Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Research output

Research output per year 1979 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 36300 Citations
• 76 h-index
• 2085 Article
• 246 Review article
• 72 Literature review
• 49 Letter
• 151 More
  • 38 Comment/debate
  • 38 Editorial
  • 28 Chapter
  • 19 Paper
  • 11 Other contribution
  • 10 Short survey
  • 7 Conference contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Materials and synthesis of eco-friendly carbon dots for sustainable solutions

  Ntuli, T., Machogo-Phao, L., Xaba, M., Miya, N., Ntsendwana, B., Mochane, M. J., Mokhena, T., Nhlapo, T. A. & Mokoena, T. P., Jan 2025, Ecofriendly Carbon Dots in Analytical Chemistry: Sustainable Materials for Separation, Detection and Imaging. Elsevier B.V., p. 53-94 42 p. (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry; vol. 108).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Sustainable Solutions 100%
  • Carbon Dots (C-dots) 100%
  • Eco-friendly 100%
  • Solar Cell 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
• 2024

  Dental service utilisation in the general adult population in Eswatini: Results of a national STEPS survey

  Ntuli, B. & Pengpid, S., 23 Feb 2024, Non-Communicable Diseases: Risk Factors in Lower Income Countries. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 91-106 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Eswatini 100%
  • General Adult Population 100%
  • Dental Service Utilization 100%
  • STEPS Survey 100%
  • Dental Procedure 100%

• Infertility and the chromosomal abnormalities

  Akhavizadegan, H., Farsani, R. M., Golmohammadi, P. & Van Der Walt, S., 1 Jan 2024, Genetics and Epigenetics of Genitourinary Diseases. Elsevier, p. 151-180 30 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Infertility 100%
  • Chromosomal Abnormalities 100%
  • Genetics 100%
  • Causes of Infertility 57%
  • Genetic Causes 42%
• 2023

  Artificial neural network-based inference of drug-target interactions

  Melamane, S., Manadava, T. T., Manda, A., Luphade, N., Khamanga, S. M. M., Makoni, P. A., Demana, P. H., Matafwali, S. K. & Witika, B. A., 1 Jan 2023, Nanotechnology Principles in Drug Targeting and Diagnosis. Elsevier, p. 35-62 28 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Artificial Neural Network 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
  • Network Inference 100%
  • Drug-target Interaction 100%
  • Pandemic 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Dynamics of Perovskite Titanite Luminescent Materials

  Mofokeng, S. J., Noto, L. L., Mokoena, T. P., Nhlapo, T. A., Sithole, M. J., Maswanganye, M. W. & Dhlamini, M. S., 2023, Progress in Optical Science and Photonics. Springer, p. 89-116 28 p. (Progress in Optical Science and Photonics; vol. 25).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Luminescent Materials 100%
  • Perovskite 100%
  • Rare Earth Ions 100%
  • Titanite 100%
  • Luminescence 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Macrophage-mimetic nanomedicines for the treatment of diseases

  Witika, B. A., Matafwali, S. K. & Makoni, P. A., 1 Jan 2023, Nanotechnology Principles in Drug Targeting and Diagnosis. Elsevier, p. 63-89 27 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Macrophages 100%
  • Nanomedicine 100%
  • Disease Treatment 100%
  • Disease 100%
  • Infection 33%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Nanotheranostic applications in the detection and treatment of cervical cancer

  Andrew, J., Amuchilani, W., Mweetwa, L. L., Fundafunda, S. V., Poka, M. S. & Witika, B. A., 1 Jan 2023, Nanotechnology Principles in Drug Targeting and Diagnosis. Elsevier, p. 413-430 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Cervical Cancer 100%
  • Nanotheranostics 100%
  • Uterine Cervix Cancer 100%
  • Nanoparticle 100%
  • Cervical Cancer Prevention 60%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Of wellbeing and self-care in academia

  Randa, M. B., 1 Jan 2023, Women Practicing Resilience, Self-care and Wellbeing in Academia: International Stories from Lived Experience. Taylor and Francis, p. 186-198 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Well-being 100%
  • Self-care 100%
  • Work from Home 100%
  • Work-life Balance 100%
  • Wellbeing 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Puerperium

