Refiloe Masekela

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Refiloe Masekela is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Refiloe Masekela has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 33 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Refiloe Masekela's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (24 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (16 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (14 papers). Refiloe Masekela is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (24 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (16 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (14 papers). Refiloe Masekela collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Refiloe Masekela's co-authors include Robin J. Green, Piet Becker, Diane Gray, Sanja Stanojevic, Aneesa Vanker, Irene Steenbruggen, Nirav R. Bhakta, Cole Bowerman, Le Thi Tuyet Lan and Jeffrey M Haynes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Refiloe Masekela

86 papers receiving 722 citations

Hit Papers

A Race-neutral Approach to the Interpretation of Lung Fun... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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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.

  1. A Race-neutral Approach to the Interpretation of Lung Function Measurements
    2022 141 citations Cole Bowerman, Nirav R. Bhakta et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers

Refiloe Masekela
Marie-Christine Delmas France
Ana Menezes Brazil
Jaime Correia de Sousa Portugal
Ahmed Hashim United Kingdom
Adaeze C. Ayuk Nigeria
Shahid Sheikh United States
R A Clark United Kingdom
Kadria Alasaly Canada
Mónica P. Sossa‐Briceño Colombia
Eduardo Vieira Ponte Brazil
Marie-Christine Delmas France
Refiloe Masekela
Citations per year, relative to Refiloe Masekela Refiloe Masekela (= 1×) peers Marie-Christine Delmas

Countries citing papers authored by Refiloe Masekela

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Fields of papers citing papers by Refiloe Masekela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Refiloe Masekela

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Refiloe Masekela. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Refiloe Masekela 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 Refiloe Masekela. Refiloe Masekela 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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Ozoh, Obianuju B., André F.S. Amaral, Maia Lesosky, et al.. (2024). Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 11(1). e002416–e002416. 2 indexed citations
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Mortimer, Kevin, et al.. (2024). Interventions to reduce the impact of outdoor air pollution on asthma: A systematic review. PubMed. 30(3). e1992–e1992.
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Naidoo, Kimesh, Gioia Mosler, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, et al.. (2023). A cross-country qualitative analysis of teachers’ perceptions of asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 33(1). 31–31.
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Lesosky, Maia, et al.. (2023). Prevalence, severity and risk factors for asthma in school-going adolescents in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 10(1). e001498–e001498. 13 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kimesh, Gioia Mosler, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, et al.. (2023). Barriers to childhood asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry qualitative study with children and their caregivers. BMJ Open. 13(9). e070784–e070784. 1 indexed citations
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Bowerman, Cole, Nirav R. Bhakta, Danny J. Brazzale, et al.. (2022). A Race-neutral Approach to the Interpretation of Lung Function Measurements. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207(6). 768–774. 141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Govender, Nelesh P., et al.. (2022). Invasive fungal infections in a paediatric intensive care unit in a lower- middle-income country. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(3). 104–108. 2 indexed citations
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Moore, David P., Robin J. Green, Cheryl Cohen, et al.. (2021). Epidemiology and aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children : South African Thoracic Society guidelines (part 1). UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA). 1 indexed citations
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Mosler, Gioia, Emmanuel Addo‐Yobo, Olayinka Olufunke Adeyeye, et al.. (2020). Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA): protocol of an observational study of children’s lung health in six sub-Saharan African countries. BMJ Open. 10(3). e035885–e035885. 9 indexed citations
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Zar, Heather J., David P. Moore, Savvas Andronikou, et al.. (2020). Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in children: South African Thoracic Society guidelines. PubMed. 26(3). 98–98. 17 indexed citations
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Madansein, Rajhmun, et al.. (2020). Surgical management of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. PubMed. 26(3). 81–81. 2 indexed citations
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Masekela, Refiloe, et al.. (2018). Two cases of unusual airway pathology, in which a careful history contributed to a successful diagnosis. PubMed. 24(4). 145–145. 1 indexed citations
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Green, Richard, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of Blomia tropicalis allergy in two regions of South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 105(7). 567–567. 15 indexed citations
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Masekela, Refiloe, et al.. (2014). Dealing with spirometry in children under six years of age : challenges and opportunities in asthmatics : review article. 27(1). 28–30. 1 indexed citations
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Green, Robin J., et al.. (2013). Disagreement Among Common Measures of Asthma Control in Children. CHEST Journal. 143(1). 117–122. 30 indexed citations
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Masekela, Refiloe, et al.. (2012). Phenotypic expression of the 3120+1G>A mutation in non-Caucasian children with cystic fibrosis in South Africa. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 12(4). 363–366. 13 indexed citations
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Masekela, Refiloe, et al.. (2012). Outcome of human immunodeficiency virus–exposed and –infected children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 13(5). 516–519. 15 indexed citations
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Green, Richard, et al.. (2008). Asthma control—Practical suggestions for practicing doctors in family practice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50(2). 26–32.

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