Nisha Naicker

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Nisha Naicker is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Nisha Naicker has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 20 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Nisha Naicker's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (23 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Nisha Naicker is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (23 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Nisha Naicker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Canada. Nisha Naicker's co-authors include Angela Mathee, Tahira Kootbodien, Spo Kgalamono, Annalee Yassi, Shane A. Norris, Jerry Spiegel, Linda Richter, June Teare, Patricia Gray and Shan Naidoo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nisha Naicker

81 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review

2019 178 citations Nisha Naicker, Spo Kgalamono et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nisha Naicker South Africa	20	403	267	176	143	134	90	1.1k
Anna K. Harding United States	22	381 0.9×	221 0.8×	157 0.9×	157 1.1×	57 0.4×	45	1.5k
Elias C. Nyanza Tanzania	18	419 1.0×	130 0.5×	166 0.9×	115 0.8×	76 0.6×	56	1.1k
Iman Nuwayhid Lebanon	23	237 0.6×	338 1.3×	85 0.5×	97 0.7×	139 1.0×	70	1.4k
Carla Campbell United States	19	874 2.2×	191 0.7×	257 1.5×	180 1.3×	153 1.1×	36	1.7k
Xianglong Xu China	24	137 0.3×	225 0.8×	325 1.8×	97 0.7×	58 0.4×	97	1.9k
Jonathan E. Myers South Africa	23	552 1.4×	223 0.8×	103 0.6×	108 0.8×	49 0.4×	57	1.9k
Rahim Tahmasebi Iran	19	139 0.3×	245 0.9×	223 1.3×	32 0.2×	68 0.5×	109	1.2k
Jennifer Inauen Switzerland	20	108 0.3×	145 0.5×	44 0.3×	255 1.8×	156 1.2×	69	1.1k
Duah Dwomoh Ghana	17	102 0.3×	135 0.5×	70 0.4×	81 0.6×	71 0.5×	76	838
Carlos Machado de Freitas Brazil	23	160 0.4×	286 1.1×	39 0.2×	113 0.8×	51 0.4×	113	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nisha Naicker

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

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Ojo, Temitope Olumuyiwa, et al.. (2025). Factors associated with occupational injuries among bricklayers and carpenters in Building Construction: insights from a mixed methods study in Osun State, Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 277–277. 1 indexed citations

Ojo, Temitope Olumuyiwa, et al.. (2024). Preventing occupational injuries in the informal construction industry: a study protocol for the development of a safety education intervention for bricklayers and carpenters in Osun State, Nigeria. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1464797–1464797. 3 indexed citations

Lange, Samantha, et al.. (2022). Understanding the Socio-Demographic Profile of Waste Re-Users in a Suburban Setting in South Africa. Resources. 11(5). 45–45. 6 indexed citations

Naicker, Nisha, et al.. (2022). Disease Severity and Comorbidities among Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Admissions in South Africa: A Retrospective Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5519–5519. 3 indexed citations

Okpani, Arnold Ikedichi, Stephen Barker, Karen Lockhart, et al.. (2022). A Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Experiences of Health Care Workers Tested for the Novel Coronavirus in Canada. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 64(9). e559–e566. 4 indexed citations

Tlotleng, Nonhlanhla, et al.. (2022). Association between Bone Lead Concentration and Aggression in Youth from a Sub-Cohort of the Birth to Twenty Cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(4). 2200–2200. 8 indexed citations

Naicker, Nisha, et al.. (2022). Impact of the macro-environment on the reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses by low-income workers compared to middle-income workers in South Africa: a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 12(8). e063384–e063384.

Naicker, Nisha, et al.. (2021). Risk factors for problematic alcohol use among male waste pickers and caddies in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 77(4). 309–319. 3 indexed citations

Mathee, Angela, et al.. (2021). Lead Poisoning among Male Juveniles Due to Illegal Mining: A Case Series from South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(13). 6838–6838. 4 indexed citations

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Made, Felix, Tahira Kootbodien, Kerry Wilson, et al.. (2020). Illness, Self-Rated Health and Access to Medical Care among Waste Pickers in Landfill Sites in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(7). 2252–2252. 23 indexed citations

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Naicker, Nisha, et al.. (2020). Study protocol to examine the relationship between environmental exposure to lead and blood lead levels among children from day-care centres in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. BMJ Open. 10(5). e036687–e036687. 3 indexed citations

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Tlotleng, Nonhlanhla, Tahira Kootbodien, Kerry Wilson, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Respiratory Health Symptoms among Landfill Waste Recyclers in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(21). 4277–4277. 16 indexed citations

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Kuonza, Lazarus, Angela Mathee, Spo Kgalamono, et al.. (2019). Common Mental Health Disorders among Informal Waste Pickers in Johannesburg, South Africa 2018—A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(14). 2618–2618. 19 indexed citations

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Kootbodien, Tahira, Kerry Wilson, Nisha Naicker, et al.. (2019). Environmental Silica Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(10). 1867–1867. 10 indexed citations

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Lange, Samantha, Tobias George Barnard, & Nisha Naicker. (2019). Effect of a simple intervention on hand hygiene related diseases in preschools in South Africa: research protocol for an intervention study. BMJ Open. 9(12). e030656–e030656. 7 indexed citations

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Naicker, Nisha, Pieter de Jager, Shan Naidoo, & Angela Mathee. (2018). Is There a Relationship between Lead Exposure and Aggressive Behavior in Shooters?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(7). 1427–1427. 9 indexed citations

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Naicker, Nisha, June Teare, Yusentha Balakrishna, Caradee Y. Wright, & Angela Mathee. (2017). Indoor Temperatures in Low Cost Housing in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(11). 1410–1410. 43 indexed citations

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Mathee, Angela, Nisha Naicker, & June Teare. (2015). Retrospective Investigation of a Lead Poisoning Outbreak from the Consumption of an Ayurvedic Medicine: Durban, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(7). 7804–7813. 20 indexed citations

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Jassat, Waasila, Nisha Naicker, Shan Naidoo, & Angela Mathee. (2013). Rodent control in urban communities in Johannesburg, South Africa: from research to action. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 23(6). 474–483. 25 indexed citations

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Naicker, Nisha, et al.. (2010). The prevalence and health implications of violence in impoverished communities in Johannesburg : original research. 25(4). 41–46. 2 indexed citations

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