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Richard A. Rawson 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 Richard A. Rawson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 309 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Rawson 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 Richard A. Rawson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard A. Rawson is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on medicine, with a specialization in epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, pharmacology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The topics frequently addressed in their research include opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, treatment of major depression, HIV related to drug use and sexual risk, prenatal substance exposure effects, and pain management related to opioid use.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Richard A. Rawson include:

  • The fourth wave of the overdose crisis: Examining the prominent role of psychomotor stimulants with and without fentanyl, 2023, Preventive Medicine
  • Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder, 2023, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
  • Effect of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use in mental health treatment settings: a randomized controlled trial, 2020, Addiction

Richard A. Rawson frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Michael G. McDonell
  • Tyler G. Erath
  • Thomas E. Freese
  • Howard Clark
  • Suzette Glasner

The researcher's publications appear prominently in venues such as:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Best Publications

  • A multi-site comparison of psychosocial approaches for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence.

    Richard A. Rawson;Patricia Marinelli-Casey;M. Douglas Anglin;Alice Dickow

  • Mood disturbances and regional cerebral metabolic abnormalities in recently abstinent methamphetamine abusers.

    Edythe D. London;Sara L. Simon;Steven M. Berman;Mark A. Mandelkern

  • The methamphetamine problem in the United States.

    Rachel Gonzales;Larissa Mooney;Richard A Rawson

  • Cognitive impairment in individuals currently using methamphetamine.

    Sara L. Simon;Catherine Domier;Jennifer Carnell;Paul Brethen Brethen

  • Trends in Tramadol: Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Misuse.

    Karen Miotto;Arthur K. Cho;Mohamed A. Khalil;Kirsten Blanco

  • A Comparison of Contingency Management and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches During Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Cocaine Dependence

    Richard A. Rawson;Alice Huber;Michael McCann;Steven Shoptaw

  • A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioral approaches for stimulant-dependent individuals.

    Richard A. Rawson;Michael J. McCann;Frank Flammino;Steven Shoptaw

  • A systematic review of cognitive and behavioural therapies for methamphetamine dependence

    Nicole K. Lee;Richard A. Rawson

  • Bupropion for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence

    Ahmed M Elkashef;Richard A Rawson;Ann L Anderson;Shou-Hua Li

  • An intensive outpatient approach for cocaine abuse treatment: The matrix model

    Richard A. Rawson;Steven J. Shoptaw;Jeanne L. Obert;Michael J. McCann

  • Cognitive performance of current methamphetamine and cocaine abusers.

    Sara L Simon;Catherine P Domier;Tiffanie Sim;Kimberly Richardson

  • Smoking cessation in methadone maintenance

    Steve Shoptaw;Erin Rotheram-Fuller;Xiaowei Yang;Dominick Frosch

  • Treatment of methamphetamine use disorders: an update.

    Richard A. Rawson;Rachel Gonzales;Paul Brethen

  • Sexual HIV risk among gay and bisexual male methamphetamine abusers

    Dominick Frosch;Steven Shoptaw;Alice Huber;Richard A. Rawson

  • Drugs and sexual effects: role of drug type and gender

    Richard A Rawson;Arnold Washton;Catherine P Domier;Chris Reiber

  • Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid: patterns of use, effects and withdrawal.

    Karen Miotto;Jack Darakjian;B A Janice Basch;B A Shanna Murray

  • Withdrawal symptoms in abstinent methamphetamine-dependent subjects.

    Todd Zorick;Liam Nestor;Karen Miotto;Catherine Sugar

  • Will the methamphetamine problem go away

    Richard A. Rawson;M. Douglas Anglin;Walter Ling

  • The relationship between methamphetamine use and increased dental disease.

    Vivek Shetty;Larissa J. Mooney;Corwin M. Zigler;Thomas R. Belin

  • Substance abuse among Iranian high school students.

    Saeed Momtazi;Richard A. Rawson

  • Extinction and reinforcement of alternative behavior.

    Harold Leitenberg;Richard A. Rawson;James A. Mulick

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Ling
Walter Ling University of California, Los Angeles
Steven Shoptaw
Steven Shoptaw University of California, Los Angeles
Mary-Lynn Brecht
Mary-Lynn Brecht University of California, Los Angeles
M. Douglas Anglin
M. Douglas Anglin University of California, Los Angeles
Yih-Ing Hser
Yih-Ing Hser University of California, Los Angeles
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Evans University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christine E. Grella
Christine E. Grella University of California, Los Angeles
Felipe González Castro
Felipe González Castro Arizona State University
Harold Leitenberg
Harold Leitenberg University of Vermont

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