Béa Vuylsteke

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Béa Vuylsteke is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Béa Vuylsteke has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Infectious Diseases, 62 papers in Epidemiology and 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Béa Vuylsteke's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (74 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (56 papers) and Sex work and related issues (46 papers). Béa Vuylsteke is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (74 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (56 papers) and Sex work and related issues (46 papers). Béa Vuylsteke collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Béa Vuylsteke's co-authors include Marie Laga, Thijs Reyniers, Michel Alary, Virginie Ettiègne-Traoré, Christiana Nöstlinger, Lut Van Damme, Verapol Chandeying, Gita Ramjee, Salim S. Abdool Karim and Tania Crucitti and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Béa Vuylsteke

106 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effectiveness of COL-1492, a nonoxynol-9 vaginal gel, on HIV-1 transmission in female sex workers: a randomised controlled trial

2002 632 citations Michel Alary, Béa Vuylsteke et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Béa Vuylsteke Belgium	27	1.5k	1.2k	816	809	755	109	2.7k
Frieda Behets United States	22	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	542 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	48	3.0k
Frank Plummer Canada	30	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	857 1.1×	421 0.5×	554 0.7×	57	3.4k
Rachel A. Royce United States	24	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	708 0.9×	390 0.5×	734 1.0×	41	3.0k
Ayesha B. M. Kharsany South Africa	21	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	795 1.0×	400 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	61	3.2k
Raman Gangakhedkar India	25	1.4k 0.9×	978 0.8×	272 0.3×	464 0.6×	480 0.6×	106	2.4k
Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat Thailand	33	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	362 0.4×	529 0.7×	583 0.8×	71	3.0k
R. Scott McClelland United States	31	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	424 0.5×	977 1.3×	100	3.0k
Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff Netherlands	40	2.5k 1.6×	2.6k 2.1×	1.1k 1.4×	546 0.7×	654 0.9×	236	4.9k
Gina Dallabetta United States	34	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	996 1.2×	1.5k 2.0×	101	4.0k
Michael L. Rekart Canada	26	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	609 0.7×	711 0.9×	606 0.8×	56	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Béa Vuylsteke

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Nöstlinger, Christiana, et al.. (2024). Identifying priority groups for pre-exposure prophylaxis among sex workers in Flanders, Belgium: insights into routine HIV and sexually transmitted infection data in community-based clinics. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 100(4). 236–241.

Baetselier, Irith De, Camille Anoma, Ephrem Mensah, et al.. (2024). Frequent chlamydia and gonorrhoea but very infrequent syphilis among men who have sex with men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in West Africa. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 100(4). 201–207.

Reyniers, Thijs, Marion Fiorentino, Daniela Rojas Castro, et al.. (2023). The Perceived Added Value of Bimonthly Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis According to West African Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Focus Group Study. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 37(10). 480–488. 4 indexed citations

Vanbaelen, Thibaut, Anke Rotsaert, Christiana Nöstlinger, et al.. (2023). Do pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users engaging in chemsex experience their participation as problematic and how can they best be supported? Findings from an online survey in Belgium. Sexual Health. 20(5). 424–430. 2 indexed citations

Vanhamel, Jef, Laurens Liesenborghs, Isabel Brosius, et al.. (2022). Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May–June 2022). Sexually Transmitted Infections. 99(5). sextrans–2022. 7 indexed citations

Baetselier, Irith De, Béa Vuylsteke, Thijs Reyniers, et al.. (2022). Worryingly high prevalence of resistance-associated mutations to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium among men who have sex with men with recurrent sexually transmitted infections. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 33(4). 385–390. 11 indexed citations

Verdonck, Kristien, Veronik Hutse, Isabelle Thomas, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and incidence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals before vaccination: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(6). e050824–e050824. 19 indexed citations

Baetselier, Irith De, Béa Vuylsteke, Issifou Yaya, et al.. (2020). To Pool or Not to Pool Samples for Sexually Transmitted Infections Detection in Men Who Have Sex With Men? An Evaluation of a New Pooling Method Using the GeneXpert Instrument in West Africa. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47(8). 556–561. 12 indexed citations

Reyniers, Thijs, Anke Rotsaert, Veerle Buffel, et al.. (2020). Reduced sexual contacts with non-steady partners and less PrEP use among MSM in Belgium during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown: results of an online survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97(6). 414–419. 62 indexed citations

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Reyniers, Thijs, Christiana Nöstlinger, Béa Vuylsteke, et al.. (2020). The Impact of PrEP on the Sex Lives of MSM at High Risk for HIV Infection: Results of a Belgian Cohort. AIDS and Behavior. 25(2). 532–541. 6 indexed citations

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Baetselier, Irith De, Chris Kenyon, Wim Vanden Berghe, et al.. (2020). An alarming high prevalence of resistance-associated mutations to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium in Belgium: results from samples collected between 2015 and 2018. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97(4). 297–303. 21 indexed citations

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Baetselier, Irith De, Hilde Smet, Saïd Abdellati, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the ‘Colli-Pee’, a first-void urine collection device for self-sampling at home for the detection of sexually transmitted infections, versus a routine clinic-based urine collection in a one-to-one comparison study design: efficacy and acceptability among MSM in Belgium. BMJ Open. 9(4). e028145–e028145. 12 indexed citations

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Vuylsteke, Béa, Thijs Reyniers, Christiana Nöstlinger, et al.. (2018). High uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during early roll-out in Belgium: results from surveillance reports. Sexual Health. 16(1). 80–83. 20 indexed citations

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Reyniers, Thijs, Béa Vuylsteke, Elske Hoornenborg, et al.. (2018). Physicians’ preparedness for pre-exposure prophylaxis: results of an online survey in Belgium. Sexual Health. 15(6). 606–611. 12 indexed citations

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Baetselier, Irith De, Thijs Reyniers, Christiana Nöstlinger, et al.. (2017). Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an Additional Tool for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Belgium: The Be-PrEP-ared Study Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 6(1). e11–e11. 23 indexed citations

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Loos, Jasna, Béa Vuylsteke, Jessika Deblonde, et al.. (2016). TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies. JMIR Research Protocols. 5(1). e48–e48. 7 indexed citations

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Kapiga, Saidi, et al.. (2000). Risk factors for HIV-1 seroprevalence among family planning clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.. PubMed. 4(1). 88–99. 5 indexed citations

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Diallo, Mamadou O., Peter D. Ghys, Béa Vuylsteke, et al.. (1998). Evaluation of simple diagnostic algorithms for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infections in female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.. PubMed. 74 Suppl 1. S106–11. 22 indexed citations

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Laukamm-Josten, U., Béa Vuylsteke, Conrad Mbuya, et al.. (1997). STD services for women at truck stop in Tanzania: evaluation of acceptable approaches.. PubMed. 74(6). 343–7. 28 indexed citations

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Vuylsteke, Béa, Marie Laga, Michel Alary, et al.. (1993). Clinical Algorithms for the Screening of Women for Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infection: Evaluation of Pregnant Women and Prostitutes in Zaire. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 82–88. 107 indexed citations

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