Ann Biddlecom

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ann Biddlecom is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Biddlecom has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ann Biddlecom's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (30 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers). Ann Biddlecom is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (30 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers). Ann Biddlecom collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Ann Biddlecom's co-authors include Kofi Awusabo‐Asare, Akinrinola Bankole, Margaret E. Greene, Martin Brockerhoff, Bolaji Fapohunda, Vladimíra Kantorová, Leontine Alkema, Eliya M. Zulu, Felicia LeClere and Leif Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Molecular Biology and Evolution and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Ann Biddlecom

70 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

National, regional, and global rates and trends in contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning between 1990 and 2015: a systematic and comprehensive analysis

2013 412 citations Leontine Alkema, Vladimíra Kantorová et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann Biddlecom United States	30	2.2k	1.3k	1.2k	780	742	70	3.8k
Barbara Mensch United States	38	1.9k 0.9×	988 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	778 1.0×	106	4.6k
Niranjan Saggurti India	35	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	933 1.2×	666 0.9×	175	4.0k
Ilene S. Speizer United States	42	2.9k 1.3×	2.8k 2.1×	726 0.6×	605 0.8×	856 1.2×	203	5.2k
Eliya M. Zulu Kenya	35	1.8k 0.8×	968 0.7×	896 0.7×	766 1.0×	332 0.4×	89	3.3k
Laurie Schwab Zabin United States	32	2.3k 1.0×	564 0.4×	621 0.5×	514 0.7×	513 0.7×	61	3.4k
Ann K. Blanc United States	32	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.9×	588 0.5×	272 0.3×	832 1.1×	64	4.2k
Jacqueline E. Darroch United States	38	3.0k 1.4×	2.4k 1.8×	628 0.5×	584 0.7×	765 1.0×	61	5.5k
Caroline W. Kabiru Kenya	34	1.6k 0.7×	767 0.6×	531 0.4×	527 0.7×	361 0.5×	122	2.9k
Shireen Jejeebhoy India	30	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	209 0.3×	1.6k 2.1×	79	4.0k
Clifford Odimegwu South Africa	26	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	459 0.4×	422 0.5×	405 0.5×	178	2.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Biddlecom, Ann, et al.. (2024). Health Transitions and the Rise of Modern Contraceptive Prevalence: Demand, Access, and Choice. Population and Development Review. 50(S2). 571–595. 1 indexed citations

Alkema, Leontine, et al.. (2013). National, regional, and global rates and trends in contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning between 1990 and 2015: a systematic and comprehensive analysis. The Lancet. 381(9878). 1642–1652. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

Prada, Elena, Ann Biddlecom, & Susheela Singh. (2011). Induced Abortion in Colombia: New Estimates and Change Between 1989 and 2008. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 37(3). 114–124. 29 indexed citations

Jones, Rachel K. & Ann Biddlecom. (2011). Is the Internet Filling the Sexual Health Information Gap for Teens? An Exploratory Study. Journal of Health Communication. 16(2). 112–123. 106 indexed citations

Biddlecom, Ann, et al.. (2009). Unsafe abortion in Zambia.. PubMed. 1–4. 17 indexed citations

Biddlecom, Ann, Kofi Awusabo‐Asare, & Akinrinola Bankole. (2009). Role of parents in adolescent sexual activity and contraceptive use in four African countries.. PubMed. 35(2). 72–81. 135 indexed citations

Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi, Kofi Awusabo‐Asare, Augustine Tanle, & Ann Biddlecom. (2007). Influence of social connectedness, communication and monitoring on adolescent sexual activity in Ghana : original research article. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 11(3). 133–147. 1 indexed citations

Biddlecom, Ann. (2007). Adolescents' views of and preferences for sexual and reproductive health services in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda : original research article. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 11(3). 99–110. 5 indexed citations

Moore, Ann M., Ann Biddlecom, & Eliya M. Zulu. (2007). Prevalence and meanings of exchange of money or gifts for sex in unmarried adolescent sexual relationships in sub-Saharan Africa.. PubMed. 11(3). 44–61. 113 indexed citations

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Biddlecom, Ann, et al.. (2006). Vaccine for cervical cancer: reaching adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet. 367(9519). 1299–1300. 8 indexed citations

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Agree, Emily M., Ann Biddlecom, & Thomas W. Valente. (2005). Intergenerational transfers of resources between older persons and extended kin in Taiwan and the Philippines. Population Studies. 59(2). 181–195. 46 indexed citations

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Biddlecom, Ann. (2004). Trends in sexual behaviours and infections among young people in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 80(suppl_2). ii74–ii79. 16 indexed citations

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Agree, Emily M., Ann Biddlecom, Ming‐Cheng Chang, & Aurora E. Perez. (2002). Transfers from Older Parents to Their Adult Children in Taiwan and the Philippines. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 17(4). 269–294. 34 indexed citations

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Rutenberg, Naomi, Ann Biddlecom, & Frederick AD Kaona. (2000). Reproductive Decision-Making in the Context of HIV and AIDS: A Qualitative Study in Ndola, Zambia. International Family Planning Perspectives. 26(3). 124–124. 72 indexed citations

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Brockerhoff, Martin & Ann Biddlecom. (1999). Migration, Sexual Behavior and the Risk of HIV in Kenya. International Migration Review. 33(4). 833–856. 168 indexed citations

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Biddlecom, Ann. (1997). Unsafe abortion in Kenya. Reproductive Health Matters. 5(9). 186–186. 8 indexed citations

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Casterline, John B., Aurora E. Perez, & Ann Biddlecom. (1997). Factors Underlying Unmet Need for Family Planning in the Philippines. Studies in Family Planning. 28(3). 173–173. 119 indexed citations

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Biddlecom, Ann, et al.. (1996). Aging trends— the Philippines. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 11(1). 109–114. 4 indexed citations

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Goldscheider, Frances, et al.. (1994). A Comparison of Living Arrangements Data in the National Survey of Families and Households and the U.S. Censuses, 1940-1980. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35(3). 773–777. 5 indexed citations

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Biddlecom, Ann, et al.. (1993). Immigration, Naturalization, and Residential Assimilation among Asian Americans in 1980. Social Forces. 72(1). 93–93. 27 indexed citations

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