Ajahar Khan

4.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
103 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ajahar Khan is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajahar Khan has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Biomaterials, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ajahar Khan's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (44 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (27 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (24 papers). Ajahar Khan is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (44 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (27 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (24 papers). Ajahar Khan collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Saudi Arabia and India. Ajahar Khan's co-authors include Jong‐Whan Rhim, Jun Tae Kim, Parya Ezati, Khalid A. Alamry, Zohreh Riahi, Ruchir Priyadarshi, Parya Ezati, Tanima Bhattacharya, Gye Hwa Shin and Ravi Jain and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Food Chemistry and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Ajahar Khan

93 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Biopolymer-based UV protection functional films for food packaging

2023 171 citations Parya Ezati, Ajahar Khan et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →
Advances in sustainable food packaging applications of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol blend films

2024 100 citations Wanli Zhang, Ajahar Khan et al. Food Chemistry profile →
Chitosan/gelatin-based multifunctional film integrated with green tea carbon dots to extend the shelf life of pork

2023 97 citations Ajahar Khan, Parya Ezati et al. Food Packaging and Shelf Life profile →
Carrageenan-based active and intelligent packaging films integrated with anthocyanin and TiO2-doped carbon dots derived from sweet potato peels

2024 75 citations Zohreh Riahi, Ajahar Khan et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

Peers

Ajahar Khan

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Edgardo Alfonso Gómez Pineda Brazil

Parya Ezati South Korea

B. S. Kaith India

Zohreh Riahi South Korea

Balbir Singh Kaith India

Yanzhu Guo China

T. Gomathi India

Isabel M. Coelhoso Portugal

Mehrdad Forough Iran

Saraswati P. Masti India

Edgardo Alfonso Gómez Pineda Brazil

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422 ×1.1

306 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to Ajahar Khan Ajahar Khan (= 1×) peers Edgardo Alfonso Gómez Pineda

Countries citing papers authored by Ajahar Khan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Bangdi, Wanli Zhang, Ajahar Khan, et al.. (2025). Schiff base crosslinking in biopolymeric food packaging films: Dynamic covalent chemistry for advanced food preservation systems. Current Research in Food Science. 11. 101213–101213. 1 indexed citations

Aghababaei, Fatemeh, Ajahar Khan, Zohreh Riahi, et al.. (2025). Valorizing animal waste protein through spinning: sustainable nanofiber innovation for advanced food packaging. Food Quality and Safety. 10. 1 indexed citations

Priyadarshi, Ruchir, Ajahar Khan, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2025). Carrageenan-based washable coatings integrated with sulfur quantum dots for extending banana shelf life. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 47. 101425–101425. 5 indexed citations

Riahi, Zohreh, Ajahar Khan, Jong‐Whan Rhim, Gye Hwa Shin, & Jun Tae Kim. (2024). Synergistic effect of iron-based metal-organic framework hybridized with carbon quantum dots in agar/gelatin films for fruit preservation. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 45. 101330–101330. 30 indexed citations

Riahi, Zohreh, Ajahar Khan, Jong‐Whan Rhim, Gye Hwa Shin, & Jun Tae Kim. (2024). Carbon dots-functionalized polyaniline incorporated into sodium alginate/cellulose nanofibrils film for sustainable intelligent and active packaging of shrimp. Sustainable materials and technologies. 43. e01217–e01217. 19 indexed citations

Al‐Ghamdi, Youssef O., et al.. (2024). Oxidized carboxymethyl cellulose/polyaniline-based hybrid nanocomposite for sensitive detection of environmentally hazardous nitrophenol in real samples. Microchemical Journal. 199. 109913–109913. 8 indexed citations

Ghosh, Tabli, Swarup Roy, Ajahar Khan, et al.. (2024). Agricultural waste-derived cellulose nanocrystals for sustainable active food packaging applications. Food Hydrocolloids. 154. 110141–110141. 31 indexed citations

Balakrishnan, M., et al.. (2024). Carbon quantum dots: Progress toward food safety and sustainability. Food Bioscience. 61. 105016–105016. 17 indexed citations

Khan, Ajahar, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional fish gelatin film incorporated with chitosan carbon dots and butterfly pea flower anthocyanins for active/smart packaging of Pacific white shrimp. Food Bioscience. 62. 105483–105483. 21 indexed citations

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Hong, Su Jung, Ajahar Khan, Zohreh Riahi, Gye Hwa Shin, & Jun Tae Kim. (2024). A versatile smart packaging film functionalized with zinc/curcumin-based metal-organic frameworks for maintaining and monitoring peach (Prunus persica) freshness. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 46. 101408–101408. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, Zohreh Riahi, Jun Tae Kim, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2024). Carboxymethyl cellulose/gelatin film incorporated with eggplant peel waste-derived carbon dots for active fruit packaging applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 271(Pt 2). 132715–132715. 35 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, Parya Ezati, Ruchir Priyadarshi, et al.. (2024). Advances and prospects of sulfur quantum dots in food sensing applications. Sustainable materials and technologies. 41. e01105–e01105. 3 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, Zohreh Riahi, Jun Tae Kim, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2024). Effect of carbon dot-doped Ti-MOF on CMC/Agar film and active packaging application on storage quality of fruits. Food Chemistry. 455. 139911–139911. 33 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl pyrrolidone/chitosan nanocomposite embedded curcumin@zinc oxide. Results in Chemistry. 10. 101729–101729. 3 indexed citations

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Wagh, Rajesh V., Parya Ezati, Ajahar Khan, Ruchir Priyadarshi, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2024). Vaccinium corymbosum–Derived Carbon Dots and Anthocyanin‐Infused Gelatin Multifunctional Films for Smart Packaging Applications. Packaging Technology and Science. 37(11). 1049–1064. 15 indexed citations

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Deng, Hao, Wanli Zhang, Yousef Ramezan, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial and antioxidant plant‐derived aldehydes: A new role as cross‐linking agents in biopolymer‐based food packaging films. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 24(1). e70089–e70089. 16 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, Parya Ezati, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2023). Alizarin: Prospects and sustainability for food safety and quality monitoring applications. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 223. 113169–113169. 66 indexed citations

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Wagh, Rajesh V., Ajahar Khan, Ruchir Priyadarshi, Parya Ezati, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2023). Cellulose nanofiber-based multifunctional films integrated with carbon dots and anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea for active and intelligent food packaging applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 233. 123567–123567. 83 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajahar, Parya Ezati, & Jong‐Whan Rhim. (2023). Chitosan/gelatin-based multifunctional film integrated with green tea carbon dots to extend the shelf life of pork. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 37. 101075–101075. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

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Al-Sodies, Salsabeel, Abdullah M. Asiri, Ajahar Khan, Khalid A. Alamry, & Mahmoud A. Hussein. (2023). Recent exploiting of poly(ionic liquid)s in sensing applications. European Polymer Journal. 205. 112719–112719. 17 indexed citations

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