Kirsten A. Donald

Also affiliated with University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital

MedicineImmunology and Microbiology

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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2.3Author DataRank

Indexed papers

3in pilot corpus

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

A global multicohort study to map subcortical brain development and cognition in infancy and early childhood

Nature Neuroscience(2023)10.1038/s41593-023-01501-6

Top 15%

1.4DataRank

Top 15%75 citations

Fernando Aguate, Kelly N. Botteron, Claudia Buss, Yap Seng Chong, Stephen R. Dager +29 more

Papers

Driven by 42 papers — median percentile 77. Top paper: “Infectious morbidity of breastfed, HIV-exposed uninfected infants under conditions of universal antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a prospective cohort study”.

Infectious morbidity of breastfed, HIV-exposed uninfected infants under conditions of universal antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health(2020)10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30375-x

N/A

3.2DataRank · unranked

79 citations

Elaine J. Abrams, Kirsten A. Donald, Kirsty Brittain, Tamsin K. Phillips, Allison Zerbe +4 more

A global multicohort study to map subcortical brain development and cognition in infancy and early childhood

Nature Neuroscience(2023)10.1038/s41593-023-01501-6

Top 15%

1.4DataRank

Top 15%75 citations

Fernando Aguate, Kelly N. Botteron, Claudia Buss, Yap Seng Chong, Stephen R. Dager +29 more

Brain charts for the human lifespan

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.06.08.447489

Top 23%

0.884DataRank

Top 23%35 citations

Jakob Seidlitz, Simon R. White, Jacob W. Vogel, Karen Anderson, Chris Adamson +95 more

DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the association between indoor air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay in a South African birth cohort

Clinical Epigenetics(2023)10.1186/s13148-023-01444-6

N/A

0.510DataRank · unranked

29 citations

Sarina Abrishamcar, Grace M. Christensen, Aneesa Vanker, Nastassja Koen, Anna Kilanowski +8 more

Exome copy number variant detection, analysis, and classification in a large cohort of families with undiagnosed rare genetic disease

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024)10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.03.008

N/A

0.489DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Alba Sanchis‐Juan, Kathryn Russell, Samantha Baxter, Katherine R. Chao, Moriel Singer‐Berk +59 more

Heterozygous variants in MYH10 associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital anomalies with evidence for primary cilia-dependent defects in Hedgehog signaling

Genetics in Medicine(2022)10.1016/j.gim.2022.07.005

N/A

0.477DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Rachel VanCoillie, Elizabeth VanSickle, Deanna Alexis Carere, Kara Withrow, Erin Torti +43 more

Atypical Brain Aging and Its Association With Working Memory Performance in Major Depressive Disorder

Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging(2024)10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.04.008

N/A

0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Richard A. I. Bethlehem, Jakob Seidlitz, Nikita Nogovitsyn, Paul D. Metzak, Pedro L. Ballester +94 more

Gathering the Stakeholder’s Perspective: Experiences and Opportunities in Rare Genetic Disease Research

Genes(2023)10.3390/genes14010169

N/A

0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

T. Blaine Crowley, Brenda Finucane, Emily McClellan, Sarah Donoghue, Sixto García‐Miñáur +10 more

Consortium profile: the methylation, imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) consortium

Molecular Psychiatry(2025)10.1038/s41380-025-03203-w

N/A

0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Rosa H. Mulder, Vilte Baltramonaityte, Alexandra Lahtinen, Fan Qiuyu, Leonardo Melo Rothmann +42 more

Bifidobacterium infantis supplementation versus placebo in early life to improve immunity in infants exposed to HIV: a protocol for a randomized trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies(2023)10.1186/s12906-023-04208-0

N/A

0.186DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Lerato Rametse, Brandon Perumaul, Christian Diener, Sean M. Gibbons, Donald Nyangahu +4 more

Maternal psychosocial risk factors and child gestational epigenetic age in a South African birth cohort study

Translational Psychiatry(2021)10.1038/s41398-021-01434-3

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Meaghan J. Jones, Raymond T. Nhapi, Marilyn T. Lake, Kirsten A. Donald, Whitney Barnett +9 more

Subcortical brain volumes in young infants exposed to antenatal maternal depression: Findings from a South African birth cohort

NeuroImage Clinical(2022)10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103206

