John Marsden

16.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
181 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

John Marsden is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, John Marsden has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Epidemiology, 74 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 42 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in John Marsden's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (116 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (72 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (27 papers). John Marsden is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (116 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (72 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (27 papers). John Marsden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. John Marsden's co-authors include Michael Gossop, Duncan Stewart, Michael Farrell, John Strang, Robert Ali, Alexandra Rolfe, Samantha Treacy, Annabel Boys, Paul Griffiths and Brian J. Eastwood and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

John Marsden

174 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Validation of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST)

2008 828 citations Robert Ali, Michael Farrell et al. Addiction profile →
Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report

2018 697 citations Amy Peacock, Janni Leung et al. Addiction profile →
Meta‐analysis of drug‐related deaths soon after release from prison

2010 509 citations Michael Farrell, John Marsden et al. Addiction profile →
Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

2017 293 citations Sarah Larney, Amy Peacock et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
Global statistics on addictive behaviours: 2014 status report

2015 286 citations Linda Gowing, Robert Ali et al. Addiction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Marsden United Kingdom	59	6.4k	3.8k	2.5k	2.0k	1.3k	181	11.0k
Keith Humphreys United States	57	5.3k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	3.7k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	987 0.7×	316	10.9k
Yih‐Ing Hser United States	57	7.5k 1.2×	4.2k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	251	11.9k
M. Douglas Anglin United States	56	7.1k 1.1×	2.8k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	215	10.7k
Michael Gossop United Kingdom	65	8.8k 1.4×	6.0k 1.6×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	351	15.0k
Li‐Tzy Wu United States	51	3.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	215	8.3k
George Woody United States	65	8.1k 1.3×	4.8k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	3.7k 1.9×	1.8k 1.3×	228	14.7k
Constance Weisner United States	60	6.8k 1.1×	3.6k 0.9×	4.3k 1.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	283	12.1k
Kevin Delucchi United States	62	3.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	769 0.6×	291	14.3k
Richard Saitz United States	57	5.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.8×	848 0.6×	274	10.4k
Stephen T. Higgins United States	64	4.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	377	14.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Marsden

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Tegge, Allison N., et al.. (2025). Treatment and recovery from opioid use disorder: The role of pain severity in individuals with moderate to severe pain. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 276. 112902–112902.

Brown, Sam P., Michael Kelleher, Luke Mitcheson, et al.. (2025). Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review. Addiction. 4 indexed citations

Barber, William H., et al.. (2025). Alcohol use among populations with autism spectrum disorder: narrative systematic review. BJPsych Open. 11(1). e15–e15. 1 indexed citations

Tisdale, Calvert, Gabrielle Campbell, Alison Beck, et al.. (2024). Routine outcome monitoring and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment: A qualitative study of client perspectives on implementation. Drug and Alcohol Review. 44(1). 226–238. 1 indexed citations

Mitcheson, Luke, et al.. (2024). Patient experience of opioid use disorder treatment medications: a systematic review of contemporary qualitative research. BMJ Open. 14(12). e088617–e088617. 3 indexed citations

Hall, Wayne, et al.. (2024). Crafting effective regulatory policies for psychedelics: What can be learned from the case of cannabis?. Addiction. 120(2). 201–206. 8 indexed citations

Day, Ed, et al.. (2022). Experience and response to a randomised controlled trial of extended-release injectable buprenorphine versus sublingual tablet buprenorphine and oral liquid methadone for opioid use disorder: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation. BMJ Open. 12(10). e067194–e067194. 2 indexed citations

Macleod, John, Colin Steer, Kate Tilling, et al.. (2019). Prescription of benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and gabapentinoids and mortality risk in people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Observational study based on the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Office for National Statistics death records. PLoS Medicine. 16(11). e1002965–e1002965. 66 indexed citations

Steer, Colin, John Macleod, Kate Tilling, et al.. (2019). The impact of opiate substitution treatment on mortality risk in drug addicts: a natural experiment study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 1–92. 4 indexed citations

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Eastwood, Brian J., John Strang, & John Marsden. (2018). Change in alcohol and other drug use during five years of continuous opioid substitution treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 194. 438–446. 21 indexed citations

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Hickman, Matthew, Colin Steer, Kate Tilling, et al.. (2018). The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom. Addiction. 113(8). 1461–1476. 82 indexed citations

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Peacock, Amy, Janni Leung, Sarah Larney, et al.. (2018). Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report. Addiction. 113(10). 1905–1926. 697 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marsden, John, Garry Stillwell, Hayley E Jones, et al.. (2017). Does exposure to opioid substitution treatment in prison reduce the risk of death after release? A national prospective observational study in England. Addiction. 112(8). 1408–1418. 131 indexed citations

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Larney, Sarah, Amy Peacock, Janni Leung, et al.. (2017). Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. The Lancet Global Health. 5(12). e1208–e1220. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marsden, John, Garry Stillwell, Jennifer Hellier, et al.. (2016). Effectiveness of adjunctive, personalised psychosocial intervention for non-response to opioid agonist treatment: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 53. 36–43. 10 indexed citations

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Marsden, John, et al.. (2005). An evaluation of a brief intervention model for use with young non-injecting stimulant users. Drugs Education Prevention and Policy. 12. 90–93. 4 indexed citations

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Gossop, Michael, et al.. (2003). Methadone treatment for opiate dependent patients in general practice and specialist clinic settings: Outcomes at 2-year follow-up. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 24(4). 313–321. 37 indexed citations

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Gossop, Michael, John Marsden, & Duncan Stewart. (2001). Treatment outcomes of stimulant misusers: one year follow-up results from the national treatment outcome research study (NTORS).. PubMed. 25(4). 509–22. 42 indexed citations

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Boys, Annabel, John Marsden, Paul Griffiths, et al.. (1999). Substance use among young people: the relationship between perceived functions and intentions. Addiction. 94(7). 1043–1050. 80 indexed citations

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Gossop, Michael, John Marsden, Duncan Stewart, Petra Lehmann, & John Strang. (1999). Methadone treatment practices and outcome for opiate addicts treated in drug clinics and in general practice: results from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study.. PubMed. 49(438). 31–4. 79 indexed citations

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