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Loretta Sweet Jemmott

Loretta Sweet Jemmott

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
46
Citations
10417
World Ranking
3576
National Ranking
1715

Loretta Sweet Jemmott 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 Loretta Sweet Jemmott sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 153 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Loretta Sweet Jemmott 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 Loretta Sweet Jemmott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Loretta Sweet Jemmott is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Health Professions, and Social Sciences, with specific focus areas including General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Sociology and Political Science, Emergency Medicine, and Gender Studies.

The main topics covered in their work encompass Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Sex Work and Related Issues, HIV-related Health Complications and Treatments, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Gender Roles and Identity Studies, and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Recent publications by Loretta Sweet Jemmott include:

  • "Barber-Led HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction for Young African-American Men: Efficacy and Mediation in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial," 2023, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "A Review of Recent HIV Prevention Interventions and Future Considerations for Nursing Science," 2021, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
  • "Shape-up: Efficacy of a culturally responsive barbershop-based violence reduction intervention RCT for young Black men," 2021, Psychology of Men & Masculinity
  • "Effects of a Health Promotion Intervention on Physical Activity in African American Men Living with HIV: Randomized Controlled Trial," 2021, AIDS Patient Care and STDs
  • "Impact of attitudes and beliefs on antiretroviral treatment adherence intention among HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women in Zambia," 2020, BMC Public Health

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • John B. Jemmott
  • Larry D. Icard
  • Soojong Kim
  • Terri-Ann Kelly
  • Deepti Chittamuru

Key publication venues for Loretta Sweet Jemmott's work are:

  • Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Membership in the National Academy of Medicine was awarded in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Abstinence and Safer Sex HIV Risk-Reduction Interventions for African American Adolescents A Randomized Controlled Trial

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Reductions in HIV risk-associated sexual behaviors among black male adolescents: effects of an AIDS prevention intervention.

    rd J B Jemmott;L S Jemmott;G T Fong

  • The role of mother–daughter sexual risk communication in reducing sexual risk behaviors among urban adolescent females: a prospective study

    M.Katherine Hutchinson;John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Paula Braverman

  • Applying the theory of reasoned action to AIDS risk behavior: condom use among black women

    Loretta Sweet Jemmott;John B. Jemmott

  • Increasing condom-use intentions among sexually active black adolescent women.

    Loretta Sweet Jemmott;John B. Jemmott

  • HIV/STD risk reduction interventions for African American and Latino adolescent girls at an adolescent medicine clinic: a randomized controlled trial.

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Paula K. Braverman;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Efficacy of a Theory-Based Abstinence-Only Intervention Over 24 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adolescents

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta S. Jemmott;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Self-efficacy hedonistic expectancies and condom-use intentions among inner-city black adolescent women: a social cognitive approach to AIDS risk behavior.

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Hazel Spears;Nicole Hewitt

  • Reducing HIV risk-associated sexual behavior among african american adolescents: Testing the generality of intervention effects

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Geoffrey T. Fong;Konstance McCaffree

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV Prevention Intervention for Latino Youth

    Antonia M. Villarruel;John B. Jemmott;Loretta S. Jemmott

  • Effects on sexual risk behavior and STD rate of brief HIV/STD prevention interventions for African American women in primary care settings.

    Loretta Sweet Jemmott;John B. Jemmott;Ann O’Leary

  • Predictors of safer sex on the college campus: a social cognitive theory analysis.

    Ann O'leary;Fern Goodhart;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Daria Boccher-Lattimore

  • Predictors of Sexual Intercourse and Condom Use Intentions Among Spanish-dominant Latino Youth: A Test of the Planned Behavior Theory

    Antonia M. Villarruel;John B. Jemmott;Loretta S. Jemmott;David L. Ronis

  • HIV risk reduction behavioral interventions with heterosexual adolescents.

    J B Jemmott rd;L S Jemmott

  • Mediation analysis of an effective sexual risk-reduction intervention for women: the importance of self-efficacy.

    Ann O'Leary;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;John B Jemmott

  • Effectiveness of an HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention for adolescents when implemented by community-based organizations: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Geoffrey T. Fong;Knashawn H. Morales

  • Theory of planned behaviour predictors of intention to use condoms among Xhosa adolescents in South Africa

    J. B. Jemmott;G. A. Heeren;Z. Ngwane;N. Hewitt

  • Unwanted Unprotected Sex Condom Coercion by Male Partners and Self-silencing of Condom Negotiation Among Adolescent Girls

    Anne M. Teitelman;Julie Tennille;Julia M. Bohinski;Loretta S. Jemmott

  • Predicting intentions to use condoms among African-American adolescents: the theory of planned behavior as a model of HIV risk-associated behavior.

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  • HIV/STD Risk Reduction Interventions for African American and Latino Adolescent Girls at an Adolescent Medicine Clinic

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Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Jemmott
John B. Jemmott University of Pennsylvania
Ann O'Leary
Ann O'Leary Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Geoffrey T. Fong
Geoffrey T. Fong University of Waterloo
Ralph J. DiClemente
Ralph J. DiClemente New York University
Gina M. Wingood
Gina M. Wingood Columbia University
Janet A. Deatrick
Janet A. Deatrick University of Pennsylvania
Hector F. Myers
Hector F. Myers Vanderbilt University
David S. Mandell
David S. Mandell University of Pennsylvania
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Ian Frank
Ian Frank University of Pennsylvania

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