A.P.I. Popoola

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
587 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

A.P.I. Popoola is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, A.P.I. Popoola has authored 587 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 323 papers in Materials Chemistry, 284 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 134 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in A.P.I. Popoola's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (200 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (113 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (100 papers). A.P.I. Popoola is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (200 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (113 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (100 papers). A.P.I. Popoola collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana. A.P.I. Popoola's co-authors include Olawale Popoola, Emmanuel Ajenifuja, John Olorunfemi Abe, O.S.I. Fayomi, Roland Tolulope Loto, Sisa Pityana, Victor Sunday Aigbodion, Modupeola Dada, Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi and Omotayo Sanni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

A.P.I. Popoola

556 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Hydrogen energy, economy and storage: Review and recommendation

2019 2.5k citations John Olorunfemi Abe, A.P.I. Popoola et al. profile →
A review on the impact of mining operation: Monitoring, assessment and management

2020 208 citations Oluranti Agboola, O.S.I. Fayomi et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A.P.I. Popoola South Africa	35	4.8k	3.3k	1.7k	1.2k	1.2k	587	9.0k
Dawei Zhang China	58	7.6k 1.6×	1.9k 0.6×	868 0.5×	791 0.6×	941 0.8×	241	11.0k
Akram Alfantazi Canada	49	4.9k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	547 0.4×	605 0.5×	337	9.3k
Lei Zhang China	43	3.8k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	691 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	465	8.4k
Xiaoze Du China	56	2.6k 0.5×	7.7k 2.4×	2.5k 1.4×	694 0.6×	678 0.6×	621	14.2k
Olawale Popoola South Africa	24	2.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	462 0.4×	437 0.4×	220	4.6k
Hong Yong Sohn United States	43	3.2k 0.7×	5.1k 1.5×	584 0.3×	294 0.2×	753 0.6×	376	8.4k
Ran Li China	50	3.8k 0.8×	3.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	365 0.3×	868 0.7×	315	8.8k
Ahmad Baroutaji United Kingdom	37	1.2k 0.2×	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	240 0.2×	498 0.4×	77	5.6k
Jiarong Li China	34	1.2k 0.2×	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	630 0.5×	349 0.3×	194	4.4k
Fei Ma China	48	4.9k 1.0×	948 0.3×	4.7k 2.7×	363 0.3×	636 0.5×	476	10.4k

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Ajenifuja, Emmanuel, A.P.I. Popoola, & Olawale Popoola. (2025). Comparative analysis of structural and mechanical properties of duplex stainless steel (DSS) weldments prepared by flux core arc welding and shielded metal arch welding processes. Journal of Advanced Joining Processes. 11. 100295–100295. 1 indexed citations

Abe, John Olorunfemi, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and characterization of Cobalt-chromium based alloys via spark plasma sintering for biomedical applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100291–100291. 5 indexed citations

Mapossa, António Benjamim, et al.. (2024). Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Performance Gaps and Sustainable Materials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 1411–1432. 2 indexed citations

Dada, Modupeola & A.P.I. Popoola. (2024). Aloe vera hydrogel for supercooling applications: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 4 indexed citations

Bello, Sefiu Adekunle, et al.. (2024). Sustainable hybrid nanoparticle reinforced low-density polyethylene: emerging materials for engineering applications. Iranian Polymer Journal. 33(7). 965–980. 1 indexed citations

Popoola, A.P.I., et al.. (2023). Evaluation of the electrical properties of carbon electrodes developed with bio-material additions as a sacrificial anode in cathodic protection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100050–100050.

Popoola, A.P.I., et al.. (2023). Utilization of green inhibitors as a sustainable corrosion control method for steel in petrochemical industries: A review. Frontiers in Energy Research. 10. 27 indexed citations

Uyor, Uwa O., A.P.I. Popoola, & Olawale Popoola. (2023). Flexible dielectric polymer nanocomposites with improved thermal energy management for energy-power applications. Frontiers in Energy Research. 11. 3 indexed citations

Abe, John Olorunfemi, Olawale Popoola, & A.P.I. Popoola. (2022). Assessment of Nanomechanical and Tribological Performance of Refractory Nitride-Reinforced Titanium Alloy Matrix Composites Developed by Spark Plasma Sintering. JOM. 75(3). 791–805. 8 indexed citations

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Popoola, A.P.I., et al.. (2021). Heat-treatment effect on anti-corrosion behaviour and tribological properties of LENS in-situ synthesized titanium aluminide. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture. 5(2). 153–161. 9 indexed citations

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Agboola, Oluranti, O.S.I. Fayomi, A. A. Ayoola, et al.. (2021). DNA Inhibition of Hydrogen Ion-Induced Corrosion ofMild Steel Used for Pipelines in Oil and Gas Industries. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 33(4). 767–774. 1 indexed citations

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Ujah, Chika Oliver, et al.. (2020). Gel time prediction of polyester resin for lamination of polymer composites. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia. 34(1). 163–174. 7 indexed citations

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Dada, Modupeola, A.P.I. Popoola, Ntombi Mathe, Sisa Pityana, & S. O. Adeosun. (2020). Effect of laser parameters on the properties of high entropy alloys: A preliminary study. Materials Today Proceedings. 38. 756–761. 17 indexed citations

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Fayomi, O.S.I., et al.. (2020). Surface effect of environmentally assisted corrosion growth of automotive welded steel performance. Materials Today Proceedings. 38. 2380–2384.

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Abe, John Olorunfemi, et al.. (2019). Application of Taguchi design method for optimization of spark plasma sintering process parameters for Ti-6Al-4V/ h -BN binary composite. Engineering Research Express. 1(2). 25043–25043. 20 indexed citations

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Loto, Roland Tolulope, et al.. (2015). Electrochemical effect of 1, 4-diaminobenzene on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in dilute acid media. Der pharma chemica. 7(5). 72–93. 2 indexed citations

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Loto, Roland Tolulope, Olugbenga Adeshola Omotosho, & A.P.I. Popoola. (2011). Inhibition effect of potassium dichromate on the corrosion protection of mild steel reinforcement in concrete. International Journal of the Physical Sciences. 6(9). 2275–2284. 6 indexed citations

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Loto, Roland Tolulope & A.P.I. Popoola. (2011). Corrosion and plants extracts inhibition of mild steel in HCl. International Journal of the Physical Sciences. 6(15). 3616–3623. 22 indexed citations

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Popoola, A.P.I., et al.. (2011). Quantitative study of the hardness property of laser surface alloyed aluminium AA1200. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 111(5). 335–344. 8 indexed citations

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Patricia, Patricia, et al.. (2010). The Influence of Nickel on the Electrochemical Properties of Aluminium. 4(12). 74–85. 1 indexed citations

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