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43
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6676
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4477
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2126

Gary A. Zarkin publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary A. Zarkin sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gary A. Zarkin D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary A. Zarkin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary A. Zarkin is affiliated with the Research Triangle Park Foundation in the United States. Their research has focused primarily in the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions. They have also contributed to research in economics and econometrics, as well as pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, homelessness and social issues, HIV, drug use, sexual risk, alcohol consumption and health effects, health policy implementation science, and prenatal substance exposure effects.

Recent publications by Gary A. Zarkin include the following papers:

  • Can Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery Include Some Heavy Drinking? A Replication and Extension up to 9 Years Following Treatment, 2020, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Association of Formulary Prior Authorization Policies With Buprenorphine-Naloxone Prescriptions and Hospital and Emergency Department Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Stability of Drinking Reductions and Long-term Functioning Among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder, 2020, Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Estimated Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths With Sustainment of Public Health Interventions in 4 US States, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Health economic design for cost, cost-effectiveness and simulation analyses in the HEALing Communities Study, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Gary A. Zarkin frequently collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • Stephen Orme (14 joint publications)
  • Arnie Aldridge (13 joint publications)
  • Sharon Walsh (11 joint publications)
  • Laura J. Dunlap (11 joint publications)
  • Emmanuel Oga (10 joint publications)

Their research has been published most often in the following venues:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (9 publications)
  • Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment (5 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (4 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (4 publications)
  • Psychiatric Services (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Crime and the Business Cycle

    Philip J. Cook;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Mobility indexes in continuous-time Markov-chains

    John Geweke;Robert C. Marshall;Gary A. Zarkin

  • The relationship between marijuana initiation and dropping out of high school

    Jeremy W. Bray;Gary A. Zarkin;Chris Ringwalt;Junfeng Qi

  • Is moderate alcohol use related to wages? Evidence from four worksites.

    Michael T. French;Michael T. French;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Brief Intervention for Problem Drug Use in Safety-Net Primary Care Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Peter Roy-Byrne;Kristin Bumgardner;Antoinette Krupski;Chris Dunn

  • Alcohol use and wages: new results from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

    Gary A. Zarkin;Michael T. French;Thomas Mroz;Jeremy W. Bray

  • A structured instrument for estimating the economic cost of drug abuse treatment. The Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP).

    Michael T. French;Laura J. Dunlap;Gary A. Zarkin;Kerry Anne McGeary

  • Aiding troubled employees: The prevalence, cost, and characteristics of employee assistance programs in the United States

    Tyler D. Hartwell;Paul Steele;Michael T. French;Frank J. Potter

  • The joint demand for cigarettes and marijuana: evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse.

    Matthew C. Farrelly;Jeremy W. Bray;Gary A. Zarkin;Brett W. Wendling

  • Analysis of prevention program effectiveness with clustered data using generalized estimating equations.

    Edward C. Norton;Gayle S. Bieler;Susan T. Ennett;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Occupational Choice: An Application to the Market for Public School Teachers

    Gary A. Zarkin

  • Valuing outcomes in health care: a comparison of willingness to pay and quality-adjusted life-years.

    Mohan V Bala;Lisa L Wood;Gary A Zarkin;Edward C Norton

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices

    Sharon L. Walsh;Nabila El-Bassel;Rebecca D. Jackson;Jeffrey H. Samet;Jeffrey H. Samet

  • The Effects of Prices and Policies on the Demand for Marijuana: Evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse

    Matthew C. Farrelly;Jeremy Bray;Gary A. Zarkin;Brett W. Wendling

  • Brief interventions for at-risk drinking: patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness in managed care organizations.

    Thomas F Babor;John C Higgins-Biddle;Deborah Dauser;Joseph A Burleson

  • The substance abuse services cost analysis program (SASCAP): a new method for estimating drug treatment services costs

    Gary A. Zarkin;Laura J. Dunlap;Ghada Homsi

  • Estimating the willingness to pay for drug abuse treatment: a pilot study.

    Gary A. Zarkin;Sheryl C. Cates;Mohan V. Bala

  • Worker Preference and Market Compensation for Job Risk

    Jeff E. Biddle;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Alcohol drinking patterns and health care utilization in a managed care organization

    Gary A Zarkin;Jeremy W Bray;Thomas F Babor;John C Higgins-Biddle

  • The Effects of Time in Drug Abuse Treatment and Employment on Posttreatment Drug Use and Criminal Activity

    Michael French;Gary Zarkin;Robert Hubbard;Joseph Rachal

  • The effect of job tenure on wage offers

    Robert C. Marshall;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Potential health benefits of nutrition label changes.

    Gary Zarkin;N Dean;Josephine Mauskopf;R Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. French
Michael T. French University of Miami
Josephine Mauskopf
Josephine Mauskopf RTI International
Robert P. Schwartz
Robert P. Schwartz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Edward C. Norton
Edward C. Norton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin E. O'Grady
Kevin E. O'Grady University of Maryland, College Park
Matthew C. Farrelly
Matthew C. Farrelly RTI International
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula University of Southern California
Cathy J. Bradley
Cathy J. Bradley Colorado School of Public Health
Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
David Couper
David Couper University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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