Alicia Danforth

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alicia Danforth is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alicia Danforth has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Clinical Psychology, 5 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alicia Danforth's work include Psychedelics and Drug Studies (8 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (5 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (4 papers). Alicia Danforth is often cited by papers focused on Psychedelics and Drug Studies (8 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (5 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (4 papers). Alicia Danforth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Argentina. Alicia Danforth's co-authors include Charles S. Grob, Charles R. McKay, Adam L. Halberstadt, George Greer, Berra Yazar‐Klosinski, B. Anderson, Nick Walker, Amy Emerson, Lisa Jerome and Allison A. Feduccia and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology and Neuropharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Alicia Danforth

9 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Pilot Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer

2010 845 citations Charles S. Grob, Alicia Danforth et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alicia Danforth United States	7	1.3k	722	569	182	149	10	1.3k
Sarah E. Mennenga United States	17	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	667 1.2×	148 0.8×	238 1.6×	30	2.1k
Peter Gasser Switzerland	11	1.5k 1.2×	964 1.3×	769 1.4×	121 0.7×	132 0.9×	21	1.6k
Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner United Kingdom	9	1.2k 0.9×	781 1.1×	558 1.0×	122 0.7×	120 0.8×	14	1.3k
Jonny Martell United Kingdom	6	1.0k 0.8×	685 0.9×	522 0.9×	116 0.6×	106 0.7×	7	1.1k
MW Johnson United States	8	1.5k 1.2×	887 1.2×	722 1.3×	176 1.0×	158 1.1×	13	1.7k
Nathan D. Sepeda United States	11	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	826 1.5×	196 1.1×	154 1.0×	22	1.8k
Hannes Kettner United Kingdom	22	1.6k 1.3×	936 1.3×	635 1.1×	129 0.7×	141 0.9×	52	1.9k
Eline Haijen United Kingdom	9	1.1k 0.9×	642 0.9×	465 0.8×	117 0.6×	91 0.6×	15	1.2k
Roberta Murphy United States	8	1.2k 1.0×	651 0.9×	477 0.8×	112 0.6×	104 0.7×	9	1.4k
Alexander Belser United States	11	1.6k 1.3×	969 1.3×	596 1.0×	144 0.8×	218 1.5×	12	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alicia Danforth

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Danforth, Alicia, et al.. (2025). Meaning and Purpose Therapy Modified for Psilocybin (P-MaP): A Treatment Model for Palliative Care Patients. 51(4). 191–203.

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Averill, Lynnette A., Jack E. Henningfield, Stephen N. Xenakis, et al.. (2022). Policy considerations that support equitable access to responsible, accountable, safe, and ethical uses of psychedelic medicines. Neuropharmacology. 219. 109214–109214. 32 indexed citations

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Danforth, Alicia. (2021). Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Social Adaptability in Autistic Adults. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 56. 71–92. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, B., Alicia Danforth, Christopher S. Stauffer, et al.. (2020). Psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralized older long-term AIDS survivor men: An open-label safety and feasibility pilot study. EClinicalMedicine. 27. 100538–100538. 177 indexed citations

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Anderson, B., Alicia Danforth, Robert B. Daroff, et al.. (2019). T137. Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy for Demoralization in Long-Term AIDS Survivors. Biological Psychiatry. 85(10). S182–S182. 4 indexed citations

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Danforth, Alicia. (2019). Embracing Neurodiversity in Psychedelic Science: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry into the MDMA Experiences of Autistic Adults. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 51(2). 146–154. 11 indexed citations

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Danforth, Alicia, Charles S. Grob, Allison A. Feduccia, et al.. (2018). Reduction in social anxiety after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with autistic adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Psychopharmacology. 235(11). 3137–3148. 161 indexed citations

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Danforth, Alicia, et al.. (2015). MDMA-assisted therapy: A new treatment model for social anxiety in autistic adults. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 64. 237–249. 75 indexed citations

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Grob, Charles S., et al.. (2010). Pilot Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer. Archives of General Psychiatry. 68(1). 71–71. 845 indexed citations breakdown →

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Danforth, Alicia, et al.. (1988). A psychosocial description of a select group of infertile couples.. PubMed. 27(4). 393–7. 9 indexed citations

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