Sara Vargas
About
Sara Vargas is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Vargas has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Infectious Diseases and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sara Vargas's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (18 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (10 papers). Sara Vargas is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (18 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (10 papers). Sara Vargas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Iran. Sara Vargas's co-authors include Michael H. Antoni, Charles S. Carver, Suzanne C. Lechner, Rochelle K. Rosen, Bonnie B. Blomberg, Bonnie A. McGregor, Alain Diaz, Kristin Phillips, Kathleen M. Morrow and Kate M. Guthrie and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLoS Medicine and Health Psychology.
In The Last Decade
Sara Vargas
43 papers receiving 861 citations
Peers
Sara Vargas
Carla Williams United States
Chiung‐Yu Huang Taiwan
Hong Chang China
Elizabeth Pasipanodya United States
Joseph W. Jackson United States
Augusto E. Llosa France
Rachel Campbell Australia
Vinayak K. Nahar United States
Nancy Downs United States
Charles J. Wibbelsman United States
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Carla Williams
Countries citing papers authored by Sara Vargas
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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Vargas
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sara Vargas. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sara Vargas. The network helps show where Sara Vargas may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Vargas
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Vargas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Vargas 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 Sara Vargas. Sara Vargas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
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Merrill, Katherine G., Susana Salgado, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2025). Theater testing a sexual and reproductive health program for Latina teens and their female caregivers: a mixed methods study. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 2399–2399.
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Murphy, Matthew, Josiah D. Rich, Lloyd A. Goldsamt, et al.. (2024). Developing an ethical framework for the recruitment of people who inject drugs experiencing incarceration in HIV prevention research: a qualitative study. Harm Reduction Journal. 21(1). 223–223.
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Nigrovic, Lise E., Thomas H. Chun, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2023). Comparative effectiveness and complications of intravenous ceftriaxone compared with oral doxycycline in Lyme meningitis in children: a multicentre prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 13(2). e071141–e071141.
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Guthrie, Kate M., Rochelle K. Rosen, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2021). Designing Dual Compartment HIV Prevention Products: Women's Sensory Perceptions and Experiences of Suppositories for Rectal and Vaginal Use. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 38(7). 601–610.
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Guthrie, Kate M., Joseph L. Fava, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2020). The Role of Volume in the Perceptibility of Topical Vaginal Formulations: User Sensory Perceptions and Experiences of Heterosexual Couples During Vaginal Sex. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36(12). 1059–1070.
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Vargas, Sara, et al.. (2019). A Qualitative Study of the Contraceptive Effect on Women's Sexual Experiences. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 134(1). 91–101.
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Vargas, Sara, et al.. (2019). A Qualitative Systematic Review of Women's Experiences Using Contraceptive Vaginal Rings: Implications for New Technologies. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 45. 25–34.
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Guthrie, Kate M., et al.. (2018). User evaluations offer promise for pod-intravaginal ring as a drug delivery platform: A mixed methods study of acceptability and use experiences. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0197269–e0197269.
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Guthrie, Kate M., et al.. (2017). User input in iterative design for prevention product development: leveraging interdisciplinary methods to optimize effectiveness. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 7(5). 761–770.
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Guthrie, Kate M., Joseph L. Fava, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2016). A Comparative Pre-Phase I Study of the Impact of Gel Vehicle Volume on Distal Colon Distribution, User Experience, and Acceptability. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 33(5). 440–447.
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Guthrie, Kate M., Shira Dunsiger, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2016). Perceptibility and the “Choice Experience”: User Sensory Perceptions and Experiences Inform Vaginal Prevention Product Design. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 32(10-11). 1022–1030.
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Rosen, Rochelle K., et al.. (2015). Meaning-making matters in product design: users’ sensory perceptions and experience evaluations of long-acting vaginal gels and intravaginal rings. Contraception. 92(6). 596–601.
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Vargas, Sara, Joseph L. Fava, Lawrence J. Severy, et al.. (2015). Psychometric Properties and Validity of a Multi-dimensional Risk Perception Scale Developed in the Context of a Microbicide Acceptability Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 45(2). 415–428.
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Guthrie, Kate M., Sara Vargas, Rochelle K. Rosen, et al.. (2015). The Promise of Intravaginal Rings for Prevention: User Perceptions of Biomechanical Properties and Implications for Prevention Product Development. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145642–e0145642.
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Morrow, Kathleen M., Rochelle K. Rosen, Sara Vargas, et al.. (2014). More…? Less…? Just Right…? The Role of Perceived Volume in Gel and Film Perceptibility During Intercourse, and its Impact on Product Preference. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A145–A145.
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Morrow, Kathleen M., Kristen Underhill, Jacob J. van den Berg, et al.. (2014). User-Identified Gel Characteristics: A Qualitative Exploration of Perceived Product Efficacy of Topical Vaginal Microbicides. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 43(7). 1459–1467.
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Morrow, Kathleen M., Joseph L. Fava, Rochelle K. Rosen, et al.. (2013). Designing Preclinical Perceptibility Measures to Evaluate Topical Vaginal Gel Formulations: Relating User Sensory Perceptions and Experiences to Formulation Properties. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(1). 78–91.
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Bendall, Sarah, Reeva Lederman, Greg Wadley, et al.. (2012). On the HORYZON: Moderated online social therapy for long-term recovery in first episode psychosis. Schizophrenia Research. 143(1). 143–149.
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Antoni, Michael H., Suzanne C. Lechner, Alain Diaz, et al.. (2008). Cognitive behavioral stress management effects on psychosocial and physiological adaptation in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 23(5). 580–591.
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Morrow, Kathleen M., Sara Vargas, Rochelle K. Rosen, et al.. (2007). The Utility of Non-proportional Quota Sampling for Recruiting At-risk Women for Microbicide Research. AIDS and Behavior. 11(4). 586–95.
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