Kenneth Blum

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
420 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

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Kenneth Blum is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Blum has authored 420 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 113 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 77 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Blum's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (169 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (95 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (42 papers). Kenneth Blum is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (169 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (95 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (42 papers). Kenneth Blum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Israel. Kenneth Blum's co-authors include David E. Comings, Eric R. Braverman, Mark S. Gold, Jack Wallace, Thomas J.H. Chen, Marlene Oscar‐Berman, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Murray G. Hamilton, Irving Geller and Joel F. Lubar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Blum

404 papers receiving 9.1k citations

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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.

The Reward Deficiency Syndrome: A Biogenetic Model for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Impulsive, Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth Blum United States	45	4.3k	2.5k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	420	9.6k
Undine E. Lang Switzerland	54	4.1k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.7×	377	17.4k
Michael J. Owens United States	52	3.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	164	11.2k
Lars Oreland Sweden	61	5.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	3.1k 1.9×	346	13.5k
Christopher Wong United States	52	5.3k 1.2×	2.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	91	12.2k
Hiroshi Kunugi Japan	66	3.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	4.2k 2.5×	446	15.7k
J. John Mann United States	69	3.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	5.2k 2.8×	1.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	208	14.3k
Astrid Nehlig France	55	4.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	787 0.4×	2.5k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	231	11.9k
Glen B. Baker Canada	62	4.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	966 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	3.3k 2.0×	430	13.6k
Shigenobu Kanba Japan	64	2.0k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	932 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	324	14.1k
Simon N. Young Canada	57	2.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	880 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	229	9.4k

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Blum, Kenneth, David Baron, Kai‐Uwe Lewandrowski, et al.. (2025). Exercise Leads to Brain Glucose Metabolism Activation, Increased Dopamine D1 Receptor Levels and is Negatively Correlated with Social Behavior. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience. 24(6). 36646–36646. 1 indexed citations

Modestino, Edward J., Abdalla Bowirrat, Kai‐Uwe Lewandrowski, et al.. (2024). Hemiplegic Migraines Exacerbated using an Injectable GLP-1 Agonist for Weight Loss. PubMed. 7(5). 12–18.

Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais, Plínio Santos Ramos, Kenneth Blum, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Impact of IL-6 and Serotonin on Pain and Symptomatology in Fibromyalgia: An Exploratory Clinical Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 14(8). 886–886. 5 indexed citations

Samanta, Saptadip, et al.. (2024). A Complex Relationship Among the Circadian Rhythm, Reward Circuit and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 17. 3485–3501. 1 indexed citations

Blum, Kenneth, Richard Green, David K. Han, et al.. (2023). Reward Deficiency Syndrome Solution System (RDSSS) A Genetically Driven Putative Inducer of “Dopamine Homeostasis” as a Futuristic Alternative to Enhance Rehabilitation Instead of Incarceration. PubMed. 11(1). 11–14.

Blum, Kenneth, Thomas McLaughlin, Mark S. Gold, et al.. (2023). Are We Getting High Cause the Thrill is Gone?. PubMed. 7(1). 5–516. 1 indexed citations

Blum, Kenneth, Paul R. Carney, Panayotis K. Thanos, et al.. (2023). Psychostimulants for Children: Are We Over or Under Dosing?. PubMed. 7(1). 1–4.

Blum, Kenneth, Igor Elman, Abdalla Bowirrat, et al.. (2022). Should Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Be Considered an Umbrella Disorder for Mental Illness and Associated Genetic and Epigenetic Induced Dysregulation of Brain Reward Circuitry?. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(10). 1719–1719. 10 indexed citations

Blum, Kenneth, Thomas McLaughlin, Abdalla Bowirrat, et al.. (2022). Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Surprisingly Is Evolutionary and Found Everywhere: Is It “Blowin’ in the Wind”?. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(2). 321–321. 23 indexed citations

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Modestino, Edward J., Kenneth Blum, Debasis Bagchi, et al.. (2022). Theorizing the Role of Dopaminergic Polymorphic Risk Alleles with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), Violent/Aggressive Behavior and Addiction: Justification of Genetic Addiction Risk Severity (GARS) Testing. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(12). 1946–1946. 11 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, Abdalla Bowirrat, Jag Khalsa, et al.. (2022). Neurogenetic and Epigenetic Aspects of Cannabinoids. Epigenomes. 6(3). 27–27. 8 indexed citations

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Braverman, Eric R., Mark S. Gold, Abdalla Bowirrat, et al.. (2022). Proposing a “Brain Health Checkup (BHC)” as a Global Potential “Standard of Care” to Overcome Reward Dysregulation in Primary Care Medicine: Coupling Genetic Risk Testing and Induction of “Dopamine Homeostasis”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5480–5480. 7 indexed citations

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Madigan, Margaret, Ashim Gupta, Abdalla Bowirrat, et al.. (2022). Precision Behavioral Management (PBM) and Cognitive Control as a Potential Therapeutic and Prophylactic Modality for Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Is There Enough Evidence?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(11). 6395–6395. 5 indexed citations

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Barh, Debmalya, Sandeep Tiwari, Bruno Silva Andrade, et al.. (2021). A novel multi-omics-based highly accurate prediction of symptoms, comorbid conditions, and possible long-term complications of COVID-19. Molecular Omics. 17(2). 317–337. 21 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, Abdalla Bowirrat, Eric R. Braverman, et al.. (2021). Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): A Cytoarchitectural Common Neurobiological Trait of All Addictions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(21). 11529–11529. 15 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, David Baron, Lisa Lott, et al.. (2019). In Search of Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS)-Free Controls: The “Holy Grail” in Genetic Addiction Risk Testing. PubMed. 9(1). 7–21. 20 indexed citations

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Febo, Marcelo, Kenneth Blum, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, et al.. (2017). Enhanced functional connectivity and volume between cognitive and reward centers of naïve rodent brain produced by pro-dopaminergic agent KB220Z. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0174774–e0174774. 48 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, David Han, Edward J. Modestino, et al.. (2017). A Systematic, Intensive Statistical Investigation of Data from the Comprehensive Analysis of Reported Drugs (CARD) for Compliance and Illicit Opioid Abstinence in Substance Addiction Treatment with Buprenorphine/naloxone. Substance Use & Misuse. 53(2). 220–229. 25 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, William H. Frey, Shoji Tsuji, et al.. (2015). Proceedings of the First Neurological Disorders Summit (NDS-2015). 1 indexed citations

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Blum, Kenneth, David K. Han, Marlene Oscar‐Berman, et al.. (2013). Iatrogenic opioid dependence is endemic and legal: Genetic addiction risk score (GARS) with electrotherapy a paradigm shift in pain treatment programs. Health. 5(11). 16–34. 1 indexed citations

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