2026 Denise B. Kandel: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	91	172	143	84	72	183	43689
Medicine	86	13901	13088	7059	6534	159	38010

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2019 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association

Overview

Denise B. Kandel is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, General Health Professions, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, primarily focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Denise B. Kandel's recent published papers include:

Cannabinoid exposure in rat adolescence reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to cocaine, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Assessment of Prescription Opioid Medical Use and Misuse Among Parents and Their Adolescent Offspring in the US, 2021, JAMA Network Open
Normalization of Prevention Principles and Practices to Reduce Substance Use Disorders Through an Integrated Dissemination and Implementation Framework, 2023, Prevention Science
Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Binding Proteins CPEB1 and CPEB3 Regulate the Translation of FosB and Are Required for Maintaining Addiction-Like Behaviors Induced by Cocaine, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Social isolation is closely linked to a marked reduction in physical activity in male mice, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Research

Frequent co-authors working alongside Denise B. Kandel include:

Eric R. Kandel
Philippe A. Melas
María Scherma
Johanna S. Qvist
Arun Asok

Publication venues where Denise B. Kandel's work appears often are:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
JAMA Network Open
Prevention Science
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience Research

Denise B. Kandel received the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association in 2019.

Best Publications

Homophily, Selection, and Socialization in Adolescent Friendships

Denise B. Kandel

2308
Citations
Stages in adolescent involvement in drug use

Denise Kandel

1741
Citations
Stages of progression in drug involvement from adolescence to adulthood: further evidence for the gateway theory.

Denise B. Kandel;Kazuo Yamaguchi;Kevin Chen

1545
Citations
Epidemiology of Depressive Mood in Adolescents: An Empirical Study

Denise B. Kandel;Mark Davies

1483
Citations
Antecedents of adolescent initiation into stages of drug use: A developmental analysis.

Denise B. Kandel;Ronald C. Kessler;Rebecca Z. Margulies

1448
Citations
Drug and Drinking Behavior Among Youth

Denise B. Kandel

1317
Citations
Patterns of drug use from adolescence to young adulthood: I. Periods of risk for initiation, continued use, and discontinuation.

Denise B. Kandel;John A. Logan

1233
Citations
The natural history of drug use from adolescence to the mid-thirties in a general population sample.

Kevin Chen;Denise B. Kandel

1217
Citations
Adult sequelae of adolescent depressive symptoms

Denise B. Kandel;Mark Davies

1022
Citations
Processes of adolescent socialization by parents and peers.

Denise B. Kandel;Kenneth Andrews

887
Citations
Sequence and stages in patterns of adolescent drug use.

Denise Kandel;Richard Faust

774
Citations
From beer to crack: developmental patterns of drug involvement.

Denise Kandel;Kazuo Yamaguchi

773
Citations
On processes of peer influences in adolescent drug use: a developmental perspective.

Denise B Kandel

703
Citations
Similarity in Real-Life Adolescent Friendship Pairs.

Denise B. Kandel

698
Citations
The stressfulness of daily social roles for women: marital, occupational and household roles.

Denise B. Kandel;Mark Davies;Victoria H. Raveis

698
Citations
Epidemiological and Psychosocial Perspectives on Adolescent Drug Use

Denise B. Kandel

685
Citations
Patterns of drug use from adolescence to young adulthood: III. Predictors of progression.

Kazuo Yamaguchi;Denise B. Kandel

681
Citations
The consequences in young adulthood of adolescent drug involvement. An overview.

Denise B. Kandel;Mark Davies;Daniel Karus;Kazuo Yamaguchi

680
Citations
The Parental and Peer Contexts of Adolescent Deviance: An Algebra of Interpersonal Influences

Denise B. Kandel

677
Citations
Patterns of drug use from adolescence to young adulthood: II. Sequences of progression.

Kazuo Yamaguchi;Denise B. Kandel

610
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric R. Kandel Columbia University

Melanie M. Wall Columbia University

Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University

Victoria H. Raveis New York University

Sherryl H. Goodman Emory University

Darrel A. Regier University of British Columbia

Benjamin B. Lahey University of Chicago

David R. Strong University of California, San Diego

Hector R. Bird Columbia University

Myrna M. Weissman Columbia University

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