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William W. Stoops 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 William W. Stoops sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 187 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William W. Stoops 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 William W. Stoops sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

William W. Stoops is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and neuroscience, focusing notably on substance use and related behavioral and pharmacological aspects.

Their work primarily covers the main fields of study of Medicine and Neuroscience, with substantial contributions in more specialized subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's research topics center around Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Sleep and Wakefulness Research.

Key frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Joshua A. Lile
  • Justin C. Strickland
  • Thomas Shellenberg
  • Sean D. Regnier
  • Craig R. Rush

William W. Stoops has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers by William W. Stoops include:

  • An update on the clinical pharmacology of methylphenidate: therapeutic efficacy, abuse potential and future considerations (2020), published in Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
  • The continued rise of methamphetamine use among people who use heroin in the United States (2021), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: a Delphi consensus study (2022), published in Addiction
  • Oral Enrichment of Streptococcus and its Role in Systemic Inflammation Related to Monocyte Activation in Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder (2021), published in Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
  • Logical fallacies and misinterpretations that hinder progress in translational addiction neuroscience (2022), published in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

In 2013, William W. Stoops was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), reflecting professional acknowledgment within the field.

Best Publications

  • The use of crowdsourcing in addiction science research: Amazon Mechanical Turk.

    Justin C Strickland;William W Stoops

  • Evaluation of the “Pipeline” for Development of Medications for Cocaine Use Disorder: A Review of Translational Preclinical, Human Laboratory, and Clinical Trial Research

    Paul W. Czoty;William W. Stoops;Craig R. Rush

  • An internet-based abstinence reinforcement smoking cessation intervention in rural smokers.

    William W. Stoops;Jesse Dallery;Nell M. Fields;Paul A. Nuzzo

  • Individual and network factors associated with non-fatal overdose among rural Appalachian drug users.

    Jennifer R. Havens;Carrie B. Oser;Carrie B. Oser;Hannah K. Knudsen;Michelle Lofwall

  • Unique prediction of cannabis use severity and behaviors by delay discounting and behavioral economic demand.

    Justin C. Strickland;Joshua A. Lile;William W. Stoops;William W. Stoops

  • Risperidone Attenuates the Discriminative-Stimulus Effects of d-Amphetamine in Humans

    Craig R. Rush;William W. Stoops;Lon R. Hays;Paul E. A. Glaser

  • The reinforcing, subject-rated, performance, and cardiovascular effects of d-amphetamine: influence of sensation-seeking status.

    William W. Stoops;Joshua A. Lile;C. Glenn Robbins;Catherine A. Martin

  • Reinforcing effects of modafinil: influence of dose and behavioral demands following drug administration.

    William W. Stoops;Joshua A. Lile;Mark T. Fillmore;Paul E. A. Glaser

  • Cocaine choice in humans during D-amphetamine maintenance.

    Craig R. Rush;William W. Stoops;Rajkamur J. Sevak;Lon R. Hays

  • Methylphenidate increases cigarette smoking

    Craig R. Rush;Stephen T. Higgins;Andrea R. Vansickel;William W. Stoops

  • Intravenous oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine in recreational opioid users: abuse potential and relative potencies

    William W. Stoops;William W. Stoops;Kevin W. Hatton;Michelle R. Lofwall;Paul A. Nuzzo

  • Reinforcing, subject-rated, performance and physiological effects of methylphenidate and d-amphetamine in stimulant abusing humans.

    William W. Stoops;Paul E.A. Glaser;Mark T. Fillmore;Craig R. Rush

  • Aripiprazole Attenuates the Discriminative-Stimulus and Subject-Rated Effects of D -Amphetamine in Humans

    Joshua A Lile;William W Stoops;William W Stoops;Andrea R Vansickel;Andrea R Vansickel;Paul E A Glaser

  • Fixation Time is a Sensitive Measure of Cocaine Cue Attentional Bias

    Katherine R. Marks;Walter Roberts;William W. Stoops;Erika Pike;Erika Pike

  • An update on the clinical pharmacology of methylphenidate: therapeutic efficacy, abuse potential and future considerations.

    Thomas P Shellenberg;Thomas P Shellenberg;William W Stoops;William W Stoops;Joshua A Lile;Joshua A Lile;Craig R Rush;Craig R Rush

  • Agonist Replacement for Stimulant Dependence: A Review of Clinical Research

    William W Stoops;Craig R Rush

  • Comparing exponential and exponentiated models of drug demand in cocaine users.

    Justin C Strickland;Joshua A Lile;Craig R Rush;William W Stoops

  • Social and environmental influences on opioid sensitivity in rats: importance of an opioid’s relative efficacy at the mu-receptor

    Mark A. Smith;Kara A. Chisholm;Paul A. Bryant;Jennifer L. Greene

  • Cocaine effects during d-amphetamine maintenance: A human laboratory analysis of safety, tolerability and efficacy

    Craig R. Rush;William W. Stoops;Lon R. Hays

  • Discriminative Stimulus and Subject-Rated Effects of Methamphetamine, d-Amphetamine, Methylphenidate, and Triazolam in Methamphetamine-Trained Humans

    Rajkumar J. Sevak;William W. Stoops;Lon R. Hays;Craig R. Rush

  • Reinforcing effects of stimulants in humans: sensitivity of progressive-ratio schedules.

    William W. Stoops

  • Utilizing the commodity purchase task to evaluate behavioral economic demand for illicit substances: a review and meta-analysis.

    Justin C Strickland;Ethan M Campbell;Joshua A Lile;Joshua A Lile;William W Stoops

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig R. Rush
Craig R. Rush University of Kentucky
Justin C. Strickland
Justin C. Strickland Johns Hopkins University
Carl G. Leukefeld
Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky
Mark T. Fillmore
Mark T. Fillmore University of Kentucky
Jennifer R. Havens
Jennifer R. Havens University of Kentucky
Carrie B. Oser
Carrie B. Oser University of Kentucky
Jesse Dallery
Jesse Dallery University of Florida
Brady Reynolds
Brady Reynolds University of Kentucky
Brenda M. Booth
Brenda M. Booth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Aimee L. McRae-Clark
Aimee L. McRae-Clark Medical University of South Carolina

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