Washington Mhike

700 total citations
30 papers, 523 citations indexed

About

Washington Mhike is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Washington Mhike has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 523 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Washington Mhike's work include Flame retardant materials and properties (10 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers). Washington Mhike is often cited by papers focused on Flame retardant materials and properties (10 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers). Washington Mhike collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Canada and Brazil. Washington Mhike's co-authors include Walter W. Focke, Shepherd M. Tichapondwa, António Benjamim Mapossa, A. S. Luyt, Julia Puseletso Mofokeng, Heinrich Badenhorst, Osei Ofosu, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira and Vincent Ojijo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, RSC Advances and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Washington Mhike

28 papers receiving 503 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Washington Mhike South Africa 14 227 140 126 85 74 30 523
Qiangjun Zhang China 12 263 1.2× 200 1.4× 58 0.5× 44 0.5× 102 1.4× 15 498
Shiai Xu China 14 510 2.2× 169 1.2× 101 0.8× 171 2.0× 62 0.8× 26 750
Junxiu Piao China 13 383 1.7× 155 1.1× 48 0.4× 43 0.5× 88 1.2× 32 527
Reza Khalili Iran 14 281 1.2× 194 1.4× 114 0.9× 115 1.4× 25 0.3× 29 568
Baicun Zheng China 12 175 0.8× 192 1.4× 126 1.0× 88 1.0× 14 0.2× 31 586
Jiaji Cheng China 19 489 2.2× 174 1.2× 317 2.5× 94 1.1× 138 1.9× 60 887
Manouchehr Khorasani Iran 16 276 1.2× 176 1.3× 76 0.6× 145 1.7× 19 0.3× 39 677
Jinyong Ren China 13 385 1.7× 149 1.1× 46 0.4× 46 0.5× 89 1.2× 28 524
Mohammed A. Bahattab Saudi Arabia 14 174 0.8× 153 1.1× 123 1.0× 43 0.5× 17 0.2× 22 569
Guilong Xu China 13 165 0.7× 138 1.0× 55 0.4× 91 1.1× 18 0.2× 48 478

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Fields of papers citing papers by Washington Mhike

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Washington Mhike

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All Works

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Mhike, Washington, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive review of types, synthesis strategies, advanced designing and applications of aerogels. Royal Society Open Science. 12(5). 241975–241975. 3 indexed citations
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Jamiru, Tamba, et al.. (2025). Flame retardancy of biopolymers enhanced by bio-based flame retardants: A review. Journal of Fire Sciences. 43(2). 79–114. 6 indexed citations
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Mhike, Washington, et al.. (2024). Influence of melon shell ash reinforcement on the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of recycled aluminium matrix composites. Research on Engineering Structures and Materials. 1 indexed citations
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Júnior, Afonso Henrique da Silva, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Agenor De Noni, et al.. (2024). New Insights into Materials for Pesticide and Other Agricultural Pollutant Remediation. Materials. 17(14). 3478–3478. 2 indexed citations
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Mapossa, António Benjamim, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Washington Mhike, Uttandaraman Sundararaj, & Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira. (2024). Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers for Malaria Control: Advances in Slow‐Release Mosquito Repellent Technology. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 309(8). 7 indexed citations
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Tichapondwa, Shepherd M., et al.. (2024). Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from wastewater using polyaniline-coated microcrystalline cellulose nanocomposites. RSC Advances. 14(10). 6603–6616. 16 indexed citations
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Mhike, Washington, et al.. (2024). Biocomposites and bionanocomposites from poly(lactide) and cellulosic materials – a review. Cellulose. 31(8). 4709–4732. 3 indexed citations
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Huan, Zhongjie, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the thermal properties of subzero phase-change materials by the T history method during the solidification and melting phase. Journal of Energy Storage. 83. 110625–110625. 2 indexed citations
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Mhike, Washington, et al.. (2024). Chromium speciation from tannery wastewater using spectroscopic techniques. Analytical Chemistry Letters. 14(5). 738–754.
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Ojijo, Vincent, et al.. (2024). Polyaniline as a dual flame retardant and electrostatic dissipative additive in polyethylene nanocomposites. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. 31(2). 339–355. 2 indexed citations
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Muniyasamy, Sudhakar, et al.. (2023). Melt Processible Biodegradable Blends of Polyethylene Glycol Plasticized Cellulose Diacetate with Polylactic Acid and Polybutylene Adipate-Co-Terephthalate. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 31(11). 4891–4908. 16 indexed citations
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Mapossa, António Benjamim, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, & Washington Mhike. (2023). Thermal, Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Multifunctional Composites Based on Biodegradable Polymers/Bentonite Clay: A Review. Polymers. 15(16). 3443–3443. 47 indexed citations
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Tichapondwa, Shepherd M., et al.. (2019). Adsorption of phenol and chromium (VI) pollutants in wastewater using exfoliated graphite. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations
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Focke, Walter W., et al.. (2014). Characterization of commercial expandable graphite fire retardants. Thermochimica Acta. 584. 8–16. 66 indexed citations
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Focke, Walter W., et al.. (2014). Cone calorimeter study of polyethylene flame retarded with expandable graphite and intumescent fire-retardant additives. Journal of Fire Sciences. 32(6). 498–517. 23 indexed citations
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Mhike, Washington, Walter W. Focke, Julia Puseletso Mofokeng, & A. S. Luyt. (2011). Thermally conductive phase-change materials for energy storage based on low-density polyethylene, soft Fischer–Tropsch wax and graphite. Thermochimica Acta. 527. 75–82. 70 indexed citations

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