2026 David Vlahov: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	153	1037	955	593	534	851	91704

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

3307
Citations
Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City

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

2589
Citations
What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress.

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

2038
Citations
The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters

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

1677
Citations
HLA and HIV-1: heterozygote advantage and B*35-Cw*04 disadvantage.

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

1628
Citations
Epistatic interaction between KIR3DS1 and HLA-B delays the progression to AIDS

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

1484
Citations
The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors

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

1457
Citations
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

1457
Citations
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

1178
Citations
Contrasting Genetic Influence of CCR2 and CCR5 Variants on HIV-1 Infection and Disease Progression

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

1143
Citations
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

1002
Citations
Genetic Restriction of AIDS Pathogenesis by an SDF-1 Chemokine Gene Variant

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

951
Citations
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

942
Citations
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

859
Citations
MYH9 is a major-effect risk gene for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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

829
Citations
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

815
Citations
Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on HIV replication. Role of immune activation.

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

716
Citations
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

704
Citations
The social epidemiology of substance use.

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

691
Citations
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

666
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis

Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego

Kenrad Edwin Nelson Johns Hopkins University

Danielle C. Ompad New York University

David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University

Jacquie Astemborski Johns Hopkins University

David L. Thomas Johns Hopkins University

Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University

Alvaro Muñoz Johns Hopkins University

Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

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