A.W. Allaf

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

A.W. Allaf is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A.W. Allaf has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organic Chemistry, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A.W. Allaf's work include Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (15 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (11 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (9 papers). A.W. Allaf is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (15 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (11 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (9 papers). A.W. Allaf collaborates with scholars based in Syria, United Kingdom and South Korea. A.W. Allaf's co-authors include S. P. Balm, H.W. Kroto, Harold W. Kroto, M.D. Zidan, A. Allahham, Bassem Assfour, Wail Al Zoubi, Young Gun Ko, Z. Ajji and David R. M. Walton and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

A.W. Allaf

72 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

C60: Buckminsterfullerene

1991 792 citations A.W. Allaf et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
C 60 バックミンスタフラーレン

1991 528 citations Harold W. Kroto, A.W. Allaf et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A.W. Allaf Syria	19	1.4k	1.4k	382	336	226	73	2.3k
Tsukasa Nakahodo Japan	28	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	266 0.7×	387 1.2×	271 1.2×	78	2.7k
Lorenzo Gontrani Italy	32	744 0.5×	842 0.6×	422 1.1×	374 1.1×	525 2.3×	114	3.4k
Minyung Lee South Korea	30	590 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	496 1.3×	424 1.3×	380 1.7×	89	2.4k
Oleg Lukin Ukraine	23	972 0.7×	922 0.7×	338 0.9×	135 0.4×	261 1.2×	85	2.1k
François Maurel France	28	656 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	230 0.6×	161 0.5×	309 1.4×	115	2.1k
Manuel E. Minas da Piedade Portugal	29	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	435 1.1×	222 0.7×	149 0.7×	125	2.7k
Eudes Eterno Fileti Brazil	28	523 0.4×	740 0.5×	359 0.9×	372 1.1×	451 2.0×	92	1.9k
Shizuaki Murata Japan	26	1.6k 1.1×	895 0.6×	267 0.7×	185 0.6×	96 0.4×	120	2.5k
D. Lavabre France	22	629 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	302 0.8×	167 0.5×	256 1.1×	61	2.3k
Yukihiro Yoshimura Japan	28	472 0.3×	879 0.6×	415 1.1×	309 0.9×	179 0.8×	177	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A.W. Allaf

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Lafi, Abdul G. Al, et al.. (2025). Determination of the degree of sulfonation in cross-linked and non-cross-linked Poly(ether ether ketone) using different analytical techniques. Heliyon. 11(2). e41708–e41708. 1 indexed citations

Zoubi, Wail Al, Mohammad R. Thalji, Bassem Assfour, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Catalytic Performance via Ultrasonication‐Plasma Synergy in PtGaPCoO _x Catalysts Under Mild Conditions. SusMat. 5(5). 2 indexed citations

Assfour, Bassem, et al.. (2025). Effect of sputtering power on the structure and corrosion properties of DC magnetron sputtered Ni–Cr–Mo thin films. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 176. 114304–114304. 2 indexed citations

Zidan, M.D., et al.. (2023). Effect of sample position on formation of spatial-self phase modulation ring patterns in poly(azaneylylidene-acylene). Optik. 283. 170939–170939. 5 indexed citations

Zoubi, Wail Al, et al.. (2023). Experimental and theoretical investigation of high-entropy-alloy/support as a catalyst for reduction reactions. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 81. 132–142. 51 indexed citations

Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2023). Silicone oils aided fabrication of paraffin wax coated super-hydrophobic sand: A spectroscopic study. Heliyon. 9(10). e20874–e20874. 2 indexed citations

Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2021). Formulation and in vitro evaluation of self-nanoemulsifying liquisolid tablets of furosemide. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1315–1315. 31 indexed citations

Lafi, Abdul G. Al, et al.. (2021). Wide angle X-ray diffraction patterns and 2D-correlation spectroscopy of crystallization in proton irradiated poly(ether ether ketone). Heliyon. 7(6). e07306–e07306. 14 indexed citations

Lafi, Abdul G. Al, et al.. (2020). Two-dimensional FTIR spectroscopic analysis of crystallization in cross-linked poly(ether ether ketone). International Journal of Plastics Technology. 24(1-2). 1–8. 11 indexed citations

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Al‐Hamdani, Abbas Ali Salih, et al.. (2020). Preparation, spectroscopic study of Schiff base derived from dopamine and metal Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(IV) complexes, and activity determination as antioxidants. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry. 34(3). 45 indexed citations

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Zidan, M.D., et al.. (2019). Investigation of nonlinear optical properties of chromium tetrapyrrole dicarbonyl complex. Optik. 200. 163175–163175. 23 indexed citations

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Ghannam, Ahmed, et al.. (2017). Isolation, Structural characterization, and antiproliferative activity of phycocolloids from the red seaweed Laurencia papillosa on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 108. 916–926. 55 indexed citations

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Zidan, M.D., et al.. (2016). Z-scan measurements of single walled carbon nanotube doped acetylenedicarboxylic acid polymer under CW laser. Optics & Laser Technology. 80. 72–76. 20 indexed citations

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Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2012). Determination of essential oil composition by GC-MS and integral antioxidant capacity using photochemiluminescence assay of two Thymus leaves: Thymus syriacus and Thymus cilicicus from different Syrian locations. Herba Polonica. 58(4). 5 indexed citations

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Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2011). Measurements of essential oil extract and antioxidants in Syrian Myrtus communis L. leaves using photochemiluminescence assay. Herba Polonica. 57(3). 3 indexed citations

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Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2010). Determination of integral antioxidants capacity in Syrian Hawthorn fruits and flowers using photochemiluminescence assay. Herba Polonica. 56(2). 47–58. 3 indexed citations

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Allaf, A.W., et al.. (2001). Reducción eficaz del contenido de flúor en el ácido fosfórico comercial syrian, utilizando gel de sílice en tres situaciones distintas. Afinidad. 58(493). 197–209. 1 indexed citations

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Ajji, Z., et al.. (1999). Gas-phase generation and infrared spectroscopy of metastable NS-SCN molecule. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 55(9). 1753–1756. 10 indexed citations

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Allaf, A.W. & Ihsan Boustani. (1998). Gas-phase infrared spectra of phosphorus (III) oxyhalide: Experimental and theoretical study of OPF and OPCl. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 16(1). 69–75. 11 indexed citations

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Kroto, Harold W., et al.. (1991). C 60 バックミンスタフラーレン. Chemical Reviews. 91(6). 1213–1235. 528 indexed citations breakdown →

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