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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3206 2948 1544 1397 129 7773

Demetria Cain publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Demetria Cain between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Demetria Cain published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 17 of the 147 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2005. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
2003 2025

147 publications in total across all disciplines

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Demetria Cain: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 5
2005 13
2006 10
2007 12
2008 11
2009 3
2010 4
2011 11
2012 5
2013 7
2014 9
2015 1
2016 2
2017 2
2018 5
2019 6
2020 8
2021 8
2022 0
2023 7
2024 9
2025 8
Total 147
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Demetria Cain publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Demetria Cain sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 124–133 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 129 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453 129
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Demetria Cain D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Demetria Cain sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203 48
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Demetria Cain is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research focuses on intersections of psychology and medicine, with an emphasis on social psychology, infectious diseases, general health professions, clinical psychology, and epidemiology.

Their main areas of study include topics such as LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; HIV/AIDS research and interventions; adolescent sexual and reproductive health; sexuality, behavior, and technology; HIV, drug use, and sexual risk; sex work and related issues; and racial and ethnic identity research.

Demetria Cain has published extensively, contributing to prominent journals and publication venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • UNC Libraries
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • The Journal of Sex Research

Their recent scholarly papers include:

  • Marijuana and illicit drugs: Correlates of condomless anal sex among adolescent and emerging adult sexual minority men, 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the U.S.A., 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Testing the drug use and condomless anal sex link among sexual minority men: The predictive utility of marijuana and interactions with relationship status, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Developmental Barriers to Couples' HIV Testing and Counseling Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males: A Dyadic Socio-ecological Perspective, 2020, AIDS and Behavior
  • Heterosexual Cisgender Men Partnered with Transgender Women Exhibit Higher HIV/STI Sexual Risk than Their Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Counterparts: Findings from a U.S.-Based Convenience Sample Recruited Online, 2021, AIDS and Behavior

Demetria Cain collaborates frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Tyrel J. Starks
  • Cathy J. Reback
  • Sylvie Naar
  • Simone J. Skeen
  • Gabriel Robles

Best Publications

  • Alcohol Use and Sexual Risks for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review of Empirical Findings

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Michelle Kaufman;Demetria Cain

  • Development of a brief scale to measure AIDS-related stigma in South Africa.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Sean Jooste;Yoesrie Toefy

  • Associations of poverty, substance use, and HIV transmission risk behaviors in three South African communities.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Ashraf Kagee;Yoesrie Toefy

  • Gender attitudes, sexual violence, and HIV/AIDS risks among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Michelle Kaufman;Demetria Cain

  • The relationship between indicators of sexual compulsivity and high risk sexual practices among men and women receiving services from a sexually transmitted infection clinic.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Demetria Cain

  • HIV/AIDS Risks among Men and Women Who Drink at Informal Alcohol Serving Establishments (Shebeens) in Cape Town, South Africa

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Redwaan Vermaak;Sean Jooste

  • Randomized Trial of a Community-based Alcohol-related HIV Risk-reduction Intervention for Men and Women in Cape Town South Africa

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness C. Simbayi;Redwaan Vermaak;Demetria Cain

  • Alcohol use and sexual risks for HIV infection among men and women receiving sexually transmitted infection clinic services in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Leickness C Simbayi;Seth C Kalichman;Sean Jooste;Vuyisile Mathiti

  • Nurse-delivered antiretroviral treatment adherence intervention for people with low literacy skills and living with HIV/AIDS.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Jacqueline Cherry;Demetria Cain

  • Internet-based health information consumer skills intervention for people living with HIV/AIDS.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Charsey Cherry;Demetria Cain;Howard Pope

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy assessed by unannounced pill counts conducted by telephone.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Christina M. Amaral;Heidi Stearns;Denise White

  • Serosorting sexual partners and risk for HIV among men who have sex with men.

    Lisa A. Eaton;Seth C. Kalichman;Demetria N. Cain;Chauncey Cherry

  • Integrated Behavioral Intervention to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence and Reduce HIV Transmission

    Seth C. Kalichman;Chauncey Cherry;Moira O. Kalichman;Christina M. Amaral

  • Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Eileen V. Pitpitan;Seth C. Kalichman;Lisa A. Eaton;Demetria Cain

  • HIV/AIDS risk reduction counseling for alcohol using sexually transmitted infections clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Seth C Kalichman;Leickness C Simbayi;Redwaan Vermaak;Demetria Cain

  • Heterosexual anal intercourse among community and clinical settings in Cape Town, South Africa

    Seth C. Kalichman;Leickness Simbayi;Demetria Cain;Sean Jooste

  • Examining Factors Co-Existing with Interpersonal Violence in Lesbian Relationships

    Lisa Eaton;Michelle Kaufman;Andrea Fuhrel;Demetria Cain

  • Risk Factors for HIV/AIDS Among Youth in Cape Town, South Africa

    Leickness C. Simbayi;Seth C. Kalichman;Sean Jooste;Charsey Cherry

  • Monitoring Medication Adherence by Unannounced Pill Counts Conducted by Telephone: Reliability and Criterion-Related Validity

    Seth C. Kalichman;Christina M. Amaral;Chauncey Cherry;Jody Flanagan

  • Assessing medication adherence self-efficacy among low-literacy patients: development of a pictographic visual analogue scale

    Seth C. Kalichman;Demetria Cain;Andrea Fuhrel;Lisa Eaton

  • Health information on the Internet and people living with HIV/AIDS: information evaluation and coping styles.

    Seth C. Kalichman;Charsey Cherry;Demetria Cain;Lance S. Weinhardt

Frequent Co-Authors

Leickness C. Simbayi
Leickness C. Simbayi Human Sciences Research Council
Seth C. Kalichman
Seth C. Kalichman University of Connecticut
Lisa A. Eaton
Lisa A. Eaton University of Connecticut
Sean Jooste
Sean Jooste Human Sciences Research Council
Michael P. Carey
Michael P. Carey Brown University
Kate B. Carey
Kate B. Carey Brown University
Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
H. Jonathon Rendina
H. Jonathon Rendina City University of New York
Tyrel J. Starks
Tyrel J. Starks City University of New York

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