Juanita Mellet

715 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 443 citations indexed

About

Juanita Mellet is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Juanita Mellet has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 443 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Juanita Mellet's work include Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (5 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Juanita Mellet is often cited by papers focused on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (5 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Juanita Mellet collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Taiwan and France. Juanita Mellet's co-authors include Michael S. Pepper, Ignatius M. Viljoen, Fatima Barmania, Siamon Gordon, William James, Chrisna Durandt, J Potgieter, Theresa M. Rossouw, Clive M. Gray and Fourie Joubert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Immunology and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease.

In The Last Decade

Juanita Mellet

21 papers receiving 429 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.

SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Vaccines, and Host Immunity

2022 197 citations Fatima Barmania, Juanita Mellet et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Juanita Mellet South Africa	9	274	96	73	51	45	22	443
Shannon C. Walker United States	6	225 0.8×	62 0.6×	40 0.5×	51 1.0×	29 0.6×	13	338
Owen Ngalamika Zambia	11	231 0.8×	66 0.7×	114 1.6×	45 0.9×	98 2.2×	49	530
Frederik Trier Møller Denmark	11	240 0.9×	117 1.2×	96 1.3×	46 0.9×	166 3.7×	36	652
Wenmei Huang United States	8	234 0.9×	107 1.1×	55 0.8×	52 1.0×	68 1.5×	19	358
Salwa Hindawi Saudi Arabia	15	170 0.6×	46 0.5×	58 0.8×	9 0.2×	80 1.8×	56	499
Salvatore Rocca Italy	9	201 0.7×	78 0.8×	136 1.9×	9 0.2×	151 3.4×	10	501
Shaun Griffin United States	9	102 0.4×	168 1.8×	33 0.5×	31 0.6×	83 1.8×	54	456
Jenny Herbert United Kingdom	9	383 1.4×	117 1.2×	86 1.2×	15 0.3×	124 2.8×	15	675
Chinmay Trivedi United States	13	128 0.5×	35 0.4×	77 1.1×	24 0.5×	253 5.6×	33	529
Nikolaos Spanakis Greece	10	290 1.1×	30 0.3×	46 0.6×	22 0.4×	89 2.0×	23	446

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2025). A possible genetic predisposition to suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(4). 167732–167732. 1 indexed citations

Mellet, Juanita, Alan R. Horn, Firdose Nakwa, et al.. (2024). Neonatal encephalopathy due to suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: pathophysiology, current, and emerging treatments. World Journal of Pediatrics. 20(11). 1105–1114. 7 indexed citations

Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2024). Extensive immunophenotypic sub-population analysis of StemRegenin1 expanded haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 317–317. 1 indexed citations

Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2023). Consequences of HIV infection in the bone marrow niche. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1163012–1163012. 9 indexed citations

Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2023). Haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in an HIV endemic area: time to consider donors exposed to or living with HIV. The Lancet HIV. 10(11). e742–e749. 2 indexed citations

Barmania, Fatima, et al.. (2023). Genetic Associations with Coronavirus Susceptibility and Disease Severity. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1412. 119–140. 2 indexed citations

Barmania, Fatima, Juanita Mellet, Graeme Ford, et al.. (2022). Coronavirus Host Genetics South Africa (COHG-SA) database—a variant database for gene regions associated with SARS-CoV-2 outcomes. European Journal of Human Genetics. 30(8). 880–888. 6 indexed citations

Barmania, Fatima, Juanita Mellet, Ignatius M. Viljoen, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Vaccines, and Host Immunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 809244–809244. 197 indexed citations breakdown →

Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2022). High Resolution HLA ∼A, ∼B, ∼C, ∼DRB1, ∼DQA1, and ∼DQB1 Diversity in South African Populations. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 711944–711944. 8 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2022). Open access and its potential impact on public health – A South African perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 975109–975109. 4 indexed citations

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Ford, Graeme, et al.. (2022). The NESHIE and CP Genetics Resource (NCGR): A database of genes and variants reported in neonatal encephalopathy with suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (NESHIE) and consequential cerebral palsy (CP). Genomics. 114(6). 110508–110508. 10 indexed citations

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Viljoen, Ignatius M., et al.. (2021). Perspectives on establishing a public cord blood inventory in South Africa. Cytotherapy. 23(6). 548–557. 6 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2021). Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Identifies a Contractile Cell Subpopulation. Stem Cells International. 2021. 1–12. 5 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2019). Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) diversity and clinical applications in South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 109(8b). 29–29. 10 indexed citations

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Durandt, Chrisna, et al.. (2019). HIV and haematopoiesis. South African Medical Journal. 109(8b). 40–40. 48 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (2019). Heterogeneity of cell therapy products. South African Medical Journal. 109(8b). 24–24. 2 indexed citations

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Durandt, Chrisna, et al.. (2018). Side Population: Its Use in the Study of Cellular Heterogeneity and as a Potential Enrichment Tool for Rare Cell Populations. Stem Cells International. 2018. 1–7. 13 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, Clive M. Gray, & Michael S. Pepper. (2015). HLA typing: Conventional techniques v. next-generation sequencing. South African Medical Journal. 106(1). 88–88. 6 indexed citations

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Mellet, Juanita, et al.. (1987). Penetration of a gastric ulcer into the right ventricle. A complication of para-oesophageal hiatus hernia.. PubMed. 72(1). 44–5. 2 indexed citations

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Guivarc'h, M, et al.. (1969). [Cancers of the splenic loop. (64 cases)].. PubMed. 98(5). 469–84.

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