Sumaiya Adam

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Sumaiya Adam is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sumaiya Adam has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 18 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sumaiya Adam's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (23 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (6 papers). Sumaiya Adam is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (23 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (6 papers). Sumaiya Adam collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Sweden. Sumaiya Adam's co-authors include Paul Rheeder, Stephanie Dias, Carmen Pheiffer, Hennie Lombaard, Johan Louw, Babalwa Jack, Engela Honey, Patrick O’Brien, Lina Bergman and Moshe Hod and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sumaiya Adam

38 papers receiving 610 citations

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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.

A Systematic Review to Compare Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Pregestational Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes

2022 75 citations Sumaiya Adam, Stephanie Dias et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sumaiya Adam South Africa	13	468	216	113	104	57	45	621
J. Seth Hawkins United States	10	287 0.6×	196 0.9×	84 0.7×	36 0.3×	55 1.0×	17	459
Sean Seeho Australia	15	332 0.7×	275 1.3×	127 1.1×	34 0.3×	14 0.2×	44	622
Christina Stern Austria	14	208 0.4×	171 0.8×	52 0.5×	69 0.7×	35 0.6×	35	545
B. Byrne Ireland	14	336 0.7×	323 1.5×	91 0.8×	51 0.5×	32 0.6×	49	697
Christina Aye United Kingdom	14	437 0.9×	427 2.0×	53 0.5×	73 0.7×	13 0.2×	35	786
Aneta Słabuszewska-Jóźwiak Poland	12	267 0.6×	73 0.3×	67 0.6×	58 0.6×	15 0.3×	34	494
Kerem Doğa Seçkin Türkiye	12	285 0.6×	119 0.6×	121 1.1×	24 0.2×	23 0.4×	56	495
Georgios Doulaveris United States	9	143 0.3×	104 0.5×	92 0.8×	65 0.6×	12 0.2×	44	395
Anne‐Beatrice Kihara Kenya	7	812 1.7×	633 2.9×	80 0.7×	43 0.4×	13 0.2×	22	990
Alessandro Favilli Italy	19	814 1.7×	287 1.3×	127 1.1×	37 0.4×	13 0.2×	85	1.1k

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Adam, Sumaiya, et al.. (2025). Informed consent and ethical issues pertaining to female sterilization—Scoping review. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 169(3). 1037–1064. 2 indexed citations

Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy, et al.. (2025). Glaucoma Disease‐Specific Adherence Measurement Tools Validated for Measuring Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: A Systematic Review. Health Science Reports. 8(2). e70427–e70427.

Pheiffer, Carmen, et al.. (2024). Gestational Diabetes and the Gut Microbiota: Fibre and Polyphenol Supplementation as a Therapeutic Strategy. Microorganisms. 12(4). 633–633. 6 indexed citations

Jenkins, Louis S., et al.. (2024). Workplace-based assessment in South African postgraduate medical training: A baseline survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 88–88.

Maxwell, Cynthia, Amy O’Higgins, Mary Rosser, et al.. (2023). Management of obesity across women's life course: FIGO Best Practice Advice. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 160(S1). 35–49. 17 indexed citations

Adam, Sumaiya, et al.. (2023). A Design Thinking Approach to Disentangle the Wicked Problem of Re-Curriculation during a Pandemic. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 1 indexed citations

Dias, Stephanie, Carmen Pheiffer, & Sumaiya Adam. (2023). The Maternal Microbiome and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Cause and Effect. Microorganisms. 11(9). 2217–2217. 16 indexed citations

Poon, Liona C., Graeme N. Smith, Lina Bergman, et al.. (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and long‐term cardiovascular health: FIGO Best Practice Advice. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 160(S1). 22–34. 41 indexed citations

Adam, Sumaiya, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephanie Dias, et al.. (2022). Coronavirus and Pregnancy: The Challenges of the 21st Century: A Review. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 923546–923546. 7 indexed citations

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Dias, Stephanie, Tarryn Willmer, Sumaiya Adam, & Carmen Pheiffer. (2022). The role of maternal DNA methylation in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 982665–982665. 7 indexed citations

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Dias, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). A Big Role for microRNAs in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 892587–892587. 12 indexed citations

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Adam, Sumaiya, et al.. (2021). Breaking the isolation: Online group assignments. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 13(3). 174–175.

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Dias, Stephanie, Sumaiya Adam, Paul Rheeder, & Carmen Pheiffer. (2021). No Association Between ADIPOQ or MTHFR Polymorphisms and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in South African Women. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 14. 791–800. 10 indexed citations

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Makin, Jennifer D., et al.. (2020). Postnatal depressive features in mothers of neonates admitted to a neonatal unit at Steve Biko Academic Hospital: The role of sociodemographic and psychosocial factors. 25(3). 89–89. 3 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, Stephanie Dias, Paul Rheeder, & Sumaiya Adam. (2019). MicroRNA Profiling in HIV-Infected South African Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy. 23(4). 499–505. 8 indexed citations

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Pheiffer, Carmen, Stephanie Dias, Paul Rheeder, & Sumaiya Adam. (2018). Decreased Expression of Circulating miR-20a-5p in South African Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy. 22(3). 345–352. 63 indexed citations

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Adam, Sumaiya, et al.. (2018). Pena-Shokeir syndrome: current management strategies and palliative care. The Application of Clinical Genetics. Volume 11. 111–120. 12 indexed citations

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Adam, Sumaiya & Paul Rheeder. (2017). Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in a South African population: Prevalence, comparison of diagnostic criteria and the role of risk factors. South African Medical Journal. 107(6). 523–523. 90 indexed citations

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Lombaard, Hennie, et al.. (2015). An audit of the initial resuscitation of severely ill patients presenting with septic incomplete miscarriages at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

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Adam, Sumaiya. (2015). HIV and pregnancy. 2 indexed citations

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