Will Small

7.3k citations

137 papers · 5.6k indexed · h-index 46

Impact in

Epidemiology top 0.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Toxicology top 0.2%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Epidemiology 124
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk 120
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes 16
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 74
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment 71

Co-authors: Thomas Kerr (80 shared papers)Evan Wood (58 shared papers)Ryan McNeil (35 shared papers)Julio Montaner (18 shared papers)Kathy Li (11 shared papers)Mark Tyndall (12 shared papers)Kate Shannon (9 shared papers)Danya Fast (11 shared papers)
Journals: International Journal of Drug Policy (27 papers)Social Science & Medicine (9 papers)Harm Reduction Journal (9 papers)Drug and Alcohol Dependence (6 papers)Substance Use & Misuse (5 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States France

In The Last Decade

Will Small

134 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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1	Hospitals as a ‘risk environment’: An ethno-epidemiological study of voluntary and involuntary discharge from hospital against medical advice among people who inject drugs Social Science & Medicine ·Ryan McNeil, Will Small, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr	2014	228
2	The public health and social impacts of drug market enforcement: A review of the evidence International Journal of Drug Policy ·Thomas Kerr, Will Small, Evan Wood	2005	218
3	Impacts of intensified police activity on injection drug users: Evidence from an ethnographic investigation International Journal of Drug Policy ·Will Small, Thomas Kerr, John Charette, Martin T. Schechter, Patricia M. Spittal	2006	215
4	Public injecting and the need for ‘safer environment interventions’ in the reduction of drug‐related harm Addiction ·Tim Rhodes, Jo Kimber, Will Small, John Fitzgerald, Thomas Kerr, Matthew Hickman, Greg Holloway	2006	194
5	Public injection settings in Vancouver: Physical environment, social context and risk International Journal of Drug Policy ·Will Small, Tim Rhodes, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr	2007	183
6	‘Safer environment interventions’: A qualitative synthesis of the experiences and perceptions of people who inject drugs Social Science & Medicine ·Ryan McNeil, Will Small	2014	146
7	Changes in injecting practices associated with the use of a medically supervised safer injection facility Journal of Public Health ·Jo‐Anne Stoltz, Evan Wood, Will Small, Kathy Li, Mark Tyndall, Julio Montaner, Thomas Kerr	2007	134
8	Effects of police confiscation of illicit drugs and syringes among injection drug users in Vancouver International Journal of Drug Policy ·Daniel Werb, Evan Wood, Will Small, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Kathy Li, Julio Montaner, Thomas Kerr	2007	130
9	Syringe Sharing and HIV Incidence Among Injection Drug Users and Increased Access to Sterile Syringes American Journal of Public Health ·Thomas Kerr, Will Small, Chris Buchner, Ruth Zhang, Kathy Li, Julio Montaner, Evan Wood	2010	126
10	Harm reduction by a “user-run” organization: A case study of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) International Journal of Drug Policy ·Thomas Kerr, Will Small, Wallace Peeace, David Douglas, Adam Pierre, Evan Wood	2006	109
11	Do Supervised Injecting Facilities Attract Higher-Risk Injection Drug Users? American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Evan Wood, Mark Tyndall, Kathy Li, Elisa Lloyd‐Smith, Will Small, Julio Montaner, Thomas Kerr	2005	104
12	A micro-environmental intervention to reduce the harms associated with drug-related overdose: Evidence from the evaluation of Vancouver's safer injection facility International Journal of Drug Policy ·Thomas Kerr, Will Small, David Moore, Evan Wood	2007	104
13	Community-based participatory research in a heavily researched inner city neighbourhood: Perspectives of people who use drugs on their experiences as peer researchers Social Science & Medicine ·Will Damon, Cody Callon, Lee Wiebe, Will Small, Thomas Kerr, Ryan McNeil	2017	102
14	“People Knew They Could Come Here to Get Help”: An Ethnographic Study of Assisted Injection Practices at a Peer-Run ‘Unsanctioned’ Supervised Drug Consumption Room in a Canadian Setting AIDS and Behavior ·Ryan McNeil, Will Small, Hugh Lampkin, Kate Shannon, Thomas Kerr	2013	99
15	Advancing patient‐centered care for structurally vulnerable drug‐using populations: a qualitative study of the perspectives of people who use drugs regarding the potential integration of harm reduction interventions into hospitals Addiction ·Ryan McNeil, Thomas Kerr, Bernie Pauly, Evan Wood, Will Small	2015	90
16	Seeking refuge from violence in street-based drug scenes: Women's experiences in North America's first supervised injection facility Social Science & Medicine ·Nadia Fairbairn, Will Small, Kate Shannon, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr	2008	84
17	A qualitative study of transgender individuals’ experiences in residential addiction treatment settings: stigma and inclusivity Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ·Tara Lyons, Kate Shannon, Leslie Pierre, Will Small, Andrea Krüsi, Thomas Kerr	2015	83
18	Negotiating place and gendered violence in Canada's largest open drug scene International Journal of Drug Policy ·Ryan McNeil, Kate Shannon, Laura Shaver, Thomas Kerr, Will Small	2013	83
19	The impact of incarceration upon adherence to HIV treatment among HIV-positive injection drug users: a qualitative study AIDS Care ·Will Small, Evan Wood, Glenn Betteridge, Julio Montaner, Thomas Kerr	2009	83
20	The Potential Public Health and Community Impacts of Safer Injecting Facilities: Evidence From a Cohort of Injection Drug Users JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr, Patricia M. Spittal, Kathy Li, Will Small, Mark Tyndall, Robert S. Hogg, Michael V. O’Shaughnessy, Martin T. Schechter	2003	81

About Will Small

Will Small is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 137 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (120 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (71 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (60 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (33 papers), Sex work and related issues (17 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (16 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (8 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Epidemiology (4.6k citations), Toxicology (405 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2.9k citations), Infectious Diseases (1.6k citations) and General Health Professions (1.6k citations). Will Small has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood, Ryan McNeil, Julio Montaner, Kathy Li, Mark Tyndall, Kate Shannon, Danya Fast, Andrea Krüsi and Martin T. Schechter. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Drug Policy, Social Science & Medicine, Harm Reduction Journal, Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Substance Use & Misuse.

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