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 Patrick S. Sullivan, Kenneth H. Mayer, Philip A. Chan, Amy Nunn, Chris Beyrer, Stefan Baral, David H. Martin, Gregorio A. Millett, Jeffrey S. Crowley and Brian Honermann 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

Hit Papers

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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. Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities
    2020 821 citations Leandro Mena, Patrick S. Sullivan et al. profile →
  2. 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. AIDS Care profile →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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, Philip A. Chan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Leandro Mena 2.8k 2.2k 1.6k 1.2k 950 182 5.0k
Pamina M. Gorbach 3.2k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 530 0.6× 220 5.0k
Pam Sonnenberg 2.6k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 674 0.7× 177 7.0k
Carlos F. Cáceres 3.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 444 0.5× 175 5.1k
Nigel Field 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 778 0.6× 752 0.8× 127 5.5k
Mary Ann Chiasson 2.2k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 849 0.7× 446 0.5× 131 5.5k
Madeline Y. Sutton 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 535 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 109 3.8k
Mark Gilbert 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 580 0.5× 424 0.4× 202 4.0k
Adaora A. Adimora 5.2k 1.9× 4.0k 1.8× 4.6k 2.8× 2.0k 1.6× 881 0.9× 328 9.3k
Deborah Donnell 5.9k 2.1× 3.9k 1.7× 2.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 727 0.8× 213 7.6k
Gabriela Paz‐Bailey 4.1k 1.5× 3.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 395 0.4× 208 5.9k

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All Works

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Connolly, Kristie L., Laura H. Bachmann, Thomas J. Hiltke, et al.. (2024). 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. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(5). ofae230–ofae230. 4 indexed citations
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Rogers, Brooke G., Philip A. Chan, Rupa Patel, et al.. (2023). 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. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1643–1643. 9 indexed citations
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Burns, Paul, et al.. (2021). 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. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 9(1). 103–116. 15 indexed citations
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Whiteley, Laura, Shufang Sun, Nicholas Tarantino, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with PrEP adherence among MSM living in Jackson, Mississippi. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 20(3). 246–261. 9 indexed citations
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Pol, Barbara Van Der, Arundhati Rao, Melinda B. Nye, et al.. (2021). Trichomonas vaginalis Detection in Urogenital Specimens from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Men and Women by Use of the cobas TV/MG Test. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 59(10). e0026421–e0026421. 14 indexed citations
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Burns, Paul, et al.. (2020). Foretelling the Future: Predicting STI Diagnosis and Its Implications for Ending the HIV Epidemic among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. Journal of Urban Health. 97(5). 642–652. 7 indexed citations
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Burns, Paul, Michelle S. Williams, Leandro Mena, et al.. (2020). Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 7(2). 193–201. 24 indexed citations
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Jones, Jeb, Karen Dominguez, Rob Stephenson, et al.. (2020). A Theoretically-Based Mobile App to Increase Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(2). e16231–e16231. 18 indexed citations
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Siegler, Aaron J., James B. Brock, Christopher B. Hurt, et al.. (2019). 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. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(6). e13982–e13982. 34 indexed citations
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Chan, Philip A., Rupa Patel, Leandro Mena, et al.. (2019). Long‐term retention in pre‐exposure prophylaxis care among men who have sex with men and transgender women in the United States. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 22(8). e25385–e25385. 45 indexed citations
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Ward, Lori M., Marino A. Bruce, Roland J. Thorpe, et al.. (2019). Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi. Family & Community Health. 42(3). 189–196. 3 indexed citations
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Chan, Philip A., William C. Goedel, Amy Nunn, et al.. (2019). Potential Impact of Interventions to Enhance Retention in Care During Real-World HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 33(10). 434–439. 15 indexed citations
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Stopka, Thomas J., Lauren Brinkley‐Rubinstein, Kendra Johnson, et al.. (2018). HIV Clustering in Mississippi: Spatial Epidemiological Study to Inform Implementation Science in the Deep South. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 4(2). e35–e35. 19 indexed citations
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Crosby, Richard A., Stephanie A. Sanders, Cynthia A. Graham, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of the Condom Barriers Scale for Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Reliability and Validity of 3 Subscales. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44(2). 91–95. 4 indexed citations
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Crosby, Richard A., Cynthia A. Graham, William L. Yarber, et al.. (2015). Measures of Attitudes Toward and Communication about Condom Use. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43(2). 94–98. 8 indexed citations
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Chan, Philip A., Jennifer Rose, Alexi Almonte, et al.. (2015). A Latent Class Analysis of Risk Factors for Acquiring HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Implementing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 29(11). 597–605. 47 indexed citations
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Nunn, Amy, Sarah MacCarthy, Nancy P. Barnett, et al.. (2014). Prevalence and Predictors of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships in a Predominantly African American Population in Jackson, Mississippi. AIDS and Behavior. 18(12). 2457–2468. 12 indexed citations
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Pol, Barbara Van Der, Stephanie N. Taylor, William LeBar, et al.. (2011). Clinical Evaluation of the BD ProbeTec™ Neisseria gonorrhoeae Qx Amplified DNA Assay on the BD Viper™ System With XTR™ Technology. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(2). 147–153. 16 indexed citations

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