Ahmed Tafesh

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 973 citations indexed

About

Ahmed Tafesh is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Food Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmed Tafesh has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 973 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Food Science and 2 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Ahmed Tafesh's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (3 papers), Edible Oils Quality and Analysis (3 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (2 papers). Ahmed Tafesh is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (3 papers), Edible Oils Quality and Analysis (3 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (2 papers). Ahmed Tafesh collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Germany and United States. Ahmed Tafesh's co-authors include Jens Weiguny, Naim Najami, Hassan Azaizeh, Gary E. Keck, Herbert Riepl, Jeries Jadoun, Jeffrey H. Byers, Matthias Beller, Martin Faulstich and Carlos G. Dosoretz and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Bioresource Technology and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ahmed Tafesh

10 papers receiving 942 citations

Hit Papers

A Review of the Selective... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
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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.

  1. A Review of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds into Aromatic Amines, Isocyanates, Carbamates, and Ureas Using CO
    1996 657 citations Ahmed Tafesh, Jens Weiguny Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ahmed Tafesh Israel 8 776 313 215 158 141 11 973
Marcin Konkol Poland 19 402 0.5× 228 0.7× 304 1.4× 154 1.0× 96 0.7× 46 1.2k
Podma Pollov Sarmah India 15 376 0.5× 173 0.6× 167 0.8× 60 0.4× 42 0.3× 32 586
N. ANAND India 23 577 0.7× 402 1.3× 334 1.6× 203 1.3× 133 0.9× 54 1.5k
Nader Ghaffari Khaligh Malaysia 28 1.7k 2.2× 134 0.4× 267 1.2× 327 2.1× 58 0.4× 174 2.2k
Mahuya Bandyopadhyay India 20 167 0.2× 296 0.9× 553 2.6× 192 1.2× 41 0.3× 62 986
Violeta Rodriguez‐Ruiz France 14 391 0.5× 247 0.8× 100 0.5× 25 0.2× 37 0.3× 20 832
Yoji Hori Japan 23 1.1k 1.4× 596 1.9× 129 0.6× 33 0.2× 451 3.2× 42 1.8k
Aazam Monfared Iran 25 717 0.9× 223 0.7× 88 0.4× 26 0.2× 208 1.5× 40 1.3k
Ken‐ichi Fujita Japan 14 298 0.4× 140 0.4× 52 0.2× 35 0.2× 236 1.7× 30 584

Countries citing papers authored by Ahmed Tafesh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ahmed Tafesh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ahmed Tafesh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ahmed Tafesh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ahmed Tafesh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ahmed Tafesh. Ahmed Tafesh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Najami, Naim, et al.. (2013). Potential of bioethanol production from olive mill solid wastes. Bioresource Technology. 152. 24–30. 38 indexed citations
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Faulstich, Martin, et al.. (2013). Central composite design for optimal technology of concentrating vanillic acid using foam fractionation. Separation and Purification Technology. 119. 28–34. 10 indexed citations
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Azaizeh, Hassan, et al.. (2012). Antioxidant activity of phenolic fractions in olive mill wastewater. Food Chemistry. 134(4). 2226–2234. 56 indexed citations
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Tafesh, Ahmed, et al.. (2011). Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Polyphenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011(1). 431021–431021. 100 indexed citations
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Kotha, Sambasivarao, et al.. (2001). Synthesis and carbonylation of aryl acetylenes. DSpace (IIT Bombay).
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Tafesh, Ahmed & Jens Weiguny. (1996). A Review of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds into Aromatic Amines, Isocyanates, Carbamates, and Ureas Using CO. Chemical Reviews. 96(6). 2035–2052. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tafesh, Ahmed, et al.. (1995). First selective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds using water soluble catalysts. Tetrahedron Letters. 36(51). 9305–9308. 40 indexed citations
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Keck, Gary E. & Ahmed Tafesh. (1990). Radical Cyclization Reactions from α-Silyloxy Phenylselenides: An Alternative to Acyl Radicals. Synlett. 1990(5). 257–258. 6 indexed citations
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Freeman, Peter K., et al.. (1989). Reactions of 4,4-diphenylcarbena-2,5-cyclohexadiene and related systems in dimethyl sulfoxide. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 54(4). 782–789. 5 indexed citations
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Keck, Gary E. & Ahmed Tafesh. (1989). Free-radical addition-fragmentation reactions in synthesis: a "second generation" synthesis of (+)-pseudomonic acid C. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 54(25). 5845–5846. 23 indexed citations
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Keck, Gary E., Jeffrey H. Byers, & Ahmed Tafesh. (1988). Free radical addition-fragmentation reaction for the preparation of vinyl sulfones and phosphine oxides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(5). 1127–1128. 38 indexed citations

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