Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 23.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidities, and interventions related to substance use disorders, particularly alcohol dependence. It covers topics such as the global burden of disease, motivational interviewing, adolescent drug use, psychiatric disorders, impulsivity, college drinking, and behavioral interventions.
- Substance Use Disorders
- Alcohol Dependence
- Motivational Interviewing
- Global Burden of Disease
- Adolescent Drug Use
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Impulsivity
- College Drinking
- Behavioral Interventions
- Prevention Efforts
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research?
By volume, the United States and Canada publish the most (4.2k and 559 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 4.2k works
- 2 Canada 559 works
- 3 United Kingdom 502 works
- 4 Australia 454 works
- 5 India 216 works
- 6 Germany 191 works
- 7 China 174 works
- 8 Spain 173 works
- 9 Sweden 133 works
- 10 France 125 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Yale University publishes the most Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Johns Hopkins University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Yale UniversityUnited States 74 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 68 works
- 3 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 66 works
- 4 University of WashingtonUnited States 58 works
- 5 University of MichiganUnited States 53 works
- 6 Brown UniversityUnited States 51 works
- 7 New York UniversityUnited States 50 works
- 8 Harvard UniversityUnited States 50 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 47 works
- 10 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes include Ronald C. Kessler, Ted R. Miller and Dan J. Stein.
- 1 Ronald C. Kessler United States 9.8k citations
- 2 Ted R. Miller United States 8.1k citations
- 3 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 4 Louisa Degenhardt Australia 5.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research done?
The largest centres of Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santa Monica and Providence.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 195 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 146 works
- 3 Boston United States 146 works
- 4 Toronto Canada 141 works
- 5 Melbourne Australia 130 works
- 6 Baltimore United States 129 works
- 7 Los Angeles United States 111 works
- 8 New Haven United States 88 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 87 works
- 10 Seattle United States 85 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Santa MonicaUS · 29.3 works22×
- ProvidenceUS · 75.1 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes?
Among universities, judged by research, La Trobe University, Yale University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 67.6 | 16.8% | 16.1× | 40 | +981.1% |
| 2 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 62.7 | 23.1% | 9.2× | 74 | +8.6% |
| 3 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 60.3 | 41.4% | 7.7× | 9 | -4.8% |
| 4 | Brown UniversityUnited States | 59.0 | 18.0% | 15.9× | 51 | +37.1% |
| 5 | New York UniversityUnited States | 58.8 | 23.4% | 7.8× | 50 | +59.3% |
| 6 | University of KentuckyUnited States | 58.2 | 21.9% | 12.0× | 44 | +11.5% |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 58.1 | 21.5% | 7.7× | 66 | +30.5% |
| 8 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 57.3 | 25.7% | 7.7× | 39 | +48.9% |
| 9 | University of VictoriaCanada | 56.2 | 35.9% | 7.7× | 14 | +31.8% |
| 10 | Boston UniversityUnited States | 56.0 | 25.4% | 8.5× | 33 | +14.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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