Ayesha A. Motala

18.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
92 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

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Ayesha A. Motala is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ayesha A. Motala has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 32 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ayesha A. Motala's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (32 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (25 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (21 papers). Ayesha A. Motala is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (32 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (25 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (21 papers). Ayesha A. Motala collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Ayesha A. Motala's co-authors include Leonor Guariguata, Nigel Unwin, Jonathan E. Shaw, Belma Malanda, Suvi Karuranga, Stephen Colagiuri, Katherine Ogurtsova, Rhys Williams, Pouya Saeedi and M. A. K. Omar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ayesha A. Motala

90 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition

2019 7.1k citations Pouya Saeedi, Belma Malanda et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

2010 556 citations Jean Claude Mbanya, Ayesha A. Motala et al. profile →
Global estimates of undiagnosed diabetes in adults

2013 420 citations Leonor Guariguata, Ayesha A. Motala et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ayesha A. Motala South Africa	30	4.7k	1.8k	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	92	10.2k
Rhys Williams United Kingdom	26	4.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	58	11.4k
Meda E. Pavkov United States	35	4.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	113	11.1k
João Fernandes Denmark	7	4.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	20	9.6k
David Whiting United Kingdom	28	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	43	9.6k
Abdul Basit Pakistan	25	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	136	8.7k
Ronald E. Aubert United States	29	4.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	801 0.6×	848 0.7×	53	8.9k
Ute Linnenkamp Germany	9	3.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	18	8.6k
Kelly L. Close United States	25	5.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	83	9.8k
Jorge Luiz Gross Brazil	51	5.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	2.3k 2.0×	234	10.5k
Belma Malanda Belgium	17	5.9k 1.2×	3.0k 1.7×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.6×	23	14.2k

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Chikowore, Tinashe, Kenneth Ekoru, Dipender Gill, et al.. (2022). Polygenic Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Africa. Diabetes Care. 45(3). 717–723. 13 indexed citations

Kamiza, Abram Bunya, Marijana Vujković, Tafadzwa Machipisa, et al.. (2022). Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations. Nature Medicine. 28(6). 1163–1166. 44 indexed citations

Saeedi, Pouya, Belma Malanda, Suvi Karuranga, et al.. (2019). Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 157. 107843–107843. 7115 indexed citations breakdown →

Pirie, Fraser, et al.. (2019). High frequency of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 155. 107783–107783. 2 indexed citations

Paruk, Imran, Vasudevan G. Naidoo, Fraser Pirie, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and characteristics of celiac disease in South African patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Results from the Durban Diabetes and Celiac Disease Study. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 34(4). 673–678. 13 indexed citations

Motala, Ayesha A., Michael J. Ormsbee, José António, et al.. (2019). Improvement in Muscular Strength in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 4(3). 66–66. 4 indexed citations

Motala, Ayesha A., et al.. (2018). Effects of Short-Term Exercise in Overweight/Obese Adults with Insulin Resistance or Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism. 9(12). 6 indexed citations

Tabesh, Maryam, Dianna J. Magliano, Stephanie K. Tanamas, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular disease management in people with diabetes outside North America and Western Europe in 2006 and 2015. Diabetic Medicine. 36(7). 878–887. 4 indexed citations

Esterhuizen, Tonya M., et al.. (2018). Characteristics of subjects with diabetes mellitus diagnosed before 35 years of age presenting to a tertiary diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa, from 2003 to 2016. Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. 23(1). 26–31. 5 indexed citations

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Paruk, Imran, Fraser Pirie, & Ayesha A. Motala. (2018). Rickets mimicker: a report of two cases of primary hyperparathyroidism in adolescence. Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. 24(1). 23–27. 5 indexed citations

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Hird, Thomas R., et al.. (2016). Study profile: the Durban Diabetes Study (DDS): a platform for chronic disease research. PubMed. 1. e2–e2. 17 indexed citations

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Peprah, Emmanuel, Ken Wiley, Jennifer L. Troyer, et al.. (2016). Building a Platform to Enable NCD Research to Address Population Health in Africa: CVD Working Group Discussion at the Sixth H3Africa Consortium Meeting in Zambia. Global Heart. 11(1). 165–165. 6 indexed citations

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Pirie, Fraser, et al.. (2014). Myocardial perfusion imaging for evaluation of suspected ischemia and its relationship with glycemic control in South African subjects with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. 7. 545–545. 2 indexed citations

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Pirie, Fraser, et al.. (2014). Retinopathy in subjects with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa: Clinical, biochemical and genetic factors. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology. 1(1). e9–e12. 8 indexed citations

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Peer, Nasheeta, André Pascal Kengne, Ayesha A. Motala, & Jean Claude Mbanya. (2013). Diabetes in the Africa region: An update. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 103(2). 197–205. 146 indexed citations

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Motala, Ayesha A., Tonya M. Esterhuizen, Fraser Pirie, & M. A. K. Omar. (2011). The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Determination of the Optimal Waist Circumference Cutoff Points in a Rural South African Community. Diabetes Care. 34(4). 1032–1037. 128 indexed citations

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Motala, Ayesha A. & M. A. K. Omar. (1994). Evidence for Impaired Pancreatic Beta Cell Function in South African Indians with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Diabetic Medicine. 11(5). 437–444. 19 indexed citations

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Motala, Ayesha A., et al.. (1994). Evaluation of WHO and NDDG criteria for impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 23(2). 103–109. 29 indexed citations

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Omar, M. A. K., et al.. (1990). HLA class I and II antigens in South African Blacks with Graves' disease. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 54(1). 98–102. 27 indexed citations

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Omar, M. A. K., et al.. (1985). The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a large group of South African Indians.. PubMed. 67(23). 924–6. 47 indexed citations

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