Devon D. Brewer

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Devon D. Brewer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Devon D. Brewer has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in General Health Professions and 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Devon D. Brewer's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (25 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 papers). Devon D. Brewer is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (25 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 papers). Devon D. Brewer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Devon D. Brewer's co-authors include Richard F. Catalano, Alex Pentland, Lada A. Adamic, Noshir Contractor, David Lazer, Marshall Van Alstyne, James H. Fowler, Myron P. Gutmann, Deb Roy and Tony Jebara and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Devon D. Brewer

77 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Computational Social Science 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Computational Social Science
    2009 2.1k citations Devon D. Brewer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Devon D. Brewer United States 34 1.8k 1.2k 1.0k 923 919 79 5.6k
James Moody United States 38 2.9k 1.6× 612 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 808 0.9× 121 7.6k
Peter Bearman United States 42 2.7k 1.5× 381 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 692 0.7× 1.4k 1.6× 100 7.5k
Matthew Salganik United States 21 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 604 0.6× 881 1.0× 199 0.2× 30 5.1k
Philippa Pattison Australia 60 3.3k 1.8× 1.0k 0.9× 926 0.9× 3.6k 3.9× 2.3k 2.5× 159 13.4k
Christopher McCarty United States 33 1.7k 0.9× 564 0.5× 613 0.6× 605 0.7× 234 0.3× 95 3.7k
Eric Rice United States 36 2.2k 1.2× 614 0.5× 2.6k 2.6× 201 0.2× 984 1.1× 164 5.9k
Steven M. Goodreau United States 22 2.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 221 0.2× 59 6.0k
King‐Wa Fu Hong Kong 39 2.1k 1.1× 482 0.4× 411 0.4× 288 0.3× 1.3k 1.4× 115 4.2k
Susan C. Weller United States 42 1.5k 0.8× 827 0.7× 2.1k 2.0× 113 0.1× 576 0.6× 116 7.4k
Dolores Albarracín United States 45 4.7k 2.6× 704 0.6× 2.1k 2.1× 177 0.2× 1.2k 1.3× 200 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Devon D. Brewer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devon D. Brewer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brewer, Devon D., et al.. (2015). Comparison of Direct Estimate and Partner Elicitation Methods for Measuring the Number of Sexual and Injection Partners. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Salathé, Marcel, Linus Bengtsson, Todd Bodnar, et al.. (2012). Digital Epidemiology. PLoS Computational Biology. 8(7). e1002616–e1002616. 278 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D. & Adnan Ahmad Khan. (2010). HCV and HIV prevalences strongly correlated in Asian communities with reservoirs of HIV in high-risk groups. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 4(7). 442–447. 5 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., et al.. (2009). Horizontally-acquired HIV infection in Kenyan and Swazi children. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 20(12). 852–857. 14 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., Stephen Q. Muth, & John J. Potterat. (2008). Demographic, Biometric, and Geographic Comparison of Clients of Prostitutes and Men in the US General Population. 11. 4 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., John J. Potterat, Stephen Q. Muth, & John M. Roberts. (2006). A Large Specific Deterrent Effect of Arrest for Patronizing a Prostitute. PLoS ONE. 1(1). e60–e60. 12 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., et al.. (2006). Social Structural and Behavioral Underpinnings of Hyperendemic Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Drug Injectors. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 194(6). 764–772. 33 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D.. (2005). Case-Finding Effectiveness of Partner Notification and Cluster Investigation for Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 32(2). 78–83. 65 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., Giovanni Rinaldi, Andreï Mogoutov, & Thomas W. Valente. (2005). A Quantitative Review of Associative Patterns in the Recall of Persons.. 6. 12 indexed citations
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Weller, Susan C., Devon D. Brewer, & Jeffrey C. Johnson. (2004). Introduction. Cross-Cultural Research. 38(3). 215–219. 2 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D. & Sharon B. Garrett. (2001). Evaluation of Interviewing Techniques to Enhance Recall of Sexual and Drug Injection Partners. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 28(11). 666–677. 52 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., John J. Potterat, Sharon B. Garrett, et al.. (2000). Prostitution and the sex discrepancy in reported number of sexual partners. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(22). 12385–12388. 62 indexed citations
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Fleming, Charles B., Devon D. Brewer, Randy R. Gainey, Kevin P. Haggerty, & Richard F. Catalano. (1998). Parent Drag Use and Bonding to Parents as Predictors of Substance Use in Children of Substance Abusers. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 6(4). 75–86. 37 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., Richard F. Catalano, Kevin P. Haggerty, Randy R. Gainey, & Charles B. Fleming. (1998). RESEARCH REPORT A meta‐analysis of predictors of continued drug use during and after treatment for opiate addiction. Addiction. 93(1). 73–92. 270 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., Charles B. Fleming, Kevin P. Haggerty, & Richard F. Catalano. (1998). Drug Use Predictors of Partner Violence in Opiate-Dependent Women. Violence and Victims. 13(2). 107–115. 65 indexed citations
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Raalte, Judy L. Van, et al.. (1996). British athletes' perceptions of sport and mental health practitioners. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 8(1). 102–108. 17 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D.. (1995). The social structural basis of the organization of persons in memory. Human Nature. 6(4). 379–403. 35 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., et al.. (1994). Patterns in the recall of persons in a religious community. Social Networks. 16(4). 347–379. 33 indexed citations
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Brewer, Devon D., A. Kimball Romney, & William H. Batchelder. (1991). Consistency and Consensus: A Replication. 9 indexed citations
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Catalano, Richard F., et al.. (1991). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Adolescent Drug Abuse Treatment, Assessment of Risks for Relapse, and Promising Approaches for Relapse Prevention. International Journal of the Addictions. 25(sup9). 1085–1140. 198 indexed citations

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