2026 Jeffrey D. Klausner: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	95	10031	9412	5165	4771	860	34708

Overview

Jeffrey D. Klausner is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions to Immunology and Microbiology. They have published extensively in subfields such as Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, Epidemiology, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

Reproductive tract infections research
Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Klausner has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles, with recent notable publications including:

Self-Collected Oral Fluid and Nasal Swabs Demonstrate Comparable Sensitivity to Clinician Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Detection, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Point-of-Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review of Recent Developments, 2020, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
A Position Statement on Mpox as a Sexually Transmitted Disease, 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
A Systematic Review of the Protective Effect of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Repeat Infection, 2021, Evaluation & the Health Professions
Performance of a single-use, rapid, point-of-care PCR device for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis: a cross-sectional study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, which include:

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Clinical Infectious Diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
International Journal of STD & AIDS

Klausner often collaborates with co-authors such as:

Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz
Kelika A. Konda
Chrysovalantis Stafylis
Paul C. Adamson
Silver K. Vargas

Best Publications

Clinical Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis

Michael R Wilson;Hannah A Sample;Kelsey C Zorn;Shaun Arevalo

990
Citations
Prevalence of Rectal, Urethral, and Pharyngeal Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Detected in 2 Clinical Settings among Men Who Have Sex with Men: San Francisco, California, 2003

Charlotte K. Kent;Janice K. Chaw;William Wong;Sally Liska

648
Citations
Syphilis increases HIV viral load and decreases CD4 cell counts in HIV-infected patients with new syphilis infections.

Kate Buchacz;Pragna Patel;Melanie Taylor;Peter R Kerndt

604
Citations
Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment on HIV Seroincidence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: San Francisco

Mitchell H. Katz;Sandra K. Schwarcz;Timothy A. Kellogg;Jeffrey D. Klausner

511
Citations
Macrolide resistance in Treponema pallidum in the United States and Ireland

Sheila A. Lukehart;Charmie Godornes;Barbara J. Molini;Patricia Sonnett

484
Citations
Accepted but unacceptable: peripheral IV catheter failure.

Robert E. Helm;Jeffrey D. Klausner;John D. Klemperer;Lori M. Flint

466
Citations
Syphilis and HIV Infection: An Update

Nicola M. Zetola;Jeffrey D. Klausner

459
Citations
Direct access to emergency contraception through pharmacies and effect on unintended pregnancy and STIs: a randomized controlled trial.

Tina R. Raine;Cynthia C. Harper;Corinne H. Rocca;Richard Fischer

431
Citations
Rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia reinfection is associated with increased risk of HIV seroconversion.

Kyle T Bernstein;Julia L Marcus;Giuliano Nieri;Susan S Philip

405
Citations
Tracing a syphilis outbreak through cyberspace.

Jeffrey D. Klausner;Wendy Wolf;Lyn Fischer-Ponce;Ilene Zolt

405
Citations
Thalidomide Treatment Reduces Tumor Necrosis Factor α Production and Enhances Weight Gain in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Jane M. Tramontana;Utaiwan Utaipat;Utaiwan Utaipat;Anthony Molloy;Pasakorn Akarasewi

339
Citations
Nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of chlamydial and gonococcal infections of the oropharynx and rectum in men who have sex with men.

Julius Schachter;Jeanne Moncada;Sally Liska;Clara Shayevich

336
Citations
Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: an ecologic analysis of 118 developing countries

Paul K Drain;Daniel T Halperin;James P Hughes;Jeffrey D Klausner

323
Citations
Reassessing HIV Prevention

Malcolm Potts;Daniel T. Halperin;Douglas Kirby;Ann Swidler

319
Citations
Increases in sexually transmitted infections and sexual risk behaviour without a concurrent increase in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in San Francisco: a suggestion of HIV serosorting?

H.-H. M. Truong;T. Kellogg;J. D. Klausner;M. H. Katz

318
Citations
An Update on the Global Epidemiology of Syphilis

Noah Kojima;Jeffrey D Klausner

314
Citations
Enhanced Molecular Typing of Treponema pallidum: Geographical Distribution of Strain Types and Association with Neurosyphilis

Christina M. Marra;Sharon K. Sahi;Lauren C. Tantalo;Charmie Godornes

299
Citations
CONTINUING INCREASES IN SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF, 1999–2001

Sanny Y. Chen;Steven Gibson;Mitchell H. Katz;Jeffrey D. Klausner

297
Citations
SEXINFO: A Sexual Health Text Messaging Service for San Francisco Youth

Deborah Levine;Jacqueline McCright;Loren Dobkin;Andrew J. Woodruff

294
Citations
Limited Knowledge and Use of HIV Post- and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Gay and Bisexual Men

Albert Y Liu;Pravina V Kittredge;Eric Vittinghoff;H Fisher Raymond

256
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos F. Caceres Cayetano Heredia University

Thomas J. Coates University of California, Los Angeles

Willi McFarland University of California, San Francisco

Romney M. Humphries University of California, Los Angeles

Sean D. Young University of California, Irvine

Arthur L. Reingold University of California, Berkeley

Peter R. Kerndt Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

John N. Krieger University of Washington

Lydia O'Donnell Education Development Center

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

Personal website of Jeffrey D. Klausner

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