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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 90 966 844 609 521 398 26805

Brian Mustanski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian Mustanski between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian Mustanski published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 19.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2020. 51 of the 486 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2020. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 35 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 47 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 27 publications
2001 2025

486 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian Mustanski: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2005 2
2006 5
2007 8
2008 6
2009 0
2010 8
2011 10
2012 12
2013 14
2014 37
2015 35
2016 32
2017 34
2018 41
2019 37
2020 47
2021 44
2022 33
2023 22
2024 24
2025 27
Total 486
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 391–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 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.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57 398
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 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.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77 90
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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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

  • 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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