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Catherine J. Wedderburn, Jennifer Pellowski, Jean‐Paul Fouché, Liza Michalak, Annerine Roos +6 more

Preferences and expectations of feedback of individual genetic research results in African genomics: Views of South African parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Open Research Africa(2022)10.12688/openresafrica.13594.1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Cleo A Albertus, Marlyn C. Faure, Dimpho Ralefala, Kirsten A. Donald, Ambroise Wonkam +2 more

DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the association between indoor air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay in a South African birth cohort

Research Square(2022)10.21203/rs.3.rs-1670046/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Sarina Abrishamcar, Grace M. Christensen, Aneesa Vanker, Nastassja Koen, Anna Kilanowski +8 more

DNA Methylation as a Potential Mediator of the Association Between Prenatal Tobacco and Alcohol Exposure and Child Neurodevelopment in a South African Birth Cohort

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.05.20.22275378

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Junyu Chen, Dakotah Feil, Anna Kilanowski, Nastassja Koen, Aneesa Vanker +6 more

Subcortical brain volumes in young infants exposed to antenatal maternal depression: Findings from a South African birth cohort

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.04.21.22273836

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Catherine J. Wedderburn, Jennifer Pellowski, Jean‐Paul Fouché, Liza Michalak, Annerine Roos +6 more

De novo coding variants in the AGO1 gene cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with intellectual disability

Journal of Medical Genetics(2021)10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-107751

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

30 citations

Margot A. Cousin, Nikita R. Dsouza, Thomas D. Challman, Karen E. Wain, Zöe Powis +67 more

Genetic Influences on the Developing Young Brain and Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Biological Psychiatry(2023)10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.01.013

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

44 citations

Claudia Buss, Elysia Poggi Davis, Gustavo de los Campos, Kirsten A. Donald, Damien A. Fair +24 more

Phenotypic expansion of CACNA1C-associated disorders to include isolated neurological manifestations

Genetics in Medicine(2021)10.1038/s41436-021-01232-8

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

49 citations

Rebecca C. Spillmann, Harley T. Kurata, Shawn M. Lamothe, Jasmine Maghera, Rami Abou Jamra +92 more

Maternal and child immune profiles are associated with neurometabolite measures of early-life neuroinflammation in children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected: a South African birth cohort

Wellcome Open Research(2025)10.12688/wellcomeopenres.24911.1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Frances Robertson, Tusekile S. Kangwa, J. S. Annandale, Sivenesi Subramoney, Katherine L. Narr +8 more

Pathogenic variants in SMARCA1 cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder modulated by NURF complex composition

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3317938/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Ghayda Mirzaa, Keqin Yan, Raissa Relator, Sara Timpano, Binnaz Yalcin +57 more

Exome copy number variant detection, analysis and classification in a large cohort of families with undiagnosed rare genetic disease

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.10.05.23296595

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Alba Sanchis‐Juan, Kathryn Russell, Samantha Baxter, Katherine R. Chao, Moriel Singer‐Berk +59 more

Preferences and Expectations of Feedback of Individual Genetic Research Results in African Genomics: Views of South African Parents of Children With Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-107280/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Cleo A Albertus, Marlyn C. Faure, Dimpho Ralefala, Kirsten A. Donald, Ambroise Wonkam +2 more

Prenatal alcohol exposure and white matter microstructural changes across the first 6–7 years of life: A longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study of a South African birth cohort

NeuroImage Clinical(2024)10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103572

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Chanelle Hendrikse, Annerine Roos, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Sivenesi Subramoney, Jessica E. Ringshaw +9 more

Associations between prenatal exposure to environmental phenols and child neurodevelopment at two years of age in a South African birth cohort

Environmental Research(2024)10.1016/j.envres.2024.120325

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Sarina Abrishamcar, Grace M. Christensen, Stephanie M. Eick, Dana Boyd Barr, Aneesa Vanker +9 more

Newborn Differential DNA Methylation and Subcortical Brain Volumes as Early Signs of Severe Neurodevelopmental Delay in a South African Birth Cohort Study

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.03.13.20035501

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Catherine J. Wedderburn, Nynke A. Groenewold, Nicole Gladish, Meaghan J. Jones, Nastassja Koen +9 more

Language outcomes of preschool children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: An analysis of a South African cohort

PLoS ONE(2024)10.1371/journal.pone.0297471

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Christopher du Plooy, Andrea M. Rehman, Raymond T. Nhapi, Marilyn T. Lake, Whitney Barnett +6 more

