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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4403 4069 2102 1907 178 8275

Maria L. Ekstrand publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria L. Ekstrand between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria L. Ekstrand published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 5 of the 187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

187 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria L. Ekstrand: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 0
1996 2
1997 4
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 3
2006 3
2007 1
2008 5
2009 3
2010 5
2011 14
2012 7
2013 8
2014 11
2015 7
2016 11
2017 14
2018 17
2019 10
2020 7
2021 15
2022 8
2023 6
2024 3
2025 2
Total 187
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Maria L. Ekstrand 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 Maria L. Ekstrand 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, 174–183 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: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 178
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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Maria L. Ekstrand 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 Maria L. Ekstrand 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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 43
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
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

Maria L. Ekstrand is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on several specialized subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on health and social issues, notably:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Sex work and related issues
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

Among their recent publications are:

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among PLWH in South India: Implications for Vaccination Campaigns (2021), published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Reducing HIV stigma among healthcare providers in India using a partly tablet-administered intervention: the DriSti trial (2020), published in AIDS Care

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Elsa Heylen
  • Krishnamachari Srinivasan
  • Matilda Pereira
  • Tony Raj
  • Laura Nyblade

Ekstrand's frequent publication venues comprise:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • AIDS Care
  • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Their research integrates interdisciplinary approaches targeting public health concerns, including interventions to reduce HIV-related stigma among healthcare providers and analyses of vaccine hesitancy among people living with HIV in South India. This body of work also addresses broader psychological and social factors affecting vulnerable populations, particularly in the context of infectious diseases and mental health.

Best Publications

  • Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change it

    Laura Nyblade;Melissa A Stockton;Kayla Giger;Virginia Bond

  • HIV-related stigma: Adapting a theoretical framework for use in India☆

    Wayne T. Steward;Gregory M. Herek;Jayashree Ramakrishna;Shalini Bharat

  • Depressive Symptoms and CD4 Lymphocyte Decline Among HIV-Infected Men

    Jeffrey H. Burack;Donald C. Barrett;Ron D. Stall;Margaret A. Chesney

  • Maintenance of safer sexual behaviors and predictors of risky sex: the San Francisco Men's Health Study.

    M L Ekstrand;T J Coates

  • Gay men report high rates of unprotected anal sex with partners of unknown or discordant HIV status.

    Maria L. Ekstrand;Ron D. Stall;Jay P. Paul;Dennis H. Osmond

  • Relapse from safer sex: the next challenge for AIDS prevention efforts.

    Stall R;Ekstrand M;Pollack L;McKusick L

  • The Gay '90s: a review of research in the 1990s on sexual behavior and HIV risk among men who have sex with men.

    Ronald D Stall;Robert B Hays;Craig R Waldo;Maria Ekstrand

  • Actual versus perceived HIV status, sexual behaviors and predictors of unprotected sex among young gay and bisexual men who identify as HIV-negative, HIV-positive and untested.

    Robert B. Hays;Jay Paul;Maria Ekstrand;Susan M. Kegeles

  • Decisions to get HIV tested and to accept antiretroviral therapies among gay/bisexual men: implications for secondary prevention efforts.

    Ron Stall;Colleen Hoff;Thomas J. Coates;Jay Paul

  • Swedish teenager perceptions of teenage pregnancy, abortion, sexual behavior, and contraceptive habits--a focus group study among 17-year-old female high-school students.

    Maria Ekstrand;Margareta Larsson;Louise Von Essen;Tanja Tydén

  • Preconception care policy, guidelines, recommendations and services across six European countries: Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom

    Jill Shawe;Ilse Delbaere;Maria Ekstrand;Hanne Kristine Hegaard

  • Stigma Is Associated with Delays in Seeking Care among HIV-Infected People in India

    Wayne T. Steward;Shalini Bharat;Jayashree Ramakrishna;Elsa Heylen

  • Prevalence and drivers of HIV stigma among health providers in urban India: implications for interventions.

    Maria L Ekstrand;Jayashree Ramakrishna;Shalini Bharat;Elsa Heylen

  • relationship Between Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors and the Occurrence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among High-risk Male Youth

    Mary-ann Shafer;Joan F. Hilton;Maria Ekstrand;Joseph Keogh

  • Men who have sex with men and transgenders in Mumbai, India: an emerging risk group for STIs and HIV.

    Maninder Singh Setia;Christina Lindan;HR Jerajani;Sameer Kumta

  • An Illusion of Power: Qualitative Perspectives On Abortion Decision-Making Among Teenage Women In Sweden

    Maria Ekstrand;Tanja Tydén;Elisabeth Darj;Margareta Larsson

  • Sexual Behavior Among Men Who have Sex with Women, Men, and Hijras in Mumbai, India—Multiple Sexual Risks

    Alexandra L. Hernandez;Christina P. Lindan;Meenakshi Mathur;Maria Ekstrand

  • Partnerships in mental healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings: developing an innovative network in rural Nepal.

    Bibhav Acharya;Duncan Maru;Ryan Schwarz;David Citrin

  • Depression is not an inevitable outcome of disclosure avoidance: HIV stigma and mental health in a cohort of HIV-infected individuals from Southern India.

    Wayne T. Steward;Sara Chandy;Girija Singh;Siju Thomas Panicker

  • Differences in sexual behavior among HIV discordant and concordant gay men in primary relationships.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Ron Stall;Jay Paul;Michael Acree

  • Alcohol use by men is a risk factor for the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus from female sex workers in Mumbai, India.

    Purnima Madhivanan;Alexandra Hernandez;Alka Gogate;Ellen Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Adeline Nyamathi
Adeline Nyamathi University of California, Irvine
Thomas J. Coates
Thomas J. Coates University of California, Los Angeles
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Anita Shet
Anita Shet Johns Hopkins University
B. R. Simon Rosser
B. R. Simon Rosser University of Minnesota
Susan M. Kegeles
Susan M. Kegeles University of California, San Francisco
Jay P. Paul
Jay P. Paul University of California, San Francisco
Gregory M. Herek
Gregory M. Herek University of California, Davis
Colleen C. Hoff
Colleen C. Hoff San Francisco State University
Susan Turner
Susan Turner University of California, Irvine

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