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54
Citations
13860
World Ranking
2125
National Ranking
1023

Overview

Roy W. Pickens was affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States during their career. Their work was connected to research within this context, contributing to the broader field of drug abuse and related studies.

Details on recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields and subfields of study, as well as main topics of work associated with Roy W. Pickens, are not available. There is also no public record of awards won or specific years associated with any honors.

Their scholarly output and professional impact remain anchored in their affiliation with a key national research institution focused on substance abuse, indicating a specialized focus on drug-related studies during their active years.

Roy W. Pickens is deceased. The profile reflects past contributions and affiliations without further available documented specifics regarding publication or academic collaborations.

Best Publications

  • The Composite International Diagnostic Interview: An Epidemiologic Instrument Suitable for Use in Conjunction With Different Diagnostic Systems and in Different Cultures

    Lee N. Robins;John Wing;Hans Ulrich Wittchen;John E. Helzer

  • Heterogeneity in the inheritance of alcoholism: A study of male and female twins.

    Roy W. Pickens;Dace S. Svikis;Matt McGue;David T. Lykken

  • Vulnerability to drug abuse

    Meyer D. Glantz;Roy W. Pickens

  • Cocaine-reinforced behavior in rats: effects of reinforcement magnitude and fixed-ratio size

    Roy Pickens;Travis Thompson

  • Effective medical treatment of opiate addiction

    L. L. Judd;M. G. Marston;C. Attkisson;W. Berrettini

  • Sex and age effects on the inheritance of alcohol problems: a twin study.

    Matt McGue;Roy W. Pickens;Dace S. Svikis

  • Self-administration of d-amphetamine by rats.

    Roy Pickens;Wayne C. Harris

  • Effect of nicotine on the tobacco withdrawal syndrome.

    John R. Hughes;Dorothy K. Hatsukami;Roy W. Pickens;Dean Krahn

  • Genetic and environmental influences on drug use and abuse:dependence in male and female twins

    Marianne B.M van den Bree;Eric O Johnson;Michael C Neale;Roy W Pickens

  • Tobacco withdrawal symptoms: an experimental analysis.

    Dorothy K. Hatsukami;John R. Hughes;Roy W. Pickens;Dace S. Svikis

  • Genetic vulnerability to drug abuse. The D2 dopamine receptor Taq I B1 restriction fragment length polymorphism appears more frequently in polysubstance abusers.

    Stevens S. Smith;Bruce F. O'Hara;Antonio M. Persico;David A. Gorelick;David A. Gorelick

  • Craving: consensus of status and agenda for future research ☆

    Roy W. Pickens;Chris-Ellyn Johanson

  • Drug level of d- and l-amphetamine during intravenous self-administration

    Robert A. Yokel;Roy Pickens

  • SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF OPTICAL ISOMERS OF AMPHETAMINE AND METHYLAMPHETAMINE BY RATS

    Robert A. Yokel;Roy Pickens

  • A twin study on sensation seeking, risk taking behavior and marijuana use

    Donna R Miles;Marianne B.M van den Bree;Anne E Gupman;David B Newlin

  • Stimulus properties of drugs

    Travis Thompson;Roy W. Pickens

  • Common genetic mechanisms in alcohol, drug, and mental disorder comorbidity

    Roy W. Pickens;Dace S. Svikis;Matt McGue;Michele C. LaBuda

  • Posttreatment depression in an alcohol and drug abuse population.

    Dorothy Hatsukami;Roy W. Pickens

  • Cost-effectiveness of treatment for drug-abusing pregnant women

    Dace S. Svikis;Archie S. Golden;George R. Huggins;Roy W. Pickens

  • Relapse by alcohol abusers.

    Roy W. Pickens;Dorothy K. Hatsukami;Jerry W. Spicer;Dace S. Svikis

  • Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Version 1.1 1989

    Lee N Robins;John B Wing;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;John E Helzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Travis Thompson
Travis Thompson University of Minnesota
John R. Hughes
John R. Hughes University of Vermont
Carl G. Leukefeld
Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky
Matt McGue
Matt McGue University of Minnesota
Roland R. Griffiths
Roland R. Griffiths Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University
Lee N. Robins
Lee N. Robins Washington University in St. Louis
George R. Uhl
George R. Uhl University of Maryland, Baltimore
Kathleen M. Carroll
Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University

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