2026 Steven D. Pinkerton: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

44 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.

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.

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.

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

686
Citations
Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risks in HIV-positive people

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

401
Citations
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

335
Citations
With Pleasure: Thoughts on the Nature of Human Sexuality

Paul R. Abramson;Steven D. Pinkerton

296
Citations
Inhibitory control test for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

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

275
Citations
Sexual nature, sexual culture

Paul R. Abramson;Steven D. Pinkerton

269
Citations
Sexual pleasure and condom use.

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

253
Citations
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

197
Citations
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

195
Citations
Is it “Sex”?: College students' interpretations of sexual behavior terminology

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

182
Citations
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

176
Citations
Probability of HIV transmission during acute infection in Rakai, Uganda.

Steven D. Pinkerton

174
Citations
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

172
Citations
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

172
Citations
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

171
Citations
Conflicting messages: how criminal HIV disclosure laws undermine public health efforts to control the spread of HIV.

Carol L. Galletly;Steven D. Pinkerton

164
Citations
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

157
Citations
Reducing HIV Transmission Risk by Increasing Serostatus Disclosure: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis

Steven D. Pinkerton;Carol L. Galletly

146
Citations
Cost comparison of three HIV counseling and testing technologies

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

141
Citations
Cost-effectiveness of a community-level HIV risk reduction intervention.

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

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Holtgrave University at Albany, State University of New York

Paul R. Abramson University of California, Los Angeles

Jeffrey A. Kelly Medical College of Wisconsin

Laura M. Bogart RAND Corporation

Eric G. Benotsch Virginia Commonwealth University

Lance S. Weinhardt University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Stephen F. Morin University of California, San Francisco

Cheryl Gore-Felton Stanford University

Kathleen J. Sikkema Columbia University

Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco

External Links

Personal website of Steven D. Pinkerton

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