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John A. Cunningham 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 John A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 287 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

John A. Cunningham 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 John A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John A. Cunningham is affiliated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and psychology, focusing extensively on substance abuse treatment and outcomes as well as digital mental health interventions.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Key subfields of study addressed in their work are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Physiology
  • General Health Professions

Cunningham's research covers important topics such as:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Their recent papers include:

  • "European Consensus Statement on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease stages G4-G5D," 2020, published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • "New Australian guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an overview of recommendations," 2021, published in The Medical Journal of Australia
  • "A single-oral bolus of 100,000 IU of cholecalciferol at hospital admission did not improve outcomes in the COVID-19 disease: the COVID-VIT-D-a randomised multicentre international clinical trial," 2022, published in BMC Medicine
  • "Implications of addiction diagnosis and addiction beliefs for public stigma: A cross-national experimental study," 2021, published in Drug and Alcohol Review
  • "Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease stages 4 to 5D: a call for a shift from nihilism to pragmatism," 2021, published in Osteoporosis International

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cunningham include:

  • Christina Schell
  • Alexandra Godinho
  • Jeffrey D. Wardell
  • Boris Dubrovsky
  • Jeremy A. Weingarten

The scientist's publications often appear in certain venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • SLEEP
  • Internet Interventions
  • Substance Use & Misuse
  • Journal of Gambling Studies
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Best Publications

  • Recovery from alcohol problems with and without treatment: prevalence in two population surveys.

    Linda C. Sobell;John A. Cunningham;Mark B. Sobell

  • Barriers to treatment: Why alcohol and drug abusers delay or never seek treatment

    John A. Cunningham;Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Sangeeta Agrawal

  • A relationship between perceived self-efficacy and quality of life in cancer patients.

    Alastair J. Cunningham;Gina A. Lockwood;John A. Cunningham

  • Exploratory randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a waiting list control design

    John A Cunningham;John A Cunningham;Kypros Kypri;Jim McCambridge

  • Barriers to seeking help for gambling problems: a review of the empirical literature.

    Helen Suurvali;Joanne Cordingley;David C Hodgins;John Cunningham;John Cunningham

  • Effectiveness of Guided and Unguided Low-Intensity Internet Interventions for Adult Alcohol Misuse: A Meta-Analysis

    Heleen Riper;Matthijs Blankers;Hana Hadiwijaya;John Cunningham

  • Effectiveness and treatment moderators of internet interventions for adult problem drinking: An individual patient data meta-analysis of 19 randomised controlled trials

    Heleen Riper;Adriaan Hoogendoorn;Pim Cuijpers;Eirini Karyotaki

  • Social pressure, coercion, and client engagement at treatment entry: a self-determination theory perspective.

    T. Cameron Wild;John A. Cunningham;Richard M. Ryan

  • A randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for alcohol abusers

    John Alastair Cunningham;John Alastair Cunningham;T. Cameron Wild;Joanne Cordingley;Trevor Van Mierlo

  • Comparison of a quick drinking screen with the timeline followback for individuals with alcohol problems.

    Linda Carter Sobell;Sangeeta Agrawal;Mark B. Sobell;Gloria I. Leo

  • Treatment Seeking Among Ontario Problem Gamblers: Results of a Population Survey

    B.A. Helen Suurvali;David Hodgins;Tony Toneatto;John Cunningham

  • Only one in three people with alcohol abuse or dependence ever seek treatment.

    John A. Cunningham;F.Curtis Breslin

  • Little Use of Treatment Among Problem Gamblers

    John A. Cunningham

  • What's In A Label? The Effects of Substance Types and Labels on Treatment Considerations and Stigma

    John A. Cunningham;Linda C. Sobell;Virginia M. Chow

  • Resolving alcohol-related problems with and without treatment: the effects of different problem criteria.

    John A. Cunningham

  • Does stage-of-change predict dropout in a culturally diverse sample of adolescents admitted to inpatient substance-abuse treatment? A test of the Transtheoretical Model.

    Russell C. Callaghan;Andy Hathaway;John A. Cunningham;Lisa C. Vettese

  • Alcohol and drug abusers' reasons for seeking treatment

    John A. Cunningham;Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Janet Gaskin

  • Fostering self-change among problem drinkers: A proactive community intervention☆

    Linda C. Sobell;John A. Cunningham;Mark B. Sobell;Sangeeta Agrawal

  • Toward A Stepped Care Approach to Treating Problem Drinkers: The Predictive Utility of Within-Treatment Variables and Therapist Prognostic Ratings

    F. Curtis Breslin;Mark B. Sobell;Linda C. Sobell;Giao Buchan

  • Web-based alcohol screening and brief intervention for university students: a randomized trial

    Kypros Kypri;Tina Vater;Steven J. Bowe;John B. Saunders

  • Providing personalized assessment feedback for problem drinking on the Internet: a pilot project.

    John A. Cunningham;Keith Humphreys;Anja Koski-Jännes

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Hodgins
David C. Hodgins University of Calgary
Linda C. Sobell
Linda C. Sobell Nova Southeastern University
T. Cameron Wild
T. Cameron Wild University of Alberta
Mark B. Sobell
Mark B. Sobell Nova Southeastern University
Tony Toneatto
Tony Toneatto University of Toronto
Clayton Neighbors
Clayton Neighbors University of Houston
Anne H. Berman
Anne H. Berman Uppsala University
John R. Knight
John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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