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Shira M. Goldenberg 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 Shira M. Goldenberg sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shira M. Goldenberg 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 Shira M. Goldenberg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shira M. Goldenberg is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio that spans multiple fields within health and social sciences. Their scholarly work predominantly focuses on medicine, social sciences, and psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, epidemiology, general health professions, and public, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist's research touches on various complex topics, including HIV, drug use, and sexual risk; sex work and related issues; migration, health, and trauma; sexuality, behavior, and technology; global health workforce issues; homelessness and social issues; and HIV/AIDS research and interventions.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • BMJ Open
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Public Health
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • International Journal for Equity in Health

Goldenberg's collaboration network includes several co-authors with whom they have published frequently. These collaborators are Kate Shannon, Andrea Krüsi, Melissa Braschel, Stefanie Machado, and Mei-ling Wiedmeyer.

Highlighted recent papers authored or co-authored by Goldenberg include:

  • COVID-19, structural racism, and migrant health in Canada, 2021, The Lancet
  • Sharpening our public health lens: advancing im/migrant health equity during COVID-19 and beyond, 2021, International Journal for Equity in Health
  • The impact of end-demand legislation on sex workers' access to health and sex worker-led services: A community-based prospective cohort study in Canada, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Determinants and Inequities in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Care Access Among Im/Migrant Women in Canada: Findings of a Comprehensive Review (2008-2018), 2021, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
  • Structural determinants of HIV/STI prevalence, HIV/STI/sexual and reproductive health access, and condom use among immigrant sex workers globally, 2021, AIDS

Best Publications

  • Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers: influence of structural determinants

    Kate Shannon;Steffanie A Strathdee;Shira M Goldenberg;Putu Duff

  • HIV infection among female sex workers in concentrated and high prevalence epidemics: why a structural determinants framework is needed.

    Kate Shannon;Shira M Goldenberg;Kathleen N Deering;Steffaine A Strathdee

  • Correlates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and associated high-risk behaviors among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico

    Thomas L Patterson;Shira Goldenberg;Manuel Gallardo;Remedios Lozada

  • And they call this progress? Consequences for young people of living and working in resource-extraction communities

    S.M. Goldenberg;J.A. Shoveller;M. Koehoorn;A.S. Ostry

  • Exploring the impact of underage sex work among female sex workers in two Mexico-US border cities.

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Gudelia Rangel;Alicia Vera;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Stigma and unmet sexual and reproductive health needs among international migrant sex workers at the Mexico-Guatemala border.

    Teresita Rocha-Jiménez;Teresita Rocha-Jiménez;Sonia Morales-Miranda;Carmen Fernández-Casanueva;Kimberly C. Brouwer

  • Mobility and HIV in Central America and Mexico: A critical review

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Steffanie A. Strathdee;Maria D. Perez-Rosales;Omar Sued

  • Barriers to STI testing among youth in a Canadian oil and gas community.

    Shira Goldenberg;Jean Shoveller;Mieke Koehoorn;Aleck Ostry

  • Complexities of Short-Term Mobility for Sex Work and Migration among Sex Workers: Violence and Sexual Risks, Barriers to Care, and Enhanced Social and Economic Opportunities

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Jill Chettiar;Paul Nguyen;Sabina Dobrer

  • COVID-19, structural racism, and migrant health in Canada.

    Germaine Tuyisenge;Shira M Goldenberg

  • "Over here, it's just drugs, women and all the madness": The HIV risk environment of clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico.

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Steffanie A. Strathdee;Manuel Gallardo;Tim Rhodes

  • 'Not the swab!' Young men's experiences with STI testing.

    Jean A. Shoveller;Rod Knight;Joy Johnson;John L. Oliffe

  • How important are venue-based HIV risks among male clients of female sex workers? A mixed methods analysis of the risk environment in nightlife venues in Tijuana, Mexico

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Steffanie A. Strathdee;Manuel Gallardo;Lucie Nguyen

  • Youth sexual behaviour in a boomtown: implications for the control of sexually transmitted infections.

    Shira Goldenberg;Jean Shoveller;Aleck Ostry;Mieke Koehoorn

  • Work environments and HIV prevention: a qualitative review and meta-synthesis of sex worker narratives.

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Shira M. Goldenberg;Putu Duff;Putu Duff;Andrea Krusi;Andrea Krusi

  • Early sex work initiation independently elevates odds of HIV infection and police arrest among adult sex workers in a Canadian setting.

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Jill Chettiar;Annick Simo;Jay G. Silverman

  • Correlates of unprotected sex with female sex workers among male clients in Tijuana, Mexico.

    Shira M Goldenberg;Manuel Gallardo Cruz;Steffanie A Strathdee;Lucie Nguyen

  • Burden and correlates of mental health diagnoses among sex workers in an urban setting

    Nitasha Puri;Nitasha Puri;Kate Shannon;Kate Shannon;Paul Nguyen;Shira M. Goldenberg;Shira M. Goldenberg

  • Identifying the HIV transmission bridge: which men are having unsafe sex with female sex workers and with their own wives or steady partners?

    Thomas L. Patterson;Tyson Volkmann;Manuel Gallardo;Shira Goldenberg

  • Women's utilization of housing-based overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada: An ethnographic study

    Alexandra B. Collins;Jade Boyd;Kanna Hayashi;Hannah L.F. Cooper

  • Structural Determinants of Health among Im/Migrants in the Indoor Sex Industry: Experiences of Workers and Managers/Owners in Metropolitan Vancouver

    Shira M. Goldenberg;Andrea Krüsi;Emma Zhang;Jill Chettiar

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate Shannon
Kate Shannon University of British Columbia
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Thomas L. Patterson
Thomas L. Patterson University of California, San Diego
Jay G. Silverman
Jay G. Silverman University of California, San Diego
Jean Shoveller
Jean Shoveller University of British Columbia
Shirley J. Semple
Shirley J. Semple University of California, San Diego
Julio S. G. Montaner
Julio S. G. Montaner University of British Columbia
John L. Oliffe
John L. Oliffe University of British Columbia
Aleck Ostry
Aleck Ostry University of Victoria

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