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Bankole A. Johnson

Neuroscience · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1968Rising activity
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsAlcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Publications

1,158

Citations

12,287

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
AI-generated

Bankole A. Johnson studies medical treatments for addiction, with a particular focus on alcohol use disorder and, to a lesser extent, cocaine use disorder. Much of the work involves clinical trials testing whether existing or novel medications (such as low-dose ondansetron, a drug that blocks certain serotonin receptors) can reduce heavy drinking, often using genetic and biological markers to match treatments to patients (an approach called precision medicine). The research also addresses how to best measure treatment success and includes statistical methodology for analyzing trial data.

Alcohol use disorder pharmacotherapyPrecision/pharmacogenetic medicine for addictionClinical trial design and outcome measuresBiomarkers of heavy drinkingBiostatistical methods for treatment data

Publication activity has been steady over the last decade, averaging around two papers per year with a modest peak in 2023.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 521 established Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 12,287cohort median 2,582
h-index: 59cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 2.2cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 18% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 12 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications19202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications4232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 6 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research×3
  • Research Square×3
  • Physical Review Letters×2
  • European Journal of Internal Medicine×2
  • Science×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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