Simbarashe Nkomo

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 829 citations indexed

About

Simbarashe Nkomo is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Biomedical Engineering and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Simbarashe Nkomo has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 829 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Simbarashe Nkomo's work include Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (4 papers), Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research (4 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). Simbarashe Nkomo is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (4 papers), Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research (4 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). Simbarashe Nkomo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Zimbabwe and United Kingdom. Simbarashe Nkomo's co-authors include Mark R. Tinsley, Kenneth Showalter and Edmond Sanganyado and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Physics and Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science.

In The Last Decade

Simbarashe Nkomo

6 papers receiving 810 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Chimera and phase-cluster states in populations of coupled chemical oscillators

2012 521 citations Mark R. Tinsley, Simbarashe Nkomo et al. Nature Physics profile →

Peers

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Johanne Hizanidis Greece

Aaron M. Hagerstrom United States

Per Sebastian Skardal United States

Ernest Montbrió Spain

Simona Olmi Italy

Bidesh K. Bera India

Bogdan Penkovsky France

Dan Tanaka Japan

Oleksandr Burylko Ukraine

Marie Lisa Kapeller Austria

Johanne Hizanidis Greece

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732 ×1.0

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239 ×0.6

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332 ×1.1

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479 ×1.6

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104 ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Simbarashe Nkomo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simbarashe Nkomo

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Nkomo, Simbarashe, et al.. (2025). Tunable photochemical properties of silica gel Belousov–Zhabotinsky micro-reactors: Synthesis and temperature characterization. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 35(6).

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Nkomo, Simbarashe, et al.. (2024). Developing a Threshold Concept Assessment Rubric: Using the Johnstone’s Triangle Framework for Understanding Intermolecular Forces. Journal of Chemical Education. 101(11). 4694–4703. 2 indexed citations

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Nkomo, Simbarashe, et al.. (2024). Cultivating a Meaningful Application of IMFs through Backward Laboratory Course Design. Journal of Chemical Education. 101(6). 2331–2342. 2 indexed citations

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Sanganyado, Edmond & Simbarashe Nkomo. (2018). Incorporating Sustainability into Engineering and Chemical Education Using E-Learning. Education Sciences. 8(2). 39–39. 21 indexed citations

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Nkomo, Simbarashe, Mark R. Tinsley, & Kenneth Showalter. (2016). Chimera and chimera-like states in populations of nonlocally coupled homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical oscillators. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 26(9). 94826–94826. 45 indexed citations

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Nkomo, Simbarashe, Mark R. Tinsley, & Kenneth Showalter. (2013). Chimera States in Populations of Nonlocally Coupled Chemical Oscillators. Physical Review Letters. 110(24). 244102–244102. 238 indexed citations

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Tinsley, Mark R., Simbarashe Nkomo, & Kenneth Showalter. (2012). Chimera and phase-cluster states in populations of coupled chemical oscillators. Nature Physics. 8(9). 662–665. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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