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84
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23512
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15208
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7673

Kevin M. De Cock 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 Kevin M. De Cock sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 298 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin M. De Cock 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 Kevin M. De Cock sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Overview

Kevin M. De Cock is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in their research include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Sex work and related issues, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Kevin M. De Cock has been published frequently in several venues, with multiple contributions to Emerging Infectious Diseases, AIDS, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Research Square, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Among recent papers associated with or involving Kevin M. De Cock are:

  • Reflections on 40 Years of AIDS (2021) published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • HIV Incidence, Recent HIV Infection, and Associated Factors, Kenya, 2007-2018 (2022) published in AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
  • Adapting Longstanding Public Health Collaborations between Government of Kenya and CDC Kenya in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2021 (2022) published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • High HIV prevalence among decedents received by two high-volume mortuaries in Kisumu, western Kenya, 2019 (2021) published in PLoS ONE
  • Where Are the Newly Diagnosed HIV Positives in Kenya? Time to Consider Geo-Spatially Guided Targeting at a Finer Scale to Reach the "First 90" (2021) published in Frontiers in Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kevin M. De Cock include:

  • Peter W. Young
  • Thomas Achia
  • Paul Musingila
  • Anthony Waruru
  • Emily Zielinski-Gutiérrez

Kevin M. De Cock received the Chalmers Medal from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Universal voluntary HIV testing with immediate antiretroviral therapy as a strategy for elimination of HIV transmission: a mathematical model

    Reuben M Granich;Charles F Gilks;Christopher Dye;Kevin M De Cock

  • Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-poor countries: translating research into policy and practice.

    Kevin M. De Cock;Mary Glenn Fowler;Eric Mercier;Isabelle de Vincenzi

  • The WHO public-health approach to antiretroviral treatment against HIV in resource-limited settings

    Charles F Gilks;Siobhan Crowley;René Ekpini;Sandy Gove

  • Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, challenges, and change in the era of antiretroviral treatment.

    Elizabeth L Corbett;Elizabeth L Corbett;Barbara Marston;Gavin J Churchyard;Kevin M De Cock;Kevin M De Cock

  • Efficacy of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole prophylaxis to decrease morbidity and mortality in HIV-1-infected patients with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: a randomised controlled trial

    Stefan Z Wiktor;Madeleine Sassan-Morokro;Alison D Grant;Lucien Abouya

  • HIV in the United States at the turn of the century: an epidemic in transition.

    J M Karon;P L Fleming;R W Steketee;K M De Cock

  • Molecular Evidence of Sexual Transmission of Ebola Virus

    Suzanne E Mate;Jeffrey R Kugelman;Tolbert G Nyenswah;Jason T Ladner

  • Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century

    Kevin M De Cock;Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha;Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha;Elizabeth Marum

  • The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?

    Anthony D Harries;Anthony D Harries;Rony Zachariah;Elizabeth L Corbett;Elizabeth L Corbett;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn

  • Prospective Comparison of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson;Kevin M. De Cock;Ehounou Ekpini;Kathleen M. Vetter

  • Response to treatment, mortality, and CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected persons with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

    A.N Ackah;H Digbeu;K Daillo;A.E Greenberg

  • The global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: current status and future perspectives.

    Marco Vitoria;Reuben Granich;Charles F. Gilks;Christian Gunneberg

  • The evolving epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.

    Kevin M. De Cock;Harold W. Jaffe;James W. Curran

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Tuberculosis in African Gold Miners

    Elizabeth L. Corbett;Salome Charalambous;Vicky M. Moloi;Katherine Fielding

  • Increase in condom use and decline in HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 1991-1998.

    Peter D Ghys;Mamadou O Diallo;Virginie Ettiègne-Traoré;Kouamé Kalé

  • Gender and the use of antiretroviral treatment in resource-constrained settings: Findings from a multicenter collaboration

    Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein;Andrew Boulle;Denis Nash;Martin W G Brinkhof

  • HIV infection and silicosis: the impact of two potent risk factors on the incidence of mycobacterial disease in South African miners.

    Elizabeth L. Corbett;Gavin J. Churchyard;Tim C. Clayton;Brian G. Williams

  • Late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

    Ehounou R Ekpini;Stefan Z Wiktor;Glen A Satten;Georgette T Adjorlolo-Johnson

  • Morbidity and mortality in South African gold miners: impact of untreated disease due to human immunodeficiency virus.

    Elizabeth L. Corbett;Gavin J. Churchyard;Salome Charalambos;Badara Samb

  • Mixed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in an individual: demonstration of both HIV type 1 and type 2 proviral sequences by using polymerase chain reaction

    Mark Rayfield;Kevin de Cock;William Heyward;Lynn Goldstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth L. Corbett
Elizabeth L. Corbett London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gavin J. Churchyard
Gavin J. Churchyard Aurum Institute
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Brian G. Williams
Brian G. Williams Stellenbosch University
Wafaa El-Sadr
Wafaa El-Sadr Columbia University
Katherine Fielding
Katherine Fielding University of London
Charles F. Gilks
Charles F. Gilks University of Queensland
Laurence Slutsker
Laurence Slutsker Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alan E. Greenberg
Alan E. Greenberg George Washington University
Satish K. Pillai
Satish K. Pillai Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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