Michelle R. Kaufman

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michelle R. Kaufman is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle R. Kaufman has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 30 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michelle R. Kaufman's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (35 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (30 papers) and Sex work and related issues (20 papers). Michelle R. Kaufman is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (35 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (30 papers) and Sex work and related issues (20 papers). Michelle R. Kaufman collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Tanzania. Michelle R. Kaufman's co-authors include Seth C. Kalichman, Leickness C. Simbayi, Demetria Cain, Mary Crawford, Sean Jooste, Blair T. Johnson, Rick S. Zimmerman, Flora Cornish, Tamara Shefer and Allanise Cloete and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Michelle R. Kaufman

97 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Alcohol Use and Sexual Risks for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. 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. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michelle R. Kaufman United States 22 1.0k 815 738 649 316 109 2.2k
Ravi Verma United States 26 835 0.8× 513 0.6× 815 1.1× 477 0.7× 299 0.9× 81 1.9k
Martine Collumbien United Kingdom 22 909 0.9× 606 0.7× 608 0.8× 487 0.8× 171 0.5× 57 1.8k
Alexandra M. Minnis United States 31 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 626 0.8× 572 0.9× 245 0.8× 107 2.6k
Vera Paiva Brazil 27 1.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 671 0.9× 384 0.6× 137 0.4× 112 2.2k
David W. Seal United States 30 1.3k 1.2× 975 1.2× 984 1.3× 812 1.3× 163 0.5× 125 2.7k
Christy E. Newman Australia 23 543 0.5× 655 0.8× 706 1.0× 567 0.9× 173 0.5× 145 2.0k
Dean Peacock South Africa 23 1.1k 1.1× 713 0.9× 478 0.6× 310 0.5× 360 1.1× 52 1.7k
Joyce Wamoyi Tanzania 31 1.9k 1.9× 1.3k 1.7× 970 1.3× 482 0.7× 216 0.7× 94 2.8k
Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer United States 35 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 575 0.8× 801 1.2× 202 0.6× 93 3.5k
Ellen Weiss United States 16 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 800 1.1× 755 1.2× 317 1.0× 31 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle R. Kaufman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle R. Kaufman

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All Works

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Harman, Jennifer J., et al.. (2025). Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action. Journal of Social Issues. 81(1). 1 indexed citations
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Levine, Deb, et al.. (2024). From crisis to capacity: Lessons learned from youth e-mentoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 14. 100400–100400.
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Yenokyan, Gayane, et al.. (2024). Deaths of despair-associated mortality rates globally: a 2000–2019 sex-specific disparities analysis. Public Health. 236. 35–42. 6 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Michelle R., et al.. (2024). Exploring organizational digital readiness to offer youth E-Mentoring. Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in Learning. 32(4). 361–376.
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Levy, Shařon, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Biases in Context-Dependent Sexual and Reproductive Health Questions. 5801–5812. 1 indexed citations
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Denison, Julie A., Stephanie M. DeLong, Kirsty Sievwright, et al.. (2024). Advancing Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Prevention and Care and Treatment Through Use of Multi-level Theories and Frameworks: A Scoping Review and Adapted HIV Ecological Framework. AIDS and Behavior. 28(5). 1694–1707. 2 indexed citations
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Eschliman, Evan L., et al.. (2024). First-hand accounts of structural stigma toward people who use opioids on Reddit. Social Science & Medicine. 347. 116772–116772. 5 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Michelle R., et al.. (2023). A Mobile App to Assist the Mentors of African American Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e48515–e48515.
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Kaufman, Michelle R., Evan L. Eschliman, & Tahilin Sanchez Karver. (2023). Differentiating sex and gender in health research to achieve gender equity. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101(10). 666–671. 32 indexed citations
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Giovanelli, Alison, et al.. (2023). The Appa Health App for Youth Mental Health: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e49998–e49998. 7 indexed citations
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Kaba, Mirgissa, Michelle R. Kaufman, & Andrea Ruff. (2022). The role of men in antenatal care and preventing HIV transmission from mothers to infants in Gambella region, Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(8). e0000879–e0000879. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenjian, Yong Zheng, & Michelle R. Kaufman. (2018). Predictors of Recent HIV Testing Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Barrier Perspective. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 32(10). 408–417. 26 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Michelle R., et al.. (2017). “Love me, parents!”: impact evaluation of a national social and behavioral change communication campaign on maternal health outcomes in Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 305–305. 15 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Michelle R., Andrea Fuhrel-Forbis, Seth C. Kalichman, et al.. (2009). On Holiday: A Risk Behavior Profile for Men Who Have Vacationed at Gay Resorts. Journal of Homosexuality. 56(8). 1134–1144. 15 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Michelle R.. (2009). “It's Just a Fantasy for a Couple of Hours”: Ethnography of a Nude Male Show Bar. Deviant Behavior. 30(5). 407–433. 5 indexed citations
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Shefer, Tamara, Mary Crawford, Anna Strebel, et al.. (2008). Gender, Power and Resistance to Change among Two Communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Feminism & Psychology. 18(2). 157–182. 75 indexed citations
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Strebel, Anna, Mary Crawford, Tamara Shefer, et al.. (2006). Social constructions of gender roles, gender-based violence and HIV / AIDS in two communities of the Western Cape, South Africa : original article. 3(3). 516–528. 1 indexed citations

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