Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard

21.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
236 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 53 papers in General Health Professions and 48 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard's work include Malaria Research and Control (97 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (76 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (45 papers). Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (97 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (76 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (45 papers). Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kenya. Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard's co-authors include Feiko O. ter Kuile, John E. Gimnig, Bernard L. Nahlen, John Vulule, Mark Q. Benedict, Rebecca S. Levine, L. Philip Lounibos, MARGARETTE S. KOLCZAK, Dianne J. Terlouw and Simon Kariuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard

224 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

Spread of The Tiger: Global Risk of Invas... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2007 1987 2016 250 500 750
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. Spread of The Tiger: Global Risk of Invasion by The Mosquito Aedes albopictus
    2007 799 citations Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard et al. profile →
  2. Aedes albopictus in North America: Probable Introduction in Used Tires from Northern Asia
    1987 374 citations Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard et al. profile →
  3. Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 284 citations Anna Maria van Eijk, Muthusamy Sivakami et al. BMJ Open profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard United States 62 8.2k 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 1.3k 236 11.7k
Immo Kleinschmidt United Kingdom 55 6.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 215 11.1k
Christian Lengeler Switzerland 59 7.7k 0.9× 3.6k 1.9× 1.2k 0.7× 686 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 169 11.9k
Thomas A. Smith Switzerland 74 12.6k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 493 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 482 18.8k
Umberto D’Alessandro Gambia 57 8.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 457 0.3× 572 0.5× 412 12.3k
Hassan Mshinda Tanzania 50 3.7k 0.4× 3.0k 1.6× 791 0.5× 923 0.6× 541 0.4× 128 7.5k
Steve W. Lindsay United Kingdom 72 11.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.6× 2.8k 1.7× 373 0.3× 3.0k 2.4× 253 14.9k
Gijs Walraven Gambia 46 3.3k 0.4× 2.5k 1.3× 852 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 309 0.2× 108 9.8k
John Vulule Kenya 50 6.1k 0.7× 919 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 227 0.2× 1.8k 1.4× 161 8.1k
Feiko O. ter Kuile United Kingdom 69 12.7k 1.5× 5.6k 2.9× 1.6k 1.0× 783 0.5× 561 0.4× 277 16.9k
James McCarthy Australia 69 5.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 3.7k 2.3× 527 0.4× 508 0.4× 382 15.3k

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All Works

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Gimnig, John E., Nay Yi Yi Linn, Feliciano Monti, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of a tailored forest package of interventions, including topical repellents, in reducing malaria incidence in Myanmar. Malaria Journal. 24(1). 7–7. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips‐Howard, Penelope A., et al.. (2024). Water, sanitation and hygiene at sex work venues to support menstrual needs. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1305601–1305601. 6 indexed citations
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Mehta, Supriya D., Fredrick Otieno, Garazi Zulaika, et al.. (2024). Increased reproductive tract infections among secondary school girls during the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with pandemic-related stress, mental health, and domestic safety. Sexual Medicine. 12(3). qfae045–qfae045. 3 indexed citations
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Otiso, Lilian, Rosie Steege, Elizabeth Nyothach, et al.. (2024). Safeguarding in practice: anticipating, minimising and mitigating risk in teenage pregnancy research in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Global Health. 9(2). e013519–e013519.
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Plesons, Marina, Belén Torondel, Bethany A. Caruso, et al.. (2023). Research priorities for improving menstrual health across the life-course in low- and middle-income countries. Global Health Action. 16(1). 2279396–2279396. 4 indexed citations
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Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja, Garazi Zulaika, Elizabeth Nyothach, et al.. (2022). Cost-Effectiveness and Cost–Benefit Analyses of Providing Menstrual Cups and Sanitary Pads to Schoolgirls in Rural Kenya. Women s Health Reports. 3(1). 773–784. 15 indexed citations
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Green, Stefan J., et al.. (2022). In Vitro Study to Assess Effective Cleaning Techniques for Removing Staphylococcus aureus from Menstrual Cups. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3). 1450–1450. 4 indexed citations
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Sawitri, Anak Agung Sagung, et al.. (2022). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Bali Province: Indonesia shows underdetection of COVID-19 cases by routine surveillance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(8). e0000727–e0000727. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips‐Howard, Penelope A.. (2021). What's the bleeding problem: menstrual health and living with a disability. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 19. 100349–100349. 3 indexed citations
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Nyothach, Elizabeth, Anna Maria van Eijk, David Obor, et al.. (2021). Pregnancy and marriage among teenage schoolgirls in rural western Kenya; a secondary analysis of a menstrual solution feasibility COHORT study. International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology. 10(9). 3277–3277. 5 indexed citations
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Eijk, Anna Maria van, Garazi Zulaika, Linda Mason, et al.. (2021). Exploring menstrual products: A systematic review and meta-analysis of reusable menstrual pads for public health internationally. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257610–e0257610. 44 indexed citations
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Luo, Huanyuan, Songqiao Liu, Yuancheng Wang, et al.. (2020). Age differences in clinical features and outcomes in patients with COVID-19, Jiangsu, China: a retrospective, multicentre cohort study. BMJ Open. 10(10). e039887–e039887. 41 indexed citations
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Sivakami, Muthusamy, Anna Maria van Eijk, Harshad Thakur, et al.. (2018). Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015. Journal of Global Health. 9(1). 10408–10408. 119 indexed citations
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Laserson, Kayla F., Newton O. Otecko, Collins Odhiambo, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of reproductive tract infections and the predictive value of girls’ symptom-based reporting: findings from a cross-sectional survey in rural western Kenya. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 92(4). 251–256. 30 indexed citations
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Phillips‐Howard, Penelope A., George Otieno, Fredrick Otieno, et al.. (2015). Menstrual Needs and Associations with Sexual and Reproductive Risks in Rural Kenyan Females: A Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey Linked with HIV Prevalence. Journal of Women s Health. 24(10). 801–811. 71 indexed citations
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Sukowati, Supratman, et al.. (2011). BEBERAPA ASPEK PERILAKU VEKTOR MALARIA NYAMUK AN. SUNDAICUS (THEOBALD) DI LAMPUNG, SUMATERA. 10. 267–278.
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Phillips‐Howard, Penelope A., et al.. (1990). Risk of malaria in British residents returning from malarious areas.. BMJ. 300(6723). 499–503. 108 indexed citations

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