Melusi Thwala

28 papers and 562 indexed citations
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About

Melusi Thwala is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Melusi Thwala has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 562 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 10 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Melusi Thwala’s work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (6 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (4 papers). Melusi Thwala is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (6 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (4 papers). Melusi Thwala collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and India. Melusi Thwala's co-authors include Ndeke Musee, Lucky Sikhwivhilu, Stephen J. Klaine, Victor Wepener, Don A. Cowan, Langelihle N. Dlamini, Arjun Maity, Lisa M. Schaefer, James Wesley‐Smith and Paul J. Oberholster and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Molecules and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melusi Thwala

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melusi Thwala. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melusi Thwala based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melusi Thwala. Melusi Thwala is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Fields of papers citing papers by Melusi Thwala

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Countries citing papers authored by Melusi Thwala

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