  Matsela, L., 1 Jan 2023, Labour and Delivery: An Updated Guide. Springer Nature, p. 671-686 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Puerperium 100%
  • Non-pregnant Women 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• South African-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme

  Manafe, M., Mokone, S. M. & Ncube, L. J., 2023, Recent Perspectives on Preschool Education and Care. Şenol, H. (ed.). IntechOpen

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • South African 100%
  • Physical Activity 100%
  • Prevention Programs 100%
  • Childhood Obesity Prevention 100%
  • Normal Family 100%

• ZnO-Based Phosphors Materials

  Mofokeng, S. J., Mokoena, T. P., Noto, L. L., Nhlapo, T. A., Sithole, M. J., Motaung, D. E. & Mhlongo, M. R., 2023, Progress in Optical Science and Photonics. Springer, p. 59-88 30 p. (Progress in Optical Science and Photonics; vol. 25).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Phosphor Materials 100%
  • ZnO 100%
  • Undoped ZnO 66%
  • Doped ZnO 66%
  • Luminescence Characteristics 66%
• 2022

  Metal oxide heterostructure-based light-emitting diodes

  Mofokeng, S. J., Mokoena, T. P., Mhlongo, M. R. & Motaung, D. E., 1 Jan 2022, Metal Oxide-Based Heterostructures: Fabrication and Applications. Elsevier, p. 331-358 28 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Metal Oxide Heterostructures 100%
  • Light-emitting Diodes 100%
  • Heterojunction 100%
  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Light-Emitting Diode 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of Writing Letters and Other Literature Forms to Capture Experiences of Research Participants

  Hinsliff-Smith, K., McGarry, J., Randa, M. B., Bartel, H. & Langmack, G., 1 Jan 2022, Arts Based Health Care Research: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. Springer International Publishing, p. 121-135 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Healthcare 100%
  • Survivors 100%
  • Sexual Assault Survivors 100%
  • Researcher Roles 100%
  • Letter Writing 100%
• 2021

  Ethical Responsibility for the Other Arrested by Epistemic Blindness, Deafness, and Muteness: An Ubuntu Perspective

  Ramose, M. B., 1 Jan 2021, The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Peace: Volumes 1-2. Springer Nature, Vol. 2. p. 909-933 25 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Ethical Responsibility 100%
  • Ubuntu 100%
  • Blindness 100%
  • Muteness 100%
  • Deafness 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of Cyclones and Extreme Floods on Traditional Medicines and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe

  Shava, S., Saurombe, T., Sibanda, M. & Matowanyika, J. Z. Z., 2021, Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, p. 169-178 10 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series; vol. Part F2679).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Traditional Medicine 100%
  • Zimbabwe 100%
  • Extreme Floods 100%
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems 100%
  • Traditional Indigenous Knowledge 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Some Extragradient Methods for Solving Variational Inequalities Using Bregman Projection and Fixed Point Techniques in Reflexive Banach Spaces

  Olakunle Jolaoso, L., 2021, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics. Springer, p. 159-183 25 p. (Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Reflexive Banach Space 100%
  • Variational Inequality 100%
  • Extragradient Method 100%
  • Bregman Projection 100%
  • Fixed Point Method 100%

• Structured Expert Judgement for Decisions on Medicines Policy and Management

  Vella Bonanno, P., Morton, A. & Godman, B., 2021, International Series in Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, p. 419-439 21 p. (International Series in Operations Research and Management Science; vol. 293).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Medicines Management 100%
  • Medicines Policy 100%
  • Structured Professional Judgment 100%
  • Health Technology Assessment 50%
  • Marketing Authorization 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2020

  Community engagement as a strategy to facilitate the immigrant-local cohesion

  Mudau, T. S., 25 Dec 2020, Impact of Immigration and Xenophobia on Development in Africa. IGI Global, p. 261-274 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Community Engagement 100%
  • Local Cohesion 100%
  • Immigrants 100%
  • Critical Discourse Analysis 100%
  • Social Practice 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Emerging and reemerging bacterial pathogens of humans in environmental and hospital settings

