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Social Sciences and Humanities
New Zealand
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
64
Citations
23657
World Ranking
1074
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Joseph M. Boden is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research spans several fields within medicine and psychology, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology and epidemiology. They have made notable contributions to studies in pediatrics, perinatology, pharmacology, and general health professions.

The scientist's work primarily centers on topics related to cannabis and cannabinoid research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, prenatal substance exposure effects, and health disparities and outcomes. Other main research areas include homelessness and social issues, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and disaster response and management.

Joseph M. Boden has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including L. John Horwood, Geraldine F. H. McLeod, Caroline Bell, Martin A. Kennedy, and Ben Beaglehole. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial body of research output.

Their research has been published extensively in multiple venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • New Zealand Medical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • BMJ Open

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Joseph M. Boden include:

  • "A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder" (2020, The Lancet Psychiatry)
  • "Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease" (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • "Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders" (2023, Nature Mental Health)
  • "Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of heavy cannabis exposure in a New Zealand longitudinal cohort" (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • "Facing the option for the legalisation of cannabis use and supply in New Zealand: An overview of relevant evidence, concepts and considerations" (2020, Drug and Alcohol Review)

Best Publications

  • Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: The dark side of high self-esteem.

    Roy F. Baumeister;Laura Smart;Joseph M. Boden

  • Alcohol and depression

    Joseph M. Boden;David M. Fergusson

  • Exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse and adjustment in early adulthood.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

    Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Zeynep Yilmaz;Laura M. Thornton;Christopher Hübel;Christopher Hübel

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Cannabis use and later life outcomes.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden

  • Tests of causal links between alcohol abuse or dependence and major depression.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood

  • Cannabis use and other illicit drug use: testing the cannabis gateway hypothesis.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

    H. J. Watson;Z. Yilmaz;L. M. Thornton;C. Hubel

  • Cigarette smoking and depression: tests of causal linkages using a longitudinal birth cohort

    Joseph M. Boden;David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood

  • Conspicuous Consumption versus Charitable Behavior in Response to Social Exclusion: A Differential Needs Explanation

    Jaehoon Lee;L. J. Shrum

  • The developmental antecedents of illicit drug use: evidence from a 25-year longitudinal study.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood

  • Psychological distress and psychiatric disorder after natural disasters: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ben Beaglehole;Roger T Mulder;Chris M Frampton;Joseph M Boden

  • Recurrence of major depression in adolescence and early adulthood, and later mental health, educational and economic outcomes.

    David M. Fergusson;Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood

  • Exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse and subsequent educational achievement outcomes

    Joseph M. Boden;L. John Horwood;David M. Fergusson

  • Impact of a major disaster on the mental health of a well-studied cohort.

    David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood;Joseph M. Boden;Roger T. Mulder

  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder

    Emma C Johnson;Ditte Demontis;Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Raymond K Walters

  • Anxiety disorders and suicidal behaviours in adolescence and young adulthood: findings from a longitudinal study.

    Joseph M. Boden;David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood

  • Repressive coping : Distraction using pleasant thoughts and memories

    Joseph M. Boden;Roy F. Baumeister

  • Does adolescent self-esteem predict later life outcomes? A test of the causal role of self-esteem

    Joseph M. Boden;David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood

  • Early motherhood and subsequent life outcomes.

    Joseph M. Boden;David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Roger T. Mulder
Roger T. Mulder University of Otago
Hunna J. Watson
Hunna J. Watson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Stefan Herms
Stefan Herms University of Basel
Per Hoffmann
Per Hoffmann University of Bonn
Joel Gelernter
Joel Gelernter Yale University
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University
Lindsay A. Farrer
Lindsay A. Farrer Boston University

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