Asif Hayat

6.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
128 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Asif Hayat is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Asif Hayat has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 79 papers in Materials Chemistry and 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Asif Hayat's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (76 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (29 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (21 papers). Asif Hayat is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (76 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (29 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (21 papers). Asif Hayat collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Asif Hayat's co-authors include Muhammad Sohail, Yasin Orooji, T.A. Taha, Zeeshan Ajmal, Javid Khan, Mohammed A. Amin, Hamid Ali, Yas Al‐Hadeethi, Arkom Palamanit and Sunil Kumar Baburao Mane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Asif Hayat

125 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recent developments, advances and strategies in heterogeneous photocatalysts for water splitting

2024 105 citations Muhammad Sohail, Sana Rauf et al. profile →
The photocatalytic H2O2 production: Design strategies, Photocatalyst advancements, environmental applications and future prospects

2024 85 citations Asif Hayat, Zeeshan Ajmal et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →
Recent advance in MOFs and MOF-based composites: synthesis, properties, and applications

2024 82 citations Asif Hayat, Sana Rauf et al. Materials Today Energy profile →
Synergistically self-assembled in situ growth of MXene@MOF derived sodium alginate hydrogel 3D frameworks as next-generation electrocatalysts for oxygen and hydrogen evolution

2025 29 citations Saleem Raza, Ata Ur Rehman et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry A profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Asif Hayat	3.2k	3.0k	1.6k	496	446	128	4.8k
Yifan Zhang	2.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	308 0.6×	387 0.9×	113	4.3k
Tongming Su	3.4k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	228 0.5×	499 1.1×	96	4.5k
Changchang Ma	4.4k 1.4×	5.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.4×	398 0.8×	371 0.8×	139	6.1k
Chechia Hu	3.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	330 0.7×	456 1.0×	126	4.8k
Muhammad Arif	1.9k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	316 0.6×	300 0.7×	78	4.6k
Hengcong Tao	2.8k 0.9×	3.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	264 0.5×	400 0.9×	92	5.3k
Sakar Mohan	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	321 0.6×	590 1.3×	153	4.1k
Yunfang Wang	2.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	316 0.6×	231 0.5×	111	3.6k
Zuzeng Qin	4.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	317 0.6×	454 1.0×	132	5.4k
Simelys Hernández	2.5k 0.8×	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	163 0.3×	428 1.0×	96	4.7k

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Zhang, Pengfei, Saleem Raza, Ming Liu, et al.. (2025). Synergistically modified Ti2C MXene with poly glycidyl methacrylate and poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene): Poly(styrene sulfonate) conducting polymers for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of ionic and cationic dyes. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 713. 136497–136497. 16 indexed citations

Raza, Saleem, Ata Ur Rehman, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Synergistically self-assembled in situ growth of MXene@MOF derived sodium alginate hydrogel 3D frameworks as next-generation electrocatalysts for oxygen and hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(6). 4390–4403. 29 indexed citations breakdown →

Ali, Hamid, Obaid Iqbal, Jawad Ul‐Hassan, et al.. (2025). Graphdiyne-based metal-free catalysts: Innovations in synthesis, properties, functionalization, morphology and applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 215. 115570–115570. 18 indexed citations

Hayat, Asif, Zeeshan Ajmal, Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani, et al.. (2025). A novel breakthrough in the invention, properties, synthesis of covalent heptazine framework for its sustainable applications. Materials Today. 83. 331–354. 19 indexed citations

Ali, Hamid, Obaid Iqbal, Yan Xiao, et al.. (2025). Novel advancements in synthesis, modulation, and potential applications of conjugated microporous polymer-based materials. Nano Materials Science. 8(1). 117–174. 9 indexed citations

Hayat, Asif, Sana Rauf, Basem Al Alwan, et al.. (2024). Recent advance in MOFs and MOF-based composites: synthesis, properties, and applications. Materials Today Energy. 41. 101542–101542. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

Ali, Hamid, Zeeshan Ajmal, Imed Boukhris, et al.. (2024). Recent advances, synthesis, modifications and photogenerated carrier dynamics of g-C3N4 for photocatalytic water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 100. 79–128. 30 indexed citations

Hayat, Asif, Muhammad Sohail, Zeeshan Ajmal, et al.. (2024). Advances/Scope and prospects of g-C3N4 derived fascinating photocatalyst as a leading route towards solar energy adaption. Journal of Cleaner Production. 438. 140568–140568. 37 indexed citations

Hayat, Asif, Muhammad Sohail, Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in heteroatom-doped/hierarchical porous carbon materials: Synthesis, design and potential applications. Progress in Materials Science. 150. 101408–101408. 45 indexed citations

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Hayat, Asif, Hamid Ali, Zeeshan Ajmal, et al.. (2024). Emerging breakthroughs in covalent triazine frameworks: From fundamentals towards photocatalytic water splitting and challenges. Progress in Materials Science. 147. 101352–101352. 39 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pengfei, Saleem Raza, Cheng Ye, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of maleic anhydride-acrylamide copolymer based sodium alginate hydrogel for elimination of metals ions and dyes contaminants from polluted water. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 261(Pt 1). 129146–129146. 26 indexed citations

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Ali, Hamid, Yasin Orooji, Zeeshan Ajmal, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive Review based on the synthesis, properties, morphology, functionalization, and potential applications of transition metals nitrides. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 526. 216353–216353. 34 indexed citations

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Raza, Saleem, Asif Hayat, Ehsan Ghasali, et al.. (2024). Engineered MXene/Bi2S3 nanoflowers in sodium alginate hydrogel: A synergistic eradicator of disinfected byproducts in aqueous environment. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 1). 135486–135486. 8 indexed citations

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Ghasali, Ehsan, Saleem Raza, Tariq Bashir, Asif Hayat, & Yasin Orooji. (2024). Preparation and characterizations of mullite-Pr6O11 composites and their photocatalytic degradation performance of organic dyes. Ceramics International. 50(20). 37944–37953. 3 indexed citations

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Raza, Saleem, Ehsan Ghasali, Asif Hayat, et al.. (2023). Sodium alginate hydrogel-encapsulated trans-anethole based polymer: Synthesis and applications as an eradicator of metals and dyes from wastewater. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 254(Pt 2). 127153–127153. 29 indexed citations

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Hayat, Asif, Muhammad Sohail, T.A. Taha, et al.. (2023). Correction: Hayat et al. A Superficial Intramolecular Alignment of Carbon Nitride through Conjugated Monomer for Optimized Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Catalysts 2021, 11, 935. Catalysts. 13(2). 309–309. 1 indexed citations

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Khan, Javid, Heng Liu, Jiamin Xiao, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of heteroatom incorporated porous carbon encapsulated Fe-doped Co9S8 as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 175. 111220–111220. 26 indexed citations

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Raza, Saleem, et al.. (2023). Preparation and Characterization of Polyethersulfone-Ultrafiltration Membrane Blended with Terbium-Doped Cerium Magnesium Aluminate: Analysis of Fouling Behavior. Molecules. 28(6). 2688–2688. 6 indexed citations

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Ajmal, Zeeshan, Asif Hayat, Anuj Kumar, et al.. (2023). Assembly of a novel Fe2TiO5-impregnated donor-π-acceptor conjugated carbon nitride for highly efficient solar water splitting. Sustainable materials and technologies. 36. e00594–e00594. 10 indexed citations

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Pan, Feng, Muhammad Sohail, T.A. Taha, et al.. (2022). A facile molecular aggregation of isoquinoline based g-C3N4 for high photocatalytic performance under visible light illumination. Materials Research Bulletin. 152. 111865–111865. 43 indexed citations

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