2026 Susan F. Tapert: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	103	553	481	346	292	366	35539
Medicine	103	7415	6967	3876	3586	379	35666

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Susan F. Tapert is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and psychology, focusing particularly on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and pediatric health. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including functional brain connectivity studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, prenatal substance exposure effects, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cannabis and cannabinoid research, as well as health, environment, and cognitive aging.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

Association of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure With Psychological, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2020, American Journal of Psychiatry)
Simultaneous detection of salivary Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and alcohol using a Wearable Electrochemical Ring Sensor (2020, Talanta)
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study Linked External Data (LED): Protocol and practices for geocoding and assignment of environmental data (2021, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience)
Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
Demographic and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Updates and age-related trajectories (2021, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience)

Susan F. Tapert frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Sandra A. Brown
Fiona C. Baker
Duncan B. Clark
Krista M. Lisdahl
Kate B. Nooner

The scientist publishes regularly in specific venues, notably:

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Adolescent Health
Addictive Behaviors
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Within their fields of study, Susan F. Tapert's work is predominantly situated in medicine and psychology, with a strong emphasis on clinical and experimental approaches. Subfields of particular focus include clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and epidemiology.

Their research covers numerous main topics such as functional brain connectivity, developmental trajectories in children and adolescents, substance exposure impacts before birth, substance abuse treatment, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, research into cannabis and cannabinoids, and the intersections of health, environmental factors, and cognitive aging.

Susan F. Tapert was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2011.

Best Publications

Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

1152
Citations
Neurocognitive functioning of adolescents: effects of protracted alcohol use.

Sandra A. Brown;Susan F. Tapert;Eric Granholm;Dean C. Delis

878
Citations
Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

M Deanna;Matthew D. Albaugh;Shelli Avenevoli;Linda Chang

837
Citations
A Developmental Perspective on Alcohol and Youths 16 to 20 Years of Age

Sandra A. Brown;Matthew McGue;Jennifer Maggs;John Schulenberg

793
Citations
The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development

L. M. Squeglia;J. Jacobus;Susan F. Tapert

753
Citations
Adolescent substance use and sexual risk-taking behavior

Susan F Tapert;Gregory A Aarons;Gregory A Aarons;Georganna R Sedlar;Sandra A Brown

674
Citations
Adolescent Brain Development and the Risk for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems

Sunita Bava;Susan F. Tapert;Susan F. Tapert

649
Citations
Psychometric evaluation of the Customary Drinking and Drug Use Record (CDDR): a measure of adolescent alcohol and drug involvement.

Sandra A. Brown;Mark G. Myers;Linna Lippke;Susan F. Tapert

546
Citations
Neural activation patterns of methamphetamine-dependent subjects during decision making predict relapse.

Martin P. Paulus;Susan F. Tapert;Marc A. Schuckit

479
Citations
Neural response to alcohol stimuli in adolescents with alcohol use disorder.

Susan F. Tapert;Erick H. Cheung;Gregory G. Brown;Lawrence R. Frank

462
Citations
Prefrontal Cortex Volumes in Adolescents With Alcohol Use Disorders: Unique Gender Effects

Krista Lisdahl Medina;Timothy McQueeny;Bonnie J. Nagel;Karen L. Hanson;Karen L. Hanson

426
Citations
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Subgenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Depressed Adolescents

Colm G. Connolly;Jing Wu;Tiffany C. Ho;Fumiko Hoeft

393
Citations
Reduced hippocampal volume among adolescents with alcohol use disorders without psychiatric comorbidity.

Bonnie J. Nagel;Alecia D. Schweinsburg;Vinh Phan;Susan F. Tapert;Susan F. Tapert

390
Citations
Neuropsychological functioning in adolescent marijuana users: subtle deficits detectable after a month of abstinence.

Krista Lisdahl Medina;Karen L. Hanson;Alecia D. Schweinsburg;Mairav Cohen-Zion

382
Citations
Adolescence and the Trajectory of Alcohol Use: Basic to Clinical Studies

Sandra A. Brown;Susan F. Tapert

373
Citations
Substance use and withdrawal: Neuropsychological functioning over 8 years in youth

Susan F. Tapert;Eric Granholm;Nathan G. Leedy;Sandra A. Brown

371
Citations
Functional MRI of inhibitory processing in abstinent adolescent marijuana users

Susan F. Tapert;Susan F. Tapert;Alecia D. Schweinsburg;Sean P. A. Drummond;Sean P. A. Drummond;Martin P. Paulus;Martin P. Paulus

356
Citations
Neurotoxic Effects of Alcohol in Adolescence

Joanna Jacobus;Susan F. Tapert;Susan F. Tapert

349
Citations
Effects of alcohol and combined marijuana and alcohol use during adolescence on hippocampal volume and asymmetry

Krista Lisdahl Medina;Alecia D. Schweinsburg;Mairav Cohen-Zion;Bonnie J. Nagel

348
Citations
The Influence of Marijuana Use on Neurocognitive Functioning in Adolescents

Alecia D. Schweinsburg;Sandra A. Brown;Susan F. Tapert

337
Citations
Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study: Overview of substance use assessment methods

Krista M. Lisdahl;Kenneth J. Sher;Kevin P. Conway;Raul Gonzalez

324
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research

Sandra A. Brown University of California, San Diego

Joanna Jacobus University of California, San Diego

Lindsay M. Squeglia Medical University of South Carolina

Bonnie J. Nagel Oregon Health & Science University

Alan N. Simmons University of California, San Diego

Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University

Jennifer L. Stewart MIT

Fiona C. Baker SRI International

Duncan B. Clark University of Pittsburgh

External Links

Personal website of Susan F. Tapert

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