Brian J. Piper

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Piper is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Piper has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 30 papers in Pharmacology and 24 papers in Toxicology. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Piper's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (39 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (21 papers) and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (20 papers). Brian J. Piper is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (39 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (21 papers) and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (20 papers). Brian J. Piper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Poland. Brian J. Piper's co-authors include Shane T. Mueller, Jerrold S. Meyer, Stephanie D. Nichols, Kenneth L. McCall, Jacob Raber, Gregory Króliczak, Leonid Poretsky, Scott H. Frey, Olapeju M. Simoyan and Daniel Y. F. Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Piper

112 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian J. Piper United States	26	812	520	508	460	363	126	2.8k
Suzanne K. Vosburg United States	33	505 0.6×	680 1.3×	1.2k 2.3×	319 0.7×	497 1.4×	68	2.9k
J. Cobb Scott United States	36	1.1k 1.4×	190 0.4×	521 1.0×	1.1k 2.3×	586 1.6×	114	4.3k
Franco De Crescenzo United Kingdom	26	642 0.8×	299 0.6×	182 0.4×	571 1.2×	477 1.3×	71	2.2k
Cécile A. Marczinski United States	29	594 0.7×	439 0.8×	848 1.7×	542 1.2×	265 0.7×	52	2.5k
Andrea C. King United States	44	751 0.9×	603 1.2×	460 0.9×	729 1.6×	675 1.9×	156	6.1k
Roland Simon Portugal	11	399 0.5×	418 0.8×	357 0.7×	968 2.1×	693 1.9×	28	3.2k
Bruce H. Price United States	31	1.1k 1.4×	115 0.2×	386 0.8×	772 1.7×	258 0.7×	81	3.7k
Carlos Schönfeldt‐Lecuona Germany	30	1.6k 2.0×	139 0.3×	234 0.5×	355 0.8×	200 0.6×	145	3.6k
Sara Jo Nixon United States	42	1.5k 1.8×	338 0.7×	254 0.5×	1.7k 3.7×	786 2.2×	166	5.6k
David M. Gardner Canada	30	535 0.7×	252 0.5×	431 0.8×	937 2.0×	390 1.1×	123	4.0k

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Huey, Leighton Y., et al.. (2025). Declines and pronounced state-level variation in clozapine use among Medicare patients. PLoS ONE. 20(8). e0328495–e0328495.

McCall, Kenneth L., et al.. (2025). Declines in Tapentadol Use in the US but Pronounced Regional Variation. Pharmacy. 13(3). 67–67.

Kraus, Chadd K., et al.. (2024). Medical Marijuana Documentation Practices in Patient Electronic Health Records: Retrospective Observational Study Using Smart Data Elements and a Review of Medical Records. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e65957–e65957.

Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2024). Decreases and Pronounced Geographic Variability in Antibiotic Prescribing in Medicaid. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(2). 46–46.

McCall, Kenneth L., et al.. (2024). Retrospective study investigating naloxone prescribing and cost in US Medicaid and Medicare patients. BMJ Open. 14(5). e078592–e078592.

Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2023). An Examination of the Complex Pharmacological Properties of the Non-Selective Opioid Modulator Buprenorphine. Pharmaceuticals. 16(10). 1397–1397. 3 indexed citations

McCall, Kenneth L., et al.. (2023). High Prescribing and State-Level Variation in Z-Drug Use Among Medicare Patients. Pharmacopsychiatry. 56(4). 149–153. 3 indexed citations

Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2023). Pronounced Regional Variation in Esketamine and Ketamine Prescribing to US Medicaid Patients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 56(1). 33–39. 8 indexed citations

McCall, Kenneth L., et al.. (2023). Pronounced State-Level Disparities in Prescription of Cannabinoids to Medicaid Patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 58–65. 2 indexed citations

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Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2022). The Potential of Methocinnamox as a Future Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Narrative Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(3). 48–48. 5 indexed citations

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Króliczak, Gregory, et al.. (2022). Atypical Organization of Praxis and Language: A Look Back. Roczniki Psychologiczne. 24(3-4). 325–343. 1 indexed citations

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Boyle, John M., et al.. (2022). Pronounced Declines in Meperidine in the US: Is the End Imminent?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(6). 154–154. 4 indexed citations

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Króliczak, Gregory, et al.. (2021). Manual praxis and language-production networks: An fMRI dataset. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 3 indexed citations

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McCall, Kenneth L., et al.. (2021). Pronounced Regional Disparities in United States Methadone Distribution. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 56(3). 271–279. 25 indexed citations

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Króliczak, Gregory, Paweł Kleka, Michał Klichowski, et al.. (2021). Manual praxis and language-production networks, and their links to handedness. Cortex. 140. 110–127. 24 indexed citations

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Halden, Rolf U., et al.. (2021). Decline and Pronounced Regional Disparities in Medical Cocaine Usage in the United States. Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 37(6). 278–285. 1 indexed citations

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Nichols, Stephanie D., et al.. (2020). Prescription Opioid Distribution after the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(9). 3251–3251. 14 indexed citations

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Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2018). Undisclosed conflicts of interest among biomedical textbook authors. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 9(2). 59–68. 13 indexed citations

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Piper, Brian J., et al.. (2018). Illicit and prescription drug misuse as reported to the Maine Diversion Alert Program. Forensic Science International. 285. 65–71. 8 indexed citations

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Piper, Brian J.. (2017). Mother of Berries, ACDC, or Chocolope: Examination of the Strains Used by Medical Cannabis Patients in New England. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 50(2). 95–104. 11 indexed citations

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