| 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), 2014 | 270 | 2014 |
| 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 | 262 | 2017 |
| 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 medicine 8 (2), 2011 | 221 | 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 | 163 | 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), 2010 | 105 | 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 | 100 | 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), 274, 2016 | 72 | 2016 |
| 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 | 67 | 2008 |
| 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 | 51 | 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), 2014 | 44 | 2014 |
| 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), 4, 2018 | 43 | 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), 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
| 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), 86, 2015 | 38 | 2015 |
| 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 | 38 | 2010 |
| 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), 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| 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), 2013 | 29 | 2013 |
| 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 | 26 | 2014 |
| 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), 2013 | 19 | 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, ... Sex Transm Infect 92 (2), 142-148, 2016 | 17 | 2016 |
| 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), 2010 | 15 | 2010 |
