Kristen L. Hess

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kristen L. Hess is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristen L. Hess has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Infectious Diseases, 21 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kristen L. Hess's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (27 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (19 papers) and Sex work and related issues (11 papers). Kristen L. Hess is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (27 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (19 papers) and Sex work and related issues (11 papers). Kristen L. Hess collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Uganda. Kristen L. Hess's co-authors include Michael J. Morrier, L. Juane Heflin, Gabriela Paz‐Bailey, Amy Lansky, Xiaohong Hu, Jonathan Mermin, Pamina M. Gorbach, Joelle Brown, Charles E. Rose and Nicole Crepaz and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Kristen L. Hess

43 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Lifetime risk of a diagnosis of HIV infection in the United States

2017 276 citations Kristen L. Hess, Xiaohong Hu et al. Annals of Epidemiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristen L. Hess United States	25	999	843	559	476	437	44	2.3k
Janet Moore United States	19	1.2k 1.2×	626 0.7×	662 1.2×	521 1.1×	313 0.7×	42	2.3k
Susan Purdon United Kingdom	11	182 0.2×	233 0.3×	446 0.8×	319 0.7×	499 1.1×	27	1.6k
Helen Bedford United Kingdom	31	749 0.7×	1.6k 1.9×	666 1.2×	440 0.9×	214 0.5×	158	4.1k
Douglas J. Opel United States	31	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	708 1.3×	598 1.3×	137 0.3×	96	3.7k
Jami S. Leichliter United States	34	1.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	2.0k 3.6×	668 1.4×	437 1.0×	105	3.9k
Ruth Elwood Martin Canada	26	113 0.1×	692 0.8×	476 0.9×	348 0.7×	327 0.7×	106	2.0k
Willo Pequegnat United States	17	777 0.8×	401 0.5×	904 1.6×	299 0.6×	217 0.5×	32	1.7k
Mary A. Gerend United States	31	165 0.2×	1.4k 1.7×	525 0.9×	590 1.2×	283 0.6×	82	3.5k
Zeev Rosberger Canada	34	326 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	518 0.9×	863 1.8×	321 0.7×	126	4.0k
Josiane Warszawski France	21	672 0.7×	480 0.6×	227 0.4×	113 0.2×	70 0.2×	83	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kristen L. Hess

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Li, Jianmin, et al.. (2025). Rural and urban trends in HIV diagnoses and care outcomes among persons with HIV attributed to injection drug use in the U.S., 2016–2022. Annals of Epidemiology. 105. 41–46.

Elmes, Jocelyn, Romain Silhol, Kristen L. Hess, et al.. (2020). Receptive anal sex contributes substantially to heterosexually acquired HIV infections among at‐risk women in twenty US cities: Results from a modelling analysis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 84(2). e13263–e13263. 10 indexed citations

Crepaz, Nicole, et al.. (2020). Brief Report: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sustained Viral Suppression and Transmission Risk Potential Among Persons Aged 13–29 Years Living With Diagnosed HIV Infection, United States, 2016. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 83(4). 334–339. 25 indexed citations

Hess, Kristen L., et al.. (2017). Lifetime risk of a diagnosis of HIV infection in the United States. Annals of Epidemiology. 27(4). 238–243. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

Hess, Kristen L. & H. Irene Hall. (2017). HIV Viral Suppression, 37 States and the District of Columbia, 2014. Journal of Community Health. 43(2). 338–347. 8 indexed citations

Hess, Kristen L., Nicole Crepaz, Charles E. Rose, David W. Purcell, & Gabriela Paz‐Bailey. (2017). Trends in Sexual Behavior Among Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) in High-Income Countries, 1990–2013: A Systematic Review. AIDS and Behavior. 21(10). 2811–2834. 75 indexed citations

Nerlander, Lina, Kristen L. Hess, Catlainn Sionéan, et al.. (2016). Exchange Sex and HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: 20 US Cities, 2011. AIDS and Behavior. 21(8). 2283–2294. 39 indexed citations

Hess, Kristen L., et al.. (2016). Prevalence and Correlates of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Men and Women, 20 U.S. Cities. AIDS and Behavior. 20(12). 2966–2975. 28 indexed citations

Wejnert, Cyprian, Kristen L. Hess, H. Irene Hall, et al.. (2016). Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 65(47). 1336–1342. 84 indexed citations

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Abara, Winston E., Kristen L. Hess, Robyn Neblett Fanfair, Kyle T. Bernstein, & Gabriela Paz‐Bailey. (2016). Syphilis Trends among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States and Western Europe: A Systematic Review of Trend Studies Published between 2004 and 2015. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159309–e0159309. 118 indexed citations

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Hess, Kristen L., Xiaohong Hu, Jianmin Li, et al.. (2016). Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2015. 21 indexed citations

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Brown, Joelle, et al.. (2016). Motivations for Intravaginal Product Use among a Cohort of Women in Los Angeles. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151378–e0151378. 25 indexed citations

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Hess, Kristen L., et al.. (2014). Sensitivity and Specificity of Point-of-Care Rapid Combination Syphilis-HIV-HCV Tests. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e112190–e112190. 35 indexed citations

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Hess, Kristen L., Marjan Javanbakht, Joelle Brown, et al.. (2012). Intimate Partner Violence and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Adult Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(5). 366–371. 78 indexed citations

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Pines, Heather A., et al.. (2012). Use of the Location-Based Social Networking Application GRINDR as a Recruitment Tool in Rectal Microbicide Development Research. AIDS and Behavior. 16(7). 1816–1820. 102 indexed citations

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Pines, Heather A., Pamina M. Gorbach, Robert E. Weiss, et al.. (2012). Acceptability of Potential Rectal Microbicide Delivery Systems for HIV Prevention: A Randomized Crossover Trial. AIDS and Behavior. 17(3). 1002–1015. 27 indexed citations

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Gorbach, Pamina M., Lisa E. Manhart, Kristen L. Hess, et al.. (2009). Anal Intercourse Among Young Heterosexuals in Three Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 36(4). 193–198. 77 indexed citations

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Morrier, Michael J., Kristen L. Hess, & L. Juane Heflin. (2008). Ethnic Disproportionality in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.. Multicultural education. 16(1). 31–38. 22 indexed citations

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Hess, Kristen L., et al.. (2004). Frontline: The p85α isoform of phosphoinositide 3‐kinase is essential for a subset of B cell receptor‐initiated signaling responses. European Journal of Immunology. 34(11). 2968–2976. 17 indexed citations

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Hess, Kristen L.. (2003). Keep the Change: A Hard-Earned Success.. Young children. 58(4). 30–32. 1 indexed citations

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