Nomfuneko Sithole

519 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 374 citations indexed

About

Nomfuneko Sithole is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nomfuneko Sithole has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 374 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Oncology, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Nomfuneko Sithole's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (4 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (3 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 papers). Nomfuneko Sithole is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (4 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (3 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 papers). Nomfuneko Sithole collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Nomfuneko Sithole's co-authors include Debbie Bradshaw, Nontuthuzelo Somdyala, I Neethling, Edward Nicol, Beatrice Nojilana, Theo Vos, Richard Matzopoulos, Anastasia Rossouw, William Msemburi and Nomonde Gwebushe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Nomfuneko Sithole

7 papers receiving 359 citations

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Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study

2016 276 citations Victoria Pillay‐van Wyk, William Msemburi et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nomfuneko Sithole South Africa	5	115	85	65	62	54	8	374
Anastasia Rossouw South Africa	3	117 1.0×	64 0.8×	65 1.0×	20 0.3×	52 1.0×	3	321
Christine M. Judge United States	13	210 1.8×	66 0.8×	65 1.0×	85 1.4×	32 0.6×	14	458
Wikum Jayatunga United Kingdom	7	161 1.4×	61 0.7×	46 0.7×	45 0.7×	38 0.7×	9	548
Titha Dzowela Malawi	8	72 0.6×	100 1.2×	131 2.0×	80 1.3×	98 1.8×	8	401
Damson Kathyola Malawi	12	139 1.2×	127 1.5×	126 1.9×	83 1.3×	126 2.3×	12	560
Padraig Dixon United Kingdom	16	136 1.2×	104 1.2×	146 2.2×	40 0.6×	26 0.5×	39	568
Eskinder Wolka Ethiopia	13	182 1.6×	101 1.2×	53 0.8×	62 1.0×	25 0.5×	56	504
Lucas Marinacci United States	9	145 1.3×	70 0.8×	92 1.4×	57 0.9×	10 0.2×	27	441
Kambiz Boomla United Kingdom	16	212 1.8×	152 1.8×	105 1.6×	33 0.5×	19 0.4×	41	560
Wendy E. Braund United States	4	91 0.8×	57 0.7×	47 0.7×	29 0.5×	15 0.3×	7	356

Countries citing papers authored by Nomfuneko Sithole

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nomfuneko Sithole

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Sithole, Nomfuneko, et al.. (2025). Barriers to Chronic Disease Healthcare Access in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(12). 1881–1881.

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Sithole, Nomfuneko, et al.. (2024). Clinical staff reported knowledge on the existence of clinical governance protocols or tools utilised in selected South African hospitals. PLoS ONE. 19(11). e0312340–e0312340. 1 indexed citations

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Sithole, Nomfuneko, et al.. (2023). A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 94–94. 7 indexed citations

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Sithole, Nomfuneko, et al.. (2022). Prostate Cancer Patterns and Trends in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa; 1998–2017. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 882586–882586. 10 indexed citations

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Somdyala, Nontuthuzelo, et al.. (2021). Active case-finding method improves completeness and accuracy of data reported to the rural Eastern Cape Cancer Registry in South Africa. ecancermedicalscience. 15. 1251–1251. 1 indexed citations

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Wyk, Victoria Pillay‐van, William Msemburi, Ria Laubscher, et al.. (2016). Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study. The Lancet Global Health. 4(9). e642–e653. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parkin, D. Maxwell, et al.. (2014). Trends in cancer incidence in rural Eastern Cape Province; South Africa, 1998–2012. International Journal of Cancer. 136(5). E470–4. 48 indexed citations

8.

Wyk, Victoria Pillay‐van, William Msemburi, Ria Laubscher, et al.. (2013). Second National Burden of Disease Study South Africa: national and subnational mortality trends, 1997–2009. The Lancet. 381. S113–S113. 31 indexed citations

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