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69
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2406
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Matthew O. Howard 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 Matthew O. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 224 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew O. Howard 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 Matthew O. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 80th percentile

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

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

Overview

Matthew O. Howard was affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their academic work spanned multiple fields primarily within Medicine and Psychology, with a notable focus on Clinical Psychology and Pharmacology. The scientist contributed to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research covered various main topics, including:

  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Some of Matthew O. Howard's recent papers demonstrated a range of research interests and disciplines:

  • "Prescription opioid misusers exhibit blunted parasympathetic regulation during inhibitory control challenge," 2021, Psychopharmacology
  • "Utility of disc space aspirate cell counts and differentials in the diagnosis of native vertebral osteomyelitis," 2022, Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
  • "The Impact of Sexual Victimization on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Completion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," 2020, Substance Abuse
  • "Allergic contact dermatitis associated with rubber-based cosmetic sponge," 2023, Contact Dermatitis
  • "Leukemic Transformation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in the Post-Ruxolitinib Era: Analysis of 103 Consecutive Cases Diagnosed 2011-2021," 2022, Blood

Throughout their research career, Matthew O. Howard frequently collaborated with colleagues such as Eric L. Garland, Brett Froeliger, Brian E. Perron, Michael G. Vaughn, and Kajal Patel. Their work was published across various venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan)
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
  • Contact Dermatitis

Matthew O. Howard's output demonstrated a sustained engagement with interdisciplinary approaches bridging medicine and psychology, with a notable focus on both clinical and experimental aspects of psychological and medical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Mindfulness training modifies cognitive, affective, and physiological mechanisms implicated in alcohol dependence: results of a randomized controlled pilot trial.

    Eric L. Garland;Susan A. Gaylord;Charlotte A. Boettiger;Matthew O. Howard

  • Teaching Evidence-Based Practice: Toward a New Paradigm for Social Work Education

    Matthew O. Howard;Curtis J. McMillen;David E. Pollio

  • Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse: Results from an Early Stage Randomized Controlled Trial

    Eric L. Garland;Eron G. Manusov;Brett Froeliger;Amber Kelly

  • Childhood predictors of adolescent substance abuse: Toward an empirically grounded theory.

    J. David Hawkins;Denise M. Lishner;Richard F. Catalano;Matthew O. Howard

  • Mindfulness treatment for substance misuse: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Wen Li;Matthew O. Howard;Eric L. Garland;Patricia McGovern

  • Cloninger's tridimensional theory of personality and psychopathology: applications to substance use disorders.

    Matthew Owen Howard;Matthew Owen Howard;Daniel Kivlahan;R. Dale Walker

  • Family factors in Internet addiction among Chinese youth: A review of English- and Chinese-language studies

    Wen Li;Eric L. Garland;Matthew O. Howard

  • The downward spiral of chronic pain, prescription opioid misuse, and addiction: cognitive, affective, and neuropsychopharmacologic pathways.

    Eric L. Garland;Brett Froeliger;Fadel Zeidan;Kaitlyn Partin

  • The Severe 5%: A Latent Class Analysis of the Externalizing Behavior Spectrum in the United States.

    Michael G. Vaughn;Matt DeLisi;Tracy Gunter;Qiang Fu

  • Mindfulness Training Targets Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Addiction at the Attention-Appraisal-Emotion Interface

    Eric L. Garland;Brett Froeliger;Matthew O. Howard

  • Mindfulness-based treatment of addiction: current state of the field and envisioning the next wave of research.

    Eric L. Garland;Matthew O. Howard

  • INTEGRATING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND SOCIAL WORK FIELD EDUCATION

    Tonya Edmond;Deborah Megivern;Cynthia Williams;Estelle Rochman

  • Characteristics of Internet Addiction/Pathological Internet Use in U.S. University Students: A Qualitative-Method Investigation

    Wen Li;Jennifer E. O'Brien;Susan Marie Snyder;Matthew Owen Howard

  • Exercise dependence and attitudes toward eating among young adults

    Christine F Zmijewski;Matthew O Howard

  • Cue-elicited heart rate variability and attentional bias predict alcohol relapse following treatment

    Eric L. Garland;Ingmar H. A. Franken;Matthew O. Howard

  • Psychopathic personality traits and delinquent careers: An empirical examination

    Michael G. Vaughn;Matthew O. Howard;Matt DeLisi

  • Effects of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement on reward responsiveness and opioid cue-reactivity

    Eric L. Garland;Brett Froeliger;Matthew O. Howard

  • Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for internet gaming disorder in U.S. adults: A stage I randomized controlled trial.

    Wen Li;Eric L. Garland;Patricia McGovern;Jennifer E. O'Brien

  • An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in a Statewide Sample of Incarcerated Youth

    Michael G. Vaughn;John F. Edens;Matthew Owen Howard;Shannon Toney Smith

  • Neuroplasticity, Psychosocial Genomics, and the Biopsychosocial Paradigm in the 21st Century

    Eric L. Garland;Matthew Owen Howard

  • Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment: A Synthesis of Controlled Evaluations

    Michael G. Vaughn;Matthew O. Howard

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric L. Garland
Eric L. Garland University of Utah
Michael G. Vaughn
Michael G. Vaughn Saint Louis University
Brian E. Perron
Brian E. Perron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Kevin M. Beaver
Kevin M. Beaver Florida State University
Adam W. Hanley
Adam W. Hanley Florida State University
Craig J. Bryan
Craig J. Bryan The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Amy S.B. Bohnert
Amy S.B. Bohnert University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda B. Cottler
Linda B. Cottler University of Florida
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis M. Donovan University of Washington

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