Leandro Mena

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
182 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Leandro Mena is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Leandro Mena has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Infectious Diseases, 97 papers in Epidemiology and 78 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Leandro Mena's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (109 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (80 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (67 papers). Leandro Mena is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (109 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (80 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (67 papers). Leandro Mena collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Leandro Mena's co-authors include Kenneth H. Mayer, Patrick S. Sullivan, Philip A. Chan, Amy Nunn, Chris Beyrer, Stefan Baral, David H. Martin, Gregorio A. Millett, Brian Honermann and Jeffrey S. Crowley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Leandro Mena

175 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities

2020 821 citations Leandro Mena, Patrick S. Sullivan et al. profile →
Stigma, medical mistrust, and perceived racism may affect PrEP awareness and uptake in black compared to white gay and bisexual men in Jackson, Mississippi and Boston, Massachusetts

2017 327 citations Leandro Mena, Kenneth H. Mayer et al. profile →
Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics

2020 246 citations Leandro Mena, Patrick S. Sullivan et al. profile →
CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, United States, 2024

2024 82 citations Laura H. Bachmann, Lindley A. Barbee et al. PubMed profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Joint Workshop on Genital Herpes: 3–4 November 2022 2024 ·Open Forum Infectious Diseases ·Kristie L. Connolly, Laura H. Bachmann, Thomas J. Hiltke, Ellen N. Kersh, Lori M. Newman, (unknown), Leandro Mena, Carolyn Deal	4
2	CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, United States, 2024 breakdown → 2024 ·PubMed ·Laura H. Bachmann, Lindley A. Barbee, Philip A. Chan, Hilary Reno, Kimberly Workowski, Karen L. Hoover, Jonathan Mermin, Leandro Mena	82
3	Perspectives on long-acting formulations of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men who are non-adherent to daily oral PrEP in the United States 2023 ·BMC Public Health ·Brooke G. Rogers, Philip A. Chan, (unknown), (unknown), Rupa Patel, Leandro Mena, William C. Goedel, (unknown), Elizabeth Silva, (unknown), Trisha Arnold, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Collette Sosnowy, Amy Nunn	9
4	Affirming and Inclusive Care Training for Medical Students and Residents to Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Systematic Review 2022 ·Transgender Health ·Robert L Cooper, Aramandla Ramesh, Asa Radix, Jayne S. Reuben, Paul D. Juárez, (unknown), Allyson Belton, (unknown), Leandro Mena, Patricia Matthews-Juarez	23
5	Meet Me Where I Am: An Evaluation of an HIV Patient Navigation Intervention to Increase Uptake of PrEP Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South 2021 ·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities ·Paul Burns, (unknown), (unknown), Lori M. Ward, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leandro Mena	15
6	Trichomonas vaginalis Detection in Urogenital Specimens from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Men and Women by Use of the cobas TV/MG Test 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Barbara Van Der Pol, Arundhati Rao, Melinda B. Nye, Steven Chavoustie, Aaron Ermel, Clair Kaplan, David L. Eisenberg, Philip A. Chan, Leandro Mena, (unknown), Ken B. Waites, Li Xiao, (unknown), Ruchika Mohan, (unknown), Chris L. McGowin, (unknown), Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Stephanie N. Taylor	14
7	Factors associated with PrEP adherence among MSM living in Jackson, Mississippi 2021 ·Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services ·Laura Whiteley, (unknown), Shufang Sun, Nicholas Tarantino, (unknown), (unknown), Trisha Arnold, (unknown), (unknown), Leandro Mena, Larry K. Brown	9
8	Foretelling the Future: Predicting STI Diagnosis and Its Implications for Ending the HIV Epidemic among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men 2020 ·Journal of Urban Health ·Paul Burns, Leandro Mena, (unknown)	7
9	Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men 2020 ·Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities ·Paul Burns, Michelle S. Williams, Leandro Mena, Marino A. Bruce, (unknown), E. Thomaseo Burton, Bettina M. Beech	24
10	A Theoretically-Based Mobile App to Increase Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial 2020 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Jeb Jones, Karen Dominguez, Rob Stephenson, Joanne D. Stekler, Amanda D. Castel, Leandro Mena, Samuel M. Jenness, Aaron J. Siegler, Patrick S. Sullivan	18
11	An Electronic Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiation and Maintenance Home Care System for Nonurban Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial 2019 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Aaron J. Siegler, James B. Brock, Christopher B. Hurt, (unknown), Karen Dominguez, Colleen F. Kelley, Samuel M. Jenness, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leandro Mena	34
12	Long‐term retention in pre‐exposure prophylaxis care among men who have sex with men and transgender women in the United States 2019 ·Journal of the International AIDS Society ·Philip A. Chan, Rupa Patel, Leandro Mena, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Jennifer Rose, (unknown), Madeline C. Montgomery, Jun Tao, Collette Sosnowy, Kenneth H. Mayer, Amy Nunn	45
13	Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi 2019 ·Family & Community Health ·Lori M. Ward, Marino A. Bruce, Roland J. Thorpe, Leandro Mena, Amy Nunn, Richard A. Crosby	3
14	HIV Clustering in Mississippi: Spatial Epidemiological Study to Inform Implementation Science in the Deep South 2018 ·JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·Thomas J. Stopka, Lauren Brinkley‐Rubinstein, Kendra Johnson, Philip A. Chan, (unknown), Richard A. Crosby, Deirdre Burke, Leandro Mena, Amy Nunn	19
15	Evaluation of the Condom Barriers Scale for Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Reliability and Validity of 3 Subscales 2017 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Richard A. Crosby, Stephanie A. Sanders, Cynthia A. Graham, Robin R. Milhausen, William L. Yarber, Leandro Mena	4
16	Measures of Attitudes Toward and Communication about Condom Use 2015 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Richard A. Crosby, Cynthia A. Graham, William L. Yarber, Stephanie A. Sanders, Robin R. Milhausen, Leandro Mena	8
17	Prevalence and Predictors of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships in a Predominantly African American Population in Jackson, Mississippi 2014 ·AIDS and Behavior ·Amy Nunn, Sarah MacCarthy, Nancy P. Barnett, Jennifer Rose, Philip A. Chan, (unknown), Alexandra Cornwall, (unknown), Arti Barnes, (unknown), Elya E. Moore, (unknown), Sharon Parker, Leandro Mena	12
18	Efficacy and safety of intrauterine insemination and assisted reproductive technology in populations serodiscordant for human immunodeficiency virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2014 ·Fertility and Sterility ·Arti Barnes, Daniel M. Riche, Leandro Mena, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James Shwayder, John Preston Parry	30
19	Role Flexing: How Community, Religion, and Family Shape the Experiences of Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men 2012 ·AIDS Patient Care and STDs ·Alexandra B. Balaji, Alexandra M. Oster, Abigail H. Viall, James D. Heffelfinger, Leandro Mena, Carlos Toledo	93
20	Clinical Evaluation of the BD ProbeTec™ Neisseria gonorrhoeae Qx Amplified DNA Assay on the BD Viper™ System With XTR™ Technology 2011 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Barbara Van Der Pol, Stephanie N. Taylor, William LeBar, Thomas P. Davis, Deanna Fuller, Leandro Mena, Paul Fine, Charlotte A. Gaydos, David H. Martin, Edward W. Hook	16

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