Simona Bignami

812 total citations
37 papers, 526 citations indexed

About

Simona Bignami is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Bignami has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 526 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in General Health Professions, 11 papers in Infectious Diseases and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Simona Bignami's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (6 papers). Simona Bignami is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (6 papers). Simona Bignami collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Simona Bignami's co-authors include Vinod Mishra, Vinod Mishra, Rathavuth Hong, Ari Van Assche, Shea Rutstein, Peter D. Ghys, Robert Greener, Martin Vaessen, Shane Khan and J. Ties Boerma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simona Bignami

35 papers receiving 469 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Bignami Canada 11 303 206 146 129 122 37 526
Carol Medlin United States 11 310 1.0× 202 1.0× 141 1.0× 99 0.8× 115 0.9× 14 604
Tania Boler United Kingdom 9 244 0.8× 163 0.8× 165 1.1× 90 0.7× 90 0.7× 9 418
Michelle Remme United Kingdom 12 213 0.7× 158 0.8× 55 0.4× 120 0.9× 69 0.6× 27 444
Kim Longfield United States 12 272 0.9× 163 0.8× 60 0.4× 47 0.4× 158 1.3× 32 496
Rebecca Hodes South Africa 13 336 1.1× 298 1.4× 102 0.7× 57 0.4× 96 0.8× 45 557
Ashish Bajracharya United States 12 208 0.7× 207 1.0× 80 0.5× 71 0.6× 172 1.4× 22 639
Jane Fortson United States 5 155 0.5× 88 0.4× 142 1.0× 137 1.1× 101 0.8× 7 366
Yugi Nair South Africa 10 316 1.0× 217 1.1× 141 1.0× 64 0.5× 170 1.4× 13 527
Louisiana Lush United Kingdom 15 297 1.0× 151 0.7× 85 0.6× 129 1.0× 92 0.8× 21 667
Wassana Im-em Thailand 12 102 0.3× 141 0.7× 88 0.6× 119 0.9× 130 1.1× 16 316

Countries citing papers authored by Simona Bignami

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simona Bignami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Bignami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simona Bignami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simona Bignami 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 Simona Bignami. Simona Bignami is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bignami, Simona, et al.. (2024). Rural–Urban Migration and Fertility Ideation in Senegal: Comparing Returned, Current, and Future Migrants to Dakar to Rural Nonmigrants. Population and Development Review. 50(1). 177–210. 2 indexed citations
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Bratti, Massimiliano, et al.. (2023). Does speaking or writing Italian make differences?. International Migration. 61(4). 272–291.
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Bignami, Simona, et al.. (2022). Comparing COVID-19 fatality across countries: a synthetic demographic indicator. Journal of Population Research. 39(4). 513–525. 1 indexed citations
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Riva, Mylène, Gina Muckle, Natalia Poliakova, et al.. (2022). The psychosocial dimension of housing in Nunavik: does social support vary with household crowding?. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 115(S1). 56–65. 1 indexed citations
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Bignami, Simona, et al.. (2022). Demographics of COVID-19 hospitalisations and related fatality risk patterns. Health Policy. 126(10). 945–955. 9 indexed citations
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Bignami, Simona, et al.. (2021). Beware of regional heterogeneity when assessing the role of schools in the SARS-CoV-2 second wave in Italy. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 7. 100174–100174. 2 indexed citations
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Sandberg, John, Laëtitia Douillot, Valérie Delaunay, et al.. (2020). A latent class analysis of attitudes concerning the acceptability of intimate partner violence in rural Senegal. Population Health Metrics. 18(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations
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Sandberg, John, Chulwoo Park, Steven Rytina, et al.. (2019). Social learning, influence, and ethnomedicine: Individual, neighborhood and social network influences on attachment to an ethnomedical cultural model in rural Senegal. Social Science & Medicine. 226. 87–95. 4 indexed citations
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Delaunay, Valérie, Laëtitia Douillot, Steven Rytina, et al.. (2019). The Niakhar Social Networks and Health Project. MethodsX. 6. 1360–1369. 5 indexed citations
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Sandberg, John, Valérie Delaunay, Laëtitia Douillot, et al.. (2018). Individual, Community, and Social Network Influences on Beliefs Concerning the Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Senegal. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(11-12). NP5610–NP5642. 9 indexed citations
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Guiella, Georges, Simona Bignami, & Karine Legrand. (2013). Why are virgin adolescents worried about contracting HIV/AIDS? Evidence from four sub-Saharan African countries : original research article. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 17(1). 32–50. 1 indexed citations
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Onadja, Yentéma, Simona Bignami, Clémentine Rossier, & Marı́a Victoria Zunzunegui. (2013). The components of self-rated health among adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Population Health Metrics. 11(1). 15–15. 26 indexed citations
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Bignami, Simona, et al.. (2011). HIV/AIDS and time allocation in rural Malawi. Demographic Research. 24(27). 671–708. 10 indexed citations
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Mishra, Vinod & Simona Bignami. (2009). Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV infection: Evidence from national population-based surveys.. 49 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rebecca, et al.. (2008). Reactions to Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Rural Malawi. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations
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Mishra, Vinod & Simona Bignami. (2008). Orphans and vulnerable children in high HIV-prevalence countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.. 52 indexed citations
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Mishra, Vinod, Simona Bignami, Robert Greener, et al.. (2007). HIV infection does not disproportionately affect the poorer in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 21(Suppl 7). S17–S28. 178 indexed citations
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Bignami, Simona, Li‐Wei Chao, Philip Anglewicz, David Chilongozi, & Agatha Bula. (2006). The validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among the general population in rural Malawi. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 83(1). 35–40. 30 indexed citations
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Bignami, Simona. (2004). Demographic measurement and analysis in developing countries: Three essays. Annals of Internal Medicine. 119(9). 882–6. 1 indexed citations

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