G. Towers

1.3k total citations
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

G. Towers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Towers has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in G. Towers's work include Plant chemical constituents analysis (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (5 papers). G. Towers is often cited by papers focused on Plant chemical constituents analysis (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (5 papers). G. Towers collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Canada and Netherlands. G. Towers's co-authors include J. B. Hudson, W.Donald MacRae, Elizabeth Graham, Alexander Finlayson, Z. Abramowski, Peter Schwarz, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, Susan Walker Farmer, Hideyuki Matsuura and Robert E. W. Hancock and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Diabetes Care and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

G. Towers

38 papers receiving 981 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Towers South Africa	19	347	215	171	148	110	38	1.0k
Hiroko Murakami Japan	21	1.2k 3.4×	172 0.8×	53 0.3×	89 0.6×	142 1.3×	57	2.0k
Eva Kmonı́čková Czechia	19	465 1.3×	110 0.5×	89 0.5×	117 0.8×	147 1.3×	73	1.1k
Yuanping Wang China	19	261 0.8×	34 0.2×	165 1.0×	208 1.4×	65 0.6×	70	1.0k
Meihua Jin China	23	675 1.9×	107 0.5×	90 0.5×	139 0.9×	60 0.5×	60	1.3k
V.S. Waravdekar United States	18	538 1.6×	89 0.4×	204 1.2×	56 0.4×	71 0.6×	54	1.3k
Gholam Ali Naderi Iran	16	219 0.6×	220 1.0×	43 0.3×	70 0.5×	118 1.1×	42	911
Shinya Mitsuhashi Japan	18	475 1.4×	81 0.4×	193 1.1×	70 0.5×	36 0.3×	48	1.0k
Yu‐Ling Huang Taiwan	22	601 1.7×	206 1.0×	77 0.5×	110 0.7×	46 0.4×	60	1.3k
Michael Christensen Denmark	19	479 1.4×	37 0.2×	117 0.7×	93 0.6×	107 1.0×	47	1.3k
Jean‐Michel Lecerf France	20	551 1.6×	67 0.3×	42 0.2×	65 0.4×	327 3.0×	121	1.6k

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Gichohi‐Wainaina, Wanjiku N., Toshiko Tanaka, G. Towers, et al.. (2016). Associations between Common Variants in Iron-Related Genes with Haematological Traits in Populations of African Ancestry. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157996–e0157996. 11 indexed citations

Gichohi‐Wainaina, Wanjiku N., Alida Melse‐Boonstra, Dorine W. Swinkels, et al.. (2015). Common Variants and Haplotypes in the TF, TNF-α, and TMPRSS6 Genes Are Associated with Iron Status in a Female Black South African Population. Journal of Nutrition. 145(5). 945–953. 16 indexed citations

Gichohi‐Wainaina, Wanjiku N., G. Towers, Dorine W. Swinkels, et al.. (2015). Erratum to: Inter-ethnic differences in genetic variants within the transmembrane protease, serine 6 (TMPRSS6) gene associated with iron status indicators: a systematic review with meta-analyses. Genes & Nutrition. 10(3). 457–457. 26 indexed citations

Gichohi‐Wainaina, Wanjiku N., G. Towers, Dorine W. Swinkels, et al.. (2014). Inter-ethnic differences in genetic variants within the transmembrane protease, serine 6 (TMPRSS6) gene associated with iron status indicators: a systematic review with meta-analyses. Genes & Nutrition. 10(1). 442–442. 36 indexed citations

Nienaber‐Rousseau, Cornelie, Suria Ellis, Sarah Moss, Alida Melse‐Boonstra, & G. Towers. (2013). Gene–environment and gene–gene interactions of specific MTHFR, MTR and CBS gene variants in relation to homocysteine in black South Africans. Gene. 530(1). 113–118. 18 indexed citations

Nienaber‐Rousseau, Cornelie, Pedro T. Pisa, Suria Ellis, et al.. (2013). Nutritional Genetics: The Case of Alcohol and the MTHFR C677T Polymorphism in Relation to Homocysteine in a Black South African Population. Lifestyle Genomics. 6(2). 61–72. 10 indexed citations

Schutte, Aletta E., Rudolph Schutte, Hugo W. Huisman, et al.. (2012). Are behavioural risk factors to be blamed for the conversion from optimal blood pressure to hypertensive status in Black South Africans? A 5-year prospective study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 41(4). 1114–1123. 85 indexed citations

Kruger, Annamarie, et al.. (2012). Sex Differences Independent of Other Psycho-sociodemographic Factors as a Predictor of Body Mass Index in Black South African Adults. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 30(1). 56–65. 22 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

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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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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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Tsuchiya, Takafumi, Peter Schwarz, Laura del Bosque‐Plata, et al.. (2006). Association of the calpain-10 gene with type 2 diabetes in Europeans: Results of pooled and meta-analyses. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 89(1-2). 174–184. 68 indexed citations

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Matsuura, Hideyuki, Geeta Saxena, Susan Walker Farmer, Robert E. W. Hancock, & G. Towers. (1996). An Antibacterial Thiophene fromBalsamorhiza sagittata. Planta Medica. 62(1). 65–66. 11 indexed citations

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Matsuura, Hideyuki, Geeta Saxena, Susan Walker Farmer, Robert E. W. Hancock, & G. Towers. (1996). Antibacterial and Antifungal Polyine Compounds fromGlehnia littoralisssp.leiocarpa. Planta Medica. 62(3). 256–259. 68 indexed citations

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Matsuura, Hideyuki, Geeta Saxena, Susan Walker Farmer, Robert E. W. Hancock, & G. Towers. (1995). Antibacterial and Antifungal Compounds fromEmpetrum nigrum. Planta Medica. 61(6). 580–580. 18 indexed citations

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Hudson, J. B., et al.. (1994). Antiviral Assays on Phytochemicals: The Influence of Reaction Parameters. Planta Medica. 60(4). 329–332. 27 indexed citations

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Hudson, J. B., Elizabeth Graham, Justin Lam, & G. Towers. (1991). Ultraviolet-Dependent Biological Activities of Selected Polyines of the Asteraceae. Planta Medica. 57(1). 69–73. 18 indexed citations

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MacRae, W.Donald, J. B. Hudson, & G. Towers. (1989). The Antiviral Action of Lignans. Planta Medica. 55(6). 531–535. 95 indexed citations

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Mew, Daphne, Felipe Balza, G. Towers, & Julia G. Levy. (1982). Anti-Tumour Effects of the Sesquiterpene Lactone Parthenin. Planta Medica. 45(5). 23–27. 34 indexed citations

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