Thomas Santo

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Thomas Santo is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Santo has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Thomas Santo's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (21 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Thomas Santo is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (21 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Thomas Santo collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Santo's co-authors include Louisa Degenhardt, Lucy Thi Tran, Gabrielle Campbell, Matthew Hickman, Michael Farrell, Sarah Larney, Brodie Clark, Jason Grebely, Natasa Gisev and Damian Santomauro and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Epidemiology and Addiction.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Santo

22 papers receiving 816 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Association of Opioid Agonist Treatment With All-Cause Mortality and Specific Causes of Death Among People With Opioid Dependence

2021 323 citations Thomas Santo, Brodie Clark et al. JAMA Psychiatry profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Santo Australia	13	600	494	161	129	121	25	839
Alex Harocopos United States	13	604 1.0×	565 1.1×	163 1.0×	53 0.4×	84 0.7×	32	820
Raimondo Maria Pavarin Italy	11	381 0.6×	363 0.7×	89 0.6×	117 0.9×	69 0.6×	51	624
Alex S. Bennett United States	19	773 1.3×	586 1.2×	192 1.2×	136 1.1×	149 1.2×	62	1.0k
Hillary Samples United States	15	670 1.1×	604 1.2×	202 1.3×	109 0.8×	99 0.8×	55	971
Soraya Mayet United Kingdom	15	657 1.1×	564 1.1×	217 1.3×	75 0.6×	71 0.6×	25	984
Albert Hasson United States	16	450 0.8×	524 1.1×	129 0.8×	101 0.8×	80 0.7×	27	881
Katharina Wiest United States	12	833 1.4×	683 1.4×	275 1.7×	51 0.4×	154 1.3×	21	1.1k
Jennifer Jackson Bloom United States	15	513 0.9×	540 1.1×	198 1.2×	170 1.3×	74 0.6×	19	968
Brodie Clark Australia	4	423 0.7×	314 0.6×	114 0.7×	53 0.4×	89 0.7×	4	532
Christopher Rowe United States	19	713 1.2×	477 1.0×	177 1.1×	58 0.4×	223 1.8×	47	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Santo

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Jones, N. R., Amy Gibson, Duong Thuy Tran, et al.. (2025). Data Resource Profile Update: The Opioid Agonist Treatment and Safety II (OATS II) Study, 2001–22, New South Wales, Australia. International Journal of Epidemiology. 54(2). 2 indexed citations

Santo, Thomas, Antoine Chaillon, Natasha K. Martin, et al.. (2025). Quantifying the impact of a large‐scale opioid agonist treatment program on suicide prevention in New South Wales, Australia: A data‐modeling study. Addiction. 120(8). 1601–1609. 1 indexed citations

Santo, Thomas, Gabrielle Campbell, Samantha Colledge‐Frisby, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review & meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy. 128. 104434–104434. 5 indexed citations

Leung, Janni, Carmen Lim, Tianze Sun, et al.. (2024). Preventable Deaths Attributable to Second-Hand Smoke in Southeast Asia—Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. International Journal of Public Health. 69. 1606446–1606446. 4 indexed citations

Colledge‐Frisby, Samantha, N. R. Jones, Louisa Degenhardt, et al.. (2023). Incidence of suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of opioid agonist treatment: A retrospective data linkage study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 246. 109851–109851. 9 indexed citations

Santo, Thomas. (2023). Errors in Data Reported in Meta-Analysis on Opioid Agonist Treatment and Mortality. JAMA Psychiatry. 80(9). 971–971.

Leung, Janni, Thomas Santo, Samantha Colledge‐Frisby, et al.. (2022). Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Persons Taking Prescription Opioids: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses of Longitudinal Studies. Pain Medicine. 23(8). 1442–1456. 20 indexed citations

Santo, Thomas, Natasa Gisev, Gabrielle Campbell, Elliot C. Nelson, & Louisa Degenhardt. (2022). The effects of childhood trauma and mental disorders on treatment engagement, contact with the criminal justice system, and mortality among people with opioid dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 243. 109734–109734. 4 indexed citations

Santo, Thomas, Gabrielle Campbell, Natasa Gisev, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of mental disorders among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 238. 109551–109551. 85 indexed citations

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Tran, Anh, Suzanne Nielsen, Louisa Degenhardt, et al.. (2021). Economic analysis of out-of-pocket costs among people in opioid agonist treatment: A cross-sectional survey in three Australian jurisdictions. International Journal of Drug Policy. 99. 103472–103472. 14 indexed citations

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Santo, Thomas, Gabrielle Campbell, Natasa Gisev, & Louisa Degenhardt. (2021). Exposure to childhood trauma increases risk of opioid use disorder among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 230. 109199–109199. 14 indexed citations

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Santo, Thomas, et al.. (2021). The impact of opioid agonist treatment delivered in different settings on all-cause mortality and specific causes of death:A systematic review and meta-analysis. Bristol Research (University of Bristol).

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Peacock, Amy, Lucy Thi Tran, Sarah Larney, et al.. (2020). All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality among people with regular or problematic cocaine use: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. 116(4). 725–742. 29 indexed citations

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Grebely, Jason, Lucy Thi Tran, Behzad Hajarizadeh, et al.. (2020). Association between opioid agonist therapy use and HIV testing uptake among people who have recently injected drugs: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. 116(7). 1664–1676. 9 indexed citations

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Santo, Thomas, Gabrielle Campbell, Natasa Gisev, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of childhood maltreatment among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 219. 108459–108459. 44 indexed citations

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Stockings, Emily, Lucy Thi Tran, Thomas Santo, et al.. (2019). Mortality among people with regular or problematic use of amphetamines: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. 114(10). 1738–1750. 36 indexed citations

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Larance, Briony, Louisa Degenhardt, Jason Grebely, et al.. (2019). Perceptions of extended‐release buprenorphine injections for opioid use disorder among people who regularly use opioids in Australia. Addiction. 115(7). 1295–1305. 57 indexed citations

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Gisev, Natasa, Suzanne Nielsen, Gabrielle Campbell, et al.. (2019). Antidepressant Use Among People Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain. Pain Medicine. 20(12). 2450–2458. 12 indexed citations

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Larney, Sarah, Lucy Thi Tran, Janni Leung, et al.. (2019). All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among People Using Extramedical Opioids. JAMA Psychiatry. 77(5). 493–493. 95 indexed citations

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Santo, Thomas, Briony Larance, Raimondo Bruno, et al.. (2019). Correlates of indicators of potential extra‐medical opioid use in people prescribed opioids for chronic non‐cancer pain. Drug and Alcohol Review. 39(2). 128–134. 6 indexed citations

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