Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Papers
(The H4-Index of Sexually Transmitted Diseases is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Study design matters: Using a rigorous analytic design to examine the association between rectal douching and incident rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia30
Funding and Accountability in Public Programs: Implications for Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS)27
HIV Diagnoses Through Partner Services in the United States in 2019 and Opportunities for Improvement27
“It’s been a very liberating experience”: doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) for STI prevention and experiences with sexual pleasure by men who have sex with men (MSM)24
Sexual Activity Rates Are Declining Both Before and During the COVID-19 Tragedy22
A Culture of Secrecy: Uncovering the Psychosocial Historical Context of Sexual Health in African American Populations20
Participants and Recipients in Social Network Distribution of HIV Self-Testing Kits Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China20
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prospective Syphilis Sexual Network Study for Sexual Minority Men18
In Vitro Isolation of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum From Fresh and Frozen Needle Aspirates of Primary Experimental Syphilis Lesions17
Vaccination May Be Economically and Epidemiologically Advantageous Over Frequent Screening for Gonorrhea Prevention17
A Health Department Perspective for Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Control17
Describing the Heterogeneity of Clinical Utilization of Congenital Syphilis Diagnostic Modalities Among Major United States Tertiary Children's Hospitals, 2017–202217
Pilot study of social media promotion of home-based self-testing for syphilis16
Willard (Ward) Cates: Champion Extraordinaire for STD Prevention16
EXTERNAL REVIEWERS14
Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence, Partner Notification, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk Perception in a Cohort of Women Completing Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening as Part of a 14
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chlamydial Infection Treatment in Women Discharged From an Urban Safety-Net Emergency Unit14
Chlamydia Vaccination: Parent Opinions and Implications for Future Promotion Programs14
Performance of an Electronic Medical Record–Based “Syphilis Flag” in Identifying At-Risk Patients in an Emergency Department14
Estimating Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Burden Among US Army Soldiers From Military Health System Data: Mind the Gap14
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