Taurai Mutanda

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Taurai Mutanda is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Taurai Mutanda has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Taurai Mutanda's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (15 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (8 papers). Taurai Mutanda is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (15 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (8 papers). Taurai Mutanda collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Taurai Mutanda's co-authors include Faizal Bux, Ismail Rawat, R. Ranjith Kumar, Ademola O. Olaniran, Akash Anandraj, Mduduzi P. Mokoena, Desikan Ramesh, Sheena Kumari, Brendan Wilhelmi and Subburamu Karthikeyan and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Bioresource Technology and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Taurai Mutanda

28 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Dual role of microalgae: Phycoremediation of domestic was... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2012 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Dual role of microalgae: Phycoremediation of domestic wastewater and biomass production for sustainable biofuels production
    2010 750 citations Ismail Rawat, R. Ranjith Kumar et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. Biodiesel from microalgae: A critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production
    2012 704 citations Ismail Rawat, R. Ranjith Kumar et al. Applied Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Taurai Mutanda South Africa 17 1.8k 1.1k 655 313 295 29 2.8k
Eduardo Jacob‐Lopes Brazil 35 2.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 984 1.5× 340 1.1× 325 1.1× 146 4.2k
James C. Ogbonna Nigeria 31 1.7k 0.9× 776 0.7× 915 1.4× 134 0.4× 428 1.5× 117 2.8k
Jingliang Xu China 34 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.6× 1.4k 2.1× 146 0.5× 182 0.6× 119 3.5k
Giuseppe Olivieri Italy 37 2.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.7× 1.6k 2.4× 137 0.4× 318 1.1× 130 4.5k
Xinqing Zhao China 35 1.1k 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.6k 2.5× 176 0.6× 207 0.7× 78 3.2k
João Carlos Monteiro de Carvalho Brazil 32 2.3k 1.2× 474 0.4× 672 1.0× 111 0.4× 471 1.6× 126 3.2k
Tomáš Brányik Czechia 27 1.1k 0.6× 647 0.6× 799 1.2× 263 0.8× 235 0.8× 101 3.1k
Onkar Nath Tiwari India 26 1.1k 0.6× 478 0.4× 468 0.7× 102 0.3× 158 0.5× 72 2.1k
Alfonso Robles Medina Spain 34 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.5× 1.8k 2.8× 439 1.4× 343 1.2× 57 4.3k
Teresa Lopes da Silva Portugal 27 1.2k 0.7× 707 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 126 0.4× 122 0.4× 86 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taurai Mutanda

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All Works

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Adetunji, Adegoke Isiaka, et al.. (2022). Oligosaccharides production from coprophilous fungi: An emerging functional food with potential health-promoting properties. Biotechnology Reports. 33. e00702–e00702. 27 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Devashan, Ayan Roy, Pallab Kar, Taurai Mutanda, & Akash Anandraj. (2020). Cyanobacterial metabolites as promising drug leads against the M pro and PL pro of SARS-CoV-2: an in silico analysis. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 39(16). 6218–6230. 40 indexed citations
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Kumar, Ajit, et al.. (2020). Fructosyltransferase and inulinase production by indigenous coprophilous fungi for the biocatalytic conversion of sucrose and inulin into oligosaccharides. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 30. 101867–101867. 5 indexed citations
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Anandraj, Akash, et al.. (2018). Photosystem I fluorescence as a physiological indicator of hydrogen production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Bioresource Technology. 273. 313–319. 13 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Pre-Chlorinated Wastewater Effluent for Microalgal Cultivation and Biodiesel Production. Water. 10(8). 977–977. 18 indexed citations
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Olaniran, Ademola O., et al.. (2016). Isolation, Identification and High-Throughput Screening of Neutral Lipid Producing Indigenous Microalgae from South African Aquatic Habitats. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 182(1). 382–399. 23 indexed citations
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Mokoena, Mduduzi P., Taurai Mutanda, & Ademola O. Olaniran. (2016). Perspectives on the probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria from African traditional fermented foods and beverages. Food & Nutrition Research. 60(1). 29630–29630. 139 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, et al.. (2015). Potential biotechnological application of microalgae: a critical review. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 37(1). 37–52. 116 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, Mduduzi P. Mokoena, Ademola O. Olaniran, Brendan Wilhelmi, & C.G. Whiteley. (2014). Microbial enzymatic production and applications of short-chain fructooligosaccharides and inulooligosaccharides: recent advances and current perspectives. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 41(6). 893–906. 79 indexed citations
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Rawat, Ismail, R. Ranjith Kumar, Taurai Mutanda, & Faizal Bux. (2012). Biodiesel from microalgae: A critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production. Applied Energy. 103. 444–467. 704 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mutanda, Taurai, et al.. (2011). Decolourisation and degradation of reactive blue 2 by sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) and zero valent iron in a biosulphidogenic reactor. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(4). 584–588. 7 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, et al.. (2011). The Utilization of Post-chlorinated Municipal Domestic Wastewater for Biomass and Lipid Production by Chlorella spp. Under Batch Conditions. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 164(7). 1126–1138. 41 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, Desikan Ramesh, Subburamu Karthikeyan, et al.. (2010). Bioprospecting for hyper-lipid producing microalgal strains for sustainable biofuel production. Bioresource Technology. 102(1). 57–70. 320 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, Brendan Wilhelmi, & C.G. Whiteley. (2009). Controlled Production of Fructose by an Exoinulinase from Aspergillus Ficuum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 159(1). 65–77. 24 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, et al.. (2008). Response surface methodology: Synthesis of short chain fructooligosaccharides with a fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus aculeatus. Bioresource Technology. 100(6). 2040–2045. 50 indexed citations
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Mutanda, Taurai, Brendan Wilhelmi, & C.G. Whiteley. (2008). Response surface methodology: Synthesis of inulooligosaccharides with an endoinulinase from Aspergillus niger. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 43(4-5). 362–368. 44 indexed citations

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