Komala Pillay

1.9k total citations
76 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Komala Pillay is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Komala Pillay has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Surgery and 16 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Komala Pillay's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (6 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Komala Pillay is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (6 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Komala Pillay collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Komala Pillay's co-authors include Runjan Chetty, Alan Davidson, Helen Wainwright, Richard D. Gelber, Barry A. Gusterson, Karen N. Price, Anikó Kovács, Christian Öhlschlegel, Alan S. Coates and Rastko Golouh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Komala Pillay

69 papers receiving 984 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Komala Pillay South Africa 17 353 259 255 196 193 76 996
Anastasios D. Papanastasiou Greece 19 150 0.4× 315 1.2× 181 0.7× 102 0.5× 109 0.6× 62 1.0k
C Allred United States 10 256 0.7× 202 0.8× 161 0.6× 77 0.4× 194 1.0× 19 784
Michele Paessler United States 17 622 1.8× 370 1.4× 97 0.4× 213 1.1× 192 1.0× 56 2.0k
Laurence Bouchet‐Delbos France 21 337 1.0× 277 1.1× 68 0.3× 117 0.6× 206 1.1× 37 1.5k
Jürgen Siebler Germany 16 380 1.1× 304 1.2× 84 0.3× 78 0.4× 141 0.7× 60 1.1k
Hans‐Jürgen Gruss Germany 16 547 1.5× 159 0.6× 102 0.4× 291 1.5× 256 1.3× 21 1.4k
Keiko Yoshimoto Japan 24 243 0.7× 272 1.1× 66 0.3× 117 0.6× 198 1.0× 84 1.7k
Alexandre Bolze United States 10 177 0.5× 364 1.4× 154 0.6× 97 0.5× 113 0.6× 20 1.1k
Rachel Bishop United States 18 354 1.0× 347 1.3× 70 0.3× 81 0.4× 190 1.0× 51 1.3k
Kazuya Shiogama Japan 15 126 0.4× 414 1.6× 272 1.1× 86 0.4× 103 0.5× 52 870

Countries citing papers authored by Komala Pillay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Komala Pillay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Komala Pillay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Komala Pillay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Komala Pillay 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 Komala Pillay. Komala Pillay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Çifçi, Didem, Gregory Patrick Veldhuizen, Wan-Jung Tsai, et al.. (2025). Deep learning predicts microsatellite instability status in colorectal carcinoma in an ethnically heterogeneous population in South Africa. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 79(1). 50–56.
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Pillay, Komala, Razia Hassan-Moosa, Wendy A. Burgers, et al.. (2025). Clinical trials of broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in people living with HIV – a review. AIDS Research and Therapy. 22(1). 44–44. 4 indexed citations
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Tsai, Wan-Jung, et al.. (2024). Investigating somatic variants and pathways in mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) colorectal carcinoma in South Africa. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 78(12). 848–854.
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Amabebe, Emmanuel, et al.. (2023). Maternal obesity-related placental dysfunction: From peri-conception to late gestation. 2. 3 indexed citations
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Davidson, Alan J., Jennifer Moodley, Komala Pillay, et al.. (2022). The University of Cape Town’s paediatric cancer database: Results from the first years (2019–2021). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Pillay, Komala, et al.. (2022). Genomic landscape of colorectal carcinoma in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 76(1). 5–10. 5 indexed citations
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Malaba, Thokozile R., Komala Pillay, Marta C. Cohen, et al.. (2021). Differential impact of antiretroviral therapy initiated before or during pregnancy on placenta pathology in HIV-positive women. AIDS. 35(5). 717–726. 15 indexed citations
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Matjila, Mushi, et al.. (2021). Placental pathology in women with HIV. Placenta. 115. 27–36. 10 indexed citations
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Roberts, Lisa, George Rebello, Komala Pillay, et al.. (2020). Renal dysfunction, rod‐cone dystrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss caused by a mutation in RRM2B. Human Mutation. 41(11). 1871–1876. 4 indexed citations
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Pillay, Komala, et al.. (2019). A novel LYST mutation causing Chédiak Higashi syndrome in a South African child. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 44–46. 1 indexed citations
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Pillay, Komala, et al.. (2019). Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 144(1). 119–123. 18 indexed citations
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Spitz, Marie‐Aude, M. Durand, Cathy Obringer, et al.. (2019). Renal disease in Cockayne syndrome. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 63(1). 103612–103612. 6 indexed citations
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Hlela, Carol, et al.. (2018). Neonatal lupus erythematosus or Sweet syndrome?. JAAD Case Reports. 4(8). 780–783. 3 indexed citations
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Marangu, Diana, et al.. (2018). Exogenous lipoid pneumonia in African children: a mixed-methods case series. PA2238–PA2238. 2 indexed citations
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Pillay, Komala, et al.. (2015). Pantoea agglomerans as a rare cause of cervical spondylodiscitis. The South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ). 14(1). 40–43. 2 indexed citations
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Voermans, Nicol C., Jo M. Wilmshurst, Komala Pillay, et al.. (2015). Epigenetic changes as a common trigger of muscle weakness in congenital myopathies. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(16). 4636–4647. 39 indexed citations
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Cox, Sharon, Tracy Kilborn, Komala Pillay, Alan Davidson, & Alastair J. W. Millar. (2013). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus Histopathology in Wilms Tumor and Nephroblastomatosis. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 36(2). e81–e84. 9 indexed citations
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Wieselthaler, Nicky, et al.. (2012). Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy, a rare cause for a bump on the head. Child s Nervous System. 29(1). 167–172. 7 indexed citations
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England, R, Komala Pillay, Alan Davidson, Alp Numanoğlu, & A.J.W. Millar. (2011). Intussusception as a presenting feature of Burkitt lymphoma: implications for management and outcome. Pediatric Surgery International. 28(3). 267–270. 16 indexed citations

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