Lawrence Gelmon

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Lawrence Gelmon is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence Gelmon has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Infectious Diseases, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lawrence Gelmon's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (18 papers), Sex work and related issues (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 papers). Lawrence Gelmon is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (18 papers), Sex work and related issues (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 papers). Lawrence Gelmon collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Canada and United States. Lawrence Gelmon's co-authors include Joshua Kimani, Richard Lester, Lehana Thabane, Sarah Karanja, Michael H. Chung, Carlo A. Marra, T. Blake Ball, Edward J. Mills, Francis A. Plummer and Elizabeth Ngugi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence Gelmon

25 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial

2010 989 citations Richard Lester, Paul Ritvo et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lawrence Gelmon Kenya	16	993	909	484	372	277	27	1.7k
Marta Ackers United States	19	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	769 1.6×	331 0.9×	249 0.9×	27	2.2k
T. Blake Ball Canada	13	823 0.8×	847 0.9×	375 0.8×	325 0.9×	96 0.3×	26	1.7k
Sarah Karanja Kenya	15	1.1k 1.1×	678 0.7×	233 0.5×	427 1.1×	65 0.2×	34	1.6k
Larry W. Chang United States	25	1.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.9×	1.0k 2.1×	184 0.5×	249 0.9×	103	2.5k
Benson Estambale Kenya	13	819 0.8×	718 0.8×	334 0.7×	328 0.9×	43 0.2×	28	1.6k
Hacsi Horváth United States	22	760 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	733 1.5×	75 0.2×	302 1.1×	41	2.5k
Julius Kiwanuka Uganda	21	477 0.5×	625 0.7×	334 0.7×	96 0.3×	84 0.3×	55	1.3k
Judy Gold Australia	23	888 0.9×	409 0.4×	578 1.2×	115 0.3×	357 1.3×	44	1.9k
Nneka Emenyonu Uganda	26	1.2k 1.2×	2.0k 2.2×	1.1k 2.3×	61 0.2×	163 0.6×	76	2.8k
Gertrude Nakigozi Uganda	27	1.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.8×	742 1.5×	99 0.3×	359 1.3×	123	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lawrence Gelmon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawrence Gelmon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lawrence Gelmon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lawrence Gelmon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lawrence Gelmon. Lawrence Gelmon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gelmon, Lawrence, et al.. (2024). Uptake of cervical cancer screening among sex workers living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 11. 2028519054–2028519054. 1 indexed citations

Kop, Mia L. van der, Samuel Muhula, Lehana Thabane, et al.. (2018). Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): an open-label, randomised parallel-group study. The Lancet Public Health. 3(3). e143–e152. 50 indexed citations

Kop, Mia L. van der, et al.. (2018). Retention in clinic versus retention in care during the first year of HIV care in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 21(11). e25196–e25196. 10 indexed citations

Cremin, Íde, Lyle R. McKinnon, Joshua Kimani, et al.. (2017). PrEP for key populations in combination HIV prevention in Nairobi: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet HIV. 4(5). e214–e222. 29 indexed citations

Karuga, Robinson, Nduku Kilonzo, Lawrence Gelmon, et al.. (2016). “How I Wish This Thing Was Initiated 100 Years Ago!” Willingness to Take Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0151716–e0151716. 49 indexed citations

McKinnon, Lyle R., Preston Izulla, Nico Nagelkerke, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition in a Prospective Nairobi-Based Female Sex Worker Cohort. AIDS and Behavior. 19(12). 2204–2213. 44 indexed citations

Izulla, Preston, Lyle R. McKinnon, Nico Nagelkerke, et al.. (2015). Repeat Use of Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Nairobi-Based Female Sex Workers Following Sexual Exposure. AIDS and Behavior. 20(7). 1549–1555. 6 indexed citations

Torres‐Rueda, Sergio, Helen Burchett, Pierre Ongolo‐Zogo, et al.. (2015). New pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introductions in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-country analysis of health systems’ impacts. African Health Sciences. 15(3). 868–868. 3 indexed citations

Burchett, Helen, Sandra Mounier‐Jack, Sergio Torres‐Rueda, et al.. (2014). The impact of introducing new vaccines on the health system: Case studies from six low- and middle-income countries. Vaccine. 32(48). 6505–6512. 26 indexed citations

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Githuka, George, Lisa Avery, Peter Njoroge, et al.. (2014). Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e89180–e89180. 62 indexed citations

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Kimani, Joshua, Lyle R. McKinnon, Charles Wachihi, et al.. (2013). Correction: Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS ONE. 8(11). 3 indexed citations

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Kimani, Joshua, Lyle R. McKinnon, Charles Wachihi, et al.. (2013). Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54354–e54354. 22 indexed citations

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McKinnon, Lyle R., Gloria Gakii, Jennifer A. Juno, et al.. (2013). High HIV risk in a cohort of male sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 90(3). 237–242. 56 indexed citations

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Izulla, Preston, Lyle R. McKinnon, Sarah Karanja, et al.. (2012). HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis in an Urban Population of Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 62(2). 220–225. 20 indexed citations

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McKinnon, Lyle R., Charles Wachihi, Duncan Chege, et al.. (2012). Does antiretroviral therapy initiation increase sexual risk taking in Kenyan female sex workers? A retrospective case–control study. BMJ Open. 2(2). e000565–e000565. 5 indexed citations

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Kop, Mia L. van der, Sarah Karanja, Lehana Thabane, et al.. (2012). In-Depth Analysis of Patient-Clinician Cell Phone Communication during the WelTel Kenya1 Antiretroviral Adherence Trial. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46033–e46033. 44 indexed citations

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Gelmon, Lawrence. (2011). Southern Sudan: HIV epidemic and response review report.. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 25(9). 1–48. 1 indexed citations

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McKinnon, Lyle R., Billy Nyanga, Duncan Chege, et al.. (2011). Characterization of a Human Cervical CD4+ T Cell Subset Coexpressing Multiple Markers of HIV Susceptibility. The Journal of Immunology. 187(11). 6032–6042. 136 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard, Paul Ritvo, Edward J. Mills, et al.. (2010). Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial. The Lancet. 376(9755). 1838–1845. 989 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lester, Richard, Edward J. Mills, Paul Ritvo, et al.. (2009). The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials. 10(1). 87–87. 79 indexed citations

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