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D-Index
54
Citations
11400
World Ranking
4585
National Ranking
2548

George W. Joe 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 George W. Joe sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 150 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George W. Joe 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 George W. Joe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George W. Joe is affiliated with Texas Christian University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Health Professions, Medicine, and Psychology. These fields are further refined into significant subfields such as General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Statistics and Probability.

The main topics addressed in George W. Joe's work include Health Policy Implementation Science, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. The research focuses on practical applications within health systems and economic evaluations, along with quality of life considerations.

Selected recent papers illustrate the areas of study and contribution:

  • Using structured implementation interventions to improve referral to substance use treatment among justice-involved youth: Findings from a multisite cluster randomized trial (2022), Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Recidivism Among Justice-Involved Youth: Findings From JJ-TRIALS (2020), Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • The comparative effectiveness of Core versus Core+Enhanced implementation strategies in a randomized controlled trial to improve substance use treatment receipt among justice-involved youth (2022), BMC Health Services Research
  • Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons (2022), BMC Infectious Diseases
  • An evaluation of StaySafe, a tablet app to improve health risk decision-making among people under community supervision (2021), Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with George W. Joe include:

  • Jennifer Pankow
  • Kevin Knight
  • Wayne E. K. Lehman
  • Angela A. Robertson
  • Danica K. Knight

Their research has been published primarily in these venues:

  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Criminal Justice

Best Publications

  • Treatment retention and follow-up outcomes in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS).

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Barry S. Brown

  • Motivation as a predictor of early dropout from drug abuse treatment.

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe

  • A National Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes for Cocaine Dependence

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Bennett W. Fletcher;Robert L. Hubbard

  • Effects of readiness for drug abuse treatment on client retention and assessment of process

    G W Joe;D D Simpson;K M Broome

  • Retention and patient engagement models for different treatment modalities in DATOS.

    George W Joe;D.Dwayne Simpson;Kirk M Broome

  • Drug abuse treatment process components that improve retention

    D.Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Grace A. Rowan-Szal;Jack M. Greener

  • Drug abuse treatment retention and process effects on follow-up outcomes.

    D Dwayne Simpson;George W Joe;Grace A Rowan-Szal

  • Program diversity and treatment retention rates in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS).

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Kirk M. Broome;Matthew L. Hiller

  • A national 5-year follow-up of treatment outcomes for cocaine dependence.

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Kirk M. Broome

  • Client engagement and change during drug abuse treatment

    D.Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Grace Rowan-Szal;Jack Greener

  • Measuring patient attributes and engagement in treatment

    George W Joe;Kirk M Broome;Grace A Rowan-Szal;D.Dwayne Simpson

  • A longitudinal evaluation of treatment engagement and recovery stages

    D.Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe

  • Gender differences at admission and follow-up in a sample of methadone maintenance clients

    Lois R. Chatham;Matthew L. Hiller;Grace A. Rowan-Szal;George W. Joe

  • Recovery from opioid addiction in DATOS.

    Patrick M Flynn;George W Joe;Kirk M Broome;D.Dwayne Simpson

  • Treatment predictors of tenure in methadone maintenance.

    George W. Joe;D. Dwayne Simpson;Robert L. Hubbard

  • Relationships Between Counseling Rapport and Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes

    George W. Joe;D. Dwayne Simpson;Donald F. Dansereau;Grace A. Rowan-Szal

  • Patient and program attributes related to treatment process indicators in DATOS.

    Kirk M Broome;D.Dwayne Simpson;George W Joe

  • Addiction Careers: Etiology, Treatment, and 12-Year Follow-up Outcomes

    D. Dwayne Simpson;George W. Joe;Wayne E. K. Lehman;S. B. Sells

  • Looking back on cocaine dependence: reasons for recovery.

    Patrick M. Flynn;George W. Joe;Kirk M. Broome;D. Dwayne Simpson

  • HIV risks, gender, and cocaine use among opiate users.

    George W. Joe;D.Dwayne Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Dwayne Simpson
D. Dwayne Simpson Texas Christian University
Patrick M. Flynn
Patrick M. Flynn Texas Christian University
Kevin Knight
Kevin Knight Texas Christian University
Barry S. Brown
Barry S. Brown University of North Carolina Wilmington
Robert L. Hubbard
Robert L. Hubbard RTI International
Lawrence R. James
Lawrence R. James Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard Dembo
Richard Dembo University of South Florida
Carl G. Leukefeld
Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky
David Best
David Best University of Derby
Hannah K. Knudsen
Hannah K. Knudsen University of Kentucky

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