Gita Ramjee

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
212 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Gita Ramjee is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gita Ramjee has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Infectious Diseases, 121 papers in General Health Professions and 70 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Gita Ramjee's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (139 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (118 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (70 papers). Gita Ramjee is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (139 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (118 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (70 papers). Gita Ramjee collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Gita Ramjee's co-authors include Handan Wand, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Brodie Daniels, Neetha S. Morar, Lut Van Damme, Nathlee Abbai, Benoı̂t Mâsse, Kelly Blanchard, Elizabeth Montgomery and Ariane van der Straten and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gita Ramjee

203 papers receiving 6.1k 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 Lut Van Damme, Gita Ramjee et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gita Ramjee South Africa	38	3.5k	2.7k	2.2k	2.0k	1.3k	212	6.3k
Kishorchandra Mandaliya United States	46	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	131	6.6k
Jeckoniah Ndinya‐Achola Kenya	47	3.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	98	8.1k
Craig R. Cohen United States	52	5.0k 1.4×	4.0k 1.5×	2.4k 1.1×	3.8k 1.8×	998 0.8×	297	9.7k
Irving Hoffman United States	42	4.2k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	2.0k 1.5×	249	7.3k
Handan Wand Australia	40	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	302	7.8k
James Kiarie United States	45	4.6k 1.3×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	251	9.0k
Ludo Lavreys United States	39	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	78	5.2k
Noah Kiwanuka Uganda	42	3.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	208	8.5k
Saidi Kapiga Tanzania	45	3.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	847 0.4×	2.6k 1.3×	697 0.5×	222	7.0k
Joan K. Kreiss United States	51	4.7k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	2.8k 2.1×	105	8.3k

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Wand, Handan, et al.. (2025). Review of Impact of Risk Reduction Sessions on Sexual Behaviors in HIV Prevention Trials: Insights from Africa. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 54(2). 805–815. 1 indexed citations

Riddler, Sharon A., Jennifer E. Balkus, Urvi M. Parikh, et al.. (2018). Clinical and Virologic Outcomes Following Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Seroconverters in the Microbicide Trials Network-020 Phase III Trial of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 69(3). 523–529. 11 indexed citations

Abrahams, Naeemah, Soraya Seedat, Carl Lombard, et al.. (2017). Study protocol for a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of rape on women’s health and their use of health services in South Africa. BMJ Open. 7(9). e017296–e017296. 21 indexed citations

Kelly, Christine A., Barbara Friedland, Neetha S. Morar, et al.. (2015). To tell or not to tell: male partner engagement in a Phase 3 microbicide efficacy trial in South Africa. Culture Health & Sexuality. 17(8). 1004–1020. 6 indexed citations

Friedland, Barbara, Marie C. D. Stoner, Michelle M. Chau, et al.. (2015). Baseline Predictors of High Adherence to a Coitally Dependent Microbicide Gel Based on an Objective Marker of Use: Findings from the Carraguard Phase 3 Trial. AIDS and Behavior. 20(11). 2565–2577. 9 indexed citations

Riddler, Sharon A., Marla Husnik, Arendevi Pather, et al.. (2014). Long-term Follow-up of HIV Seroconverters from the VOICE Trial - An Analysis of Data from MTN-015. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A93–A93.

Street, Renée, Susie Hoffman, Kelly Blanchard, et al.. (2014). HCT as a Point of Entry for HIV Prevention and Treatment - Profile of Men and Women Presenting at HCT Centers in Durban, South Africa. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A113–A113. 1 indexed citations

Street, Renée, Neetha S. Morar, Handan Wand, & Gita Ramjee. (2014). HIV and STI Incidence and the Association with Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners - Case for Combination HIV/STI Prevention Strategies. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A216–A217. 1 indexed citations

Holt, Kelsey, Kelly Blanchard, Tsungai Chipato, et al.. (2013). A nationally representative survey of healthcare provider counselling and provision of the female condom in South Africa and Zimbabwe. BMJ Open. 3(3). e002208–e002208. 11 indexed citations

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Blanchard, Kelly, Tsungai Chipato, Gita Ramjee, et al.. (2012). Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(7). 567–575. 8 indexed citations

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Wand, Handan & Gita Ramjee. (2010). Targeting the hotspots: investigating spatial and demographic variations in HIV infection in small communities in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 13(1). 41–41. 77 indexed citations

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Straten, Ariane van der, Stephen Shiboski, Elizabeth Montgomery, et al.. (2009). Patterns and Predictors of Adherence to Diaphragm Use in a Phase III Trial in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Trajectory Analysis. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 50(4). 419–426. 20 indexed citations

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Morar, Neetha S., Gita Ramjee, Eleanor Gouws, & David Wilkinson. (2003). Vaginal douching and vaginal substance use among sex workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 99. 371–374. 7 indexed citations

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Ramjee, Gita, et al.. (2002). Herpes simplex virus type II infection is a risk factor for HIV seroconversion.. 11(4). 5 indexed citations

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Mashishi, Tumelo, Shayne Loubser, Gillian Hunt, et al.. (2001). Conserved Domains of Subtype C Nef from South African HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals Include Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Epitope-Rich Regions. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(17). 1681–1687. 20 indexed citations

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Williams, Brian, Eleanor Gouws, Mark Colvin, et al.. (2000). Patterns of infection: using age prevalence data to understand epidemic of HIV in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 96(6). 305–312. 37 indexed citations

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Ramjee, Gita. (2000). Reducing Women's Risk of HIV Infection: South Africa's Contribution to Microbicide Research and Development. South African Journal of Science. 96(6). 280–282. 1 indexed citations

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Ramjee, Gita, Neetha S. Morar, Michel Alary, et al.. (2000). Challenges in the conduct of vaginal microbicide effectiveness trials in the developing world. AIDS. 14(16). 2553–2557. 36 indexed citations

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Ramjee, Gita, et al.. (1999). Acceptability of a vaginal microbicide among female sex workers. South African Medical Journal. 89(6). 12 indexed citations

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Ramjee, Gita. (1997). Depletion of glomerular anionic sites and proteineuria in nephrotic syndrome of children. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 43(3). 149–152. 2 indexed citations

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