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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 67 913 796 432 366 315 15818

Susan G. Sherman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susan G. Sherman between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susan G. Sherman published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2020. 35 of the 368 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2020. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 46 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications
1999 2025

368 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susan G. Sherman: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 6
2004 5
2005 6
2006 9
2007 4
2008 10
2009 12
2010 6
2011 6
2012 11
2013 9
2014 8
2015 15
2016 10
2017 15
2018 19
2019 34
2020 46
2021 43
2022 29
2023 22
2024 19
2025 16
Total 368
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Susan G. Sherman 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 Susan G. Sherman 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, 314–323 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: 315 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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
314–323 101 315
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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Susan G. Sherman 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 Susan G. Sherman 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51 67
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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Overview

Susan G. Sherman is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broader field of Medicine, with a strong focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers various main topics, which include:

  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan G. Sherman include:

  • Ju Nyeong Park
  • Kristin E. Schneider
  • Sean T. Allen
  • Rebecca Hamilton White
  • Saba Rouhani

Their publications are often found in several key venues of research related to drug policy and public health, particularly:

  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Harm Reduction Journal
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Substance Use & Misuse

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Susan G. Sherman include:

  • Addressing the risk environment for injection drug users: The mysterious case of the missing cop (2023), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • An assessment of the limits of detection, sensitivity and specificity of three devices for public health-based drug checking of fentanyl in street-acquired samples (2020), published in International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health: A New Conceptual Framework (2020), published in Milbank Quarterly
  • Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in the illicit stimulant supply: Results from U.S. drug seizure data, 2011-2016 (2020), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Agency in the fentanyl era: Exploring the utility of fentanyl test strips in an opaque drug market (2020), published in International Journal of Drug Policy

Best Publications

  • Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Stefan Baral;Chris Beyrer;Kathryn Muessig;Tonia Poteat

  • Public health and international drug policy

    Joanne Csete;Adeeba Kamarulzaman;Michel Kazatchkine;Frederick Altice

  • Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies

    Lucy Platt;Pippa Grenfell;Rebecca Meiksin;Jocelyn Elmes

  • Human rights violations against sex workers: burden and effect on HIV

    Michele R. Decker;Anna-Louise Crago;Sandra Ka Hon Chu;Susan G. Sherman

  • HIV prevention among drug users: outcome of a network-oriented peer outreach intervention.

    Carl A. Latkin;Susan Sherman;Amy Knowlton

  • Norms, social networks, and HIV-related risk behaviors among urban disadvantaged drug users.

    Carl A Latkin;Valerie Forman;Amy Knowlton;Susan Sherman

  • The role of sexual transmission of HIV infection among injection and non-injection drug users.

    Steffanie A. Strathdee;Susan G. Sherman

  • Addressing the “Risk Environment” for Injection Drug Users: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Cop

    Scott C Burris;Kim M. Blankenship;Martin Donoghoe;Susan Sherman

  • Prospective Evaluation of Community‐Acquired Acute‐Phase Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Andrea L. Cox;Dale M. Netski;Timothy Mosbruger;Susan G. Sherman

  • A Public Health Strategy for the Opioid Crisis.

    Brendan Saloner;Emma E. McGinty;Leo Beletsky;Ricky Bluthenthal

  • The evaluation of the JEWEL project: An innovative economic enhancement and HIV prevention intervention study targeting drug using women involved in prostitution

    S. G. Sherman;D. German;Y. Cheng;M. Marks

  • HIV and the criminalisation of drug use among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

    Kora DeBeck;Tessa Cheng;Julio S Montaner;Chris Beyrer

  • Use of rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs

    Maxwell S. Krieger;William C. Goedel;Jane A. Buxton;Mark Lysyshyn;Mark Lysyshyn

  • Evaluation of the Staying Alive programme: Training injection drug users to properly administer naloxone and save lives

    Karin E. Tobin;Susan G. Sherman;Peter Beilenson;Christopher Welsh

  • An assessment of the limits of detection, sensitivity and specificity of three devices for public health-based drug checking of fentanyl in street-acquired samples.

    Traci C. Green;Ju Nyeong Park;Michael Gilbert;Michelle McKenzie

  • The efficacy of a network intervention to reduce HIV risk behaviors among drug users and risk partners in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Philadelphia, USA

    Carl A. Latkin;Deborah Donnell;David Metzger;Susan Sherman

  • Evaluation of a Naloxone Distribution and Administration Program in New York City

    Tinka Markham Piper;Sharon Stancliff;Sasha Rudenstine;Susan Sherman

  • Social factors related to syringe sharing among injecting partners: a focus on gender.

    Susan G. Sherman;Carl A. Latkin;Andrea C. Gielen

  • Addressing the 'Risk Environment' for Injection Drug Users: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Cop

    Scott Burris;Martin Donoghoe;Kim Blankenship;Susan Sherman

  • Intimate relationship characteristics associated with condom use among drug users and their sex partners: a multilevel analysis

    Susan G Sherman;Carl A Latkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele R. Decker
Michele R. Decker Johns Hopkins University
David D. Celentano
David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University
Carl A. Latkin
Carl A. Latkin Johns Hopkins University
Danielle German
Danielle German Johns Hopkins University
Chris Beyrer
Chris Beyrer Johns Hopkins University
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Andrea L. Wirtz
Andrea L. Wirtz Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan M. Ellen
Jonathan M. Ellen Johns Hopkins University
Leo Beletsky
Leo Beletsky Northeastern University
Traci C. Green
Traci C. Green Brown University

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