Penny P. Govender

3.5k total citations
115 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Penny P. Govender is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Penny P. Govender has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Materials Chemistry, 40 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Penny P. Govender's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (31 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (18 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (16 papers). Penny P. Govender is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (31 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (18 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (16 papers). Penny P. Govender collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and Ghana. Penny P. Govender's co-authors include Francis Opoku, Krishna K. Govender, Cornelia Gertina Catharina Elizabeth van Sittert, Sudheesh K. Shukla, William Wilson Anku, Samuel Osei‐Bonsu Oppong, Eric Selorm Agorku, Messai A. Mamo, Sigitas Tamulevičius and Sourbh Thakur and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

Penny P. Govender

109 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Penny P. Govender South Africa 27 1.3k 1.1k 725 400 257 115 2.4k
Vy Anh Tran Vietnam 31 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 648 0.9× 509 1.3× 354 1.4× 89 2.6k
Lijuan Yang China 27 1.1k 0.9× 600 0.6× 616 0.8× 424 1.1× 261 1.0× 109 2.3k
Shunxing Li China 30 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 652 0.9× 332 0.8× 325 1.3× 78 2.7k
K. Byrappa India 28 1.6k 1.2× 883 0.8× 516 0.7× 451 1.1× 459 1.8× 128 2.7k
B. Janani India 31 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 492 0.7× 293 0.7× 278 1.1× 85 2.2k
Jiawei Li China 28 932 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 910 1.3× 333 0.8× 481 1.9× 116 3.0k
Đinh Quang Khiếu Vietnam 26 921 0.7× 676 0.6× 756 1.0× 454 1.1× 273 1.1× 107 2.2k
Abdul Hanif Mahadi Brunei 25 1.0k 0.8× 802 0.8× 493 0.7× 427 1.1× 276 1.1× 72 2.2k
Pankaj Thakur India 34 1.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.6× 869 1.2× 517 1.3× 377 1.5× 68 3.2k
Jing Sun China 27 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 684 0.9× 408 1.0× 177 0.7× 90 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Penny P. Govender

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All Works

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Govender, Penny P., et al.. (2025). A first-principles study of RuClF/AlN van der Waals heterostructure for potential use as anode for lithium-ion batteries. New Journal of Chemistry. 50(4). 1892–1904.
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Shukla, Sudheesh K., et al.. (2025). Emerging role of iron oxide nanoparticles in wound healing. Next Nanotechnology. 8. 100291–100291. 1 indexed citations
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Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2025). Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through a Z-scheme BlueP/GaGeNO van der Waals heterostructure design. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(48). 25932–25948.
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Opoku, Francis, Eric Selorm Agorku, Samuel Osei‐Bonsu Oppong, et al.. (2025). Theoretical study on vertical B2CSe/Mg(OH)2 van der Waals heterostructures with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(17). 7035–7046. 1 indexed citations
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Govender, Krishna, et al.. (2025). In silico exploration of natural xanthone derivatives as potential inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication and cellular entry. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 39(1). 7–7. 4 indexed citations
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Shukla, Sudheesh K., et al.. (2025). Unveiling the multifunctionality of iron oxide nanoparticle: A synergistic experimental and computational investigation. Chemical Physics Impact. 10. 100845–100845. 4 indexed citations
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Govender, Krishna K., et al.. (2025). A dynamic scapping workflow for RTK domains: computational modeling of natural products as dual modulators of EGFR and VEGFR signaling in breast cancer. Molecular Diversity. 30(1). 1459–1485. 3 indexed citations
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Govender, Penny P., et al.. (2024). Computational profiling of the fast, base-free synthesis of quinolin-2(1H)-ones. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1237. 114643–114643.
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Anku, William Wilson, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of green microalgal strains for simultaneous municipal wastewater treatment and heavy metal bioremediation. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 99(9). 2035–2046. 6 indexed citations
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Govender, Krishna K., et al.. (2024). Advancements and Perspectives in Folate‐Based Anticancer Drugs: Bridging Quantum and Classical Mechanics in Folate Receptor Research. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 7(8). 2 indexed citations
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Anku, William Wilson, et al.. (2023). Bench-scale integrated bone and biochar bed treatment of geogenic fluoride contaminated groundwater from Bongo in Ghana. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 21. 100929–100929. 5 indexed citations
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Anku, William Wilson, et al.. (2021). Bioresource potential of Tetradesmus obliquusUJEA_AD: critical evaluation of biosequestration rate, biochemical and fatty acid composition in BG11 media. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 97(3). 689–697. 7 indexed citations
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Anku, William Wilson, et al.. (2021). Bioprospecting wild South African microalgae as a potential third-generation biofuel feedstock, biological carbon-capture agent and for nutraceutical applications. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 13(8). 6897–6912. 11 indexed citations
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Shukla, Sudheesh K., Jagriti Narang, Vinod Kumar, et al.. (2020). Switchable Graphene-Based Bioelectronics Interfaces. Chemosensors. 8(2). 45–45. 10 indexed citations
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Rousseau, Amanda L., et al.. (2018). Probing the nature of the Co(III) ion in corrins: The reactions of aquacyano-5-seco-cobyrinic acid heptamethyl ester with anionic ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 484. 402–413. 2 indexed citations
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Anku, William Wilson, et al.. (2016). Neodymium doped ZrO2-graphene oxide nanocomposites: A promising photocatalyst for photodegradation o. Advanced Materials Letters. 7(12). 2–4. 1 indexed citations
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Shukla, Sudheesh K., Mustafa M. Demir, Penny P. Govender, et al.. (2016). Optical fibre based non-enzymatic glucose sensing over Cu2+-doped polyaniline hybrid matrix. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 242. 522–528. 26 indexed citations

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