Marta Ackers

2.8k citations
27 papers · 2.3k · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Impact in

  • Infectious Diseases top 1%
    • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
    • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Virology top 2%
    • HIV Research and Treatment

Papers in

Co-authors
Michael H. Chung (3 shared papers)Richard Lester (2 shared papers)Lehana Thabane (2 shared papers)Lawrence Gelmon (2 shared papers)Joshua Kimani (2 shared papers)William Jack (2 shared papers)Francis A. Plummer (2 shared papers)Paul Ritvo (2 shared papers)
Journals
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (5 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)AIDS (2 papers)Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2 papers)The Journal of Infectious Diseases (2 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesKenyaUganda

In The Last Decade

Marta Ackers

27 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Marta Ackers's Hit Papers

Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial 2010 · 1.0k citations
1.0k0+5+10Years since publication2505007501000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2010 The Lancet

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Marta Ackers
Comparison fields: 5 of 115
  • Infectious Diseases 1.0k
  • Virology 235
  • Family Practice 67
  • General Health Professions 699
  • Epidemiology 437
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Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial
The Lancet ·Richard Lester, Paul Ritvo, Edward J. Mills, Antony Kariri, Sarah Karanja, Michael H. Chung, William Jack, James Habyarimana, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Mehdi Najafzadeh, Carlo A. Marra, Benson Estambale, Elizabeth Ngugi, T. Blake Ball, Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Gelmon, Joshua Kimani, Marta Ackers, Francis A. Plummer
Hit paper breakdown →		20101037
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Modeling the impact of HIV chemoprophylaxis strategies among men who have sex with men in the United States: HIV infections prevented and cost-effectiveness
AIDS ·Kamal Desai, Stephanie L. Sansom, Marta Ackers, Scott R. Stewart, H. Irene Hall, Dale J. Hu, Rachel Sanders, Carol R. Scotton, Sada Soorapanth, Marie‐Claude Boily, Geoffrey P. Garnett, Peter D. McElroy
2008145
3
Randomized Trial of Clinical Safety of Daily Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among HIV-Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Lisa A. Grohskopf, Kata Chillag, Roman Gvetadze, Albert Liu, Melanie Thompson, Kenneth H. Mayer, Brandi Collins, Sonal Pathak, Brandon O’Hara, Marta Ackers, Charles E. Rose, Robert M. Grant, Lynn Paxton, Susan Buchbinder
2013139
4
Comparison of HIV Type 1 Incidence Observed during Longitudinal Follow-Up with Incidence Estimated by Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the BED Capture Enzyme Immunoassay
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·J. Steven McDougal, Bharat Parekh, Michael Peterson, Bernard M. Branson, Trudy Dobbs, Marta Ackers, Marc Gurwith
2006119
5
Sexual Risk Behavior Among HIV-Uninfected Men Who Have Sex With Men Participating in a Tenofovir Preexposure Prophylaxis Randomized Trial in the United States
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Albert Liu, Eric Vittinghoff, Kata Chillag, Kenneth H. Mayer, Melanie Thompson, Lisa A. Grohskopf, Grant Colfax, Sonal Pathak, Roman Gvetadze, Brandon O’Hara, Brandi Collins, Marta Ackers, Lynn Paxton, Susan Buchbinder
2013117
6
The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol
Trials ·Richard Lester, Edward J. Mills, Antony Kariri, Paul Ritvo, Michael H. Chung, William Jack, James Habyarimana, Sarah Karanja, Samson Barasa, Rosemary Nguti, Benson Estambale, Elizabeth Ngugi, T. Blake Ball, Lehana Thabane, Joshua Kimani, Lawrence Gelmon, Marta Ackers, Francis A. Plummer
200981
7
Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections in an Urban Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Robert A. Gunn, Paula J. Murray, Marta Ackers, W.G.M. Hardison, Harold S. Margolis
200171
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Implementation and Operational Research
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Janet M. Turan, Maricianah Onono, Rachel L. Steinfeld, Starley B. Shade, Kevin Owuor, Sierra Washington, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Marta Ackers, Jackson Kioko, Evelyn Interis, Craig R. Cohen
201566
9
HIV‐1 Virologic and Immunologic Progression and Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV‐1–Infected Subjects in a Trial of the Efficacy of Recombinant Glycoprotein 120 Vaccine
The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Peter B. Gilbert, Marta Ackers, Phillip W. Berman, Donald P. Francis, Vladimir Popovic, Dale J. Hu, William L. Heyward, Faruk Sinangil, Bryan E. Shepherd, Marc Gurwith
200554
