Antonel Olckers

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Antonel Olckers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonel Olckers has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Antonel Olckers's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (3 papers) and Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers). Antonel Olckers is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (3 papers) and Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers). Antonel Olckers collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Antonel Olckers's co-authors include Douglas C. Wallace, Vincent Macaulay, R. I. Sukernik, Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini, Kirk A. Easley, Martin Brandon, Paweł Golik, Dan Mishmar, Seyed Vali Hosseini and Andrew G. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Journal and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Antonel Olckers

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Natural selection shaped regional mtDNA variation in humans

2002 790 citations Dan Mishmar, Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Antonel Olckers

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Kazuo Umetsu Japan

Shay Tzur Israel

Tomasz Grzybowski Poland

Beatriz Sobrino Spain

Qasim Ayub United Kingdom

Doron M. Behar Israel

Olga Rickards Italy

Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos Brazil

Herawati Sudoyo Indonesia

Tatum S. Simonson United States

Kazuo Umetsu Japan

Antonel Olckers

527 ×0.6

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1.1k ×1.4

155 ×0.7

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91 ×0.6

CCM

106 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Antonel Olckers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Antonel Olckers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antonel Olckers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Antonel Olckers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Antonel Olckers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Antonel Olckers. Antonel Olckers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Olckers, Antonel, et al.. (2021). Science Serving Justice: Opportunities for Enhancing Integrity in Forensic Science in Africa. Forensic Sciences Research. 6(4). 295–302. 9 indexed citations

Dhai, Ames, et al.. (2019). Protecting participants in health research: The South African Material Transfer Agreement. South African Medical Journal. 109(5). 353–353. 10 indexed citations

Staunton, Ciara, Rachel Adams, Edward S. Dove, et al.. (2019). Safeguarding the future of genomic research in South Africa: Broad consent and the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013. South African Medical Journal. 109(7). 468–468. 23 indexed citations

Olckers, Antonel, et al.. (2019). Unaccredited and unregulated – when science does not serve justice. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51(sup1). S275–S279. 4 indexed citations

Olckers, Antonel, et al.. (2019). Science, law and the media – the reality of practising forensic science in South Africa. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51(sup1). S280–S284. 2 indexed citations

Pepper, Michael S., Collet Dandara, Jantina de Vries, et al.. (2018). ASSAf consensus study on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetics and genomics in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 114(11/12). 12 indexed citations

Drögemöller, Britt I., Marieth Plummer, Dana Niehaus, et al.. (2013). Characterization of the genetic variation present in CYP3A4 in three South African populations. Frontiers in Genetics. 4. 17–17. 40 indexed citations

Olckers, Antonel, et al.. (2012). Compound heterozygosity in a South African patient with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 22(8). 728–734. 2 indexed citations

Huisman, Hugo W., Aletta E. Schutte, G. Towers, et al.. (2008). Genetic Polymorphisms of β₂- and β₃-Adrenergic Receptor Genes Associated with Characteristics of the Metabolic Syndrome in Black South African Women. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 116(4). 236–240. 11 indexed citations

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Schutte, Aletta E., Rudolph Schutte, Hugo W. Huisman, et al.. (2008). Classifying Africans with the Metabolic Syndrome. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 41(2). 79–85. 15 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Peter, G. Towers, Paul Rheeder, et al.. (2008). Global meta-analysis of the C-11377G alteration in the ADIPOQ gene indicates the presence of population-specific effects: challenge for global health initiatives. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 9(1). 42–48. 16 indexed citations

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Olckers, Antonel, et al.. (2007). Protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus identified within the ACDC gene in a black South African diabetic cohort. Metabolism. 56(5). 587–592. 28 indexed citations

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Mishmar, Dan, Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini, Paweł Golik, et al.. (2002). Natural selection shaped regional mtDNA variation in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(1). 171–176. 790 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cruciani, Fulvio, P. Santolamazza, Peidong Shen, et al.. (2002). A Back Migration from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa Is Supported by High-Resolution Analysis of Human Y-Chromosome Haplotypes. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(5). 1197–1214. 276 indexed citations

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Theron, Jacques, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of a Novel Heminested PCR Assay Based on the Phosphoglucosamine Mutase Gene for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Saliva and Dental Plaque. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40(1). 205–209. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Yusheng, Antonel Olckers, Theodore G. Schurr, et al.. (2000). mtDNA Variation in the South African Kung and Khwe—and Their Genetic Relationships to Other African Populations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(4). 1362–1383. 151 indexed citations

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Scozzari, Rosaria, Fulvio Cruciani, P. Santolamazza, et al.. (1999). Combined Use of Biallelic and Microsatellite Y-Chromosome Polymorphisms to Infer Affinities among African Populations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(3). 829–846. 86 indexed citations

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Olckers, Antonel, Anne Jedlicka, Alfred L. George, et al.. (1995). Masseter Muscle Rigidity Associated with Glycine1306-to- Alanine Mutation in the Adult Muscle Sodium Channel α-Subunit Gene . Anesthesiology. 82(5). 1097–1103. 43 indexed citations

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Levitt, Roy C., Antonel Olckers, Samuel P. Meyers, et al.. (1992). Evidence for the localization of a malignant hyperthermia susceptibility locus (MHS2) to human chromosome 17q. Genomics. 14(3). 562–566. 95 indexed citations

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Olckers, Antonel, Deborah A. Meyers, Samuel P. Meyers, et al.. (1992). Adult muscle sodium channel α-subunit is a gene candidate for malignant hyperthermia susceptibility. Genomics. 14(3). 829–831. 30 indexed citations

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