Donita Africander

1.5k total citations
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Donita Africander is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donita Africander has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Donita Africander's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (30 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (9 papers). Donita Africander is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (30 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers) and Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (9 papers). Donita Africander collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Botswana and Belgium. Donita Africander's co-authors include Janet P. Hapgood, Karl‐Heinz Storbeck, Nicolette J. D. Verhoog, Amanda C. Swart, Pieter Swart, Liezl M. Bloem, Lindie Schloms, Ann Louw, Maré Vlok and Jonathan L. Quanson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Donita Africander

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donita Africander South Africa 18 463 449 277 245 208 34 1.2k
Pasi Pöllänen Finland 26 706 1.5× 222 0.5× 490 1.8× 429 1.8× 436 2.1× 80 2.2k
Kathleen O’Neill United States 19 167 0.4× 266 0.6× 584 2.1× 169 0.7× 235 1.1× 46 1.6k
Satish Batra Sweden 23 230 0.5× 209 0.5× 317 1.1× 161 0.7× 138 0.7× 62 1.5k
Masaharu Kamada Japan 24 136 0.3× 192 0.4× 374 1.4× 596 2.4× 394 1.9× 58 1.7k
Hans-Christian Schuppe Germany 22 78 0.2× 155 0.3× 343 1.2× 333 1.4× 379 1.8× 52 1.4k
Arnab Banerjee India 19 207 0.4× 101 0.2× 323 1.2× 58 0.2× 171 0.8× 59 1.2k
Giuseppe Grande Italy 19 229 0.5× 116 0.3× 222 0.8× 111 0.5× 209 1.0× 75 965
P. C. MacDonald United States 19 305 0.7× 315 0.7× 225 0.8× 483 2.0× 227 1.1× 34 1.4k
P. Sivashanmugam United States 11 97 0.2× 111 0.2× 218 0.8× 177 0.7× 132 0.6× 12 650
Cosima Brucker Germany 16 100 0.2× 123 0.3× 185 0.7× 116 0.5× 437 2.1× 72 962

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donita Africander

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donita Africander

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All Works

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Jackson, Hayley, Carmen Pheiffer, Babalwa Jack, & Donita Africander. (2023). Time- and glucose-dependent differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes mimics dysfunctional adiposity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 671. 286–291. 4 indexed citations
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Africander, Donita, et al.. (2023). Progestins and breast cancer hallmarks: The role of the ERK1/2 and JNK pathways in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 237. 106440–106440. 5 indexed citations
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Avenant, Chanel, Yusentha Balakrishna, Mandisa Singata‐Madliki, et al.. (2023). Misreporting contraceptive use and the association of peak study progestin levels with weight and BMI among women randomized to the progestin-only injectable contraceptives DMPA-IM and NET-EN. PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0295959–e0295959. 4 indexed citations
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Avenant, Chanel, et al.. (2022). Differential off-target glucocorticoid activity of progestins used in endocrine therapy. Steroids. 182. 108998–108998. 16 indexed citations
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Africander, Donita, et al.. (2022). The transcriptional activity of progestins used in contraception and menopausal hormone therapy via progesterone receptor A is dependent on the density of the receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 639. 70–76. 3 indexed citations
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Barnard, Lise, Lina Schiffer, Jennifer Tamblyn, et al.. (2020). 11-Oxygenated Estrogens Are a Novel Class of Human Estrogens but Do not Contribute to the Circulating Estrogen Pool. Endocrinology. 162(3). 18 indexed citations
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Hapgood, Janet P., et al.. (2020). A direct comparison of the transcriptional activities of progestins used in contraception and menopausal hormone therapy via the mineralocorticoid receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 526(2). 466–471. 14 indexed citations
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Spuy, Zephne M. van der, et al.. (2019). Differential metabolism of clinically-relevant progestogens in cell lines and tissue: Implications for biological mechanisms. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 189. 145–153. 12 indexed citations
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Africander, Donita, et al.. (2017). A comparative characterization of estrogens used in hormone therapy via estrogen receptor (ER)-α and -β. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 174. 27–39. 27 indexed citations
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Snoep, Jacky L., et al.. (2016). Fourth-Generation Progestins Inhibit 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 and Modulate the Biosynthesis of Endogenous Steroids. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164170–e0164170. 7 indexed citations
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Africander, Donita, et al.. (2016). 11-Ketotestosterone and 11-Ketodihydrotestosterone in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer: Potent Androgens Which Can No Longer Be Ignored. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159867–e0159867. 116 indexed citations
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Africander, Donita, Karl‐Heinz Storbeck, & Janet P. Hapgood. (2014). A comparative study of the androgenic properties of progesterone and the progestins, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and norethisterone acetate (NET-A). The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 143. 404–415. 44 indexed citations
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Storbeck, Karl‐Heinz, Liezl M. Bloem, Donita Africander, et al.. (2013). 11β-Hydroxydihydrotestosterone and 11-ketodihydrotestosterone, novel C19 steroids with androgenic activity: A putative role in castration resistant prostate cancer?. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 377(1-2). 135–146. 162 indexed citations
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Hapgood, Janet P., et al.. (2013). Potency of progestogens used in hormonal therapy: Toward understanding differential actions. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 142. 39–47. 48 indexed citations
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Storbeck, Karl‐Heinz, et al.. (2010). 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone: Origin, biosynthesis and receptor interaction. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 336(1-2). 92–101. 25 indexed citations
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Robertson, Steve, Wim Vanden Berghe, Anke Binder, et al.. (2009). Abrogation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Dimerization Correlates with Dissociated Glucocorticoid Behavior of Compound A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(11). 8061–8075. 62 indexed citations
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Hapgood, Janet P., et al.. (2004). Not all progestins are the same: implications for usage. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 25(11). 554–557. 52 indexed citations

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