2026 Leighton Ku: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	45	3785	3487	1807	1634	198	12205

Overview

Leighton Ku is affiliated with George Washington University in the United States and primarily works within the field of Health Professions. Their research covers a range of subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work focuses on several main topics, with significant attention to Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Global Health Workforce Issues, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Diversity and Career in Medicine, and Global Health Care Issues.

Leighton Ku has published in various academic venues, notably Health Affairs, Journal of General Internal Medicine, JAMA Health Forum, JAMA Network Open, and Medical Care Research and Review.

Their recent papers include the following:

The Association of Racial and Ethnic Concordance in Primary Care with Patient Satisfaction and Experience of Care, 2022, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Widening Social and Health Inequalities During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, JAMA Health Forum
The Association of Social Factors and Health Insurance Coverage with COVID-19 Vaccinations and Hesitancy, July 2021, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Continuous Eligibility for Medicaid Associated With Improved Child Health Outcomes, 2021, Medical Care Research and Review
Association of Work Requirements With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation by Race/Ethnicity and Disability Status, 2013-2017, 2020, JAMA Network Open

Frequent coauthors in their work include Erin Brantley, Drishti Pillai, Xinxin Han, Erika Steinmetz, and Brian K. Bruen. Erin Brantley appears as a collaborator on multiple occasions.

Best Publications

Adolescent sexual behavior, drug use, and violence: increased reporting with computer survey technology

Charles F. Turner;L Ku;Susan M. Rogers;Laura Duberstein Lindberg

2557
Citations
Masculinity Ideology: Its Impact on Adolescent Males' Heterosexual Relationships

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

1110
Citations
Left Out: Immigrants’ Access To Health Care And Insurance

Leighton Ku;Sheetal Matani

739
Citations
Sexual activity, condom use and AIDS awareness among adolescent males

Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck;Leighton C. Ku

605
Citations
Attitudes toward male roles among adolescent males: A discriminant validity analysis.

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

353
Citations
Masculinity ideology and its correlates.

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya Lund Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

343
Citations
Pay Now Or Pay Later: Providing Interpreter Services In Health Care

Leighton Ku;Glenn Flores

320
Citations
Neighborhood, Family, and Work: Influences on the Premarital Behaviors of Adolescent Males

Leighton Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

293
Citations
The dynamics of young men's condom use during and across relationships.

Leighton Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

293
Citations
Changes in sexual behavior and condom use among teenaged males: 1988 to 1995.

Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku;Laura Duberstein Lindberg;Charles F. Turner

221
Citations
Levels of sexual activity among adolescent males in the United States.

Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck;Leighton C. Ku

206
Citations
The association of AIDS education and sex education with sexual behavior and condom use among teenage men.

Leighton C. Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

205
Citations
Age differences between minors who give birth and their adult partners

Laura Duberstein Lindberg;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku;Gladys Martinez

166
Citations
Adolescent males condom use: relationships between perceived cost-benefits and consistency.

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

165
Citations
Factors influencing first intercourse for teenage men

Ku L;Sonenstein Fl;Pleck Jh

163
Citations
Health insurance coverage and medical expenditures of immigrants and native-born citizens in the United States.

Leighton C. Ku

161
Citations
Problem behaviors and masculinity ideology in adolescent males.

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

158
Citations
Changes in adolescent males' use of and attitudes toward condoms, 1988-1991.

Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku

151
Citations
Safety-net providers after health care reform: lessons from Massachusetts.

Leighton C. Ku;Emily Jones;Peter Shin;Fraser Rothenberg Byrne

147
Citations
Welfare And Immigration Reforms: Unintended Side Effects For Medicaid

Marilyn R. Ellwood;Leighton Ku

141
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph H. Pleck University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Laura Duberstein Lindberg Guttmacher Institute

Charles F. Turner City University of New York

Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University

Donna K. Arnett University of South Carolina

Linda Van Horn Northwestern University

Aruni Bhatnagar University of Louisville

Ninez A. Ponce University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

Personal website of Leighton Ku Google Scholar page

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