Khumbulani Mpofu
Khumbulani Mpofu publishes mostly in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Management of Technology and Innovation, on topics such as Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Product Development and Customization.
- World rank
- #1,003,264 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in South Africa
- #3,357 of 5,570
- Works
- 75
- Citations
- 83
- Citations per work
- 1.1
What does Khumbulani Mpofu research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering29% of their works
- 2Mechanical Engineering15% of their works
- 3Management of Technology and Innovation7% of their works
- 4Automotive Engineering6% of their works
- 5Strategy and Management5% of their works
- 6Management Information Systems5% of their works
Research topics
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Product Development and Customization
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Quality and Supply Management
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Which keywords describe Khumbulani Mpofu's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Assembly Planning, Design for Manufacture, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Additive Manufacturing, Flexible Automation, Mass Customization and Product Modularity.
- Selective Laser Melting
- Ductile Fracture
- Materials
- 3D Printing
- Digital Twin
- Product Modularity
- Flexible Automation
- Sustainability
- Design for Manufacture
- Assembly Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- Additive Manufacturing
- Mass Customization
- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Smart Manufacturing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Performance Measurement
- Metallic Components
- Sheet Metal Forming
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 19 words, with their numbers
- Assembly Planning161 topic
- Design for Manufacture161 topic
- Supply Chain Management153 topics
- Sustainability92 topics
- Additive Manufacturing72 topics
- Flexible Automation61 topic
- Mass Customization61 topic
- Product Modularity61 topic
- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems61 topic
- Digital Twin51 topic
- Smart Manufacturing51 topic
- 3D Printing41 topic
- Lean Manufacturing41 topic
- Materials41 topic
- Performance Measurement41 topic
- Ductile Fracture31 topic
- Metallic Components31 topic
- Selective Laser Melting31 topic
- Sheet Metal Forming31 topic
Where does Khumbulani Mpofu work?
Khumbulani Mpofu's main affiliation in the publication record is Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
How many publications and citations does Khumbulani Mpofu have?
Science Explorer counts 75 works and 83 citations for Khumbulani Mpofu, ranking #1,003,264 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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