Karen McElrath

1.5k total citations
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Karen McElrath is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen McElrath has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Karen McElrath's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (16 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Karen McElrath is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (16 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Karen McElrath collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Karen McElrath's co-authors include Julie Harris, Gary Kleck, Kieran McEvoy, Dale D. Chitwood, Mary Comerford, Darren K. Griffin, Marie Claire Van Hout, Paul Cromwell, Kathryn Higgins and Peter Shirlow and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Social Forces and The Journal of Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Karen McElrath

43 papers receiving 985 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen McElrath United States 18 479 318 263 255 214 45 1.1k
Joseph Wislar United States 16 310 0.6× 200 0.6× 208 0.8× 196 0.8× 186 0.9× 22 1.1k
Marsha Rosenbaum United States 17 634 1.3× 284 0.9× 281 1.1× 305 1.2× 407 1.9× 39 1.2k
Sheigla Murphy United States 24 1.0k 2.1× 503 1.6× 333 1.3× 358 1.4× 540 2.5× 50 1.8k
Duane C. McBride United States 22 818 1.7× 487 1.5× 331 1.3× 241 0.9× 400 1.9× 73 1.3k
Barry Spunt United States 21 710 1.5× 505 1.6× 405 1.5× 246 1.0× 192 0.9× 34 1.3k
Richard C. Stephens United States 22 709 1.5× 314 1.0× 225 0.9× 202 0.8× 455 2.1× 60 1.3k
Meredith C. Meacham United States 16 373 0.8× 126 0.4× 152 0.6× 298 1.2× 160 0.7× 49 843
Lana D. Harrison United States 20 1.2k 2.4× 741 2.3× 484 1.8× 382 1.5× 611 2.9× 38 2.0k
Mary Ellen Mackesy‐Amiti United States 23 838 1.7× 246 0.8× 267 1.0× 324 1.3× 473 2.2× 80 1.6k
Andrew Hathaway Canada 25 922 1.9× 311 1.0× 265 1.0× 263 1.0× 468 2.2× 49 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen McElrath

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Karen McElrath's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Karen McElrath with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Karen McElrath more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Karen McElrath

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Karen McElrath. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Karen McElrath. The network helps show where Karen McElrath may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen McElrath

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen McElrath. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen McElrath based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen McElrath. Karen McElrath is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
McElrath, Karen, Angela Taylor, & Kimberly K. Tran. (2016). Black–White Disparities in Criminal Justice Referrals to Drug Treatment: Addressing Treatment Need or Expanding the Diagnostic Net?. Behavioral Sciences. 6(4). 21–21. 14 indexed citations
2.
McElrath, Karen, et al.. (2016). Race/Sex Interactions and HIV Testing Among College Students. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 4(1). 112–121. 6 indexed citations
3.
McElrath, Karen, et al.. (2011). Experiences with mephedrone pre- and post-legislative controls: Perceptions of safety and sources of supply. International Journal of Drug Policy. 22(2). 120–127. 107 indexed citations
4.
McElrath, Karen. (2005). MDMA and Sexual Behavior: Ecstasy Users' Perceptions About Sexuality and Sexual Risk. Substance Use & Misuse. 40(9-10). 1461–1477. 78 indexed citations
5.
McElrath, Karen, et al.. (2005). Drug use and risk behaviours among injecting drug users.. 9 indexed citations
6.
McElrath, Karen. (2004). Drug use and drug markets in the context of political conflict: The case of Northern Ireland. Addiction Research & Theory. 12(6). 577–590. 22 indexed citations
7.
McElrath, Karen. (2001). Heroin use in Northern Ireland: a qualitativestudy into heroin users' lifestyles, experiences, and risk behaviours (1997-1999).. Visual Neuroscience. 11(4). 703–20. 5 indexed citations
8.
McElrath, Karen & Kieran McEvoy. (2001). FACT, FICTION, AND FUNCTION: MYTHMAKING AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ECSTASY USE. Substance Use & Misuse. 36(1-2). 1–22. 11 indexed citations
9.
McElrath, Karen. (2001). RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG INJECTING DRUG USERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. Substance Use & Misuse. 36(14). 2137–2157. 2 indexed citations
10.
McElrath, Karen. (2000). Unsafe Haven: The United States, the IRA and Political Prisoners. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 4 indexed citations
11.
McElrath, Karen. (2000). Unsafe Haven. Pluto Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
12.
McElrath, Karen & Dorothy Taylor. (1996). Gender and earnings in academic criminology. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 7(1). 35–44. 1 indexed citations
13.
Baker, Tom & Karen McElrath. (1996). Whose Safety Net? Home Insurance and Inequality. Law & Social Inquiry. 21(2). 229–229. 1 indexed citations
14.
McElrath, Karen, Roger G. Dunham, & Paul Cromwell. (1995). Validity of self-reported drug use among arrestees in five cities. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 531–540. 1 indexed citations
15.
McElrath, Karen, Dale D. Chitwood, Darren K. Griffin, & Mary Comerford. (1994). The consistency of self-reported HIV risk behavior among injection drug users.. American Journal of Public Health. 84(12). 1965–1970. 117 indexed citations
16.
McElrath, Karen. (1994). A Comparison of Two Methods for Examining Inmates’ Self-Reported Drug Use. International Journal of the Addictions. 29(4). 517–524. 27 indexed citations
17.
Cromwell, Paul & Karen McElrath. (1994). Buying Stolen Property: An Opportunity Perspective. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 31(3). 295–310. 12 indexed citations
18.
Taylor, Dorothy, Dale D. Chitwood, Karen McElrath, & Linda Liska Belgrave. (1994). Ethnicity, Social Support, and Injection Drug Use. Journal of Black Psychology. 20(1). 36–46. 3 indexed citations
19.
Kleck, Gary & Karen McElrath. (1991). The Effects of Weaponry on Human Violence. Social Forces. 69(3). 669–669. 37 indexed citations
20.
McElrath, Karen. (1990). Standing in the shadows: Academic mentoring in criminology. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 1(2). 135–151. 39 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joseph Wislar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marsha Rosenbaum Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sheigla Murphy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Duane C. McBride Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Barry Spunt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Richard C. Stephens Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Meredith C. Meacham Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lana D. Harrison Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mary Ellen Mackesy‐Amiti Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrew Hathaway
Rankless by CCL
2026