Stephen A. Flores

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Stephen A. Flores is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen A. Flores has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Infectious Diseases, 42 papers in Epidemiology and 32 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Stephen A. Flores's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (45 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (37 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Stephen A. Flores is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (45 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (37 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Stephen A. Flores collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Uganda. Stephen A. Flores's co-authors include Gregorio A. Millett, John L. Peterson, Roger Bakeman, William L. Jeffries, Patrick A. Wilson, Charles M. Heilig, Kevin Fenton, Jonathan Elford, Robert S. Remis and Sean B. Rourke and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Stephen A. Flores

61 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparisons of disparities and risks of HIV infection in black and other men who have sex with men in Canada, UK, and USA: a meta-analysis

2012 583 citations Gregorio A. Millett, John L. Peterson et al. The Lancet profile →
Explaining disparities in HIV infection among black and white men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis of HIV risk behaviors

2007 488 citations Gregorio A. Millett, Stephen A. Flores et al. AIDS profile →
Patterns in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, by Social Vulnerability and Urbanicity — United States, December 14, 2020–May 1, 2021

2021 151 citations Stephen A. Flores et al. profile →

Peers

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Sarah K. Calabrese United States

Iryna Zablotska Australia

Angela Kaida Canada

Farzana Kapadia United States

Manya Magnus United States

Maria L. Ekstrand United States

Virginia Bond United Kingdom

Wangari Tharao Canada

Ronald D. Stall United States

Jessie Mbwambo Tanzania

Sarah K. Calabrese United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen A. Flores

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

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Stiehl, Emily, Amy Borg, John P. Cullen, et al.. (2025). Engaging trusted messengers in public health response: Key strategies to building community trust among CDC'S prevention research center's vaccine confidence network. Vaccine. 60. 127474–127474.

Kasstan, Ben, Stephen A. Flores, Delia Easton, et al.. (2024). Polio, public health memories and temporal dissonance of re-emerging infectious diseases in the global north. Social Science & Medicine. 357. 117196–117196. 2 indexed citations

Kasstan, Ben, Sandra Mounier‐Jack, Tracey Chantler, et al.. (2023). Poliovirus outbreak in New York State, August 2022: qualitative assessment of immediate public health responses and priorities for improving vaccine coverage. Epidemiology and Infection. 151. e120–e120. 5 indexed citations

Gunn, Jayleen K. L., Donna Hubbard McCree, William L. Jeffries, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of HIV Stigma Interventions for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) With and Without HIV in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. AIDS and Behavior. 26(S1). 51–89. 18 indexed citations

Jeffries, William L., Stephen A. Flores, Deborah Gelaude, et al.. (2020). Experienced Homophobia and HIV Infection Risk Among U.S. Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Meta-Analysis. LGBT Health. 8(1). 1–10. 25 indexed citations

Sweeney, Patricia, Elizabeth DiNenno, Stephen A. Flores, et al.. (2019). HIV Data to Care—Using Public Health Data to Improve HIV Care and Prevention. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 82(1). S1–S5. 34 indexed citations

Johnson, Wayne D., Ann O’Leary, & Stephen A. Flores. (2018). Per-partner condom effectiveness against HIV for men who have sex with men. AIDS. 32(11). 1499–1505. 26 indexed citations

Yang, Peng, Carl A. Latkin, Karin E. Tobin, et al.. (2018). An Event-Level Analysis of Condomless Anal Intercourse with a HIV-Discordant or HIV Status-Unknown Partner Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men from a Multi-site Study. AIDS and Behavior. 22(7). 2224–2234. 8 indexed citations

Neumann, Mary Spink, Aaron Plant, Andrew D. Margolis, et al.. (2018). Effects of a brief video intervention on treatment initiation and adherence among patients attending human immunodeficiency virus treatment clinics. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204599–e0204599. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Peng, Don Operario, Carl Latkin, et al.. (2017). Alcohol and cocaine use among Latino and African American MSM in 6 US cities. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 80. 26–32. 14 indexed citations

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Wilton, Leo, Beryl A. Koblin, Vijay Nandi, et al.. (2015). Correlates of Seroadaptation Strategies Among Black Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) in 4 US Cities. AIDS and Behavior. 19(12). 2333–2346. 15 indexed citations

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Mansergh, Gordon, Pilgrim Spikes, Stephen A. Flores, et al.. (2014). Internalised homophobia is differentially associated with sexual risk behaviour by race/ethnicity and HIV serostatus among substance-using men who have sex with men in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 91(5). 324–328. 23 indexed citations

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Greene, Emily, Victoria Frye, Gordon Mansergh, et al.. (2012). Correlates of Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse with Women Among Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS and Behavior. 17(3). 889–899. 3 indexed citations

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Millett, Gregorio A., William L. Jeffries, John L. Peterson, et al.. (2012). Common roots: a contextual review of HIV epidemics in black men who have sex with men across the African diaspora. The Lancet. 380(9839). 411–423. 89 indexed citations

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Alvy, Lisa M., David J. McKirnan, Gordon Mansergh, et al.. (2010). Depression is Associated with Sexual Risk Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, but is Mediated by Cognitive Escape and Self-Efficacy. AIDS and Behavior. 15(6). 1171–1179. 142 indexed citations

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Ibañez, Gladys E., Barbara Van Oss Marin, Stephen A. Flores, Gregorio A. Millett, & Rafael M. Díaz. (2009). General and gay-related racism experienced by Latino gay men.. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 15(3). 215–222. 37 indexed citations

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Flores, Stephen A., Gordon Mansergh, Gary Marks, Robert Guzman, & Grant Colfax. (2009). Gay Identity-Related Factors and Sexual Risk Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in San Francisco. AIDS Education and Prevention. 21(2). 91–103. 57 indexed citations

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Raj, Anita, Elizabeth Reed, M. Christina Santana, et al.. (2008). The associations of binge alcohol use with HIV/STI risk and diagnosis among heterosexual African American men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 101(1-2). 101–106. 47 indexed citations

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Millett, Gregorio A., Helen Ding, Jennifer Lauby, et al.. (2007). Circumcision Status and HIV Infection Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in 3 US Cities. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 46(5). 643–650. 65 indexed citations

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Flores, Stephen A. & Nicole Crepaz. (2004). Quality of Study Methods in Individual- and Group-Level HIV Intervention Research: Critical Reporting Elements. AIDS Education and Prevention. 16(4). 341–352. 18 indexed citations

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