Manny Mathuthu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 950 citations indexed

About

Manny Mathuthu is a scholar working on Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Manny Mathuthu has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 950 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, 12 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Manny Mathuthu's work include Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (21 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (12 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (8 papers). Manny Mathuthu is often cited by papers focused on Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (21 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (12 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (8 papers). Manny Mathuthu collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Manny Mathuthu's co-authors include M. Madhuku, Caspah Kamunda, T. G. Zengeni, Munyaradzi Manjoro, Amos Makarau, F. X. Meixner, Willy Maenhaut, S.F. Olukotun, G. Murtaza and Salma Khanam and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Atmospheric Environment and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Manny Mathuthu

49 papers receiving 916 citations

Hit Papers

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils from Witw... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils from Witwatersrand Gold Mining Basin, South Africa
    2016 425 citations Manny Mathuthu et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manny Mathuthu South Africa 15 412 301 289 128 105 53 950
Blažo Boev North Macedonia 16 322 0.8× 294 1.0× 104 0.4× 203 1.6× 56 0.5× 122 1.0k
B.J.B. Nyarko Ghana 20 382 0.9× 221 0.7× 155 0.5× 187 1.5× 110 1.0× 92 1.1k
A. K. H. Wood Malaysia 14 179 0.4× 252 0.8× 144 0.5× 91 0.7× 53 0.5× 32 683
Sopan Das Bangladesh 11 362 0.9× 226 0.8× 98 0.3× 241 1.9× 146 1.4× 15 637
Maria Luiza D.P. Godoy Brazil 14 143 0.3× 170 0.6× 197 0.7× 50 0.4× 48 0.5× 26 596
Zoltán Szabó United States 19 183 0.4× 215 0.7× 196 0.7× 64 0.5× 182 1.7× 80 1.1k
H. Papaefthymiou Greece 18 165 0.4× 469 1.6× 362 1.3× 102 0.8× 28 0.3× 38 1.0k
Hasan Baltaş Türkiye 21 336 0.8× 332 1.1× 144 0.5× 142 1.1× 71 0.7× 45 1.2k
N. Segovia Mexico 17 139 0.3× 639 2.1× 115 0.4× 130 1.0× 150 1.4× 85 1.1k
Felix S. Olise Nigeria 17 178 0.4× 174 0.6× 345 1.2× 78 0.6× 22 0.2× 46 697

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manny Mathuthu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manny Mathuthu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Manny Mathuthu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Manny Mathuthu 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 Manny Mathuthu. Manny Mathuthu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Olukotun, S.F., et al.. (2025). Radiological safety assessment of sugar consumption in South Africa—a study of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K levels. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1534383–1534383. 1 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2025). Investigating the connection between the global meteoric water line and the local meteoric water line within the Gauteng and North West provinces in South Africa. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 58. 102302–102302. 1 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2024). Assessing the radiological hazards due to radionuclides in sediments and tailings around Kilembe copper mines, Western Uganda. International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry. 105(11). 2587–2604. 3 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2023). Environmental Monitoring of Tritium (3H) and Radiocarbon (14C) Levels in Mafikeng Groundwater Using Alpha/Beta Spectrometry. Water. 15(11). 2037–2037. 3 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2021). Rare earth elements in uranium ore deposits from Namibia: A nuclear forensics tool. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 237. 106668–106668. 11 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2021). Modelling the dynamics of the cancer risk due to potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils, in the upper Crocodile River catchment, North-West province, South Africa. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 211. 111961–111961. 8 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2020). Radiological health risk assessment of drinking water and soil dust from Gauteng and North West Provinces, in South Africa. Heliyon. 6(2). e03392–e03392. 23 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2019). Investigation of nuclear reaction mechanisms of Nickel isotopes at various energies induced by alpha particles. Journal of Physics Communications. 3(11). 115018–115018. 1 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2019). The study of alpha particle induced reactions on bismuth-209 isotopes using computer code COMPLET. Journal of Physics Communications. 3(11). 115006–115006. 1 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2019). Source Apportionment of Air Particulates in South Africa: A Review. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. 9(1). 100–113. 8 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2018). Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides in dust fallout in the West Rand mining area of South Africa. Clean Air Journal. 28(2). 16 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2018). Analysis of reaction cross-section production in neutron induced fission reactions on uranium isotope using computer code COMPLET. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 139. 81–85. 7 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2018). Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements as Non-Point Sources of Contamination in the Upper Crocodile Catchment Area, North-West Province, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(4). 576–576. 16 indexed citations
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Mathuthu, Manny, et al.. (2016). Radionuclides and toxic elements transfer from the princess dump to water in Roodepoort, South Africa. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 153. 201–205. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Imtiaz, Muhammad Ahsan Shafique, Salma Khanam, et al.. (1997). Plasma focus characteristics using stainless steel anode. Physica Scripta. 56(6). 649–654. 14 indexed citations

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