Helen A. Weiss

32.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
456 papers, 21.3k citations indexed

About

Helen A. Weiss is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen A. Weiss has authored 456 papers receiving a total of 21.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Epidemiology, 126 papers in Infectious Diseases and 123 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Helen A. Weiss's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (113 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (86 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (66 papers). Helen A. Weiss is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (113 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (86 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (66 papers). Helen A. Weiss collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe. Helen A. Weiss's co-authors include Richard Hayes, Vikram Patel, David Mabey, Betty Kirkwood, Judith R. Glynn, Ricardo Araya, Matthew J. Burton, Esther E. Freeman, Maria Quigley and James Whitworth and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Helen A. Weiss

441 papers receiving 20.6k 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.

  1. Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
    2005 931 citations Helen A. Weiss, Richard Hayes et al. profile →
  2. Mechanisms of Tamoxifen Resistance: Increased Estrogen Receptor-HER2/neu Cross-Talk in ER/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
    2004 918 citations Helen A. Weiss et al. profile →
  3. Effectiveness of an intervention led by lay health counsellors for depressive and anxiety disorders in primary care in Goa, India (MANAS): a cluster randomised controlled trial
    2010 502 citations Vikram Patel, Helen A. Weiss et al. profile →
  4. The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial
    2016 280 citations Vikram Patel, Helen A. Weiss et al. profile →
  5. Effect of a Primary Care–Based Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders in Zimbabwe
    2016 251 citations Dixon Chibanda, Helen A. Weiss et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen A. Weiss United Kingdom 80 6.8k 5.0k 4.8k 3.4k 2.9k 456 21.3k
Landon Myer South Africa 68 6.3k 0.9× 10.9k 2.2× 6.5k 1.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 505 18.7k
Jeffrey D. Klausner United States 69 7.5k 1.1× 7.6k 1.5× 4.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 650 18.9k
Andrew Copas United Kingdom 57 4.1k 0.6× 4.4k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 347 14.1k
John Kaldor Australia 83 13.7k 2.0× 8.6k 1.7× 3.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.9× 830 0.3× 712 28.0k
Christopher K. Fairley Australia 72 11.1k 1.6× 5.8k 1.2× 4.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 961 24.0k
J. Dennis Fortenberry United States 58 2.9k 0.4× 2.9k 0.6× 5.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 381 12.6k
Sten H. Vermund United States 63 9.1k 1.3× 9.7k 2.0× 4.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 677 0.2× 587 18.2k
Marleen Temmerman Belgium 59 3.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 5.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 410 17.3k
David D. Celentano United States 68 9.0k 1.3× 8.6k 1.7× 5.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 370 15.7k
Carlos del Rı́o United States 62 8.0k 1.2× 11.5k 2.3× 3.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 414 18.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Simms, Victoria, Melanie Abas, Webster Mavhu, et al.. (2025). A cluster-randomized trial of interventions for adolescent mental disorders in Zimbabwe. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). 673–673. 1 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Tara Beattie, Rupert Kaul, et al.. (2023). Syndemic of factors that shape the early lives of women who enter into sex work: a qualitative methods study from Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open. 13(4). e068886–e068886. 3 indexed citations
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Roberts, Tessa, Ezra Susser, Sujit John, et al.. (2023). Urbanicity and rates of untreated psychotic disorders in three diverse settings in the Global South. Psychological Medicine. 53(14). 6459–6467. 5 indexed citations
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Ferry, Alissa L., et al.. (2022). Health‐related needs reported by adolescents living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 25(8). e25921–e25921. 22 indexed citations
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Ssemata, Andrew Sentoogo, Richard Muhumuza, Lynda Stranix‐Chibanda, et al.. (2022). The potential effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out on sexual-risk behaviour among adolescents and young people in East and southern Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research. 21(1). 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Bastawrous, Andrew, Wanjiku Mathenge, John Nkurikiye, et al.. (2019). Incidence of Visually Impairing Cataracts Among Older Adults in Kenya. JAMA Network Open. 2(6). e196354–e196354. 9 indexed citations
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Mupambireyi, Zivai, Victoria Simms, Helen A. Weiss, et al.. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on early childhood development in paediatric HIV care and treatment programmes: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics. 18(1). 222–222. 6 indexed citations
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Simms, Victoria, Helen A. Weiss, Ruth Verhey, et al.. (2018). Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe: a cohort study. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 227–227. 26 indexed citations
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Simms, Victoria, Ethel Dauya, Tsitsi Bandason, et al.. (2017). Community burden of undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in Zimbabwe following primary healthcare-based provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: A cross-sectional survey. PLoS Medicine. 14(7). e1002360–e1002360. 29 indexed citations
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Gichuhi, Stephen, Joy Kabiru, Hillary Rono, et al.. (2016). Topical fluorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health. 4(6). e378–e385. 28 indexed citations
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Kinyanda, Eugene, et al.. (2013). Prevalence and Risk Factors of Attempted Suicide in Adult War-Affected Population of Eastern Uganda. Crisis. 34(5). 314–323. 9 indexed citations
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Phiri, Sam, Sabrina Zadrozny, Helen A. Weiss, et al.. (2013). Etiology of Genital Ulcer Disease and Association With HIV Infection in Malawi. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 40(12). 923–928. 29 indexed citations
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Iwuji, Collins, Helen A. Weiss, Elly Atuhumuza, et al.. (2011). Morbidity in HIV-1-infected individuals before and after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study of a population-based cohort in Uganda. HIV Medicine. 12(9). 553–561. 14 indexed citations
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Duah-Quashie, Nancy Odurowah, Helen A. Weiss, Annette Jepson, et al.. (2009). Heritability of Antibody Isotype and Subclass Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Antigens. PLoS ONE. 4(10). e7381–e7381. 27 indexed citations
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Patel, Vikram, Sulochana Pednekar, Helen A. Weiss, et al.. (2005). Why do women complain of vaginal discharge? A population survey of infectious and pyschosocial risk factors in a South Asian community. International Journal of Epidemiology. 34(4). 853–862. 110 indexed citations
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Trattner, Akiva, et al.. (2003). Use of in vitro release of interferon‐γ in the diagnosis of contact allergy to potassium dichromate – a controlled study. Contact Dermatitis. 48(4). 191–193. 11 indexed citations
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Bansal, Anju, Steffanie Sabbaj, Bradley H. Edwards, et al.. (2003). T Cell Responses in HIV Type 1-Infected Adolescent Minorities Share Similar Epitope Specificities with Whites Despite Significant Differences in HLA Class I Alleles. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(11). 1017–1026. 16 indexed citations
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Fideli, U., Susan A. Allen, Rosemary Musonda, et al.. (2001). Virologic and Immunologic Determinants of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Africa. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(10). 901–910. 291 indexed citations

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