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Stigma and Health
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Stigma and Health

2376-6972

Published by: American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/sah

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 356 49 48 11
Psychology 375 140 144 17
Medicine 2554 28 29 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 207
Documents by Best Scientists*: 180
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 24
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.947
Impact Factor: 2.2

Top Publications

  • Stigma and nonsuicidal self-injury: Application of a conceptual framework.

    Lexy Staniland;Penelope Hasking;Mark Boyes;Stephen Lewis

    (2021)
    93 Citations
  • “Every time I get gendered male, I feel a pain in my chest”: Understanding the social context for gender dysphoria.

    M. Paz Galupo;Lex Pulice-Farrow;Louis Lindley

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Anticipated stigma, stereotypes, and COVID-19 testing

    Valerie A. Earnshaw;Natalie M. Brousseau;E. Carly Hill;Seth C. Kalichman

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Testing active learning workshops for reducing implicit stereotyping of Hispanics by majority and minority group medical students.

    Jeff Stone;Gordon B. Moskowitz;Colin A. Zestcott;Katherine J. Wolsiefer

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • PrEP Stigma, HIV Stigma, and Intention to Use PrEP among Women in New York City and Philadelphia.

    Deepti Chittamuru;Victoria Frye;Beryl A. Koblin;Bridgette Brawner

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Weight stigma among pregnant and postpartum women: A new context of stigmatization.

    Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez;Christine Dunkel Schetter;A. Janet Tomiyama

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Honest, open, proud–college: Effectiveness of a peer-led small-group intervention for reducing the stigma of mental illness.

    Colleen S. Conley;Carol G. Hundert;Jennifer L. K. Charles;Brynn M. Huguenel

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Stigma-related stress, complex correlates of disclosure, mental health, and loneliness in minor-attracted people.

    Desiree L. Elchuk;Ian V. McPhail;Mark E. Olver

    (2021)
    32 Citations

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