Robert O. Pihl

16.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
244 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

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Robert O. Pihl is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert O. Pihl has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Clinical Psychology, 70 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 60 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert O. Pihl's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (68 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (59 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (39 papers). Robert O. Pihl is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (68 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (59 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (39 papers). Robert O. Pihl collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Ireland. Robert O. Pihl's co-authors include Jordan B. Peterson, Sherry H. Stewart, Patricia Conrod, Simon N. Young, Chawki Benkelfat, Richard E. Tremblay, Frank R. Ervin, Sean P. Barrett, Peter Finn and David LeMarquand and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert O. Pihl

239 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Tryptophan depletion causes a rapid lowering of mood in normal males

1985 599 citations Simon N. Young, Robert O. Pihl et al. Psychopharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert O. Pihl Canada	66	4.5k	3.2k	2.8k	2.4k	2.1k	244	12.6k
Donald M. Dougherty United States	52	5.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	175	12.2k
Victor Hesselbrock United States	67	4.2k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	5.7k 2.0×	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	290	15.0k
F. Gerard Moeller United States	61	5.2k 1.2×	3.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	251	13.3k
Robert A. Zucker United States	62	4.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	253	11.8k
Duncan B. Clark United States	64	5.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.4×	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	252	13.4k
Antonio Verdejo‐García Spain	57	4.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	3.8k 1.8×	323	12.0k
Karl Mann Germany	70	2.5k 0.6×	5.3k 1.7×	4.0k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	4.2k 2.0×	342	15.3k
John K. Hewitt United States	65	6.8k 1.5×	1.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	5.2k 2.1×	2.8k 1.3×	331	17.3k
Carol A. Prescott United States	69	9.4k 2.1×	2.3k 0.7×	3.5k 1.2×	5.0k 2.1×	1.6k 0.8×	206	21.5k
Ernest S. Barratt United States	36	7.0k 1.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	91	13.7k

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Cox, Sylvia M. L., Natalia Jaworska, Kelly Smart, et al.. (2020). mGlu5 receptor availability in youth at risk for addictions: effects of vulnerability traits and cannabis use. Neuropsychopharmacology. 45(11). 1817–1825. 9 indexed citations

O’Leary-Barrett, Maeve, Robert O. Pihl, & Patricia Conrod. (2017). Process variables predicting changes in adolescent alcohol consumption and mental health symptoms following personality-targeted interventions. Addictive Behaviors. 75. 47–58. 6 indexed citations

Young, Simon N., et al.. (2013). The effect of acute tryptophan depletion on mood and impulsivity in polydrug ecstasy users. Psychopharmacology. 231(4). 707–716. 6 indexed citations

Pihl, Robert O. & Rachel Sutton. (2009). Drugs and Aggression Readily Mix; So What Now?. Substance Use & Misuse. 44(9-10). 1188–1203. 25 indexed citations

Kokko, Katja, Gian Vittorio Caprara, Concetta Pastorelli, et al.. (2009). Prosocial development from childhood to adolescence: a multi‐informant perspective with Canadian and Italian longitudinal studies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50(5). 590–598. 73 indexed citations

Mottillo, Salvatore, Kristian B. Filion, Patrick Bélisle, et al.. (2008). Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Heart Journal. 30(6). 718–730. 124 indexed citations

Higgins, Daniel M., et al.. (2007). Prefrontal cognitive ability, intelligence, Big Five personality, and the prediction of advanced academic and workplace performance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 93(2). 298–319. 129 indexed citations

Pihl, Robert O., et al.. (2007). Reward-Sensitivity, Inhibition of Reward-Seeking, and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Working Memory Function in Problem Gamblers not in Treatment. Journal of Gambling Studies. 23(4). 435–455. 35 indexed citations

Assaad, Jean‐Marc, Robert O. Pihl, Jean R. Séguin, et al.. (2006). Heart Rate Response to Alcohol and Intoxicated Aggressive Behavior. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(5). 774–782. 7 indexed citations

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Tremblay, Richard E., Robert O. Pihl, Frank Vitaro, & Patricia L. Dobkin. (1999). Patrons de comportements en maternelle et émergence précoce de comportements antisociaux chez les garçons. Bulletin de psychologie. 52(441). 373–382. 2 indexed citations

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LeMarquand, David, Chawki Benkelfat, Robert O. Pihl, Roberta M. Palmour, & Simon N. Young. (1999). Behavioral Disinhibition Induced by Tryptophan Depletion in Nonalcoholic Young Men With Multigenerational Family Histories of Paternal Alcoholism. American Journal of Psychiatry. 156(11). 1771–1779. 118 indexed citations

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Ditto, Blaine, Jean R. Séguin, Bernard Boulerice, Robert O. Pihl, & Richard E. Tremblay. (1998). Risk for hypertension and pain sensitivity in adolescent boys.. Health Psychology. 17(3). 249–254. 34 indexed citations

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Peterson, Jordan B., Robert O. Pihl, Christina Gianoulakis, et al.. (1996). Ethanol‐Induced Change in Cardiac and Endogenous Opiate Function and Risk for Alcoholism. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 20(9). 1542–1552. 66 indexed citations

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Mezzacappa, Enrico, Richard E. Tremblay, J. Philip Saul, et al.. (1996). Relationship of Aggression and Anxiety to Autonomic Regulation of Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Males. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 794(1). 376–379. 19 indexed citations

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Pihl, Robert O. & Jordan B. Peterson. (1991). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, childhood conduct disorder, and alcoholism: Is there an association?. 18 indexed citations

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Pihl, Robert O., Jordan B. Peterson, & Peter Finn. (1990). Inherited predisposition to alcoholism: Characteristics of sons of male alcoholics.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 99(3). 291–301. 6 indexed citations

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Young, Simon N., Frank R. Ervin, Robert O. Pihl, & Peter Finn. (1989). Biochemical aspects of tryptophan depletion in primates. Psychopharmacology. 98(4). 508–511. 160 indexed citations

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Chamberlain, Brian T., Frank R. Ervin, Robert O. Pihl, & Simon N. Young. (1987). The effect of raising or lowering tryptophan levels on aggression in vervet monkeys. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 28(4). 503–510. 88 indexed citations

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Martin, John B., et al.. (1986). Prediction of Alexithymic Characteristics from Physiological, Personality, and Subjective Measures. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 45(3). 133–140. 21 indexed citations

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Pihl, Robert O.. (1979). RECENT EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY IN CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill. 14(3). 6 indexed citations

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