Consortium Profile: The Methylation, Imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) Consortium

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.06.23.24309353

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Rosa H. Mulder, Vilte Baltramonaityte, Alexandra Lahtinen, Fan Qiuyu, Leonardo Melo Rothmann +37 more

Persistent Impact of Antenatal Maternal Anaemia on Child Brain Structure at 6-7 Years of Age: A South African Child Health Study

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-4281448/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Chanelle Hendrikse, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Layla E. Bradford, Simone R. Williams, Charmaine N. Nyakonda +12 more

Socio-medical Factors Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders on the Kenyan Coast

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.09.17.24313844

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Jeanne E. Savage, Joseph Gona, Kenneth Rimba, Martha Kombe, Paul Mwangi +12 more

Genetic Influences on the Developing Young Brain and Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/3vw6-jf46

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

J.M. Rasmussen, T.G O'Connor, Aleena Alex, Shan Luo, Benjamin L. Hankin +25 more

A global multicohort study to map subcortical brain development and cognition in infancy and early childhood

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/n3pk-z833

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Kirsten A. Donald, Yap Seng Chong, Ted K. Turesky, Nynke A. Groenewold, Fernando Aguate +28 more

LF_Deface: An Automated Tool for Defacing Pediatric Brain Low-Field MRI

(2024)10.1109/sipaim62974.2024.10783510

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jeffrey Tanedo, Austin Tapp, Shreyash Zanjal, Kirsten A. Donald, Victoria Nankabirwa +8 more

Modality-level obstacles and initiatives to improve representation in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging research samples

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience(2025)10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101505

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0DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Paige M. Nelson, Abigail Fiske, Juliette L Y Champaud, Halie Olson, Maria Jose Castro Gomez +9 more

Persistent impact of antenatal maternal anaemia on child brain structure at 6–7 years of age: a South African child health study

BMC Medicine(2025)10.1186/s12916-024-03838-6

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Chanelle Hendrikse, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Layla E. Bradford, Simone R. Williams, Charmaine N. Nyakonda +12 more

Pathogenic variants in SMARCA1 cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder modulated by NURF complex composition

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-64838-5

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Keqin Yan, Raissa Relator, Mathieu Lévesque, P.S. Jayasinghe, Sara Timpano +61 more

dGAMLSS: an exact, distributed algorithm to fit Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape for privacy-preserving population reference charts

Bioinformatics(2025)10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf625

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Jiayi Tong, Margaret Gardner, Chris Adamson, Sophie Adler, Aaron F Alexander-Bloch +95 more

Maternal and child immune profiles are associated with neurometabolite measures of early-life neuroinflammation in children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected: a South African birth cohort

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-6169072/v2

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Frances Robertson, Tusekile S. Kangwa, J. S. Annandale, Sivenesi Subramoney, Katherine L. Narr +8 more

Infant Subcortical Brain Volumes Associated with Maternal Obesity and Diabetes: A Large Multicohort Study

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.03.25.25324641

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jerod M. Rasmussen, Jetro J. Tuulari, Julie Nihouarn Sigurðardottir, Claudia Buss, Kirsten A. Donald +18 more

Antenatal maternal depression, early life inflammation and neurodevelopment in a South African birth cohort

Brain Behavior and Immunity(2022)10.1016/j.bbi.2022.07.001

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0DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Carmine M. Pariante, Nadia Hoffman, Sheri‐Michelle Koopowitz, Kirsten A. Donald, Heather J. Zar +2 more

In-utero exposure to indoor air pollution or tobacco smoke and cognitive development in a South African birth cohort study

The Science of The Total Environment(2022)10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155394

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

31 citations

Claire Rowcliffe, Junyu Chen, Aneesa Vanker, Nastassja Koen, Meaghan J. Jones +9 more

A Neurometabolic Pattern of Elevated Myo-Inositol in Children Who Are HIV-Exposed and Uninfected: A South African Birth Cohort Study

Frontiers in Immunology(2022)10.3389/fimmu.2022.800273

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0DataRank · unranked

24 citations

Catherine J. Wedderburn, Frances Robertson, Sivenesi Subramoney, Katherine L. Narr, Shantanu H. Joshi +7 more

Kirsten A. Donald

Indexed papers

Top data-sharing exemplar

Papers