Rachel Vickers‐Smith

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rachel Vickers‐Smith is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Vickers‐Smith has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Rachel Vickers‐Smith's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers). Rachel Vickers‐Smith is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers). Rachel Vickers‐Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Rachel Vickers‐Smith's co-authors include Jennifer R. Havens, Sharon Walsh, Henry R. Kranzler, Amy C. Justice, Joel Gelernter, Rachel L. Kember, William C. Becker, Ke Xu, Hongyu Zhao and Janet P. Tate and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Vickers‐Smith

53 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Genome-wide association study of alcohol consumption and use disorder in 274,424 individuals from multiple populations

2019 283 citations Henry R. Kranzler, Hang Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →
Gabapentin misuse, abuse and diversion: a systematic review

2016 263 citations Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Jennifer R. Havens et al. profile →
Exploring the association between suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in weight loss treatments: Insights from pharmacovigilance measures and unmasking analysis

2024 35 citations Amira Guirguis, Stefania Chiappini et al. European Neuropsychopharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel Vickers‐Smith United States	17	279	222	184	183	177	57	1.4k
El‐Wui Loh Taiwan	25	341 1.2×	136 0.6×	133 0.7×	206 1.1×	169 1.0×	100	2.2k
Mario Palermo Italy	26	137 0.5×	115 0.5×	167 0.9×	113 0.6×	127 0.7×	59	2.1k
Mark R. Burge United States	29	258 0.9×	172 0.8×	335 1.8×	53 0.3×	84 0.5×	95	2.1k
Dimitrios Kouvelas Greece	22	127 0.5×	168 0.8×	58 0.3×	123 0.7×	155 0.9×	92	1.4k
Tae Suk Kim South Korea	21	340 1.2×	80 0.4×	69 0.4×	62 0.3×	154 0.9×	56	1.6k
Pirjo Härkönen Finland	20	290 1.0×	370 1.7×	292 1.6×	65 0.4×	154 0.9×	35	2.2k
Eylert Brodtkorb Norway	35	123 0.4×	386 1.7×	377 2.0×	144 0.8×	246 1.4×	132	3.5k
Jessica Mwinyi Sweden	25	264 0.9×	109 0.5×	366 2.0×	122 0.7×	161 0.9×	75	2.0k
Chiao‐Chicy Chen Taiwan	23	412 1.5×	81 0.4×	138 0.8×	427 2.3×	147 0.8×	45	1.9k
Xiehe Liu China	30	129 0.5×	114 0.5×	366 2.0×	89 0.5×	148 0.8×	81	2.4k

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Gelberg, Kitty H., Denise C. Babineau, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, et al.. (2025). Association of fentanyl test strip results and change in drug use behaviors: A multi-state, community-based observational study. International Journal of Drug Policy. 143. 104867–104867. 1 indexed citations

Guirguis, Amira, Stefania Chiappini, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, et al.. (2024). Exploring the association between suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in weight loss treatments: Insights from pharmacovigilance measures and unmasking analysis. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 82. 82–91. 35 indexed citations breakdown →

Clark, Paul, et al.. (2023). Perceptions of community risk assessment and challenges to implementation. Burns. 49(8). 1866–1878. 1 indexed citations

Chiappini, Stefania, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Daniel R. Harris, et al.. (2023). Is There a Risk for Semaglutide Misuse? Focus on the Food and Drug Administration’s FDA Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) Pharmacovigilance Dataset. Pharmaceuticals. 16(7). 994–994. 39 indexed citations

Bahji, Anees, Yu Li, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, et al.. (2022). Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care: Results from a National Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5649–5649. 6 indexed citations

Chiappini, Stefania, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Amira Guirguis, et al.. (2022). Pharmacovigilance Signals of the Opioid Epidemic over 10 Years: Data Mining Methods in the Analysis of Pharmacovigilance Datasets Collecting Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Reported to EudraVigilance (EV) and the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Pharmaceuticals. 15(6). 675–675. 21 indexed citations

Kantardzic, Mehmed, et al.. (2022). Detecting Tweets Containing Cannabidiol-Related COVID-19 Misinformation Using Transformer Language Models and Warning Letters From Food and Drug Administration: Content Analysis and Identification. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. e38390–e38390. 1 indexed citations

Chiappini, Stefania, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Amira Guirguis, et al.. (2022). A Focus on Abuse/Misuse and Withdrawal Issues with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Analysis of Both the European EMA and the US FAERS Pharmacovigilance Databases. Pharmaceuticals. 15(5). 565–565. 18 indexed citations

Oldfield, Benjamin J., Yu Li, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal analysis of the prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic drinking and self‐reported opioid use among a national cohort of patients with HIV. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 46(4). 600–613.

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Xu, Ke, Boyang Li, Kathleen A. McGinnis, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5302–5302. 60 indexed citations

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Logsdon, M. Cynthia, et al.. (2019). Partnering with new mothers to develop a smart phone app to prevent maternal mortality after hospital discharge: A pilot study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76(1). 324–327. 4 indexed citations

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Rentsch, Christopher T., E. Jennifer Edelman, Amy C. Justice, et al.. (2019). Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Receipt Among US Veterans: A National, 18-Year Observational Cohort Study. AIDS and Behavior. 23(12). 3340–3349. 12 indexed citations

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Gordon, Kirsha S., Kathleen A. McGinnis, Cecilia Dao, et al.. (2019). Differentiating Types of Self-Reported Alcohol Abstinence. AIDS and Behavior. 24(2). 655–665. 13 indexed citations

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Vickers‐Smith, Rachel, et al.. (2019). Gabapentin drug misuse signals: A pharmacovigilance assessment using the FDA adverse event reporting system. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 206. 107709–107709. 31 indexed citations

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Kranzler, Henry R., Hang Zhou, Rachel L. Kember, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide association study of alcohol consumption and use disorder in 274,424 individuals from multiple populations. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1499–1499. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

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Closson, Kalysha, et al.. (2018). Associations between economic dependence, sexual behaviours, and sexually transmitted infections among young, Black, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men living with and without HIV in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Sexual Health. 15(5). 473–473. 8 indexed citations

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Chakravorty, Subhajit, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Michael L. Perlis, Michael A. Grandner, & Henry R. Kranzler. (2018). Circadian Pattern of Deaths Due to Suicide in Intoxicated Alcohol-Dependent Individuals. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 79(6). 3 indexed citations

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Hammash, Muna, Samantha McEvedy, Jesse H. Wright, et al.. (2018). Perceived control and quality of life among recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Australian Critical Care. 32(5). 383–390. 10 indexed citations

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Speight, Jane, Andrée Woodcock, Matthew Reaney, et al.. (2010). The QoL-Q diabetes' : a novel instrument to assess quality of life for adults with Type 1 diabetes undergoing complex interventions including transplantation. Diabetic Medicine. 27. 3–4. 6 indexed citations

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Vickers‐Smith, Rachel, Eugene Healy, Niamh Flanagan, et al.. (1998). Melanocortin 1 Receptor Variants in an Irish Population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 111(1). 119–122. 195 indexed citations

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