Sharon L. Hillier

38.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
397 papers, 25.4k citations indexed

About

Sharon L. Hillier is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon L. Hillier has authored 397 papers receiving a total of 25.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 279 papers in Microbiology, 207 papers in Epidemiology and 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sharon L. Hillier's work include Reproductive tract infections research (277 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (92 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (66 papers). Sharon L. Hillier is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (277 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (92 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (66 papers). Sharon L. Hillier collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Sharon L. Hillier's co-authors include Marijane A. Krohn, David A. Eschenbach, Rachel Nugent, Leslie A. Meyn, Lorna K. Rabe, Richard L. Sweet, King K. Holmes, May A. Beamer, Harold C. Wiesenfeld and Stephen E. Hawes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Sharon L. Hillier

389 papers receiving 24.1k 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.

Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation

1991 2.6k citations Marijane A. Krohn, Sharon L. Hillier et al. profile →
Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low-Birth-Weight Infant

1995 1.1k citations Sharon L. Hillier, David A. Eschenbach et al. profile →
A Case–Control Study of Chorioamnionic Infection and Histologic Chorioamnionitis in Prematurity

1988 781 citations Sharon L. Hillier, Marijane A. Krohn et al. profile →
Vaginal Lactobacilli, Microbial Flora, and Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Sexually Transmitted Disease Acquisition

1999 727 citations Sharon L. Hillier et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
A review of premature birth and subclinical infection

1992 715 citations Ronald S. Gibbs, Roberto Romero et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
The relationship of amniotic fluid cytokines and preterm delivery, amniotic fluid infection, histologic chorioamnionitis, and chorioamnion infection.

1993 500 citations Sharon L. Hillier et al. profile →
Diagnosis and clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis

1988 434 citations David A. Eschenbach, Sharon L. Hillier et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sharon L. Hillier United States	78	16.2k	13.6k	4.9k	3.6k	3.3k	397	25.4k
David A. Eschenbach United States	64	11.1k 0.7×	9.6k 0.7×	4.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	184	17.6k
Walter E. Stamm United States	90	8.8k 0.5×	17.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.3×	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	337	27.3k
Marijane A. Krohn United States	49	8.1k 0.5×	7.0k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	121	12.5k
Jack D. Sobel United States	81	9.2k 0.6×	18.8k 1.4×	1.9k 0.4×	875 0.2×	3.0k 0.9×	431	30.4k
David H. Martin United States	61	8.8k 0.5×	5.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	222	12.4k
Kimberly Workowski United States	43	8.9k 0.5×	5.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	514 0.2×	133	15.2k
Edward W. Hook United States	75	8.6k 0.5×	6.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	5.8k 1.6×	712 0.2×	398	18.7k
Suzanne M. Garland Australia	65	5.6k 0.3×	12.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	569	18.9k
Jane R. Schwebke United States	51	7.5k 0.5×	4.4k 0.3×	1.4k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	198	9.0k
Magnus Unemo Sweden	68	16.3k 1.0×	4.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	463	20.3k

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Kollipara, Avinash, Chengwen Li, Xiaojing Zheng, et al.. (2025). T cell signatures associated with reduced Chlamydia trachomatis reinfection in a highly exposed cohort. JCI Insight. 10(7). 1 indexed citations

Earl, Joshua P., Rachel Ehrlich, Allan Gordon, et al.. (2025). Metronidazole response profiles of Gardnerella species are congruent with phylogenetic and comparative genomic analyses. Genome Medicine. 17(1). 28–28.

Patel, Sravan Kumar, Yvonne Sweeney, Dorothy L. Patton, et al.. (2025). Engineering vaginal film platform for mucoadhesion and sustained drug release for HIV-1 prevention. Journal of Controlled Release. 379. 696–707.

Brochu, Hayden, Hsuan Chou, Toni Darville, et al.. (2025). Diagnostic-avoiding Chlamydia trachomatis variants detected in cervical and endometrial specimens from women during 16S microbiome profiling. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 349–349. 2 indexed citations

Hillier, Sharon L., Kyle T. Bernstein, & Sevgi O. Aral. (2021). A Review of the Challenges and Complexities in the Diagnosis, Etiology, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224(Supplement_2). S23–S28. 30 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaojing, Wujuan Zhong, Catherine M. O’Connell, et al.. (2021). Host Genetic Risk Factors for Chlamydia trachomatis-Related Infertility in Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224(Supplement_2). S64–S71. 9 indexed citations

Chappell, Catherine A., Kimberly K. Scarsi, Brian Kirby, et al.. (2020). Ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir in pregnant women with hepatitis C virus infection: a phase 1 pharmacokinetic study. The Lancet Microbe. 1(5). e200–e208. 78 indexed citations

Chappell, Catherine A., et al.. (2018). Hepatitis C Virus Screening Among Children Exposed During Pregnancy. PEDIATRICS. 141(6). 74 indexed citations

Beamer, May A., et al.. (2017). Bacterial species colonizing the vagina of healthy women are not associated with race. Anaerobe. 45. 40–43. 30 indexed citations

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Thurman, Andrea R., Nazita Yousefieh, Neelima Chandra, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Mucosal Markers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Susceptibility in Healthy Premenopausal Versus Postmenopausal Women. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 33(8). 807–819. 31 indexed citations

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Cosentino, Lisa A., Lorna K. Rabe, Ingrid Macio, et al.. (2015). Patterns of Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Women and Men Who Have Sex With Men Reporting a History of Receptive Anal Intercourse. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43(2). 105–109. 55 indexed citations

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Dezzutti, Charlene S., et al.. (2014). Expression, Activity, and Regulation of Phosphorylating Enzymes in Genital and Colorectal Tissues and Immune Cells. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A59–A59. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Azad, Josh Earl, Adam C. Retchless, et al.. (2012). Comparative Genomic Analyses of 17 Clinical Isolates of Gardnerella vaginalis Provide Evidence of Multiple Genetically Isolated Clades Consistent with Subspeciation into Genovars. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(15). 3922–3937. 126 indexed citations

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Hillier, Sharon L.. (2009). Women Receiving Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Tetanus Toxoid (GBS III-TT) Vaccine Have Reducesd Vaginal and Rectal Acquisition of GBS Type III. 12 indexed citations

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Ness, Roberta B., Kevin E. Kip, Sharon L. Hillier, et al.. (2005). A Cluster Analysis of Bacterial Vaginosis–associated Microflora and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. American Journal of Epidemiology. 162(6). 585–590. 232 indexed citations

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Simhan, Hyagriv N., Steve N. Caritis, Marijane A. Krohn, & Sharon L. Hillier. (2005). The vaginal inflammatory milieu and the risk of early premature preterm rupture of membranes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 192(1). 213–218. 33 indexed citations

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Ness, Roberta B., David E. Soper, Robert L. Holley, et al.. (2002). Effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment strategies for women with pelvic inflammatory disease: Results from the pelvic inflammatory disease evaluation and clinical health (peach) randomized trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186(5). 929–937. 254 indexed citations

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Jacques, Suzanne M., Faisal Qureshi, Bernard Gonik, et al.. (1996). Abstracts From the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 4(1). 47–57. 3 indexed citations

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Gibbs, Ronald S., Roberto Romero, Sharon L. Hillier, David A. Eschenbach, & Richard L. Sweet. (1992). A review of premature birth and subclinical infection. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 166(5). 1515–1528. 715 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGregor, James, Janice I. French, Ruth Richter, et al.. (1990). Antenatal microbiologic and maternal risk factors associated with prematurity. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 163(5). 1465–1473. 131 indexed citations

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