Walter Ling

337 total papers · 22.3k total citations
251 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Walter Ling is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Ling has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 116 papers in Epidemiology and 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Walter Ling's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (126 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (105 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (64 papers). Walter Ling is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (126 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (105 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (64 papers). Walter Ling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Walter Ling's co-authors include Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Donald R. Wesson, Sara L. Simon, Maureen Hillhouse, Peggy Compton, V. Charles Charuvastra, Alice Huber, Michael McCann and Catherine P. Domier and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Walter Ling

245 papers receiving 15.4k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale
    2013 942 citations Deborah S. Hasin, Charles P. O’Brien et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  2. Validation of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST)
    2008 821 citations Rachel Humeniuk, Robert Ali et al. Addiction profile →
  3. The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
    2003 707 citations Donald R. Wesson, Walter Ling Journal of Psychoactive Drugs profile →
  4. Structural Abnormalities in the Brains of Human Subjects Who Use Methamphetamine
    2004 555 citations Paul M. Thompson, Kiralee M. Hayashi et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial
    2011 397 citations Evgeny Krupitsky, Edward V. Nunes et al. The Lancet profile →
  6. Treatment retention among patients randomized to buprenorphine/naloxone compared to methadone in a multi‐site trial
    2013 345 citations Yih‐Ing Hser, Andrew J. Saxon et al. Addiction profile →
  7. Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
    2021 145 citations Madhukar H. Trivedi, Robrina Walker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Walter Ling 6.8k 6.7k 4.0k 2.9k 2.1k 251 16.2k
George E. Bigelow 5.4k 0.8× 5.5k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 312 14.7k
Maxine L. Stitzer 5.8k 0.8× 5.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 334 14.5k
Roger D. Weiss 6.7k 1.0× 3.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 351 17.3k
Wilson M. Compton 9.2k 1.3× 6.6k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 5.3k 1.8× 3.4k 1.6× 247 23.8k
Richard P. Mattick 9.4k 1.4× 7.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.8× 3.2k 1.6× 296 20.5k
Edward V. Nunes 5.6k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 376 13.7k
A. Thomas McLellan 14.8k 2.2× 6.3k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 230 26.1k
Kenzie L. Preston 2.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.5× 3.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 848 0.4× 263 11.4k
Shane Darke 9.6k 1.4× 7.5k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 304 17.6k
Thomas R. Kosten 5.1k 0.7× 3.7k 0.6× 7.3k 1.8× 3.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 567 22.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Ling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Ling

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Ling

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

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