2 Jul 2026Open access
Placental pathology of neonates diagnosed with encephalopathy soon after birth: A retrospective analytical studyPublisher siteSouth African Medical Journal, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Active, last published 2026
In neonatal respiratory health research
Sithembiso
Velaphi
Scholar“Research focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and adjacent fields.”
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa42
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01 · About the work
What I study
ithembiso Velaphi is a researcher working on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
02 · Reach
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Sithembiso's work has been cited 24,450 times across 3 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
03 · Research focus
Topics
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research×49Neonatal and Maternal Infections×47Neonatal and fetal brain pathology×30Global Maternal and Child Health×28Neuroscience of respiration and sleep×18
04 · Where I am
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
17 works8 Apr 2026Open access
Protocol: A multi-factorial, multi-centre study, for biomarker identification in healthy controls for comparison to babies with moderate-severe NESHIEPublisher sitePLoS ONE, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
25 Mar 2026Open access
Supplementary Material for “Protocol: A multi-factorial, multi-centre study, for biomarker identification in healthy controls for comparison to babies with moderate-severe NESHIE”Publisher siteFigshare, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
25 Mar 2026Open access
Supplementary Material for “Protocol: A multi-factorial, multi-centre study, for biomarker identification in healthy controls for comparison to babies with moderate-severe NESHIE”Publisher siteFigshare, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
10 Mar 2026Open access
Decoding genotypic antimicrobial resistance amongst colistin-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream isolates at a South African academic healthcare facilityPublisher siteDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
4 Mar 2026Open access
Incidence of intraventricular haemorrhage in very low-birthweight infants in a group of private hospitals in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018 - 2022Publisher siteSouth African Journal of Child Health, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
1 Feb 20261cites
Post-mortem characterisation of HIV-associated under-5 deaths in the CHAMPS network: population-based mortality surveillancePublisher siteThe Lancet HIV, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
30 Jan 2026Open access
Severe, primary, and incidental COVID-19 in hospitalised children, South Africa: 2020–2023Publisher siteJournal of Global Health, Immune responses and vaccinations
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