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Medicine

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90
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12334
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Psychology

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89
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1010
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630

Arpana Agrawal publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arpana Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 429 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Arpana Agrawal D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arpana Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Arpana Agrawal is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States and has contributed extensively to research across multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output spans numerous studies focused primarily on genetic associations, epidemiology, and substance abuse-related topics.

The scientist has explored several main topics in their work, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Significant subfields of study in their research include Genetics, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

Their frequent publication venues reflect an emphasis on neuropsychopharmacology and related disciplines, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Among the recent papers authored by Agrawal are:

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Childhood Outcomes, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Multi-ancestry study of the genetics of problematic alcohol use in over 1 million individuals, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Leveraging genome-wide data to investigate differences between opioid use vs. opioid dependence in 41,176 individuals from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Agrawal's co-authorship network includes frequent collaborators such as:

  • Emma C. Johnson
  • Howard J. Edenberg
  • Alexander S. Hatoum
  • Ryan Bogdan
  • Joel Gelernter

Best Publications

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Psychiatric genomics: An update and an Agenda

    Patrick F. Sullivan;Arpana Agrawal;Cynthia M. Bulik;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Are there genetic influences on addiction: evidence from family, adoption and twin studies

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The co-occurring use and misuse of cannabis and tobacco: a review

    Arpana Agrawal;Alan J. Budney;Michael T. Lynskey

  • A genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence

    Laura J. Bierut;Arpana Agrawal;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Candidate gene-environment interaction research: reflections and recommendations.

    Danielle M. Dick;Arpana Agrawal;Matthew C. Keller;Amy Adkins

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality

    M H M de Moor;P T Costa;A Terracciano;R F Krueger

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits

    Hang Zhou;Hang Zhou;Julia M. Sealock;Sandra Sanchez-Roige;Toni Kim Clarke

  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder

    Emma C Johnson;Ditte Demontis;Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Raymond K Walters

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction.

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Travis T Mallard;Peter B Barr;Sandra Sanchez-Roige;Sandra Sanchez-Roige

  • Associations between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Childhood Outcomes: Results from the ABCD Study

    Sarah E. Paul;Alexander S. Hatoum;Jeremy D. Fine;Emma C. Johnson

  • Multiple Distinct Risk Loci for Nicotine Dependence Identified by Dense Coverage of the Complete Family of Nicotinic Receptor Subunit (CHRN) Genes

    Nancy L. Saccone;Scott F. Saccone;Anthony L. Hinrichs;Jerry A. Stitzel

  • The genetics of addiction-a translational perspective.

    Arpana Agrawal;K. J.H. Verweij;K. J.H. Verweij;N. A. Gillespie;Andrew Heath

  • The genetic epidemiology of cannabis use, abuse and dependence.

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael T. Lynskey

  • ADH1B is associated with alcohol dependence and alcohol consumption in populations of European and African ancestry

    Laura Jean Bierut;Alison M Goate;Naomi Breslau;Eric O Johnson

  • Stress-System Genes and Life Stress Predict Cortisol Levels and Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes in Children

    David Pagliaccio;Joan L Luby;Ryan Bogdan;Arpana Agrawal

  • A latent class analysis of illicit drug abuse/dependence: results from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael T Lynskey;Pamela A F Madden;Kathleen K Bucholz

  • A twin study of early cannabis use and subsequent use and abuse/dependence of other illicit drugs.

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael C. Neale;Carol A. Prescott;Kenneth S. Kendler

  • A quantitative-trait genome-wide association study of alcoholism risk in the community: findings and implications.

    Andrew C. Heath;John B. Whitfield;Nicholas G. Martin;Michele L. Pergadia

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John I. Nurnberger
John I. Nurnberger Indiana University

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