Francesca Little

5.2k total citations
100 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Little is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Little has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Infectious Diseases, 21 papers in Virology and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Little's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (27 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (21 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (15 papers). Francesca Little is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (27 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (21 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (15 papers). Francesca Little collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Francesca Little's co-authors include Karen I. Barnes, Jo‐Ann S. Passmore, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Nicholas J. White, Landon Myer, Koleka Mlisana, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Willem A. Hanekom, Jeannine M. Heckmann and Gerhard Walzl and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Little

94 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Little South Africa	33	1.2k	898	749	483	465	100	3.1k
Nicolas Nagot France	31	1.3k 1.1×	2.2k 2.4×	426 0.6×	281 0.6×	566 1.2×	212	3.6k
Paul Coplan United States	35	842 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	951 1.3×	126 0.3×	426 0.9×	131	3.7k
Doug Campos‐Outcalt United States	30	835 0.7×	940 1.0×	790 1.1×	136 0.3×	315 0.7×	147	3.8k
Rebecca A. Clark United States	26	890 0.7×	471 0.5×	343 0.5×	114 0.2×	311 0.7×	89	2.2k
Stanley Read Canada	37	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	292 0.4×	453 0.9×	749 1.6×	142	3.4k
Geraldo Duarte Brazil	30	781 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	954 1.3×	297 0.6×	166 0.4×	277	3.5k
Audrey L. French United States	36	1.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	283 0.4×	359 0.7×	926 2.0×	183	4.5k
Adeeba Kamarulzaman Malaysia	34	2.3k 1.9×	2.4k 2.7×	747 1.0×	261 0.5×	519 1.1×	138	4.2k
Simon Barton United Kingdom	27	957 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	274 0.4×	140 0.3×	400 0.9×	133	2.9k
Elizabeth Cooney United States	28	456 0.4×	970 1.1×	760 1.0×	252 0.5×	456 1.0×	61	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Little

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Little

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Rousseau, Elzette, Dvora Joseph Davey, Melissa Wallace, et al.. (2025). FastPrEP: a protocol to evaluate uptake, coverage, and effectiveness of a youth-focused, decentralised and differentiated district-wide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis program. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 3714–3714.

Zar, Heather J., Lesley Workman, Zoltán Hantos, et al.. (2024). Determinants of lung function development from birth to age 5 years: an interrupted time series analysis of a South African birth cohort. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 8(6). 400–412. 16 indexed citations

Brookes, Heather, et al.. (2024). Mean Length of Utterance: A study of early language development in four Southern Bantu languages. Journal of Child Language. 52(2). 244–269. 3 indexed citations

Lewis, Lara, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Thokozani Khubone, et al.. (2023). Long‐term usage patterns and clinical outcomes in a community‐based differentiated antiretroviral therapy delivery programme in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(7). e26141–e26141. 1 indexed citations

Lewis, Lara, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Thokozani Khubone, et al.. (2023). Clinical outcomes after extended 12‐month antiretroviral therapy prescriptions in a community‐based differentiated HIV service delivery programme in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(9). e26164–e26164. 8 indexed citations

Pike, Carey, Nadia Ahmed, David Lee, et al.. (2023). Goals for girls: a cluster-randomized trial to investigate a school-based sexual health programme amongst female learners in South Africa. Health Education Research. 38(5). 375–391. 5 indexed citations

Rozot, Virginie, Elisa Nemes, One Dintwe, et al.. (2019). A comparison of antigen-specific T cell responses induced by six novel tuberculosis vaccine candidates. PLoS Pathogens. 15(3). e1007643–e1007643. 66 indexed citations

Robertson, Frances, M. Holmes, Mark F. Cotton, et al.. (2018). Perinatal HIV Infection or Exposure Is Associated With Low N-Acetylaspartate and Glutamate in Basal Ganglia at Age 9 but Not 7 Years. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 12. 145–145. 18 indexed citations

Silal, Sheetal, et al.. (2016). Hitting a Moving Target: A Model for Malaria Elimination in the Presence of Population Movement (vol 10, e0144990, 2015). PLoS ONE. 11. 1 indexed citations

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Zar, Heather J., Lesley Workman, Francesca Little, & Mark P. Nicol. (2015). Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: Assessment of the 2012 National Institutes of Health Expert Consensus Criteria. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61(suppl 3). S173–S178. 11 indexed citations

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Erni, Birgit, et al.. (2014). Modeling Growth Patterns of Swift Terns Using Non-Linear Mixed Effects Models. 4(5). 224–232. 1 indexed citations

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London, Leslie, Cheryl L. Beseler, Maryse F. Bouchard, et al.. (2012). Neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental effects of pesticide exposures. NeuroToxicology. 33(4). 887–896. 134 indexed citations

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Roberts, Lindi, Jo‐Ann S. Passmore, Koleka Mlisana, et al.. (2011). Genital Tract Inflammation During Early HIV-1 Infection Predicts Higher Plasma Viral Load Set Point in Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(2). 194–203. 57 indexed citations

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Hatherill, Mark, Tony Hawkridge, Francesca Little, et al.. (2010). Structured Approaches for the Screening and Diagnosis of Childhood Tuberculosis in a High Prevalence Region of South Africa/Approches Structurees Pour le Depistage et le Diagnostic De la Tuberculose Chez L'enfant Dans Une Region d'Afrique Du Sud Ou Cette Maladie Est Fortement prevalente/Sistemas Estructurados De Cribado Y Diagnostico De la Tuberculosis Infantil En Una Region De Alta Prevalencia De Sudafrica. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 88(4). 312.

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Hatherill, Mark, Tony Hawkridge, Francesca Little, et al.. (2010). Sistemas estructurados de cribado y diagnóstico de la tuberculosis infantil en una región de alta prevalência de Sudáfrica. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 88(4). 312–320. 1 indexed citations

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Lawn, Stephen D, Francesca Little, Linda‐Gail Bekker, et al.. (2009). Changing mortality risk associated with CD4 cell response to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. AIDS. 23(3). 335–342. 108 indexed citations

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Heckmann, Jeannine M., E. Owen, & Francesca Little. (2007). Myasthenia gravis in South Africans: Racial differences in clinical manifestations. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(11-12). 929–934. 54 indexed citations

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Rabie, Helena, M. Zeier, H. Simon Schaaf, et al.. (2005). The First 5 Years of the Family Clinic for HIV at Tygerberg Hospital: Family Demographics, Survival of Children and Early Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 52(1). 3–11. 32 indexed citations

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Myer, Landon, Catherine Mathews, & Francesca Little. (2001). Tracing Condom Fates: Design and Pilot Results of a Study Investigating the Use and Wastage of Public Sector Condoms. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 5(1). 66. 2 indexed citations

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Myer, Landon, Catherine Mathews, Francesca Little, & Salim S. Abdool Karim. (2001). The fate of free male condoms distributed to the public in South Africa. AIDS. 15(6). 789–793. 22 indexed citations

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