K. Govender

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

K. Govender is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Govender has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in K. Govender's work include Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (7 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (6 papers). K. Govender is often cited by papers focused on Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (7 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (6 papers). K. Govender collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Greece. K. Govender's co-authors include Paul O’Brien, David S. Boyle, D. P. West, David J. Binks, Daniel J. Coleman, James R. Durrant, Donal D. C. Bradley, Jenny Nelson, Punniamoorthy Ravirajan and Fabio Scenini and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Chemical Communications and Journal of Materials Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

K. Govender

21 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding the factors that govern the deposition and ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Understanding the factors that govern the deposition and morphology of thin films of ZnO from aqueous solution
    2004 665 citations K. Govender, David S. Boyle et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Govender United Kingdom 12 1.3k 892 322 179 172 21 1.5k
Xueping Song China 18 939 0.7× 527 0.6× 251 0.8× 140 0.8× 335 1.9× 70 1.2k
Peidong Yang United States 4 1.0k 0.8× 680 0.8× 261 0.8× 314 1.8× 164 1.0× 5 1.2k
C. Sanjeeviraja India 22 1.2k 0.9× 855 1.0× 421 1.3× 138 0.8× 298 1.7× 55 1.5k
Jijun Qiu China 23 1.3k 1.0× 999 1.1× 219 0.7× 150 0.8× 417 2.4× 57 1.6k
Vladimir Petrovsky United States 21 1.2k 1.0× 535 0.6× 217 0.7× 197 1.1× 270 1.6× 73 1.5k
Haoxue Yan United States 6 1.5k 1.2× 920 1.0× 481 1.5× 379 2.1× 132 0.8× 10 1.7k
Byung-Ok Park South Korea 12 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 395 1.2× 129 0.7× 83 0.5× 31 1.6k
M. Aguilar‐Frutis Mexico 18 788 0.6× 706 0.8× 151 0.5× 185 1.0× 98 0.6× 77 1.1k
Hyunsik Choi South Korea 6 1.4k 1.1× 983 1.1× 494 1.5× 436 2.4× 136 0.8× 8 1.7k
Cihat Aydın Türkiye 15 642 0.5× 510 0.6× 186 0.6× 135 0.8× 106 0.6× 32 900

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Govender

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Govender

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All Works

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Abdulwahab, Khadijat Olabisi, Mohammad Azad Malik, Paul O’Brien, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of monodispersed magnetite nanoparticles from iron pivalate clusters. Dalton Transactions. 42(1). 196–206. 22 indexed citations
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Govender, K., Fabio Scenini, S.B. Lyon, & A.H. Sherry. (2012). Influence of Pd and Ru additions on stress corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless steels. Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology The International Journal of Corrosion Processes and Corrosion Control. 47(7). 507–515. 16 indexed citations
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Berhanu, Déborah, et al.. (2006). A novel soft hydrothermal (SHY) route to crystalline PbS and CdS nanoparticles exhibiting diverse morphologies. Chemical Communications. 4709–4709. 31 indexed citations
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Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy, K. Govender, David S. Boyle, et al.. (2006). Hybrid polymer/metal oxide solar cells based on ZnO columnar structures. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 16(21). 2088–2088. 238 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lei, K. Govender, David S. Boyle, et al.. (2006). Single step solution deposition of multilayer solar absorber films at ambient temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 16(31). 3174–3174. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaohong, Iris Nandhakumar, George S. Attard, et al.. (2006). Electrodeposition of mesoporous CdTe films with the aid of citric acid from lyotropic liquid crystalline phases. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 16(31). 3207–3207. 26 indexed citations
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Boyle, David S., et al.. (2006). High efficiency solution infiltration routes to thin films with photonic properties. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. 1(2). 221–233. 7 indexed citations
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Vitoratos, E., et al.. (2005). D.C. conductivity of transparent conductive ZnO:Al films in the temperature range 80–360 K. Ionics. 11(3-4). 259–261. 2 indexed citations
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Peiró, Ana M., Punniamoorthy Ravirajan, K. Govender, et al.. (2005). The effect of zinc oxide nanostructure on the performance of hybrid polymer/zinc oxide solar cells. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5938. 593819–593819. 5 indexed citations
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Waters, Jonathan M., et al.. (2005). Simple CVD Routes Towards Infiltration of Mesoporous TiO2. Chemical Vapor Deposition. 11(5). 254–260. 7 indexed citations
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Halliday, D. P., et al.. (2005). Characterization of thin film cadmium sulfide grown using a modified chemical bath deposition process. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 258. 476–479. 9 indexed citations
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Govender, K., et al.. (2004). Understanding the factors that govern the deposition and morphology of thin films of ZnO from aqueous solution. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 14(16). 2575–2591. 665 indexed citations breakdown →
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Govender, K., David S. Boyle, & Paul O’Brien. (2003). Developing cadmium-free window layers for solar cell applications: some factors controlling the growth and morphology of β-indium sulfide thin films and related (In,Zn)S ternaries. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 13(9). 2242–2247. 14 indexed citations
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Berhanu, Déborah, David S. Boyle, K. Govender, & Paul O’Brien. (2003). Novel wet-chemical routes to highly structured semiconductor layers for improved efficiency photovoltaic devices. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 14(9). 579–582. 12 indexed citations
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Boyle, David S., K. Govender, & Paul O’Brien. (2003). Novel wet-chemical routes to nano- and microstructured semiconductor layers for improved efficiency photovoltaic devices. Thin Solid Films. 431-432. 483–487. 16 indexed citations
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Govender, K., et al.. (2002). Room‐Temperature Lasing Observed from ZnO Nanocolumns Grown by Aqueous Solution Deposition.. ChemInform. 33(47). 8–8. 6 indexed citations
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Govender, K., David S. Boyle, Paul O’Brien, et al.. (2002). Room-Temperature Lasing Observed from ZnO Nanocolumns Grown by Aqueous Solution Deposition. Advanced Materials. 14(17). 1221–1224. 226 indexed citations
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Govender, K., David S. Boyle, & Paul O’Brien. (2001). Improved Routes towards Solution Deposition of Indium Sulfide Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications:. MRS Proceedings. 692. 2 indexed citations

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