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Shane Darke publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shane Darke sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 368 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Shane Darke D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shane Darke sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shane Darke is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on various subfields including Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Toxicology, Clinical Psychology, and Epidemiology.

Their recent publications cover diverse topics and are published in respected journals. Notable papers include:

  • Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders (2020, Addiction)
  • Agreement between self-reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023, Addiction)
  • Characteristics of fatal 'novel' benzodiazepine toxicity in Australia (2021, Forensic Science International)
  • Rates, characteristics and manner of cannabis-related deaths in Australia 2000-2018 (2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
  • 'Synthetic cannabis': A dangerous misnomer (2021, International Journal of Drug Policy)

Darke's work often intersects with key topics such as opioid use disorder treatment, poisoning and overdose treatments, forensic toxicology and drug analysis, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, alcohol consumption and health effects, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and alcoholism and thiamine deficiency.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shane Darke include:

  • Michael Farrell
  • Julia Lappin
  • Johan Duflou
  • Amy Peacock
  • Wayne Hall

Their publications are commonly found in journals such as:

  • Addiction
  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Clinical Toxicology
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Key areas of research reflect a blend of clinical, toxicological, and public health approaches, focusing on the treatment and epidemiology of substance-related disorders and the toxicological implications of drug use. This includes both empirical studies and systematic reviews addressing complex issues such as drug toxicity, self-reported drug use reliability, and the impact of emerging synthetic substances.

Best Publications

  • The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users.

    Michael Gossop;Shane Darke;Paul Griffiths;Julie Hando

  • Self-report among injecting drug users: A review

    Shane Darke

  • Major physical and psychological harms of methamphetamine use

    Shane Darke;Sharlene Kaye;Rebecca McKetin;Johan Duflou;Johan Duflou

  • Development and validation of a multidimensional instrument for assessing outcome of treatment among opiate users: the Opiate Treatment Index

    Shane Darke;Wayne Hall;Alex Wodak;Nick Heather

  • Fatal heroin ‘overdose’: a review

    Shane Darke;Deborah Zador

  • A review of drug use and driving: epidemiology, impairment, risk factors and risk perceptions

    Erin Kelly;Shane Darke;Joanne Ross

  • Heroin overdose: causes and consequences

    Matthew Warner-Smith;Shane Darke;Michael Lynskey;Wayne Hall

  • Overdose among heroin users in Sydney, Australia: I. Prevalence and correlates of non‐fatal overdose

    Shane Darke;Joanne Ross;Wayne Hall

  • Heroin overdose: Research and evidence-based intervention

    Shane Darke;Wayne Hall

  • Suicide among heroin users: rates, risk factors and methods

    Shane Darke;Joanne Ross

  • Methamphetamine and cardiovascular pathology: a review of the evidence.

    Sharlene Kaye;Rebecca McKetin;Johan Duflou;Johan Duflou;Shane Darke

  • Cognitive impairment among methadone maintenance patients

    Shane Darke;Jamie Sims;Skye McDonald;Wendy Wickes

  • The reliability and validity of a scale to measure HIV risk-taking behaviour among intravenous drug users.

    Shane Darke;Wayne Hall;Nick Heather;Jeff Ward

  • Mortality amongst illicit drug users: epidemiology, causes and intervention.

    Shane Darke;Louisa Degenhardt;Richard P. Mattick

  • The characteristics of heroin users entering treatment: findings from the Australian treatment outcome study (ATOS)

    Joanne Ross;Maree Teesson;Shane Darke;Michael Lynskey

  • Heroin‐related deaths in New South Wales, 1992: toxicological findings and circumstances

    Deborah Zador;Sandra Sunjic;Shane Darke

  • Polydrug dependence and psychiatric comorbidity among heroin injectors

    S. Darke;J. Ross

  • Australian Drug Trends 2000: Findings of the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)

    Libby Topp;Shane Darke;Raimondo B Bruno;Craig Lindsay Fry

  • Anxiety and working memory capacity

    Shane Darke

  • Levels and correlates of polydrug use among heroin users and regular amphetamine users

    Shane Darke;Wayne Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall University of Queensland
Sharlene Kaye
Sharlene Kaye University of New South Wales
Maree Teesson
Maree Teesson University of Sydney
Michelle Torok
Michelle Torok Black Dog Institute
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Tim Slade
Tim Slade University of Sydney
Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell University of New South Wales
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
John Marsden
John Marsden King's College London
Robert West
Robert West University College London

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