James Kiarie

18.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
251 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

James Kiarie is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James Kiarie has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Infectious Diseases, 93 papers in General Health Professions and 72 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in James Kiarie's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (112 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (75 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (59 papers). James Kiarie is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (112 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (75 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (59 papers). James Kiarie collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Switzerland. James Kiarie's co-authors include Jared M. Baeten, Grace John‐Stewart, Connie Celum, Carey Farquhar, Barbra A. Richardson, Deborah Donnell, Magnus Unemo, Marleen Temmerman, Nelly Mugo and Sami L. Gottlieb and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James Kiarie

242 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Global Estimates of the Prevalence and Incidence of Four Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2012 Based on Systematic Review and Global Reporting

2015 1.2k citations James Kiarie et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Heterosexual HIV-1 transmission after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort analysis

2010 716 citations Jared M. Baeten, James Kiarie et al. profile →
Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2022 196 citations Carie Muntifering Cox, Marie E. Thoma et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →
Financial costs of assisted reproductive technology for patients in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

2023 99 citations Purity Njagi, Wim Groot et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
James Kiarie	4.6k	3.4k	3.2k	2.4k	1.5k	251	9.0k
Craig R. Cohen	5.0k 1.1×	4.0k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	881 0.6×	297	9.7k
Jim Todd	4.1k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	362	10.7k
John Changalucha	4.1k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	243	9.8k
Irving Hoffman	4.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	249	7.3k
Heiner Grosskurth	5.3k 1.2×	3.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	839 0.6×	231	9.5k
Jeckoniah Ndinya‐Achola	3.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	98	8.1k
Noah Kiwanuka	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	208	8.5k
Judith N. Wasserheit	2.9k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	93	8.4k
Godfrey Kigozi	4.7k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	2.5k 1.7×	217	10.3k
Elizabeth A. Bukusi	7.0k 1.5×	5.3k 1.5×	4.6k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	510	11.3k

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Mburu, Gitau, Nancy Santesso, Romina Brignardello‐Petersen, et al.. (2025). Safeguarding WHO guideline recommendations through strengthened scientific integrity to advance global health. Human Reproduction. 41(1). 3–5. 1 indexed citations

Habib, Ndema, et al.. (2025). Quality of life and its determinants in women with delayed conception in low-mid socioeconomic neighbourhoods of Northern India: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e001740–e001740.

Kidula, Nancy, Brian T. Nguyen, Ndema Habib, & James Kiarie. (2025). The impact of male contraception on global sexual and reproductive health and rights. Contraception. 145. 110811–110811. 2 indexed citations

Allagh, Komal Preet, et al.. (2024). Scaling postpartum family planning services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: outcomes and lessons learned. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 50(2). 146–149.

Ali, Moazzam, James Kiarie, & Iqbal Shah. (2023). Priorities for research on family planning impact: recommendations of a WHO Think Tank meeting. Family Medicine and Community Health. 11(4). e002406–e002406. 4 indexed citations

Aderoba, Adeniyi Kolade, Petrus S. Steyn, & James Kiarie. (2023). Implementation strategies to scale up self-administered depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous injectable contraception: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 12(1). 114–114. 9 indexed citations

Njagi, Purity, Wim Groot, Jelena Arsenijevic, et al.. (2023). Financial costs of assisted reproductive technology for patients in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Human Reproduction Open. 2023(2). hoad007–hoad007. 99 indexed citations breakdown →

Kagira, John, et al.. (2023). Risk Factors of Mastitis and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli isolated from Cows Kept by Farmers in Githunguri Sub-County, Kenya. Journal of Applied Life Sciences International. 26(4). 21–30. 1 indexed citations

Nabhan, Ashraf, Mohamed Salama, Menna Kamel, et al.. (2022). Indicators of infertility and fertility care: a systematic scoping review. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(4). hoac047–hoac047. 3 indexed citations

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Cox, Carie Muntifering, Marie E. Thoma, Nedelina Tchangalova, et al.. (2022). Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(4). hoac051–hoac051. 196 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jayathilaka, Chandani Anoma, Li Zhao, Rajesh Mehta, et al.. (2021). Creating a Global Legal and Policy Database and Document Repository: Challenges and Lessons Learned From the World Health Organization Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy Survey. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11(11). 2415–2421. 9 indexed citations

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Connolly, Mark P., et al.. (2020). Estimating the government public economic benefits attributed to investing in assisted reproductive technology: a South African case study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 14–21. 10 indexed citations

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Njagi, Purity, Wim Groot, Jelena Arsenijevic, et al.. (2020). Economic costs of infertility care for patients in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 10(11). e042951–e042951. 22 indexed citations

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Allagh, Komal Preet, et al.. (2019). Scoping review to map evidence on mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, effectiveness and side effects of centchroman as a contraceptive pill. BMJ Open. 9(10). e030373–e030373. 9 indexed citations

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Inwani, Irene, Kawango Agot, Charles M. Cleland, et al.. (2017). Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings: The MP3 Youth Observational Pilot Study Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 6(3). e22–e22. 5 indexed citations

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Lokken, Erica M., Jennifer E. Balkus, James Kiarie, et al.. (2017). Recent bacterial vaginosis is associated with acquisition of Mycoplasma genitalium.. American Journal of Epidemiology. 3 indexed citations

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Kiarie, James, et al.. (2016). Capacity of non-tertiary Kenyan health facilities selected for decentralised dental training. East African Medical Journal. 93(2). 55–59. 2 indexed citations

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Marson, Kara, Kenneth Tapia, Pamela Kohler, et al.. (2013). Male, Mobile, and Moneyed: Loss to Follow-Up vs. Transfer of Care in an Urban African Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78900–e78900. 41 indexed citations

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Balkus, Jennifer E., Walter Jaoko, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, et al.. (2012). The Posttrial Effect of Oral Periodic Presumptive Treatment for Vaginal Infections on the Incidence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Lactobacillus Colonization. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(5). 361–365. 13 indexed citations

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Roxby, Alison C., Amy Liu, Alison L. Drake, et al.. (2012). Short Communication: T Cell Activation in HIV-1/Herpes Simplex Virus-2-Coinfected Kenyan Women Receiving Valacyclovir. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 29(1). 94–98. 7 indexed citations

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