2026 Sean Esteban McCabe: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	87	13680	12875	6948	6428	308	26921

Overview

Sean Esteban McCabe is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans fields predominantly in Medicine and Psychology, with 195 publications in Medicine and 71 in Psychology. Subfields of their work include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Social Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and General Health Professions.

The primary focus of their research covers a variety of topics related to health and behavioral science. Key topics include:

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Sean Esteban McCabe has contributed to several recent publications, such as:

"Assessment of Changes in Alcohol and Marijuana Abstinence, Co-Use, and Use Disorders Among US Young Adults From 2002 to 2018," 2020, JAMA Pediatrics
"Sexual Orientation, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Comorbid DSM-5 Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders," 2020, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Other notable recent papers from their research network, where McCabe appears as a coauthor or related collaborator, include:

"Healthcare avoidance due to anticipated discrimination among transgender people: A call to create trans-affirmative environments," 2020, SSM - Population Health
"Alcohol, Tobacco, and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders and Associations With Sexual Identity and Stress-Related Correlates," 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
"Prescription Drug Misuse: Taking a Lifespan Perspective," 2020, Substance Abuse Research and Treatment

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

Philip Veliz
Ty S. Schepis
Rebecca J. Evans-Polce
Carol J. Boyd
Vita V. McCabe

Sean Esteban McCabe publishes frequently in journals such as:

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Journal of Addiction Medicine
JAMA Network Open
Substance Abuse

Best Publications

Non-medical use of prescription stimulants among US college students: prevalence and correlates from a national survey

Sean Esteban McCabe;John R. Knight;Christian J. Teter;Henry Wechsler

1241
Citations
Dimensions of sexual orientation and the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the United States

Wendy B. Bostwick;Carol J. Boyd;Tonda L. Hughes;Sean Esteban McCabe

1102
Citations
Illicit use of specific prescription stimulants among college students: prevalence, motives, and routes of administration.

Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Sean Esteban McCabe;Kristy LaGrange;James A. Cranford

758
Citations
Sexual orientation, substance use behaviors and substance dependence in the United States.

Sean Esteban McCabe;Tonda L. Hughes;Wendy B. Bostwick;Brady T. West

752
Citations
The relationship between discrimination and substance use disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States

Sean Esteban McCabe;Wendy B. Bostwick;Tonda L. Hughes;Brady T. West

660
Citations
Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

Wendy B. Bostwick;Carol J. Boyd;Tonda L. Hughes;Brady T. West

586
Citations
Prevalence and Motives for Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants in an Undergraduate Student Sample

Christian J Teter;Sean Esteban McCabe;James A Cranford;Carol J Boyd

577
Citations
Motives, diversion and routes of administration associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids

Sean Esteban McCabe;James A. Cranford;Carol J. Boyd;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter

470
Citations
Medical use, illicit use, and diversion of abusable prescription drugs.

Sean Esteban McCabe;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

438
Citations
Persistent Opioid Use Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery.

Calista M. Harbaugh;Jay S. Lee;Hsou Mei Hu;Sean Esteban McCabe

411
Citations
Medical Use, Illicit Use and Diversion of Prescription Stimulant Medication

Sean Esteban McCabe;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

387
Citations
Trends in Medical Use, Diversion, and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications among College Students from 2003 to 2013: Connecting the Dots

Sean Esteban McCabe;Brady T. West;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

375
Citations
Mode effects for collecting alcohol and other drug use data: Web and U.S. mail.

Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J Boyd;Mick P Couper;Scott Crawford

373
Citations
Simultaneous and concurrent polydrug use of alcohol and prescription drugs: prevalence, correlates, and consequences

Sean Esteban Mccabe;James A. Cranford;Michele Morales;Amy Young

370
Citations
Adolescents' motivations to abuse prescription medications.

Carol J. Boyd;Sean Esteban McCabe;James A. Cranford;Amy Young

363
Citations
Does early onset of non-medical use of prescription drugs predict subsequent prescription drug abuse and dependence? Results from a national study.

Sean E. McCabe;Brady T. West;Michele Morales;James A. Cranford

349
Citations
Victimization and substance use disorders in a national sample of heterosexual and sexual minority women and men

Tonda L. Hughes;Sean Esteban McCabe;Sharon C. Wilsnack;Brady T. West

343
Citations
Subtypes of nonmedical prescription drug misuse

Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J. Boyd;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter

328
Citations
Drinking Like a Guy: Frequent Binge Drinking Among Undergraduate Women

Amy M Young;Michele Morales;Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J Boyd

326
Citations
Sources of prescription drugs for illicit use

Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J. Boyd

325
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol J. Boyd University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Brady T. West University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

James A. Cranford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Tonda L. Hughes Columbia University

John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Timothy E. Wilens Harvard University

Henry Wechsler Harvard University

Megan E. Patrick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital

Alicia K. Matthews University of Illinois at Chicago

External Links

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