Ben Sessa

2.9k total citations
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ben Sessa is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Sessa has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Clinical Psychology, 15 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ben Sessa's work include Psychedelics and Drug Studies (28 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (15 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (8 papers). Ben Sessa is often cited by papers focused on Psychedelics and Drug Studies (28 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (15 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (8 papers). Ben Sessa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Israel. Ben Sessa's co-authors include David Nutt, Tom A. Williams, David Nutt, Robin Carhart‐Harris, Amanda Feilding, Krish D. Singh, Matthew J. Brookes, Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, Rosalyn Moran and Mark Bolstridge and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Neuroscience and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Ben Sessa

29 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Sessa United Kingdom 17 918 466 369 207 160 31 1.1k
Patrick Vizeli Switzerland 20 1.1k 1.2× 633 1.4× 531 1.4× 200 1.0× 166 1.0× 33 1.2k
Amy Emerson United States 15 986 1.1× 411 0.9× 348 0.9× 368 1.8× 62 0.4× 23 1.1k
Alicia Danforth United States 7 1.3k 1.4× 569 1.2× 722 2.0× 182 0.9× 123 0.8× 10 1.3k
Allison A. Feduccia United States 13 1.1k 1.1× 435 0.9× 387 1.0× 370 1.8× 56 0.3× 16 1.2k
Theo Huber Switzerland 8 821 0.9× 558 1.2× 257 0.7× 252 1.2× 98 0.6× 8 1.3k
Nadia R. P. W. Hutten Netherlands 14 695 0.8× 424 0.9× 385 1.0× 167 0.8× 117 0.7× 25 868
Rainer Kraehenmann Switzerland 16 1.2k 1.3× 753 1.6× 591 1.6× 130 0.6× 273 1.7× 26 1.5k
Ann T. Mithoefer United States 9 1.0k 1.1× 483 1.0× 313 0.8× 410 2.0× 46 0.3× 10 1.2k
Manoj K. Doss United States 15 783 0.9× 545 1.2× 402 1.1× 95 0.5× 120 0.8× 29 1.1k
MW Johnson United States 8 1.5k 1.7× 722 1.5× 887 2.4× 176 0.9× 233 1.5× 13 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Sessa

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All Works

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Lodovico, Laura Di, Mikaïl Nourredine, Francesco Salvo, et al.. (2025). Impact of psychedelics on craving in addiction: A systematic review. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 4116357573–4116357573. 2 indexed citations
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Hadar, Aviad, et al.. (2022). The Psychedelic Renaissance in Clinical Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Three Decades of Human Studies with Psychedelics. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 55(1). 1–10. 42 indexed citations
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Pascoe, Michael, Fiona Chapman, Andrew D. Westwell, et al.. (2021). Online survey into developing a model for a legal cannabis market in the United Kingdom. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 7. 1 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben, et al.. (2020). Can prescribed medical cannabis use reduce the use of other more harmful drugs?. 6. 6 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben, et al.. (2019). A Review of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-Assisted Psychotherapy. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 138–138. 99 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2017). The 21st century psychedelic renaissance: heroic steps forward on the back of an elephant. Psychopharmacology. 235(2). 551–560. 55 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2017). Why Psychiatry Needs 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine: A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective. Neurotherapeutics. 14(3). 741–749. 9 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2017). Why MDMA therapy for alcohol use disorder? And why now?. Neuropharmacology. 142. 83–88. 31 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2016). MDMA and PTSD treatment. Neuroscience Letters. 649. 176–180. 71 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2015). Turn on and tune in to evidence-based psychedelic research. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2(1). 10–12. 10 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben, et al.. (2015). A persisting perception disorder after cannabis use. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry. 19(1). 10–13. 3 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2014). Why Psychiatry Needs Psychedelics and Psychedelics Need Psychiatry. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 46(1). 57–62. 16 indexed citations
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Muthukumaraswamy, Suresh, Robin Carhart‐Harris, Rosalyn Moran, et al.. (2013). Broadband Cortical Desynchronization Underlies the Human Psychedelic State. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(38). 15171–15183. 322 indexed citations
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Luke, David, et al.. (2013). Breaking convention: Essays on psychedelic consciousness. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 18 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben, et al.. (2013). Addressing mental health needs of deaf children and their families: the National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The Psychiatrist. 37(5). 175–178. 9 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2012). Shaping the renaissance of psychedelic research. The Lancet. 380(9838). 200–201. 48 indexed citations
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Sessa, Ben. (2012). Book Review. Neuropsychoanalysis. 14(1). 117–118.
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Sessa, Ben. (2008). Is it time to revisit the role of psychedelic drugs in enhancing human creativity?. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 22(8). 821–827. 73 indexed citations

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