Leickness C. Simbayi

14.7k citations

176 papers · 9.6k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 47

Infectious Diseases top 0.1%
General Health Professions top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 0.5%
Sociology and Political Science top 0.5%
Economics and Econometrics top 1%

Co-authors: Seth C. Kalichman Sean Jooste Olive Shisana Demetria Cain Khangelani Zuma Allanise Cloete Nompumelelo Zungu T. Rehle
Topics: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (118 papers)HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (107 papers)HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (57 papers)
Cited by: Infectious Diseases General Health Professions Epidemiology
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE Scientific Reports
Partner nations: South Africa United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Leickness C. Simbayi

165 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey, 2012

2014 987 citations Olive Shisana, T. Rehle et al. profile →
South African national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey, 2008: a turning tide among teenagers?

2009 593 citations Olive Shisana, T. Rehle et al. profile →
South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2005

2008 560 citations Leickness C. Simbayi, Khangelani Zuma et al. profile →
Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa

2007 498 citations Leickness C. Simbayi, Seth C. Kalichman et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
New insights into HIV epidemic in South Africa: key findings from the National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey, 2012

2016 480 citations Khangelani Zuma, Olive Shisana et al. African Journal of AIDS Research profile →
Alcohol Use and Sexual Risks for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review of Empirical Findings

2007 460 citations Seth C. Kalichman, Leickness C. Simbayi et al. Prevention Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	HIV prevalence and associated factors among adolescent boys and young men in South Africa: 2017 nationally representative household-based population survey 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Tawanda Makusha,(unknown),Nompumelelo Zungu,Sizulu Moyo,Inbarani Naidoo,Sean Jooste,(unknown),Khangelani Zuma,Leickness C. Simbayi	1
2	Geographical variation in HIV testing in South Africa: Evidence from the 2017 national household HIV survey 2021 ·Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine ·Sean Jooste,Musawenkosi Mabaso,Myra Taylor,Alicia North,(unknown),Leickness C. Simbayi,Tarylee Reddy,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Samuel Manda,Khangelani Zuma	9
3	HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey 2019 ·International Journal for Equity in Health ·Musawenkosi Mabaso,Lehlogonolo Makola,Inbarani Naidoo,(unknown),Sean Jooste,Leickness C. Simbayi	66
4	HIV risk perception and behavior among medically and traditionally circumcised males in South Africa 2016 ·BMC Public Health ·Nompumelelo Zungu,Leickness C. Simbayi,Musawenkosi Mabaso,Meredith Evans,Khangelani Zuma,(unknown),Sibusiso Sifunda	11
5	Antiretroviral Treatment and Sexual Risk Behavior in South Africa 2015 ·AIDS and Behavior ·Kathryn Risher,T. Rehle,Leickness C. Simbayi,Olive Shisana,David D. Celentano	8
6	Sexism, Intimate Partner Violence and Risk Behavior Amongst Men in a South African Township 2014 ·Violence and Gender ·(unknown),Leickness C. Simbayi,Dorina Onoya,Sean Jooste,(unknown),Kelvin Mwaba,Demetria Cain,Ofer Harel,Michael P. Carey,Kate B. Carey,Seth C. Kalichman	3
7	Exploring Risk and Protective Mechanisms Associated With hiv Infection Among Adolescents in South Africa 2014 ·European Health Psychologist ·Pamela Naidoo,Geri R. Donenberg,A. Davids,Kim Jonas,Redwaan Vermaak,Leickness C. Simbayi,Ashraf Kagee,Catherine L. Ward,(unknown)	1
8	Randomized community-level HIV prevention intervention trial for men who drink in South African alcohol-serving venues 2013 ·European Journal of Public Health ·Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness C. Simbayi,Demetria Cain,Kate B. Carey,Michael P. Carey,Lisa A. Eaton,Ofer Harel,(unknown),(unknown)	16
9	HIV testing is associated with increased knowledge and reductions in sexual risk behaviours among men in Cape Town, South Africa 2013 ·African Journal of AIDS Research ·Lori A. J. Scott‐Sheldon,Michael P. Carey,Kate B. Carey,Demetria Cain,Leickness C. Simbayi,(unknown),Seth C. Kalichman	37
10	“It’s Important to Take Your Medication Everyday Okay?” An Evaluation of Counselling by Lay Counsellors for ARV Adherence Support in the Western Cape, South Africa 2012 ·AIDS and Behavior ·Sarah Dewing,Catherine Mathews,Nikki Schaay,Allanise Cloete,Johann Louw,Leickness C. Simbayi	26
11	Are HIV positive women who have sex with women (WSW) an unrecognized and neglected HIV risk group in South Africa 2011 ·Journal of AIDS and HIV Research ·Allanise Cloete,(unknown),Leickness C. Simbayi	15
12	Challenges Faced by People Living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa: Issues for Group Risk Reduction Interventions 2010 ·AIDS Research and Treatment ·Allanise Cloete,Anna Strebel,Leickness C. Simbayi,Brian van Wyk,Nomvo Henda,(unknown)	33
13	HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 years on : psychosocial perspectives 2009 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Poul Rohleder,Leslie Swartz,Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness C. Simbayi	27
14	Integrated Gender-Based Violence and HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for South African Men: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Field Trial 2009 ·Prevention Science ·Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness C. Simbayi,Allanise Cloete,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Chauncey Cherry,Tammy Shefer,Mary Crawford,Moira O. Kalichman	91
15	High Rates of Unprotected Sex Occurring Among HIV-Positive Individuals in a Daily Diary Study in South Africa: The Role of Alcohol Use 2008 ·JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Susan M. Kiene,Leickness C. Simbayi,Amber Abrams,Allanise Cloete,Howard Tennen,Jeffrey D. Fisher	71
16	Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africabreakdown → 2007 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Leickness C. Simbayi,Seth C. Kalichman,Anna Strebel,Allanise Cloete,Nomvo Henda,(unknown)	498
17	Social constructions of gender roles, gender-based violence and HIV / AIDS in two communities of the Western Cape, South Africa : original article 2006 ·Anna Strebel,Mary Crawford,Tamara Shefer,Allanise Cloete,Nomvo Henda,Michelle R. Kaufman,Leickness C. Simbayi,(unknown),S. C. Kalichman	1
18	Coital Bleeding and HIV Risks Among Men and Women in Cape Town, South Africa 2006 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness C. Simbayi,Demetria Cain,Charsey Cherry,Sean Jooste	10
19	New approaches, new activities and new outcomes in international conferences on HIV/AIDS in Africa — Report of the 3rd African Conference on the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Dakar, 10 – 14 October 2005 2006 ·SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS ·Cheikh Ibrahima Niang,Olive Shisana,(unknown),(unknown),Leickness C. Simbayi,Karl Peltzer,Yoesrie Toefy	1
20	Associations of poverty, substance use, and HIV transmission risk behaviors in three South African communities 2005 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Seth C. Kalichman,Leickness C. Simbayi,Ashraf Kagee,Yoesrie Toefy,Sean Jooste,Demetria Cain,Chauncey Cherry	118

About Leickness C. Simbayi

Leickness C. Simbayi is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Epidemiology, having authored 176 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (118 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (107 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (5.9k citations), General Health Professions (5.9k citations) and Epidemiology (3.4k citations). Leickness C. Simbayi has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Seth C. Kalichman, Sean Jooste, Olive Shisana, Demetria Cain, Khangelani Zuma, Allanise Cloete, Nompumelelo Zungu, T. Rehle, Anna Strebel and Demetre Labadarios. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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