M. Madhuku

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 777 citations indexed

About

M. Madhuku is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Madhuku has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 777 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 13 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in M. Madhuku's work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (11 papers), ZnO doping and properties (6 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation (5 papers). M. Madhuku is often cited by papers focused on Ion-surface interactions and analysis (11 papers), ZnO doping and properties (6 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation (5 papers). M. Madhuku collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Pakistan and Botswana. M. Madhuku's co-authors include Caspah Kamunda, Manny Mathuthu, Ishaq Ahmad, M. Msimanga, Shahzad Naseem, M. Mâaza, Kebadiretse Lefatshe, C.A. Pineda‐Vargas, Cosmas M. Muiva and H. Jivan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

M. Madhuku

42 papers receiving 759 citations

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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.

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils from Witwatersrand Gold Mining Basin, South Africa

2016 425 citations Caspah Kamunda, Manny Mathuthu et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Madhuku South Africa	12	348	226	211	155	100	48	777
F. Noli Greece	20	154 0.4×	79 0.3×	134 0.6×	393 2.5×	60 0.6×	82	1.2k
Hasan Baltaş Türkiye	21	336 1.0×	144 0.6×	332 1.6×	579 3.7×	22 0.2×	45	1.2k
M. Tayyeb Javed Pakistan	11	298 0.9×	173 0.8×	172 0.8×	343 2.2×	56 0.6×	23	943
A.H. Biermann United States	13	123 0.4×	213 0.9×	74 0.4×	31 0.2×	60 0.6×	28	660
Yin Wei China	14	334 1.0×	193 0.9×	85 0.4×	107 0.7×	98 1.0×	56	825
Mohamad Suhaimi Jaafar Malaysia	19	36 0.1×	72 0.3×	689 3.3×	316 2.0×	22 0.2×	84	1.2k
Sungwook Choung South Korea	12	115 0.3×	87 0.4×	71 0.3×	151 1.0×	21 0.2×	38	613
Alberto J. Quejido Spain	15	180 0.5×	182 0.8×	21 0.1×	132 0.9×	57 0.6×	28	684
Minju Kang South Korea	23	326 0.9×	157 0.7×	72 0.3×	433 2.8×	34 0.3×	60	1.4k
Ahmad Saat Malaysia	10	46 0.1×	18 0.1×	128 0.6×	120 0.8×	28 0.3×	65	480

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Muiva, Cosmas M., et al.. (2025). Defects, microstructural, optical, and electrical evolution of NiO nanostructured thin films by 0.2 MeV/u C+ ion irradiation. Ceramics International. 51(25). 44619–44632.

Muiva, Cosmas M., et al.. (2025). Effect of 3 MeV proton ion irradiation on optical properties of Se70Te20Sn10 thin films for photonic applications. Physica B Condensed Matter. 700. 416930–416930.

Madhuku, M., et al.. (2024). Annealing of Ag-implanted polyethylene terephthalate films by low-temperature swift 28Si4+-ion irradiation: Effects on structural and optical properties. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 223. 111991–111991. 2 indexed citations

Tabi, Conrad Bertrand, et al.. (2024). The impact of proton ion irradiation on Se70Te20In10 thin films: Linear and non-linear optical properties for photonic applications. Physica B Condensed Matter. 696. 416663–416663. 1 indexed citations

Madhuku, M., et al.. (2024). Optical and structural transformations in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films subjected to Ag+-ion implantation and subsequent Au7+-ion irradiation. Physica B Condensed Matter. 695. 416518–416518.

Madhuku, M., et al.. (2024). Synthesis and Modification of Boron Nitride nanotubes using ion implantation. Heliyon. 10(13). e33568–e33568. 1 indexed citations

Madhuku, M., et al.. (2023). Cryogenic heavy ion RBS-ERDA depth profiling of ion implanted PET films. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 546. 165151–165151. 2 indexed citations

Dee, Chang Fu, M. Madhuku, Ishaq Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Role of Boron in Assisting the Super-Enhancement of Emissions from Carbon-Implanted Silicon. Materials. 16(5). 2070–2070.

Msimanga, M., et al.. (2023). Semi-empirical parameterization of HI/p L-shell X-ray production cross section ratios in Bi for Heavy Ion PIXE. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20942–20942. 1 indexed citations

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Madhuku, M., et al.. (2023). Solid state dewetting of a metal –semiconductor bi-layers deposited onto c-Si substrate. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 34(9). 1 indexed citations

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Wamwangi, Daniel, et al.. (2021). Elastic properties and lattice thermal conductivity of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 and GeTe thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 129(13). 5 indexed citations

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Madhuku, M., et al.. (2021). Ion beam induced modification and nanostructures formation in thin SiC/Pd films on c-Si substrate. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 491. 34–37. 1 indexed citations

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Hlatshwayo, T.T., et al.. (2021). Measurement of L-shell X-ray production cross sections in 89Y, 158Gd and 209Bi due to 0.3 MeV/u – 1.0 MeV/u 12C ions. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 177. 109930–109930. 5 indexed citations

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Madhuku, M., et al.. (2019). Annealing effects on elemental composition and morphological properties of Pd thin films grown on crystalline silicon substrate. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 444. 91–95. 2 indexed citations

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Madhuku, M., et al.. (2019). Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of Co+ ion implanted indium tin oxide thin films on polyethylene terephthalate (C10H8O4)n substrates by 100 keV ions. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 444. 96–102. 4 indexed citations

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Kamunda, Caspah, Manny Mathuthu, & M. Madhuku. (2016). Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils from Witwatersrand Gold Mining Basin, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(7). 663–663. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Msimanga, M., C.A. Pineda‐Vargas, & M. Madhuku. (2016). K-shell X-ray production cross sections in Ti by 0.3–1.0 MeV/u 12C and 28Si ions for heavy ion PIXE. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 380. 90–93. 15 indexed citations

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Akram, Waheed, et al.. (2014). Roadside dust contamination with toxic metals along industrial area in Islamabad, Pakistan. 《核技术》(英文版). 25(3). 30201–30201. 3 indexed citations

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Akram, Waheed, M. Madhuku, Ishaq Ahmad, et al.. (2014). Morphology, microstructure and chemical composition of single inhalable particles in Shanghai, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(12). 8587–8598. 12 indexed citations

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Madhuku, M., et al.. (2007). The gap level of bond-centred muonium in diamond. Hyperfine Interactions. 177(1-3). 27–31. 2 indexed citations

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