Absar Alum

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Absar Alum is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Absar Alum has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Absar Alum's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (13 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (11 papers). Absar Alum is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (13 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (11 papers). Absar Alum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Israel. Absar Alum's co-authors include Morteza Abbaszadegan, Paul Westerhoff, Syed Khalid Mustafa, Tahira Mahmood, Muhammad Tahir Saddique, Abdul Naeem, Joseph R. Rubino, M. Khalid Ijaz, Hodon Ryu and Yeomin Yoon and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Absar Alum

54 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparison of Different Methods for the Point of Zero Charge Determination of NiO

2011 411 citations Tahira Mahmood, Paul Westerhoff et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Absar Alum United States	20	487	264	214	209	189	56	1.4k
David W. Metge United States	23	781 1.6×	237 0.9×	125 0.6×	98 0.5×	158 0.8×	36	1.8k
Robin M. Slawson Canada	24	511 1.0×	595 2.3×	114 0.5×	96 0.5×	251 1.3×	46	1.9k
Robert Armon Israel	33	540 1.1×	377 1.4×	101 0.5×	152 0.7×	422 2.2×	107	2.7k
Letícia Nishi Brazil	20	648 1.3×	79 0.3×	297 1.4×	152 0.7×	78 0.4×	63	1.3k
Michihiro Akiba Japan	17	342 0.7×	402 1.5×	51 0.2×	365 1.7×	175 0.9×	80	1.3k
Hodon Ryu United States	36	919 1.9×	693 2.6×	104 0.5×	358 1.7×	508 2.7×	100	3.2k
Wesaal Khan South Africa	26	484 1.0×	239 0.9×	31 0.1×	143 0.7×	169 0.9×	76	1.9k
Michele I. Van Dyke Canada	21	357 0.7×	397 1.5×	59 0.3×	123 0.6×	322 1.7×	44	1.7k
Samuel R. Farrah United States	22	1.4k 2.8×	382 1.4×	116 0.5×	603 2.9×	152 0.8×	46	2.7k
Morteza Abbaszadegan United States	33	917 1.9×	633 2.4×	357 1.7×	1.2k 5.7×	422 2.2×	97	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Absar Alum

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abbaszadegan, Morteza, Absar Alum, Masaaki Kitajima, et al.. (2025). Water Reuse—Retrospective Study on Sustainable Future Prospects. Water. 17(6). 789–789. 3 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2023). Impact of Pipe Material and Temperature on Drinking Water Microbiome and Prevalence of Legionella, Mycobacterium, and Pseudomonas Species. Microorganisms. 11(2). 352–352. 4 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2023). Approaching easy water disinfection for all: Can in situ electrochlorination outperform conventional chlorination under realistic conditions?. Water Research. 250. 121014–121014. 21 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2022). Implication of cell culture methods and biases on UV inactivation of viruses. Journal of Virological Methods. 309. 114610–114610. 5 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2022). Implication of Cell Culture Methods and Biases on UV Inactivation of Viruses. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Alum, Absar, Jasmina Markovski, Kiril Hristovski, et al.. (2018). Physisorption and chemisorption of T4 bacteriophages on amino functionalized silica particles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 532. 68–76. 23 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2016). Aerobiology of the built environment: Synergy between Legionella and fungi. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(9). S138–S143. 6 indexed citations

Alum, Absar, et al.. (2016). A tool box strategy using Bacteroides genetic markers to differentiate human from non-human sources of fecal contamination in natural water. The Science of The Total Environment. 572. 897–905. 7 indexed citations

Abbaszadegan, Morteza, et al.. (2015). Stimulation of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) production by actinomycetes after cyclic chlorination in drinking water distribution systems. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 50(4). 365–371. 7 indexed citations

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Schwake, David Otto, Absar Alum, & Morteza Abbaszadegan. (2015). Automobile windshield washer fluid: A potential source of transmission for Legionella. The Science of The Total Environment. 526. 271–277. 13 indexed citations

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Yavarmanesh, Masoud, Absar Alum, & Morteza Abbaszadegan. (2015). Occurrence of Noroviruses and Their Correlation with Microbial Indicators in Raw Milk. Food and Environmental Virology. 7(3). 232–238. 5 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, et al.. (2015). A biosensor platform for rapid detection of E. coli in drinking water. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 83. 22–28. 35 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, Channah Rock, & Morteza Abbaszadegan. (2014). A unified method to process biosolids samples for the recovery of bacterial, viral, and helminths pathogens. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 49(6). 679–684. 1 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Tahira, Salah Ud Din, Asif Naeem, et al.. (2013). Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics studies of arsenate adsorption from aqueous solutions onto iron hydroxide. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 20(5). 3234–3242. 35 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, et al.. (2013). Biochemical signature assay for use in a biosensor platform to detect bacteria in drinking water biofilms. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 48(8). 925–932. 5 indexed citations

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Yavarmanesh, Masoud, Morteza Abbaszadegan, Absar Alum, et al.. (2013). Impact of Milk Components on Recovery of Viral RNA from MS2 Bacteriophage. Food and Environmental Virology. 5(2). 103–109. 15 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, et al.. (2012). ECC–RT-PCR: a new method to determine the viability and infectivity of Giardia cysts. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16(5). e350–e353. 12 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, et al.. (2010). Comparison of molecular markers for determining the viability and infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts and validation of molecular methods against animal infectivity assay. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 15(3). e197–e200. 6 indexed citations

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Ryu, Hodon, Absar Alum, & Morteza Abbaszadegan. (2005). Microbial Characterization and Population Changes in Nonpotable Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. 39(22). 8600–8605. 41 indexed citations

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Alum, Absar, Yeomin Yoon, Paul Westerhoff, & Morteza Abbaszadegan. (2004). Oxidation of bisphenol A, 17β‐estradiol, and 17α‐ethynyl estradiol and byproduct estrogenicity. Environmental Toxicology. 19(3). 257–264. 105 indexed citations

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