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Brian Mustanski

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Psychology

D-Index
90
Citations
26805
World Ranking
966
National Ranking
609

Brian Mustanski publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Mustanski sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 398 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Brian Mustanski D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Mustanski sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Mustanski is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research across Medicine, Health Professions, and Psychology. Their work addresses a range of subfields, including Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Brian Mustanski has published frequently in several academic venues, with notable contributions to:

  • AIDS and Behavior (20 publications)
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (13 publications)
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (11 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior (10 publications)

They have collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Michael E. Newcomb (62 coauthored works)
  • Kathryn Macapagal (34 coauthored works)
  • Richard T. D'Aquila (31 coauthored works)
  • Nanette Benbow (31 coauthored works)
  • Rana Saber (30 coauthored works)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Brian Mustanski illustrate the diverse focus areas of their research:

  • "Perspectives from Transgender and Gender Diverse People on How to Ask About Gender," 2020, published in LGBT Health
  • "Comparison of IgG and neutralizing antibody responses after one or two doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in previously infected and uninfected individuals," 2021, published in EClinicalMedicine
  • "High seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 among household members of essential workers detected using a dried blood spot assay," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Rumination longitudinally mediates the association of minority stress and depression in sexual and gender minority individuals," 2020, published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • "Systems of cissexism and the daily production of stress for transgender and gender diverse people," 2021, published in International Journal of Transgender Health

Best Publications

  • Internalized homophobia and internalizing mental health problems: a meta-analytic review.

    Michael E. Newcomb;Brian Mustanski

  • Mental Health Disorders, Psychological Distress, and Suicidality in a Diverse Sample of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youths

    Brian S. Mustanski;Robert Garofalo;Erin M. Emerson

  • A longitudinal study of predictors of suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

    Brian Mustanski;Richard T. Liu

  • Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention

    Brian Mustanski;Robert Garofalo;Robert Garofalo;Amy Herrick;Geri Donenberg

  • Suicidal ideation and self-harm in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

    Richard T. Liu;Brian Mustanski

  • Exploring the Diversity of Gender and Sexual Orientation Identities in an Online Sample of Transgender Individuals

    Laura E. Kuper;Robin Nussbaum;Brian Mustanski

  • HIV in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Review of Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors, and Interventions

    Brian S. Mustanski;Michael E. Newcomb;Steve Nicholas Du Bois;Steve C. Garcia

  • Barriers to Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals.

    Jae A. Puckett;Peter Cleary;Kinton Rossman;Brian Mustanski

  • Families Matter: Social Support and Mental Health Trajectories Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Mental Health and Suicidality Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youths

    Wendy B. Bostwick;Ian Meyer;Frances Aranda;Stephen T. Russell

  • "Scaling-out" evidence-based interventions to new populations or new health care delivery systems.

    Gregory A. Aarons;Marisa Sklar;Brian Mustanski;Nanette Benbow

  • High Burden of Mental Health Problems, Substance Use, Violence, and Related Psychosocial Factors in Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse Youth and Young Adults

    Michael E. Newcomb;Ricky Hill;Kathleen Buehler;Daniel T. Ryan

  • Getting wired: Exploiting the internet for the collection of valid sexuality data

    Brian S. Mustanski

  • The Interplay between Online and Offline Explorations of Identity, Relationships, and Sex: A Mixed-Methods Study with LGBT Youth

    Samantha Dehaan;Laura Elizabeth Kuper;Joshua C. Magee;Joshua C. Magee;Lou Bigelow

  • The effects of cumulative victimization on mental health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents and young adults

    Brian Mustanski;Rebecca Andrews;Jae A. Puckett

  • Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths: A Developmental Resiliency Perspective

    Brian Mustanski;Michael E. Newcomb;Robert Garofalo

  • Internet Use and Sexual Health of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Mixed-Methods Study

    Brian Mustanski;Tom Lyons;Steve C. Garcia

  • Typologies of Social Support and Associations with Mental Health Outcomes Among LGBT Youth.

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle A. Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Ethical and regulatory issues with conducting sexuality research with LGBT adolescents: A call to action for a scientifically informed approach

    Brian Mustanski

  • Does it get better? A longitudinal analysis of psychological distress and victimization in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth

    Michelle Birkett;Michael E. Newcomb;Brian Mustanski

  • A genomewide scan of male sexual orientation

    Brian S. Mustanski;Brian S. Mustanski;Michael G. DuPree;Michael G. DuPree;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Sven Bocklandt;Sven Bocklandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Newcomb
Michael E. Newcomb Northwestern University
Robert Garofalo
Robert Garofalo Northwestern University
Michelle Birkett
Michelle Birkett Northwestern University
Gregory Phillips
Gregory Phillips Northwestern University
Kathryn Macapagal
Kathryn Macapagal Northwestern University
Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
Lisa M. Kuhns
Lisa M. Kuhns Northwestern University
Brian A. Feinstein
Brian A. Feinstein Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Celia B. Fisher
Celia B. Fisher Fordham University
Richard T. D'Aquila
Richard T. D'Aquila Northwestern University

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