Ashraf Kagee

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
245 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ashraf Kagee is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashraf Kagee has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Clinical Psychology, 89 papers in General Health Professions and 81 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ashraf Kagee's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (80 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (50 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (49 papers). Ashraf Kagee is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (80 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (50 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (49 papers). Ashraf Kagee collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Ashraf Kagee's co-authors include Craig Higson-Smith, Jason Bantjes, Bronwynè Coetzee, Leslie Swartz, Rizwana Roomaney, Lindi Martin, Andreas Maercker, Mark van Ommeren, Simon Wessely and Marylène Cloître and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ashraf Kagee

227 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Fundamentals of Social Re... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2013 2017 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Fundamentals of Social Research Methods: An African Perspective
    2007 575 citations Ashraf Kagee et al. profile →
  2. Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress: proposals for ICD-11
    2013 546 citations Ashraf Kagee et al. profile →
  3. A review of current evidence regarding the ICD-11 proposals for diagnosing PTSD and complex PTSD
    2017 441 citations Ashraf Kagee et al. profile →
  4. Proposals for mental disorders specifically associated with stress in the International Classification of Diseases-11
    2013 383 citations Ashraf Kagee et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ashraf Kagee 2.6k 2.1k 1.9k 982 937 245 6.3k
G. J. Meléndez‐Torres 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 957 0.5× 772 0.8× 617 0.7× 304 6.5k
Bob Erens 2.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.5× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 950 1.0× 107 7.4k
Christine Markham 1.2k 0.5× 3.3k 1.6× 996 0.5× 694 0.7× 703 0.8× 230 6.3k
Rick S. Zimmerman 2.1k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 133 7.3k
Kathleen A. Ethier 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 788 0.4× 571 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 77 6.1k
Richard de Visser 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 664 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 187 6.7k
Sandra H. Berry 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 461 0.5× 116 6.5k
Marian Pitts 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 853 0.4× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 214 6.0k
Freya L. Sonenstein 1.4k 0.5× 3.7k 1.8× 1.2k 0.6× 660 0.7× 715 0.8× 81 6.1k
Ann Stueve 2.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 69 6.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Kagee, Ashraf, et al.. (2025). Unmasking Distress: An Analysis of COVID-19’s Mental Health Impact on Nurses in South Africa. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 47(4). 241–251.
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Kagee, Ashraf, et al.. (2024). The factor structure of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 25 among persons seeking HIV testing. AIDS Care. 36(9). 1350–1357.
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Coetzee, Bronwynè, et al.. (2024). Demographic correlates of indices of psychological well-being and COVID-19 related distress among South African university students. International Journal of Mental Health. 53(2). 192–211. 1 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Bronwynè, et al.. (2022). Re-visiting the relevance and importance of health psychology in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology. 53(1). 57–67.
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Safren, Steven A., Conall O’Cleirigh, Lena S. Andersen, et al.. (2021). Treating depression and improving adherence in HIV care with task‐shared cognitive behavioural therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24(10). e25823–e25823. 59 indexed citations
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Andersen, Lena S., Wylene Saal, John A. Joska, et al.. (2021). Improving Detection of Depression in People Living with HIV: Psychometric Properties of the South African Depression Scale (SADS). AIDS and Behavior. 25(11). 3630–3637. 5 indexed citations
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Kagee, Ashraf, et al.. (2021). Does past depression predict present depression among HIV test-seekers?. AIDS Care. 34(6). 792–796. 1 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Bronwynè & Ashraf Kagee. (2020). Structural barriers to adhering to health behaviours in the context of the COVID-19 crisis: Considerations for low- and middle-income countries. Global Public Health. 15(8). 1093–1102. 52 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Bronwynè, Maria Loades, Stefani Du Toit, & Ashraf Kagee. (2019). Correlates of Fatigue Among South African Adolescents Living with HIV and Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS and Behavior. 23(3). 602–608. 9 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Bronwynè, et al.. (2018). Fatigue among South African adolescents living with HIV: is the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire a suitable measure and how common is fatigue?. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 13(4). 305–316. 6 indexed citations
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Saal, Wylene, Ashraf Kagee, & Jason Bantjes. (2018). Utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in measuring major depression among individuals seeking HIV testing in the Western Cape, South Africa. AIDS Care. 30(sup1). 29–36. 10 indexed citations
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Schneider, Marguerite, Emily Baron, Erica Breuer, et al.. (2016). Integrating mental health into South Africa's health system : current status and way forward. South African Health Review. 2016(1). 153–163. 19 indexed citations
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Kagee, Ashraf, et al.. (2016). The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing. AIDS and Behavior. 21(6). 1511–1517. 27 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Pamela, Geri R. Donenberg, A. Davids, et al.. (2014). Exploring Risk and Protective Mechanisms Associated With hiv Infection Among Adolescents in South Africa. European Health Psychologist. 16. 558. 1 indexed citations
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Kagee, Ashraf, et al.. (2008). Subjective Well-being of Primary Health Care Patients in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Family Practice. 50(3). 68–68. 1 indexed citations
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Kagee, Ashraf. (2004). Treatment adherence in South African primary health care : original research. South African Family Practice. 46(10). 26–30. 1 indexed citations

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