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Paula Braitstein

Paula Braitstein

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
53
Citations
10236
World Ranking
2314
National Ranking
129

Paula Braitstein 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 Paula Braitstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 186 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paula Braitstein 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 Paula Braitstein sits on this spectrum.

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
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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paula Braitstein is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research concentrates primarily in the fields of Health Professions, Medicine, and Social Sciences. Within these domains, they have focused on several subfields, notably General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Safety Research, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics of their work cover a range of public health and social issues, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Sex work and related issues

Braitstein has published extensively, with significant contributions across several publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Global Public Health
  • Research Square
  • Child Abuse & Neglect

Some notable papers authored or co-authored by Paula Braitstein include:

  • "I just keep quiet about it and act as if everything is alright" - The cascade from trauma to disengagement among adolescents living with HIV in western Kenya, 2021, Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Characterizing street-connected children and youths' social and health inequities in Kenya: a qualitative study, 2020, International Journal for Equity in Health
  • Intersectional Stigma and Implementation of HIV Prevention and Treatment Services for Adolescents Living with and at Risk for HIV: Opportunities for Improvement in the HIV Continuum in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2022, AIDS and Behavior
  • Prevalence, incidence and chronicity of child abuse among orphaned, separated, and street-connected children and adolescents in western Kenya: What is the impact of care environment?, 2021, Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Youth participation in sexual and reproductive health: policy, practice, and progress in Malawi, 2020, International Journal of Public Health

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Braitstein include David Ayuku, Lonnie Embleton, Juddy Wachira, Edith Apondi, and Reuben Kiptui. Collaborative efforts with these researchers have been substantial, supporting the breadth and depth of Braitstein's investigative work.

Best Publications

  • Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries.

    P Braitstein;Mwg Brinkhof;F Dabis;M Schechter

  • Retention in Care among HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings: Emerging Insights and New Directions

    Elvin H. Geng;Denis Nash;Andrew Kambugu;Yao Zhang

  • Cohort Profile: The international epidemiological databases to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) in sub-Saharan Africa

    Matthias Egger;Didier K. Ekouevi;Carolyn Williams;Rita Elias Lyamuya

  • 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

  • Discordant immunologic and virologic responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy are associated with increased mortality and poor adherence to therapy.

    David M Moore;Robert S Hogg;Benita Yip;Evan Wood

  • Influence of gender on loss to follow-up in a large HIV treatment programme in western Kenya

    Vincent Ochieng-Ooko;Daniel Ochieng;John E Sidle;Margaret Holdsworth

  • Food Insecurity and Hunger Are Prevalent among HIV-Positive Individuals in British Columbia, Canada

    Lena Normén;Keith Chan;Paula Braitstein;Aranka Anema

  • Antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings 1996 to 2006: patient characteristics, treatment regimens and monitoring in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America.

    Olivia Keiser;Kathryn Anastos;Mauro Schechter;Eric Balestre

  • Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions: Prevalence and associations among persons living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia

    Melanie Rusch;Melanie Rusch;Stephanie Nixon;Arn Schilder;Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein

  • Retention in Care and Patient-Reported Reasons for Undocumented Transfer or Stopping Care Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: Application of a Sampling-Based Approach.

    Elvin H. Geng;Thomas A. Odeny;Rita Lyamuya;Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga

  • Switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: comparison of programmes with and without viral load monitoring.

    Olivia Keiser;Hannock Tweya;Andrew Boulle

  • Improving Engagement in the HIV Care Cascade: A Systematic Review of Interventions Involving People Living with HIV/AIDS as Peers

    Becky L. Genberg;Sylvia Shangani;Kelly Sabatino;Beth Rachlis

  • The epidemiology of substance use among street children in resource‐constrained settings: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Lonnie Embleton;Ann Mwangi;Rachel Vreeman;Rachel Vreeman;David Ayuku

  • Causes of Child and Youth Homelessness in Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Lonnie Embleton;Hana Lee;Jayleen Gunn;David Ayuku

  • Sexual violence among a cohort of injection drug users.

    Paula Braitstein;Kathy Li;Mark Tyndall;Mark Tyndall;Patricia Spittal

  • Discordant responses to potent antiretroviral treatment in previously naive HIV-1-infected adults initiating treatment in resource-constrained countries: the antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries (ART-LINC) collaboration.

    Suely H Tuboi;Martin W G Brinkhof;Matthias Egger;Roslyn A Stone

  • Community Perceptions of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Their Roles in Management for HIV, Tuberculosis and Hypertension in Western Kenya.

    Beth Rachlis;Violet Naanyu;Juddy Wachira;Becky Genberg

  • Tuberculosis after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in low-income and high-income countries.

    MW Brinkhof;M Egger

  • Extent to which low-level use of antiretroviral treatment could curb the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

    Evan Wood;Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein;Julio Sg Montaner;Julio Sg Montaner;Martin T Schechter;Martin T Schechter

  • Integrating nutrition support for food-insecure patients and their dependents into an HIV care and treatment program in western Kenya.

    Joseph Mamlin;Sylvester Kimaiyo;Stephen Lewis;Hannah Tadayo

  • Cohort Profile: Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC): international collaboration of treatment cohorts.

    François Dabis;Eric Balestre;Paula Braitstein;Paolo Miotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Hogg
Robert S. Hogg Simon Fraser University
Julio S. G. Montaner
Julio S. G. Montaner University of British Columbia
Constantin T. Yiannoutsos
Constantin T. Yiannoutsos Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Martin T. Schechter
Martin T. Schechter University of British Columbia
Michael V. O'Shaughnessy
Michael V. O'Shaughnessy University of California, San Francisco
François Dabis
François Dabis University of Bordeaux
Matthias Egger
Matthias Egger University of Bern
Evan Wood
Evan Wood University of British Columbia
David R. Bangsberg
David R. Bangsberg Simon Fraser University
Mauro Schechter
Mauro Schechter Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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