Rob Stephenson

15.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
380 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Rob Stephenson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Stephenson has authored 380 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in General Health Professions, 188 papers in Infectious Diseases and 113 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rob Stephenson's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (187 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (180 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (112 papers). Rob Stephenson is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (187 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (180 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (112 papers). Rob Stephenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Norway. Rob Stephenson's co-authors include Catherine Finneran, Patrick S. Sullivan, Michael Koenig, Saifuddin Ahmed, Cory Woodyatt, Monique Hennink, Stephen Sullivan, Tamar Goldenberg, John Shaver and Amy O. Tsui and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rob Stephenson

375 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

Outness, Stigma, and Primary Health Care Utilization amon... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2020 2021 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. Outness, Stigma, and Primary Health Care Utilization among Rural LGBT Populations
    2016 307 citations Rob Stephenson et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  2. Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence and Correlates
    2020 243 citations Rob Stephenson et al. profile →
  3. Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses
    2021 187 citations Patrick S. Sullivan, Rob Stephenson et al. profile →

Peers

Rob Stephenson
Trace Kershaw United States
J. Dennis Fortenberry United States
Gina M. Wingood United States
William A. Fisher Canada
Anita Raj United States
Nabila El‐Bassel United States
John Santelli United States
Bonita Stanton United States
Kaye Wellings United Kingdom
Michele R. Decker United States
Trace Kershaw United States
Rob Stephenson
Citations per year, relative to Rob Stephenson Rob Stephenson (= 1×) peers Trace Kershaw

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Stephenson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Stephenson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Stephenson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Stephenson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Stephenson 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 Rob Stephenson. Rob Stephenson 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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Murray, Sarah M., Stefan Baral, María Zlotorzynska, et al.. (2023). Predicting salivary cortisol and sexual behavior stigma among MSM in the American Men’s Internet Survey 2019. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 18082–18082. 3 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Rob, et al.. (2023). Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Denial and Underreporting in Cisgender Male Couples. Psychosocial Intervention. 32(2). 109–121. 4 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Stephen, Robin J. MacGowan, Pollyanna R. Chávez, et al.. (2023). Engaging Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men for HIV Testing and Prevention Services Through Technology: Protocol for the iSTAMP Comparative Effectiveness Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e43414–e43414. 5 indexed citations
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Hong, Chenglin, Rob Stephenson, Glenn‐Milo Santos, et al.. (2022). Intimate Partner Violence Victimization During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among a Global Online Sample of Sexual Minority Men. Journal of Family Violence. 38(8). 1535–1544. 18 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Ankur, Joshua A. Rusow, Sheree M. Schrager, Rob Stephenson, & Jeremy T. Goldbach. (2022). Digital Sexual Violence and Suicide Risk in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 38(3-4). 4443–4458. 16 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Rob, et al.. (2021). Perceptions of Contexts of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young, Partnered Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(15-16). NP12881–NP12900. 11 indexed citations
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Chavanduka, Tanaka, Patrick S. Sullivan, Rebecca Filipowicz, et al.. (2021). Mapping LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Density Across Four High HIV Prevalence Corridors in the US. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 20(1). 300–314. 3 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Rob, et al.. (2020). Contrasting the Perceived Severity of COVID-19 and HIV Infection in an Online Survey of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men During the U.S. COVID-19 Epidemic. American Journal of Men s Health. 14(5). 1819235433–1819235433. 14 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Patrick S., Ryan Zahn, Sarah Wiatrek, et al.. (2019). HIV Prevention Via Mobile Messaging for Men Who Have Sex With Men (M-Cubed): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(11). e16439–e16439. 28 indexed citations
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Mutumba, Massy, et al.. (2019). Perceptions of Strategies and Intervention Approaches for HIV Self-Management among Ugandan Adolescents: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC). 18. 1499805262–1499805262. 9 indexed citations
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Akelo, Victor, Victor Mudhune, Ken Ondenge, et al.. (2019). A Smartphone Game to Prevent HIV Among Young Africans: Protocol for a Randomized Pilot Study of a Mobile Intervention. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(3). e11209–e11209. 14 indexed citations
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Bauermeister, José A., Patrick S. Sullivan, Rebecca Filipowicz, et al.. (2018). Reducing HIV Vulnerability Through a Multilevel Life Skills Intervention for Adolescent Men (The iREACH Project): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(7). e10174–e10174. 19 indexed citations
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Winskell, Kate, Victor Akelo, Ken Ondenge, et al.. (2018). A Smartphone Game-Based Intervention (Tumaini) to Prevent HIV Among Young Africans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 6(8). e10482–e10482. 47 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Rob, et al.. (2018). Intervention to Increase HIV Testing Among Substance-Using Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(4). e114–e114. 3 indexed citations
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Melak, Berhanu, Rob Stephenson, Amy Patterson, et al.. (2015). A Venue-Based Survey of Malaria, Anemia and Mobility Patterns among Migrant Farm Workers in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0143829–e0143829. 42 indexed citations
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McGuire, Courtney & Rob Stephenson. (2015). Community Factors Influencing Birth Spacing among Married Women in Uganda and Zimbabwe.. PubMed. 19(1). 14–24. 26 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Patrick S., Christine M. Khosropour, & Rob Stephenson. (2010). Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in an On-line Survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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