2026 R. Kathryn McHugh: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	51	5131	4758	2824	2556	176	14565

Overview

R. Kathryn McHugh is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a significant focus on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The main topics addressed in their work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, and various aspects of mental health such as Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, and Cognitive Processes. Other notable areas include Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Sleep and related disorders.

Frequent coauthors in McHugh's publications include:

Roger D. Weiss
Shelly F. Greenfield
Margaret L. Griffin
Allen J. Bailey
Victoria R. Votaw

McHugh's work appears regularly in several publication venues, notably:

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
American Journal on Addictions
Substance Use & Misuse
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Some recent publications by McHugh include:

"The opioid crisis: a contextual, social-ecological framework," 2020, published in Health Research Policy and Systems
"Generalized Biomolecular Modeling and Design with RoseTTAFold All-Atom," 2023, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Substance Use Disorders in Global Mental Health Delivery: Epidemiology, Treatment Gap, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments," 2020, published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry
"Providing cognitive behavioral group therapy via videoconferencing: Lessons learned from a rapid scale-up of telehealth services," 2021, published in Practice Innovations
"Reducing opioid use disorder and overdose deaths in the United States: A dynamic modeling analysis," 2022, published in Science Advances

Best Publications

Substance abuse treatment entry, retention, and outcome in women: a review of the literature.

Shelly F. Greenfield;Shelly F. Greenfield;Audrey J. Brooks;Susan M. Gordon;Carla A. Green

1232
Citations
The dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological treatments. A review of current efforts.

R. Kathryn McHugh;David H. Barlow

1160
Citations
Sex and gender differences in substance use disorders.

R. Kathryn McHugh;R. Kathryn McHugh;Victoria R. Votaw;Dawn E. Sugarman;Shelly F. Greenfield

983
Citations
Patient Preference for Psychological vs Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Meta-Analytic Review

R. Kathryn McHugh;Sarah W. Whitton;Andrew D. Peckham;Jeffrey A. Welge

926
Citations
A META‐ANALYSIS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF BIASED ATTENTION IN DEPRESSION

Andrew D. Peckham;R. Kathryn McHugh;Michael W. Otto

815
Citations
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders

R. Kathryn McHugh;Bridget A. Hearon;Michael W. Otto

761
Citations
Alcohol Use Disorder and Depressive Disorders

R Kathryn McHugh;Roger D Weiss

468
Citations
The epidemiology of benzodiazepine misuse: A systematic review.

Victoria R. Votaw;Rachel Geyer;Maya M. Rieselbach;R. Kathryn McHugh

447
Citations
Balancing fidelity and adaptation in the dissemination of empirically-supported treatments: The promise of transdiagnostic interventions

R. Kathryn McHugh;Heather W. Murray;David H. Barlow

388
Citations
Shared Variance among Self-Report and Behavioral Measures of Distress Intolerance

R. Kathryn McHugh;Stacey B. Daughters;Carl W. Lejuez;Heather W. Murray

272
Citations
Gender differences in a clinical trial for prescription opioid dependence

R. Kathryn McHugh;R. Kathryn McHugh;Elise E. DeVito;Dorian Dodd;Kathleen M. Carroll

252
Citations
Refining the measurement of distress intolerance.

R. Kathryn McHugh;Michael W. Otto

216
Citations
A meta-analytic review of the association between anxiety sensitivity and pain.

Kendra L. S. Ocañez;R. Kathryn McHugh;Michael W. Otto

201
Citations
The Women's Recovery Group Study: a Stage I trial of women-focused group therapy for substance use disorders versus mixed-gender group drug counseling.

Shelly F. Greenfield;Shelly F. Greenfield;Elisa M. Trucco;R. Kathryn McHugh;Melissa Lincoln

196
Citations
The opioid crisis: a contextual, social-ecological framework.

Mohammad S. Jalali;Michael Botticelli;Rachael C. Hwang;Howard K. Koh

189
Citations
Reasons for opioid use among patients with dependence on prescription opioids: The role of chronic pain

Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;R. Kathryn McHugh;R. Kathryn McHugh

180
Citations
Long-term outcomes from the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study.

Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Scott E. Provost

174
Citations
Combined Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Medication Effects, Glucocorticoids, and Attenuated Treatment Outcomes

Michael W. Otto;R. Kathryn McHugh;Kathleen M. Kantak

155
Citations
Prescription drug abuse: From epidemiology to public policy

R. Kathryn McHugh;R. Kathryn McHugh;Suzanne Nielsen;Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss

155
Citations
Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological interventions.

R. Kathryn McHugh;David H. Barlow

151
Citations
Emotional disorders: A unified protocol.

Laura B. Allen;R. Kathryn McHugh;David H. Barlow

151
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret L. Griffin Harvard University

David H. Barlow Boston University

Thröstur Björgvinsson Harvard University

Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston

Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University

Katie Witkiewitz University of New Mexico

Steven A. Safren University of Miami

Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg

Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center

Denise A. Hien Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

External Links

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