Alexandra M. Oster

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alexandra M. Oster is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra M. Oster has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Infectious Diseases, 47 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra M. Oster's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (56 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (44 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (28 papers). Alexandra M. Oster is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (56 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (44 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (28 papers). Alexandra M. Oster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Kenya. Alexandra M. Oster's co-authors include Elizabeth DiNenno, Teresa Finlayson, Amanda Smith, Paul S. Mead, Joel O. Wertheim, Ángela Hernández, Kate Russell, Neeraja Saduvala, Susan L. Hills and Morgan Hennessey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra M. Oster

66 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission — Continental United States, 2016

2016 316 citations Alexandra M. Oster et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses

2021 187 citations Patrick S. Sullivan, Alexandra M. Oster et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandra M. Oster United States	28	2.3k	1.6k	815	753	559	71	3.1k
Jeanne Bertolli United States	27	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	420 0.5×	358 0.5×	399 0.7×	73	2.7k
Gabriela Paz‐Bailey United States	40	4.1k 1.8×	3.0k 1.8×	548 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	1.1k 2.0×	208	5.9k
Rebecca F. Baggaley United Kingdom	24	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	485 0.6×	283 0.4×	909 1.6×	69	2.9k
John Parry United Kingdom	37	2.1k 0.9×	2.6k 1.6×	972 1.2×	565 0.8×	372 0.7×	114	4.3k
Colleen F. Kelley United States	28	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	667 0.8×	132 0.2×	545 1.0×	90	2.8k
Valérie Delpech United Kingdom	38	4.8k 2.1×	3.9k 2.4×	1.7k 2.1×	351 0.5×	767 1.4×	223	6.2k
Arlene C. Seña United States	32	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	356 0.4×	571 0.8×	813 1.5×	95	3.7k
Paula M. Frew United States	33	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	153 0.2×	342 0.5×	845 1.5×	115	3.3k
Yuhua Ruan China	37	3.7k 1.6×	2.8k 1.7×	1.9k 2.4×	315 0.4×	657 1.2×	245	4.7k
Michael Martin Thailand	20	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	939 1.2×	213 0.3×	331 0.6×	46	2.6k

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Spicknall, Ian H., P. A. Clay, Alexandra M. Oster, et al.. (2022). Modeling the Impact of Sexual Networks in the Transmission of Monkeypox virus Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(35). 1131–1135. 62 indexed citations

Delaney, Kevin P., Travis Sanchez, Christine Agnew-Brune, et al.. (2022). Strategies Adopted by Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men to Prevent Monkeypox virus Transmission — United States, August 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(35). 92 indexed citations

Oster, Alexandra M., Sheryl Lyss, R. Paul McClung, et al.. (2021). HIV Cluster and Outbreak Detection and Response: The Science and Experience. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 61(5). S130–S142. 37 indexed citations

Wertheim, Joel O., Alexandra M. Oster, William M. Switzer, et al.. (2019). Natural selection favoring more transmissible HIV detected in United States molecular transmission network. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5788–5788. 25 indexed citations

Kline, Richard L., et al.. (2019). Diversity and characterization of HIV-1 subtypes in the United States, 2008–2016. Annals of Epidemiology. 33. 84–88. 8 indexed citations

Watson, Meg, et al.. (2019). Characteristics of and Trends in HIV Diagnoses in the Deep South Region of the United States, 2012–2017. AIDS and Behavior. 23(S3). 224–232. 30 indexed citations

Dasgupta, Sharoda, Anne Marie France, Mary-Grace Brandt, et al.. (2018). Estimating Effects of HIV Sequencing Data Completeness on Transmission Network Patterns and Detection of Growing HIV Transmission Clusters. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 35(4). 368–375. 17 indexed citations

Wertheim, Joel O., Alexandra M. Oster, Jeffrey A. Johnson, et al.. (2017). Transmission fitness of drug-resistant HIV revealed in a surveillance system transmission network. Virus Evolution. 3(1). vex008–vex008. 46 indexed citations

Oster, Alexandra M., William M. Switzer, Ángela Hernández, et al.. (2017). Increasing HIV-1 subtype diversity in seven states, United States, 2006–2013. Annals of Epidemiology. 27(4). 244–251.e1. 17 indexed citations

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Wertheim, Joel O., Alexandra M. Oster, Ángela Hernández, et al.. (2016). The International Dimension of the U.S. HIV Transmission Network and Onward Transmission of HIV Recently Imported into the United States. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 32(10-11). 1046–1053. 34 indexed citations

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Oster, Alexandra M., Maya Sternberg, Amy Lansky, et al.. (2015). Population Size Estimates for Men who Have Sex with Men and Persons who Inject Drugs. Journal of Urban Health. 92(4). 733–743. 26 indexed citations

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Whiteside, Y. Omar, Ruiguang Song, Joel O. Wertheim, & Alexandra M. Oster. (2015). Molecular analysis allows inference into HIV transmission among young men who have sex with men in the United States. AIDS. 29(18). 2517–2522. 36 indexed citations

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Jeffries, William L., Deborah Gelaude, Elizabeth Torrone, et al.. (2014). An exploration of religion and spirituality among young, HIV-infected gay and bisexual men in the USA. Culture Health & Sexuality. 16(9). 1070–1083. 31 indexed citations

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Oster, Alexandra M., Maya Sternberg, Dita Broz, et al.. (2014). Prevalence of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis by Urbanicity, Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, Injection Drug Users, and Heterosexuals in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 41(4). 272–279. 27 indexed citations

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Beer, Linda, Alexandra M. Oster, Christine L. Mattson, & Jacek Skarbinski. (2013). Disparities in HIV transmission risk among HIV-infected black and white men who have sex with men, United States, 2009. AIDS. 28(1). 105–114. 64 indexed citations

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Burt, Richard D., et al.. (2013). Comparing Study Populations of Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluating Consistency Within Repeat Studies and Across Studies in the Seattle Area Using Different Recruitment Methodologies. AIDS and Behavior. 18(S3). 370–381. 7 indexed citations

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Finlayson, Teresa, Binh Le, Amanda Smith, et al.. (2011). HIV risk, prevention, and testing behaviors among men who have sex with men--National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, 21 U.S. cities, United States, 2008.. PubMed. 60(14). 1–34. 199 indexed citations

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Oster, Alexandra M., Danuta Pieniążek, Xinjian Zhang, et al.. (2011). Demographic but not geographic insularity in HIV transmission among young black MSM. AIDS. 25(17). 2157–2165. 41 indexed citations

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Smith, Amanda, et al.. (2010). Prevalence and awareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men - 21 cities, United States, 2008.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 59(37). 1201–1207. 304 indexed citations

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Krauskopf, Katherine, Thomas McGinn, Alex D. Federman, et al.. (2010). HIV and HCV health beliefs in an inner-city community. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 18(11). 785–791. 9 indexed citations

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