Jennifer E. Balkus

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Jennifer E. Balkus is a scholar working on Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer E. Balkus has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Microbiology, 36 papers in Infectious Diseases and 33 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jennifer E. Balkus's work include Reproductive tract infections research (48 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (34 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers). Jennifer E. Balkus is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (48 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (34 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers). Jennifer E. Balkus collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Kenya. Jennifer E. Balkus's co-authors include Nancy Padian, R. Scott McClelland, Kathryn Peebles, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Jennifer Velloza, David Serwadda, Anne Buvé, Judith N. Wasserheit, Sandra I. McCoy and Barbra A. Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer E. Balkus

84 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

High Global Burden and Costs of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 292 citations Kathryn Peebles, Jennifer Velloza et al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jennifer E. Balkus United States	23	1.0k	812	790	672	297	90	1.9k
Hannelore M Götz Netherlands	28	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	724 0.9×	771 1.1×	267 0.9×	138	2.6k
Patrick M. Nyange United States	12	1.1k 1.1×	607 0.7×	710 0.9×	560 0.8×	282 0.9×	14	1.8k
S Tariq Sadiq United Kingdom	25	820 0.8×	587 0.7×	549 0.7×	471 0.7×	225 0.8×	88	1.9k
J.O. Ndinya‐Achola Kenya	25	1.3k 1.3×	962 1.2×	860 1.1×	687 1.0×	315 1.1×	50	2.5k
R. Scott McClelland United States	31	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	977 1.5×	329 1.1×	100	3.0k
Deborah Watson‐Jones United Kingdom	27	785 0.8×	967 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	291 1.0×	50	2.4k
Glenda Fehler Australia	25	1.1k 1.1×	951 1.2×	417 0.5×	479 0.7×	227 0.8×	62	1.9k
Joelle Brown United States	24	494 0.5×	652 0.8×	783 1.0×	563 0.8×	335 1.1×	51	1.8k
Job Bwayo Kenya	14	754 0.7×	777 1.0×	678 0.9×	378 0.6×	152 0.5×	17	1.8k
K. K. Holmes United States	21	728 0.7×	630 0.8×	427 0.5×	425 0.6×	254 0.9×	39	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jennifer E. Balkus

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Elharrar, Vanessa, Sharon A. Riddler, Edward Livant, et al.. (2024). Long-term follow-up of HIV seroconverters in microbicide trials – rationale, study design, and challenges in MTN-015. UNC Libraries.

Stoner, Marie C. D., Florence Mathebula, Prisca Mutero, et al.. (2024). Acceptability of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) during Pregnancy in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. AIDS and Behavior. 28(11). 3615–3628. 3 indexed citations

Riley, Taylor, et al.. (2023). Demand for medication abortion among public university students in Washington. Journal of American College Health. 73(3). 1173–1177. 1 indexed citations

Balkus, Jennifer E., et al.. (2023). Building Indigenuity, Generating HIV Science: An HIV/AIDS Research Training Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Indigenous Scholars (BIG HART). JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 94(2S). S60–S64. 1 indexed citations

Sawry, Shobna, Nicole Wolter, Philile Mbatha, et al.. (2022). High prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pregnant women after the second wave of infections in the inner-city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 125. 241–249. 7 indexed citations

Mishra, Anu, Petra Bůžková, Jennifer E. Balkus, & Elizabeth R. Brown. (2020). Accounting for informative sampling in estimation of associations between sexually transmitted infections and hormonal contraceptive methods. PubMed. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

Peebles, Kathryn, Jennifer Velloza, Jennifer E. Balkus, R. Scott McClelland, & Ruanne V. Barnabas. (2019). High Global Burden and Costs of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 46(5). 304–311. 292 indexed citations breakdown →

Mhlanga, Felix, Jennifer E. Balkus, Devika Singh, et al.. (2019). Feasibility and Safety of IUD Insertion by Mid-Level Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 45. 61–61. 5 indexed citations

Balkus, Jennifer E., Lisa E. Manhart, Jørgen Skov Jensen, et al.. (2018). Mycoplasma genitalium Infection in Kenyan and US Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 45(8). 514–521. 21 indexed citations

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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

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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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Akello, Carolyne A., Katherine Bunge, Clemensia Nakabiito, et al.. (2017). Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Incidence Among Women Participating in an HIV Prevention Trial. Journal of Women s Health. 26(6). 670–676. 5 indexed citations

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Balkus, Jennifer E., Sujatha Srinivasan, Omu Anzala, et al.. (2016). Impact of periodic presumptive treatment for bacterial vaginosis on the vaginal microbiome among women participating in the Preventing Vaginal Infections trial. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(5). jiw622–jiw622. 32 indexed citations

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Riddler, Sharon A., Marla Husnik, Pamina M. Gorbach, et al.. (2016). Long-term follow-up of HIV seroconverters in microbicide trials – rationale, study design, and challenges in MTN-015. HIV Clinical Trials. 17(5). 204–211. 5 indexed citations

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Gorgos, Linda, Laura K. Sycuro, Sujatha Srinivasan, et al.. (2015). Relationship of Specific Bacteria in the Cervical and Vaginal Microbiotas With Cervicitis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 42(9). 475–481. 28 indexed citations

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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.

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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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Mitchell, Caroline M., Jennifer E. Balkus, Kathy Agnew, Richard L. Lawler, & Jane Hitti. (2009). Changes in the Vaginal Microenvironment with Metronidazole Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis in Early Pregnancy. Journal of Women s Health. 18(11). 1817–1824. 16 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Caroline M., Jennifer E. Balkus, Kathy Agnew, et al.. (2008). Bacterial Vaginosis, Not HIV, Is Primarily Responsible for Increased Vaginal Concentrations of Proinflammatory Cytokines. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24(5). 667–671. 41 indexed citations

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Padian, Nancy, et al.. (2008). Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: evidence, challenges, and way forward. The Lancet. 372(9638). 585–599. 191 indexed citations

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