Jessie Mbwambo

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Jessie Mbwambo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jessie Mbwambo has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Jessie Mbwambo's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 papers). Jessie Mbwambo is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 papers). Jessie Mbwambo collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, United States and United Kingdom. Jessie Mbwambo's co-authors include Sylvia Kaaya, Wafaie Fawzi, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Gernard Msamanga, Gretchen Antelman, Heidi Stöckl, Charlotte Watts, Samuel Likindikoki, David J. Hunter and Lília Blima Schraiber and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Jessie Mbwambo

27 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women
    2011 437 citations Karen Devries, Charlotte Watts et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jessie Mbwambo Tanzania 19 841 707 637 560 432 27 1.9k
Diane M. Grimley United States 25 1.2k 1.4× 600 0.8× 411 0.6× 241 0.4× 433 1.0× 50 2.0k
Eve Rose United States 25 1.6k 1.9× 798 1.1× 485 0.8× 242 0.4× 501 1.2× 77 2.0k
Alice S. Demi United States 28 756 0.9× 659 0.9× 666 1.0× 219 0.4× 425 1.0× 55 1.9k
Elizabeth Reed United States 28 1.0k 1.2× 376 0.5× 682 1.1× 1.0k 1.8× 1.0k 2.4× 97 2.6k
Amanda E. Tanner United States 27 1.0k 1.2× 965 1.4× 370 0.6× 140 0.3× 450 1.0× 116 2.1k
Tamra Burns Loeb United States 22 746 0.9× 336 0.5× 934 1.5× 499 0.9× 436 1.0× 50 1.7k
Susan Feigelman United States 28 1.7k 2.1× 467 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 262 0.5× 632 1.5× 46 3.0k
Tiara C. Willie United States 23 714 0.8× 670 0.9× 297 0.5× 512 0.9× 618 1.4× 74 1.5k
Mingway Chang United States 27 1.1k 1.3× 865 1.2× 278 0.4× 472 0.8× 820 1.9× 61 1.9k
Benjamin O. Olley Nigeria 20 689 0.8× 581 0.8× 659 1.0× 181 0.3× 225 0.5× 45 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jessie Mbwambo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jessie Mbwambo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jessie Mbwambo

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All Works

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Kerrigan, Deanna, Yeycy Donastorg, Clare Barrington, et al.. (2020). Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of HIV among Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania through Community Empowerment-Based Responses. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 17(2). 88–96. 20 indexed citations
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Mbwambo, Jessie, et al.. (2017). Violence and depression among men who have sex with men in Tanzania. BMC Psychiatry. 17(1). 296–296. 18 indexed citations
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Ubuguyu, Omary, et al.. (2016). Improvements in health-related quality of life among methadone maintenance clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal of Drug Policy. 30. 74–81. 21 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Sassy, Salla Sariola, Dan Allman, et al.. (2016). Public/community engagement in health research with men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Health Research Policy and Systems. 14(1). 40–40. 16 indexed citations
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Ross, Michael W., Joyce Nyoni, Beatrice J. Selwyn, et al.. (2016). Depression and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Tanzania. AIDS Care. 28(sup1). 140–147. 59 indexed citations
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Ratliff, Eric A., et al.. (2015). Harm reduction as a complex adaptive system: A dynamic framework for analyzing Tanzanian policies concerning heroin use. International Journal of Drug Policy. 30. 7–16. 6 indexed citations
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Bruce, R. Douglas, et al.. (2015). Implementation and Operational Research. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 69(2). e43–e48. 16 indexed citations
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Stöckl, Heidi, et al.. (2015). The prevalence of mental health morbidity and its associated factors among women attending a prenatal clinic in Tanzania. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 130(3). 261–265. 31 indexed citations
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Stöckl, Heidi, Véronique Filippi, Charlotte Watts, & Jessie Mbwambo. (2012). Induced abortion, pregnancy loss and intimate partner violence in Tanzania: a population based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 12(1). 12–12. 80 indexed citations
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Devries, Karen, Charlotte Watts, Mieko Yoshihama, et al.. (2011). Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women. Social Science & Medicine. 73(1). 79–86. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mbwambo, Jessie, et al.. (2010). Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse—A Qualitative Interview Study with Representatives of the Socio-Legal System in Urban Tanzania. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 19(3). 290–309. 22 indexed citations
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Kaaya, Sylvia, et al.. (2008). Detecting Depressive Disorder With the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 in Tanzania. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 54(1). 7–20. 73 indexed citations
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Kawai, Kosuke, Sylvia Kaaya, Lusajo J. Kajula, et al.. (2008). Parents' and teachers' communication about HIV and sex in relation to the timing of sexual initiation among young adolescents in Tanzania. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 36(8). 879–888. 44 indexed citations
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Antelman, Gretchen, Sylvia Kaaya, Ruilan Wei, et al.. (2006). Depressive Symptoms Increase Risk of HIV Disease Progression and Mortality Among Women in Tanzania. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 44(4). 470–477. 225 indexed citations
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Kaaya, Sylvia, Jessie Mbwambo, Herman P. Schaalma, et al.. (2002). A review of studies of sexual behaviour of school students in sub-Saharan Africa. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 30(2). 148–160. 46 indexed citations
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Kaaya, Sylvia, et al.. (2002). Validity of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist‐25 amongst HIV‐positive pregnant women in Tanzania. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 106(1). 9–19. 194 indexed citations
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Antelman, Gretchen, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Sylvia Kaaya, et al.. (2001). Predictors of HIV-1 serostatus disclosure: a prospective study among HIV-infected pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. AIDS. 15(14). 1865–1874. 226 indexed citations

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