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South Africa
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
105
Citations
33225
World Ranking
859
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Malik Maaza is affiliated with the University of South Africa in South Africa and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research focuses on key topics such as Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials, Copper-based nanomaterials and applications, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, ZnO doping and properties, Advancements in Battery Materials, and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties.

Malik Maaza has contributed to a number of research papers published in various scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • ZnO nanoparticles prepared via a green synthesis approach: Physical properties, photocatalytic and antibacterial activity, 2021, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
  • Studies on the spectrometric analysis of metallic silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using Basella alba leaf for the antibacterial activities, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Bio-inspired iron oxide nanoparticles using Psidium guajava aqueous extract for antibacterial activity, 2020, Applied Physics A
  • Recent progress in nickel oxide-based electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors, 2020, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Electrochemical properties of Euphorbia pulcherrima mediated copper oxide nanoparticles, 2020, Materials Chemistry and Physics

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • MRS Advances
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Malik Maaza collaborates often with several coauthors, including Fabian I. Ezema, Ishaq Ahmad, Shohreh Azizi, Mahmood Akbari, and Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed.

Best Publications

  • ZnO nanoparticles via Moringa oleifera green synthesis: Physical properties & mechanism of formation

    N. Matinise;N. Matinise;X.G. Fuku;X.G. Fuku;K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;N. Mayedwa;N. Mayedwa

  • Green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Moringa oleifera extract and their biomedical applications: Cytotoxicity effect of nanoparticles against HT-29 cancer cells.

    A. Angel Ezhilarasi;J. Judith Vijaya;K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;M. Maaza

  • Strain and grain size of TiO2 nanoparticles from TEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD: The revisiting of the Williamson-Hall plot method

    Pierre M. Kibasomba;Simon Dhlamini;Malik Maaza;Malik Maaza;Chuan Pu Liu

  • Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via Agathosma betulina natural extract

    F. T. Thema;F. T. Thema;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;Mokhotjwa Simon Dhlamini;Malik Maaza;Malik Maaza

  • ZnO nanoparticles prepared via a green synthesis approach: Physical properties, photocatalytic and antibacterial activity

    Thana Shuga Aldeen;Thana Shuga Aldeen;Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed;Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed;Malik Maaza;Malik Maaza

  • Green synthesis of Co3O4 nanoparticles via Aspalathus linearis: Physical properties

    A. Diallo;A. C. Beye;T. B. Doyle;E. Park

  • Synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) for anticancer activities (MCF 7 breast and A549 lung cell lines) of the crude extract of Syzygium aromaticum.

    K Venugopal;H A Rather;K Rajagopal;M P Shanthi

  • In vitro cytotoxicity effect and antibacterial performance of human lung epithelial cells A549 activity of Zinc oxide doped TiO 2 nanocrystals: Investigation of bio-medical application by chemical method

    K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;N. Geetha;K. Kanimozhi;C. Maria Magdalane

  • Evaluation on the heterostructured CeO2/Y2O3 binary metal oxide nanocomposites for UV/Vis light induced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine - B dye for textile engineering application

    C. Maria Magdalane;C. Maria Magdalane;K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;J. Judith Vijaya;Busi Siddhardha

  • Rare earth element (REE) lanthanum doped zinc oxide (La: ZnO) nanomaterials: synthesis structural optical and antibacterial studies

    A. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;B. Meenatchi;S. Vadivel

  • The influence of electrospinning parameters on the structural morphology and diameter of electrospun nanofibers

    Valencia Jacobs;Valencia Jacobs;Rajesh D. Anandjiwala;Rajesh D. Anandjiwala;Malik Maaza

  • Physical properties of CdO nanoparticles synthesized by green chemistry via Hibiscus Sabdariffa flower extract

    N. Thovhogi;N. Thovhogi;E. Park;E. Park;E. Park;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;Malik Maaza;Malik Maaza

  • Single phase Bunsenite NiO nanoparticles green synthesis by Agathosma betulina natural extract

    F.T. Thema;F.T. Thema;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;A. Gurib-Fakim;A. Gurib-Fakim;M. Maaza;M. Maaza

  • Synthesis of lamp phosphors: facile combustion approach

    S. Ekambaram;K.C. Patil;M. Maaza

  • Elucidation of photocatalysis, photoluminescence and antibacterial studies of ZnO thin films by spin coating method.

    K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;C. Maria Magdalane;K. Kanimozhi;J. Kennedy

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Thin Films by Chemical Reduction of Exfoliated and Intercalated Graphite Oxide

    F. T. Thema;M. J. Moloto;E. D. Dikio;N. N. Nyangiwe

  • Biosynthesis of iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles via aqueous extracts of Sageretia thea (Osbeck.) and their pharmacognostic properties

    Ali Talha Khalil;Muhammad Ovais;Ikram Ullah;Muhammad Ali

  • Photocatalytic degradation effect of malachite green and catalytic hydrogenation by UV-illuminated CeO2/CdO multilayered nanoplatelet arrays: Investigation of antifungal and antimicrobial activities.

    C. Maria Magdalane;C. Maria Magdalane;K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;J. Judith Vijaya;C. Jayakumar

  • Biogenic synthesis of iron oxide nanorods using Moringa oleifera leaf extract for antibacterial applications

    Samson O. Aisida;Ngozi Madubuonu;M. Hisham Alnasir;Ishaq Ahmad

  • Synthesis and characterization studies of NiO nanorods for enhancing solar cell efficiency using photon upconversion materials

    K. Kaviyarasu;K. Kaviyarasu;E. Manikandan;E. Manikandan;J. Kennedy;J. Kennedy;M. Jayachandran

  • Thermally tunable optical constants of vanadium dioxide thin films measured by spectroscopic ellipsometry

    J.B. Kana Kana;J.M. Ndjaka;G. Vignaud;A. Gibaud

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Kaviyarasu
K. Kaviyarasu University of South Africa
Fabian I. Ezema
Fabian I. Ezema University of Nigeria
John Kennedy
John Kennedy GNS Science
Ncholu I. Manyala
Ncholu I. Manyala University of Pretoria
Zabta Khan Shinwari
Zabta Khan Shinwari Quaid-i-Azam University
Tingkai Zhao
Tingkai Zhao Northwestern Polytechnical University
Shahzad Naseem
Shahzad Naseem University of the Punjab
Mohamed Chaker
Mohamed Chaker Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Emmanuel I. Iwuoha
Emmanuel I. Iwuoha University of the Western Cape

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