Carmen Pheiffer

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Carmen Pheiffer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmen Pheiffer has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Carmen Pheiffer's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (16 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers). Carmen Pheiffer is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (16 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers). Carmen Pheiffer collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Italy. Carmen Pheiffer's co-authors include Stephanie Dias, Johan Louw, Sumaiya Adam, Rabia Johnson, Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, Paul Rheeder, Christo J. F. Muller, André Pascal Kengne, Babalwa Jack and Paul D. van Helden and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Carmen Pheiffer

64 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.

Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: Implications of inflammation and oxidative stress

2023 128 citations Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, Sihle E. Mabhida et al. World Journal of Diabetes profile →
A Systematic Review to Compare Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Pregestational Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes

2022 75 citations Sumaiya Adam, Stephanie Dias et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carmen Pheiffer South Africa	23	495	416	346	294	264	67	1.7k
Zachariah Bobby India	29	394 0.8×	280 0.7×	204 0.6×	344 1.2×	692 2.6×	157	2.5k
Charu Sharma India	25	387 0.8×	179 0.4×	180 0.5×	112 0.4×	142 0.5×	151	2.1k
Yali Ren China	23	669 1.4×	234 0.6×	102 0.3×	181 0.6×	65 0.2×	70	2.1k
Schohraya Spahis Canada	24	504 1.0×	403 1.0×	57 0.2×	377 1.3×	366 1.4×	51	1.9k
Elena Casals Spain	28	169 0.3×	159 0.4×	340 1.0×	252 0.9×	360 1.4×	75	2.4k
Hyunyoung Jeong United States	26	587 1.2×	173 0.4×	101 0.3×	101 0.3×	126 0.5×	68	1.9k
Araceli Muñoz‐Garach Spain	18	533 1.1×	178 0.4×	92 0.3×	472 1.6×	250 0.9×	37	1.3k
Iraj Khodadadi Iran	26	523 1.1×	217 0.5×	50 0.1×	202 0.7×	357 1.4×	130	2.0k
Chi‐Chang Juan Taiwan	36	1000 2.0×	679 1.6×	72 0.2×	724 2.5×	376 1.4×	109	3.3k
Ravinder Singh India	15	460 0.9×	130 0.3×	112 0.3×	461 1.6×	803 3.0×	52	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carmen Pheiffer

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All Works

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Pheiffer, Carmen, et al.. (2024). Gestational Diabetes and the Gut Microbiota: Fibre and Polyphenol Supplementation as a Therapeutic Strategy. Microorganisms. 12(4). 633–633. 6 indexed citations

Willmer, Tarryn, et al.. (2023). A high fat, high sugar diet induces hepatic Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha promoter hypermethylation in male Wistar rats. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 680. 25–33.

Dias, Stephanie, Carmen Pheiffer, & Sumaiya Adam. (2023). The Maternal Microbiome and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Cause and Effect. Microorganisms. 11(9). 2217–2217. 16 indexed citations

Dludla, Phiwayinkosi V., Khanyisani Ziqubu, Sihle E. Mabhida, et al.. (2023). Dietary Supplements Potentially Target Plasma Glutathione Levels to Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Nutrients. 15(4). 944–944. 20 indexed citations

Dludla, Phiwayinkosi V., Sihle E. Mabhida, Khanyisani Ziqubu, et al.. (2023). Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: Implications of inflammation and oxidative stress. World Journal of Diabetes. 14(3). 130–146. 128 indexed citations breakdown →

Adam, Sumaiya, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephanie Dias, et al.. (2022). Coronavirus and Pregnancy: The Challenges of the 21st Century: A Review. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 923546–923546. 7 indexed citations

Dias, Stephanie, Tarryn Willmer, Sumaiya Adam, & Carmen Pheiffer. (2022). The role of maternal DNA methylation in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 982665–982665. 7 indexed citations

Jack, Babalwa, et al.. (2022). Comparing the effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha, lipopolysaccharide and palmitic acid on lipid metabolism and inflammation in murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Life Sciences. 297. 120422–120422. 12 indexed citations

Pheiffer, Carmen, et al.. (2022). Intestinal Barrier Function and Immune Homeostasis Are Missing Links in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Development. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 833544–833544. 40 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, Sithandiwe E. Mazibuko-Mbeje, Sinenhlanhla X. H. Mthembu, et al.. (2021). Physical Exercise Potentially Targets Epicardial Adipose Tissue to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Metabolic Diseases: Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Emerge as Major Therapeutic Targets. Antioxidants. 10(11). 1758–1758. 28 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, Victoria Pillay‐van Wyk, E B Turawa, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in South Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5868–5868. 47 indexed citations

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Dias, Stephanie, Sumaiya Adam, Paul Rheeder, & Carmen Pheiffer. (2021). No Association Between ADIPOQ or MTHFR Polymorphisms and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in South African Women. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 14. 791–800. 10 indexed citations

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Lecour, Sandrine, Martin Cour, Óscar Lorenzo, et al.. (2020). Linking LOXL2 to Cardiac Interstitial Fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(16). 5913–5913. 22 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, et al.. (2020). Ethnic and Adipose Depot Specific Associations Between DNA Methylation and Metabolic Risk. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 967–967. 9 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rabia, et al.. (2019). Diet-induced hypothalamic dysfunction and metabolic disease, and the therapeutic potential of polyphenols. Molecular Metabolism. 27. 1–10. 45 indexed citations

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Willmer, Tarryn, Rabia Johnson, Johan Louw, & Carmen Pheiffer. (2018). Blood-Based DNA Methylation Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes: Potential for Clinical Applications. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 744–744. 61 indexed citations

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Matsha, Tandi E., et al.. (2016). Glucose Tolerance,MTHFRC677T andNOS3G894T Polymorphisms, and Global DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry African Individuals. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

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Matsha, Tandi E., Carmen Pheiffer, Steve E. Humphries, et al.. (2016). Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2016. 1–11. 16 indexed citations

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Villiers, Chantal Babb de, Lize van der Merwe, Nulda Beyers, et al.. (2007). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and sputum conversion time in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Tuberculosis. 87(4). 295–302. 73 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, Joanna Betts, Pauline T. Lukey, & Paul D. van Helden. (2002). Protein Expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Differs with Growth Stage and Strain Type. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 40(9). 869–75. 9 indexed citations

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