Brian Willis

746 total citations
17 papers, 490 citations indexed

About

Brian Willis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Willis has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 490 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Brian Willis's work include Sex work and related issues (14 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Brian Willis is often cited by papers focused on Sex work and related issues (14 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Brian Willis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Poland. Brian Willis's co-authors include Barry S. Levy, Anita Raj, Michele R. Decker, Jay G. Silverman, Jhumka Gupta, Marya Gwadz, Amanda S. Ritchie, Karla Gostnell, Vipul Patel and Akhil Maheshwari and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian Willis

15 papers receiving 440 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Willis United States 9 412 243 187 175 65 17 490
Toorjo Ghose United States 13 271 0.7× 206 0.8× 164 0.9× 83 0.5× 136 2.1× 33 473
Jessica M. Edwards United States 7 210 0.5× 173 0.7× 240 1.3× 129 0.7× 73 1.1× 8 372
Emily van der Meulen Canada 15 309 0.8× 239 1.0× 107 0.6× 129 0.7× 17 0.3× 48 518
Laura Cordisco Tsai United States 12 249 0.6× 164 0.7× 87 0.5× 65 0.4× 95 1.5× 34 347
Brittany Bingham Canada 11 146 0.4× 148 0.6× 121 0.6× 111 0.6× 45 0.7× 24 335
Eric A. Ratliff United States 12 203 0.5× 169 0.7× 157 0.8× 45 0.3× 162 2.5× 17 431
Simon Mwima United States 13 148 0.4× 90 0.4× 234 1.3× 173 1.0× 177 2.7× 31 455
Lianne A. Urada United States 13 424 1.0× 357 1.5× 162 0.9× 192 1.1× 223 3.4× 46 585
Robert Hakiza Canada 12 139 0.3× 82 0.3× 199 1.1× 166 0.9× 165 2.5× 38 427
Cheryl Overs Australia 8 367 0.9× 297 1.2× 106 0.6× 68 0.4× 249 3.8× 16 427

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Willis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Willis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Willis

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

All Works

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Macias‐Konstantopoulos, Wendy, et al.. (2024). Suicide during pregnancy as a major contributor to maternal suicide among female sex workers in eight low- and middle-income countries: A community knowledge approach investigation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. e107–e107. 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2023). The preventable burden of mortality from unsafe abortion among female sex workers: a Community Knowledge Approach survey among peer networks in eight countries. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 31(1). 2250618–2250618. 3 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2022). Causes of mortality among female sex workers: Results of a multi-country study. EClinicalMedicine. 52. 101658–101658. 8 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2016). Causes of maternal and child mortality among Cambodian sex workers and their children: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 1176–1176. 9 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2016). Health of female sex workers and their children: a call for action. The Lancet Global Health. 4(7). e438–e439. 27 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2016). The health of children whose mothers are trafficked or in sex work in the U.S.: an exploratory study. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 11(2). 127–135. 4 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian. (2013). The global public health burden of sex work: a call for research. The Lancet Global Health. 1(2). e68–e68. 5 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian, et al.. (2013). The health and social well-being of female sex workers’ children in Bangladesh: A qualitative study from Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 9(2). 123–131. 12 indexed citations
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Gwadz, Marya, et al.. (2008). The initiation of homeless youth into the street economy. Journal of Adolescence. 32(2). 357–377. 91 indexed citations
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Silverman, Jay G., et al.. (2007). HIV Prevalence and Predictors of Infection in Sex-Trafficked Nepalese Girls and Women. JAMA. 298(5). 536–536. 138 indexed citations
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Silverman, Jay G., Michele R. Decker, Jhumka Gupta, et al.. (2007). Experiences of sex trafficking victims in Mumbai, India. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 97(3). 221–226. 54 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian & Barry S. Levy. (2002). Child prostitution: global health burden, research needs, and interventions. The Lancet. 359(9315). 1417–1422. 120 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian. (2000). Recognizing the Public Health Impact of Genocide. JAMA. 284(5). 612–612. 13 indexed citations
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Willis, Brian. (2000). Fluoropolymer Fastener Coating Systems. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Gangarosa, Raymond E., et al.. (1994). Suits by Public Hospitals to Recover Expenditures for the Treatment of Disease, Injury and Disability Caused by Tobacco and Alcohol. ˜The œFordham urban law journal/Fordham urban law journal. 22(1). 81. 3 indexed citations

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