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James R. McKay 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 James R. McKay sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 248 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James R. McKay 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 James R. McKay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

James R. McKay is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a notable focus on substance use disorders and related treatment outcomes.

The key areas of research conducted by James R. McKay include:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement

McKay's subfields of study highlight expertise in Statistics and Probability, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Applied Psychology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Kevin G. Lynch
  • Ashkan Ertefaie
  • Gabriela Kattan Khazanov
  • David W. Oslin
  • William J. Artman

The scientist has published extensively in prominent venues that focus on addiction, substance use, and health research. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Some recent papers authored by James R. McKay demonstrate the scope of their contributions:

  • Impact of Continuing Care on Recovery From Substance Use Disorder, 2021, Alcohol research
  • The Management of Substance Use Disorders: Synopsis of the 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline, 2022, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Is the relapse concept in studies of substance use disorders a 'one size fits all' concept? A systematic review of relapse operationalisations, 2021, Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Robust Q-Learning, 2020, Journal of the American Statistical Association
  • How often are outcomes other than change in substance use measured? A systematic review of outcome measures in contemporary randomised controlled trials, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Review

In recognition of contributions to psychology, James R. McKay was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The relationship of depression and stressors to immunological assays: a meta-analytic review.

    Eric P. Zorrilla;Lester Luborsky;James R. McKay;Robert Rosenthal

  • Reconsidering the evaluation of addiction treatment: From retrospective follow-up to concurrent recovery monitoring.

    A. Thomas McLellan;James R. McKay;Robert Forman;John Cacciola

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of addiction treatments: Reasonable expectations, appropriate comparisons.

    A. Thomas McLellan;George E. Woody;David Metzger;James McKay

  • Continuing care research: what we have learned and where we are going.

    James R. McKay

  • Is there a case for extended interventions for alcohol and drug use disorders

    James R. McKay

  • Self-report issues in substance abuse: State of the art and future directions.

    Stephen A. Maisto;James R. McKay;Gerard J. Connors

  • The Effectiveness of Telephone-Based Continuing Care for Alcohol and Cocaine Dependence: 24-Month Outcomes

    James R. McKay;Kevin G. Lynch;Donald S. Shepard;Helen M. Pettinati

  • Developing adaptive treatment strategies in substance abuse research.

    Susan A. Murphy;Kevin G. Lynch;David Oslin;James R. McKay

  • The relationship of psychiatric comorbidity to treatment outcomes in methadone maintained patients.

    John S Cacciola;Arthur I Alterman;Megan J Rutherford;James R McKay

  • A review of temporal effects and outcome predictors in substance abuse treatment studies with long-term follow-ups. Preliminary results and methodological issues.

    James R. McKay;Richard V. Weiss

  • Gender differences in the relapse experiences of cocaine patients.

    James R. McKay;Megan J. Rutherford;John S. Cacciola;Rachel Kabasakalian-McKay

  • Development and initial evaluation of the Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM).

    John S. Cacciola;John S. Cacciola;Arthur I. Alterman;Dominick DePhilippis;Dominick DePhilippis;Michelle L. Drapkin;Michelle L. Drapkin

  • Interviewer severity ratings and composite scores of the ASI: a further look

    Arthur I. Alterman;Arthur I. Alterman;Lawrence S. Brown;Arturo Zaballero;James R. McKay

  • Rethinking the paradigms that inform behavioral treatment research for substance use disorders

    Jon Morgenstern;James R. McKay

  • Meta-analysis of the association of alcohol-related social media use with alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in adolescents and young adults

    Brenda L. Curtis;Samantha J. Lookatch;Danielle E. Ramo;James R. McKay

  • Group counseling versus individualized relapse prevention aftercare following intensive outpatient treatment for cocaine dependence: initial results.

    James R. McKay;Arthur I. Alterman;John S. Cacciola;Megan J. Rutherford

  • Treatment goals, continuity of care, and outcome in a day hospital substance abuse rehabilitation program.

    J R McKay;A I Alterman;A T McLellan;E C Snider

  • Studies of factors in relapse to alcohol, drug and nicotine use: a critical review of methodologies and findings.

    J R McKay

  • Relationship of Perceived Competencies, Perceived Social Support, and Gender to Substance Use in Young Adolescents

    Patricia D. Lifrak;James R. Mckay;Anthony Rostain;Arthur I. Alterman

  • Making the hard work of recovery more attractive for those with substance use disorders

    James R. McKay;James R. McKay

  • The Effectiveness of Telephone-Based Continuing Care for Alcohol and Cocaine Dependence

    James R. McKay;Kevin G. Lynch;Donald S. Shepard;Helen M. Pettinati

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur I. Alterman
Arthur I. Alterman University of Pennsylvania
John S. Cacciola
John S. Cacciola University of Pennsylvania
Megan J. Rutherford
Megan J. Rutherford University of Washington
Kevin G. Lynch
Kevin G. Lynch University of Pennsylvania
Stephen A. Maisto
Stephen A. Maisto Syracuse University
A. Thomas McLellan
A. Thomas McLellan University of Pennsylvania
Jon Morgenstern
Jon Morgenstern Columbia University
David W. Oslin
David W. Oslin University of Pennsylvania
Inbal Nahum-Shani
Inbal Nahum-Shani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles P. O'Brien
Charles P. O'Brien University of Pennsylvania

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