Robin A. Pollini

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Robin A. Pollini is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin A. Pollini has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Epidemiology, 49 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 26 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Robin A. Pollini's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (48 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (47 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (25 papers). Robin A. Pollini is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (48 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (47 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (25 papers). Robin A. Pollini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. Robin A. Pollini's co-authors include Catherine Paquette, Jennifer L. Syvertsen, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Remedios Lozada, Thomas L. Patterson, Alicia Vera, Kimberly C. Brouwer, Daniel E. Ford, George E. Bigelow and Patricia Case and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Robin A. Pollini

79 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stigma at every turn: Health services experiences among people who inject drugs

2018 353 citations Catherine Paquette, Jennifer L. Syvertsen et al. International Journal of Drug Policy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin A. Pollini United States	31	2.0k	1.2k	864	657	471	80	2.8k
Stephen Koester United States	23	1.2k 0.6×	998 0.9×	418 0.5×	319 0.5×	427 0.9×	43	2.0k
Glenn‐Milo Santos United States	33	2.0k 1.0×	898 0.8×	1.8k 2.1×	835 1.3×	690 1.5×	113	3.6k
Kanna Hayashi Canada	32	3.0k 1.5×	2.2k 1.9×	818 0.9×	507 0.8×	662 1.4×	275	4.1k
E. Jennifer Edelman United States	34	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	335 0.5×	921 2.0×	210	4.1k
M. Teresa Brugal Spain	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	479 0.6×	114 0.2×	473 1.0×	130	2.8k
Norman L. Weatherby United States	22	1.4k 0.7×	427 0.4×	825 1.0×	484 0.7×	875 1.9×	41	2.4k
Steven P. Kurtz United States	37	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	991 1.1×	944 1.4×	819 1.7×	110	4.1k
María J. Bravo Spain	25	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	352 0.4×	94 0.1×	336 0.7×	77	2.9k
Lynn D. Wenger United States	26	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	296 0.3×	190 0.3×	298 0.6×	95	1.6k
Honoria Guarino United States	23	921 0.5×	788 0.7×	194 0.2×	148 0.2×	345 0.7×	72	1.6k

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Syvertsen, Jennifer L., et al.. (2025). The emergence of fentanyl in a stimulant landscape: Un/intentional use, social relations, and developing communities of care. International Journal of Drug Policy. 140. 104807–104807.

Xuan, Ziming, et al.. (2024). Pharmacy Naloxone Standing Order and Community Opioid Fatality Rates Over Time. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2427236–e2427236. 3 indexed citations

Pollini, Robin A., et al.. (2024). “Living in a chronic state of panic”: family members’ experiences with opioid use disorder. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 25(2). 199–215. 2 indexed citations

Archer, Kristin R., et al.. (2024). A Mind–Body Intervention to Improve Physical Activity for Patients with Chronic Hip-Related Pain: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 14(5). 499–499. 1 indexed citations

Paquette, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Civil commitment perspectives and experiences among friends and family of people who use illicit opioids in Massachusetts, USA. International Journal of Drug Policy. 117. 104074–104074. 3 indexed citations

Pollini, Robin A., Jenny E. Ozga, Rebecca Joyce, et al.. (2022). Pharmacy naloxone codispensing: A mixed methods study of practices and perspectives under a statewide standing order program. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 62(5). 1546–1554. 5 indexed citations

Ozga, Jenny E., Jennifer L. Syvertsen, & Robin A. Pollini. (2022). Hepatitis C antibody prevalence, correlates and barriers to care among people who inject drugs in Central California. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 29(7). 518–528. 4 indexed citations

Sedney, Cara L., et al.. (2022). “The DEA would come in and destroy you”: a qualitative study of fear and unintended consequences among opioid prescribers in WV. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 17(1). 19–19. 15 indexed citations

Pollini, Robin A., Jenny E. Ozga, Rebecca Joyce, et al.. (2021). Pharmacists’ experiences with a statewide naloxone standing order program in Massachusetts: a mixed methods study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 62(1). 157–166. 10 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., Jenny E. Ozga, Rebecca Joyce, Ziming Xuan, & Alexander Y. Walley. (2021). Limited access to pharmacy-based naloxone in West Virginia: Results from a statewide purchase trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 231. 109259–109259. 10 indexed citations

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Syvertsen, Jennifer L., Catherine Paquette, & Robin A. Pollini. (2017). Down in the valley: Trajectories of injection initiation among young injectors in California’s Central Valley. International Journal of Drug Policy. 44. 41–49. 23 indexed citations

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Davidson, Peter J., et al.. (2012). Negotiating access: Social barriers to purchasing syringes at pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico. International Journal of Drug Policy. 23(4). 286–294. 23 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., Manuel Gallardo, Brenda Robles, et al.. (2011). Not sold here: limited access to legally available syringes at pharmacies in Tijuana, Mexico. Harm Reduction Journal. 8(1). 13–13. 14 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., et al.. (2011). A Community-Based Study of Barriers to HIV Care Initiation. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 25(10). 601–609. 46 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., Remedios Lozada, Manuel Gallardo, et al.. (2010). Barriers to Pharmacy-Based Syringe Purchase Among Injection Drug Users in Tijuana, Mexico: A Mixed Methods Study. AIDS and Behavior. 14(3). 679–687. 32 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., et al.. (2009). The harm inside: Injection during incarceration among male injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 103(1-2). 52–58. 44 indexed citations

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O’Toole, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Factors identifying high-frequency and low-frequency health service utilization among substance-using adults. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 33(1). 51–59. 38 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., et al.. (2006). Does this patient really want treatment? Factors associated with baseline and evolving readiness for change among hospitalized substance using adults interested in treatment. Addictive Behaviors. 31(10). 1904–1918. 40 indexed citations

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Pollini, Robin A., et al.. (2006). Physical health as a motivator for substance abuse treatment among medically ill adults: Is it enough to keep them in treatment?. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 31(2). 143–150. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Cunlin, David Vlahov, Noya Galai, et al.. (2005). The effect of HIV infection on overdose mortality. AIDS. 19(9). 935–942. 42 indexed citations

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