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D-Index
123
Citations
50024
World Ranking
229
National Ranking
40

Michael T. Lynskey 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 Michael T. Lynskey sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 443 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael T. Lynskey 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 Michael T. Lynskey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Michael T. Lynskey is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has a strong academic focus on medicine and psychology. Their research work spans various interconnected fields, including pharmacology, clinical psychology, epidemiology, psychiatry and mental health, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to cannabis and cannabinoid research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, prenatal substance exposure effects, bipolar disorder and treatment, sleep and related disorders, homelessness and social issues, and schizophrenia research and treatment.

Michael T. Lynskey has contributed to several publication venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Addiction
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Drug Science Policy and Law
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Recent papers associated with or related to their field of study include:

  • Changes in delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) concentrations in cannabis over time: systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Addiction
  • Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use: the US experience (2020), World Psychiatry
  • Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders (2023), Nature Mental Health
  • Cannabis use in Adolescence and Risk of Psychosis: Are there Factors that Moderate this Relationship? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021), Substance Abuse
  • Daily use of high-potency cannabis is associated with more positive symptoms in first-episode psychosis patients: the EU-GEI case-control study (2020), Psychological Medicine

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Anne Katrin Schlag
  • Alkyoni Athanasiou-Fragkouli
  • Tom P. Freeman
  • David Nutt

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study

    George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;John B Carlin;Louisa Degenhardt

  • 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

  • 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

  • The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study

    Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti;Diego Quattrone;Diego Quattrone;Diego Quattrone;Tom P. Freeman;Giada Tripoli

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

    Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall

  • Adolescent Resiliency to Family Adversity

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey

  • Childhood sexual abuse adolescent sexual behaviors and sexual revictimization.

    Fergusson Dm;Horwood Lj;Lynskey Mt

  • Exploring the association between cannabis use and depression

    Louisa Degenhardt;Wayne Hall;Michael Lynskey

  • 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

  • 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

  • Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study.

    Marta Di Forti;Arianna Marconi;Elena Carra;Sara Fraietta

  • 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

  • Physical punishment/maltreatment during childhood and adjustment in young adulthood

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The increasing global health priority of substance use in young people

    Louisa Degenhardt;Emily Stockings;George Patton;Wayne D Hall;Wayne D Hall

  • Are there genetic influences on addiction: evidence from family, adoption and twin studies

    Arpana Agrawal;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The co-occurring use and misuse of cannabis and tobacco: a review

    Arpana Agrawal;Alan J. Budney;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The effect of maternal depression on maternal ratings of child behavior

    David M. Fergusson;Michael T. Lynskey;L. John Horwood

  • A genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence

    Laura J. Bierut;Arpana Agrawal;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and treatment of substance use in young people

    Emily Stockings;Wayne D Hall;Wayne D Hall;Michael Lynskey;Katherine I Morley

  • Heroin overdose: causes and consequences

    Matthew Warner-Smith;Shane Darke;Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall University of Queensland
David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Julia D. Grant
Julia D. Grant Washington University in St. Louis
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland

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