Christopher W. Kahler

24.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
343 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher W. Kahler is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher W. Kahler has authored 343 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Epidemiology, 118 papers in Physiology and 114 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christopher W. Kahler's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (116 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (112 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (111 papers). Christopher W. Kahler is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (116 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (112 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (111 papers). Christopher W. Kahler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Christopher W. Kahler's co-authors include David R. Strong, Richard A. Brown, Carl W. Lejuez, Jennifer P. Read, Susan E. Ramsey, Gregory L. Stuart, Jerry B. Richards, Peter M. Monti, Michael J. Zvolensky and Jane Metrik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christopher W. Kahler

332 papers receiving 18.4k 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.

Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk taking: The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

2002 1.6k citations Carl W. Lejuez, Jennifer P. Read et al. profile →
Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk taking: The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

2002 677 citations Carl W. Lejuez, Jennifer P. Read et al. profile →
Toward Efficient and Comprehensive Measurement of the Alcohol Problems Continuum in College Students: The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

2005 641 citations Christopher W. Kahler, David R. Strong et al. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research profile →
Distress tolerance and duration of past smoking cessation attempts.

2002 539 citations Richard A. Brown, Carl W. Lejuez et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher W. Kahler United States	70	6.3k	5.9k	5.5k	4.7k	4.0k	343	19.1k
Kenneth J. Sher United States	79	9.0k 1.4×	9.0k 1.5×	4.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	4.7k 1.2×	317	20.9k
Laurie Chassin United States	70	7.1k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	283	17.2k
G. Alan Marlatt United States	81	8.2k 1.3×	12.4k 2.1×	7.0k 1.3×	2.7k 0.6×	4.2k 1.1×	238	24.7k
Sherry H. Stewart Canada	73	12.5k 2.0×	4.9k 0.8×	4.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	7.5k 1.9×	508	22.0k
Steve Sussman United States	63	4.7k 0.7×	3.3k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	5.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.3×	454	15.9k
John E. Schulenberg United States	76	5.9k 0.9×	8.0k 1.4×	2.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	310	21.2k
Mary E. Larimer United States	71	5.9k 0.9×	10.2k 1.7×	6.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	287	18.2k
Michael J. Zvolensky United States	80	16.2k 2.6×	3.5k 0.6×	5.5k 1.0×	7.4k 1.6×	12.8k 3.2×	923	30.0k
Kathleen K. Bucholz United States	81	9.3k 1.5×	9.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.3×	2.4k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	461	26.3k
Kathleen M. Carroll United States	86	7.9k 1.3×	8.9k 1.5×	3.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.2×	3.3k 0.8×	364	23.8k

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Cioe, Patricia A., William V. Lechner, Christopher W. Kahler, et al.. (2025). The effects of switching to the standardized research electronic cigarette in people with HIV who smoke in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 196. 108309–108309.

Cioe, Patricia A., et al.. (2024). Peer Navigation for Smoking Cessation in People With HIV Who Smoke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 27(3). 517–524. 1 indexed citations

Shuter, Jonathan, Christopher W. Kahler, Sylvia Ojoo, et al.. (2024). Tobacco and alcohol co-use among people with HIV (PWH) in Nairobi, Kenya. The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research.

Cioe, Patricia A., Alexander W. Sokolovsky, Judson A. Brewer, & Christopher W. Kahler. (2023). App-Delivered Mindfulness Training to Reduce Anxiety in People with HIV Who Smoke: A One-Armed Feasibility Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(6). 4826–4826. 4 indexed citations

Kahler, Christopher W., et al.. (2022). Feature-Level Analysis of a Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Based on a Positive Psychology Approach: Prospective Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research. 6(7). e38234–e38234. 9 indexed citations

Spillane, Nichea S., et al.. (2021). Testing the competing life reinforcers model for substance use in reserve-dwelling First Nation youth.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 91(4). 477–486. 13 indexed citations

Spillane, Nichea S., et al.. (2021). The protective effects of self-compassion on alcohol-related problems among first nation adolescents. Addiction Research & Theory. 30(1). 33–40. 12 indexed citations

Surace, A, et al.. (2021). HOW THE LOSS OF GAY SPACES HAS IMPACTED ALCOHOL USE AMONG SEXUAL MINORITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 45. 1 indexed citations

Hoeppner, Susanne S., Christopher W. Kahler, Elyse R. Park, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Impact on Smokers Participating in Smoking Cessation Trials: The Experience of Nondaily Smokers Participating in a Smartphone App Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 179–187. 3 indexed citations

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Ogunbajo, Adedotun, Stella Iwuagwu, Katie B. Biello, et al.. (2020). Experiences of minority stress among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Nigeria, Africa: The intersection of mental health, substance use, and HIV sexual risk behavior. Global Public Health. 16(11). 1696–1710. 36 indexed citations

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Hoeppner, Bettina B., Susanne S. Hoeppner, Giselle K. Perez, et al.. (2019). Leveraging Positive Psychology to Support Smoking Cessation in Nondaily Smokers Using a Smartphone App: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(7). e13436–e13436. 18 indexed citations

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Plegue, Melissa, et al.. (2017). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Computer-Delivered Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Risky Sex During Pregnancy. Journal of Women s Health. 27(1). 83–92. 30 indexed citations

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Yeterian, Julie D., et al.. (2016). Developing and Testing Twelve-Step Facilitation for Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder: Manual Development and Preliminary Outcomes. Substance Abuse. 10. 55–64. 12 indexed citations

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Metrik, Jane, Elizabeth R. Aston, Christopher W. Kahler, et al.. (2015). Marijuana’s acute effects on cognitive bias for affective and marijuana cues.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 23(5). 339–350. 23 indexed citations

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Sirota, Alan D., Damaris J. Rohsenow, Sara L. Dolan, Rosemarie A. Martin, & Christopher W. Kahler. (2012). Intolerance for discomfort among smokers: Comparison of smoking-specific and non-specific measures to smoking history and patterns. Addictive Behaviors. 38(3). 1782–1787. 20 indexed citations

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Kahler, Christopher W., R. Kathryn McHugh, Adam M. Leventhal, et al.. (2011). High hostility among smokers predicts slower recognition of positive facial emotion. Personality and Individual Differences. 52(3). 444–448. 11 indexed citations

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Kelly, John F., et al.. (2010). Can 12-step group participation strengthen and extend the benefits of adolescent addiction treatment? A prospective analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 110(1-2). 117–125. 69 indexed citations

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Brown, Richard A., David R. Strong, Ana M. Abrantes, et al.. (2009). Effects on substance use outcomes in adolescents receiving motivational interviewing for smoking cessation during psychiatric hospitalization. Addictive Behaviors. 34(10). 887–891. 37 indexed citations

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Daughters, Stacey B., Carl W. Lejuez, Marina A. Bornovalova, et al.. (2005). Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Early Treatment Dropout in a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 114(4). 729–734. 235 indexed citations

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Kahler, Christopher W., Susan E. Ramsey, Jennifer P. Read, & Richard A. Brown. (2002). Substance-induced and independent major depressive disorder in treatment-seeking alcoholics: associations with dysfunctional attitudes and coping.. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 63(3). 363–371. 26 indexed citations

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