Robert Heimer

Robert Heimer

Yale University

H-index: 58

North America-United States

About Robert Heimer

Robert Heimer, With an exceptional h-index of 58 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Yale University, specializes in the field of infectious diseases, addictive disorders.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures

Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17

Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: a statewide analysis

“It’s starting to weigh on me”: Exploring the Experiences and Support Needs of Harm Reduction Staff in Connecticut using the Social-Ecological Model

Incarceration history is associated with HIV infection among community‐recruited people who inject drugs in Europe: A propensity‐score matched analysis of cross‐sectional studies

Experiences of stigma, mental health, and coping strategies in Lebanon among Lebanese and displaced Syrian men who have sex with men: A qualitative study

Xylazine in the drug supply: emerging threats and lessons learned in areas with high levels of adulteration

Technical violations and infractions are drivers of disengagement from methadone treatment among people with opioid use disorder discharged from Connecticut jails 2014–2018

Robert Heimer Information

University

Position

Professor of Epidemiology

Citations(all)

10067

Citations(since 2020)

2455

Cited By

8320

hIndex(all)

58

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

167

i10Index(since 2020)

72

Email

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Robert Heimer Skills & Research Interests

infectious diseases

addictive disorders

Top articles of Robert Heimer

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures

JAMA Network Open

Junghwan Kim

Jinhyung Lee

Thomas A Thornhill

Julia Dennett

Haidong Lu

...

2024/2/5

Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17

Drug and alcohol dependence

Robert Heimer

Anne C Black

Hsiuju Lin

Lauretta E Grau

David A Fiellin

...

2024/1/1

Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: a statewide analysis

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Benjamin A Howell

Anne C Black

Lauretta E Grau

Hsiu-Ju Lin

Christina Greene

...

2023/3/1

“It’s starting to weigh on me”: Exploring the Experiences and Support Needs of Harm Reduction Staff in Connecticut using the Social-Ecological Model

Harm Reduction Journal

Katherine Hill

Katherine Dunham

Lauretta E Grau

Robert Heimer

2023/11/14

Incarceration history is associated with HIV infection among community‐recruited people who inject drugs in Europe: A propensity‐score matched analysis of cross‐sectional studies

Addiction

Anneli Uusküla

Jürgen Rannap

Lisa Weijler

Adrian Abagiu

Vic Arendt

...

2023/11

Experiences of stigma, mental health, and coping strategies in Lebanon among Lebanese and displaced Syrian men who have sex with men: A qualitative study

Social Science & Medicine

Sarah Abboud

David W Seal

John E Pachankis

Kaveh Khoshnood

Danielle Khouri

...

2023/10/1

Xylazine in the drug supply: emerging threats and lessons learned in areas with high levels of adulteration

International Journal of Drug Policy

Thomas Quijano

Jason Crowell

Kathryn Eggert

Katie Clark

Marcus Alexander

...

2023/10/1

Technical violations and infractions are drivers of disengagement from methadone treatment among people with opioid use disorder discharged from Connecticut jails 2014–2018

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Phillip Marotta

Alissa Hass

Adam Viera

Molly Doernberg

Russell Barbour

...

2023/7/7

Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options

Rachel Thompson

Nasim S Sabounchi

Syed Shayan Ali

Robert Heimer

Gail D’Onofrio

...

2023/12/4

Molecular and spatial epidemiology of HCV among people who inject drugs in Boston, Massachusetts

Plos one

Thomas J Stopka

Omar Yaghi

Min Li

Elijah Paintsil

Kenneth Chui

...

2022/8/25

Switching from a criminalisation to a public health approach to injecting drug use in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A modelling analysis of the costs and impact on HIV …

The lancet. HIV

Zoe Ward

Jack Stone

Chrissy Bishop

Viktor Ivakin

Ksenia Eritsyan

...

2022/1

Stress, Marginalization, and Disruption: A Qualitative Rapid Situational Assessment of Substance Users and HIV Risk in Lebanon

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Kaveh Khoshnood

Amy B Smoyer

Francesca Maviglia

Janine Kara

Danielle Khouri

...

2022/7/28

Sociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviors of native-born and displaced Syrian men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lebanon

AIDS and Behavior

Lilla V Orr

Forrest W Crawford

Kaveh Khoshnood

Danielle Khouri

Fouad M Fouad

...

2022/12

Reviewer List for 2021

J Urban Health

Justin Feldman

Andrew Fenelon

Wenhui Feng

Jorge Flores-Aranda

Sabrina Ford

...

2022

Development and pilot-testing of a hepatitis C reinfection prevention intervention for patients in treatment for hepatitis C infection

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports

Adam Viera

Lauretta E Grau

Jeffrey D Fisher

Scott O Farnum

Jeanette M Tetrault

...

2022/6

Impact of prerelease methadone on mortality among people with HIV and opioid use disorder after prison release: results from a randomized and participant choice open-label …

BMC infectious diseases

Alexander R Bazazi

Gabriel J Culbert

Martin P Wegman

Robert Heimer

Adeeba Kamarulzaman

...

2022/11/11

Costs and impact on HIV transmission of a switch from a criminalisation to a public health approach to injecting drug use in eastern Europe and central Asia: a modelling analysis

The Lancet HIV

Zoe Ward

Jack Stone

Chrissy Bishop

Viktor Ivakin

Ksenia Eritsyan

...

2022/1/1

Assessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach

Health Research Policy and Systems

Nasim S Sabounchi

Rebekah Heckmann

Gail D’Onofrio

Jennifer Walker

Robert Heimer

2022/1/6

168 Impact of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws in Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths–An Applied System Dynamics Approach

Annals of Emergency Medicine

SS Ali

N Sabounchi

R Thompson

R Heimer

G D’Onofrio

...

2022/10/1

USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CONNECTICUT’S GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS: A PROTOCOL PAPER

medRxiv

Syed Shayan Ali

Nasim S Sabounchi

Robert Heimer

Gail D’Onofrio

Colleen Violette

...

2022/1/6

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