A. A. Alazba

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

A. A. Alazba is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. A. Alazba has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Water Science and Technology, 50 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 46 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. A. Alazba's work include Irrigation Practices and Water Management (30 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (28 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (25 papers). A. A. Alazba is often cited by papers focused on Irrigation Practices and Water Management (30 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (28 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (25 papers). A. A. Alazba collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan. A. A. Alazba's co-authors include Muhammad Tahir Amin, Muhammad Shafiq, Umair Manzoor, Shereif H. Mahmoud, Ahmed F. Mashaly, Mohamed A. Mattar, M.N. Elnesr, Amr Mossad, Mohamed A. Yassin and Tarek K. Zin El‐Abedin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

A. A. Alazba

145 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

A Review of Removal of Pollutants from Water/Wastewater Using Different Types of Nanomaterials

2014 481 citations Muhammad Tahir Amin, A. A. Alazba et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. A. Alazba Saudi Arabia	33	1.4k	921	818	616	499	150	3.7k
Liping Lou China	45	1.4k 1.0×	437 0.5×	521 0.6×	840 1.4×	662 1.3×	115	5.9k
Yuntao Guan China	42	1.3k 0.9×	514 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	450 0.7×	668 1.3×	136	5.0k
Sai Hin Lai Malaysia	29	1.2k 0.8×	566 0.6×	615 0.8×	131 0.2×	251 0.5×	145	2.9k
Song Cui China	39	957 0.7×	633 0.7×	309 0.4×	119 0.2×	232 0.5×	169	4.2k
Qi Liao China	38	1.0k 0.7×	253 0.3×	341 0.4×	385 0.6×	340 0.7×	206	4.3k
Yuan Yuan China	39	488 0.3×	644 0.7×	801 1.0×	164 0.3×	428 0.9×	169	4.0k
Yuhu Zhang China	25	536 0.4×	852 0.9×	449 0.5×	231 0.4×	148 0.3×	74	2.2k
Amimul Ahsan Malaysia	43	1.8k 1.3×	423 0.5×	674 0.8×	2.8k 4.5×	183 0.4×	172	6.4k
Bohong Zheng China	26	1.2k 0.8×	239 0.3×	505 0.6×	183 0.3×	337 0.7×	74	3.4k
Siwei Li China	37	895 0.6×	447 0.5×	598 0.7×	456 0.7×	632 1.3×	267	4.8k

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Shafiq, Muhammad, A. A. Alazba, & Muhammad Tahir Amin. (2025). Eco-friendly nanocomposite of manganese-iron and plant waste derived biochar for optimizing Pb2+ adsorption: A response surface methodology approach. Desalination and Water Treatment. 322. 101091–101091. 2 indexed citations

Wazeer, Irfan, Lahssen El Blidi, Muhammad Shafiq, A. A. Alazba, & Mohamed K. Hadj-Kali. (2025). Extraction of iron and copper from aqueous solutions using terpene-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 437. 128316–128316.

Shaban, Mohamed & A. A. Alazba. (2025). Simulating Effects of Continuous and Intermittent Water Flow on Soil Water Distribution Under Subsurface Point Source Using HYDRUS Program. Water. 17(14). 2117–2117.

Alazba, A. A., Muhammad Shafiq, & Muhammad Tahir Amin. (2024). Transforming <i>Conocarpus</i> Hedge Wasteinto a Highly Effective Iron/ManganeseNanocomposite Biochar for Efficient MethyleneBlue Dye Removal from Aqueous Solution. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 34(3). 3033–3045. 2 indexed citations

Farooq, Muhammad Ansar, et al.. (2024). Quantification and polymeric characterization of microplastics in composts and their accumulation in lettuce. Chemosphere. 361. 142520–142520. 7 indexed citations

Shafiq, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange from Aqueous Solution Using ZnO by Response Surface Methodology. Topics in Catalysis. 68(9-10). 814–822. 11 indexed citations

Manzoor, Maria, Muhammad Shafiq, Iram Gul, et al.. (2023). Enhanced lead phytoextraction and soil health restoration through exogenous supply of organic ligands: Geochemical modeling”. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119435–119435. 3 indexed citations

Amin, Muhammad Tahir, A. A. Alazba, & Muhammad Shafiq. (2023). NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposites with Functionalized Bentonite Clay to Attenuate Lead Ions in Wastewater: Isothermal and Kinetic Studies. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 234(7). 6 indexed citations

Amin, Muhammad Tahir, A. A. Alazba, & Muhammad Shafiq. (2019). Comparative study for adsorption of methylene blue dye on biochar derived from orange peel and banana biomass in aqueous solutions. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191(12). 735–735. 66 indexed citations

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Mashaly, Ahmed F. & A. A. Alazba. (2016). Comparison of ANN, MVR, and SWR models for computing thermal efficiency of a solar still. International Journal of Green Energy. 13(10). 1016–1025. 24 indexed citations

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Kyung, Daeseung, et al.. (2016). Synergistic effect of nano-sized mackinawite with cyano-cobalamin in cement slurries for reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 311. 1–10. 13 indexed citations

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Amin, Muhammad Nasir, et al.. (2016). A Component-Based Study of the Effect of Diameter on Bond and Anchorage Characteristics of Blind-Bolted Connections. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149490–e0149490. 2 indexed citations

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Mashaly, Ahmed F. & A. A. Alazba. (2016). MLP and MLR models for instantaneous thermal efficiency prediction of solar still under hyper-arid environment. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 122. 146–155. 58 indexed citations

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Elnesr, M.N. & A. A. Alazba. (2016). A spreadsheet model to select vegetables planting dates for maximum yield and water use efficiency. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 124. 55–64. 4 indexed citations

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Mahmoud, Shereif H. & A. A. Alazba. (2015). Hydrological Response to Land Cover Changes and Human Activities in Arid Regions Using a Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0125805–e0125805. 48 indexed citations

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Mahmoud, Shereif H., et al.. (2015). GIS methods for sustainable stormwater harvesting and storage using remote sensing for land cover data - location assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187(9). 598–598. 23 indexed citations

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Hamid, Shanawar, Muhammad Tahir Amin, A. A. Alazba, Umair Manzoor, & Muhammad Nasir Amin. (2014). Cometabolic Degradation Kinetics of Trichloroethylene Based on Toluene Enhancement by Encapsulated Burkholderia cepacia G4. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 42(11). 1642–1649. 2 indexed citations

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Amin, Muhammad Tahir, et al.. (2013). Variation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Effects of Seasons, Catchments and Storage Conditions. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 42(7). 893–900. 4 indexed citations

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Alazba, A. A., Mohamed A. Mattar, M.N. Elnesr, & Muhammad Tahir Amin. (2011). Field Assessment of Friction Head Loss and Friction Correction Factor Equations. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 138(2). 166–176. 55 indexed citations

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Alazba, A. A.. (2002). Simple mathematical model for water advance determination. Irrigation Science. 21(2). 75–81. 1 indexed citations

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