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David R. Strong

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
73
Citations
21299
World Ranking
1955
National Ranking
1144

David R. Strong 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 R. Strong sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 269 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Strong 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 R. Strong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 1982 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

David R. Strong is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans broadly within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Applied Psychology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH Study cohort, 2017-2019" (2022) published in Tobacco Control
  • "Use of E-cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products and Progression to Daily Cigarette Smoking" (2021) published in PEDIATRICS
  • "Adult perceptions of the relative harm of tobacco products and subsequent tobacco product use: Longitudinal findings from waves 1 and 2 of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study" (2020) published in Addictive Behaviors
  • "Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation in the United States: Prospective Evidence From the PATH Cohort Study" (2020) published in American Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Tobacco Advertising Features That May Contribute to Product Appeal Among US Adolescents and Young Adults" (2020) published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research

David R. Strong has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Kerri N. Boutelle (33 collaborations)
  • John P. Pierce (24 collaborations)
  • Dawn M. Eichen (24 collaborations)
  • Eric C. Leas (21 collaborations)
  • Matthew D. Stone (18 collaborations)

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • JAMA Network Open (10 publications)
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research (9 publications)
  • Tobacco Control (8 publications)
  • PEDIATRICS (6 publications)
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials (6 publications)

David R. Strong was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1982, recognized by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk taking: the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

    C. W. Lejuez;Jennifer P. Read;Christopher W. Kahler;Jerry B. Richards

  • Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence

    Adam M. Leventhal;David R. Strong;Matthew G. Kirkpatrick;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Toward Efficient and Comprehensive Measurement of the Alcohol Problems Continuum in College Students: The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

    Christopher W. Kahler;David R. Strong;Jennifer P. Read

  • Distress tolerance and duration of past smoking cessation attempts.

    Richard A. Brown;C. W. Lejuez;Christopher W. Kahler;David R. Strong

  • Development and Preliminary Validation of the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire.

    Jennifer P Read;Christopher W Kahler;David R Strong;Craig R Colder

  • The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) differentiates smokers and nonsmokers.

    C. W. Lejuez;Will M Aklin;Heather A Jones;Jerry B Richards

  • Distress tolerance and early smoking lapse

    Richard A. Brown;C.W. Lejuez;Christopher W. Kahler;David R. Strong

  • DISTRESS TOLERANCE AS A PREDICTOR OF EARLY TREATMENT DROPOUT IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY

    Stacey B. Daughters;C. W. Lejuez;Marina A. Bornovalova;Christopher W. Kahler

  • The Relation Between Mood and Sexuality in Heterosexual Men.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Lori Carnes

  • Randomized controlled trial of behavioral activation smoking cessation treatment for smokers with elevated depressive symptoms.

    Laura MacPherson;Matthew T. Tull;Alexis K. Matusiewicz;Samantha Rodman

  • Sexual risk-taking in gay men: the relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Lori Carnes

  • Psychological distress tolerance and duration of most recent abstinence attempt among residential treatment-seeking substance abusers.

    Stacey B. Daughters;C. W. Lejuez;Christopher W. Kahler;David R. Strong

  • Validation of the 30-Day Version of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire for Use in Longitudinal Studies

    Christopher W. Kahler;John Hustad;Nancy P. Barnett;David R. Strong

  • Sexual activity and risk taking in young heterosexual men: The relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;Lori Carnes;David Goodrich

  • Is there cognitive decline in schizophrenia? A cross-sectional study.

    Thomas M. Hyde;Safia Nawroz;Terry E. Goldberg;Llewellyn B. Bigelow

  • The relation between mood and sexuality in gay men.

    John Bancroft;Erick Janssen;David Strong;Zoran Vukadinovic

  • Predicting functional outcomes among college drinkers: Reliability and predictive validity of the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

    Jennifer P. Read;Jennifer E. Merrill;Christopher W. Kahler;David R. Strong

  • A pilot study of aerobic exercise as an adjunctive treatment for drug dependence

    Richard A Brown;Ana M Abrantes;Jennifer P Read;Bess H Marcus

  • A prospective examination of distress tolerance and early smoking lapse in adult self-quitters

    Richard A. Brown;C. W. Lejuez;David R. Strong;Christopher W. Kahler

  • Distress Tolerance Treatment for Early-Lapse Smokers Rationale, Program Description, and Preliminary Findings

    Richard A. Brown;Kathleen M. Palm;David R. Strong;Carl W. Lejuez

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in adolescent electronic and conventional cigarette use.

    Adam M. Leventhal;David R. Strong;Steve Sussman;Matthew G. Kirkpatrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Brown
Richard A. Brown The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher W. Kahler
Christopher W. Kahler Brown University
Susan E. Ramsey
Susan E. Ramsey Brown University
John P. Pierce
John P. Pierce University of California, San Diego
Carl W. Lejuez
Carl W. Lejuez Stony Brook University
Raymond Niaura
Raymond Niaura New York University
Mark G. Myers
Mark G. Myers University of California, San Diego
Kerri N. Boutelle
Kerri N. Boutelle University of California, San Diego
Gregory L. Stuart
Gregory L. Stuart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ivan W. Miller
Ivan W. Miller Brown University

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