Eric C. Strain

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
199 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Eric C. Strain is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric C. Strain has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 69 papers in Epidemiology and 40 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Eric C. Strain's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (97 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (67 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (22 papers). Eric C. Strain is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (97 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (67 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (22 papers). Eric C. Strain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and United Kingdom. Eric C. Strain's co-authors include George E. Bigelow, Maxine L. Stitzer, Sharon Walsh, Roland R. Griffiths, Chad J. Reissig, Ira A. Liebson, Rolley E. Johnson, Kelly E. Dunn, Kenzie L. Preston and George E. Bigelow and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Eric C. Strain

194 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Caffeinated energy drinks—A growing problem

2008 771 citations Eric C. Strain et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence profile →
A Comparison of Levomethadyl Acetate, Buprenorphine, and Methadone for Opioid Dependence

2000 507 citations Eric C. Strain, Sharon Walsh et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Eric C. Strain	4.1k	2.9k	2.2k	1.5k	1.0k	199	8.7k
Sharon Walsh	4.5k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	191	9.5k
Sandra D. Comer	2.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	2.9k 2.0×	807 0.8×	195	7.9k
Robert Ali	3.5k 0.9×	4.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	877 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	183	8.6k
Kenzie L. Preston	3.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	3.8k 2.6×	849 0.8×	263	11.5k
Richard S. Schottenfeld	3.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	826 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	153	6.4k
George E. Bigelow	5.5k 1.3×	5.4k 1.8×	3.0k 1.4×	3.5k 2.4×	1.6k 1.6×	314	14.8k
Andrew J. Saxon	2.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	890 0.4×	671 0.5×	777 0.8×	222	6.2k
Herbert D. Kleber	2.8k 0.7×	4.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	3.2k 2.2×	917 0.9×	192	10.0k
Maxine L. Stitzer	5.3k 1.3×	5.8k 2.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.8×	1.7k 1.7×	334	14.5k
Walter Ling	6.7k 1.6×	6.9k 2.3×	2.9k 1.3×	4.0k 2.7×	2.1k 2.0×	251	16.2k

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Smith, Kirsten E., Raju S. Kanumuri, Abhisheak Sharma, et al.. (2025). Complicating Factors Surrounding Concurrent Use of Kratom and a Novel 7-hydroxymitragynine Product Among a Participant Enrolled in a Kratom Clinical Trial. Journal of Addiction Medicine.

McKendrick, Greer, Vadim Zipunnikov, Jennifer D. Ellis, et al.. (2025). Effects of suvorexant on diurnal cortisol and patient-reported stress during opioid withdrawal in a randomized trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 180. 107570–107570. 1 indexed citations

Singleton, S. Parker, Simon Vandekar, Eric C. Strain, et al.. (2025). An initiative for living evidence synthesis in clinical psychedelic research. Nature Mental Health. 3(1). 3–5.

Sharma, Anjalee, et al.. (2024). Examining the Severity and Progression of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Withdrawal: A Quasi-experimental Comparison. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 19(2). 172–178. 1 indexed citations

Dworkin, Robert H., Michael McDermott, Sandeep M. Nayak, & Eric C. Strain. (2023). Psychedelics and Psychotherapy: Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 114(6). 1166–1169. 9 indexed citations

Ellis, Jennifer D., et al.. (2023). Increases in primary opioid use disorder diagnoses co-occurring with anxiety or depressive disorder diagnoses in mental health treatment in the United States, 2015–2019. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 253. 111022–111022.

Dunn, Kelly E., Andrew S. Huhn, Patrick H. Finan, et al.. (2023). Polymorphisms in the A118G SNP of the OPRM1 gene produce different experiences of opioids: A human laboratory phenotype–genotype assessment. Addiction Biology. 29(1). e13355–e13355. 9 indexed citations

Dworkin, Robert H., B. Anderson, Nick Andrews, et al.. (2022). If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed, Would Chronic Pain be Relieved? Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Psychedelics. Journal of Pain. 23(10). 1666–1679. 12 indexed citations

Huhn, Andrew S., Eric C. Strain, George E. Bigelow, et al.. (2021). Methadone maintenance patients lack analgesic response to a cumulative intravenous dose of 32 mg of hydromorphone. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 226. 108869–108869. 6 indexed citations

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Gukasyan, Natalie & Eric C. Strain. (2020). Relationship between cannabis use frequency and major depressive disorder in adolescents: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2012–2017. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 208. 107867–107867. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Lian‐Yu, Rosa M. Crum, Sílvia S. Martins, et al.. (2013). Service Use and Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Adults With Major Depression and Comorbid Substance Dependence. Psychiatric Services. 64(9). 863–870. 63 indexed citations

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Litten, Raye Z., Megan L. Ryan, Joanne B. Fertig, et al.. (2013). A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Varenicline Tartrate for Alcohol Dependence. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 7(4). 277–286. 216 indexed citations

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Chisolm, Margaret S., Emily Brigham, Michelle Tuten, Eric C. Strain, & Hendrée E. Jones. (2010). The Relationship between Antidepressant Use and Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women in Treatment for Substance Abuse. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 36(1). 46–51. 7 indexed citations

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Lofwall, Michelle R., Sharon Walsh, George E. Bigelow, & Eric C. Strain. (2007). Modest opioid withdrawal suppression efficacy of oral tramadol in humans. Psychopharmacology. 194(3). 381–393. 38 indexed citations

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Kleber, Herbert D., Roger D. Weiss, Raymond F. Anton, et al.. (2006). Treatment of patients with substance use disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry. 163. 1–275. 46 indexed citations

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Strain, Eric C. & Maxine L. Stitzer. (1999). Methadone treatment for opioid dependence. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 46 indexed citations

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Stitzer, Maxine L., Sharon Walsh, Eric C. Strain, et al.. (1995). Clinical pharmacology of buprenorphine. 79–83. 8 indexed citations

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Strain, Eric C., Kenzie L. Preston, Ira A. Liebson, & George E. Bigelow. (1995). Buprenorphine effects in methadone-maintained volunteers: effects at two hours after methadone.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 272(2). 628–638. 63 indexed citations

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Strain, Eric C., Maxine L. Stitzer, Ira A. Liebson, & George E. Bigelow. (1993). Methadone dose and treatment outcome. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 33(2). 105–117. 88 indexed citations

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Strain, Eric C., Kenzie L. Preston, Ira A. Liebson, & George E. Bigelow. (1993). Precipitated withdrawal by pentazocine in methadone-maintained volunteers.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 267(2). 624–634. 32 indexed citations

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