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David J. Drobes 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 David J. Drobes sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Drobes 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 David J. Drobes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

David J. Drobes is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields such as Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, Speech and Hearing, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work centers on topics including Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Noise Effects and Management, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Recent publications by David J. Drobes include:

  • Targeted smoking cessation for dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes: a randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • Development of a Self-Help Smoking Cessation Intervention for Dual Users of Tobacco Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Smoking abstinence and cessation-related outcomes one month after an immediate versus gradual reduction in nicotine content of cigarettes, 2022, Preventive Medicine
  • An Evaluation of Potential Unintended Consequences of a Nicotine Product Standard: A Focus on Drinking History and Outcomes, 2020, Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Immediate Switching to Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes in a U.S.-Based Sample: The Impact on Cannabis Use and Related Variables at 20 Weeks, 2022, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

David J. Drobes has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Eric C. Donny (5 publications)
  • Dorothy K. Hatsukami (5 publications)
  • Vani N. Simmons (3 publications)
  • Steven K. Sutton (3 publications)
  • Thomas H. Brandon (3 publications)

The scientist has published in various venues, notably:

  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research (2 publications)
  • The Lancet Public Health (1 publication)
  • Preventive Medicine (1 publication)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1 publication)
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials (1 publication)

David J. Drobes was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The development and initial validation of a questionnaire on smoking urges.

    Stephen T. Tiffany;David J. Drobes

  • Differential brain activity in alcoholics and social drinkers to alcohol cues: relationship to craving

    Hugh Myrick;Raymond F Anton;Xingbao Li;Scott Henderson;Scott Henderson

  • Activation of Prefrontal Cortex and Anterior Thalamus in Alcoholic Subjects on Exposure to Alcohol-Specific Cues

    Mark S. George;Raymond F. Anton;Courtnay Bloomer;Charlotte Teneback

  • Randomized Trial of Reduced-Nicotine Standards for Cigarettes.

    Eric C. Donny;Rachel L. Denlinger;Jennifer W. Tidey;Joseph S. Koopmeiners

  • The psychophysiology of anxiety disorder: Fear memory imagery

    Bruce N. Cuthbert;Peter J. Lang;Cyd Strauss;David Drobes

  • Imagery and smoking urges: the manipulation of affective content.

    Stephen T. Tiffany;David J. Drobes

  • Induction of smoking urge through imaginal and in vivo procedures: physiological and self-report manifestations.

    David J. Drobes;Stephen T. Tiffany

  • Trauma and substance cue reactivity in individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cocaine or alcohol dependence.

    Scott F Coffey;Michael E Saladin;David J Drobes;Kathleen T Brady

  • The early time course of smoking withdrawal effects

    Peter S. Hendricks;Joseph W. Ditre;David J. Drobes;Thomas H. Brandon;Thomas H. Brandon

  • Food deprivation and emotional reactions to food cues: implications for eating disorders.

    David J Drobes;Erica J Miller;Charles H Hillman;Margaret M Bradley

  • Psychometric properties of the IES-R in traumatized substance dependent individuals with and without PTSD

    Carla J. Rash;Scott F. Coffey;Joseph S. Baschnagel;David J. Drobes

  • PTSD symptom severity as a predictor of cue-elicited drug craving in victims of violent crime.

    Michael E Saladin;David J Drobes;Scott F Coffey;Bonnie S Dansky

  • Nicotine self-medication of cognitive-attentional processing.

    David E. Evans;David J. Drobes

  • Effect of immediate vs gradual reduction in nicotine content of cigarettes on biomarkers of smoke exposure a randomized clinical trial

    Dorothy K. Hatsukami;Xianghua Luo;Joni A. Jensen;Mustafa Al'Absi

  • Assessing craving for alcohol.

    David J. Drobes;Suzanne E. Thomas

  • Neuroimaging in alcoholism: ethanol and brain damage.

    Karl Mann;Ingrid Agartz;Clive Harper;Susan Shoaf

  • Effects of naltrexone and nalmefene on subjective response to alcohol among non-treatment-seeking alcoholics and social drinkers.

    David J. Drobes;Raymond F. Anton;Suzanne E. Thomas;Konstantin Voronin

  • Concurrent Alcohol and Tobacco Dependence: Mechanisms and Treatment

    David J. Drobes

  • Cue reactivity in alcohol and tobacco dependence.

    David J. Drobes

  • Naltrexone effects on alcohol consumption in a clinical laboratory paradigm: temporal effects of drinking

    Raymond F. Anton;David J. Drobes;Konstantin Voronin;Ramon Durazo-Avizu

  • Measuring smoking-related preoccupation and compulsive drive: evaluation of the obsessive compulsive smoking scale

    Brian Hitsman;Biing Jiun Shen;Ronald A. Cohen;Sandra B. Morissette

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Brandon
Thomas H. Brandon University of South Florida
Michael E. Saladin
Michael E. Saladin Medical University of South Carolina
Dorothy K. Hatsukami
Dorothy K. Hatsukami University of Minnesota
Eric C. Donny
Eric C. Donny Wake Forest University
Mustafa al'Absi
Mustafa al'Absi University of Minnesota
Raymond F. Anton
Raymond F. Anton Medical University of South Carolina
Stephen T. Tiffany
Stephen T. Tiffany University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Scott F. Coffey
Scott F. Coffey University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jennifer W. Tidey
Jennifer W. Tidey Brown University
F. Joseph McClernon
F. Joseph McClernon Duke University

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