Douglas D. Heckathorn

18.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
84 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Douglas D. Heckathorn is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas D. Heckathorn has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Infectious Diseases and 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Douglas D. Heckathorn's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (45 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (31 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Douglas D. Heckathorn is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (45 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (31 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Douglas D. Heckathorn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Vietnam. Douglas D. Heckathorn's co-authors include Matthew Salganik, Robert S. Broadhead, Keith Sabin, Tobi Saidel, Robert J. Magnani, Erik Volz, Denise Anthony, Salaam Semaan, Cyprian Wejnert and Abu Abdul-Quader and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Douglas D. Heckathorn

82 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Respondent-Driven Sampling: A New Approach to the Study of Hidden Populations

1997 3.2k citations Douglas D. Heckathorn Social Problems profile →
Respondent-Driven Sampling II: Deriving Valid Population Estimates from Chain-Referral Samples of Hidden Populations

2002 1.4k citations Douglas D. Heckathorn Social Problems profile →
5. Sampling and Estimation in Hidden Populations Using Respondent-Driven Sampling

2004 1.4k citations Douglas D. Heckathorn et al. Sociological Methodology profile →
Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance

2005 857 citations Robert J. Magnani, Keith Sabin et al. AIDS profile →
Comment: Snowball versus Respondent-Driven Sampling

2011 633 citations Douglas D. Heckathorn Sociological Methodology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas D. Heckathorn United States	40	7.3k	5.6k	5.5k	2.7k	1.8k	84	13.3k
Gary Marks United States	65	5.3k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	6.7k 1.2×	4.7k 1.7×	562 0.3×	278	14.3k
Carl A. Latkin United States	74	11.1k 1.5×	5.6k 1.0×	8.5k 1.5×	7.6k 2.8×	3.7k 2.1×	835	23.3k
Heidi J. Larson United Kingdom	56	4.8k 0.7×	6.1k 1.1×	7.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	885 0.5×	245	19.8k
Thomas W. Valente United States	58	2.0k 0.3×	6.4k 1.1×	933 0.2×	6.1k 2.2×	1.8k 1.0×	232	25.0k
Martina Morris United States	41	1.6k 0.2×	2.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	333 0.2×	94	7.9k
Seth C. Kalichman United States	86	9.2k 1.3×	6.4k 1.1×	15.7k 2.8×	15.0k 5.5×	1.3k 0.7×	548	27.2k
Lawrence O. Gostin United States	59	1.8k 0.2×	3.6k 0.6×	4.3k 0.8×	4.2k 1.5×	3.1k 1.8×	693	16.0k
H. Russell Bernard United States	42	1.1k 0.1×	3.8k 0.7×	641 0.1×	2.2k 0.8×	930 0.5×	154	13.6k
Kathleen M. MacQueen United States	24	1.5k 0.2×	2.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.3×	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	71	10.1k
Sandra Crouse Quinn United States	43	1.1k 0.1×	2.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.2×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	124	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas D. Heckathorn

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Douglas D. Heckathorn's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Douglas D. Heckathorn with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Douglas D. Heckathorn more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas D. Heckathorn

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Douglas D. Heckathorn. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Douglas D. Heckathorn. The network helps show where Douglas D. Heckathorn may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas D. Heckathorn

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Jarlais, Don C. Des, Phạm Minh Khuê, Jonathan Feelemyer, et al.. (2018). Using dual capture/recapture studies to estimate the population size of persons who inject drugs (PWID) in the city of Hai Phong, Vietnam. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 185. 106–111. 31 indexed citations

Jarlais, Don C. Des, Phạm Minh Khuê, Kamyar Arasteh, et al.. (2016). Integrated respondent-driven sampling and peer support for persons who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam: a case study with implications for interventions. AIDS Care. 28(10). 1312–1315. 32 indexed citations

Spiller, Michael W., et al.. (2016). Respondent-Driven Sampling – Testing Assumptions: Sampling with Replacement. Journal of Official Statistics. 32(1). 29–73. 14 indexed citations

Hatzakis, Angelos, Vana Sypsa, Dimitrios Paraskevis, et al.. (2015). Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: the ARISTOTLE programme. Addiction. 110(9). 1453–1467. 53 indexed citations

Frey, Bruno S., Benno Torgler, David A. Savage, et al.. (2011). Correspondence. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 25(3). 239–240. 6 indexed citations

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (2011). Comment: Snowball versus Respondent-Driven Sampling. Sociological Methodology. 41(1). 355–366. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

Volz, Erik & Douglas D. Heckathorn. (2008). Probability based estimation theory for respondent driven sampling. Quality Engineering. 24(1). 559–560. 424 indexed citations

Deiss, Robert, Kimberly C. Brouwer, Oralia Loza, et al.. (2008). High-Risk Sexual and Drug Using Behaviors Among Male Injection Drug Users Who Have Sex With Men in 2 Mexico-US Border Cities. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35(3). 243–249. 45 indexed citations

Jarlais, Don C. Des, Kamyar Arasteh, Theresa E. Perlis, et al.. (2007). The transition from injection to non‐injection drug use: long‐term outcomes among heroin and cocaine users in New York City. Addiction. 102(5). 778–785. 60 indexed citations

10.

Jarlais, Don C. Des, Kamyar Arasteh, Theresa E. Perlis, et al.. (2006). Convergence of HIV seroprevalence among injecting and non-injecting drug users in New York City. AIDS. 21(2). 231–235. 121 indexed citations

11.

Abdul-Quader, Abu, Douglas D. Heckathorn, Courtney McKnight, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of Respondent-Driven Sampling for Recruiting Drug Users in New York City: Findings from a Pilot Study. Journal of Urban Health. 83(3). 459–476. 199 indexed citations

12.

Magnani, Robert J., Keith Sabin, Tobi Saidel, & Douglas D. Heckathorn. (2005). Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance. AIDS. 19(Supplement 2). S67–S72. 857 indexed citations breakdown →

13.

Ramírez-Valles, Jesús, et al.. (2005). From Networks to Populations: The Development and Application of Respondent-Driven Sampling Among IDUs and Latino Gay Men. AIDS and Behavior. 9(4). 387–402. 202 indexed citations

14.

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (2000). EDITOR'S COMMENT. Rationality and Society. 12(4). 379–380.

15.

Broadhead, Robert S., Douglas D. Heckathorn, David L. Weakliem, et al.. (1998). Harnessing peer networks as an instrument for AIDS prevention: results from a peer-driven intervention.. PubMed. 113 Suppl 1. 42–57. 307 indexed citations

16.

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (1997). Respondent-Driven Sampling: A New Approach to the Study of Hidden Populations. Social Problems. 44(2). 174–199. 3228 indexed citations breakdown →

17.

Broadhead, Robert S., Douglas D. Heckathorn, Jean‐Paul Grund, L Stern, & Denise Anthony. (1995). Drug Users versus Outreach Workers in Combating Aids: Preliminary Results of a Peer-Driven Intervention. Journal of Drug Issues. 25(3). 531–564. 110 indexed citations

18.

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (1989). Cognitive science, sociology, and the theoretic analysis of complex systems. Journal of Mathematical Sociology. 14(2-3). 97–110. 5 indexed citations

19.

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (1983). Extensions of Power-Dependence Theory: The Concept of Resistance. Social Forces. 61(4). 1206–1206. 3 indexed citations

20.

Heckathorn, Douglas D.. (1978). A paradigm for bargaining and a test of two bargaining models. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 23(2). 73–85. 21 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact