Michael L. Dennis

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
188 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

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Michael L. Dennis is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Dennis has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Epidemiology, 75 papers in General Health Professions and 60 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Dennis's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (105 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (45 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (34 papers). Michael L. Dennis is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (105 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (45 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (34 papers). Michael L. Dennis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Michael L. Dennis's co-authors include Christy K. Scott, Rodney R. Funk, Susan H. Godley, Mark A. Foss, Mark D. Godley, Rod Funk, Frank M. Tims, Ya-Fen Chan, Christine E. Grella and Thomas F. Babor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Psychologist and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Dennis

183 papers receiving 7.2k 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 Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) Study: Main findings from two randomized trials

2004 585 citations Michael L. Dennis, Susan H. Godley et al. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael L. Dennis United States	44	4.3k	2.9k	2.8k	1.3k	937	188	7.7k
James R. McKay United States	54	5.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	529 0.6×	259	9.4k
John W. Finney United States	49	5.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	461 0.5×	134	8.3k
Christine E. Grella United States	53	4.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	186	8.7k
Linda B. Cottler United States	54	3.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	4.8k 1.7×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	340	11.8k
Li‐Tzy Wu United States	51	3.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 2.0×	1.3k 1.4×	215	8.3k
J. Scott Tonigan United States	44	5.1k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	766 0.6×	405 0.4×	112	7.8k
Stephen Magura United States	43	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	769 0.8×	176	6.2k
Daniel R. Kivlahan United States	58	7.3k 1.7×	4.1k 1.4×	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	613 0.7×	176	13.3k
George W. Joe United States	41	4.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	571 0.6×	142	6.0k
John E. Donovan United States	42	3.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	3.8k 1.4×	761 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	77	8.5k

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Sarapas, Casey, Michael L. Dennis, Gail A. Wasserman, et al.. (2025). Predictive Validity of the e-Connect Suicide Risk Classification Algorithm in Youth on Probation. PubMed. 3(4). 1076–1086.

Welsh, Justine W., et al.. (2024). Diagnosing Adolescent Substance Use and Co‐Occurring Disorders Using the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Quick Version‐4. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 143–150.

Dennis, Michael L., et al.. (2024). Development and Evaluation of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Quick Version 4 (GAIN-Q4) for ASAM Dimension Ratings and Placement Recommendations for Adolescents and Adults. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 19(3). 298–305. 1 indexed citations

Welsh, Justine W., et al.. (2023). Substance use severity as a predictor for receiving medication for opioid use disorder among adolescents: An analysis of the 2019 TEDS. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 246. 109850–109850. 5 indexed citations

Grella, Christine E., et al.. (2023). Access to Services for Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder in Jails in the United States. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 29(4). 299–307. 3 indexed citations

Arias, Albert J., Christopher J. Hammond, Joseph A. Burleson, et al.. (2020). Temporal dynamics of the relationship between change in depressive symptoms and cannabis use in adolescents receiving psychosocial treatment for cannabis use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 117. 108087–108087. 9 indexed citations

Elkington, Katherine S., Angela A. Robertson, Danica K. Knight, et al.. (2020). HIV/STI Service Delivery Within Juvenile Community Supervision Agencies: A National Survey of Practices and Approaches to Moving High-Risk Youth Through the HIV Care Cascade. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 34(2). 72–80. 6 indexed citations

Grella, Christine E., et al.. (2020). A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder within the Criminal Justice System. International Journal of Drug Policy. 81. 102768–102768. 99 indexed citations

Scott, Christy K., Michael L. Dennis, Christine E. Grella, & Dennis P. Watson. (2020). Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon reentry from jail using Recovery Management Checkups-Adaptive (RMC-A) experiment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 128. 108245–108245. 14 indexed citations

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Belenko, Steven, Danica K. Knight, Gail A. Wasserman, et al.. (2017). The Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Services Cascade: A new framework for measuring unmet substance use treatment services needs among adolescent offenders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 74. 80–91. 111 indexed citations

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Smith, Douglas C., et al.. (2017). Sensitivity and specificity of the gain short-screener for predicting substance use disorders in a large national sample of emerging adults. Addictive Behaviors. 68. 14–17. 7 indexed citations

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Conrad, Karen M., Kendon J. Conrad, Lora L. Passetti, Rodney R. Funk, & Michael L. Dennis. (2015). Validation of the Full and Short-Form Self-Help Involvement Scale Against the Rasch Measurement Model. Evaluation Review. 39(4). 395–427. 8 indexed citations

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McCollister, Kathryn E., Christy K. Scott, Michael L. Dennis, et al.. (2014). Economic Costs of a Postrelease Intervention for Incarcerated Female Substance Abusers: Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMC-WO). Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 53(7). 543–561. 6 indexed citations

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Scott, Christy K., Kimberly Johnson, & Michael L. Dennis. (2013). Using Mobile Phone Technology to Provide Recovery Support for Women Offenders. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 19(10). 767–771. 8 indexed citations

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Conrad, Kendon J., Barth Riley, Karen M. Conrad, Ya-Fen Chan, & Michael L. Dennis. (2010). Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) Against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race, and Age. Evaluation Review. 34(2). 83–115. 31 indexed citations

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Dennis, Michael L. & Christy K. Scott. (2007). Managing Addiction as a Chronic Condition. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 4(1). 45–55. 276 indexed citations

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Lennox, Richard D., Michael L. Dennis, Christy K. Scott, & Rod Funk. (2005). Combining psychometric and biometric measures of substance use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 83(2). 95–103. 60 indexed citations

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French, Michael T., M. Christopher Roebuck, Michael L. Dennis, et al.. (2002). The economic cost of outpatient marijuana treatment for adolescents: findings from a multi‐site field experiment. Addiction. 97(s1). 84–97. 50 indexed citations

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Dennis, Michael L., Thomas F. Babor, M. Christopher Roebuck, & Jean Donaldson. (2002). Changing the focus: the case for recognizing and treating cannabis use disorders. Addiction. 97(s1). 4–15. 132 indexed citations

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Dennis, Michael L., et al.. (2001). The correlates and predictive validity of HIV risk groups among drug users in a community-based sample: methodological findings from a multi-site cluster analysis. Evaluation and Program Planning. 24(2). 187–206. 15 indexed citations

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