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Alan K. Davis

Psychology · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1990

Publications

174

Citations

7,013

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
AI-generated

Alan K. Davis studies the effects of psychedelic substances (such as psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, and 5-MeO-DMT) on mental health, wellbeing, and behavior, including clinical trials, naturalistic surveys, and reviews of research practices. His work also examines substance use and addiction more broadly, and pays particular attention to how psychedelic experiences affect underrepresented groups such as transgender and gender-expansive people. Prospective students would be exposed to a mix of clinical trial research, survey-based studies, and critical/methodological reviews within the psychedelic and substance-use research field.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, 5-MeO-DMT)Substance use and addiction treatment outcomesMental health effects of psychedelics (suicidality, religious/spiritual beliefs, gratitude)Gender, sexuality, and diversity in psychedelic useResearch methodology and ethics in psychedelic clinical trials

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from about 9-13 papers per year in 2017-2020 to 14-19 papers per year in 2022-2025, indicating a generally increasing pace of research activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 16 publications212022: 17 publications222023: 14 publications232024: 19 publications19242025: 17 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Psychoactive Drugs×14
  • Journal of Psychedelic Studies×12
  • PsycTESTS Dataset×9
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence×8
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology×6
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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