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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 61 1383 1233 648 569 200 10908

Steven D. Pinkerton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven D. Pinkerton between 1992 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven D. Pinkerton published across 29 years, from 1992 to 2020, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1998. 3 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1998. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication
1992 2020

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven D. Pinkerton: publications per year, 1992 to 2020
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 3
1996 5
1997 8
1998 23
1999 8
2000 22
2001 12
2002 13
2003 9
2004 10
2005 6
2006 6
2007 12
2008 11
2009 7
2010 5
2011 7
2012 7
2013 8
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 5
2018 1
2019 2
2020 1
Total 207
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Steven D. Pinkerton publications per year - data summary

  • Steven D. Pinkerton, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, has 207 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1992 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 1998, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2018 and 2020, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 7.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.1 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 12 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2001: 89 publications (8.9 per year); 2002-2011: 86 publications (8.6 per year); 2012-2020: 32 publications (3.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Steven D. Pinkerton 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 Steven D. Pinkerton 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, 194–203 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: 200 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
184–193 319
194–203 304 200
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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Steven D. Pinkerton publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Steven D. Pinkerton, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, records 200 publications - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Steven D. Pinkerton, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Steven D. Pinkerton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Steven D. Pinkerton 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 Steven D. Pinkerton 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 61
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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Steven D. Pinkerton D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Steven D. Pinkerton, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, records 61 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Steven D. Pinkerton, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Steven D. Pinkerton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Steven D. Pinkerton is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily situated within the social sciences and psychology disciplines.

Pinkerton's work addresses key themes such as:

  • Sex work and related issues
  • Sexuality, behavior, and technology
  • American constitutional law and politics
  • Gender, feminism, and media

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

With subfields focusing on:

  • Sociology and political science
  • Clinical psychology
  • Political science and international relations
  • Gender studies

Pinkerton has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, most notably Paul R. Abramson and Mark Huppin, each with whom they have partnered on 15 publications.

Their work has predominantly appeared in the New York University Press eBooks venue, contributing two publications with a focus on social sciences.

An example of their book publication includes:

  • Sexual Rights in America (2020), published by New York University Press eBooks

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Pinkerton are:

  • Index, 2020, New York University Press eBooks
  • Contents, 2020, New York University Press eBooks

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of condoms in preventing HIV transmission

    Steven D. Pinkerton;Paul R. Abramson

  • Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risks in HIV-positive people

    Seth C Kalichman;David Rompa;Marjorie Cage;Kari DiFonzo

  • Updates of cost of illness and quality of life estimates for use in economic evaluations of HIV prevention programs.

    David R. Holtgrave;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • With Pleasure: Thoughts on the Nature of Human Sexuality

    Paul R. Abramson;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Inhibitory control test for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Muhammad Hafeezullah;Jose Franco;Rajiv R. Varma

  • Sexual nature, sexual culture

    Paul R. Abramson;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Sexual pleasure and condom use.

    Mary E. Randolph;Mary E. Randolph;Steven D. Pinkerton;Laura M. Bogart;Heather Cecil

  • IMPLICATIONS OF HIV TREATMENT ADVANCES FOR BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH ON AIDS : PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND NEW CHALLENGES IN HIV SECONDARY PREVENTION

    Jeffrey A. Kelly;Laura L. Otto-Salaj;Kathleen J. Sikkema;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • HIV transmission risk behavior among men and women living with HIV in 4 cities in the United States.

    Lance S. Weinhardt;Jeffrey A. Kelly;Michael J. Brondino;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

  • Is it “Sex”?: College students' interpretations of sexual behavior terminology

    Laura M. Bogart;Heather Cecil;David A. Wagstaff;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy to Prevent Motor Vehicle Accidents: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Steven D. Pinkerton;Arun J. Sanyal;Douglas M. Heuman

  • Probability of HIV transmission during acute infection in Rakai, Uganda.

    Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Increasing Access to Sterile Syringes and Needles as an HIV Prevention Intervention in the United States

    David Holtgrave;Steven Pinkerton;T. Jones;Peter Lurie

  • Effects of a behavioral intervention to reduce risk of transmission among people living with HIV: The Healthy Living Project randomized controlled study

    Stephen F. Morin;Margaret A. Chesney;Anke A. Ehrhardt;Jeffrey A. Kelly

  • Sexually transmitted diseases and the increased risk for HIV transmission: implications for cost-effectiveness analyses of sexually transmitted disease prevention interventions.

    Harrell W. Chesson;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Conflicting messages: how criminal HIV disclosure laws undermine public health efforts to control the spread of HIV.

    Carol L. Galletly;Steven D. Pinkerton

  • Influence of a partner's HIV serostatus, use of highly active antiretroviral therapy, and viral load on perceptions of sexual risk behavior in a community sample of men who have sex with men.

    Troy P. Suarez;Jeffrey A. Kelly;Steven D. Pinkerton;Yvonne L. Stevenson

  • Reducing HIV Transmission Risk by Increasing Serostatus Disclosure: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis

    Steven D. Pinkerton;Carol L. Galletly

  • Cost comparison of three HIV counseling and testing technologies

    Donatus U Ekwueme;Steven D Pinkerton;David R Holtgrave;Bernard M Branson

  • Cost-effectiveness of a community-level HIV risk reduction intervention.

    S D Pinkerton;D R Holtgrave;W J DiFranceisco;L Y Stevenson

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Holtgrave
David R. Holtgrave University at Albany, State University of New York
Paul R. Abramson
Paul R. Abramson University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey A. Kelly
Jeffrey A. Kelly Medical College of Wisconsin
Laura M. Bogart
Laura M. Bogart RAND Corporation
Eric G. Benotsch
Eric G. Benotsch Virginia Commonwealth University
Lance S. Weinhardt
Lance S. Weinhardt University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Stephen F. Morin
Stephen F. Morin University of California, San Francisco
Robert H. Remien
Robert H. Remien Columbia University
Cheryl Gore-Felton
Cheryl Gore-Felton Stanford University
Kathleen J. Sikkema
Kathleen J. Sikkema Columbia University

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