Kathryn E. Muessig

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Kathryn E. Muessig is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn E. Muessig has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Infectious Diseases, 70 papers in General Health Professions and 54 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kathryn E. Muessig's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (95 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (53 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (50 papers). Kathryn E. Muessig is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (95 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (53 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (50 papers). Kathryn E. Muessig collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Kathryn E. Muessig's co-authors include Lisa Hightow‐Weidman, Sara LeGrand, José A. Bauermeister, Tonia Poteat, Deanna Kerrigan, Michele R. Decker, Susan G. Sherman, Chris Beyrer, Stefan Baral and Andrea L. Wirtz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn E. Muessig

121 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 250 500 750
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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. Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2012 965 citations Kathryn E. Muessig et al. profile →

Peers

Kathryn E. Muessig
Lisa Hightow‐Weidman United States
Lance S. Weinhardt United States
Wayne T. Steward United States
Steven D. Pinkerton United States
Mark L. Williams United States
Richard J. Wolitski United States
Lisa A. Eaton United States
Alex Carballo‐Diéguez United States
Joanne E. Mantell United States
Marguerita Lightfoot United States
Lisa Hightow‐Weidman United States
Kathryn E. Muessig
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn E. Muessig

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All Works

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Queiroz, Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes, et al.. (2025). Implementation Strategies for Digital HIV Prevention and Care Interventions for Youth: A Scoping Review. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 22(1). 23–23. 1 indexed citations
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Muessig, Kathryn E., et al.. (2024). Discordance Between HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. 74(6). 1112–1117. 1 indexed citations
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Barrington, Clare, et al.. (2023). “We grew up in the church”: A critical discourse analysis of Black and White rural residents’ perceptions of mental health. Social Science & Medicine. 336. 116245–116245. 3 indexed citations
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Mulawa, Marta I., et al.. (2023). Supporting Adolescents With HIV in South Africa Through an Adherence-Supporting App: Mixed Methods Beta-Testing Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e47575–e47575. 7 indexed citations
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Mulawa, Marta I., Jacqueline Hoare, Elizabeth T. Knippler, et al.. (2023). MASI, a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence Among South African Adolescents and Young Adults With HIV: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e47137–e47137. 5 indexed citations
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Matthews, Derrick D., et al.. (2023). Rural and nonrural racial variation in mentally unhealthy days: Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system in North Carolina, 2015–2019. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100199–100199. 4 indexed citations
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Stoner, Marie C. D., Erica N. Browne, Audrey Pettifor, et al.. (2022). Exploring Motivations for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Black Young Adults in 3 Southern US States: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Formative Research. 6(9). e39144–e39144. 11 indexed citations
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Hightow‐Weidman, Lisa, et al.. (2022). Tough Talks Virtual Simulation HIV Disclosure Intervention for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Development and Usability Testing. JMIR Formative Research. 6(9). e38354–e38354. 6 indexed citations
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Harrison, Sayward E., et al.. (2022). “Do I want PrEP or do I want a roof?”: Social determinants of health and HIV prevention in the southern United States. AIDS Care. 34(11). 1435–1442. 24 indexed citations
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LeGrand, Sara, et al.. (2021). Media representation, perception and stigmatisation of race, sexuality and HIV among young black gay and bisexual men. Culture Health & Sexuality. 24(12). 1729–1743. 8 indexed citations
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Dong, Willa, et al.. (2020). Moral practices shaping HIV disclosure among young gay and bisexual men living with HIV in the context of biomedical advance. Culture Health & Sexuality. 23(12). 1641–1655. 8 indexed citations
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Choi, Seul Ki, Marcella H. Boynton, Susan T. Ennett, et al.. (2020). Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. The Journal of Sex Research. 58(5). 560–572. 3 indexed citations
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Conserve, Donaldson F., et al.. (2018). Mate Yako Afya Yako: Formative research to develop the Tanzania HIV self-testing education and promotion (Tanzania STEP) project for men. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0202521–e0202521. 38 indexed citations
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Hightow‐Weidman, Lisa, Sara LeGrand, Seul Ki Choi, et al.. (2017). Exploring the HIV continuum of care among young black MSM. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0179688–e0179688. 67 indexed citations
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Cao, Bolin, Somya Gupta, Lisa Hightow‐Weidman, et al.. (2017). Social Media Interventions to Promote HIV Testing, Linkage, Adherence, and Retention: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19(11). e394–e394. 150 indexed citations
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