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Early Uptake of HIV Clinical Care After Testing HIV-Positive During Home-Based Testing and Counseling in Western Kenya
AIDS and Behavior ·Amy Medley, Marta Ackers, Manase Amolloh, Patrick Mbullo Owuor, Hellen Muttai, Beryl Audi, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Kayla Laserson
201250
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Generation of a Consensus Sequence from Prevalent and Incident HIV-1 Infections in West Africa to Guide AIDS Vaccine Development
Virology ·Dennis Ellenberger, Bin Li, L. Davis Lupo, S. Michele Owen, John N. Nkengasong, Madeleine Sassan Kadio-Morokro, James M. Smith, Harriet L. Robinson, Marta Ackers, Alan E. Greenberg, Thomas M. Folks, Salvatore T. Butera
200249
12
Are there national risk factors for epidemic cholera? The correlation between socioeconomic and demographic indices and cholera incidence in Latin America
International Journal of Epidemiology ·Marta Ackers
199843
13
The adult population impact of HIV care and antiretroviral therapy in a resource poor setting, 2003–2008
AIDS ·Julia W. Gargano, Kayla Laserson, Hellen Muttai, Frank Odhiambo, Vincent Orimba, Mirabelle Adamu-Zeh, John Williamson, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Lennah Nyabiage, Karen Owuor, Dita Broz, Barbara J. Marston, Marta Ackers
201235
14
HIV Prevention in Care and Treatment Settings: Baseline Risk Behaviors among HIV Patients in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania
PLoS ONE ·Daniel P. Kidder, Pamela Bachanas, Amy Medley, Sherri Pals, Harriet Nuwagaba‐Biribonwoha, Marta Ackers, Andrea A. Howard, Nick DeLuca, Redempta Mbatia, Muhsin Sheriff, Gilly Arthur, Frieda Katuta, Peter Cherutich, Geoffrey Somi, (unknown)
201333
15
Pregnancy desire and dual method contraceptive use among people living with HIV attending clinical care in Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care ·Gretchen Antelman, Amy Medley, Redempta Mbatia, Sherri Pals, Gilly Arthur, Sabina Haberlen, Marta Ackers, Batya Elul, Julie Parent, Anath Rwebembera, Lucy Wanjiku, Nicholas Muraguri, Justice Gweshe, Sandra Mudhune, Pamela Bachanas
201429
16
The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western Kenya
BMC Infectious Diseases ·Godfrey Bigogo, Manase Amolloh, Kayla F. Laserson, Allan Audi, Barrack Aura, Warren Dalal, Marta Ackers, Deron C. Burton, Robert F. Breiman, Daniel R. Feikin
201425
17
Implementation and Operational Research
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Sierra Washington, Kevin Owuor, Janet M. Turan, Rachel L. Steinfeld, Maricianah Onono, Starley B. Shade, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Marta Ackers, Craig R. Cohen
201524
18
Cholera and sliced fruit: Probable secondary transmission from an asymptomatic carrier in the United States
International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Marta Ackers, Remedios Pagaduan, Georgiana Hart, Katherine D. Greene, Sharon L. Abbott, Eric Mintz, Robert V. Tauxe
199723
19
Mortality Trends from 2003 to 2009 among Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Western Kenya Using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System
PLoS ONE ·Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard, Frank Odhiambo, Mary J. Hamel, Kubaje Adazu, Marta Ackers, Anna Maria van Eijk, Vincent Orimba, Anna H. van’t Hoog, Caryl Beynon, John Vulule, Mark A Bellis, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin M. DeCock, Robert F. Breiman, Kayla F. Laserson
201222
20
The Study of HIV and Antenatal Care Integration in Pregnancy in Kenya: Design, Methods, and Baseline Results of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
PLoS ONE ·Janet M. Turan, Rachel L. Steinfeld, Maricianah Onono, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Meghan Woods, Starley B. Shade, Sierra Washington, Reson Marima, Jeremy Penner, Marta Ackers, Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha, Craig R. Cohen
201221

About Marta Ackers

Marta Ackers is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Virology, Epidemiology and Endocrinology, having authored 27 papers that have together received 2.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (3 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (2 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (2 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (1.0k citations), Virology (235 citations), Family Practice (67 citations), General Health Professions (699 citations) and Epidemiology (437 citations). Marta Ackers has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Uganda. Frequent co-authors include Michael H. Chung, Richard Lester, Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Gelmon, Joshua Kimani, William Jack, Francis A. Plummer, Paul Ritvo, Sarah Karanja and James Habyarimana. Their work appears in journals such as JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, PLoS ONE, AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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