A. Abu Bakar

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

A. Abu Bakar is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Abu Bakar has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 23 papers in Biomaterials and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Abu Bakar's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (33 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (28 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (11 papers). A. Abu Bakar is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (33 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (28 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (11 papers). A. Abu Bakar collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Japan and Bangladesh. A. Abu Bakar's co-authors include Z. A. Mohd Ishak, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, Hazizan Md Akil, Mohammad Jawaid, H. Ismail, M.N. Ahmad Fauzi, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Mohd Firdaus Omar, A.A.M. Mazuki and P. Noorunnisa Khanam and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Composites Science and Technology and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

A. Abu Bakar

58 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Kenaf fiber reinforced composites: A review

2011 930 citations Hazizan Md Akil, Z. A. Mohd Ishak et al. Materials & Design (1980-2015) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Abu Bakar Malaysia	28	3.4k	1.6k	1.0k	830	333	60	4.0k
M. S. Sreekala India	28	3.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	802 1.0×	237 0.7×	59	4.3k
Alex Valadez-González Mexico	22	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1000 1.0×	872 1.1×	255 0.8×	59	3.5k
C. Pavithran India	29	2.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	938 1.1×	508 1.5×	71	3.9k
Dipa Ray India	33	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	987 1.2×	258 0.8×	99	3.8k
TP Sathishkumar India	22	2.1k 0.6×	832 0.5×	815 0.8×	821 1.0×	198 0.6×	54	2.6k
Hanafi Ismail Malaysia	35	3.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	843 0.8×	744 0.9×	472 1.4×	295	5.2k
Anne Bergeret France	35	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	788 0.8×	460 0.6×	252 0.8×	105	3.5k
Aitor Arbelaiz Spain	31	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	667 0.7×	528 0.6×	198 0.6×	64	3.7k
Chad A. Ulven United States	28	1.7k 0.5×	678 0.4×	813 0.8×	760 0.9×	367 1.1×	113	2.7k
Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Brazil	30	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	841 0.8×	718 0.9×	511 1.5×	131	4.0k

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Baharin, A., et al.. (2016). The Effect of Banana Leaves Lamination on the Mechanical Properties of Particle Board Panel. Procedia Chemistry. 19. 943–948. 15 indexed citations

Akil, Hazizan Md, et al.. (2014). Predicting the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Pultruded Composites with a Natural-Fiber Reinforcement. Mechanics of Composite Materials. 50(5). 603–612. 9 indexed citations

Bakar, A. Abu, et al.. (2013). Mechanical and water absorption behaviors of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy/glass fiber laminates. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 32(22). 1715–1721. 42 indexed citations

Jawaid, Mohammad, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, A. Abu Bakar, Azman Hassan, & Rudi Dungani. (2012). Effect of jute fibre loading on the mechanical and thermal properties of oil palm–epoxy composites. Journal of Composite Materials. 47(13). 1633–1641. 64 indexed citations

Jawaid, Mohammad, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, & A. Abu Bakar. (2011). Hybrid composites of oil palm empty fruit bunches/woven jute fiber: chemical resistance, physical, and impact properties. Journal of Composite Materials. 45(24). 2515–2522. 26 indexed citations

Ooi, Zhong Xian, H. Ismail, A. Abu Bakar, & N. Aziz. (2011). Effects of jackfruit waste flour on the properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) film. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. 17(3). 198–208. 16 indexed citations

Bakar, A. Abu, et al.. (2011). Experimental Studies and Statistical Modelling of Rates of Ozonation of NO in Typical Exhaust Conditions (February 2011). 1 indexed citations

Jawaid, Mohammad, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, P. Noorunnisa Khanam, & A. Abu Bakar. (2010). Hybrid Composites Made from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches/Jute Fibres: Water Absorption, Thickness Swelling and Density Behaviours. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 19(1). 106–109. 117 indexed citations

Nosbi, Norlin, Hazizan Md Akil, Z. A. Mohd Ishak, & A. Abu Bakar. (2010). Degradation of compressive properties of pultruded kenaf fiber reinforced composites after immersion in various solutions. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 31(10). 4960–4964. 84 indexed citations

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Ismail, H., et al.. (2010). Kenaf Core Reinforced High-density Polyethylene/Soya Powder Composites: The Effects of Filler Loading and Compatibilizer. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 29(16). 2489–2497. 27 indexed citations

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Jawaid, Mohammad, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, A. Abu Bakar, & P. Noorunnisa Khanam. (2010). Chemical resistance, void content and tensile properties of oil palm/jute fibre reinforced polymer hybrid composites. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 32(2). 1014–1019. 234 indexed citations

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Jawaid, Mohammad, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, & A. Abu Bakar. (2010). Mechanical performance of oil palm empty fruit bunches/jute fibres reinforced epoxy hybrid composites. Materials Science and Engineering A. 527(29-30). 7944–7949. 171 indexed citations

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Pasbakhsh, Pooria, H. Ismail, M.N. Ahmad Fauzi, & A. Abu Bakar. (2009). Influence of maleic anhydride grafted ethylene propylene diene monomer (MAH-g-EPDM) on the properties of EPDM nanocomposites reinforced by halloysite nanotubes. Polymer Testing. 28(5). 548–559. 126 indexed citations

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Bakar, A. Abu, et al.. (2008). Production of novel epoxy micro-balloons. Materials Letters. 63(11). 827–829. 11 indexed citations

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Husseinsyah, Salmah, H. Ismail, & A. Abu Bakar. (2007). The effects of dynamic vulcanization and compatibilizer on properties of paper sludge‐filled polypropylene/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 107(4). 2266–2273. 10 indexed citations

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Bakar, A. Abu, et al.. (2006). Effects of Chemical Modification of Paper Sludge Filled Polypropylene (PP)/Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) Composites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 25(1). 43–58. 30 indexed citations

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Chow, W. S., A. Abu Bakar, Z. A. Mohd Ishak, J. Karger‐Kocsis, & U. S. Ishiaku. (2005). Effect of maleic anhydride-grafted ethylene–propylene rubber on the mechanical, rheological and morphological properties of organoclay reinforced polyamide 6/polypropylene nanocomposites. European Polymer Journal. 41(4). 687–696. 176 indexed citations

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Ismail, H., et al.. (2004). Partial Replacement of Silica by Rice Husk Powder in Polystyrene–Styrene Butadiene Rubber Blends. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 23(13). 1397–1408. 8 indexed citations

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Ismail, H., et al.. (2004). Rice husk powder–filled polystyrene/styrene butadiene rubber blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 92(5). 3320–3332. 39 indexed citations

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Ishak, Z. A. Mohd & A. Abu Bakar. (1995). An investigation on the potential of rice husk ash as fillers for epoxidized natural rubber (ENR). European Polymer Journal. 31(3). 259–269. 149 indexed citations

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