Luís Mendão

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 304 citations indexed

About

Luís Mendão is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Luís Mendão has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 304 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Luís Mendão's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (11 papers) and Sex work and related issues (9 papers). Luís Mendão is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (11 papers) and Sex work and related issues (9 papers). Luís Mendão collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Belgium. Luís Mendão's co-authors include Ana Gama, Sónia Dias, Henrique Barros, Ana Cláudia Carvalho, Raquel Lucas, Daniel Simões, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, João Brito, Marta Pingarilho and Estebán Martínez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BioMed Research International and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Luís Mendão

20 papers receiving 300 citations

Hit Papers

Major revision version 12.0 of the European AIDS Clinical... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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  1. Major revision version 12.0 of the European AIDS Clinical Society guidelines 2023
    2023 75 citations Juan Ambrosioni, Laura Levi et al. HIV Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luís Mendão Portugal 11 205 174 115 57 36 21 304
Catriona Ooi Australia 11 189 0.9× 243 1.4× 87 0.8× 64 1.1× 41 1.1× 45 395
Sarah Robbins Scott China 10 153 0.7× 174 1.0× 54 0.5× 62 1.1× 26 0.7× 27 300
K. Chan Canada 9 253 1.2× 165 0.9× 75 0.7× 51 0.9× 76 2.1× 16 316
Frank McGee Canada 10 348 1.7× 269 1.5× 98 0.9× 122 2.1× 49 1.4× 16 442
Srdan Matić Denmark 11 229 1.1× 234 1.3× 86 0.7× 65 1.1× 22 0.6× 31 378
Siobhán O’Dea Ireland 10 208 1.0× 194 1.1× 56 0.5× 37 0.6× 32 0.9× 14 350
G Likatavicius Sweden 12 256 1.2× 251 1.4× 91 0.8× 67 1.2× 16 0.4× 16 337
Claire E. Farel United States 11 205 1.0× 185 1.1× 54 0.5× 126 2.2× 41 1.1× 37 330
Reshmie Ramautarsing Thailand 13 268 1.3× 208 1.2× 85 0.7× 53 0.9× 74 2.1× 43 448
Graham Harriman United States 9 281 1.4× 236 1.4× 64 0.6× 110 1.9× 38 1.1× 16 337

Countries citing papers authored by Luís Mendão

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luís Mendão

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luís Mendão

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ambrosioni, Juan, Laura Levi, Jasmini Alagaratnam, et al.. (2025). Major revision version 13.0 of the European AIDS Clinical Society guidelines 2025. HIV Medicine. 27(1). 18–32.
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Alagaratnam, Jasmini, Kathrin van Bremen, Georg M. N. Behrens, et al.. (2025). Statin use in HIV: European AIDS Clinical Society guidance for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The Lancet HIV. 12(5). e382–e392. 5 indexed citations
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Ambrosioni, Juan, Laura Levi, Jasmini Alagaratnam, et al.. (2023). Major revision version 12.0 of the European AIDS Clinical Society guidelines 2023. HIV Medicine. 24(11). 1126–1136. 75 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nogueira, Paulo, et al.. (2022). Hepatitis C antibody prevalence and behavioral correlates in people who inject drugs attending harm reduction services in Lisbon, Portugal. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 952909–952909. 3 indexed citations
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Blondeel, Karel, Sónia Dias, Martina Furegato, et al.. (2021). Sexual behaviour patterns and STI risk: results of a cluster analysis among men who have sex with men in Portugal. BMJ Open. 11(1). e033290–e033290. 6 indexed citations
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Dias, Sónia, Ana Gama, Daniel Simões, & Luís Mendão. (2018). Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–9. 16 indexed citations
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Freeman, James, et al.. (2018). Treatment advocate tactics to expand access to antiviral therapy for HIV and viral hepatitis C in low‐ to high‐income settings: making sure no one is left behind. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 21(S2). e25060–e25060. 4 indexed citations
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Horgan, Denis, et al.. (2017). Health Literacy: Read All about It …. PubMed. 2(Suppl. 1). 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Gama, Ana, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, Luís Mendão, Henrique Barros, & Sónia Dias. (2017). HIV Infection, risk factors and health services use among male-to-female transgender sex workers: a cross-sectional study in Portugal. AIDS Care. 30(1). 1–8. 19 indexed citations
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Dias, Sónia, Ana Gama, Marta Pingarilho, Daniel Simões, & Luís Mendão. (2016). Health Services Use and HIV Prevalence Among Migrant and National Female Sex Workers in Portugal: Are We Providing the Services Needed?. AIDS and Behavior. 21(8). 2316–2321. 13 indexed citations
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Gama, Ana, Ana Abecasis, Marta Pingarilho, et al.. (2016). Cruising Venues as a Context for HIV Risky Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46(4). 1061–1068. 20 indexed citations
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Lucas, Raquel, et al.. (2015). The Lisbon Cohort of men who have sex with men. BMJ Open. 5(5). e007220–e007220. 13 indexed citations
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Mussini, Cristina, Andrea Antinori, Sanjay Bhagani, et al.. (2015). EuropeanAIDSClinical Society Standard of Care meeting onHIVand related coinfections: The Rome Statements. HIV Medicine. 17(6). 445–452. 7 indexed citations
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Dias, Sónia, et al.. (2014). Risk-taking behaviours and HIV infection among sex workers in Portugal: results from a cross-sectional survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 91(5). 346–352. 23 indexed citations
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Rocha, Miguel, et al.. (2014). Acceptability of PrEP among HIV negative Portuguese men who have sex with men that attended 2014 Lisbon pride fair. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 17(4S3). 19734–19734. 16 indexed citations
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Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Jens Lundgren, Jordi Casabona, et al.. (2014). Roundtable discussion: how lessons learned from HIV can inform the global response to viral hepatitis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 14(S6). S18–S18. 17 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Ana Cláudia, et al.. (2013). HIV testing among Portuguese men who have sex with men – results from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS). HIV Medicine. 14(S3). 15–18. 25 indexed citations
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