Elena Argento

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 912 citations indexed

About

Elena Argento is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Argento has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 912 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Elena Argento's work include Psychedelics and Drug Studies (13 papers), Sex work and related issues (12 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Elena Argento is often cited by papers focused on Psychedelics and Drug Studies (13 papers), Sex work and related issues (12 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). Elena Argento collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Elena Argento's co-authors include Kate Shannon, Putu Duff, Kathleen Deering, Jean Shoveller, Claudia García‐Moreno, Avni Amin, Kenneth W. Tupper, Melissa Braschel, Steffanie A. Strathdee and Shira M. Goldenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Elena Argento

25 papers receiving 881 citations

Hit Papers

A Systematic Review of the Correlates of Violence Against... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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.

  1. A Systematic Review of the Correlates of Violence Against Sex Workers
    2014 379 citations Kathleen Deering, Putu Duff 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
Elena Argento Canada 15 614 536 511 161 119 27 912
Melissa Braschel Canada 15 295 0.5× 270 0.5× 341 0.7× 144 0.9× 40 0.3× 64 629
R. Andrew Yockey United States 13 70 0.1× 312 0.6× 107 0.2× 25 0.2× 82 0.7× 96 641
Apinun Aramrattana Thailand 19 220 0.4× 114 0.2× 547 1.1× 305 1.9× 23 0.2× 60 1.0k
David Coombs United States 11 107 0.2× 537 1.0× 70 0.1× 11 0.1× 134 1.1× 37 831
Henrike Schecke Germany 7 38 0.1× 230 0.4× 85 0.2× 83 0.5× 90 0.8× 18 335
Brendan Quinn Australia 17 136 0.2× 128 0.2× 495 1.0× 118 0.7× 3 0.0× 62 775
Jason Daniel‐Ulloa United States 13 129 0.2× 90 0.2× 163 0.3× 101 0.6× 4 0.0× 22 459
David Shewan United Kingdom 13 159 0.3× 152 0.3× 279 0.5× 26 0.2× 8 0.1× 27 570
Nicole Trabold United States 13 149 0.2× 201 0.4× 73 0.1× 95 0.6× 64 0.5× 30 622
Lynne Belle‐Isle Canada 14 92 0.1× 133 0.2× 385 0.8× 51 0.3× 4 0.0× 16 870

Countries citing papers authored by Elena Argento

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Argento

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Argento

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All Works

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Tsang, Vivian W. L., et al.. (2025). A clinical protocol for group-based ketamine-assisted therapy in a community of practice: the Roots To Thrive model. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1568017–1568017.
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Lewis, Evan, et al.. (2024). Exploring psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of functional seizures: A review of underlying mechanisms and associated brain networks. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 38(5). 407–416. 1 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, et al.. (2023). Case report: Improvement in refractory functional seizures, depression, and quality of life with ketamine-assisted therapy. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1197409–1197409. 3 indexed citations
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Yazar‐Klosinski, Berra, et al.. (2022). MDMA-assisted therapy is associated with a reduction in chronic pain among people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 939302–939302. 4 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Shira M. Goldenberg, Kathleen Deering, et al.. (2022). Interest in receiving psychedelic-assisted therapy among marginalized women: Implications and findings from a community-based study in Canada. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100044–100044. 2 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, et al.. (2022). Safety considerations in the evolving legal landscape of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 17(1). 37–37. 14 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, M. Eugenia Socías, Kanna Hayashi, et al.. (2021). Psychedelic use is associated with reduced daily opioid use among people who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting. International Journal of Drug Policy. 100. 103518–103518. 18 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, et al.. (2021). Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy After COVID-19: The Therapeutic Uses of Psilocybin and MDMA for Pandemic-Related Mental Health Problems. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 716593–716593. 10 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Shira M. Goldenberg, & Kate Shannon. (2019). Preventing sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs) among sex workers: a critical review of the evidence on determinants and interventions in high-income countries. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 212–212. 28 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Kenneth W. Tupper, & M. Eugenia Socías. (2019). The tripping point: The potential role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in the response to the opioid crisis. International Journal of Drug Policy. 66. 80–81. 14 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Shira M. Goldenberg, et al.. (2017). Violence, trauma and living with HIV: Longitudinal predictors of initiating crystal methamphetamine injection among sex workers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 175. 198–204. 21 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Kenneth W. Tupper, et al.. (2017). Does psychedelic drug use reduce risk of suicidality? Evidence from a longitudinal community-based cohort of marginalised women in a Canadian setting. BMJ Open. 7(9). e016025–e016025. 48 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, et al.. (2016). The Loss of Boystown and Transition to Online Sex Work: Strategies and Barriers to Increase Safety Among Men Sex Workers and Clients of Men. American Journal of Men s Health. 12(6). 1994–2005. 37 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Putu Duff, Brittany Bingham, et al.. (2015). Social Cohesion Among Sex Workers and Client Condom Refusal in a Canadian Setting: Implications for Structural and Community-Led Interventions. AIDS and Behavior. 20(6). 1275–1283. 34 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Kate Shannon, Paul Nguyen, et al.. (2015). The role of dyad-level factors in shaping sexual and drug-related HIV/STI risks among sex workers with intimate partners. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 157. 166–173. 8 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Jill Chettiar, Paul Nguyen, Julio Montaner, & Kate Shannon. (2014). Prevalence and correlates of nonmedical prescription opioid use among a cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy. 26(1). 59–66. 22 indexed citations
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Argento, Elena, Katherine A. Muldoon, Putu Duff, et al.. (2014). High Prevalence and Partner Correlates of Physical and Sexual Violence by Intimate Partners among Street and Off-Street Sex Workers. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102129–e102129. 47 indexed citations
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