2026 Richard R. Clayton: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	47	3431	3159	1652	1497	138	7990

Overview

Richard R. Clayton is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the social sciences, computer science, and medicine. The scholar's work addresses diverse areas such as cybercrime, law enforcement studies, and infectious diseases.

Their notable research topics include:

Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
Crime Patterns and Interventions
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
Information and Cyber Security
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Within broader fields of study, they have contributed to:

Social Sciences
Computer Science
Medicine

They have also specialized in several subfields, including:

Information Systems
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Infectious Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The scientist has published work in various academic venues, with frequent appearances in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
EClinicalMedicine
The British Journal of Criminology
Policing & Society
Information Communication & Society

Among their recent papers are:

"COVID-19: Rapid antigen detection for SARS-CoV-2 by lateral flow assay: A national systematic evaluation of sensitivity and specificity for mass-testing" (2021, EClinicalMedicine)
"Cybercrime is (often) boring: Infrastructure and alienation in a deviant subculture" (2021, The British Journal of Criminology)
"Influence, infrastructure, and recentering cybercrime policing: evaluating emerging approaches to online law enforcement through a market for cybercrime services" (2021, Policing & Society)
"Cybercrime is (often) boring: maintaining the infrastructure of cybercrime economies" (2020, Apollo (University of Cambridge))
"Online Suicide Games: A Form of Digital Self-harm or A Myth?" (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Ben Collier
Alice Hutchings
Daniel Thomas
Anh V. Vu
Tim Peto

Best Publications

Early adolescent through young adult alcohol and marijuana use trajectories: early predictors, young adult outcomes, and predictive utility.

Kate Flory;Donald Lynam;Richard Milich;Carl Leukefeld

502
Citations
The Effectiveness of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (Project DARE): 5-Year Follow-Up Results

Richard R. Clayton;Anne M. Cattarello;Bryan M. Johnstone

413
Citations
Project DARE: No Effects at 10-Year Follow-Up

Donald R. Lynam;Richard Milich;Rick Zimmerman;Scott P. Novak

376
Citations
Sensation seeking and drug use by adolescents and their friends: models for marijuana and alcohol.

R. L. Donohew;Rick H. Hoyle;R. R. Clayton;W. F. Skinner

362
Citations
Involvement of tobacco in alcoholism and illicit drug use.

Jack E. Henningfield;Richard Clayton;William Pollin

329
Citations
The utility of the Five Factor Model in understanding risky sexual behavior

Joshua D Miller;Donald Lynam;Rick S Zimmerman;T.K Logan

271
Citations
The influence of school environment and self-regulation on transitions between stages of cigarette smoking: a multilevel analysis.

Scott P. Novak;Richard R. Clayton

259
Citations
Transitions in drug use: Risk and protective factors.

Richard R. Clayton

236
Citations
The relations among personality, symptoms of alcohol and marijuana abuse, and symptoms of comorbid psychopathology: results from a community sample.

Kate Flory;Donald R. Lynam;Richard Milich;Carl G. Leukefeld

228
Citations
Young men and drugs-a nationwide survey.

John A. O'Donnell;Harwin L. Voss;Richard R. Clayton;Gerald T. Slatin

228
Citations
Relation between childhood disruptive behavior disorders and substance use and dependence symptoms in young adulthood: individuals with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder are uniquely at risk.

Kate Flory;Richard Milich;Donald R. Lynam;Carl Leukefeld

207
Citations
Risky Sex Behavior and Substance Use among Young Adults

Michele Staton;Carl G. Leukefeld;TK Logan;Rick Zimmerman

203
Citations
Prices, policies and youth smoking, May 2001.

Lan Liang;Frank Chaloupka;Mark Nichter;Richard Clayton

167
Citations
A multilevel analysis of school-based weapon possession

Pamela Wilcox;Richard R. Clayton

166
Citations
The proximal association between smoking and alcohol use among first year college students

Lisa Dierker;Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson;Marilyn Stolar;Brian Flay

150
Citations
The Five Dimensions of Religiosity: Toward Demythologizing a Sacred Artifact

Richard R. Clayton;James W. Gladden

147
Citations
Comparing the developmental trajectories of marijuana use of African American and Caucasian adolescents: patterns, antecedents, and consequences.

Tamara L. Brown;Kate Flory;Donald R. Lynam;Carl Leukefeld

136
Citations
The association between cigarette smoking and DSM-IV nicotine dependence among first year college students

Lisa C. Dierker;Eric Donny;Stephen Tiffany;Suzanne M. Colby

136
Citations
Shacking Up: Cohabitation in the 1970s.

Richard R. Clayton;Harwin L. Voss

135
Citations
Addressing tobacco-related health disparities.

Eric T. Moolchan;Pebbles Fagan;Anita F. Fernander;Wayne F. Velicer

134
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky

Donald R. Lynam Purdue University West Lafayette

TK Logan University of Kentucky

Richard Milich University of Kentucky

Kate Flory University of South Carolina

Nancy E. Schoenberg University of Kentucky

Stephen T. Tiffany University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Rick S. Zimmerman Wayne State University

Brian R. Flay Boise State University

Mark Nichter University of Arizona

External Links

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