Victor M. Karpyak

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Victor M. Karpyak is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor M. Karpyak has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Epidemiology, 30 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Victor M. Karpyak's work include Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (30 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (28 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (15 papers). Victor M. Karpyak is often cited by papers focused on Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (30 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (28 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (15 papers). Victor M. Karpyak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Chile. Victor M. Karpyak's co-authors include Almıla Erol, Joanna M. Biernacka, Jennifer R. Geske, Terry D. Schneekloth, David A. Mrazek, Mark A. Frye, Daniel K. Hall‐Flavin, Larissa L. Loukianova, Ada Man‐Choi Ho and Stacey J. Winham and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Victor M. Karpyak

78 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Sex and gender-related differences in alcohol use and its consequences: Contemporary knowledge and future research considerations

2015 705 citations Victor M. Karpyak et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Victor M. Karpyak United States	27	773	512	458	344	280	83	2.3k
Allen E. Thornton Canada	29	401 0.5×	266 0.5×	501 1.1×	280 0.8×	219 0.8×	94	3.2k
Kelly E. Courtney United States	22	684 0.9×	196 0.4×	810 1.8×	250 0.7×	244 0.9×	64	2.1k
Darlene H. Moak United States	19	1.1k 1.4×	478 0.9×	654 1.4×	160 0.5×	285 1.0×	26	2.0k
I Schmidt United Kingdom	8	732 0.9×	400 0.8×	324 0.7×	166 0.5×	266 0.9×	12	1.8k
Reagan R. Wetherill United States	27	530 0.7×	182 0.4×	494 1.1×	161 0.5×	287 1.0×	59	2.0k
Michael Soyka Germany	33	1.2k 1.6×	395 0.8×	935 2.0×	346 1.0×	323 1.2×	187	4.1k
Norbert Wodarz Germany	22	429 0.6×	274 0.5×	402 0.9×	272 0.8×	108 0.4×	96	1.6k
Michele L. Pergadia United States	33	492 0.6×	297 0.6×	433 0.9×	734 2.1×	245 0.9×	60	2.5k
Sukanta Saha Australia	23	237 0.3×	348 0.7×	221 0.5×	323 0.9×	351 1.3×	42	3.8k
Ru‐Band Lu Taiwan	31	377 0.5×	350 0.7×	664 1.4×	556 1.6×	131 0.5×	110	2.7k

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Ho, Ming‐Fen, Cheng Zhang, Brandon J. Coombes, et al.. (2025). Plasma TREM2 Levels, Alcohol Consumption, and Liver Enzymes in Patients with Alcohol use Disorder: A Sex-Dependent Relationship Involving MS4A6A Genetic Polymorphism. PubMed. 2(3). 18–32.

Bormann, Nicholas L., et al.. (2025). Positive changes in employment status are associated with reduced alcohol use frequency at discharge from outpatient specialty treatment. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research. 49(6). 1286–1296. 1 indexed citations

Ho, Ming‐Fen, et al.. (2025). Buprenorphine's Effect on the Human Immune System and Inflammation. Clinical and Translational Science. 18(3). e70180–e70180.

Bormann, Nicholas L., Tyler Oesterle, Stephan Arndt, Victor M. Karpyak, & Paul E. Croarkin. (2024). Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Combining transcranial magnetic stimulation or direct current stimulation with pharmacotherapy for treatment of substance use disorders. American Journal on Addictions. 33(3). 269–282. 5 indexed citations

Ho, Ada Man‐Choi, et al.. (2023). Associations of sex-related steroid hormones and proteins with alcohol dependence: A United Kingdom Biobank study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 244. 109781–109781. 8 indexed citations

Oesterle, Tyler, Victor M. Karpyak, Brandon J. Coombes, et al.. (2022). Systematic review: Wearable remote monitoring to detect nonalcohol/nonnicotine‐related substance use disorder symptoms. American Journal on Addictions. 31(6). 535–545. 6 indexed citations

Ho, Ming‐Fen, Cheng Zhang, Irene Moon, et al.. (2022). Single cell transcriptomics reveals distinct transcriptional responses to oxycodone and buprenorphine by iPSC-derived brain organoids from patients with opioid use disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(6). 1636–1646. 21 indexed citations

Bazov, Igor, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic and Transcriptional Control of the Opioid Prodynorphine Gene: In-Depth Analysis in the Human Brain. Molecules. 26(11). 3458–3458. 2 indexed citations

Schneekloth, Terry D., Juan Pablo Arab, Douglas A. Simonetto, et al.. (2021). Factors Having an Impact on Relapse and Survival in Transplant Recipients With Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(6). 1153–1164. 8 indexed citations

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Karpyak, Victor M., Jennifer R. Geske, Daniel K. Hall‐Flavin, et al.. (2019). Sex-specific association of depressive disorder and transient emotional states with alcohol consumption in male and female alcoholics. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 196. 31–39. 23 indexed citations

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Bazov, Igor, Daniil Sarkisyan, Olga Kononenko, et al.. (2018). Downregulation of the neuronal opioid gene expression concomitantly with neuronal decline in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of human alcoholics. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 122–122. 12 indexed citations

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Kolla, Bhanu Prakash, Terry D. Schneekloth, Joanna M. Biernacka, et al.. (2018). PNPLA3 Association with Alcoholic Liver Disease in a Cohort of Heavy Drinkers. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 53(4). 357–360. 10 indexed citations

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Karpyak, Victor M., Joanna M. Biernacka, Jennifer R. Geske, et al.. (2016). Gender‐specific effects of comorbid depression and anxiety on the propensity to drink in negative emotional states. Addiction. 111(8). 1366–1375. 51 indexed citations

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Moyer, Ann M., Denise L. Walker, Rajeswari Avula, et al.. (2015). Relationship of Genetic Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Gene ( SLC6A4 ) and Congenital and Acquired Cardiovascular Diseases. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 19(3). 115–123. 1 indexed citations

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Abulseoud, Osama A., Khalid Mohamed, Chelsea A. Vadnie, et al.. (2015). Sex differences in mania phenotype and ethanol consumption in the lateral hypothalamic kindled rat model. Translational Psychiatry. 5(3). e534–e534. 7 indexed citations

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Abulseoud, Osama A., Alfredo B. Cuéllar‐Barboza, & Victor M. Karpyak. (2015). Response to letter to the editor. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 78(3). 299–300.

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Mrazek, David A., Joanna M. Biernacka, Donald E. McAlpine, et al.. (2014). Treatment Outcomes of Depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 34(3). 313–317. 32 indexed citations

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Biernacka, Joanna M., Jennifer R. Geske, Terry D. Schneekloth, et al.. (2013). Replication of Genome Wide Association Studies of Alcohol Dependence: Support for Association with Variation in ADH1C. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58798–e58798. 26 indexed citations

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Karpyak, Victor M., Daniel K. Hall‐Flavin, & David A. Mrazek. (2008). Can Genetics Predict Risk for Alcohol Dependence? Inherited Variations Affect Response to Alcohol and to Alcoholism Treatments. Current psychiatry. 7(3). 57. 1 indexed citations

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Karpyak, Victor M., et al.. (2008). QTc Dispersion in Patients Referred for Electroconvulsive Therapy. Journal of Ect. 24(2). 131–133. 4 indexed citations

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