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2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
74
Citations
16523
World Ranking
603
National Ranking
109

Simon Gregson publications per year

1986: 1 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publications
1986 2026

303 publications in total across all disciplines

Simon Gregson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Gregson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 277 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon Gregson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Gregson 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
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Simon Gregson is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine and Health Professions, with extensive work in Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Virology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Sex work and related issues
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

Simon Gregson has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers in recent years. Selected recent publications include:

  • Age patterns of HIV incidence in eastern and southern Africa: a modelling analysis of observational population-based cohort studies, 2021, The Lancet HIV
  • Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies, 2021, BMC Medicine
  • Relationships between changes in HIV risk perception and condom use in East Zimbabwe 2003-2013: population-based longitudinal analyses, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Improving access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women: recommendations from healthcare providers in eastern Zimbabwe, 2022, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • How gender norms and 'good girl' notions prevent adolescent girls and young women from engaging with PrEP: qualitative insights from Zimbabwe, 2022, BMC Women's Health

The most frequent publication venues for Simon Gregson's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Women's Health
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Lancet HIV

Frequent co-authors include Constance Nyamukapa, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Louisa Moorhouse, Tawanda Dadirai, and Morten Skovdal. This indicates substantial collaborative research efforts.

In addition to journal articles, Simon Gregson has contributed to book publications, including one titled Remaking HIV Prevention in the 21st Century, published in 2021 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Sexual mixing patterns and sex-differentials in teenage exposure to HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Peter R. Mason

  • Technologies for global health

    Peter Howitt;Ara Darzi;Guang-Zhong Yang;Hutan Ashrafian

  • HIV decline associated with behavior change in eastern Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Timothy B. Hallett;Timothy B. Hallett;Timothy B. Hallett

  • Reductions in risk behaviour provide the most consistent explanation for declining HIV-1 prevalence in Uganda.

    A. H. D. Kilian;S. Gregson;B. Ndyanabangi;K. Walusaga

  • Masculinity as a barrier to men's use of HIV services in Zimbabwe.

    Morten Skovdal;Catherine Campbell;Claudius Madanhire;Zivai Mupambireyi

  • Voluntary counselling and testing: uptake, impact on sexual behaviour, and HIV incidence in a rural Zimbabwean cohort

    Lorraine Sherr;Ben Lopman;Memory Kakowa;Sabada Dube

  • Extended family's and women's roles in safeguarding orphans' education in AIDS-afflicted rural Zimbabwe.

    Constance Nyamukapa;Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson

  • Effects of unconditional and conditional cash transfers on child health and development in Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial.

    Laura Robertson;Phyllis Mushati;Jeffrey W Eaton;Lovemore Dumba

  • Measuring the impact of HIV on fertility in Africa.

    Basia W. Zaba;Simon Gregson

  • Scale-free networks and sexually transmitted diseases: a description of observed patterns of sexual contacts in Britain and Zimbabwe.

    Anne Schneeberger;Catherine H Mercer;Simon A J Gregson;Neil M Ferguson

  • HIV-Associated Orphanhood and Children’s Psychosocial Distress: Theoretical Framework Tested With Data From Zimbabwe

    Constance A. Nyamukapa;Simon Gregson;Ben Lopman;Suzue Saito

  • Methods to reduce social desirability bias in sex surveys in low-development settings: experience in Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Tom Zhuwau;Joshua Ndlovu;Constance A. Nyamukapa

  • Declines in HIV prevalence can be associated with changing sexual behaviour in Uganda, urban Kenya, Zimbabwe, and urban Haiti

    T. B. Hallett;J. Aberle-Grasse;G. Bello;L. M. Boulos

  • Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe

    Foster G;Shakespeare R;Chinemana F;Jackson H

  • HIV infection and reproductive health in teenage women orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS in Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;C.A. Nyamukapa;G.P. Garnett;M. Wambe

  • School education and HIV control in sub‐Saharan Africa: from discord to harmony?

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Heather Waddell;Stephen Chandiwana

  • A surprising prevention success: why did the HIV epidemic decline in Zimbabwe?

    Daniel T. Halperin;Owen Mugurungi;Timothy B. Hallett;Backson Muchini

  • Is there evidence for behaviour change in response to AIDS in rural Zimbabwe

    Simon Gregson;Tom Zhuwau;Roy M. Anderson;Stephen K. Chandiwana

  • From affected to infected? Orphanhood and HIV risk among female adolescents in urban Zimbabwe.

    Isolde J Birdthistle;Sian Floyd;Auxillia Machingura;Netsai Mudziwapasi

  • Community group participation: can it help young women to avoid HIV? An exploratory study of social capital and school education in rural Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Nicola Terceira;Phyllis Mushati;Constance Nyamukapa

Frequent Co-Authors

Constance Nyamukapa
Constance Nyamukapa Imperial College London
Morten Skovdal
Morten Skovdal University of Copenhagen
Timothy B. Hallett
Timothy B. Hallett Imperial College London
Catherine Campbell
Catherine Campbell London School of Economics and Political Science
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson Imperial College London
Lorraine Sherr
Lorraine Sherr University College London
Mark Urassa
Mark Urassa Medical Research Council
Christl A. Donnelly
Christl A. Donnelly University of Oxford
Jim Todd
Jim Todd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Nicholas C. Grassly
Nicholas C. Grassly Imperial College London

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