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Thomas J. Coates publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas J. Coates sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 445 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Thomas J. Coates D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas J. Coates sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Thomas J. Coates is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Virology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, and Sex work and related issues.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas J. Coates are the following:

  • Emerging evidence from a systematic review of safety of pre-exposure prophylaxis for pregnant and postpartum women: where are we now and where are we heading? (2020), published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Effect of facility-based HIV self-testing on uptake of testing among outpatients in Malawi: a cluster-randomised trial (2020), published in The Lancet Global Health
  • Gendered health institutions: examining the organization of health services and men's use of HIV testing in Malawi (2020), published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Defining gaps in pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery for pregnant and post-partum women in high-burden settings using an implementation science framework (2020), published in The Lancet HIV
  • Early pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and continuation among pregnant and postpartum women in antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa (2022), published in Journal of the International AIDS Society

Frequent co-authors working with Thomas J. Coates include:

  • Dvora Joseph Davey
  • Landon Myer
  • Kathryn Dovel
  • Linda-Gail Bekker
  • Nyiko Mashele

The scientist has contributed multiple publications to several journals and research venues. Notable frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Lancet HIV

Thomas J. Coates has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2004 and has been a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Methodological problems in AIDS behavioral research: influences on measurement error and participation bias in studies of sexual behavior.

    Joseph A. Catania;David R. Gibson;Dale D. Chitwood;Thomas J. Coates

  • Stigma in the HIV/AIDS epidemic: a review of the literature and recommendations for the way forward.

    Anish P Mahajan;Jennifer N Sayles;Vishal A Patel;Robert H Remien

  • Towards an Understanding of Risk Behavior: An AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM)

    Joseph A. Catania;Susan M. Kegeles;Thomas J. Coates

  • Behavioural strategies to reduce HIV transmission: how to make them work better

    Thomas J Coates;Linda Richter;Carlos Caceres

  • Risk factors for HIV infection among men who have sex with men.

    Beryl A Koblin;Marla J Husnik;Grant Colfax;Yijian Huang

  • Alcohol use, drug use and alcohol-related problems among men who have sex with men: the Urban Men's Health Study.

    Ron Stall;Jay P. Paul;Greg Greenwood;Lance M. Pollack

  • The Mpowerment Project: a community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay men.

    S M Kegeles;R B Hays;T J Coates

  • Alcohol and Drug Use During Sexual Activity and Compliance with Safe Sex Guidelines for AIDS: The AIDS Behavioral Research Project

    Ron Stall;Leon McKusick;James Wiley;Thomas J. Coates

  • AIDS and sexual behavior reported by gay men in San Francisco.

    L McKusick;W Horstman;T J Coates

  • Teacher Anxiety: A Review with Recommendations

    Thomas J. Coates;Carl E. Thoresen

  • Depressive Symptoms and CD4 Lymphocyte Decline Among HIV-Infected Men

    Jeffrey H. Burack;Donald C. Barrett;Ron D. Stall;Margaret A. Chesney

  • Cost-effectiveness of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in reducing sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Kenya and Tanzania

    Michael Sweat;Steven Gregorich;Gloria Sangiwa;Colin Furlonge

  • Social support, AIDS-related symptoms, and depression among gay men.

    Robert B. Hays;Heather Turner;Thomas J. Coates

  • Prevalence of AIDS-related risk factors and condom use in the United States.

    Catania Ja;Coates Tj;Stall R;Turner H

  • Successes and challenges of HIV prevention in men who have sex with men

    Patrick S Sullivan;Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Thomas Coates;Steven M Goodreau

  • High-risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in 6 US cities: baseline data from the EXPLORE Study.

    Beryl A. Koblin;Margaret A. Chesney;Marla J. Husnik;Sam Bozeman

  • The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men

    Joseph A. Catania;Dennis Osmond;Ronald D. Stall;Lance Pollack

  • Substance Use and Sexual Risk: A Participant- and Episode-level Analysis among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Grant Colfax;Eric Vittinghoff;Marla J. Husnik;David McKirnan

  • The NIMH multisite HIV prevention trial: Reducing HIV sexual risk behavior

    D. D. Celentano;C. Dilorio;T. Hartwell;J. Kelly

  • Maintenance of safer sexual behaviors and predictors of risky sex: the San Francisco Men's Health Study.

    M L Ekstrand;T J Coates

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos F. Caceres
Carlos F. Caceres Cayetano Heredia University
Susan M. Kegeles
Susan M. Kegeles University of California, San Francisco
Joseph A. Catania
Joseph A. Catania Oregon State University
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Jeffrey D. Klausner University of Southern California
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Linda Richter
Linda Richter University of the Witwatersrand
Carl E. Thoresen
Carl E. Thoresen Stanford University
Glenda Gray
Glenda Gray South African Medical Research Council
David D. Celentano
David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University

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