Emma Slaymaker

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Emma Slaymaker is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Slaymaker has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Infectious Diseases, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Emma Slaymaker's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (29 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (29 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Emma Slaymaker is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (29 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (29 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Emma Slaymaker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tanzania and South Africa. Emma Slaymaker's co-authors include Kaye Wellings, Nathalie Bajos, Susheela Singh, Dhaval Patel, Martine Collumbien, Z. Hodges, Basia Żaba, Milly Marston, Mark Urassa and Ivan Kasamba and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Emma Slaymaker

48 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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.

  1. Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective
    2006 655 citations Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emma Slaymaker United Kingdom 22 1.1k 926 526 387 279 53 1.9k
Jerry Okal Kenya 25 572 0.5× 638 0.7× 567 1.1× 508 1.3× 309 1.1× 48 1.3k
Joseph Kagaayi Uganda 28 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 840 1.6× 549 1.4× 334 1.2× 126 2.7k
Dean Peacock South Africa 23 1.1k 1.0× 713 0.8× 310 0.6× 478 1.2× 190 0.7× 52 1.7k
Sanyukta Mathur United States 19 856 0.8× 661 0.7× 269 0.5× 321 0.8× 333 1.2× 71 1.3k
Michelle R. Kaufman United States 22 1.0k 0.9× 815 0.9× 649 1.2× 738 1.9× 202 0.7× 109 2.2k
Angela Obasi United Kingdom 24 1.1k 1.0× 924 1.0× 461 0.9× 289 0.7× 348 1.2× 65 1.9k
Gavin George South Africa 26 877 0.8× 918 1.0× 471 0.9× 328 0.8× 216 0.8× 131 1.8k
Janan Dietrich South Africa 26 1.1k 1.0× 936 1.0× 576 1.1× 300 0.8× 173 0.6× 123 1.9k
Gertrude Nakigozi Uganda 27 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.8× 742 1.4× 359 0.9× 316 1.1× 123 2.5k
Alexandra M. Minnis United States 31 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 572 1.1× 626 1.6× 316 1.1× 107 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emma Slaymaker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emma Slaymaker

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All Works

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McLean, Estelle, Maria Sironi, Albert Dube, et al.. (2024). Transitions to adulthood in men and women in rural Malawi in the 21st century using sequence analysis: Some evidence of delay. Demographic Research. 51. 459–500.
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Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Sylvia, et al.. (2024). INSPIRE datahub: a pan-African integrated suite of services for harmonising longitudinal population health data using OHDSI tools. Frontiers in Digital Health. 6. 1329630–1329630. 3 indexed citations
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Slaymaker, Emma, Rachel Scott, Melissa Palmer, et al.. (2020). Trends in sexual activity and demand for and use of modern contraceptive methods in 74 countries: a retrospective analysis of nationally representative surveys. The Lancet Global Health. 8(4). e567–e579. 42 indexed citations
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Scott, Rachel, Nathalie Bajos, Kaye Wellings, & Emma Slaymaker. (2019). Comparing reporting of abortions in three nationally representative surveys: methodological and contextual influences. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 45(3). 213–219. 11 indexed citations
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Birdthistle, Isolde, Clare Tanton, Andrew Tomita, et al.. (2019). Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 7(11). e1521–e1540. 119 indexed citations
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Scott, Rachel, Nathalie Bajos, Emma Slaymaker, Kaye Wellings, & Catherine H Mercer. (2017). Understanding differences in conception and abortion rates among under-20 year olds in Britain and France: Examining the contribution of social disadvantage. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186412–e0186412. 6 indexed citations
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Bórquez, Annick, Anne Cori, Emma Slaymaker, et al.. (2016). The Incidence Patterns Model to Estimate the Distribution of New HIV Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: Development and Validation of a Mathematical Model. PLoS Medicine. 13(9). e1002121–e1002121. 14 indexed citations
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Stover, John, Kirill Andreev, Emma Slaymaker, et al.. (2014). Updates to the Spectrum model to estimate key HIV indicators for adults and children. AIDS. 28(Supplement 4). S427–S434. 57 indexed citations
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Hargreaves, James, Emma Slaymaker, Elizabeth Fearon, & Laura D Howe. (2012). Changes over time in sexual behaviour among young people with different levels of educational attainment in Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 15(S1). 1–7. 13 indexed citations
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Wringe, Alison, Íde Cremin, Jim Todd, et al.. (2009). Comparative assessment of the quality of age-at-event reporting in three HIV cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 85(Suppl 1). i56–i63. 19 indexed citations
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Marston, Milly, Emma Slaymaker, Íde Cremin, et al.. (2009). Trends in marriage and time spent single in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of six population-based cohort studies and nine Demographic and Health Surveys. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 85(Suppl 1). i64–i71. 61 indexed citations
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Wambura, Mwita, Mark Urassa, Raphael Isingo, et al.. (2007). HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Rural Tanzania. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 46(5). 616–623. 53 indexed citations
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Wellings, Kaye, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, et al.. (2006). Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective. The Lancet. 368(9548). 1706–1728. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Żaba, Basia, Emma Slaymaker, Mark Urassa, & J. Ties Boerma. (2005). The role of behavioral data in HIV surveillance. AIDS. 19(Supplement 2). S39–S52. 44 indexed citations
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Slaymaker, Emma. (2004). A critique of international indicators of sexual risk behaviour. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 80(suppl_2). ii13–ii21. 74 indexed citations
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Slaymaker, Emma & Basia Żaba. (2003). Measurement of Condom Use as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection. Reproductive Health Matters. 11(22). 174–184. 12 indexed citations
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Farley, Timothy M.M., Mohamed M. Ali, & Emma Slaymaker. (2001). Competing approaches to analysis of failure times with competing risks. Statistics in Medicine. 20(23). 3601–3610. 20 indexed citations

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