David Best

21.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
321 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

David Best is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David Best has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Epidemiology, 139 papers in General Health Professions and 57 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David Best's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (146 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (81 papers) and Mental Health and Patient Involvement (78 papers). David Best is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (146 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (81 papers) and Mental Health and Patient Involvement (78 papers). David Best collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. David Best's co-authors include John Strang, Michael Gossop, Dan I. Lubman, Victoria Manning, William L. White, Teodora Groshkova, Melinda Beckwith, Michael Savic, Ed Day and Genevieve A. Dingle and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Best

305 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Overcoming alcohol and other drug addiction as a process of social identity transition: the social identity model of recovery (SIMOR)

2015 335 citations David Best, Melinda Beckwith et al. Addiction Research & Theory profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Best United Kingdom	47	3.6k	2.8k	1.8k	1.4k	990	321	7.4k
Christine Timko United States	38	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	683 0.7×	262	5.6k
Stephen Magura United States	43	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	593 0.6×	176	6.2k
John F. Kelly United States	40	3.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	448 0.5×	199	5.8k
Michael L. Dennis United States	44	4.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.9×	698 0.7×	188	7.7k
Steven Shoptaw United States	61	6.7k 1.9×	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.8×	432	13.4k
Christine E. Grella United States	53	4.8k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	3.2k 2.2×	1.3k 1.3×	186	8.7k
James R. McKay United States	54	5.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	928 0.9×	259	9.4k
John W. Finney United States	49	5.1k 1.4×	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.6×	444 0.4×	134	8.3k
Douglas Longshore United States	40	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	770 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	140	6.3k
Carl Leukefeld United States	49	4.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	3.2k 2.2×	2.6k 2.7×	340	9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Best

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Best, David, et al.. (2025). What constitutes a women’s recovery from addiction? Examining lived experiences and recovery capital of women from diverse European backgrounds. Addiction Research & Theory. 33(4). 322–339.

Best, David, et al.. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Study Investigating the Role of Meaning and Purpose in Life Among Older Individuals (≥50-Years Old) in Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder/Problem Drinking. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 43(2). 230–252. 1 indexed citations

Best, David, Arun Sondhi, Lauren A. Hoffman, et al.. (2023). Bridging the gap: building and sustaining recovery capital in the transition from prison to recovery residences. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 63(1). 21–36. 1 indexed citations

Best, David, et al.. (2023). Composition of social networks to build recovery capital differ across early and stable stages of recovery. Addiction Research & Theory. 32(3). 186–193. 3 indexed citations

Bliuc, Ana‐Maria, et al.. (2023). Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: a systematic review. Addiction Research & Theory. 32(3). 225–236. 17 indexed citations

Best, David, et al.. (2022). Individual Paths to Recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 45(3). 547–556. 3 indexed citations

Hamilton, Sharynne, Sarah Maslen, David Best, et al.. (2020). Putting ‘Justice’ in Recovery Capital: Yarning about Hopes and Futures with Young People in Detention. International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy. 9(2). 20–36. 32 indexed citations

Martinelli, Thomas F., Dike van de Mheen, David Best, Wouter Vanderplasschen, & Gera E. Nagelhout. (2020). Are members of mutual aid groups better equipped for addiction recovery? European cross-sectional study into recovery capital, social networks, and commitment to sobriety. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 28(5). 389–398. 23 indexed citations

Haslam, Catherine, David Best, Genevieve A. Dingle, et al.. (2019). Social group membership before treatment for substance dependence predicts early identification and engagement with treatment communities. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(5). 363–372. 22 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2019). Recovery and desistance: introduction to the special issue. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(1). 1–2. 3 indexed citations

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Beckwith, Melinda, David Best, Michael Savic, et al.. (2019). Social Identity Mapping in Addiction Recovery (SIM-AR): extension and application of a visual method. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(6). 462–471. 35 indexed citations

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Dingle, Genevieve A., Catherine Haslam, David Best, et al.. (2019). Social identity differentiation predicts commitment to sobriety and wellbeing in residents of therapeutic communities. Social Science & Medicine. 237. 112459–112459. 32 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2019). Recovery and communities: The role of structure in stable addiction recovery and desistance. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 6 indexed citations

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Best, David, Wouter Vanderplasschen, Dike van de Mheen, et al.. (2018). REC-PATH (Recovery Pathways): Overview of a Four-Country Study of Pathways to Recovery from Problematic Drug Use. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 36(4). 517–529. 31 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2018). Let’s celebrate recovery. Inclusive Cities working together to support social cohesion. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(1). 55–64. 25 indexed citations

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Edwards, Michael, et al.. (2018). Life in Recovery: A Families’ Perspective. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 36(4). 437–458. 5 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2018). Life in Recovery in Australia and the United Kingdom: Do Stages of Recovery Differ Across National Boundaries?. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 36(4). 530–541. 5 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2016). Associations between social identity diversity, compatibility, and recovery capital amongst young people in substance use treatment. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 4. 70–77. 10 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2015). Social identity, social networks and recovery capital in emerging adulthood: A pilot study. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 10(1). 45–45. 76 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2003). Relationship between Prescribing and Risk of Opiate Overdose among Drug Users in and out of Maintenance Treatment. European Addiction Research. 10(1). 35–40. 27 indexed citations

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