Michael Amlung

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
119 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Amlung is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Applied Psychology and General Decision Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Amlung has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 41 papers in Applied Psychology and 31 papers in General Decision Sciences. Recurrent topics in Michael Amlung's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (42 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (40 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (31 papers). Michael Amlung is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (42 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (40 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (31 papers). Michael Amlung collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael Amlung's co-authors include James MacKillop, James MacKillop, Lawrence H. Sweet, Lara A. Ray, John Acker, Lauren R. Few, Iris M. Balodis, Lana Vedelago, Marcus R. Munafò and Derek D. Reed and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, NeuroImage and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michael Amlung

110 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Delayed reward discounting and addictive behavior: a meta-analysis

2011 764 citations James MacKillop, Michael Amlung et al. profile →
Steep delay discounting and addictive behavior: a meta-analysis of continuous associations

2016 403 citations Michael Amlung, John Acker et al. Addiction profile →
Delay Discounting as a Transdiagnostic Process in Psychiatric Disorders

2019 260 citations Michael Amlung, Katherine Holshausen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Amlung United States	30	1.6k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	997	119	4.0k
Mikhail N. Koffarnus United States	28	1.7k 1.1×	866 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	949 0.9×	652 0.7×	81	4.0k
James MacKillop United States	34	1.6k 1.0×	854 0.8×	934 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	87	4.8k
Nancy M. Petry United States	23	832 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	734 0.7×	677 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	41	4.2k
Brady Reynolds United States	35	1.7k 1.1×	619 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	53	5.1k
Rudy E. Vuchinich United States	32	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	692 0.7×	662 0.7×	897 0.9×	76	4.0k
Peter Finn United States	44	855 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	461 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.9×	175	5.9k
Stacey B. Daughters United States	39	869 0.6×	950 0.8×	225 0.2×	1.5k 1.5×	2.8k 2.8×	112	5.1k
Will M. Aklin United States	21	790 0.5×	464 0.4×	499 0.5×	611 0.6×	832 0.8×	35	2.7k
Bruce D. Bartholow United States	43	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	180 0.2×	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	143	6.6k
Iris M. Balodis Canada	26	509 0.3×	345 0.3×	274 0.3×	527 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	78	3.0k

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Amlung, Michael, et al.. (2025). Diagnostic validity of alcohol demand and monetary delay discounting in relation to alcohol use disorder. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 61(1).

Amlung, Michael, et al.. (2024). Neural correlates of increased alcohol demand following alcohol cue exposure in adult heavy drinkers. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 340. 111809–111809. 2 indexed citations

Amlung, Michael, et al.. (2023). Incorporating socioeconomic status into studies on delay discounting and health via subjective financial status: An initial validation in tobacco use.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31(2). 475–481. 7 indexed citations

Aston, Elizabeth R., et al.. (2023). Examining the effect of cannabis cues on cannabis demand in sleep, driving, and typical drug-use contexts. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 254. 111057–111057. 3 indexed citations

Patel, Herry, Charlene O’Connor, Krysta Andrews, et al.. (2022). Dissociative symptomatology mediates the relation between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and alcohol‐related problems. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 46(2). 289–299. 13 indexed citations

Amlung, Michael, et al.. (2022). Alcohol demand as a predictor of drinking behavior in the natural environment. Addiction. 117(7). 1887–1896. 19 indexed citations

Morris, Vanessa, Sabrina K. Syan, James MacKillop, & Michael Amlung. (2022). Resting state functional connectivity in alcohol users and co-users of other substances. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 321. 111461–111461. 3 indexed citations

Oshri, Assaf, Michael Amlung, Lara A. Ray, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of delay discounting as a transdiagnostic research domain criteria indicator in 1388 general community adults. Psychological Medicine. 53(4). 1649–1657. 27 indexed citations

Patel, Herry & Michael Amlung. (2022). Income shock increases preferences for smaller immediate rewards and reduces alcohol demand among a sample of crowd-sourced adults.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31(3). 605–611.

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Reed, Derek D., Justin C. Strickland, Brett W. Gelino, et al.. (2022). Applied behavioral economics and public health policies: Historical precedence and translational promise. Behavioural Processes. 198. 104640–104640. 20 indexed citations

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Halladay, Jillian, James MacKillop, Catharine Munn, Michael Amlung, & Katholiki Georgiades. (2022). Individual- and school-level patterns of substance use and mental health symptoms in a population-based sample of secondary students: A multilevel latent profile analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 240. 109647–109647. 9 indexed citations

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Balodis, Iris M., et al.. (2021). Delay Discounting in Established and Proposed Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15. 786358–786358. 38 indexed citations

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Morris, Vanessa, Katherine R. Naish, Katherine Holshausen, et al.. (2020). Impulsivity as a mediating factor in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and substance use.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 12(6). 659–668. 25 indexed citations

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Patel, Herry, Katherine R. Naish, & Michael Amlung. (2019). Discounting of delayed monetary and cannabis rewards in a crowdsourced sample of adults.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 28(4). 462–470. 7 indexed citations

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Morris, Vanessa, Max M. Owens, Sabrina K. Syan, et al.. (2019). Associations Between Drinking and Cortical Thickness in Younger Adult Drinkers: Findings From the Human Connectome Project. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 43(9). 1918–1927. 24 indexed citations

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Amlung, Michael, Derek D. Reed, Vanessa Morris, et al.. (2018). Price elasticity of illegal versus legal cannabis: a behavioral economic substitutability analysis. Addiction. 114(1). 112–118. 73 indexed citations

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Patel, Herry & Michael Amlung. (2018). Elevated cannabis demand is associated with driving after cannabis use in a crowd-sourced sample of adults.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 27(2). 109–114. 17 indexed citations

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Owens, Max M., Michael Amlung, Steven R. H. Beach, Lawrence H. Sweet, & James MacKillop. (2017). Delay discounting differences in brain activation, connectivity, and structure in individuals with addiction: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 6(1). 138–138. 2 indexed citations

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Gray, Joshua C., Michael Amlung, John Acker, et al.. (2014). Clarifying the neural basis for incentive salience of tobacco cues in smokers. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 223(3). 218–225. 5 indexed citations

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Amlung, Michael & James MacKillop. (2014). Clarifying the relationship between impulsive delay discounting and nicotine dependence.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 28(3). 761–768. 49 indexed citations

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