Tebello Nyokong

30.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
989 papers, 26.6k citations indexed

About

Tebello Nyokong is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tebello Nyokong has authored 989 papers receiving a total of 26.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 794 papers in Materials Chemistry, 288 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 277 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tebello Nyokong's work include Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (658 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (288 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (208 papers). Tebello Nyokong is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (658 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (288 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (208 papers). Tebello Nyokong collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Türkiye and China. Tebello Nyokong's co-authors include Kenneth I. Ozoemena, Abimbola Ogunsipe, Edith Antunes, John Mack, Mahmut Durmuş, Vefa Ahsen, Fethi Bédioui, Ji-Yao Chen, Mopelola Abidemi Idowu and Mahmut Durmuş and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tebello Nyokong

974 papers receiving 26.3k citations

Hit Papers

Photophysical and photochemical studies of zinc(ii) phtha... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2006 2010 200 400 600
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. Photophysical and photochemical studies of zinc(ii) phthalocyanine derivatives—effects of substituents and solvents
    2004 693 citations Tebello Nyokong et al. New Journal of Chemistry profile →
  2. Effects of substituents on the photochemical and photophysical properties of main group metal phthalocyanines
    2006 659 citations Tebello Nyokong profile →
  3. Metallophthalocyanine-based molecular materials as catalysts for electrochemical reactions
    2010 507 citations Tebello Nyokong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tebello Nyokong South Africa 71 19.0k 7.4k 7.2k 6.9k 4.8k 989 26.6k
Jiangli Fan China 85 15.8k 0.8× 3.9k 0.5× 11.5k 1.6× 2.2k 0.3× 937 0.2× 419 28.2k
Francis D’Souza United States 69 14.5k 0.8× 536 0.1× 2.3k 0.3× 5.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 537 19.6k
Zhigang Xie China 74 15.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.2× 10.2k 1.4× 2.5k 0.4× 217 0.0× 499 27.7k
Qingyun Liu China 62 7.7k 0.4× 436 0.1× 2.7k 0.4× 4.8k 0.7× 909 0.2× 402 15.2k
Lanqun Mao China 84 7.1k 0.4× 238 0.0× 5.0k 0.7× 10.4k 1.5× 5.7k 1.2× 427 22.3k
Ramón Martínez‐Máñez Spain 82 14.7k 0.8× 469 0.1× 6.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 616 30.3k
Kirk S. Schanze United States 78 12.0k 0.6× 351 0.0× 2.6k 0.4× 8.5k 1.2× 571 0.1× 429 20.8k
David G. Whitten United States 62 7.7k 0.4× 798 0.1× 1.4k 0.2× 2.0k 0.3× 726 0.2× 344 14.0k
Jianping Xie Singapore 99 26.0k 1.4× 366 0.0× 5.9k 0.8× 3.8k 0.6× 516 0.1× 381 33.7k
Xing‐Hua Xia China 81 13.0k 0.7× 174 0.0× 8.0k 1.1× 14.7k 2.1× 5.8k 1.2× 506 30.8k

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All Works

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Li, Lihua, Minzhi Li, John Mack, et al.. (2025). Controlling the Electron-conductive pathways of CoIIItriarylcorroles on the gold electrodes surface and their Electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolutions. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 583. 122694–122694.
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Managa, Muthumuni, et al.. (2024). The synthesis of 5,10,15,20-tetra pentafluorophenyl porphyrin loaded onto spermine modified carbon nanospheres for enhanced cancer selectivity in photodynamic therapy. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1306. 137898–137898. 3 indexed citations
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Khan, Shahid Ullah, Rituraj Borah, Manjunatha Nemakal, et al.. (2024). Coupling of Phthalocyanines with Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles by Click Chemistry for an Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Based Photoelectrochemical Sensing. ChemElectroChem. 11(11).
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Li, Jia, et al.. (2023). An imidazole-based fluorescent probe for the Mercury(II) Ion with rapid response in vitro. Dyes and Pigments. 213. 111172–111172. 28 indexed citations
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Şen, Pınar, et al.. (2023). Photoantimicrobial activity of Schiff-base morpholino phthalocyanines against drug resistant micro-organisms in their planktonic and biofilm forms. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 42. 103519–103519. 6 indexed citations
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Nyokong, Tebello, et al.. (2023). Photoinactivation of microorganisms and photodegradation of pollutants using phthalocyanines supported on nanofibers and glass wool. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 447. 115236–115236. 3 indexed citations
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Nyokong, Tebello, et al.. (2023). The use of carbon-based nanomaterials conjugated to cobalt phthalocyanine complex in the electrochemical detection of nitrite. Diamond and Related Materials. 132. 109672–109672. 9 indexed citations
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Şen, Pınar, et al.. (2023). Nanocomposite of nickel phthalocyanine nanoparticles and detonation nanodiamonds for enhanced electrocatalysis. Diamond and Related Materials. 140. 110424–110424. 1 indexed citations
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Nyokong, Tebello, et al.. (2023). Single vs sandwich aptamers: Towards the detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 using composites of phthalocyanine and nanoparticles. Bioelectrochemistry. 153. 108496–108496. 2 indexed citations
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Nnaji, Nnaemeka, Pınar Şen, Авни Бериша, et al.. (2023). Assessing the potentials of free base and gallium metalated tertbutylphthalocyanines as aluminium corrosion inhibitors. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 18(12). 100345–100345. 4 indexed citations
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Nyokong, Tebello, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Solar Efficiency via Incorporation of Plasmonic Gold Nanostructures in a Titanium Oxide/Eosin Y Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell. Nanomaterials. 12(10). 1715–1715. 1 indexed citations
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Shombe, Ginena Bildard, Shumaila Razzaque, Malik Dilshad Khan, et al.. (2021). Low temperature scalable synthetic approach enabling high bifunctional electrocatalytic performance of NiCo2S4 and CuCo2S4 thiospinels. RSC Advances. 11(50). 31533–31546. 10 indexed citations
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Watkins, Gareth M., et al.. (2021). Electrocatalytic detection ofl-cysteine using molybdenum POM doped-HKUST-1 metal organic frameworks. Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 74(9-10). 1730–1748. 3 indexed citations
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Dube, Edith, David O. Oluwole, Earl Prinsloo, & Tebello Nyokong. (2018). A gold–chitosan composite with low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine for enhanced singlet oxygen generation and improved photodynamic therapy activity. New Journal of Chemistry. 42(12). 10214–10225. 19 indexed citations
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Adegoke, Oluwasesan, Kutloano Edward Sekhosana, Sarah D’Souza, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and characterization of quantum dots designed for biomedical use. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 466(1-2). 382–389. 33 indexed citations

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