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Linda M. Niccolai

Linda M. Niccolai

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
11963
World Ranking
2902
National Ranking
1412

Overview

Linda M. Niccolai is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Health, and Surgery.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Linda M. Niccolai has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Notable recent papers by Linda M. Niccolai are:

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-30, 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-July 25, 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox: A Multijurisdictional Case-Control Study - United States, August 19, 2022-March 31, 2023, 2023, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Impact of reduced human papillomavirus vaccination coverage rates due to COVID-19 in the United States: A model based analysis, 2021, Vaccine
  • Human papillomavirus vaccine effectiveness by age at vaccination: A systematic review, 2023, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Linda M. Niccolai include:

  • Carlos R. Oliveira
  • Eugene D. Shapiro
  • James Meek
  • Sangini S. Sheth
  • Mallory K. Ellingson

Best Publications

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-30, 2020.

    Shikha Garg;Shikha Garg;Lindsay Kim;Michael Whitaker;Alissa O’Halloran

  • Population-level impact and herd effects following the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination programmes : updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mélanie Drolet;Élodie Bénard;Norma Pérez;Marc Brisson;Marc Brisson

  • Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Melanie Drolet;Elodie Benard;Marie-Claude Boily;Marie-Claude Boily;Hammad Ali

  • Effectiveness Over Time of Varicella Vaccine

    Marietta Vázquez;Philip S. LaRussa;Anne A. Gershon;Linda M. Niccolai

  • Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects

    Kathleen A. Ethier;Kathleen A. Ethier;Trace S. Kershaw;Jessica B. Lewis;Stephanie Milan

  • Practice- and Community-Based Interventions to Increase Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Coverage: A Systematic Review

    Linda M. Niccolai;Caitlin E. Hansen

  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Patterns of Sexual Risk Behavior and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Young Adults

    Jacqueline C. Pflieger;Emily C. Cook;Linda M. Niccolai;Christian M. Connell

  • Racial/Ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion.

    Linda M. Niccolai;Niti R. Mehta;James L. Hadler

  • Reduction in HPV 16/18-associated high grade cervical lesions following HPV vaccine introduction in the United States – 2008–2012

    Susan Hariri;Nancy M Bennett;Linda M Niccolai;Sean Schafer

  • Misperceived risk among female adolescents: social and psychological factors associated with sexual risk accuracy.

    Trace S Kershaw;Kathleen A Ethier;Linda M Niccolai;Jessica B Lewis

  • Associations of Sex Ratios and Male Incarceration Rates with Multiple Opposite-Sex Partners: Potential Social Determinants of HIV/STI Transmission

    Enrique R. Pouget;Trace S. Kershaw;Linda M. Niccolai;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Unprotected intercourse for extra money among commercial sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

    M. Ntumbanzondo;R. Dubrow;L. M. Niccolai;K. Mwandagalirwa

  • Adolescent women underestimate their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections

    K A Ethier;T Kershaw;L Niccolai;J B Lewis

  • Integrated Assessment of Behavioral and Environmental Risk Factors for Lyme Disease Infection on Block Island, Rhode Island

    Casey Finch;Mohammed Salim Al-Damluji;Peter J. Krause;Linda Niccolai

  • Impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on HPV 16/18-related prevalence in precancerous cervical lesions

    Suzanne E. Powell;Susan Hariri;Martin Steinau;Heidi M. Bauer

  • Depression During Pregnancy Among Young Couples: The Effect of Personal and Partner Experiences of Stressors and the Buffering Effects of Social Relationships

    Anna A. Divney;Heather Sipsma;Derrick Gordon;Linda Niccolai

  • Impact of reduced human papillomavirus vaccination coverage rates due to COVID-19 in the United States: A model based analysis.

    Vincent Daniels;Kunal Saxena;Craig Roberts;Smita Kothari

  • The Potential for Bridging of HIV Transmission in the Russian Federation: Sex Risk Behaviors and HIV Prevalence among Drug Users (DUs) and their Non-DU Sex Partners

    Linda M. Niccolai;Irina S. Shcherbakova;Olga V. Toussova;Andrei P. Kozlov

  • Pregnant adolescents at risk: sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted disease prevalence.

    Linda M. Niccolai;Kathleen A. Ethier;Trace S. Kershaw;Jessica B. Lewis

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas.

    Sara Niesobecki;AmberJean Hansen;Heather Rutz;Shaylee Mehta

  • Population-based trends in high-grade cervical lesions in the early human papillomavirus vaccine era in the United States

    Susan Hariri;Michelle L. Johnson;Nancy M. Bennett;Heidi M. Bauer

  • Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mélanie Drolet;Élodie Bénard;Marie-Claude Boily;Hammad Ali

Frequent Co-Authors

Trace Kershaw
Trace Kershaw Yale University
Lauri E. Markowitz
Lauri E. Markowitz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeannette R. Ickovics
Jeannette R. Ickovics Yale University
Marie R. Griffin
Marie R. Griffin Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Katie B. Biello
Katie B. Biello Brown University
Christina S. Meade
Christina S. Meade Duke University
Sepehr N. Tabrizi
Sepehr N. Tabrizi Royal Women's Hospital
Susanne K. Kjaer
Susanne K. Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Julia M.L. Brotherton
Julia M.L. Brotherton University of Melbourne
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University

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