Will Small

7.3k total citations
137 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Will Small is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Small has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Epidemiology, 74 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 60 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Will Small's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (120 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (71 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (60 papers). Will Small is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (120 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (71 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (60 papers). Will Small collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Will Small's co-authors include Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood, Ryan McNeil, Julio Montaner, Mark Tyndall, Kathy Li, Kate Shannon, Danya Fast, Andrea Krüsi and Martin T. Schechter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Will Small

134 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Will Small Canada 46 4.6k 2.9k 1.6k 1.6k 1.3k 137 5.6k
Ricky N. Bluthenthal United States 46 4.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 238 6.4k
Kate Dolan Australia 46 4.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 168 5.8k
Alex H. Kral United States 48 6.0k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 246 8.0k
Ryan McNeil Canada 41 3.1k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 563 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 698 0.5× 132 4.7k
Carol Strıke Canada 37 2.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 805 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 594 0.4× 219 4.2k
Steven P. Kurtz United States 37 2.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 991 0.6× 819 0.5× 944 0.7× 110 4.1k
Leo Beletsky United States 35 2.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 604 0.4× 737 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 166 4.6k
Patricia M. Spittal Canada 32 3.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 997 0.7× 94 3.9k
Kora DeBeck Canada 31 2.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 623 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 632 0.5× 202 3.6k
Denise Paone United States 30 2.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 976 0.6× 615 0.5× 76 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Will Small

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Small

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Small

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Will Small. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Will Small 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 Will Small. Will Small 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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Mayer, Samara, et al.. (2023). Emergency department experiences of people who use drugs who left or were discharged from hospital against medical advice. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0282215–e0282215. 23 indexed citations
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Small, Will, et al.. (2023). Decriminalization thresholds for drug possession: A multi-criteria policy analysis framework. International Journal of Drug Policy. 119. 104126–104126. 6 indexed citations
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Piske, Micah, Jeong Eun Min, Lindsay A Pearce, et al.. (2022). Validation and endorsement of health system performance measures for opioid use disorder in British Columbia, Canada: A Delphi panel study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100095–100095. 1 indexed citations
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Lavergne, M. Ruth, Jackson Loyal, Wayne Jones, et al.. (2022). Emergency department use for mental and substance use disorders: descriptive analysis of population-based, linked administrative data in British Columbia, Canada. BMJ Open. 12(1). e057072–e057072. 11 indexed citations
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Jones, Wayne, et al.. (2022). Using novel methodology to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in British Columbia, Canada. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 58(1). 153–162. 1 indexed citations
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Fleming, Taylor, Alexandra B. Collins, Geoff Bardwell, et al.. (2021). A qualitative investigation of HIV treatment dispensing models and impacts on adherence among people living with HIV who use drugs. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246999–e0246999. 4 indexed citations
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Fleming, Taylor, Alexandra B. Collins, Geoff Bardwell, et al.. (2020). Home and health among people living with HIV who use drugs: A qualitative study. International Journal of Drug Policy. 80. 102729–102729. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tessa, Will Small, Ekaterina Nosova, et al.. (2020). Overdose Risk and Acquiring Opioids for Nonmedical Use Exclusively from Physicians in Vancouver, Canada. Substance Use & Misuse. 55(12). 1912–1918. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tessa, Ekaterina Nosova, Will Small, et al.. (2019). A gender-based analysis of nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who use illicit drugs. Addictive Behaviors. 97. 42–48.
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Cheng, Tessa, Will Small, Huiru Dong, et al.. (2018). An age-based analysis of nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who use illegal drugs in Vancouver, Canada. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 13(1). 41–41. 15 indexed citations
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Boyd, Jade, et al.. (2018). Transitions in income generation among marginalized people who use drugs: A qualitative study on recycling and vulnerability to violence. International Journal of Drug Policy. 59. 36–43. 28 indexed citations
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McNeil, Ryan, Hannah L. F. Cooper, Will Small, & Thomas Kerr. (2015). Area restrictions, risk, harm, and health care access among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A spatially oriented qualitative study. Health & Place. 35. 70–78. 46 indexed citations
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Lyons, Tara, et al.. (2015). A qualitative study of transgender individuals’ experiences in residential addiction treatment settings: stigma and inclusivity. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 10(1). 17–17. 83 indexed citations
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McNeil, Ryan & Will Small. (2014). ‘Safer environment interventions’: A qualitative synthesis of the experiences and perceptions of people who inject drugs. Social Science & Medicine. 106. 151–158. 146 indexed citations
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Small, Will, Andrea Krüsi, Evan Wood, Julio Montaner, & Thomas Kerr. (2011). Street-level policing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 winter Olympics. International Journal of Drug Policy. 23(2). 128–133. 11 indexed citations
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Werb, Daniel, Evan Wood, Will Small, et al.. (2007). Effects of police confiscation of illicit drugs and syringes among injection drug users in Vancouver. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19(4). 332–338. 130 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Tim, Jo Kimber, Will Small, et al.. (2006). Public injecting and the need for ‘safer environment interventions’ in the reduction of drug‐related harm. Addiction. 101(10). 1384–1393. 194 indexed citations
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Wood, Evan, Mark Tyndall, Kathy Li, et al.. (2005). Do Supervised Injecting Facilities Attract Higher-Risk Injection Drug Users?. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 29(2). 126–130. 104 indexed citations

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