Patrick Govender

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Patrick Govender is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Govender has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Patrick Govender's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (8 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (5 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers). Patrick Govender is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (8 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (5 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers). Patrick Govender collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Sweden and Egypt. Patrick Govender's co-authors include Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Karen Pillay, Sershen Naidoo, Hendrik G. Kruger, Florian F. Bauer, Glenn E. M. Maguire, Michael C. Bester, Jamila Khatoon Adam, Rajaneesh Anupam and Rajesh Mondal and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Govender

58 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Antibacterial Properties of Organosulfur Compounds of Garlic (Allium sativum)

2021 226 citations Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Jamila Khatoon Adam et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Govender South Africa	21	553	393	349	306	204	60	1.5k
Fengmin Zhang China	21	489 0.9×	209 0.5×	173 0.5×	303 1.0×	248 1.2×	40	1.9k
Pravindra Kumar India	30	1.4k 2.5×	400 1.0×	167 0.5×	133 0.4×	97 0.5×	145	2.7k
Luis M. Bedoya Spain	26	687 1.2×	475 1.2×	107 0.3×	436 1.4×	91 0.4×	52	2.0k
Santi P. Sinha Babu India	26	551 1.0×	362 0.9×	297 0.9×	149 0.5×	161 0.8×	78	2.2k
Soroush Sardari Iran	27	1.1k 1.9×	364 0.9×	186 0.5×	279 0.9×	173 0.8×	183	2.7k
Arnóbio Antônio da Silva-Júnior Brazil	28	838 1.5×	311 0.8×	128 0.4×	311 1.0×	138 0.7×	118	2.3k
Matheus de Freitas Fernandes‐Pedrosa Brazil	31	1.4k 2.5×	444 1.1×	108 0.3×	293 1.0×	86 0.4×	139	3.0k
Jyoti Gupta India	22	523 0.9×	231 0.6×	112 0.3×	121 0.4×	113 0.6×	118	1.6k
Reema Gabrani India	21	825 1.5×	157 0.4×	84 0.2×	351 1.1×	125 0.6×	63	2.0k
José E. Piñero Spain	29	1.4k 2.6×	364 0.9×	93 0.3×	226 0.7×	88 0.4×	199	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Govender

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Govender

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Govender

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Govender, Patrick, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of L-PBF build integrity for WC-CO cemented carbides through critical parameter selection. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 132. 107259–107259. 3 indexed citations

Murei, Arinao, Karen Pillay, Patrick Govender, et al.. (2021). Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Antibacterial Evaluation of Pyrenacantha grandiflora Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 11(6). 1568–1568. 14 indexed citations

Babu, Suresh Chandra, et al.. (2020). Phytochemical composition and biological investigation of Trichilia emetica Vahl. seed extracts. Letters in Applied NanoBioScience. 9(2). 1111–1116. 5 indexed citations

Govender, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Diversity ofMycobacterium tuberculosisComplex from Cattle Lymph Nodes in Eastern Cape Province. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–12. 1 indexed citations

Macdonald, Angus H. H., et al.. (2017). Uncovering the basis of viability loss in desiccation sensitive Trichilia dregeana seeds using differential quantitative protein expression profiling by iTRAQ. Journal of Plant Physiology. 221. 119–131. 7 indexed citations

Gannimani, Ramesh, et al.. (2016). γ-Cyclodextrin capped silver nanoparticles for molecular recognition and enhancement of antibacterial activity of chloramphenicol. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 157. 15–24. 36 indexed citations

Krishna, Suresh Babu Naidu, Patrick Govender, & Jamila Khatoon Adam. (2015). Biomedical applications and toxicity of nanosilver : a review. 29(2). 13–19. 23 indexed citations

McFarlane, S. A., Patrick Govender, M. J. Way, et al.. (2014). Report on maize streak virus in the South African sugar industry. International sugar journal. 116(1385). 348–354. 1 indexed citations

Ebenhan, Thomas, Nicholas Chadwick, Mike Sathekge, et al.. (2014). Peptide synthesis, characterization and 68Ga-radiolabeling of NOTA-conjugated ubiquicidin fragments for prospective infection imaging with PET/CT. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 41(5). 390–400. 48 indexed citations

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Pillay, Karen & Patrick Govender. (2013). Amylin Uncovered: A Review on the Polypeptide Responsible for Type II Diabetes. BioMed Research International. 2013. 1–17. 74 indexed citations

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Govender, Patrick, et al.. (2012). Effect of hexane extract of Dillenia indica seed on the activity of secreted aspartyl proteinase of Candida albicans and its kinetic studies. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 6(44). 5599–5603. 1 indexed citations

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Govender, Patrick, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Tunung Robin, & R. Son. (2012). Molecular characterization of clinical isolate of Vibrio cholerae isolated from outbreaks cases in Malaysia. International Food Research Journal. 19(3). 1267–1274. 8 indexed citations

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Pawar, Sachin A., Amit M. Jabgunde, Patrick Govender, et al.. (2012). Synthesis and molecular modelling studies of novel carbapeptide analogs for inhibition of HIV-1 protease. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 53. 13–21. 11 indexed citations

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Makatini, Maya M., Katja Petzold, Mahmoud E. S. Soliman, et al.. (2011). Pentacycloundecane-based inhibitors of wild-type C-South African HIV-protease. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(8). 2274–2277. 29 indexed citations

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Makatini, Maya M., Katja Petzold, Mahmoud E. S. Soliman, et al.. (2011). Synthesis and structural studies of pentacycloundecane-based HIV-1 PR inhibitors: A hybrid 2D NMR and docking/QM/MM/MD approach. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(9). 3976–3985. 30 indexed citations

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Govender, Patrick, et al.. (2011). Enzymatic Activation of a Peptide Functionalised Gold Nanoparticle System for Prodrug Delivery. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(4). 3075–3083. 5 indexed citations

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Onajole, Oluseye K., Maya M. Makatini, Patrick Govender, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and NMR assignment of pentacycloundecane precursors of potential pharmaceutical agents. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 48(3). 249–255. 10 indexed citations

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Bauer, Florian F., Patrick Govender, & Michael C. Bester. (2010). Yeast flocculation and its biotechnological relevance. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88(1). 31–39. 49 indexed citations

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Govender, Patrick, Michael C. Bester, & Florian F. Bauer. (2009). FLO gene-dependent phenotypes in industrial wine yeast strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 86(3). 931–945. 43 indexed citations

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Onajole, Oluseye K., Patrick Govender, Paul D. van Helden, et al.. (2009). Pentacyclo-undecane derived cyclic tetra-amines: Synthesis and evaluation as potent anti-tuberculosis agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 44(11). 4297–4305. 31 indexed citations

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