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Stephen W. Porges

Medicine · Indiana University

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Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlInfant Health and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNeuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Publications

454

Citations

37,757

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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Stephen W. Porges studies how the autonomic nervous system he body's automatic control of the heart, breathing, and stress responses relates to emotional regulation, social behavior, and health. His work centers on the Polyvagal Theory, which links the vagus nerve and heart-rate patterns to feelings of safety, and applies these ideas to trauma, developmental conditions, and clinical care. Much of his recent research connects childhood adversity and stress to measurable physiological signals and psychological outcomes.

Polyvagal theory and vagal nerve functionHeart rate variability and autonomic regulationTrauma, adversity, and psychological safetyNeuroendocrine signaling (oxytocin, vasopressin)Brain-heart-gut interactions and clinical applications

Publication activity peaked sharply around 2021 and has since settled to a steadier, lower level of roughly a dozen papers per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.6/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 17 publications202021: 42 publications42212022: 31 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 13 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×18
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy×4
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • Elsevier eBooks×4
  • Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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