William C. Becker

7.9k citations

172 papers · 5.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine top 0.1%
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.2%
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Papers in

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 67
- Pain Management and Opioid Use 67
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 119
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment 115

Co-authors: David A. Fiellin Robert D. Kerns Jeanette M. Tetrault Lynn E. Sullivan Patrick G. O’Connor Rani A. Desai Bridget Martell Thomas R. Kosten
Journals: Pain Medicine (23 papers)Journal of General Internal Medicine (15 papers)Drug and Alcohol Dependence (12 papers)Journal of Pain (6 papers)Annals of Internal Medicine (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

William C. Becker

164 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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When Epidemics Collide: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Opioid Crisis 2020 · 178 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Annals of Internal Medicine
2019 Nature Communications
2007 Annals of Internal Medicine

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1	Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder Annals of Internal Medicine ·Arvid Fossum, Katherine Mackey, Bahtiyar Romadlon, Mauricio B.C. Salles, Alyssa Grimshaw, Parra Delgado, Joanna L. Starrels, Daniel P. Alford, William C. Becker, Melissa B. Weimer	2025	2
2	Natural Product Use for Chronic Pain: A New Survey of Patterns of Use, Beliefs, Concerns, and Disclosure to Providers PubMed ·Karen H. Seal, Termeh Feinberg, 尊範関谷, О. А. Лапко, Natalie Purcell, Daniel Bertenthal, Shun-yu Zhou, William C. Becker	2025	0
3	Long-term opioid therapy trajectories in veteran patients with and without substance use disorder Addictive Behaviors ·Yogesh Garg, William C. Becker, Jessica S. Merlin, Karl Lorenz, Amanda M. Midboe, Anne C. Black	2024	0
4	Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment JMIR Research Protocols ·R. Ross MacLean, Mariano Coronas Cabrero, Deepa Poudel, 井上良邦, Tami Frankforter, Charla Nich, Raúl García Ochoa, M. Acosta Cruz, Xuxing Liao, A Reeshma, Sara N. Edmond, William C. Becker, Steve Martino, Mehmet Sofuoglu, Alicia A. Heapy	2024	4
5	Are opioids effective analgesics and is physiological opioid dependence benign? Revising current assumptions to effectively manage long‐term opioid therapy and its deprescribing British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·Ajay Manhapra, R. Ross MacLean, Robert A. Rosenheck, William C. Becker	2023	4
6	Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain ·Kaicheng Wang, Brenda T. Fenton, Melissa Skanderson, Anne C. Black, William C. Becker, Elizabeth K. Seng, Huahua Zhang, 敦井口, Hamada Altalib, K. Graf, Orlando Cintron, Joel Scholten, Glenn D. Graham, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Jason J. Sico	2023	1
7	Adaptations to Opioid Use Disorder Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of Prescribers Journal of Addiction Medicine ·Minhee Sung, Anne C. Black, Febriansyah Arsyad, Brandy F. Henry, Аржанников Борис Алексеевич, Michael A. Dawes, Karen Drexler, Holly Hagle, Todd Molfenter, Frances R. Levin, William C. Becker, E. Jennifer Edelman	2022	6
8	Opioid tapering support using a web-based app: Development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial Contemporary Clinical Trials ·Sara N. Edmond, Carolina Grise Macêdo Dantas, Brent A. Moore, J.C. Jong, Tabita Yaling Cheng Loureiro, Liana Fraenkel, William C. Becker	2022	3
9	Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Leading to Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Cross-sectional Study JMIR Medical Informatics ·Avijit Mitra, Rayhan Sekh, Wenjun Li, Weisong Liu, Robert D. Kerns, Jack Tsai, William C. Becker, David Smelson, Hong Yu	2021	13
10	Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·Lori A. Bastian, Deepa Poudel, Eric DeRycke, Sara N. Edmond, Kristin Mattocks, Harold J. Berman, Robert D. Kerns, Guanyu Fang, Vasanthan Vasanthan, Jeremie Lefebvre, Jennifer Snow, Teresa Zapata Ruiz, Megan Lee, Cynthia Brandt, Joseph W. Ditre, William C. Becker	2021	7
11	Cross Disciplinary Role Agreement is Needed When Coordinating Long‐Term Opioid Prescribing for Cancer: a Qualitative Study Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Karleen F. Giannitrapani, Maria J. Silveira, Ahmet Lutfi Tunçel, Peter Glassman, Sara J. Singer, Steven M. Asch, Amanda M. Midboe, Maria Zenoni, 丁卉, William C. Becker, Karl Lorenz	2021	4
