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 Stephen T. Higgins sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 430 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen T. Higgins sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 89 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Stephen T. Higgins is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily within the field of medicine, with significant work in related subfields such as physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, applied psychology, epidemiology, and health, toxicology and mutagenesis.
Their main research topics encompass smoking behavior and cessation, behavioral health and interventions, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, obesity, physical activity and diet, air quality and health impacts, opioid use disorder treatment, and prenatal substance exposure effects.
Frequent publication venues for Higgins include Preventive Medicine, where they have contributed to 40 publications, followed by Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology with 10, Drug and Alcohol Dependence with 9, JAMA Network Open with 5, and Nicotine & Tobacco Research also with 5 publications.
Higgins has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Michael DeSarno (31 collaborations), Sarah H. Heil (23), Elias M. Klemperer (17), Diann E. Gaalema (17), and Stacey C. Sigmon (16).
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Higgins include:
In 2012, Higgins was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Jennifer Plebani Lussier;Sarah H. Heil;Joan A. Mongeon;Gary J. Badger
Stephen T. Higgins;Alan J. Budney;Warren K. Bickel;Florian E. Foerg
Stephen T. Higgins;Dawn D. Delaney;Alan J. Budney;Warren K. Bickel
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Alan J. Budney;Stephen T. Higgins;Krestin J. Radonovich;Pamela L. Novy
John R. Hughes;Stephen T. Higgins;Warren K. Bickel
John R. Hughes;Stephen T. Higgins;Dorothy Hatsukami
Stephen T Higgins;Sarah H Heil;Jennifer Plebani Lussier
Jin Ho Yoon;Stephen T. Higgins;Sarah H. Heil;Rena J. Sugarbaker
Sarah H. Heil;Matthew W. Johnson;Stephen T. Higgins;Warren K. Bickel
Alan J. Budney;Brent A. Moore;Heath L. Rocha;Stephen T. Higgins
Stephen T. Higgins;Kenneth Silverman;Sarah H. Heil
Jonathan L. Katz;Stephen T. Higgins
Warren K. Bickel;R.J. DeGrandpre;Stephen T. Higgins;John R. Hughes
Ira M. Bernstein;Joan A. Mongeon;Gary J. Badger;Laura Solomon
Warren K. Bickel;Leslie Amass;Stephen T. Higgins;Gary J. Badger
Stephen T. Higgins;Kenneth Silverman
Stephen T. Higgins;Stacey C. Sigmon;Conrad J. Wong;Sarah H. Heil
Warren K. Bickel;Richard J. DeGrandpre;Stephen T. Higgins
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