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Richard K. Ries publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard K. Ries sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Richard K. Ries D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard K. Ries sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard K. Ries is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's main topics of work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard K. Ries illustrate the scope of their research interests and include:

  • "Suicide-Related Training, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Care Providers' Reactions Toward Suicidal Individuals," 2020, published in Crisis
  • "Combining behavioral harm-reduction treatment and extended-release naltrexone for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder in the USA: a randomised clinical trial," 2021, published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Effect of Incentives for Alcohol Abstinence in Partnership With 3 American Indian and Alaska Native Communities," 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "What do clinicians want? Understanding frontline addiction treatment clinicians' preferences and priorities to improve the design of measurement-based care technology," 2021, published in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
  • "The rewarding recovery study: a randomized controlled trial of incentives for alcohol and drug abstinence with a rural American Indian community," 2020, published in Addiction

These publications have appeared across a variety of journals, showing a diversity of dissemination venues such as Crisis, The Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, and Addiction.

Richard K. Ries has worked repeatedly with certain collaborators, reflecting ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sterling McPherson
  • Michael G. McDonell
  • John M. Roll
  • Julianne D. Jett
  • Naomi Chaytor

The combination of their research topics with subfields like Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology aligns with their focus on complex health issues such as substance abuse, suicide prevention, and mental health service delivery.

Best Publications

  • The MOS 36-Item Short Form Health Survey: reliability, validity, and preliminary findings in schizophrenic outpatients.

    Joan Russo;Carol A. Trujillo;Dane Wingerson;Kathleen Decker

  • The Magnitude of Acute and Chronic Alcohol Abuse in Trauma Patients

    Frederick P. Rivara;Gregory J. Jurkovich;James G. Gurney;Debra Seguin

  • The Effect of Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Chronic Alcohol Abuse on Outcome From Trauma

    Gregory J. Jurkovich;Frederick P. Rivara;James G. Gurney;Corinne Fligner

  • Addiction and suicide: A review.

    Christine Yuodelis‐Flores;Richard K. Ries

  • Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Mild-Stage Alzheimer's Disease

    Michael V. Vitiello;Patricia N. Prinz;Patricia N. Prinz;Dianne E. Williams;Michael S. Frommlet

  • Brief Intervention for Problem Drug Use in Safety-Net Primary Care Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Peter Roy-Byrne;Kristin Bumgardner;Antoinette Krupski;Chris Dunn

  • The prevalence of somatization in primary care.

    Wayne Katon;Wayne Katon;Wayne Katon;Richard K. Ries;Richard K. Ries;Richard K. Ries;Arthur Kleinman;Arthur Kleinman;Arthur Kleinman

  • Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders

    Stanley Sacks;Richard K. Ries;Douglas M. Ziedonis

  • Priority actions to improve the care of persons with co-occurring substance abuse and other mental disorders: a call to action.

    Charles P. O'Brien;Dennis S. Charney;Lydia Lewis;James W. Cornish

  • Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in acute psychiatric inpatients: reliability and validity.

    Joan Russo;Peter Roy-Byrne;Darcy Reeder;Marlene Alexander

  • Principles of addiction medicine

    Richard Ries;David A. Fiellin;Shannon C. Miller;Richard Saitz

  • Evidence for limited validity of the revised global assessment of functioning scale.

    Peter Roy-Byrne;Christos Dagadakis;Jurgen Unutzer;Richard Ries

  • Effect of Augmenting Standard Care for Military Personnel With Brief Caring Text Messages for Suicide Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Amanda H. Kerbrat;Christopher R. DeCou;David C. Atkins

  • Randomized controlled trial of contingency management for stimulant use in community mental health patients with serious mental illness.

    Michael G. McDonell;Debra Srebnik;Frank Angelo;Sterling McPherson

  • Predictors and Outcome of Discharge Against Medical Advice From the Psychiatric Units of a General Hospital

    Kenneth P. Pages;Joan E. Russo;Dane K. Wingerson;Richard K. Ries

  • Exploring Barriers to Primary Care For Patients with Severe Mental Illness: Frontline Patient and Provider Accounts

    Erin Anne Kaufman;Michael G. McDonell;Margaret A. Cristofalo;Richard K. Ries

  • Nefazodone treatment of major depression in alcohol-dependent patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Kenneth P. Pages;Joan E. Russo;Craig Jaffe

  • Part II: A ospective DSM-III study of 100 consecutive somatization patients

    Wayne Katon;Richard K. Ries;Arthur Kleinman;Arthur Kleinman

  • Factors associated with high use of public mental health services by persons with borderline personality disorder.

    Katherine Anne Comtois;Joan Russo;Mark Snowden;Debra Srebnik

  • Determinants of suicidal ideation: the role of substance use disorders.

    Kenneth P. Pages;Joan E. Russo;Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Richard K. Ries

  • The ASAM principles of addiction medicine

    Richard Ries;David A. Fiellin;Shannon C. Miller;Richard Saitz

  • DSM-III differential diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome.

    Richard Ries

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Roy-Byrne
Peter Roy-Byrne University of Washington
Debra Srebnik
Debra Srebnik University of Washington
John M. Roll
John M. Roll Washington State University
Joan Russo
Joan Russo University of Washington
Katherine Anne Comtois
Katherine Anne Comtois University of Washington
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis M. Donovan University of Washington
Gregory J. Jurkovich
Gregory J. Jurkovich University of California, Davis
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Frederick P. Rivara
Frederick P. Rivara University of Washington
Kate B. Wolitzky-Taylor
Kate B. Wolitzky-Taylor University of California, Los Angeles

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