Ahmad A. Adewunmi

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ahmad A. Adewunmi is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Analytical Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmad A. Adewunmi has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ocean Engineering, 18 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Ahmad A. Adewunmi's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (26 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (13 papers). Ahmad A. Adewunmi is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (26 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (13 papers). Ahmad A. Adewunmi collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Nigeria. Ahmad A. Adewunmi's co-authors include Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Abdullah S. Sultan, Suzylawati Ismail, Theis I. Sølling, Ahmad Mahboob, Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain, Umer Mehmood, Mobeen Murtaza, Shirish Patil and Afeez Gbadamosi and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Ahmad A. Adewunmi

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Application of Polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review

2022 118 citations Afeez Gbadamosi, Shirish Patil et al. Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ahmad A. Adewunmi Saudi Arabia	18	615	365	268	239	217	40	1.1k
Ehsan Nourafkan United Kingdom	19	455 0.7×	240 0.7×	349 1.3×	210 0.9×	323 1.5×	36	1.1k
Weihong Jia China	19	470 0.8×	326 0.9×	217 0.8×	375 1.6×	399 1.8×	42	1.2k
Lipei Fu China	21	565 0.9×	234 0.6×	525 2.0×	273 1.1×	329 1.5×	80	1.3k
Yugui Han China	22	756 1.2×	332 0.9×	327 1.2×	250 1.0×	257 1.2×	41	1.2k
Hadi ShamsiJazeyi United States	9	537 0.9×	293 0.8×	230 0.9×	271 1.1×	181 0.8×	10	873
Hongping Quan China	15	366 0.6×	198 0.5×	290 1.1×	203 0.8×	274 1.3×	52	870
Mohamad Sahban Alnarabiji Malaysia	19	512 0.8×	306 0.8×	419 1.6×	261 1.1×	283 1.3×	33	1.2k
Kaili Liao China	18	461 0.7×	205 0.6×	269 1.0×	204 0.9×	161 0.7×	56	794
Tongyu Zhu China	20	634 1.0×	271 0.7×	293 1.1×	220 0.9×	184 0.8×	41	956
Jianjia Yu United States	23	767 1.2×	286 0.8×	376 1.4×	383 1.6×	483 2.2×	58	1.5k

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., et al.. (2025). Computational modeling of CO2 adsorption on the activated biochars derived from biomasses: Implications for energy, environment, and climate change. Biomass and Bioenergy. 197. 107791–107791. 3 indexed citations

Adewunmi, Ahmad A., et al.. (2025). Advanced Ionic Liquid as a Sustainable Demulsifier for Crude Oil Emulsions. Energy & Fuels. 39(12). 5699–5706. 3 indexed citations

Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain, Shirish Patil, & Muhammad Shahzad Kamal. (2024). Influence of Varying Oil–Water Contents on the Formation of Crude Oil Emulsion and Its Demulsification by a Lab-Grown Nonionic Demulsifier. ACS Omega. 9(17). 19620–19626. 10 indexed citations

Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, & Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain. (2024). Nonionic Demulsifier for Smart Demulsification of Crude Oil Emulsion at Room and Moderate Temperatures. ACS Omega. 9(49). 48405–48415. 2 indexed citations

Hussain, Syed Muhammad Shakil, Ahmad A. Adewunmi, Olalekan S. Alade, et al.. (2023). A review of ionic liquids: Recent synthetic advances and oilfield applications. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 153. 105195–105195. 39 indexed citations

Mahboob, Ahmad, Abdullah S. Sultan, Ahmad A. Adewunmi, Tinku Saikia, & Muhammad Shahzad Kamal. (2023). Emulsified Silica Gel for Deep Reservoir Water Conformance Control. Energy & Fuels. 37(6). 4331–4340. 2 indexed citations

Alade, Olalekan S., Isah Mohammed, Safwat Abdel‐Azeim, et al.. (2023). Review on Applications of Ionic Liquids (ILs) for Bitumen Recovery: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Perspectives. Energy & Fuels. 37(13). 8718–8738. 15 indexed citations

Gbadamosi, Afeez, Shirish Patil, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, et al.. (2022). Application of Polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review. Polymers. 14(7). 1433–1433. 118 indexed citations breakdown →

Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Ahmad Mahboob, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, & Abdullah S. Sultan. (2022). Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Chitosan/Natural Acacia Gum Biopolymers: Effects of pH and Salt Concentrations. Polymers. 14(23). 5270–5270. 10 indexed citations

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Hussain, Syed Muhammad Shakil, Ahmad A. Adewunmi, Ahmad Mahboob, et al.. (2022). Fluorinated surfactants: A review on recent progress on synthesis and oilfield applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 303. 102634–102634. 79 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Abduljamiu O. Amao, & Theis I. Sølling. (2021). Extracted quartz as efficient natural demulsifier for crude oil-water emulsions: Effect of monovalent/divalent salts, pH and modeling study. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 206. 109069–109069. 15 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., et al.. (2021). Demulsification of Heavy Petroleum Emulsion Using Pyridinium Ionic Liquids with Distinct Anion Branching. Energy & Fuels. 35(20). 16527–16533. 31 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, & Sunday O. Olatunji. (2021). Demulsification of crude oil emulsions using ionic liquids: A computational intelligence approach. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208. 109279–109279. 12 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Theis I. Sølling, Abdullah S. Sultan, & Tinku Saikia. (2021). Emulsified acid systems for oil well stimulation: A review. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208. 109569–109569. 44 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, & Theis I. Sølling. (2020). Application of magnetic nanoparticles in demulsification: A review on synthesis, performance, recyclability, and challenges. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 196. 107680–107680. 80 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A. & Muhammad Shahzad Kamal. (2019). Effect of Water/Decane Ratios and Salt on the Stability, Rheology, and Interfacial Tension of Water/Decane Emulsions. Energy & Fuels. 33(9). 8456–8462. 18 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A. & Muhammad Shahzad Kamal. (2019). Demulsification of water-in-oil emulsions using ionic liquids: Effects of counterion and water type. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 279. 411–419. 74 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Suzylawati Ismail, Taoreed O. Owolabi, et al.. (2018). Hybrid Intelligent Modelling of the Viscoelastic Moduli of Coal Fly Ash Based Polymer Gel System for Water Shutoff Treatment in Oil and Gas Wells. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 97(11). 2969–2978. 27 indexed citations

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Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad, et al.. (2017). Recent Advances in Nanoparticles Enhanced Oil Recovery: Rheology, Interfacial Tension, Oil Recovery, and Wettability Alteration. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2017. 1–15. 135 indexed citations

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Adewunmi, Ahmad A., Suzylawati Ismail, Abdullah S. Sultan, & Zulkifli Ahmad. (2017). Performance of fly ash based polymer gels for water reduction in enhanced oil recovery: Gelation kinetics and dynamic rheological studies. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 34(6). 1638–1650. 24 indexed citations

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