Steve Sussman

23.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
454 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Steve Sussman is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve Sussman has authored 454 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Physiology, 121 papers in Clinical Psychology and 120 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Steve Sussman's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (173 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (115 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (87 papers). Steve Sussman is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (173 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (115 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (87 papers). Steve Sussman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Spain. Steve Sussman's co-authors include Clyde W. Dent, Alan W. Stacy, Jennifer B. Unger, Brian R. Flay, Louise A. Rohrbach, Nadra E. Lisha, Ping Sun, Silvana Skara, David S. Black and Adam M. Leventhal and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Steve Sussman

444 papers receiving 15.0k 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.

  1. Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence
    2015 724 citations Adam M. Leventhal, Jennifer B. Unger et al. profile →

Peers

Steve Sussman
Laurie Chassin United States
Brian R. Flay United States
Lloyd D. Johnston United States
Jerald G. Bachman United States
Patrick M. O’Malley United States
David B. Abrams United States
John E. Schulenberg United States
Judith J. Prochaska United States
Gilbert J. Botvin United States
Denise B. Kandel United States
Laurie Chassin United States
Steve Sussman
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Countries citing papers authored by Steve Sussman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Sussman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve Sussman

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miech, Richard, Alyssa F. Harlow, Dae‐Hee Han, et al.. (2025). Trends in e-cigarette flavour use and demographic correlates among US youth from 2020 to 2023. Tobacco Control. tc–2024.
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Sussman, Steve, et al.. (2023). Narcotics Anonymous attendees’ perceptions and experiences of substitute behaviors in the Western Cape, South Africa. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 18(1). 40–40.
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Smiley, Sabrina L, et al.. (2023). Hypothetical e-liquid flavor ban and opinions among vapeshop retailers in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21(October). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Galimov, Artur, et al.. (2023). Proliferation of ‘non-menthol’ cigarettes amid a state-wide flavour ban. Tobacco Control. 34(1). 135–137. 11 indexed citations
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Cho, Junhan, Steve Sussman, Afton Kechter, et al.. (2023). Alcohol use and life stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study of young adults. Journal of Substance Use. 29(4). 554–561. 3 indexed citations
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Leigh, Noel J., Artur Galimov, Steve Sussman, et al.. (2023). Still ‘Cool’: tobacco industry responds to state-wide menthol ban with synthetic coolants. Tobacco Control. 34(2). 254–258. 22 indexed citations
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Hansen, Júlia, Artur Galimov, Jennifer B. Unger, Steve Sussman, & Reiner Hanewinkel. (2023). Mental Health and Physical Complaints of German Children and Adolescents before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(5). 4478–4478. 3 indexed citations
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Galimov, Artur, Jimi Huh, Carla J. Berg, et al.. (2022). An Assessment of Vape Shop Products in California before and after Implementation of FDA and State Regulations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 15827–15827. 3 indexed citations
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Galimov, Artur, et al.. (2021). Compliance to FDA’s elimination of free tobacco product sampling at vape shops. Addictive Behaviors. 125. 107148–107148. 2 indexed citations
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Leventhal, Adam M., Hongying Dai, Jessica L. Barrington‐Trimis, & Steve Sussman. (2021). ‘Ice’ flavoured e-cigarette use among young adults. Tobacco Control. 32(1). 114–117. 34 indexed citations
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Pokhrel, Pallav, et al.. (2021). Emerging adulthood attributes, discrimination, mental health, and substance use in a sample of Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and White college students.. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 14(1). 51–62. 5 indexed citations
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Galimov, Artur, Reiner Hanewinkel, Júlia Hansen, et al.. (2020). Association of energy drink consumption with substance-use initiation among adolescents: A 12-month longitudinal study. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 34(2). 221–228. 18 indexed citations
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Galimov, Artur, Reiner Hanewinkel, Júlia Hansen, et al.. (2019). Energy drink consumption among German adolescents: Prevalence, correlates, and predictors of initiation. Appetite. 139. 172–179. 38 indexed citations
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Espada, José P., et al.. (2011). Relation between Substance Use and Depression among Spanish Adolescents. Revista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica. 11(1). 79–90. 19 indexed citations
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Sussman, Steve. (2007). Sexual Addiction among Teens: A Review. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 14(4). 257–278. 30 indexed citations
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Sun, Ping, Jennifer B. Unger, Paula H. Palmer, et al.. (2005). Internet Accessibility and Usage among Urban Adolescents in Southern California: Implications for Web-Based Health Research. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 8(5). 441–453. 79 indexed citations
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Sussman, Steve. (2005). COGNITIVE MISPERCEPTIONS AS DETERMINANTS OF DRUG MISUSE. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 5(1). 11–33. 1 indexed citations
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Sussman, Steve, Jennifer B. Unger, & Clyde W. Dent. (2004). Peer group self-identification among alternative high school youth: A predictor of their psychosocial functioning five years later. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45 indexed citations

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