Heidi Smuts

1.4k total citations
41 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Heidi Smuts is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Smuts has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Epidemiology, 17 papers in Hepatology and 14 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Heidi Smuts's work include Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (13 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (7 papers). Heidi Smuts is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (17 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (13 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (7 papers). Heidi Smuts collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Japan and United States. Heidi Smuts's co-authors include T. J. Tucker, Lesley Workman, Heather J. Zar, Diana Hardie, Jane Yeats, Linda M. Stannard, Simon C. Robson, C Sinclair-Smith, J Wiggelinkhuizen and Craig Corcoran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Smuts

40 papers receiving 827 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heidi Smuts South Africa 18 599 378 322 117 80 41 859
Évelyne Schvoerer France 15 358 0.6× 421 1.1× 311 1.0× 36 0.3× 35 0.4× 48 798
Kisoon Kim South Korea 16 364 0.6× 120 0.3× 398 1.2× 135 1.2× 62 0.8× 63 774
M. Martell Spain 11 589 1.0× 667 1.8× 147 0.5× 94 0.8× 30 0.4× 29 965
Susanne Polywka Germany 20 732 1.2× 928 2.5× 346 1.1× 31 0.3× 87 1.1× 65 1.2k
Beatriz Cabot Spain 7 418 0.7× 457 1.2× 144 0.4× 78 0.7× 29 0.4× 9 712
Nehkonti Adams United Kingdom 10 338 0.6× 352 0.9× 363 1.1× 269 2.3× 100 1.3× 13 815
I. D. Gust Australia 15 263 0.4× 216 0.6× 310 1.0× 68 0.6× 72 0.9× 37 655
Kjell Skaug Norway 20 1.1k 1.8× 1.0k 2.8× 293 0.9× 68 0.6× 24 0.3× 70 1.5k
Gerber Ma United States 16 487 0.8× 335 0.9× 137 0.4× 66 0.6× 40 0.5× 34 864
Elisabeth Lampe Brazil 19 514 0.9× 613 1.6× 338 1.0× 72 0.6× 37 0.5× 46 817

Countries citing papers authored by Heidi Smuts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Smuts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Smuts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heidi Smuts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heidi Smuts based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heidi Smuts. Heidi Smuts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Preiser, Wolfgang, Gert U. van Zyl, Mathilda Claassen, et al.. (2021). Molecular characterisation and epidemiology of enterovirus-associated aseptic meningitis in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa 2018–2019. Journal of Clinical Virology. 139. 104845–104845. 13 indexed citations
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Sonderup, Mark, et al.. (2021). Expanding the epidemiological understanding of hepatitis C in South Africa: Perspectives from a patient cohort in a rural town. South African Medical Journal. 111(8). 783–783. 2 indexed citations
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Marais, Gert, et al.. (2020). The implementation of a rapid sample preparation method for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a diagnostic laboratory in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0241029–e0241029. 13 indexed citations
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Sonderup, Mark, Neliswa Gogela, Heidi Smuts, et al.. (2020). Direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C: The initial experience of the University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital Liver Clinic, South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 110(2). 112–112. 7 indexed citations
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Sonderup, Mark, Heidi Smuts, & C Wendy Spearman. (2020). A novel variant of genotype 7b hepatitis C virus emphasizing viral hepatitis elimination challenges for sub-Saharan Africa. Pan African Medical Journal. 36. 232–232. 1 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi, et al.. (2018). Molecular characterization of an outbreak of enterovirus-associated meningitis in Mossel Bay, South Africa, December 2015–January 2016. BMC Infectious Diseases. 18(1). 709–709. 19 indexed citations
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Hardie, Diana & Heidi Smuts. (2017). Human pegivirus-1 in the CSF of patients with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) may be derived from blood in highly viraemic patients. Journal of Clinical Virology. 91. 58–61. 9 indexed citations
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Hardie, Diana, et al.. (2013). Molecular characterisation of virus in the brains of patients with measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE). Virology Journal. 10(1). 283–283. 32 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi, Lesley Workman, & Heather J. Zar. (2011). Human rhinovirus infection in young African children with acute wheezing. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11(1). 65–65. 49 indexed citations
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Drexler, Jan Felix, Bernd Kupfer, Nadine Petersen, et al.. (2009). A Novel Diagnostic Target in the Hepatitis C Virus Genome. PLoS Medicine. 6(2). e1000031–e1000031. 43 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Craig, Diana Hardie, Jane Yeats, & Heidi Smuts. (2009). Genetic Variants of Human Parvovirus B19 in South Africa: Cocirculation of Three Genotypes and Identification of a Novel Subtype of Genotype 1. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(1). 137–142. 34 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi, Heather J. Zar, & Lesley Workman. (2008). Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of human metapneumovirus in infants and young children with acute lower airway obstruction. 21(4). 1 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi. (2008). Human coronavirus NL63 infections in infants hospitalised with acute respiratory tract infections in South Africa. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2(4). 135–138. 25 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi, Lesley Workman, & Heather J. Zar. (2008). Role of human metapneumovirus, human coronavirus NL63 and human bocavirus in infants and young children with acute wheezing. Journal of Medical Virology. 80(5). 906–912. 50 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Yasuhito, Fuat Kurbanov, Shuhei Mano, et al.. (2006). Molecular Tracing of the Global Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic Predicts Regional Patterns of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mortality. Gastroenterology. 130(3). 703–714. 90 indexed citations
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Hatherill, Mark, et al.. (2006). Clinical course of hospitalised children infected with human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 42(4). 174–178. 30 indexed citations
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Yeats, Jane, et al.. (2005). Investigation into a school enterovirus outbreak using PCR detection and serotype identification based on the 5′ non-coding region. Epidemiology and Infection. 133(6). 1123–1130. 17 indexed citations
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Smuts, Heidi, Anna Kramvis, Michelle Skelton, et al.. (2004). Molecular Characterization of Duck Hepatitis B Virus Isolates from South African Ducks. Virus Genes. 28(2). 179–186. 11 indexed citations
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Allan, Bruce, Heidi Smuts, & Lafras M. Steyn. (1994). Modified reaction tubes for the sequential addition of reagents in PCR assays. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(1). 109–110. 1 indexed citations

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