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D-Index
153
Citations
91704
World Ranking
1037
National Ranking
593

David Vlahov publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 851 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

David Vlahov D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 153 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

David Vlahov is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and social sciences. Their scholarly output spans 47 publications in medicine and 28 in social sciences, with significant focus on health professions, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health.

The main fields of study for David Vlahov include Medicine and Social Sciences. They have a substantial body of work in several subfields such as General Health Professions, Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics cover a range of health-related issues, especially concerning health disparities and outcomes, HIV, drug use, sexual risk, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, food security and health across diverse populations, and opioid use disorder treatment.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David Vlahov include:

  • LaRon E. Nelson (9 joint publications)
  • Ellicott C. Matthay (8 joint publications)
  • May Lynn Tan (8 joint publications)
  • M. Maria Glymour (8 joint publications)
  • Erin Hagan (6 joint publications)

David Vlahov has published extensively in several key venues, with 14 publications in the Journal of Urban Health, followed by contributions to UNC Libraries (3), Epidemiologic Reviews (2), Journal of Community Health (2), and PLoS ONE (2).

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by David Vlahov include:

  • "Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements," 2020, Journal of Urban Health
  • "Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy," 2021, Journal of Urban Health
  • "Strategies That Promote Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Black Communities: a Review," 2022, Journal of Urban Health
  • "Confidence and Hesitancy During the Early Roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccines Among Black, Hispanic, and Undocumented Immigrant Communities: a Review," 2021, Journal of Urban Health
  • "The Revolution Will Be Hard to Evaluate: How Co-Occurring Policy Changes Affect Research on the Health Effects of Social Policies," 2021, Epidemiologic Reviews

David Vlahov's research often addresses public health challenges with an emphasis on social determinants of health, particularly within marginalized and vulnerable populations. Their work around COVID-19 considers both epidemiological and social factors impacting health outcomes.

In recognition of their contributions to medicine and public health, David Vlahov was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Genetic Restriction of HIV-1 Infection and Progression to AIDS by a Deletion Allele of the CKR5 Structural Gene

    Michael Dean;Mary Carrington;Cheryl Winkler;Gavin A. Huttley

  • Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City

    Sandro Galea;Jennifer Ahern;Heidi S. Resnick;Dean G. Kilpatrick

  • What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress.

    George A. Bonanno;Sandro Galea;Angela Bucciarelli;David Vlahov

  • The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters

    Sandro Galea;Arijit K. Nandi;Arijit K. Nandi;David Vlahov

  • HLA and HIV-1: heterozygote advantage and B*35-Cw*04 disadvantage.

    Mary Carrington;George W. Nelson;Maureen P. Martin;Teri Kissner

  • Epistatic interaction between KIR3DS1 and HLA-B delays the progression to AIDS

    Maureen P. Martin;Xiaojiang Gao;Jeong Hee Lee;George W. Nelson

  • The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors

    David L. Thomas;Jacquie Astemborski;Rudra M. Rai;Frank A. Anania

  • HLA and NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes in Resolving Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Salim I. Khakoo;Chloe L. Thio;Maureen P. Martin;Collin R. Brooks

  • Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Merle E. Hamburger;David Vlahov;Ellie E. Schoenbaum

  • Contrasting Genetic Influence of CCR2 and CCR5 Variants on HIV-1 Infection and Disease Progression

    Michael W. Smith;Michael Dean;Mary Carrington;Cheryl Winkler

  • Psychological Resilience After Disaster New York City in the Aftermath of the September 11th Terrorist Attack

    George A. Bonanno;Sandro Galea;Sandro Galea;Angela Bucciarelli;David Vlahov

  • Genetic Restriction of AIDS Pathogenesis by an SDF-1 Chemokine Gene Variant

    Cheryl Winkler;William Modi;Michael W. Smith;George W. Nelson

  • Viral infections in short-term injection drug users: the prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency, and human T-lymphotropic viruses

    Richard S. Garfein;David Vlahov;Noya Galai;Meg C. Doherty

  • APOL1 Genetic Variants in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and HIV-Associated Nephropathy

    Jeffrey B. Kopp;George W. Nelson;Karmini Sampath;Randall C. Johnson;Randall C. Johnson

  • MYH9 is a major-effect risk gene for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

    Jeffrey B Kopp;Michael W Smith;George W Nelson;Randall C Johnson

  • Trends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

    Sandro Galea;David Vlahov;Heidi S. Resnick;Jennifer Ahern

  • Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on HIV replication. Role of immune activation.

    Delia Goletti;Drew Weissman;Robert W. Jackson;Neil M.H. Graham

  • Effect of a single amino acid change in MHC class I molecules on the rate of progression to AIDS.

    Xiaojiang Gao;George W. Nelson;Peter Karacki;Maureen P. Martin

  • The social epidemiology of substance use.

    Sandro Galea;Arijit K. Nandi;David Vlahov;David Vlahov;David Vlahov

  • Persistence of Viremia and the Importance of Long Term Follow-up after Acute Hepatitis C Infection

    Stephen A. Villano;David Vlahov;Kenrad E. Nelson;Sylvia Cohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandro Galea
Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Kenrad Edwin Nelson
Kenrad Edwin Nelson Johns Hopkins University
Danielle C. Ompad
Danielle C. Ompad New York University
David D. Celentano
David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University
Jacquie Astemborski
Jacquie Astemborski Johns Hopkins University
David L. Thomas
David L. Thomas Johns Hopkins University
Joseph B. Margolick
Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University
Alvaro Muñoz
Alvaro Muñoz Johns Hopkins University
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

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