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Karen L. Cropsey

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
3768
World Ranking
10645
National Ranking
5570

Karen L. Cropsey 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 Karen L. Cropsey sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 164 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen L. Cropsey 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 Karen L. Cropsey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karen L. Cropsey is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant work in epidemiology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, and infectious diseases.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karen L. Cropsey have been:

  • Geetanjali Chander
  • Heidi M. Crane
  • Michelle L. Sisson
  • Matthew J. Carpenter
  • Conall O'Cleirigh

Publication venues where the scientist has contributed extensively include:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • AIDS Care
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • Addictive Behaviors

Some of the recent papers by Karen L. Cropsey are:

  • "In-Hospital Illicit Drug Use and Patient-Directed Discharge: Barriers to Care for Patients With Injection-Related Infections," 2020, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • "Efficacy of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Adults with HIV in Zambia: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial," 2021, AIDS and Behavior
  • "Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent mental health: Understanding the roles of gender and teenage risk and protective factors," 2022, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Early Adverse Childhood Experiences, Delinquency, and Substance Use Initiation in High-Risk Adolescents," 2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • "Minority stress and drug use among transgender and gender diverse adults: A daily diary study," 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Best Publications

  • Why do faculty leave? Reasons for attrition of women and minority faculty from a medical school: four-year results.

    Karen L. Cropsey;Saba W. Masho;Rita Shiang;Veronica Sikka

  • Prescription Opioid Misuse Index: a brief questionnaire to assess misuse.

    Janet S. Knisely;Martha J. Wunsch;Karen L. Cropsey;Eleanor D. Campbell

  • SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND REFERRAL PRACTICES IN ADULT CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS : A National Perspective.

    Faye S. Taxman;Karen L. Cropsey;Douglas W. Young;Harry Wexler

  • Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Persons Living with HIV Across the US in the Current Era of Antiretroviral Treatment.

    Heidi M. Crane;Mary E. McCaul;Geetanjali Chander;Heidi Hutton

  • Modulation of Limbic Circuitry Predicts Treatment Response to Antipsychotic Medication: A Functional Imaging Study in Schizophrenia

    Adrienne C Lahti;Martin A Weiler;Henry H Holcomb;Carol A Tamminga

  • Determining the optimal clinical cutoff on the CES-D for depression in a community corrections sample.

    Samantha K. Henry;Merida M. Grant;Karen L. Cropsey

  • Hallucinogen use predicts reduced recidivism among substance-involved offenders under community corrections supervision

    Peter S Hendricks;C Brendan Clark;Matthew W Johnson;Kevin R Fontaine

  • The effects of a prison smoking ban on smoking behavior and withdrawal symptoms

    Karen L. Cropsey;Jean L. Kristeller

  • In-Hospital Illicit Drug Use and Patient-Directed Discharge: Barriers to Care for Patients With Injection-Related Infections.

    Ellen F Eaton;Andrew O Westfall;Brandi McClesky;Cayce S Paddock

  • Sensation seeking and drinking game participation in heavy-drinking college students.

    Thomas J Johnson;Karen L Cropsey

  • The relationships of classic psychedelic use with criminal behavior in the United States adult population

    Peter S Hendricks;Michael Scott Crawford;Karen L Cropsey;Heith Copes

  • Evaluating the Effect of Access to Free Medication to Quit Smoking: A Clinical Trial Testing the Role of Motivation

    Bianca F. Jardin;Karen L. Cropsey;Amy E. Wahlquist;Kevin M. Gray

  • The impact of non-concordant self-report of substance use in clinical trials research.

    C. Brendan Clark;Cosmas M. Zyambo;Ye Li;Karen L. Cropsey

  • Motivational factors related to quitting smoking among prisoners during a smoking ban

    Karen L. Cropsey;Jean L. Kristeller

  • Correcting delayed circadian phase with bright light therapy predicts improvement in ADHD symptoms: A pilot study.

    Rachel E. Fargason;Aaron D. Fobian;Lauren M. Hablitz;Jodi R. Paul

  • Efficacy of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Adults with HIV in Zambia: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Jeremy C Kane;Jeremy C Kane;Anjali Sharma;Laura K Murray;Geetanjali Chander

  • Risk factors for cervical cancer in criminal justice settings.

    Ingrid A. Binswanger;Shane Mueller;C. Brendan Clark;Karen L. Cropsey

  • A pilot study of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) in non-treatment seeking smokers with HIV

    Karen L. Cropsey;Peter S. Hendricks;Bianca Jardin;C. Brendan Clark

  • Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Buprenorphine For Opioid Dependent Women in the Criminal Justice System

    Karen L. Cropsey;Peter S. Lane;Galen J. Hale;Dorothy O. Jackson

  • HIV primary care providers--Screening, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol interventions

    Geetanjali Chander;Anne K. Monroe;Heidi M. Crane;Heidi E. Hutton

  • Differential success rates in racial groups: Results of a clinical trial of smoking cessation among female prisoners

    Karen L. Cropsey;Michael F. Weaver;Gloria D. Eldridge;Gabriela C. Villalobos

  • The Unmet Medical Needs of Correctional Populations in the United States

    Karen L. Cropsey;Ingrid A. Binswanger;C. Brendan Clark;Faye S. Taxman

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter S. Hendricks
Peter S. Hendricks University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael S. Saag
Michael S. Saag University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Mugavero
Michael J. Mugavero University of Alabama at Birmingham
Maxine L. Stitzer
Maxine L. Stitzer Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Adrienne C. Lahti
Adrienne C. Lahti University of Alabama at Birmingham
Matthew J. Carpenter
Matthew J. Carpenter Medical University of South Carolina
Faye S. Taxman
Faye S. Taxman George Mason University
Mari M. Kitahata
Mari M. Kitahata University of Washington
Conall O’Cleirigh
Conall O’Cleirigh Harvard University

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David A. Fiellin

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Tony Butler

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