William C. Becker

William C. Becker

Yale University

H-index: 41

North America-United States

About William C. Becker

William C. Becker, With an exceptional h-index of 41 and a recent h-index of 36 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Yale University, specializes in the field of chronic pain, opioid addiction.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The Association of Prescribed Opioids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease

Identifying provider, patient and practice factors that shape long-term opioid prescribing for cancer pain: a qualitative study of American and Australian providers

When harms outweigh benefits of long‐term opioid therapy for pain: Need for a new diagnostic entity, research and improved treatments

Initial Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Long-Term Opioid Therapy Tapering via the Summit Program

Increasing buprenorphine access for patients with chronic pain: a quality improvement initiative

Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives of Buprenorphine After Transitioning From Long-Term, Full-Agonist Opioid Therapy Among Veterans With Chronic Pain

Patient Race and Gender Do Not Predict Opioid-Related Concerns or Problems in Diverse, Veteran, Chronic Pain Sample

The design and baseline characteristics for the HOPE Consortium Trial to reduce pain and opioid use in hemodialysis

William C. Becker Information

University

Position

Internal medicine VA Connecticut

Citations(all)

7851

Citations(since 2020)

4556

Cited By

5191

hIndex(all)

41

hIndex(since 2020)

36

i10Index(all)

102

i10Index(since 2020)

88

Email

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William C. Becker Skills & Research Interests

chronic pain

opioid addiction

Top articles of William C. Becker

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The Association of Prescribed Opioids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease

The Journal of Pain

Minhee L Sung

Svetlana K Eden

William C Becker

Stephen Crystal

Meredith S Duncan

...

2024/5/1

Identifying provider, patient and practice factors that shape long-term opioid prescribing for cancer pain: a qualitative study of American and Australian providers

BMJ open

Soraya Fereydooni

Karl Lorenz

Azin Azarfar

Tim Luckett

Jane L Phillips

...

2024/3/1

When harms outweigh benefits of long‐term opioid therapy for pain: Need for a new diagnostic entity, research and improved treatments

William C Becker

Joseph W Frank

Sara N Edmond

Joanna L Starrels

2024/1

Initial Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Long-Term Opioid Therapy Tapering via the Summit Program

The Journal of Pain

Victor J Schneider II

Danielle M Wesolowicz

Brent Moore

William C Becker

Sara N Edmond

2024/4/1

Increasing buprenorphine access for patients with chronic pain: a quality improvement initiative

Pain Medicine

Danielle M Wesolowicz

Juliette F Spelman

Sara N Edmond

Amy R Schwartz

Jeffrey D Kravetz

...

2024/3/1

Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives of Buprenorphine After Transitioning From Long-Term, Full-Agonist Opioid Therapy Among Veterans With Chronic Pain

The Journal of Pain

Sara N Edmond

Danielle M Wesolowicz

Jennifer L Snow

Sophia Currie

Amanda Jankelovits

...

2024/1/1

Patient Race and Gender Do Not Predict Opioid-Related Concerns or Problems in Diverse, Veteran, Chronic Pain Sample

The Journal of Pain

Alexis D Grant

William C Becker

Danielle M Wesolowicz

Brent Moore

Sara Edmond

2024/4/1

The design and baseline characteristics for the HOPE Consortium Trial to reduce pain and opioid use in hemodialysis

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Laura M Dember

Jesse Y Hsu

Leah Bernardo

Kerri L Cavanaugh

David M Charytan

...

2024/1/1

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 …

JMIR Research Protocols

R Ross MacLean

Brett Ankawi

Mary A Driscoll

Melissa A Gordon

Tami L Frankforter

...

2024/3/20

Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17

Drug and alcohol dependence

Robert Heimer

Anne C Black

Hsiuju Lin

Lauretta E Grau

David A Fiellin

...

2024/1/1

Pain Care at Home to Amplify Function: Protocol Article

Substance Use & Addiction Journal

Anne C Black

Sara N Edmond

Joseph W Frank

Audrey Abelleira

Jennifer L Snow

...

2024/3/12

Long-term opioid therapy trajectories in veteran patients with and without substance use disorder

Addictive Behaviors

Sydney A Axson

William C Becker

Jessica S Merlin

Karl A Lorenz

Amanda M Midboe

...

2024/6/1

Patient Motivation to Reduce or Discontinue Opioids for Chronic Pain: Self-Efficacy, Barriers, and Readiness to Change

The Clinical Journal of Pain

Taylor B Crouch

Emily Donovan

Wally R Smith

Kelly Barth

William C Becker

...

2024/1/1

Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancer

BMJ oncology

Jessica S Merlin

Anne C Black

Amanda M Midboe

Lara Troszak

Steven M Asch

...

2023

Racial and ethnic bias in the diagnosis of alcohol use disorder in veterans

American Journal of Psychiatry

Rachel Vickers-Smith

Amy C Justice

William C Becker

Christopher T Rentsch

Brenda Curtis

...

2023/6/1

Changes In Meaningful Non-Drug Therapy Use Among US Military Veterans Within A Comparative Effectiveness Trial Augmenting Primary Care Management Of Chronic Pain

The Journal of Pain

Elizabeth S Goldsmith

Patrick J Hammett

David B Nelson

Allyson M Kats

Beth M DeRonne

...

2023/4/1

Are opioids effective analgesics and is physiological opioid dependence benign? Revising current assumptions to effectively manage long‐term opioid therapy and its deprescribing

Ajay Manhapra

R Ross MacLean

Robert Rosenheck

William C Becker

2023/10/2

Higher pain catastrophizing and preoperative pain is associated with increased risk for prolonged postoperative opioid use

Pain Physician

Kevin R Riggs

Andrea L Cherrington

Stefan G Kertesz

Joshua S Richman

Aerin J DeRussy

...

2023

Opioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers

Frontiers in Public Health

Joseph Goulet

Yan Cheng

William Becker

Cynthia Brandt

Friedhelm Sandbrink

...

2023/4/4

The Impact Of Pain Location On Participation In A Walking Intervention For Veterans Who Smoke And Have Chronic Pain

The Journal of Pain

Ryan D Muller

Mary Driscoll

William Becker

Sara Edmond

Eric DeRycke

...

2023/4/1

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