Megan Weier

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Megan Weier is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pharmacology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Weier has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Pharmacology and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Megan Weier's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (11 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (7 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Megan Weier is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (11 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (7 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (6 papers). Megan Weier collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Megan Weier's co-authors include Wayne Hall, Louisa Degenhardt, Emily Stockings, Suzanne Nielsen, Michael Farrell, Gabrielle Campbell, Dino Zagic, Katherine I. Morley, George Patton and Michael T. Lynskey and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Pain and Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Megan Weier

36 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of people with chronic noncancer pain conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled and observational studies

2018 293 citations Emily Stockings, Gabrielle Campbell et al. Pain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan Weier Australia	16	744	380	299	265	207	36	1.5k
Daniel Stjepanović Australia	22	877 1.2×	437 1.1×	237 0.8×	337 1.3×	244 1.2×	71	1.7k
Dustin C. Lee United States	20	853 1.1×	439 1.2×	184 0.6×	193 0.7×	211 1.0×	38	1.3k
Elizabeth R. Aston United States	20	733 1.0×	762 2.0×	205 0.7×	259 1.0×	137 0.7×	68	1.3k
Elena M. Kouri United States	25	612 0.8×	326 0.9×	266 0.9×	336 1.3×	148 0.7×	48	2.3k
Eric Groce United States	7	822 1.1×	267 0.7×	235 0.8×	172 0.6×	275 1.3×	15	1.1k
Margriet van Laar Netherlands	25	1.4k 1.8×	782 2.1×	394 1.3×	484 1.8×	220 1.1×	90	2.4k
Fernando A. Wagner United States	18	259 0.3×	544 1.4×	323 1.1×	300 1.1×	165 0.8×	25	1.3k
Dvora Shmulewitz United States	26	897 1.2×	743 2.0×	481 1.6×	512 1.9×	501 2.4×	78	2.1k
Russell C. Callaghan Canada	25	545 0.7×	748 2.0×	410 1.4×	259 1.0×	202 1.0×	84	2.1k
Hayley Treloar Padovano United States	22	388 0.5×	748 2.0×	215 0.7×	347 1.3×	91 0.4×	77	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Weier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Weier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Weier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megan Weier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megan Weier 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 Megan Weier. Megan Weier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Mescouto, Karime, Rebecca E. Olson, Nathalia Costa, et al.. (2023). Fostering equitable change in health services: Using critical reflexivity to challenge dominant discourses in low back pain care in Australia. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 29(1). 12–21. 1 indexed citations

Malbon, Eleanor, et al.. (2022). How personalisation programs can exacerbate socio-economic inequities: findings from budget utilisation in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 878–878. 7 indexed citations

Carey, Gemma, Eleanor Malbon, Megan Weier, & Gordon W. Duff. (2021). Balancing stability and change: Lessons on policy responsiveness and turbulence in the disability care sector. Health & Social Care in the Community. 30(4). 1307–1314. 8 indexed citations

Carey, Gemma, et al.. (2020). Community-based health promotion about alcohol and other drugs in a multicultural Australia—what works? A review of evidence. Health Education Research. 35(5). 437–449. 4 indexed citations

Carey, Gemma, Eleanor Malbon, Megan Weier, Helen Dickinson, & Gordon W. Duff. (2019). Making markets work for disability services: The question of price setting. Health & Social Care in the Community. 27(5). e716–e723. 7 indexed citations

Weier, Megan & Adrian Farrugia. (2019). ‘Potential issues of morbidity, toxicity and dependence’: Problematizing the up-scheduling of over-the-counter codeine in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy. 80. 102538–102538. 7 indexed citations

Carey, Gemma, et al.. (2019). How is the disability sector faring? A report from National Disability Services’ annual market survey 2019. 2 indexed citations

Stockings, Emily, Gabrielle Campbell, Wayne Hall, et al.. (2018). Cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of people with chronic noncancer pain conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled and observational studies. Pain. 159(10). 1932–1954. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

Stockings, Emily, Gabrielle Campbell, Wayne Hall, et al.. (2018). CANNABINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NON-CANCER PAIN: AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE. Drug and Alcohol Review. 37. 1 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Suzanne, Megan Weier, John D. Pollard, et al.. (2018). The Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Treating Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis: a Systematic Review of Reviews. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 18(2). 8–8. 110 indexed citations

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Mücke, Martin, Megan Weier, Christopher Carter, et al.. (2018). Systematic review and meta‐analysis of cannabinoids in palliative medicine. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 9(2). 220–234. 87 indexed citations

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Stockings, Emily, Dino Zagic, Gabrielle Campbell, et al.. (2018). Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 89(7). 741–753. 135 indexed citations

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Weier, Megan & Wayne Hall. (2017). The Use of Cannabinoids in Treating Dementia. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 17(8). 56–56. 15 indexed citations

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Meurk, Carla, Kylie Morphett, Adrian Carter, et al.. (2016). Scepticism and hope in a complex predicament: People with addictions deliberate about neuroscience. International Journal of Drug Policy. 32. 34–43. 19 indexed citations

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Kelly, Adrian B., Gary Chan, Megan Weier, et al.. (2016). Parental supply of alcohol to Australian minors: an analysis of six nationally representative surveys spanning 15 years. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 325–325. 37 indexed citations

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Hall, Wayne, George Patton, Emily Stockings, et al.. (2016). Why young people's substance use matters for global health. The Lancet Psychiatry. 3(3). 265–279. 238 indexed citations

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Hall, Wayne & Megan Weier. (2015). Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the USA. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 97(6). 607–615. 127 indexed citations

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Fraser, Douglas, Megan Weier, Helen Keane, & Coral Gartner. (2015). Vapers’ perspectives on electronic cigarette regulation in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(6). 589–594. 31 indexed citations

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Meurk, Carla, Douglas Fraser, Megan Weier, et al.. (2015). Assessing the place of neurobiological explanations in accounts of a family member's addiction. Drug and Alcohol Review. 35(4). 461–469. 5 indexed citations

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Forlini, Cynthia, Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall, et al.. (2015). Researchers’ perspectives on scientific and ethical issues with transcranial direct current stimulation: An international survey. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10618–10618. 26 indexed citations

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