Ruth Zhang

4.3k total citations
75 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ruth Zhang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Zhang has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Epidemiology, 36 papers in Infectious Diseases and 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ruth Zhang's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (55 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (36 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (22 papers). Ruth Zhang is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (55 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (36 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (22 papers). Ruth Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Ruth Zhang's co-authors include Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood, Julio Montaner, Mark Tyndall, M‐J Milloy, Kate Shannon, Robert S. Hogg, Jo‐Anne Stoltz, Kathy Li and Brandon D. L. Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Journal of Public Health and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Zhang

75 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Zhang Canada 37 2.4k 1.3k 1.2k 885 658 75 3.3k
Denise Paone United States 30 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 976 1.1× 615 0.9× 76 3.4k
Richard S. Garfein United States 37 3.3k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 785 0.9× 540 0.8× 108 3.9k
Patricia M. Spittal Canada 32 3.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 997 1.5× 94 3.9k
Glenn‐Milo Santos United States 33 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 898 0.8× 690 0.8× 835 1.3× 113 3.6k
Lawrence J. Ouellet United States 34 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 774 0.7× 784 0.9× 596 0.9× 74 3.0k
Bradley Mathers Australia 20 4.2k 1.8× 2.2k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 514 0.6× 748 1.1× 38 5.1k
Sherry Deren United States 33 3.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 960 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 793 1.2× 148 3.9k
Nickolas Zaller United States 36 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 895 1.0× 885 1.3× 153 4.1k
Jennifer Lorvick United States 28 2.0k 0.8× 978 0.8× 796 0.7× 614 0.7× 651 1.0× 83 2.6k
Kate Dolan Australia 46 4.4k 1.8× 1.8k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 1.5k 2.3× 168 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruth Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruth Zhang 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 Ruth Zhang. Ruth Zhang 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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Duff, Putu, Mark Tyndall, Jane A. Buxton, et al.. (2013). Sex-for-Crack exchanges: associations with risky sexual and drug use niches in an urban Canadian city. Harm Reduction Journal. 10(1). 29–29. 43 indexed citations
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Chan, Albert W., Jan M. Kornder, Robert I. Brown, et al.. (2012). Improved Survival Associated With Pre-Hospital Triage Strategy in a Large Regional ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Program. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(12). 1239–1246. 55 indexed citations
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Hadland, Scott E., M‐J Milloy, Thomas Kerr, et al.. (2012). Young Age Predicts Poor Antiretroviral Adherence and Viral Load Suppression Among Injection Drug Users. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 26(5). 274–280. 49 indexed citations
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Hadland, Scott E., Brandon D. L. Marshall, Thomas Kerr, et al.. (2011). A Comparison of Drug Use and Risk Behavior Profiles Among Younger and Older Street Youth. Substance Use & Misuse. 46(12). 1486–1494. 36 indexed citations
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Ti, Lianping, Jane A. Buxton, Evan Wood, et al.. (2011). Difficulty accessing crack pipes and crack pipe sharing among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 6(1). 34–34. 24 indexed citations
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DeBeck, Kora, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, et al.. (2011). A Dose-Dependent Relationship between Exposure to a Street-Based Drug Scene and Health-Related Harms among People Who Use Injection Drugs. Journal of Urban Health. 88(4). 724–735. 16 indexed citations
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Shannon, Kate, Thomas Kerr, M‐J Milloy, et al.. (2011). Severe food insecurity is associated with elevated unprotected sex among HIV-seropositive injection drug users independent of HAART use. AIDS. 25(16). 2037–2042. 55 indexed citations
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Duff, Putu, et al.. (2011). High Lifetime Pregnancy and Low Contraceptive Usage Among Sex Workers Who Use Drugs- An Unmet Reproductive Health Need. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 11(1). 61–61. 52 indexed citations
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Kuyper, Laura M., M‐J Milloy, Brandon D. L. Marshall, et al.. (2011). Does initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy influence patterns of syringe lending among injection drug users?. Addictive Behaviors. 36(5). 560–563. 11 indexed citations
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Marshall, Brandon D. L., Kate Shannon, Thomas Kerr, Ruth Zhang, & Evan Wood. (2010). Survival Sex Work and Increased HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Street-Involved Youth. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 53(5). 661–664. 63 indexed citations
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Shannon, Kate, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Jean Shoveller, et al.. (2010). Crystal methamphetamine use among female street-based sex workers: Moving beyond individual-focused interventions. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 113(1). 76–81. 46 indexed citations
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DeBeck, Kora, Thomas Kerr, Lorna Bird, et al.. (2010). Injection drug use cessation and use of North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 113(2-3). 172–176. 107 indexed citations
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Werb, Dan, Thomas Kerr, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, & Evan Wood. (2010). Methamphetamine use and malnutrition among street-involved youth. Harm Reduction Journal. 7(1). 5–5. 22 indexed citations
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Lloyd‐Smith, Elisa, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, et al.. (2010). Determinants of hospitalization for a cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users: a cohort study. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 327–327. 48 indexed citations
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Lloyd‐Smith, Elisa, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, et al.. (2009). Determinants of Cutaneous Injection-Related Infection Care at a Supervised Injecting Facility. Annals of Epidemiology. 19(6). 404–409. 16 indexed citations
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Wood, Evan, Mark Tyndall, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, & Thomas Kerr. (2007). Rate of detoxification service use and its impact among a cohort of supervised injecting facility users. Addiction. 102(6). 916–919. 114 indexed citations
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Wood, Evan, Thomas Kerr, Robert S. Hogg, et al.. (2006). Impact of HIV testing on uptake of HIV therapy among antiretroviral naive HIV-infected injection drug users. Drug and Alcohol Review. 25(5). 451–454. 10 indexed citations
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Tyndall, Mark, Calvin Lai, Ruth Zhang, et al.. (2006). Directly observed therapy programmes for anti-retroviral treatment amongst injection drug users in Vancouver: Access, adherence and outcomes. International Journal of Drug Policy. 18(4). 281–287. 28 indexed citations
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Kerr, Thomas, Jo‐Anne Stoltz, Mark Tyndall, et al.. (2006). Impact of a medically supervised safer injection facility on community drug use patterns: a before and after study. BMJ. 332(7535). 220–222. 92 indexed citations
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Wood, Evan, Robert S. Hogg, Thomas Kerr, et al.. (2005). Impact of accessing methadone on the time to initiating HIV treatment among antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected injection drug users. AIDS. 19(8). 837–839. 48 indexed citations

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