Rodney Hull

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rodney Hull is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodney Hull has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 23 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Rodney Hull's work include RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (11 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers). Rodney Hull is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (11 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers). Rodney Hull collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Rodney Hull's co-authors include Zodwa Dlamini, Flavia Zita Francies, Rahaba Marima, Zukile Mbita, Richard Khanyile, Mzwandile Mbele, David O. Bates, Tshepiso J. Makhafola, Rui Manuel Reis and Ravi Mehrotra and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rodney Hull

67 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Cervical cancer in low and middle‑income countries (Review) 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

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. Cervical cancer in low and middle‑income countries (Review)
    2020 290 citations Rodney Hull, Mzwandile Mbele et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rodney Hull South Africa 18 506 368 283 276 146 68 1.4k
Zodwa Dlamini South Africa 22 869 1.7× 531 1.4× 416 1.5× 315 1.1× 152 1.0× 110 2.0k
Longxiang Xie China 20 944 1.9× 291 0.8× 294 1.0× 285 1.0× 173 1.2× 63 2.2k
Raj K. Tiwari United States 23 804 1.6× 318 0.9× 273 1.0× 106 0.4× 104 0.7× 91 1.6k
Fang Wu China 23 689 1.4× 467 1.3× 346 1.2× 201 0.7× 159 1.1× 112 1.9k
Marie‐Dominique Devignes France 22 1.0k 2.0× 254 0.7× 76 0.3× 149 0.5× 189 1.3× 88 2.1k
Sung‐Soo Park South Korea 18 426 0.8× 306 0.8× 74 0.3× 109 0.4× 152 1.0× 145 1.7k
Xu Fang China 21 686 1.4× 845 2.3× 349 1.2× 219 0.8× 588 4.0× 95 2.4k
Harpreet Kaur India 24 1.0k 2.0× 199 0.5× 260 0.9× 147 0.5× 153 1.0× 118 1.6k
Attila A. Seyhan United States 25 1.5k 2.9× 205 0.6× 640 2.3× 150 0.5× 81 0.6× 54 2.3k
Xiaofang Zhao China 19 488 1.0× 302 0.8× 231 0.8× 342 1.2× 158 1.1× 58 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Rodney Hull

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rodney Hull

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodney Hull

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rodney Hull. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rodney Hull 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 Rodney Hull. Rodney Hull 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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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2025). From Genes to Clinical Practice: Exploring the Genomic Underpinnings of Endometrial Cancer. Cancers. 17(2). 320–320. 4 indexed citations
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Khanyile, Richard, et al.. (2025). Radiogenomic Landscape of Metastatic Endocrine-Positive Breast Cancer Resistant to Aromatase Inhibitors. Cancers. 17(5). 808–808. 4 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2024). Exploring Water-Soluble South African Tulbaghia violacea Harv Extract as a Therapeutic Approach for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Metastasis. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(10). 10806–10828. 2 indexed citations
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Saini, Kamal S., et al.. (2024). The Convergence of Radiology and Genomics: Advancing Breast Cancer Diagnosis with Radiogenomics. Cancers. 16(5). 1076–1076. 9 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2023). Alternative Splicing Events and Their Clinical Significance in Colorectal Cancer: Targeted Therapeutic Opportunities. Cancers. 15(15). 3999–3999. 4 indexed citations
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Dlamini, Zodwa, et al.. (2023). Genomic Interplay between Neoneurogenesis and Neoangiogenesis in Carcinogenesis: Therapeutic Interventions. Cancers. 15(6). 1805–1805. 4 indexed citations
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Penny, Clement, et al.. (2023). Overcoming the Challenges of Phytochemicals in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Therapy: The Path Forward. Plants. 12(12). 2350–2350. 8 indexed citations
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Elbagory, Abdulrahman M., Rodney Hull, Mervin Meyer, & Zodwa Dlamini. (2023). Reports of Plant-Derived Nanoparticles for Prostate Cancer Therapy. Plants. 12(9). 1870–1870. 6 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2022). Viral Encoded miRNAs in Tumorigenesis: Theranostic Opportunities in Precision Oncology. Microorganisms. 10(7). 1448–1448. 5 indexed citations
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Marima, Rahaba, et al.. (2022). Role of Precision Oncology in Type II Endometrial and Prostate Cancers in the African Population: Global Cancer Genomics Disparities. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(2). 628–628. 8 indexed citations
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Marima, Rahaba, Flavia Zita Francies, Rodney Hull, et al.. (2021). MicroRNA and Alternative mRNA Splicing Events in Cancer Drug Response/Resistance: Potent Therapeutic Targets. Biomedicines. 9(12). 1818–1818. 20 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, Georgios Lolas, Lasse D. Jensen, et al.. (2021). Microbiomics in Collusion with the Nervous System in Carcinogenesis: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Treatment. Microorganisms. 9(10). 2129–2129. 1 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2020). <p>Colorectal Cancer Genetics, Incidence and Risk Factors: In Search for Targeted Therapies</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 12. 9869–9882. 41 indexed citations
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Dlamini, Zodwa, Rodney Hull, Tshepiso J. Makhafola, & Mzwandile Mbele. (2019). <p>Regulation of alternative splicing in obesity-induced hypertension</p>. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 12. 1597–1615. 6 indexed citations
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Mbita, Zukile, et al.. (2017). Abnormalities in alternative splicing of angiogenesis-related genes and their role in HIV-related cancers. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. Volume 9. 77–93. 13 indexed citations
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Dlamini, Zodwa & Rodney Hull. (2017). Can the HIV-1 splicing machinery be targeted for drug discovery?. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. Volume 9. 63–75. 22 indexed citations
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Dlamini, Zodwa, et al.. (2016). Expression analysis and association of RBBP6 with apoptosis in colon cancers. Journal of Molecular Histology. 47(2). 169–182. 11 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2013). Lifestyle and Host Defense Mechanisms of the Dung Beetle,Euoniticellus intermedius: The Toll Signaling Pathway. Journal of insect science. 13(108). 1–25. 3 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney, et al.. (2012). Therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides from insects. 7(2). 31–47. 15 indexed citations
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Hull, Rodney & Monde Ntwasa. (2010). Glycolytic flux occurs in Drosophila melanogaster recovering from camptothecin treatment. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 21(10). 945–957. 2 indexed citations

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