Eileen G. Hoal

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Eileen G. Hoal is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eileen G. Hoal has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Infectious Diseases, 47 papers in Epidemiology and 42 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Eileen G. Hoal's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (64 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (39 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (22 papers). Eileen G. Hoal is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (64 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (39 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (22 papers). Eileen G. Hoal collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Eileen G. Hoal's co-authors include Paul D. van Helden, Marlo Möller, Muneeb Salie, Haiko Schurz, Craig Kinnear, Michelle Daya, Eugene B. Dowdle, Bruce Kelder, Sidney Pestka and E.F. Rehberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eileen G. Hoal

123 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa

2023 56 citations Aaron P. Ragsdale, Timothy D. Weaver et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eileen G. Hoal South Africa	38	2.4k	1.9k	1.5k	1.1k	854	125	5.2k
Erwin Schurr Canada	47	3.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	673 0.8×	166	6.7k
Thomas M. Folks United States	47	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	2.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	859 1.0×	122	8.9k
Myra O. McClure United Kingdom	44	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	172	6.8k
Andrew G. D. Bean Australia	35	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	977 0.9×	354 0.4×	98	4.8k
Bruce K. Patterson United States	44	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	282 0.3×	126	7.1k
Aikichi Iwamoto Japan	43	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	362 0.4×	223	6.8k
Neeltje A. Kootstra Netherlands	45	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	3.0k 2.0×	2.0k 1.7×	709 0.8×	202	8.3k
Xavier Álvarez United States	47	2.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	312 0.4×	137	7.6k
Mary E. Klotman United States	48	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	1.9k 1.7×	835 1.0×	131	7.3k
Stuart J. D. Neil United Kingdom	41	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	3.1k 2.0×	1.8k 1.6×	609 0.7×	89	7.3k

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Fava, Vinicius M., Stephanus T. Malherbe, Marianna Orlova, et al.. (2025). Mycobacterium tuberculosis resisters despite HIV exhibit activated T cells and macrophages in their pulmonary alveoli. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(7). 7 indexed citations

Jager, Deon de, Marlo Möller, Eileen G. Hoal, et al.. (2025). A Highly Divergent Mitochondrial Genome in Extant Cape Buffalo From Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Ecology and Evolution. 15(1). e70640–e70640.

Schurz, Haiko, Simon Gravel, Justin W. Myrick, et al.. (2025). The Indian Ocean slave trade and colonial expansion resulted in strong sex-biased admixture in South Africa. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 112(10). 2520–2537. 1 indexed citations

Myrick, Justin W., Noah Zaitlen, Eileen G. Hoal, et al.. (2024). Strong effect of demographic changes on Tuberculosis susceptibility in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(7). e0002643–e0002643. 3 indexed citations

Möller, Marlo, Eileen G. Hoal, & Brenna M. Henn. (2024). The power of contemporary African DNA: Exploring models of human evolution and health in Africa. South African Journal of Science. 120(1/2).

Ragsdale, Aaron P., Timothy D. Weaver, Elizabeth G. Atkinson, et al.. (2023). A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa. Nature. 617(7962). 755–763. 56 indexed citations breakdown →

Engelbrecht, Lize, Jurgen Kriel, Ben Loos, et al.. (2023). Neutrophil extracellular trap formation and gene programs distinguish TST/IGRA sensitization outcomes among Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposed persons living with HIV. PLoS Genetics. 19(8). e1010888–e1010888. 2 indexed citations

Lin, Meng, Alicia R. Martin, Shigeki Nakagome, et al.. (2018). Rapid evolution of a skin-lightening allele in southern African KhoeSan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(52). 13324–13329. 14 indexed citations

Nemat‐Gorgani, Neda, Hugo G. Hilton, Brenna M. Henn, et al.. (2018). Different Selected Mechanisms Attenuated the Inhibitory Interaction of KIR2DL1 with C2+ HLA-C in Two Indigenous Human Populations in Southern Africa. The Journal of Immunology. 200(8). 2640–2655. 18 indexed citations

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Shah, Javeed A., Munyaradzi Musvosvi, Muki Shey, et al.. (2017). A Functional Toll-Interacting Protein Variant Is Associated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–Specific Immune Responses and Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(4). 502–511. 34 indexed citations

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Uren, Caitlin, Min-Ju Kim, Alicia R. Martin, et al.. (2016). Fine-Scale Human Population Structure in Southern Africa Reflects Ecogeographic Boundaries. Genetics. 204(1). 303–314. 69 indexed citations

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Möller, Marlo, Friederike Flachsbart, Andreas Till, et al.. (2009). A Functional Haplotype in the 3′Untranslated Region of TNFRSF1B Is Associated with Tuberculosis in Two African Populations. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(4). 388–393. 20 indexed citations

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Cobat, Aurélie, Caroline J. Gallant, Leah Simkin, et al.. (2009). High Heritability of Antimycobacterial Immunity in an Area of Hyperendemicity for Tuberculosis Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201(1). 15–19. 49 indexed citations

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Hoal, Eileen G., et al.. (2009). Past, present and future directions in human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 58(1). 3–26. 95 indexed citations

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Cooke, Graham, Sarah J. Campbell, Steve Bennett, et al.. (2008). Mapping of a Novel Susceptibility Locus Suggests a Role for MC3R and CTSZ in Human Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(2). 203–207. 61 indexed citations

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Siawaya, Joël Fleury Djoba, Teri Roberts, Chantal Babb de Villiers, et al.. (2008). An Evaluation of Commercial Fluorescent Bead-Based Luminex Cytokine Assays. PLoS ONE. 3(7). e2535–e2535. 141 indexed citations

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Smith, Johan, et al.. (2006). Addition of trehalose to dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, hexadecanaol and tyloxapol improves oxygenation in surfactant-deficient rabbits. South African Journal of Science. 102. 155–161. 1 indexed citations

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Hoal, Eileen G., Leeanne Lewis, Scott Jamieson, et al.. (2004). SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) but not SLC11A2 (NRAMP2) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a high-incidence community in South Africa.. PubMed. 8(12). 1464–71. 61 indexed citations

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Jaarsveld, P Van, et al.. (1993). Studies on the Transfer of DNA into Cells Through Use of Avidin-Polylysine Conjugates Complexed to Biotinylated Transferrin and DNA. Journal of drug targeting. 1(2). 165–174. 16 indexed citations

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Wiid, Ian, et al.. (1988). Cross-contamination of human esophageal squamous carcinoma cell lines detected by DNA fingerprint analysis.. PubMed. 48(20). 5660–2. 29 indexed citations

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