Janelle Downing

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 902 citations indexed

About

Janelle Downing is a scholar working on Social Psychology, General Health Professions and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Janelle Downing has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Social Psychology, 11 papers in General Health Professions and 7 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Janelle Downing's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (17 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (7 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 papers). Janelle Downing is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (17 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (7 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 papers). Janelle Downing collaborates with scholars based in United States, Zimbabwe and Nepal. Janelle Downing's co-authors include Julia Przedworski, Sidra Goldman‐Mellor, Claire Margerison‐Zilko, April M. Falconi, Jenna Bollyky, Jennifer Schneider, Nancy P. Gordon, Nancy E. Adler, Matthew S. Pantell and Bethany G. Everett and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Janelle Downing

31 papers receiving 875 citations

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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.

Health of Transgender Adults in the U.S., 2014–2016

2018 228 citations Janelle Downing, Julia Przedworski American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janelle Downing United States	16	377	310	201	169	164	33	902
Ellen Moscoe United States	8	238 0.6×	186 0.6×	95 0.5×	97 0.6×	143 0.9×	14	808
Mary G. Findling United States	10	265 0.7×	220 0.7×	166 0.8×	282 1.7×	463 2.8×	23	998
Joseph R. Merighi United States	15	137 0.4×	220 0.7×	103 0.5×	154 0.9×	201 1.2×	44	855
Elisabeth P. Gruskin United States	9	413 1.1×	226 0.7×	80 0.4×	196 1.2×	220 1.3×	10	871
Scott C. Cook United States	14	256 0.7×	407 1.3×	61 0.3×	136 0.8×	195 1.2×	23	972
Zack Marshall Canada	19	281 0.7×	409 1.3×	47 0.2×	153 0.9×	205 1.3×	59	1.2k
Hau Nguyen Australia	12	175 0.5×	262 0.8×	232 1.2×	451 2.7×	124 0.8×	29	857
Nargis Asad Pakistan	15	144 0.4×	197 0.6×	154 0.8×	397 2.3×	182 1.1×	66	849
Meredith Manze United States	15	82 0.2×	233 0.8×	87 0.4×	213 1.3×	217 1.3×	42	809
Kristin G. Cloyes United States	20	183 0.5×	406 1.3×	85 0.4×	415 2.5×	498 3.0×	91	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janelle Downing

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20 of 20 papers shown

Downing, Janelle, et al.. (2025). Mental Health Changes in US Transgender Adults Beginning Hormone Therapy Via Telehealth: Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e64017–e64017.

Downing, Janelle, et al.. (2024). Family Support in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults Seeking Telehealth for Hormone Therapy. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 30(9). 2520–2523.

Chakraborty, Payal, Sarah McKetta, Janelle Downing, et al.. (2024). Sexual Orientation–Related Disparities in Neonatal Outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 144(6). 843–851. 1 indexed citations

Grimstad, Frances, et al.. (2023). Desire for genetically related children among transgender and gender-diverse patients seeking gender-affirming hormones. F&S Reports. 4(2). 224–230. 4 indexed citations

Snyder, Elizabeth, Joshua J. Horns, Benjamin J. McCormick, et al.. (2023). Incidence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism After Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: A Retrospective Analysis of a Large Insurance Claims Database. Urology. 182. 95–100. 2 indexed citations

Downing, Janelle, et al.. (2022). Spending and Out-of-Pocket Costs for Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery in the US. JAMA Surgery. 157(9). 799–799. 19 indexed citations

Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Landon D. Hughes, Janelle Downing, et al.. (2022). Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data. LGBT Health. 9(4). 254–263. 13 indexed citations

Dy, Geolani W., Gaines Blasdel, & Janelle Downing. (2022). Centering Transgender and Nonbinary Voices in Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery Research Prioritization. JAMA Surgery. 157(7). 628–628. 7 indexed citations

Everett, Bethany G., et al.. (2021). Sexual Identity and Birth Outcomes: A Focus on the Moderating Role of Race-ethnicity. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 62(2). 183–201. 22 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle, et al.. (2021). PrEP Use and Adherence Among Transgender Patients. AIDS and Behavior. 26(4). 1251–1259. 14 indexed citations

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Lind, Bonnie K., et al.. (2021). Change in Gender on Record and Transgender Adults’ Mental or Behavioral Health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 62(5). 696–704. 13 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle & Tim A. Bruckner. (2019). Subprime Babies: The Foreclosure Crisis and Initial Health Endowments. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 5(2). 123–140. 6 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle & Julia Przedworski. (2018). Health of Transgender Adults in the U.S., 2014–2016. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 55(3). 336–344. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Downing, Janelle, Jenna Bollyky, & Jennifer Schneider. (2017). Use of a Connected Glucose Meter and Certified Diabetes Educator Coaching to Decrease the Likelihood of Abnormal Blood Glucose Excursions: The Livongo for Diabetes Program. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19(7). e234–e234. 37 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle, Andrew J. Karter, Hector P. Rodríguez, et al.. (2016). No Spillover Effect of the Foreclosure Crisis on Weight Change: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151334–e0151334. 21 indexed citations

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Prata, Ndola, Janelle Downing, Suzanne O. Bell, et al.. (2016). Cost of providing injectable contraceptives through a community-based social marketing program in Tigray, Ethiopia. Contraception. 93(6). 485–491. 6 indexed citations

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Margerison‐Zilko, Claire, Sidra Goldman‐Mellor, April M. Falconi, & Janelle Downing. (2016). Health Impacts of the Great Recession: a Critical Review. Current Epidemiology Reports. 3(1). 81–91. 158 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle. (2016). The health effects of the foreclosure crisis and unaffordable housing: A systematic review and explanation of evidence. Social Science & Medicine. 162. 88–96. 115 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle, Barbara Laraia, Hector P. Rodríguez, et al.. (2016). Beyond the Great Recession: Was the Foreclosure Crisis Harmful to the Health of Individuals With Diabetes?. American Journal of Epidemiology. 185(6). 429–435. 12 indexed citations

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Downing, Janelle, et al.. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG): evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Zambia and Zimbabwe. BMC Health Services Research. 15(1). 37–37. 20 indexed citations

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