| Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead M Unemo, CS Bradshaw, JS Hocking, HJC de Vries, SC Francis, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 17 (8), e235-e279, 2017 | 336 | 2017 |
| The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization? JHHM Van De Wijgert, H Borgdorff, R Verhelst, T Crucitti, S Francis, ... PloS one 9 (8), e105998, 2014 | 326 | 2014 |
| Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis N Low, MF Chersich, K Schmidlin, M Egger, SC Francis, ... PLoS Med 8 (2), e1000416, 2011 | 235 | 2011 |
| Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis CS Morrison, PL Chen, C Kwok, JM Baeten, J Brown, AM Crook, ... PLoS Med 12 (1), e1001778, 2015 | 179 | 2015 |
| Intravaginal practices, vaginal infections and HIV acquisition: systematic review and meta-analysis AM Hilber, SC Francis, M Chersich, P Scott, S Redmond, N Bender, ... PloS one 5 (2), e9119, 2010 | 109 | 2010 |
| HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of women involved in high risk sexual behaviour in Kampala, Uganda J Vandepitte, J Bukenya, HA Weiss, S Nakubulwa, SC Francis, P Hughes, ... Sexually transmitted diseases 38 (4), 316, 2011 | 107 | 2011 |
| Evaluation of PacBio sequencing for full-length bacterial 16S rRNA gene classification J Wagner, P Coupland, HP Browne, TD Lawley, SC Francis, J Parkhill BMC microbiology 16 (1), 1-17, 2016 | 87 | 2016 |
| Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies EA Torrone, CS Morrison, PL Chen, C Kwok, SC Francis, RJ Hayes, ... PLoS medicine 15 (2), e1002511, 2018 | 86 | 2018 |
| Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site SC Francis, TN Mthiyane, K Baisley, SL Mchunu, JB Ferguson, T Smit, ... PLoS medicine 15 (2), e1002512, 2018 | 72 | 2018 |
| Prevalence of rectal Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium in male patients at the San Francisco STD clinic, 2005-2006 SC Francis, CK Kent, JD Klausner, L Rauch, R Kohn, A Hardick, ... Sexually transmitted diseases 35 (9), 797, 2008 | 70 | 2008 |
| Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): a feasibility study G Miiro, R Rutakumwa, J Nakiyingi-Miiro, K Nakuya, S Musoke, ... BMC women's health 18 (1), 1-13, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| Epidemiology of curable sexually transmitted infections among women at increased risk for HIV in northwestern Tanzania: inadequacy of syndromic management SC Francis, TT Ao, FM Vanobberghen, J Chilongani, R Hashim, ... PloS one 9 (7), e101221, 2014 | 46 | 2014 |
| Intravaginal and menstrual practices among women working in food and recreational facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: implications for microbicide trials CF Allen, N Desmond, B Chiduo, L Medard, SS Lees, A Vallely, ... AIDS and Behavior 14 (5), 1169-1181, 2010 | 44 | 2010 |
| Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women R Gautam, H Borgdorff, V Jespers, SC Francis, R Verhelst, M Mwaura, ... BMC Infectious Diseases 15 (1), 1-14, 2015 | 41 | 2015 |
| Immune activation in the female genital tract: expression profiles of soluble proteins in women at high risk for HIV infection SC Francis, Y Hou, K Baisley, J van de Wijgert, D Watson-Jones, TT Ao, ... PloS one 11 (1), e0143109, 2016 | 37 | 2016 |
| Understanding motives for intravaginal practices amongst Tanzanian and Ugandan women at high risk of HIV infection: the embodiment of social and cultural norms and well-being S Lees, F Zalwango, B Andrew, J Vandepitte, J Seeley, RJ Hayes, ... Social science & medicine 102, 165-173, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
| The epidemiology of HIV and HSV-2 infections among women participating in microbicide and vaccine feasibility studies in Northern Tanzania SH Kapiga, FM Ewings, T Ao, J Chilongani, A Mongi, K Baisley, S Francis, ... PLoS One 8 (7), e68825, 2013 | 28 | 2013 |
| Bacterial vaginosis among women at high risk for HIV in Uganda: high rate of recurrent diagnosis despite treatment SC Francis, C Looker, J Vandepitte, J Bukenya, Y Mayanja, S Nakubulwa, ... Sexually transmitted infections 92 (2), 142-148, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
| Vaginal practices among women at high risk of HIV infection in Uganda and Tanzania: recorded behaviour from a daily pictorial diary SC Francis, K Baisley, SS Lees, B Andrew, F Zalwango, J Seeley, ... PLoS One 8 (3), e59085, 2013 | 22 | 2013 |
| Are women who work in bars, guesthouses and similar facilities a suitable study population for vaginal microbicide trials in Africa? A Vallely, IR Hambleton, S Kasindi, L Knight, SC Francis, T Chirwa, ... PLoS One 5 (5), e10661, 2010 | 18 | 2010 |
