Helen Malherbe

525 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 200 citations indexed

About

Helen Malherbe is a scholar working on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Malherbe has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 200 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Helen Malherbe's work include Genomics and Rare Diseases (9 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (5 papers). Helen Malherbe is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Rare Diseases (9 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (5 papers). Helen Malherbe collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Helen Malherbe's co-authors include Arnold L. Christianson, Carmencita D. Padilla, Colleen Aldous, C Aldous, Gustavo Borrajo, David Woods, Bradford L. Therrell, Peter C. J. I. Schielen, Issam Khneisser and Jennifer Knight‐Madden and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biochimie and Public Health Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Helen Malherbe

26 papers receiving 193 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.

Current Status of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Worldwide 2024: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Activities (2020–2023)

2024 47 citations Carmencita D. Padilla, Helen Malherbe et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen Malherbe South Africa	9	72	55	29	27	26	32	200
Anju Virmani India	9	59 0.8×	119 2.2×	86 3.0×	11 0.4×	4 0.2×	24	277
Floor K Grote Netherlands	9	112 1.6×	94 1.7×	29 1.0×	8 0.3×	24 0.9×	11	306
Miriam Erick United States	8	76 1.1×	11 0.2×	37 1.3×	13 0.5×	12 0.5×	16	237
Nadine Yazbeck Lebanon	9	29 0.4×	24 0.4×	30 1.0×	6 0.2×	6 0.2×	22	208
Ankush Desai India	12	50 0.7×	44 0.8×	37 1.3×	3 0.1×	8 0.3×	29	334
Octavious Talbot United States	9	175 2.4×	23 0.4×	24 0.8×	5 0.2×	5 0.2×	10	282
Faisal Al-Refaei Kuwait	6	15 0.2×	7 0.1×	18 0.6×	13 0.5×	36 1.4×	11	253
Friso M.C. Delemarre Netherlands	11	201 2.8×	14 0.3×	18 0.6×	11 0.4×	15 0.6×	24	300
Michela Perrone Italy	10	53 0.7×	11 0.2×	35 1.2×	5 0.2×	8 0.3×	32	278
Rita Ortolano Italy	11	26 0.4×	61 1.1×	59 2.0×	37 1.4×	25 1.0×	28	257

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Malherbe

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Malherbe, Helen, Jim Bonham, Neil McKerrow, et al.. (2024). Newborn screening in South Africa: the past, present, and plans for the future. 3(1). 4 indexed citations

Malherbe, Helen, et al.. (2024). The impact of COVID-19 on patients affected by rare diseases and congenital disorders in South Africa: A scoping review. South African Medical Journal. 114(9). e1795–e1795.

Christianson, Arnold L., et al.. (2024). A Capacity Audit of Medical Geneticists and Genetic Counsellors in South Africa, 2024: A National Crisis. Genes. 15(9). 1173–1173. 2 indexed citations

Malherbe, Helen, et al.. (2024). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary healthcare practitioners in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review on genetics. Journal of Community Genetics. 15(5). 461–474.

Kancherla, Vijaya, Peter Randall, Arnold L. Christianson, & Helen Malherbe. (2024). Status of prevention of neural tube defects post-folic acid fortification of cereal grains in South Africa. Public Health Nutrition. 27(1). e258–e258.

Wang, Chiuhui Mary, Ana Rath, Diego Ardigò, et al.. (2024). Operational description of rare diseases: a reference to improve the recognition and visibility of rare diseases. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 19(1). 334–334. 6 indexed citations

Malherbe, Helen. (2023). Introducing the South African Rare Diseases Access Initiative. South African Medical Journal. 113(8). 8–8. 3 indexed citations

Hendriksz, Christian J., et al.. (2023). The advantages of rare disease biobanking: A localised source of genetic knowledge to benefit the South African rare disease community and related stakeholders worldwide. South African Medical Journal. 113(12). 9–9. 2 indexed citations

Malherbe, Helen, et al.. (2023). A review of key terminology and definitions used for birth defects globally. Journal of Community Genetics. 14(3). 241–262. 13 indexed citations

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Viljoen, Ignatius M., et al.. (2022). Regenerative medicines: A new regulatory paradigm for South Africa. Biochimie. 196. 123–130. 1 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, et al.. (2021). An Overview of Benefits and Challenges of Rare Disease Biobanking in Africa, Focusing on South Africa. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 19(2). 143–150. 9 indexed citations

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Porras, Antonio R., Matthew S. Bramble, Helen Malherbe, et al.. (2021). Facial analysis technology for the detection of Down syndrome in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 64(9). 104267–104267. 10 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, Colleen Aldous, Arnold L. Christianson, Matthew Darlison, & Bernadette Modell. (2021). Modelled epidemiological data for selected congenital disorders in South Africa. Journal of Community Genetics. 12(3). 357–376. 5 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, et al.. (2021). Observed birth prevalence of congenital anomalies among live births at a regional facility in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255456–e0255456. 10 indexed citations

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Patrick, Mark, Helen Malherbe, Cindy Stephen, David Woods, & C Aldous. (2018). Congenital disorders in South Africa: A review of Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme (Child PIP) mortality data, 2005 - 2017. South African Medical Journal. 108(8). 647–647. 1 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, Arnold L. Christianson, David Woods, & Colleen Aldous. (2017). The case for the genetic nurse in South Africa. Journal of Community Genetics. 8(2). 65–73. 4 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, Colleen Aldous, David Woods, & Arnold L. Christianson. (2016). The contribution of congenital disorders to child mortality in South Africa. South African Health Review. 2016(1). 137–152. 12 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, David Woods, Colleen Aldous, & Arnold L. Christianson. (2016). Review of the 2015 Guidelines for Maternity Care with relevance to congenital disorders. South African Medical Journal. 106(7). 669–669. 5 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen, Colleen Aldous, Arnold L. Christianson, & David Woods. (2016). Contribution of congenital disorders to under-5 mortality. South African Medical Journal. 106(8). 745–745. 1 indexed citations

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Malherbe, Helen. (1952). ENDEMIC goitre in South Africa.. PubMed. 2(36). 190–1. 1 indexed citations

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