87 6.9k 0.3× 19.6k 1.4× 5.6k 0.6× 5.2k 0.5× 7.6k 0.9× 397 74.5k
Susan Michie United Kingdom 101 10.0k 0.4× 34.6k 2.5× 7.0k 0.7× 4.2k 0.4× 7.6k 0.9× 592 82.6k
Sheldon Cohen United States 110 29.7k 1.2× 23.7k 1.7× 14.3k 1.4× 15.6k 1.6× 4.2k 0.5× 312 94.3k
Cathy D. Sherbourne United States 73 13.0k 0.5× 16.3k 1.2× 5.1k 0.5× 6.4k 0.6× 9.8k 1.2× 270 82.3k
David M. Fergusson New Zealand 114 25.8k 1.0× 8.7k 0.6× 6.0k 0.6× 5.2k 0.5× 6.8k 0.8× 483 45.9k
Michael Marmot United Kingdom 157 9.0k 0.4× 44.4k 3.1× 8.7k 0.9× 27.4k 2.7× 7.6k 0.9× 879 102.1k
Janet B. W. Williams United States 54 40.8k 1.6× 15.4k 1.1× 7.3k 0.7× 5.8k 0.6× 8.0k 1.0× 118 89.7k
Christopher J L Murray United States 137 6.9k 0.3× 20.1k 1.4× 3.8k 0.4× 9.3k 0.9× 17.1k 2.1× 460 112.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandro Galea

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All Works

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Koya, Shaffi Fazaludeen, et al.. (2024). The mental health consequences of interpersonal gun violence: A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100302–100302. 6 indexed citations
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Martinez, Rae Anne, Annie Green Howard, Lindsay Fernández‐Rhodes, et al.. (2023). Does biological age mediate the relationship between childhood adversity and depression? Insights from the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study. Social Science & Medicine. 340. 116440–116440. 3 indexed citations
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Lowe, Sarah R., John A. McGrath, Richard K. Kwok, et al.. (2019). Cumulative Disaster Exposure and Mental and Physical Health Symptoms Among a Large Sample of Gulf Coast Residents. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 32(2). 196–205. 46 indexed citations
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Zuromski, Kelly L., Heidi S. Resnick, Matthew Price, et al.. (2018). Suicidal ideation among adolescents following natural disaster: The role of prior interpersonal violence.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 11(2). 184–188. 18 indexed citations
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Galea, Sandro & Katherine M. Keyes. (2017). What matters, when, for whom? three questions to guide population health scholarship. Injury Prevention. 24(Suppl 1). i3–i6. 3 indexed citations
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Horesh, Danny, Sarah R. Lowe, Sandro Galea, et al.. (2016). An in-depth look into PTSD-depression comorbidity: A longitudinal study of chronically-exposed Detroit residents. Journal of Affective Disorders. 208. 653–661. 43 indexed citations
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Roberts, Andrea L., Jessica Agnew‐Blais, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2015). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Sample of Women. JAMA Psychiatry. 72(3). 203–203. 127 indexed citations
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Goldmann, Emily & Sandro Galea. (2013). Mental Health Consequences of Disasters. Annual Review of Public Health. 35(1). 169–183. 750 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marshall, Brandon D. L., Marta R. Prescott, Israel Liberzon, et al.. (2013). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and HIV Risk Behavior Among Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 26(1). 64–70. 19 indexed citations
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Fine, Thomas, Ateka A. Contractor, Marijo Tamburrino, et al.. (2013). Validation of the telephone-administered PHQ-9 against the in-person administered SCID-I major depression module. Journal of Affective Disorders. 150(3). 1001–1007. 36 indexed citations
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Pariyo, George, et al.. (2012). Associations between Socioeconomic Factors and Social Capital amongst Child Caregivers in Eastern Uganda. Review of Economics and Finance. 2. 51–62. 3 indexed citations
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Cerdá, Magdalena, et al.. (2012). PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND MAJOR DEPRESSION. Depression and Anxiety. 30(5). 413–424. 98 indexed citations
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Hobfoll, Stevan E., Daphna Canetti, Brian J. Hall, et al.. (2011). Are community studies of psychological trauma's impact accurate? A study among Jews and Palestinians.. Psychological Assessment. 23(3). 599–605. 25 indexed citations
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Calabrese, Joseph R., Marta R. Prescott, Marijo Tamburrino, et al.. (2011). PTSD Comorbidity and Suicidal Ideation Associated With PTSD Within the Ohio Army National Guard. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 72(8). 1072–1078. 83 indexed citations
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Canetti, Daphna, Sandro Galea, Brian J. Hall, et al.. (2010). Exposure to Prolonged Socio-Political Conflict and the Risk of PTSD and Depression among Palestinians. Psychiatry. 73(3). 219–231. 78 indexed citations
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Uddin, Monica, Allison E. Aiello, Derek E. Wildman, et al.. (2010). Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(20). 9470–9475. 362 indexed citations
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Cano‐Vindel, Antonio, et al.. (2006). PTSD and depression after the Madrid March 11 train bombings. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 19(1). 69–80. 101 indexed citations
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Norris, Fran H., et al.. (2006). Methods for disaster mental health research.. 108 indexed citations

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