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D-Index
70
Citations
23496
World Ranking
2239
National Ranking
1305

Torsten B. Neilands publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Torsten B. Neilands sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 356 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Torsten B. Neilands D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Torsten B. Neilands sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Torsten B. Neilands is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields related to medicine, health professions, and social sciences, with over 230 publications in medicine, 136 in health professions, and 110 in social sciences. The subfields they work in include general health professions, infectious diseases, social psychology, epidemiology, and clinical psychology.

The research topics covered by Neilands include HIV/AIDS research and interventions, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ health, identity and policy, HIV, drug use and sexual risk, poverty, education and child welfare, sex work and related issues, and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

Some of Neilands' recent published papers include:

  • Gender-related variables for health research, 2021, Biology of Sex Differences
  • Association of Race and Ethnicity With Prescription of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP1 Receptor Agonists Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in the Veterans Health Administration System, 2022, JAMA
  • Depression and Anxiety Changes Among Sexual and Gender Minority People Coinciding with Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Minority Stress, Structural Stigma, and Physical Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: Examining the Relative Strength of the Relationships, 2021, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • The syndemic effects of food insecurity, water insecurity, and HIV on depressive symptomatology among Kenyan women, 2020, Social Science & Medicine

Neilands frequently publishes in venues such as AIDS and Behavior, UNC Libraries, Journal of Adolescent Health, BMJ Open, and JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • BMJ Open
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

They collaborate frequently with other researchers including Mallory O. Johnson, Fred M. Ssewamala, Samantha E. Dilworth, Proscovia Nabunya, and Ozge Sensoy Bahar, with coauthorship counts ranging from 25 to 38 publications.

Best Publications

  • Best Practices for Developing and Validating Scales for Health, Social, and Behavioral Research: A Primer.

    Godfred O. Boateng;Torsten B. Neilands;Edward A. Frongillo;Hugo R. Melgar-Quiñonez

  • The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research

    John B Sexton;Robert L Helmreich;Torsten B Neilands;Kathy M. Rowan

  • A validity and reliability study of the coping self-efficacy scale

    Margaret A. Chesney;Torsten B. Neilands;Donald B. Chambers;Jonelle M. Taylor

  • The role of self-efficacy in HIV treatment adherence: validation of the HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES).

    Mallory O. Johnson;Torsten B. Neilands;Samantha E. Dilworth;Stephen F. Morin

  • Out of sight, not out of mind: strategies for handling missing data.

    Eric R. Buhi;Patricia Goodson;Torsten B. Neilands

  • The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: A randomized trial of clinical units

    Eric J Thomas;J Bryan Sexton;Torsten B Neilands;Allan Frankel

  • Continued CD4 cell count increases in HIV-infected adults experiencing 4 years of viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy.

    Peter W. Hunt;Steven G. Deeks;Benigno Rodriguez;Hernan Valdez

  • The Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale: development and validation of a household water insecurity measure for low-income and middle-income countries.

    Sera L. Young;Godfred O. Boateng;Zeina Jamaluddine;Joshua D. Miller

  • I'm No Jezebel; I am Young, Gifted, and Black: Identity, Sexuality, and Black Girls:

    Tiffany G. Townsend;Anita Jones Thomas;Torsten B. Neilands;Tiffany R. Jackson

  • Impact of CD8+ T-cell activation on CD4+ T-cell recovery and mortality in HIV-infected Ugandans initiating antiretroviral therapy.

    Peter W. Hunt;Huyen L. Cao;Conrad Muzoora;Isaac Ssewanyana

  • Asset ownership and health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents: findings from a randomized clinical trial in rural Uganda.

    Fred M. Ssewamala;Chang-Keun Han;Torsten B. Neilands

  • Relationship characteristics and motivations behind agreements among gay male couples: differences by agreement type and couple serostatus.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Sean C. Beougher;Deepalika Chakravarty;Lynae A. Darbes

  • Gender-related variables for health research

    Mathias W. Nielsen;Marcia L. Stefanick;Diana Peragine;Torsten B. Neilands

  • Assessment of stigma towards homosexuality in China: a study of men who have sex with men.

    Torsten B. Neilands;Wayne T. Steward;Kyung-Hee Choi

  • Use of postexposure prophylaxis against HIV infection following sexual exposure does not lead to increases in high-risk behavior.

    Jeffrey N Martin;Michelle E Roland;Torsten B Neilands;Melissa R Krone

  • Interruption of Treatment with Individual Therapeutic Drug Classes in Adults with Multidrug‐Resistant HIV‐1 Infection

    Steven G. Deeks;Rebecca Hoh;Torsten B. Neilands;Teri Liegler

  • Effects of Victimization and Violence on Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adolescents

    Alida Bouris;Bethany G. Everett;Ryan D. Heath;Caitlin E. Elsaesser

  • Structural equation modeling: a primer for health behavior researchers.

    Eric R. Buhi;Patricia Goodson;Torsten B. Neilands

  • Retention in Care and Patient-Reported Reasons for Undocumented Transfer or Stopping Care Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: Application of a Sampling-Based Approach.

    Elvin H. Geng;Thomas A. Odeny;Rita Lyamuya;Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga

  • Power analysis for multivariate and repeated measures designs: A flexible approach using the SPSS MANOVA procedure

    Elizabeth J. D’Amico;Torsten B. Neilands;Torsten B. Neilands;Robert Zambarano

  • Relationship characteristics associated with sexual risk behavior among MSM in committed relationships.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Deepalika Chakravarty;Deepalika Chakravarty;Sean C. Beougher;Torsten B. Neilands

  • Effect of Economic Assets on Sexual Risk-Taking Intentions Among Orphaned Adolescents in Uganda

    Fried M. Ssewamala;Chang-Keun Han;Torsten B. Neilands;Leyla Ismayilova

  • Psychiatric risk factors for HIV disease progression: the role of inconsistent patterns of antiretroviral therapy utilization.

    Adam W Carrico;Elise D Riley;Mallory O Johnson;Edwin D Charlebois

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynae A. Darbes
Lynae A. Darbes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fred M. Ssewamala
Fred M. Ssewamala New York University
Jeffrey N. Martin
Jeffrey N. Martin University of California, San Francisco
Colleen C. Hoff
Colleen C. Hoff San Francisco State University
Pamela M. Ling
Pamela M. Ling University of California, San Francisco
Adam W. Carrico
Adam W. Carrico University of Miami
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco
Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Catherine MacPhail
Catherine MacPhail University of Wollongong
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand

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