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Psychology
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 110 Citations 42,101 417 World Ranking 269 National Ranking 44

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Psychiatry
  • Internal medicine
  • Substance abuse

Michael T. Lynskey mostly deals with Psychiatry, Cannabis, Substance abuse, Longitudinal study and Developmental psychology. The various areas that he examines in his Psychiatry study include Young adult, Alcohol dependence, Cohort study and Clinical psychology. His Cohort study study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cross-sectional study and Depression.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Twin study, Odds ratio, Drug and Age of onset in addition to Cannabis. His Substance abuse research incorporates themes from Mood, Anxiety disorder, Mood disorders and Sexual abuse. His studies in Developmental psychology integrate themes in fields like Injury prevention and Personality development.

His most cited work include:

  • Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study (748 citations)
  • Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: II. Psychiatric outcomes of childhood sexual abuse. (661 citations)
  • Escalation of drug use in early-onset cannabis users vs co-twin controls (526 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Psychiatry, Cannabis, Clinical psychology, Substance abuse and Young adult. His research integrates issues of Twin study, Alcohol dependence and Injury prevention in his study of Psychiatry. The Cannabis study combines topics in areas such as Psychosis, Drug and Age of onset.

His Clinical psychology study combines topics in areas such as Suicidal ideation and Depression. His Substance abuse research incorporates elements of Psychological intervention, Epidemiology, Anxiety, Developmental psychology and Mental health. His Young adult research focuses on subjects like Cohort study, which are linked to Longitudinal study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (58.05%)
  • Cannabis (39.00%)
  • Clinical psychology (18.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Cannabis (39.00%)
  • Psychiatry (58.05%)
  • Clinical psychology (18.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michael T. Lynskey spends much of his time researching Cannabis, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Cannabis use and Injury prevention. His Cannabis research includes themes of Young adult, Psychosis, Substance abuse and Drug. Michael T. Lynskey is interested in Schizophrenia, which is a branch of Psychiatry.

His Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Logistic regression, Big Five personality traits, Personality, Alcohol use disorder and Comorbidity. His research in Personality intersects with topics in Developmental psychology and Conduct disorder. His studies deal with areas such as Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics as well as Injury prevention.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review (481 citations)
  • The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI) : a multicentre case-control study (218 citations)
  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders (209 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Substance abuse

Michael T. Lynskey mainly investigates Cannabis, Psychiatry, Environmental health, Substance abuse and Young adult. His study in the field of Cannabis use is also linked to topics like Legislation. Michael T. Lynskey interconnects Injury prevention and Sexual abuse in the investigation of issues within Psychiatry.

His research on Environmental health also deals with topics like

  • PsycINFO that intertwine with fields like Gerontology, Disease burden, Sex work and Condom,
  • Drug which intersects with area such as Hepatitis C and Epidemiology. His study in Substance abuse is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Ranking, Twin study, Disease and Decision analysis. In his study, Psychological intervention, Socioeconomic status, Psychosocial, Advertising and Cohort study is inextricably linked to Global health, which falls within the broad field of Young adult.

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Best Publications

Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: II. Psychiatric outcomes of childhood sexual abuse.

David M. Fergusson;L. J. Horwood;Michael T. Lynskey.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1996)

1251 Citations

Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study

George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;John B Carlin;Louisa Degenhardt.
BMJ (2002)

1251 Citations

Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review

Louisa Degenhardt;Amy Peacock;Samantha Colledge;Janni Leung.
The Lancet Global Health (2017)

969 Citations

Escalation of drug use in early-onset cannabis users vs co-twin controls

Michael T. Lynskey;Andrew C. Heath;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Wendy S. Slutske.
JAMA (2003)

820 Citations

Adolescent Resiliency to Family Adversity

David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (1996)

779 Citations

The effects of adolescent cannabis use on educational attainment: a review.

Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall.
Addiction (2000)

765 Citations

Childhood sexual abuse adolescent sexual behaviors and sexual revictimization.

Fergusson Dm;Horwood Lj;Lynskey Mt.
Child Abuse & Neglect (1997)

758 Citations

Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: I. Prevalence of sexual abuse and factors associated with sexual abuse.

D M Fergusson;M T Lynskey;L J Horwood.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1996)

712 Citations

Prevalence and Comorbidity of DSM-III-R Diagnoses in a Birth Cohort of 15 Year Olds

David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood;Michael T. Lynskey.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1993)

711 Citations

Exploring the association between cannabis use and depression

Louisa Degenhardt;Wayne Hall;Michael Lynskey.
Addiction (2003)

692 Citations

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