Gary Potter

1.2k total citations
66 papers, 721 citations indexed

About

Gary Potter is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Potter has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 721 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Pharmacology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Gary Potter's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (23 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (13 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 papers). Gary Potter is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (23 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (13 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 papers). Gary Potter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Gary Potter's co-authors include Monica J. Barratt, Simon Lenton, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Tom Decorte, Pekka Hakkarainen, Bernd Werse, Aili Malm, Jacob Phelps, Jane E. Fountain and Martin Bouchard and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Conservation, The American Historical Review and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

In The Last Decade

Gary Potter

54 papers receiving 677 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary Potter United Kingdom 16 308 306 268 128 119 66 721
Tom Decorte Belgium 18 480 1.6× 259 0.8× 440 1.6× 249 1.9× 190 1.6× 84 901
József Rácz Hungary 13 219 0.7× 129 0.4× 66 0.2× 81 0.6× 190 1.6× 80 633
Holly Nguyen United States 16 111 0.4× 514 1.7× 86 0.3× 103 0.8× 144 1.2× 33 657
Dina Perrone United States 12 122 0.4× 356 1.2× 27 0.1× 105 0.8× 157 1.3× 20 752
Vibeke Asmussen Frank Denmark 18 353 1.1× 314 1.0× 213 0.8× 287 2.2× 174 1.5× 72 825
Tom Mieczkowski United States 19 217 0.7× 446 1.5× 80 0.3× 57 0.4× 213 1.8× 47 1.1k
Dale Willits United States 17 108 0.4× 552 1.8× 122 0.5× 126 1.0× 72 0.6× 49 757
Harry G. Levine United States 12 187 0.6× 216 0.7× 36 0.1× 90 0.7× 78 0.7× 20 499
Crime 13 154 0.5× 403 1.3× 16 0.1× 92 0.7× 155 1.3× 22 650
Michael Doyle Australia 14 146 0.5× 89 0.3× 29 0.1× 185 1.4× 140 1.2× 51 639

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gary Potter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary Potter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Potter, Gary, et al.. (2025). Conservation criminalisation and China's evolving wildlife sanctions. Biological Conservation. 308. 111238–111238.
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Søgaard, Thomas Friis, et al.. (2025). Global cannabis cultivation as a gendered activity: Findings from the 2020 International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire. International Journal of Drug Policy. 146. 105039–105039. 1 indexed citations
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Lenton, Simon, Gary Potter, Eric L. Sevigny, et al.. (2024). Growing practices and the use of potentially harmful chemical additives from a web survey of mainly small-scale cannabis growers in 18 countries. International Journal of Drug Policy. 144(Pt 3). 104662–104662. 3 indexed citations
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Werse, Bernd, Thomas Friis Søgaard, Chris Wilkins, et al.. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis cultivation and use in 18 countries. International Journal of Drug Policy. 144(Pt 3). 104652–104652.
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Potter, Gary, et al.. (2024). Tracing seven decades of Chinese wildlife legislation from 1950 to the COVID-19 pandemic era. Biological Conservation. 299. 110817–110817. 1 indexed citations
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Sevigny, Eric L., Gary Potter, Chris Wilkins, et al.. (2023). Conflict and social control among cannabis growers. International Journal of Drug Policy. 144(Pt 3). 104292–104292.
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Sznitman, Sharon R., Gary Potter, Pekka Hakkarainen, et al.. (2023). Are cannabis use problems comparable across individuals using for recreational and medical purposes? An international cross-sectional study of individuals who use self-grown cannabis. International Journal of Drug Policy. 144(Pt 3). 104263–104263. 6 indexed citations
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Hakkarainen, Pekka, Tom Decorte, Sharon R. Sznitman, et al.. (2019). Examining the blurred boundaries between medical and recreational cannabis - results from an international study of small-scale cannabis cultivators. Figshare. 5 indexed citations
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Lenton, Simon, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Monica J. Barratt, Gary Potter, & Tom Decorte. (2018). Growing practices and the use of potentially harmful chemical additives among a sample of small-scale cannabis growers in three countries. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 192. 250–256. 17 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary, et al.. (2017). The three betrayals of the medical cannabis growing activist: From multiple victimhood to reconstruction, redemption and activism. International Journal of Drug Policy. 53. 65–72. 17 indexed citations
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Hakkarainen, Pekka, Tom Decorte, Sharon R. Sznitman, et al.. (2017). Examining the blurred boundaries between medical and recreational cannabis – results from an international study of small-scale cannabis cultivators. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 26(3). 250–258. 18 indexed citations
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Hakkarainen, Pekka, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Monica J. Barratt, et al.. (2015). Growing medicine:small-scale cannabis cultivation for medical purposes in six countries. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary, Monica J. Barratt, Aili Malm, et al.. (2014). Global patterns of domestic cannabis cultivation: Sample characteristics and patterns of growing across eleven countries. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(3). 226–237. 49 indexed citations
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Hakkarainen, Pekka, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Monica J. Barratt, et al.. (2014). Growing medicine: Small-scale cannabis cultivation for medical purposes in six different countries. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(3). 250–256. 37 indexed citations
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Barratt, Monica J., Gary Potter, Chris Wilkins, et al.. (2014). Lessons from conducting trans-national Internet-mediated participatory research with hidden populations of cannabis cultivators. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(3). 238–249. 53 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary, Monica J. Barratt, Tom Decorte, Aili Malm, & Simon Lenton. (2013). Global patterns of domestic cannabis cultivation: a cross-national analysis of sample characteristics and patterns of growing. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary. (2010). What is green criminology?. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 3 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary. (2010). You reap what you sow : the profit, pleasure and pain in domestic cannabis cultivation. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations
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Potter, Gary. (2009). Exploring retail-level drug distribution : social supply, "real" dealers and the user/dealer interface. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 32 indexed citations

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