Kim Ashburn

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

Kim Ashburn is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Ashburn has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kim Ashburn's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Kim Ashburn is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Kim Ashburn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Eswatini and United Kingdom. Kim Ashburn's co-authors include Laura Nyblade, Anne Stangl, Ellen Weiss, Rebecka Lundgren, Brad Kerner, Michael Sweat, Deanna Kerrigan, Julie Pulerwitz, Khuat Thi Hai Oanh and Joyce Olenja and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Vaccine.

In The Last Decade

Kim Ashburn

17 papers receiving 698 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.

Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works?

2009 412 citations Laura Nyblade, Anne Stangl et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kim Ashburn United States	9	461	357	287	169	106	18	728
William R. Wolfe United States	10	598 1.3×	431 1.2×	328 1.1×	104 0.6×	76 0.7×	15	833
Ann Gottert United States	16	380 0.8×	425 1.2×	203 0.7×	150 0.9×	82 0.8×	41	681
Petra De Koker South Africa	12	441 1.0×	531 1.5×	262 0.9×	214 1.3×	152 1.4×	19	907
Godfrey Siu Uganda	13	429 0.9×	410 1.1×	243 0.8×	180 1.1×	71 0.7×	34	728
Nelsensius Klau Fauk Australia	17	465 1.0×	337 0.9×	286 1.0×	270 1.6×	199 1.9×	59	803
René Phetlhu South Africa	11	707 1.5×	525 1.5×	405 1.4×	128 0.8×	67 0.6×	14	857
Katelyn M. Sileo United States	17	359 0.8×	429 1.2×	217 0.8×	191 1.1×	66 0.6×	51	716
Amy A. Conroy United States	20	506 1.1×	606 1.7×	233 0.8×	206 1.2×	55 0.5×	56	933
Yoesrie Toefy South Africa	10	443 1.0×	464 1.3×	249 0.9×	138 0.8×	64 0.6×	22	702
William Ddaaki Uganda	15	368 0.8×	317 0.9×	201 0.7×	165 1.0×	77 0.7×	38	645

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Ashburn

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18 of 18 papers shown

German, Danielle, Adrian Guţă, Julie Evans, et al.. (2025). Perspectives on prescribed safer supply programs among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: A mixed methods study among individuals highly affected by drug toxicity. International Journal of Drug Policy. 146. 105031–105031.

Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2021). A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a family-centered HIV care model on viral suppression and retention in care of HIV-positive children in Eswatini. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0256256–e0256256. 5 indexed citations

Katureebe, Cordelia, Kim Ashburn, Rhoderick Machekano, et al.. (2021). Developing and Validating an Effective Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Testing Eligibility Screening Tool for High-Volume Entry Points in Uganda. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 88(3). 290–298. 3 indexed citations

Katirayi, Leila, et al.. (2020). ‘There are no more secrets’: acceptability of a family-centered model of care for HIV positive children in Eswatini. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 951–951. 6 indexed citations

Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2020). Willingness to use HIV self‐test kits and willingness to pay among urban antenatal clients in Cote d’Ivoire and Tanzania: a cross‐sectional study. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 25(9). 1155–1165. 8 indexed citations

Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2019). Association of Antiretroviral Drug Regimen With Viral Suppression in HIV-positive Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eswatini. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 38(8). 835–839. 13 indexed citations

Costenbader, Elizabeth, Rachel Lenzi, Rebecca B. Hershow, Kim Ashburn, & Donna R. McCarraher. (2017). Measurement of Social Norms Affecting Modern Contraceptive Use: A Literature Review. Studies in Family Planning. 48(4). 377–389. 37 indexed citations

Bacchus, Loraine, Manuela Colombini, Emma Howarth, et al.. (2017). Exploring opportunities for coordinated responses to intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in low and middle income countries: a scoping review. Psychology Health & Medicine. 22(sup1). 135–165. 35 indexed citations

Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the Responsible, Engaged, and Loving (REAL) Fathers Initiative on Physical Child Punishment and Intimate Partner Violence in Northern Uganda. Prevention Science. 18(7). 854–864. 66 indexed citations

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Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2016). Social norms background reader. Learning collaborative: advancing research and practice on normative change for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and well-being.. 2 indexed citations

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Scales, Peter C., Maura Shramko, & Kim Ashburn. (2016). DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS AND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG 10- TO 14-YEAR-OLDS IN NORTHERN UGANDA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 45–64. 6 indexed citations

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Pulerwitz, Julie, et al.. (2014). Improving Hospital-Based Quality of Care by Reducing HIV-Related Stigma: Evaluation Results from Vietnam. AIDS and Behavior. 19(2). 246–256. 45 indexed citations

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Nyblade, Laura, Sagri Singh, Kim Ashburn, Laura Brady, & Joyce Olenja. (2011). “Once I begin to participate, people will run away from me”: Understanding stigma as a barrier to HIV vaccine research participation in Kenya. Vaccine. 29(48). 8924–8928. 38 indexed citations

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Prudden, H, et al.. (2011). The UNAIDS Modes of Transmission model: A useful tool for decision making?. LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 2 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Cathy, et al.. (2011). P1-S4.16 The UNAIDS modes of transmission model: a useful tool for decision making?. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 87(Suppl 1). A167.1–A167. 2 indexed citations

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Nyblade, Laura, Anne Stangl, Ellen Weiss, & Kim Ashburn. (2009). Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works?. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 12(1). 15–15. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ashburn, Kim, et al.. (2009). Moving beyond gender as usual.. 9 indexed citations

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Ashburn, Kim, Deanna Kerrigan, & Michael Sweat. (2007). Micro-credit, Women’s Groups, Control of Own Money: HIV-Related Negotiation Among Partnered Dominican Women. AIDS and Behavior. 12(3). 396–403. 39 indexed citations

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