| Animal companions and one-year survival of patients after discharge from a coronary care unit. E Friedmann, AH Katcher, JJ Lynch, SA Thomas Public health reports 95 (4), 307, 1980 | 1454 | 1980 |
| Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) E Friedmann, SA Thomas The American journal of cardiology 76 (17), 1213-1217, 1995 | 962 | 1995 |
| Social interaction and blood pressure: Influence of animal companions E Friedmann, AH Katcher, SA Thomas, JJ Lynch, PR Messent The Journal of nervous and mental disease 171 (8), 461-465, 1983 | 799 | 1983 |
| The influence of age, gender, and race on the prevalence of depression in heart failure patients SS Gottlieb, M Khatta, E Friedmann, L Einbinder, S Katzen, B Baker, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 43 (9), 1542-1549, 2004 | 695 | 2004 |
| Burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress in trauma nurses KA Hinderer, KT VonRueden, E Friedmann, KA McQuillan, R Gilmore, ... Journal of Trauma Nursing| JTN 21 (4), 160-169, 2014 | 516 | 2014 |
| Relationship of depression, anxiety, and social isolation to chronic heart failure outpatient mortality E Friedmann, SA Thomas, F Liu, PG Morton, D Chapa, SS Gottlieb, ... American heart journal 152 (5), 940. e1-940. e8, 2006 | 505 | 2006 |
| The human–companion animal bond: how humans benefit E Friedmann, H Son Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 39 (2), 293-326, 2009 | 471 | 2009 |
| Pet ownership and cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association GN Levine, K Allen, LT Braun, HE Christian, E Friedmann, KA Taubert, ... Circulation 127 (23), 2353-2363, 2013 | 418 | 2013 |
| The animal–human bond: Health and wellness E Friedmann Handbook on animal-assisted therapy, 61-81, 2025 | 375 | 2025 |
| National survey of yoga practitioners: mental and physical health benefits A Ross, E Friedmann, M Bevans, S Thomas Complementary therapies in medicine 21 (4), 313-323, 2013 | 339 | 2013 |
| Looking, talking, and blood pressure: the physiological consequences of interacting with the living environment K Ah New perspectives on our lives with companion animals, 351-359, 1983 | 320 | 1983 |
| Older patient satisfaction with communication during an initial medical encounter MG Greene, RD Adelman, E Friedmann, R Charon Social science & medicine 38 (9), 1279-1288, 1994 | 315 | 1994 |
| Animal-assisted therapy enhances resident social interaction and initiation in long-term care facilities PL Bernstein, E Friedmann, A Malaspina Anthrozoös 13 (4), 213-224, 2000 | 259 | 2000 |
| Comparison of the effect of human interaction, animal-assisted therapy, and AIBO-assisted therapy on long-term care residents with dementia SC Kramer, E Friedmann, PL Bernstein Anthrozoös 22 (1), 43-57, 2009 | 247 | 2009 |
| The effect of animal-assisted therapy on stress responses in hospitalized children CC Tsai, E Friedmann, SA Thomas Anthrozoös 23 (3), 245-258, 2010 | 226 | 2010 |
| The role of pets in enhancing human well-being: physiological E Friedmann The Waltham book of human-animal interaction: Benefits and responsibilities …, 2013 | 204 | 2013 |
| Secondary traumatic stress in trauma nurses: Prevalence and exposure, coping, and personal/environmental characteristics KT Von Rueden, KA Hinderer, KA McQuillan, M Murray, T Logan, ... Journal of Trauma Nursing| JTN 17 (4), 191-200, 2010 | 177 | 2010 |
| Companion animals and human health: Physical and cardiovascular influences E Friedmann, SA Thomas, TJ Eddy Companion animals and us: Exploring the relationships between people and pets, 2000 | 172 | 2000 |
| Evaluation of a pet-assisted living intervention for improving functional status in assisted living residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a pilot study E Friedmann, E Galik, SA Thomas, PS Hall, SY Chung, S McCune American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 30 (3), 276-289, 2015 | 171 | 2015 |
| Companion animals and human health: benefits, challenges, and the road ahead for human-animal interaction. E Friedman, CA Krause-Parello Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) 37 (1 …, 2018 | 165 | 2018 |
