Cheryl Baxter

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Cheryl Baxter is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheryl Baxter has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Infectious Diseases, 25 papers in Epidemiology and 23 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Cheryl Baxter's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (38 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (23 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Cheryl Baxter is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (38 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (23 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers). Cheryl Baxter collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Cheryl Baxter's co-authors include Salim S. Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Anneke Grobler, Tanuja N. Gengiah, Sengeziwe Sibeko, Ayesha B. M. Kharsany, Leila E. Mansoor, Koleka Mlisana, Janet Frohlich and Natasha Arulappan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Cheryl Baxter

68 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women

2010 1.9k citations Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim et al. Science profile →
Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Drugs during Tuberculosis Therapy

2010 478 citations Salim S. Abdool Karim, Anneke Grobler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheryl Baxter South Africa	24	3.0k	1.9k	1.2k	1.1k	908	74	4.1k
Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff Netherlands	40	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.4×	654 0.6×	930 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	236	4.9k
Katherine K. Thomas United States	31	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	738 0.7×	1.8k 2.0×	105	4.5k
Ruanne V. Barnabas United States	35	2.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	586 0.6×	530 0.6×	198	4.8k
Ayesha B. M. Kharsany South Africa	21	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	856 0.8×	795 0.9×	61	3.2k
Guy de Bruyn South Africa	31	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	640 0.6×	614 0.7×	99	3.6k
Peter A. Leone United States	33	1.7k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	758 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	137	4.3k
Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers Netherlands	40	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	472 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	230	4.9k
R. Scott McClelland United States	31	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	977 0.8×	623 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	100	3.0k
Janet Frohlich South Africa	20	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	761 0.7×	618 0.7×	41	3.1k
Sinéad Delany‐Moretlwe South Africa	36	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	2.2k 1.9×	481 0.5×	890 1.0×	175	5.0k

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Tegally, Houriiyah, et al.. (2025). Alignment-free viral sequence classification at scale. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 389–389.

Tshiabuila, Derek, James Emmanuel San, Eduan Wilkinson, et al.. (2025). Conserved recombination patterns across hepatitis B genotypes: a retrospective study. Virology Journal. 22(1). 220–220.

Ramphal, Yajna, James Emmanuel San, Martina L. Reichmuth, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Transmission Dynamics of the Chikungunya Virus in Africa. Pathogens. 13(7). 605–605. 2 indexed citations

Tshiabuila, Derek, Wonderful T. Choga, James Emmanuel San, et al.. (2024). An Oxford Nanopore Technology-Based Hepatitis B Virus Sequencing Protocol Suitable for Genomic Surveillance Within Clinical Diagnostic Settings. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11702–11702. 1 indexed citations

Baxter, Cheryl, et al.. (2024). SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Epidemiology Dashboards: A Review of Functionality and Technological Frameworks for the Public Health Response. Genes. 15(7). 876–876. 2 indexed citations

Xavier, Joicymara S., Monika Moir, Houriiyah Tegally, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Africa dashboard for real-time COVID-19 information. Nature Microbiology. 8(1). 1–4. 9 indexed citations

Karim, Salim S. Abdool, Segenet Kelemu, & Cheryl Baxter. (2021). COVID-19 in Africa: Catalyzing change for sustainable development. PLoS Medicine. 18(11). e1003869–e1003869. 3 indexed citations

Karim, Salim S. Abdool & Cheryl Baxter. (2021). HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in Africa: some early lessons. The Lancet Global Health. 9(12). e1634–e1635. 8 indexed citations

Baxter, Cheryl, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, & Salim S. Abdool Karim. (2020). Identifying SARS-CoV-2 infections in South Africa: Balancing public health imperatives with saving lives. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 538. 221–225. 11 indexed citations

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Mansoor, Leila E., Nonhlanhla Yende‐Zuma, Cheryl Baxter, et al.. (2019). Integrated provision of topical pre‐exposure prophylaxis in routine family planning services in South Africa: a non‐inferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 22(9). e25381–e25381. 14 indexed citations

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Liebenberg, Lenine J. P., Lyle R. McKinnon, Nonhlanhla Yende‐Zuma, et al.. (2019). HPV infection and the genital cytokine milieu in women at high risk of HIV acquisition. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5227–5227. 38 indexed citations

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Samsunder, Natasha, Sinaye Ngcapu, Lara Lewis, et al.. (2019). Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus: Findings from a population-based household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 85. 150–157. 19 indexed citations

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Mahomed, Sharana, Nigel Garrett, Edmund V. Capparelli, et al.. (2019). Assessing the safety and pharmacokinetics of the monoclonal antibodies, VRC07-523LS and PGT121 in HIV negative women in South Africa: study protocol for the CAPRISA 012A randomised controlled phase I trial. BMJ Open. 9(7). e030283–e030283. 7 indexed citations

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Karim, Quarraisha Abdool & Cheryl Baxter. (2016). The dual burden of gender-based violence and HIV in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa : guest editorial. South African Medical Journal. 106(12). 1151–1153. 4 indexed citations

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Mansoor, Leila E., Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Nonhlanhla Yende‐Zuma, et al.. (2014). Adherence in the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir Gel Microbicide Trial. AIDS and Behavior. 18(5). 811–819. 22 indexed citations

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Karim, Salim S. Abdool & Cheryl Baxter. (2013). Microbicides for Prevention of HIV Infection: Clinical Efficacy Trials. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 383. 97–115. 7 indexed citations

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Mlisana, Koleka, Nivashnee Naicker, Lise Werner, et al.. (2012). Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge Is a Poor Predictor of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Tract Inflammation in High-Risk Women in South Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(1). 6–14. 158 indexed citations

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Karim, Quarraisha Abdool & Cheryl Baxter. (2012). Microbicides for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV infection. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 11(1). 12–23. 9 indexed citations

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Sibeko, Sengeziwe, et al.. (2011). Contraceptive Choices, Pregnancy Rates, and Outcomes in a Microbicide Trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 118(4). 895–904. 28 indexed citations

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Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Janet Frohlich, et al.. (2010). Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women. Science. 329(5996). 1168–1174. 1856 indexed citations breakdown →

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