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D-Index
42
Citations
9459
World Ranking
4663
National Ranking
2217

Stephen F. Butler publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen F. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Stephen F. Butler D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen F. Butler sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of the Current Opioid Misuse Measure.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine C. Fernandez;Brian Houle

  • Psychosocial treatments for cocaine dependence: National Institute on Drug Abuse Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study.

    Paul Crits-Christoph;Lynne Siqueland;Jack Blaine;Arlene Frank

  • Effects of Training in Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: Changes in Therapist Behavior.

    William P. Henry;Hans H. Strupp;Stephen F. Butler;Thomas E. Schacht

  • Validation of the Revised Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP-R)

    Stephen F. Butler;Kathrine Fernandez;Christine Benoit;Simon H. Budman

  • Validation of a screener and opioid assessment measure for patients with chronic pain.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine Fernandez;Robert N. Jamison

  • Psychiatric history and psychologic adjustment as risk factors for aberrant drug-related behavior among patients with chronic pain.

    Ajay D. Wasan;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Christine Benoit

  • Effects of training in time-limited dynamic psychotherapy: mediators of therapists' responses to training.

    William P. Henry;Thomas E. Schacht;Hans H. Strupp;Stephen F. Butler

  • Case reports and hypothesis: A neglect-like syndrome may be responsible for the motor disturbance in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (complex regional pain syndrome-1)

    Bradley S. Galer;Stephen Butler;Mark P. Jensen

  • SPECIFIC AND NONSPECIFIC FACTORS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: A PROBLEMATIC PARADIGM FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH

    Stephen F. Butler;Hans H. Strupp

  • Validation and Clinical Application of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP)

    Hammam Akbik;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Katherine Fernandez

  • Abuse Rates and Routes of Administration of Reformulated Extended-Release Oxycodone: Initial Findings From a Sentinel Surveillance Sample of Individuals Assessed for Substance Abuse Treatment

    Stephen F. Butler;Theresa A. Cassidy;Howard Chilcoat;Ryan A. Black

  • Cross validation of the current opioid misuse measure to monitor chronic pain patients on opioid therapy.

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Gilbert J. Fanciullo;Robert N. Jamison

  • Abuse risks and routes of administration of different prescription opioid compounds and formulations

    Stephen F Butler;Ryan A Black;Theresa A Cassidy;Taryn M Dailey

  • Cross-Validation of a Screener to Predict Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients (SOAPP-R)

    Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine C. Fernandez;Gilbert J. Fanciullo

  • Identifying prescription opioid use disorder in primary care: Diagnostic characteristics of the Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM)

    Ellen C. Meltzer;Denis Rybin;Richard Saitz;Jeffrey H. Samet

  • Gender differences in risk factors for aberrant prescription opioid use.

    Robert N. Jamison;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Robert R. Edwards

  • Women who abuse prescription opioids: findings from the Addiction Severity Index-Multimedia Version Connect prescription opioid database.

    Traci C. Green;Jill M. Grimes Serrano;Andrea Licari;Simon H. Budman

  • The National Institute on Drug Abuse Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. Rationale and methods.

    Paul Crits-Christoph;Lynne Siqueland;Jack Blaine;Arlene Frank

  • The effects of training in Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: Changes in therapeutic outcome.

    Edward Bein;Timothy Anderson;Hans H. Strupp;William P. Henry

  • Does Report of Craving Opioid Medication Predict Aberrant Drug Behavior Among Chronic Pain Patients

    Ajay D. Wasan;Stephen F. Butler;Simon H. Budman;Kathrine Fernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon H. Budman
Simon H. Budman Harvard University
Robert N. Jamison
Robert N. Jamison Brigham and Women's Hospital
Traci C. Green
Traci C. Green Brown University
Jacques P. Barber
Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University
Roger D. Weiss
Roger D. Weiss Harvard University
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Hans H. Strupp
Hans H. Strupp Vanderbilt University
Lisa M. Najavits
Lisa M. Najavits University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Paul Crits-Christoph
Paul Crits-Christoph University of Pennsylvania
Jack Blaine
Jack Blaine National Institute on Drug Abuse

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