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Sherry A. McKee

Sherry A. McKee

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Psychology

D-Index
66
Citations
13357
World Ranking
2736
National Ranking
1572

Sherry A. McKee 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 Sherry A. McKee sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 248 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sherry A. McKee 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 Sherry A. McKee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Sherry A. McKee is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a significant record of research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work prominently addresses topics related to substance use and its effects, with a broad focus on addiction, mental health, and physiological responses to substance exposure.

Their research output spans several main areas of study including Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. They have also contributed to research in Physiology.

Main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Some of the recent papers by Sherry A. McKee are:

  • Consideration of sex and gender differences in addiction medication response, 2022, Biology of Sex Differences
  • Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder, 2025, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Sex/gender differences in brain function and structure in alcohol use: A narrative review of neuroimaging findings over the last 10 years, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Research
  • Naltrexone/bupropion for binge-eating disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2023, Obesity
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pathways to Violent Behavior for Women and Men, 2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence

The venues where Sherry A. McKee most frequently publishes include:

  • Biology of Sex Differences
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • European Psychiatry

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Terril L. Verplaetse
  • MacKenzie R. Peltier
  • Walter Roberts
  • Kelly E. Moore
  • Brian Pittman

Sherry A. McKee was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Sex/gender differences in smoking cessation: A review.

    Philip H. Smith;Andrew J. Bessette;Andrea H. Weinberger;Christine E. Sheffer

  • Sex differences in stress-related alcohol use.

    MacKenzie R. Peltier;Terril L. Verplaetse;Yann S. Mineur;Ismene L. Petrakis

  • Smoking and mental illness in the U.S. population.

    Philip H Smith;Carolyn M Mazure;Sherry A McKee

  • Varenicline Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy-Drinking Smokers

    Sherry A. McKee;Emily L.R. Harrison;Stephanie S. O'Malley;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

  • Stress decreases the ability to resist smoking and potentiates smoking intensity and reward

    Sherry A McKee;Rajita Sinha;Andrea H Weinberger;Mehmet Sofuoglu

  • Perceived risks and benefits of smoking cessation: Gender-specific predictors of motivation and treatment outcome

    Sherry A. McKee;Stephanie S. O'Malley;Peter Salovey;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

  • Sex differences in the effects of stressful life events on changes in smoking status.

    Sherry A. McKee;Paul K. Maciejewski;Tracy Falba;Carolyn M. Mazure

  • Gender differences in the comorbidity of smoking behavior and major depression

    Mathilde M. Husky;Carolyn M. Mazure;Prashni Paliwal;Sherry A. McKee

  • Nondaily Smoking and Alcohol Use, Hazardous Drinking, and Alcohol Diagnoses Among Young Adults: Findings From the NESARC

    Emily L.R. Harrison;Rani A. Desai;Sherry A. McKee

  • Gender Differences in Medication Use and Cigarette Smoking Cessation: Results From the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey

    Philip H. Smith;Karin A. Kasza;Andrew Hyland;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Alcohol, drugs, and violence: A meta-meta-analysis.

    Aaron A. Duke;Kathryn M. Z. Smith;Lindsay M. S. Oberleitner;Alexander Westphal

  • Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

    Kelly E. Moore;Walter Roberts;Holly H. Reid;Kathryn M.Z. Smith

  • Smoking Status as a Clinical Indicator for Alcohol Misuse in US Adults

    Sherry A. McKee;Tracy Falba;Stephanie S. O’Malley;Jody Sindelar

  • How can we use our knowledge of alcohol-tobacco interactions to reduce alcohol use?

    Sherry A. McKee;Andrea H. Weinberger

  • Modeling the effect of alcohol on smoking lapse behavior

    Sherry A. McKee;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin;Julia Shi;Tricia Mase

  • Determining menstrual phase in human biobehavioral research: A review with recommendations

    Alicia M Allen;Aimee L. McRae-Clark;Samantha Carlson;Michael E. Saladin

  • Message Framing for Smoking Cessation: The Interaction of Risk Perceptions and Gender

    Benjamin A. Toll;Peter Salovey;Stephanie S. O’Malley;Carolyn M. Mazure

  • An overview of alcohol and tobacco/nicotine interactions in the human laboratory.

    Terril L Verplaetse;Sherry A McKee

  • Reliability of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, and Tiffany Questionnaire for Smoking Urges in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia

    Andrea H. Weinberger;Erin L. Reutenauer;Taryn M. Allen;Angelo Termine

  • Survey of subjective effects of smoking while drinking among college students.

    Sherry A McKee;Riley Hinson;Dan Rounsaville;Paula Petrelli

  • Nicotine withdrawal in U.S. smokers with current mood, anxiety, alcohol use, and substance use disorders.

    Andrea H. Weinberger;Rani A. Desai;Sherry A. McKee

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn M. Mazure
Carolyn M. Mazure Yale University
Stephanie S. O'Malley
Stephanie S. O'Malley Yale University
Kelly P. Cosgrove
Kelly P. Cosgrove Yale University
Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman Yale University
Marina R. Picciotto
Marina R. Picciotto Yale University
Andrew Hyland
Andrew Hyland Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ismene L. Petrakis
Ismene L. Petrakis Yale University
Tony P. George
Tony P. George Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Carlos M. Grilo
Carlos M. Grilo Yale University

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