Leo Wilton

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Leo Wilton is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Wilton has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Infectious Diseases, 54 papers in Epidemiology and 48 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Leo Wilton's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (79 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (54 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (36 papers). Leo Wilton is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (79 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (54 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (36 papers). Leo Wilton collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Canada. Leo Wilton's co-authors include Perry N. Halkitis, Madonna G. Constantine, LaRon E. Nelson, Beryl A. Koblin, Manya Magnus, Kenneth H. Mayer, Christopher Chauncey Watson, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Steven Shoptaw and Susan Buchbinder and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Psychologist and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Leo Wilton

101 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Strategies That Promote Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Black Communities: a Review

2022 97 citations Debbie Dada, SarahAnn M. McFadden et al. Journal of Urban Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leo Wilton United States	31	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	830	818	105	3.1k
Gregory Phillips United States	35	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	163	3.8k
Chongyi Wei United States	33	2.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	951 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	131	3.6k
Lance S. Weinhardt United States	37	2.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	2.8k 2.3×	509 0.6×	945 1.2×	85	4.6k
Chauncey Cherry United States	38	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.7×	456 0.5×	812 1.0×	66	3.9k
Wayne T. Steward United States	31	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	978 1.2×	867 1.1×	97	4.2k
Frank H. Galván United States	25	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	989 0.8×	701 0.8×	736 0.9×	56	2.7k
Ian W. Holloway United States	30	1.4k 0.6×	888 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	766 0.9×	861 1.1×	128	2.7k
Lisa M. Kuhns United States	35	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.9×	1.1k 1.3×	148	4.1k
Mark L. Williams United States	35	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.4×	434 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	121	4.4k
Diane Binson United States	31	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	67	3.9k

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Gwadz, Marya, Leo Wilton, Charles M. Cleland, et al.. (2025). A mixed methods descriptive study of a diverse cohort of African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV: Sociodemographic, background, and contextual factors. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 620–620. 1 indexed citations

Wilton, Leo, Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, et al.. (2025). Understanding African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study focused on self-regulatory resources. International Journal for Equity in Health. 24(1). 120–120.

Boyd, Donté T., Camille R. Quinn, Mandy J. Hill, et al.. (2024). Ethnic identity and social support as mediators between childhood sexual abuse and depression among black men who have sex with men. Child Abuse & Neglect. 157. 107064–107064. 1 indexed citations

Boyd, Donté T., Orlando Harris, Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are, LaRon E. Nelson, & Leo Wilton. (2024). The importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 12275–12275.

Tong, Guangyu, et al.. (2024). Sociodemographic correlates of late HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana. AIDS Care. 36(6). 807–815. 1 indexed citations

Akyirem, Samuel, et al.. (2024). HIV Symptom Clusters Among Sexual Minority Men in Ghana, West Africa: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 36(2). 108–117.

Wilton, Leo. (2024). A Reflection on William David Smith: The First Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology. Journal of Black Psychology. 50(5-6). 536–543.

Thurston, Idia B., Margarita Alegrı́a, Kristina B. Hood, et al.. (2023). How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care—advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery: Introduction to the special issue.. American Psychologist. 78(2). 73–81. 4 indexed citations

Boyd, Donté T., LaRon E. Nelson, Mandy J. Hill, et al.. (2023). Examining the Role of Autonomy Support, Goal Setting, and Care Coordination Quality on HIV PrEP Adherence in Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: HPTN 073. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 37(1). 22–30. 4 indexed citations

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Nelson, LaRon E., Donté T. Boyd, Geetha Beauchamp, et al.. (2022). Freedom as Prevention: Mechanisms of Autonomy Support for Promoting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Condom Use among Black MSM in 3 US Cities—HPTN 073. Journal of Urban Health. 99(6). 1157–1169. 5 indexed citations

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McFadden, SarahAnn M., Debbie Dada, David Vlahov, et al.. (2022). Strategies that Promote Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Undocumented Immigrants: A Review. Journal of Community Health. 47(3). 554–562. 30 indexed citations

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Nelson, LaRon E., Leo Wilton, Darren L. Whitfield, et al.. (2022). Client-Centered Care Coordination (C4™) for HIV/STI Prevention: a Theoretical, Conceptual, and Methodological Overview—HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 073. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 19(3). 1365–1382. 7 indexed citations

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Ramos, S. Raquel, SarahAnn M. McFadden, Debbie Dada, et al.. (2022). Strategies That Promote Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Latinx Communities: a Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10(3). 1349–1357. 22 indexed citations

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Nelson, LaRon E., Adedotun Ogunbajo, Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are, et al.. (2022). Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men—A Global Perspective. AIDS and Behavior. 27(S1). 128–143. 12 indexed citations

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Allan‐Blitz, Lao‐Tzu, Timothy W. Menza, Vanessa Cummings, et al.. (2021). Differing Correlates of Incident Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among a Cohort of Black Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Recruited in 6 US Cities (HIV Prevention Trials Network 061). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 49(7). e79–e84. 1 indexed citations

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Allan‐Blitz, Lao‐Tzu, Timothy W. Menza, Vanessa Cummings, et al.. (2021). Multifactorial Correlates of Incident Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited in 6 US Cities (HIV Prevention Trials Network 061). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 48(10). 720–725. 2 indexed citations

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Koblin, Beryl A., Vijay Nandi, Sabina Hirshfield, et al.. (2017). Informing the Development of a Mobile Phone HIV Testing Intervention: Intentions to Use Specific HIV Testing Approaches Among Young Black Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex With Men. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 3(3). e45–e45. 17 indexed citations

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Kang, Suk-Young, Diane Howard, Jae Kim, et al.. (2010). English language proficiency and lifetime mental health service utilization in a national representative sample of Asian Americans in the USA. Journal of Public Health. 32(3). 431–439. 43 indexed citations

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Wilton, Leo. (2009). A Preliminary Study of Body Image and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior in Black Gay and Bisexual Men: Implications for HIV Prevention. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services. 21(4). 309–325. 30 indexed citations

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Constantine, Madonna G., et al.. (2002). Collective self-esteem and perceived social support as predictors of cultural congruity among Black and Latino college students.. Journal of college student development. 43(3). 32 indexed citations

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