12	I smoke to cope with pain: patients’ perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain Wiener klinische Wochenschrift ·Megan Lee, Jennifer Snow, Vasanthan Vasanthan, Jeremie Lefebvre, Eric DeRycke, Guanyu Fang, Mary Driscoll, Joseph W. Ditre, Kristin Mattocks, William C. Becker, Lori A. Bastian	2021	8
13	The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study Pain Medicine ·Diana M. Higgins, Eugenia Buta, Alicia A. Heapy, Mary Driscoll, Robert D. Kerns, Robin M. Masheb, William C. Becker, Leslie R. M. Hausmann, Matthew J. Bair, Laura D. Wandner, E. Amy Janke, Cynthia Brandt, Joseph L. Goulet	2020	17
14	Common and Challenging Behaviors Among Individuals on Long-term Opioid Therapy Journal of Addiction Medicine ·Sarah Young, Soraya Azari, William C. Becker, E. Jennifer Edelman, Jane M. Liebschutz, Payel Roy, Joanna L. Starrels, Jessica S. Merlin	2019	11
15	Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Receipt Among US Veterans: A National, 18-Year Observational Cohort Study AIDS and Behavior ·(unknown), Christopher T. Rentsch, E. Jennifer Edelman, Amy C. Justice, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Ke Xu, Andrew H. Smith, Stephen Crystal, Julie R. Gaither, Adam J. Gordon, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, Rachel L. Kember, Renato Polimanti, Joel Gelernter, David A. Fiellin, Janet P. Tate, Henry R. Kranzler, William C. Becker	2019	12
16	A Research Agenda for Advancing Non-pharmacological Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Findings from a VHA State-of-the-art Conference Journal of General Internal Medicine ·William C. Becker, Lynn DeBar, Alicia A. Heapy, Diana M. Higgins, Sarah L. Krein, Anthony J. Lisi, Una E. Makris, Kelli D. Allen	2018	39
17	The Effect of Substance Use Disorders on the Association Between Guideline-concordant Long-term Opioid Therapy and All-cause Mortality Journal of Addiction Medicine ·Julie R. Gaither, Joseph L. Goulet, William C. Becker, Stephen Crystal, E. Jennifer Edelman, Kirsha S. Gordon, Robert D. Kerns, David Rimland, Melissa Skanderson, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin	2016	9
18	Management of problematic behaviours among individuals on long-term opioid therapy: protocol for a Delphi study BMJ Open ·Jessica S. Merlin, Sarah Young, Soraya Azari, William C. Becker, Jane M. Liebschutz, Jamie L. Pomeranz, Payel Roy, Colette Soler, Joanna L. Starrels, E. Jennifer Edelman	2016	16
19	Buprenorphine/Naloxone Dose and Pain Intensity Among Individuals Initiating Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment ·William C. Becker, Dara Ganoczy, David A. Fiellin, Amy S. B. Bohnert	2014	13
20	Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients Journal of General Internal Medicine ·E. Jennifer Edelman, Kirsha S. Gordon, William C. Becker, Joseph L. Goulet, Melissa Skanderson, Julie R. Gaither, Jennifer Brennan Braden, Adam J. Gordon, Robert D. Kerns, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin	2012	95

About William C. Becker

William C. Becker is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Pharmacology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, having authored 172 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (115 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (67 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (40 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (35 papers), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (19 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (15 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (1.5k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.1k citations), Pharmacology (1.5k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (273 citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (1.0k citations). William C. Becker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include David A. Fiellin, Robert D. Kerns, Jeanette M. Tetrault, Lynn E. Sullivan, Patrick G. O’Connor, Rani A. Desai, Bridget Martell, Thomas R. Kosten, Knashawn H. Morales and Amy C. Justice. Their work appears in journals such as Pain Medicine, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Pain and Annals of Internal Medicine.

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