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44
Citations
9243
World Ranking
4108
National Ranking
1957

Overview

Norman Hearst is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific attention to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics including COVID-19 epidemiological studies, reproductive health and contraception, infection control and ventilation, and global maternal and child health. Notable papers include:

  • "Revisiting COVID-19 policies: 10 evidence-based recommendations for where to go from here," 2021, published in BMC Public Health
  • "Contraception and abortion among migrant women in Changzhou, China," 2020, published in The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
  • "Risk factors for delayed intrauterine device removal among menopausal women in rural China," 2022, published in Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • "Assessment of an HIV-prevention intervention for couples in peri-urban Uganda: pervasive challenges to relationship quality also challenge intervention effectiveness," 2020, published in African Journal of AIDS Research
  • "The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather," 2023, published in The Annals of Family Medicine

The topics covered by these publications reflect a diversity of focus areas including infection prevention, reproductive health services, and policy guidance related to COVID-19 and HIV interventions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Norman Hearst include:

  • Daniel T. Halperin
  • Stephen Hodgins
  • Robert C. Bailey
  • Stefan Baral
  • Monica Gandhi

These collaborations indicate a network of researchers engaged primarily in public health, infectious disease, and reproductive health research.

Publication venues where Norman Hearst's work has appeared include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMC Public Health
  • The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
  • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • African Journal of AIDS Research

The research topics addressed show sustained involvement in areas such as COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, demographic trends and gender preferences, and global maternal and child health. These thematic areas reflect both infectious disease and reproductive health priorities within the broader medical field.

Best Publications

  • Designing Clinical Research: An Epidemiologic Approach

    Stephen B Hulley;Steven R Cummings;Warren S Browner;Deborah Grady

  • Dramatic improvement in survival among adult Brazilian AIDS patients.

    Jose Ricardo P Marins;Leda F Jamal;Sanny Y Chen;Marilisa B Barros

  • Prevalence of AIDS-related risk factors and condom use in the United States.

    Catania Ja;Coates Tj;Stall R;Turner H

  • The sensitivity of HIV-1 DNA polymerase chain reaction in the neonatal period and the relative contributions of intra-uterine and intra-partum transmission

    Mari Rose A. Aplasca;David Siegel;Jeffrey S. Mandel;Rosemarie T. Santana-Arciaga

  • Condom promotion for AIDS prevention in the developing world: is it working?

    Norman Hearst;Sanny Chen

  • Relation of Oral Hairy Leukoplakia to Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Risk of Developing AIDS

    Deborah Greenspan;John S. Greenspan;Norman G. Hearst;Li-Zhen Pan

  • Reassessing HIV Prevention

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

  • High-risk sexual behavior and condom use among gay and bisexual African-American men.

    J L Peterson;T J Coates;J A Catania;L Middleton

  • Delayed effects of the military draft on mortality. A randomized natural experiment.

    Norman Hearst;Thomas B. Newman;Stephen B. Hulley

  • Preventing the Heterosexual Spread of AIDS: Are We Giving Our Patients the Best Advice?

    Norman Hearst;Stephen B. Hulley

  • Diuretics, Serum and Intracellular Electrolyte Levels, and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hypertensive Men

    David Siegel;Stephen B. Hulley;Dennis M. Black;Melvin D. Cheitlin

  • Multiple Heterosexual Partners and Condom Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites

    Barbara Van Oss Marin;Cynthia A. Gomez;Norman Hearst

  • Masculinidade e vulnerabilidade ao HIV de homens heterossexuais, São Paulo, SP

    Iara Guerriero;José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita Ayres;Norman Hearst

  • The time has come for common ground on preventing sexual transmission of HIV

    Daniel T Halperin;Markus J Steiner;Michael M Cassell;Edward C Green

  • Evaluation of an HIV risk reduction intervention among African-American homosexual and bisexual men

    John L. Peterson;Thomas J. Coates;Joseph Catania;Walter W. Hauck

  • Diferenças na prevenção da Aids entre homens e mulheres jovens de escolas públicas em São Paulo, SP

    Maria Cristina Antunes;Camila Alves Peres;Vera Paiva;Ron Stall

  • Factors associated with condom use in a high-risk heterosexual population.

    Hillard S. Weinstock;Christina Lindan;Gail Bolan;Susan M. Kegeles

  • Evaluating a school-based intervention for STD/AIDS prevention in Peru.

    Carlos F. Cáceres;Anna M. Rosasco;Jeffrey S. Mandel;Norman Hearst

  • Determinants of survival in adult Brazilian AIDS patients, 1982-1989

    Pedro Chequer;Norman Hearst;Esther Sid Hudes;Euclides Castilho

  • HIV antibody testing among those at risk for infection. The National AIDS Behavioral Surveys.

    Danie C. Berrios;Norman Hearst;Thomas J. Coates;Ronald Stall

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Joseph A. Catania
Joseph A. Catania Oregon State University
John L. Peterson
John L. Peterson Georgia State University
Heather A. Turner
Heather A. Turner University of New Hampshire
Julius Schachter
Julius Schachter University of California, San Francisco
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco
Carlos F. Caceres
Carlos F. Caceres Cayetano Heredia University
Willi McFarland
Willi McFarland University of California, San Francisco
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Eduardo Gotuzzo Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
Caroline Sabin
Caroline Sabin University College London

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