Sandra Combrinck

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sandra Combrinck is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Combrinck has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Plant Science, 35 papers in Food Science and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sandra Combrinck's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (34 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (19 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (13 papers). Sandra Combrinck is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (34 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (19 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (13 papers). Sandra Combrinck collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ethiopia and India. Sandra Combrinck's co-authors include Alvaro Viljoen, Deepak Kumar Semwal, Ruchi Badoni Semwal, Thierry Régnier, Wilma du Plooy, Guy Kamatou, Rob I. McCrindle, Ben Botha, Bewketu Mehari and Mesfin Redi‐Abshiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Water Research and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Combrinck

91 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Myricetin: A Dietary Molecule with Diverse Biological Activities

2016 523 citations Deepak Kumar Semwal, Ruchi Badoni Semwal et al. Nutrients profile →
Gingerols and shogaols: Important nutraceutical principles from ginger

2015 429 citations Ruchi Badoni Semwal, Deepak Kumar Semwal et al. Phytochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Combrinck South Africa	29	1.4k	1.1k	714	564	495	92	3.4k
Maria Paola Germanò Italy	29	1.2k 0.9×	953 0.9×	710 1.0×	343 0.6×	264 0.5×	88	2.8k
Ahmed A. Hussein South Africa	33	1.2k 0.9×	703 0.7×	1000 1.4×	450 0.8×	334 0.7×	202	3.5k
Syahida Ahmad Malaysia	36	1.1k 0.8×	672 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	508 0.9×	357 0.7×	124	3.9k
Ferruccio Poli Italy	33	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	355 0.6×	309 0.6×	153	3.9k
Shinkichi Tawata Japan	36	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	567 1.0×	285 0.6×	119	4.2k
Mohamed L. Ashour Egypt	35	1.2k 0.8×	958 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	490 0.9×	538 1.1×	126	3.3k
Guy Kamatou South Africa	28	1.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	997 1.4×	346 0.6×	322 0.7×	80	3.9k
Alexander Poulev United States	37	1.6k 1.1×	943 0.9×	1.6k 2.2×	528 0.9×	544 1.1×	83	5.1k
David M. Pereira Portugal	35	1.0k 0.7×	685 0.6×	1.4k 2.0×	305 0.5×	392 0.8×	163	4.0k
Farukh Sharopov Tajikistan	35	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 2.2×	582 1.0×	482 1.0×	108	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Combrinck

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Combrinck

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

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Mapossa, António Benjamim, et al.. (2022). Development of EVA and LLDPE polymer-based carvone and spearmint essential oil release systems for citrus postharvest diseases applications. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 16(2). 104458–104458. 15 indexed citations

Mokgalaka, Ntebogeng S., et al.. (2021). Five-weeks pot trial evaluation of phytoremediation potential of Helichrysum splendidum Less. for copper- and lead-contaminated soils. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 19(3). 1837–1848. 8 indexed citations

Semwal, Ruchi Badoni, Deepak Kumar Semwal, Sandra Combrinck, & Alvaro Viljoen. (2020). Health benefits of chromones: common ingredients of our daily diet. Phytochemistry Reviews. 19(4). 761–785. 41 indexed citations

McCrindle, Robert, et al.. (2020). Occurrence, distribution, spatio-temporal variability and source identification of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment from Loskop dam, South Africa. Water Research. 186. 116350–116350. 34 indexed citations

Kamatou, Guy, et al.. (2020). A chemometric assessment of essential oil variation of three Salvia species indigenous to South Africa. Phytochemistry. 172. 112249–112249. 22 indexed citations

Chen, Weiyang, et al.. (2019). Rapid differentiation of Piper methysticum (kava) plant parts using single point and imaging vibrational spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 16. 100235–100235. 5 indexed citations

McCrindle, Robert, et al.. (2019). Investigation of zinc and lead contamination of soil at the abandoned Edendale mine, Mamelodi (Pretoria, South Africa) using a field-portable spectrometer. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 119(1). 5 indexed citations

Régnier, Thierry, et al.. (2019). Effect of pH on the toxicity of fumonisins towards the RTL-W1 cell line and zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Toxicology Letters. 313. 101–107. 8 indexed citations

Mehari, Bewketu, Mesfin Redi‐Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, et al.. (2019). GC‐MS profiling of fatty acids in green coffee (Coffea arabica L.) beans and chemometric modeling for tracing geographical origins from Ethiopia. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 99(8). 3811–3823. 54 indexed citations

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Combrinck, Sandra, et al.. (2018). Potential Herb-Drug Pharmacokinetic Interactions between African Wild Olive Leaf Extract and Selected Antihypertensive Drugs. Planta Medica. 84(12/13). 886–894. 4 indexed citations

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McCrindle, Robert, et al.. (2016). Hazard assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment in the vicinity of coalmines. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 16(12). 2740–2752. 17 indexed citations

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Semwal, Deepak Kumar, Ruchi Badoni Semwal, Sandra Combrinck, & Alvaro Viljoen. (2016). Myricetin: A Dietary Molecule with Diverse Biological Activities. Nutrients. 8(2). 90–90. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schenke, Detlef, et al.. (2015). Binding of RDX to Cell Wall Components ofPinus sylvestrisandPicea glaucaand Three-Year Mineralisation Study of Tissue-Associated RDX Residues. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 17(7). 716–725. 5 indexed citations

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Atlabachew, Minaleshewa, Nelson Torto, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, et al.. (2015). A (−)‐norephedrine‐based molecularly imprinted polymer for the solid‐phase extraction of psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids from Khat (Catha edulis Vahl. Endl.) chewing leaves. Biomedical Chromatography. 30(7). 1007–1015. 11 indexed citations

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Combrinck, Sandra, et al.. (2014). Chemical variations, trichome structure and antifungal activities of essential oils of Helichrysum splendidum from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 96. 78–84. 15 indexed citations

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Augustyn, Wilma, Thierry Régnier, Sandra Combrinck, & Ben Botha. (2014). Metabolic profiling of mango cultivars to identify biomarkers for resistance against Fusarium infection. Phytochemistry Letters. 10. civ–cx. 15 indexed citations

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Mokgalaka, Ntebogeng S., et al.. (2013). Near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics for rapid profiling of plant secondary metabolites. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 85(12). 2197–2208. 9 indexed citations

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Hamman, Josias H., et al.. (2011). In VitroPermeation of Mesembrine Alkaloids fromSceletium tortuosumacross Porcine Buccal, Sublingual, and Intestinal Mucosa. Planta Medica. 78(3). 260–268. 21 indexed citations

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Régnier, Thierry, Sandra Combrinck, & Wilma du Plooy. (2010). IMPROVEMENT OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF SUBTROPICAL FRUITS USING LIPPIA SCABERRIMA ESSENTIAL OIL. Acta Horticulturae. 1567–1573. 5 indexed citations

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Combrinck, Sandra, et al.. (2009). An Approach to Dealing with the Difficulties Undergraduate Chemistry Students Experience with Stoichiometry. South African Journal of Chemistry. 62(1). 88–96. 17 indexed citations

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