Ali Akbari

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ali Akbari is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Akbari has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Organic Chemistry and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ali Akbari's work include Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (12 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (10 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (10 papers). Ali Akbari is often cited by papers focused on Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (12 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (10 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (10 papers). Ali Akbari collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Canada. Ali Akbari's co-authors include Bagher Eftekhari‐Sis, Mojtaba Amini, Gholamreza Gohari, Maryam Zirak, Jafar Rezaie, Subhasis Ghoshal, Esmaiel Jabbari, Sima Panahirad, Vasileios Fotopoulos and Mohammad Reza Dadpour and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ali Akbari

130 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Metal oxides and metal organic frameworks for the photoca... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Metal oxides and metal organic frameworks for the photocatalytic degradation: A review
    2020 412 citations Sanjeev Gautam, Ali Akbari et al. profile →
  2. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) promote growth and ameliorate salinity stress effects on essential oil profile and biochemical attributes of Dracocephalum moldavica
    2020 351 citations Gholamreza Gohari, Ali Akbari et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Akbari Iran 34 1.4k 836 827 814 705 131 4.5k
Yan Zhang China 42 1.3k 1.0× 646 0.8× 1.8k 2.2× 1.5k 1.8× 636 0.9× 272 6.2k
Fazli Wahid Pakistan 45 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 515 0.6× 2.3k 3.3× 129 6.6k
Cheng Wang China 45 822 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 1.5k 1.8× 307 0.4× 892 1.3× 202 6.0k
Man Zhang China 42 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 2.3× 1.0k 1.3× 558 0.7× 757 1.1× 233 5.5k
Xiaoju Wang China 37 638 0.5× 1.4k 1.7× 917 1.1× 336 0.4× 948 1.3× 164 5.0k
Lei Jiang China 41 1.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.9× 1.2k 1.4× 505 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 178 6.5k
Hisham A. Alhadlaq Saudi Arabia 42 3.0k 2.2× 1.6k 2.0× 544 0.7× 318 0.4× 828 1.2× 113 5.2k
Guilong Zhang China 34 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 2.1× 383 0.5× 218 0.3× 744 1.1× 121 3.2k
Dongqing Cai China 41 1.2k 0.9× 1.8k 2.1× 446 0.5× 390 0.5× 661 0.9× 157 4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Akbari

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All Works

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Jafari, Hessam, Mehdi Hassanpour, Zahra Rahmani, Jafar Rezaie, & Ali Akbari. (2025). Phenylalanine-encapsulated chitosan nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, controlled release kinetics and cytotoxicity evaluation. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1341. 142627–142627. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Yihan, Farzad Seidi, Mehraj Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in Functional Cellulose-based Films with Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties for Food Packaging. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(44). 16469–16487. 42 indexed citations
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Rezaie, Jafar, Ali Akbari, & Reza Rahbarghazi‬. (2022). Inhibition of extracellular vesicle biogenesis in tumor cells: A possible way to reduce tumorigenesis. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 40(3). 248–262. 23 indexed citations
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Akbari, Ali, et al.. (2022). Engineered Exosomes for Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery: A Focus on Genetic and Chemical Functionalization. Pharmaceutics. 15(1). 66–66. 50 indexed citations
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Akbari, Ali, Ashkan Bigham, Vahid Rahimkhoei, Sina Sharifi, & Esmaiel Jabbari. (2022). Antiviral Polymers: A Review. Polymers. 14(9). 1634–1634. 31 indexed citations
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Rezaie, Jafar, Nasrollah Jabbari, Sina Sharifi, & Ali Akbari. (2022). Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-modified citric-acid coated magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles for anticancer drug delivery. Materials Letters. 331. 133516–133516. 6 indexed citations
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Lighvan, Zohreh Mehri, Hossein Ali Khonakdar, Abolfazl Heydari, Miroslav Šlouf, & Ali Akbari. (2021). A versatile β-cyclodextrin and N-heterocyclic palladium complex bi-functionalized iron oxide nanoadsorbent for water treatment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(39). 55419–55432. 6 indexed citations
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Ertaş, Yavuz Nuri, et al.. (2021). Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery to Cancer Stem Cells: A Review of Recent Advances. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1755–1755. 70 indexed citations
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Sharifi, Sina, Ali Akbari, Claes H. Dohlman, et al.. (2021). Graphene-Lined Porous Gelatin Glycidyl Methacrylate Hydrogels: Implications for Tissue Engineering. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(11). 12650–12662. 6 indexed citations
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Rahimkhoei, Vahid, et al.. (2020). Nano‐based methods for novel coronavirus 2019 (2019‐nCoV) diagnosis: A review. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 39(1). 29–34. 9 indexed citations
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Amini, Mojtaba, et al.. (2020). Novel thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polyoxovanadate nanocluster for high water flux and antibacterial properties. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 34(4). 8 indexed citations
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Rahimkhoei, Vahid, et al.. (2020). Potential small‐molecule drugs as available weapons to fight novel coronavirus (2019‐nCoV): A review. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 39(1). 4–9. 12 indexed citations
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Jafari, Hessam, Mehdi Hassanpour, Ali Akbari, et al.. (2020). Characterization of pH-sensitive chitosan/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose composite nanoparticles for delivery of melatonin in cancer therapy. Materials Letters. 282. 128818–128818. 30 indexed citations
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Amini, Mojtaba, et al.. (2018). Spinel copper ferrite nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 32(9). 39 indexed citations
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Akbari, Ali, et al.. (2018). Magnetic PVA/laponite RD hydrogel nanocomposites for adsorption of model protein BSA. Polymer Bulletin. 76(5). 2321–2340. 32 indexed citations
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Chang, Wonjae, et al.. (2017). Selective biostimulation of cold‐ and salt‐tolerant hydrocarbon‐degrading Dietzia maris in petroleum‐contaminated sub‐Arctic soils with high salinity. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 93(1). 294–304. 17 indexed citations

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