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Patrick S. Sullivan

Patrick S. Sullivan

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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
32711
World Ranking
10865
National Ranking
5591

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
91
Citations
30771
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
88

Patrick S. Sullivan 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 Patrick S. Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 577 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick S. Sullivan 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 Patrick S. Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Patrick S. Sullivan is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and general health professions. Their work encompasses intersections with sociology, political science, and social psychology.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics within public health and infectious diseases, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sex work and related issues
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Patrick S. Sullivan has numerous recent publications, including:

  • Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses, 2021, The Lancet
  • Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities, 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics, 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 and the US response: accelerating health inequities, 2020, BMJ evidence-based medicine
  • Assessing Differential Impacts of COVID-19 on Black Communities, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in Patrick S. Sullivan's research include:

  • Travis Sanchez
  • Aaron J. Siegler
  • Rob Stephenson
  • Lisa Hightow-Weidman
  • Jeb Jones

The venues where Patrick S. Sullivan publishes frequently include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Annals of Epidemiology
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

In recognition of their contributions to science, Patrick S. Sullivan was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities.

    Gregorio A. Millett;Austin T. Jones;David Benkeser;Stefan D. Baral

  • Incidence of Types of Cancer among HIV-Infected Persons Compared with the General Population in the United States, 1992–2003

    Pragna Patel;Debra L. Hanson;Patrick S. Sullivan;Richard M. Novak

  • Estimating the proportion of HIV transmissions from main sex partners among men who have sex with men in five US cities.

    Patrick S Sullivan;Laura Salazar;Susan Buchbinder;Travis H Sanchez

  • Epidemiology of Anemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Persons: Results From the Multistate Adult and Adolescent Spectrum of HIV Disease Surveillance Project

    Patrick S. Sullivan;Debra L. Hanson;Susan Y. Chu;Jeffrey L. Jones

  • Successes and challenges of HIV prevention in men who have sex with men

    Patrick S Sullivan;Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Thomas Coates;Steven M Goodreau

  • Reemergence of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in North America, Western Europe, and Australia, 1996-2005.

    Patrick S. Sullivan;Patrick S. Sullivan;Osamah Hamouda;Valerie Delpech;Jennifer E. Geduld

  • Surveillance of HIV risk and prevention behaviors of men who have sex with men--a national application of venue-based, time-space sampling.

    Duncan A. MacKellar;Kathleen M. Gallagher;Teresa Finlayson;Travis Sanchez

  • The prevalence of pre-exposure prophylaxis use and the pre-exposure prophylaxis-to-need ratio in the fourth quarter of 2017, United States.

    Aaron J. Siegler;Farah Mouhanna;Robertino Mera Giler;Kevin Weiss

  • The increase in global HIV epidemics in MSM.

    Chris Beyrer;Patrick Sullivan;Jorge Sanchez;Stefan D. Baral

  • Behavioral surveillance among people at risk for HIV infection in the U.S.: the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System.

    Kathleen M. Gallagher;Patrick S. Sullivan;Amy Lansky;Ida M. Onorato

  • Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics.

    Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz;Vincent Guilamo-Ramos;Leandro Mena;Eric Hall

  • A Review of the Literature on Event-Level Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

    H. Waverly Vosburgh;H. Waverly Vosburgh;Gordon Mansergh;Patrick S. Sullivan;David W. Purcell

  • Excess burden of depression among HIV-infected persons receiving medical care in the united states: data from the medical monitoring project and the behavioral risk factor surveillance system.

    Ann N. Do;Eli S. Rosenberg;Patrick S. Sullivan;Linda Beer

  • A call to action for comprehensive HIV services for men who have sex with men

    Chris Beyrer;Patrick S Sullivan;Jorge Sanchez;David Dowdy

  • Applying a PrEP Continuum of Care for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Colleen F. Kelley;Erin Kahle;Aaron Siegler;Travis Sanchez

  • Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses

    Patrick S Sullivan;Anna Satcher Johnson;Elizabeth S Pembleton;Rob Stephenson

  • Epidemiology of anemia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons: results from the multistate adult and adolescent spectrum of HIV disease surveillance project.

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  • Incidence of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Modeling Study

    Samuel M Jenness;Kevin M Weiss;Steven M Goodreau;Thomas Gift

  • The global response to HIV in men who have sex with men

    Chris Beyrer;Stefan D Baral;Chris Collins;Eugene T Richardson

  • Understanding racial HIV/STI disparities in black and white men who have sex with men: a multilevel approach.

    Patrick S Sullivan;John Peterson;Eli S Rosenberg;Colleen Kelley

  • Explaining racial disparities in HIV incidence in black and white men who have sex with men in Atlanta, GA: a prospective observational cohort study.

    Patrick S. Sullivan;Eli S. Rosenberg;Travis H. Sanchez;Colleen F. Kelley

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Stephenson
Rob Stephenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Travis Sanchez
Travis Sanchez Emory University
Stefan Baral
Stefan Baral Johns Hopkins University
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Carlos del Rio
Carlos del Rio Emory University
Matthew J. Mimiaga
Matthew J. Mimiaga University of California, Los Angeles
Chris Beyrer
Chris Beyrer Johns Hopkins University
Laura F. Salazar
Laura F. Salazar Georgia State University
Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman
Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert Garofalo
Robert Garofalo Northwestern University

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