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D-Index
68
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15417
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2498
National Ranking
124

Ross McD. Young 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 Ross McD. Young sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 373 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ross McD. Young 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 Ross McD. Young sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ross McD. Young is affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and psychology, with a distinct focus on clinical psychology, epidemiology, molecular biology, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

The main fields of study of Ross McD. Young include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Their research extends into subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Young has contributed to various topical areas, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Their recent publications are as follows:

  • "Management of depression in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review," 2023, Asian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Predicting alcohol dependence treatment outcomes: a prospective comparative study of clinical psychologists versus 'trained' machine learning models," 2020, Addiction
  • "Telephone-based motivational interviewing enhanced with individualised personality-specific coping skills training for young people with alcohol-related injuries and illnesses accessing emergency or rest/recovery services: a randomized controlled trial (QuikFix)," 2020, Addiction
  • "Craving mediates the effect of impulsivity on lapse-risk during alcohol use disorder treatment," 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • "Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: a meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts," 2024, Genome Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Young include:

  • Jason P. Connor
  • Gerald F.X. Feeney
  • Matthew J. Gullo
  • David Crompton
  • Adam X. Maihofer

The primary venues where Ross McD. Young has published multiple works include:

  • Addiction
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Acta Scientific Medical Sciences

Best Publications

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Over-connected? A qualitative exploration of the relationship between Australian youth and their mobile phones.

    Shari P. Walsh;Katherine M. White;Ross McD. Young

  • Needing to connect: The effect of self and others on young people's involvement with their mobile phones

    Shari P. Walsh;Katherine Marie White;Ross McD Young

  • Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects.

    Bob Green;David Kavanagh;Ross Young

  • A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): study protocol

    Anna L Hawkes;Anna L Hawkes;Kyra Hamilton;Katherine M White;Ross McD Young

  • Alexithymia and alcohol use disorders: A critical review

    Fred Arne Thorberg;Ross McD. Young;Karen A. Sullivan;Michael Lyvers

  • Keeping in constant touch: The predictors of young Australians' mobile phone involvement

    Shari P. Walsh;Katherine M. White;Stephen Cox;Ross McD. Young

  • Cannabis use and misuse prevalence among people with psychosis

    Bob Green;Ross Young;David Kavanagh

  • Effectiveness of current treatment approaches for benzodiazepine discontinuation: a meta-analysis.

    Jannette M. Parr;David J. Kavanagh;Lareina Cahill;Geoffrey Mitchell

  • Psychotic symptom and cannabis relapse in recent-onset psychosis : Prospective study

    Leanne Hides;Sharon Dawe;David Kavanagh;Ross Young

  • Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) gene: impact on antidepressant treatment response and emotion processing in major depression.

    Katharina Domschke;Udo Dannlowski;Patricia Ohrmann;Bruce Lawford

  • The D2 dopamine receptor A1 allele and opioid dependence: Association with heroin use and response to methadone treatment

    Bruce R. Lawford;Ross Mc D. Young;Ernest P. Noble;Joanne Sargent

  • Bromocriptine in the treatment of alcoholics with the D2 dopamine receptor A1 allele.

    Bruce R. Lawford;Ross Mcd Young;John A. Rowell;Joan Qualichefski

  • Drinking refusal self-efficacy questionnaire-revised (DRSEQ-R): a new factor structure with confirmatory factor analysis.

    Tian P S Oei;Penelope Anne Hasking;Ross McD Young

  • The phone connection: A qualitative exploration of how belongingness and social identification relate to mobile phone use amongst Australian youth

    Shari P. Walsh;Katherine M. White;Ross McD. Young

  • Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and post-traumatic stress disorder

    Anthony W. Bachmann;Teresa L. Sedgley;Richard V. Jackson;John N. Gibson

  • The drinking expectancy questionnaire: A revised measure of alcohol-related beliefs

    Ross Mc D. Young;Robert G. Knight

  • To drink or not to drink: The differential role of alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy in quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption

    Andrea R. Baldwin;Tian P.S. Oei;Ross Young

  • Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids, cognition, and behavior in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomized controlled trial

    Catherine M. Milte;Natalie Parletta;Jonathan D. Buckley;Alison M. Coates

  • The D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene is associated with co-morbid depression, anxiety and social dysfunction in untreated veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

    Bruce R. Lawford;Bruce R. Lawford;Ross Young;Ross Young;Ernest P. Noble;Burnett Kann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason P. Connor
Jason P. Connor University of Queensland
David J. Kavanagh
David J. Kavanagh Queensland University of Technology
Katherine M. White
Katherine M. White Queensland University of Technology
Matthew J. Gullo
Matthew J. Gullo Griffith University
Leanne Hides
Leanne Hides University of Queensland
Sharon Dawe
Sharon Dawe Griffith University
Michael Lyvers
Michael Lyvers Bond University
Adrian B. Kelly
Adrian B. Kelly Queensland University of Technology
David Colquhoun
David Colquhoun University of Queensland
Rebecca McKetin
Rebecca McKetin University of New South Wales

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