  Fono-Tamo, U. E. K., Chukwu, M. O., Ubomba-Jaswa, E., Obi, C. L., Dewar, J. B. & Abia, A. L. K., 1 Jan 2020, Current Microbiological Research in Africa: Selected Applications for Sustainable Environmental Management. Springer International Publishing, p. 29-67 39 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Hospital Setting 100%
  • Africa 100%
  • Re-emerging 100%
  • Bacterial Pathogens 100%
  • Environmental Settings 100%

• Smokeless tobacco product design and marketing: Targeting new populations in a changing regulatory environment

  Rees, V. W., Ayo-Yusuf, O. A. & O'Connor, R. J., 21 Jan 2020, Smokeless Tobacco Products: Characteristics, Usage, Health Effects, and Regulatory Implications. Elsevier, p. 7-38 32 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Smokeless Tobacco Products 100%
  • Product Design 100%
  • Product Marketing 100%
  • New Population 100%
  • Regulatory Environment 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Xenophobia in higher education in South Africa

  Mudau, T. S. & Khanare, F. P., 25 Dec 2020, Impact of Immigration and Xenophobia on Development in Africa. IGI Global, p. 173-187 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • South African Higher Education 100%
  • Xenophobic Violence 100%
  • South Africa 100%
  • Foreign Students 100%
  • Systems Theory 100%
• 2019

  On finding the cinerarium for uncremated ubuntu: On the street wisdom of philosophy

  Ramose, M., 1 Nov 2019, Knowledges Born in the Struggle: Constructing the Epistemologies of the Global South. Taylor and Francis, p. 58-77 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  A philosophy without memory cannot abolish slavery: On epistemic justice in South Africa

  Ramose, M., 1 Jan 2018, Debating African Philosophy: Perspectives on Identity, Decolonial Ethics and Comparative Philosophy. Taylor and Francis, p. 60-72 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • South Africa 100%
  • Africa 100%
  • Memoryless 100%
  • Epistemic Injustice 100%
  • Slavery 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF HIV/AIDS FOR AFRICA AND HER DIASPORA

  Ramose, M. B., 2013, Studien zur interkulturellen Philosophie/Studies in Intercultural Philosophy/Etudes de philosophie interculturelle. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 213-252 40 p. (Studien zur interkulturellen Philosophie/Studies in Intercultural Philosophy/Etudes de philosophie interculturelle; vol. 23).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2011

  Implications of chronic non-communicable diseases on health systems

  Mokwena, K., 2011, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Developing Countries. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 129-154 26 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Infectious Disease 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Service 100%
  • Health Systems 100%
  • Chronic Non-communicable Diseases 100%

• Towards establishing an NCD research agenda

  Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Mokwena, K., Davids, A., Tabane, C. & Mkhonto, S., 2011, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Developing Countries. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 209-222 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Preventive Treatment 100%
  • Prevention Management 100%
  • Research Priorities 100%
  • Research Results 100%
  • Developing Countries 100%
• 2006

  Alexis Kagame on the Bantu Philosophy of Be-ing, Aristotle's Categoriae, and De interpretatione

  Ramose, M. B., 2006, Studien zur interkulturellen Philosophie/Studies in Intercultural Philosophy/Etudes de philosophie interculturelle. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 53-61 9 p. (Studien zur interkulturellen Philosophie/Studies in Intercultural Philosophy/Etudes de philosophie interculturelle; vol. 17).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Bantu 100%
  • Aristotle 100%
  • De Interpretatione 100%
  • Bantu philosophy 100%
  • Philosophy 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2003

  Morality in African thought

  Coetzee, P. H., Wiredu, K., Gyekye, K., Ramose, M. B. & Ya-Mona, M. M., 16 Oct 2003, The African Philosophy Reader: A Text with Readings: Second Edition. Routledge, p. 321-401 81 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)