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Researcher · Mintek · South Africa

Penny Mathumba

Penny Mathumba publishes mostly in Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, on topics such as TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Membrane Separation Technologies.

ORCID 0000-0002-2198-6978 OpenAlex
World rank
#4,648,535
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#20,167
of 29,826
Works
16
Citations
246
Citations per work
15.4
h-index
8
i10-index 7Top 80% in Materials Chemistry
Penny Mathumba

What does Penny Mathumba research?

Penny Mathumba's work is mostly in Materials Science (22%), Energy (20%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 11 works · 71.1% of their workMaterials Science: 4 works · 22.2% of their workMaterials Chemistry: 4 works · 22.2% of their workEnergy: 3 works · 20.0% of their workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 works · 20.0% of their workEngineering: 2 works · 13.3% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 works · 13.3% of their workChemistry: 1 works · 8.9% of their workOrganic Chemistry: 1 works · 8.9% of their workEnvironmental Science: 1 works · 6.7% of their workWater Science and Technology: 1 works · 6.7% of their workEverything else: 4 works · 22.2% of their workLife Sciences: 1 works · 6.7% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 works · 6.7% of their workMolecular Biology: 1 works · 6.7% of their workTHEIR WORKPenny Mathumba16works
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences71%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science422.2%
    2. Energy320.0%
    3. Engineering213.3%
    4. Chemistry18.9%
    5. Environmental Science16.7%
  2. Everything else422.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.7%
  1. 1Materials Chemistry22% of their works
  2. 2Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment20% of their works
  3. 3Electrical and Electronic Engineering13% of their works
  4. 4Organic Chemistry9% of their works
  5. 5Water Science and Technology7% of their works
  6. 6Molecular Biology7% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Penny Mathumba's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Solar Cells, Visible Light, Photocatalysis, Titanium Dioxide, Desalination and Membrane Technology.

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 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanomaterials93 topics
  2. Water Splitting93 topics
  3. Solar Cells72 topics
  4. Visible Light72 topics
  5. Photocatalysis41 topic
  6. Titanium Dioxide41 topic
  7. Desalination31 topic
  8. Membrane Technology31 topic
  9. Nanocrystals31 topic
  10. Photocatalyst31 topic
  11. Quantum Dots31 topic
  12. Semiconductor31 topic
  13. Catalytic Reduction21 topic
  14. DNA nanotechnology21 topic
  15. Electrocatalysis21 topic
  16. Energy Conversion21 topic
  17. Nitro Compounds21 topic
  18. Self-Assembly21 topic
  19. Synthesis21 topic
  20. Triazines21 topic

Where does Penny Mathumba work?

Penny Mathumba's main affiliation in the publication record is Mintek, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Penny Mathumba have?

OpenAlex counts 16 works and 246 citations for Penny Mathumba, an h-index of 8, ranking #4,648,535 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality 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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