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Richard Schottenfeld, MD

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Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Psychiatry, Howard University College of Medicine (appointed September 2017) · Howard University College of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 Washington, DC · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyAddiction PsychiatryFocusSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes+4
Last active 2021findmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2021Online presenceNone verifiedPaymentsNone reportedNIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

Richard Schottenfeld is Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Psychiatry, Howard University College of Medicine (appointed September 2017) at Howard University College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 196 publications with 8,360 citations (h-index 52); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 11 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Richard Schottenfeld, MD, is Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Psychiatry, Howard University College of Medicine (appointed September 2017). The public record shows 196 publications with 8,360 citations (h-index 52), centered on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Pain Management and Opioid Use. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2021 · Addiction (Abingdon, England)
  • Top research focus: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Opioid-Related Disorders5 trialsCocaine-Related Disorders4 trialsHIV2 trialsHIV Infections2 trialsSubstance Use Disorders1 trialHeroin Dependence1 trialSubstance Abuse, Intravenous1 trialPain1 trialChronic Pain1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UseHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Yale UniversityClinical trials11Industry payments—Howard UniversityClinical trials2Industry payments—National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Clinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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196publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 2 in PubMed.

8,360citations

Total citations across indexed works.

52h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 126.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
14clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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0companies · 2021 onward

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

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NIH funding

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Publications

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence
    Article353 citations2006
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Buprenorphine vs Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Concurrent Opioid Dependence and Cocaine Abuse
    Article306 citations1997
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Patients with Alcohol Problems
    Article274 citations1998
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Buprenorphine versus Methadone Maintenance for Opioid Dependence
    Article270 citations1993
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence
    Article185 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 14 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Marek Cezary Chawarski63Declan T. Barry46Patrick G. O’Connor38David A. Fiellin36Brent A. Moore30Christopher J. Cutter30Mark Beitel26Bruce J. Rounsaville24Thomas R. Kosten19Lynn E. Sullivan15Michael V. Pantalon14Mahmud Mazlan14Juliana Pakes14Jonathan D. Savant12Kathleen M. Carroll10Christopher Liong9Douglas M. Ziedonis8Alison H. Oliveto8Samuel A. Ball8Linda C. Mayes7Jean Falcioni7Balasingam Kasinather Vicknasingam7Carla Beth Marienfeld6Dipa Joshi6Alethea Desrosiers6Robert D. Kerns6Sharifah Zubaidiah Syed Jaapar5Vicknasingam Balasingam Kasinather5Norzarina Mohd Zaharim5Stephanie S. O’Malley5Weng-Tink Chooi5Adam Jaffé5Emlyn S. Jones5Lynn E. Fiellin5Grace Chang5Brian Garnet5Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin5Wang Zhou5Imran Ahmad5Linda C. Mayes5

Online presence

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Mentions by others

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    forefdn.org/richard-schottenfeld-m-d-a-pioneer-in-bringing-addiction-treatment-to-underserved-communities-joins-fores-board-of-directors

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Background & recognition

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD

    Yale University

    1976
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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments

Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • Nyswander-Dole Award (2004)

    American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence

    2004
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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Senior Research Scientist

    Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

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  • Affiliated Faculty

    Yale Institute for Global Health

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