| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016 | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 2019 | 985 |
| 2 | Towards an improved investment approach for an effective response to HIV/AIDS | Lancet, The | 2011 | 424 |
| 3 | HIV Treatment as Prevention: Systematic Comparison of Mathematical Models of the Potential Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV Incidence in South Africa | PLoS Medicine | 2012 | 324 |
| 4 | Financing transformative health systems towards achievement of the health Sustainable Development Goals: a model for projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries | The Lancet Global Health | 2017 | 311 |
| 5 | Potential effects of disruption to HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa caused by COVID-19: results from multiple mathematical models | Lancet HIV,the | 2020 | 295 |
| 6 | Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Modeling the Impact and Cost of Expanding Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 263 |
| 7 | Defeating AIDS—advancing global health | Lancet, The | 2015 | 234 |
| 8 | Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 | PLoS ONE | 2019 | 227 |
| 9 | The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tuberculosis epidemic a modelling analysis | EClinicalMedicine | 2020 | 203 |
| 10 | Health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of earlier eligibility for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage: a combined analysis of 12 mathematical models | The Lancet Global Health | 2014 | 188 |
| 11 | How Increased Contraceptive Use has Reduced Maternal Mortality | Maternal and Child Health Journal | 2010 | 168 |
| 12 | Are the “Best Buys” for Alcohol Control Still Valid? An Update on the Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Strategies at the Global Level | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs | 2018 | 167 |
| 13 | What Is Required to End the AIDS Epidemic as a Public Health Threat by 2030? The Cost and Impact of the Fast-Track Approach | PLoS ONE | 2016 | 163 |
| 14 | Use of modern contraception increases when more methods become available: analysis of evidence from 1982–2009 | Global Health, Science and Practice | 2013 | 148 |
| 15 | Modern contraceptive use, unmet need, and demand satisfied among women of reproductive age who are married or in a union in the focus countries of the Family Planning 2020 initiative: a systematic analysis using the Family Planning Estimation Tool | Lancet, The | 2018 | 147 |
| 16 | Feasibility of achieving the 2025 WHO global tuberculosis targets in South Africa, China, and India: a combined analysis of 11 mathematical models | The Lancet Global Health | 2016 | 138 |
| 17 | Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Its Impact on HIV-1 Transmission in South Africa | PLoS ONE | 2010 | 120 |
| 18 | Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in High HIV Prevalence Settings: What Can Mathematical Modelling Contribute to Informed Decision Making? | PLoS Medicine | 2009 | 118 |
| 19 | Realizing the Potential for HIV Self-Testing | AIDS and Behavior | 2014 | 114 |
| 20 | Incidence of Opportunistic Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2016 | 113 |
| 21 | The Spectrum projection package: improvements in estimating mortality, ART needs, PMTCT impact and uncertainty bounds | Sexually Transmitted Infections | 2008 | 107 |
| 22 | Updates to the Spectrum/Estimation and Projection Package (EPP) model to estimate HIV trends for adults and children | Sexually Transmitted Infections | 2012 | 105 |
| 23 | Estimates of the global population of children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected, 2000–18: a modelling study | The Lancet Global Health | 2020 | 104 |
| 24 | Reaching the ‘first 90’: Gaps in coverage of HIV testing among people living with HIV in 16 African countries | PLoS ONE | 2017 | 100 |
| 25 | Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: a global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000–20 | The Lancet Global Health | 2021 | 99 |
| 26 | The impact of health insurance on maternal health care utilization: evidence from Ghana, Indonesia and Rwanda | Health Policy and Planning | 2017 | 91 |
| 27 | New Findings for Maternal Mortality Age Patterns: Aggregated Results for 38 Countries | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 90 |
| 28 | Impact of HIV Drug Resistance on HIV/AIDS-Associated Mortality, New Infections, and Antiretroviral Therapy Program Costs in Sub–Saharan Africa | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2017 | 90 |
| 29 | Economic Returns to Investment in AIDS Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries | PLoS ONE | 2011 | 78 |
| 30 | Adult gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis prevalence, incidence, treatment and syndromic case reporting in South Africa: Estimates using the Spectrum-STI model, 1990-2017 | PLoS ONE | 2018 | 73 |
| 31 | Cost-effectiveness and resource implications of aggressive action on tuberculosis in China, India, and South Africa: a combined analysis of nine models | The Lancet Global Health | 2016 | 69 |
| 32 | Benefits and costs of expanding access to family planning programs to women living with HIV | Aids | 2009 | 67 |
| 33 | Scaling Up Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment Interventions: A Lives Saved Tool Analysis | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 67 |
| 34 | How Can We Get Close to Zero? The Potential Contribution of Biomedical Prevention and the Investment Framework towards an Effective Response to HIV | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 67 |
| 35 | The Spectrum projection package: improvements in estimating incidence by age and sex, mother-to-child transmission, HIV progression in children and double orphans | Sexually Transmitted Infections | 2010 | 65 |
| 36 | Family Planning During and After the West African Ebola Crisis | Studies in Family Planning | 2020 | 64 |
| 37 | Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: An Introduction to the Cost, Impact, and Challenges of Accelerated Scaling Up | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 63 |
| 38 | Estimating the Impact of Reducing Violence Against Female Sex Workers on HIV Epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: A Policy Modeling Exercise | American Journal of Reproductive Immunology | 2013 | 63 |
| 39 | Levels and trends in contraceptive prevalence, unmet need, and demand for family planning for 29 states and union territories in India: a modelling study using the Family Planning Estimation Tool | The Lancet Global Health | 2017 | 63 |
| 40 | The Contribution of Family Planning towards the Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission in Uganda | PLoS ONE | 2009 | 62 |
| 41 | Meeting demand for family planning within a generation: the post-2015 agenda | Lancet, The | 2015 | 60 |
| 42 | Are the "Best Buys" for Alcohol Control Still Valid? An Update on the Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Strategies at the Global Level | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs | 2018 | 58 |
| 43 | Estimated HIV Trends and Program Effects in Botswana | PLoS ONE | 2008 | 57 |
| 44 | Understanding and measuring uptake and coverage of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa | Sexual Health | 2018 | 57 |
| 45 | A Comparison of South African National HIV Incidence Estimates: A Critical Appraisal of Different Methods | PLoS ONE | 2015 | 56 |
| 46 | Epidemic Impacts of a Community Empowerment Intervention for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Generalized and Concentrated Epidemics | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 55 |
| 47 | Estimating HIV Incidence among Adults in Kenya and Uganda: A Systematic Comparison of Multiple Methods | PLoS ONE | 2011 | 53 |
| 48 | Patterns and trends of postpartum family planning in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: evidence of missed opportunities for integration | Global Health Action | 2015 | 50 |
| 49 | Estimating the impact of antiretroviral therapy: regional and global estimates of life-years gained among adults | Sexually Transmitted Infections | 2010 | 48 |
| 50 | Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and AIDS | AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV | 2010 | 47 |
