American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse?

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse investigates studies in Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Clinical psychology, Addiction and Injury prevention. Drug, Methadone, Methadone maintenance, Heroin and Alcohol abuse are Psychiatry topics of special interest in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The featured Methadone research is covered under the field of Anesthesia.

Some problems in Substance abuse that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Intervention (counseling), Psychopathology, Demography, Public health and Mental health. The journal focused on Clinical psychology research but expanded to cover Abstinence. The work on Injury prevention tackled in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse brings together disciplines like Environmental health, Medical emergency, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Occupational safety and health.

• Psychiatry (49.92%)
• Substance abuse (30.26%)
• Clinical psychology (20.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Introduction to Behavioral Addictions (672 citations)
• Internet Addiction or Excessive Internet Use (495 citations)
• MULTIDIMENSIONAL FAMILY THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENT DRUG ABUSE: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL (411 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Clinical psychology, Addiction and Injury prevention. The most cited publications explore topics in Substance abuse which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Epidemiology, Randomized controlled trial, Psychopathology, Public health and Risk factor. While Injury prevention is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Law
• Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse primarily focuses on research topics in Psychiatry, Addiction, Opioid use disorder, Alcohol and Cannabis. The research on Psychiatry discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Open label. The concepts on Addiction presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Substance abuse, Pharmacology and Substance use.

While the journal focused on Opioid use disorder, it was also able to explore topics like Methadone, Anesthesia and Opioid use. Topics in Alcohol explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Odds, Depression (differential diagnoses) and Environmental health. The research on Cannabis tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Demography and Clinical psychology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Longer time spent at home during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with binge drinking among US adults. (20 citations)
• A dynamic model of the opioid drug epidemic with implications for policy. (4 citations)
• Aims, development, and early results of an interdisciplinary primary care initiative to address patient vulnerabilities. (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (based on the number of publications) are:

• Thomas R. Kosten (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Edward V. Nunes (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kevin E. O'Grady (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joseph Westermeyer (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bryon Adinoff (21 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yale University (126 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (82 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (80 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Johns Hopkins University (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• New York University (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.48% of all publications and 44.58% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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