Basant Lal

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Basant Lal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Basant Lal has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Basant Lal's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Basant Lal is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Basant Lal collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Basant Lal's co-authors include Ahmad Hosseini–Bandegharaei, Narendra Kumar Singh, P. Chartier, J.F. Koenig, J. P. Pandey, Vakil Singh, M.A. Quraishi, Ishtiaque Ahamad, Manisha Malviya and Ashish Kumar Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Basant Lal

77 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Advanced photocatalysis as a viable and sustainable wastewater treatment process: A comprehensive review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Basant Lal India	17	486	433	367	197	176	84	1.3k
Masoud Giahi Iran	19	388 0.8×	133 0.3×	260 0.7×	132 0.7×	117 0.7×	68	1.0k
Dong Fang China	25	588 1.2×	525 1.2×	276 0.8×	1.2k 6.1×	286 1.6×	88	2.3k
Ruixin Wang China	22	675 1.4×	272 0.6×	217 0.6×	339 1.7×	188 1.1×	98	1.5k
Dongkun Yu China	22	522 1.1×	389 0.9×	347 0.9×	320 1.6×	522 3.0×	43	2.0k
Jyri‐Pekka Mikkola Finland	28	609 1.3×	446 1.0×	295 0.8×	335 1.7×	1.4k 7.8×	82	2.8k
Selcan Karakuş Türkiye	22	561 1.2×	124 0.3×	435 1.2×	157 0.8×	325 1.8×	125	1.4k
Mohammad Taghi Hamed Mosavian Iran	22	364 0.7×	162 0.4×	298 0.8×	143 0.7×	283 1.6×	80	1.3k
Amjad Khan Pakistan	17	593 1.2×	201 0.5×	233 0.6×	116 0.6×	217 1.2×	27	949
Dušan Jovanović Serbia	20	370 0.8×	237 0.5×	120 0.3×	157 0.8×	515 2.9×	48	1.3k
Muhammad Mansha Saudi Arabia	22	768 1.6×	377 0.9×	865 2.4×	203 1.0×	364 2.1×	94	2.2k

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Singh, Rajeev, Dan Bahadur Pal, Basant Lal, et al.. (2025). Sustainable Biotransformation of Food Waste into Biogas Via Microbial Anaerobic Digestion: A Review. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 65(2). 697–712.

Raj, Kanika, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive review of sustainable hydrogels from lignin for advanced wastewater solutions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 301. 139963–139963. 3 indexed citations

Lal, Basant, Ankit Verma, Jahangeer Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Insights into the photocatalytic removal of malachite green organic pollutant by highly efficient hard responsive Ba1 − xCoxDyyFe12−yO19 catalysts. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1225–1225. 6 indexed citations

Suratman, Adhitasari, Basant Lal, Ahmad Hosseini–Bandegharaei, et al.. (2025). Thiourea-modified chitosan for effective adsorption of Remazol Brilliant Blue R: Synthesis, characterization, adsorption properties, and morphological effects. Desalination and Water Treatment. 322. 101092–101092. 7 indexed citations

Verma, Ankit, et al.. (2025). Innovations in cellulose-based hydrogels for enhanced wastewater treatment through adsorption. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 303. 140660–140660. 8 indexed citations

Sharma, Pragati, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review on technical lignin, lignin hydrogels, properties, preparation, applications & challenges in lab to market transition. Industrial Crops and Products. 211. 118262–118262. 16 indexed citations

Verma, Bhawna, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of sustainability of fabrication process and characterization studies of activated carbon nanocatalyst from waste chestnut peels. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139810–139810. 3 indexed citations

Srivastava, Neha, Rajeev Singh, Basant Lal, et al.. (2024). Graphene and its derivatives fabrication from paddy straw for improved and sustainable application in biofuels production: New Insight. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 187. 1596–1605. 4 indexed citations

Srivastava, Neha, Manish Srivastava, Basant Lal, et al.. (2024). A review on the scope and challenges of Saccharum spontaneum waste in the context of lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable bioenergy applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 199. 114477–114477. 10 indexed citations

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Singla, Shivani, Muskan Muskan, Basant Lal, Jatinder Kaur, & Gopi Sharma. (2024). Optical behavior of glasses containing gold nanoparticles: A review. Optics & Laser Technology. 174. 110675–110675. 3 indexed citations

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Lal, Basant, et al.. (2024). Lignocellulosic Biomass‐Derived Graphene: Fabrication, Challenges and Its Potential for Hydrogen Storage Application. Energy Storage. 6(5). 4 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Neha, Rajeev Singh, Basant Lal, & Shafiul Haque. (2024). Evaluation of bioprocess parameters for pilot scale fermentative biohydrogen production using organic waste: Environmental remediation, techno-economic challenges & future solutions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 107. 396–409. 5 indexed citations

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Singh, Tripti, Akbar Mohammad, Ashutosh Kumar, et al.. (2023). Carbon nanostructure derived from tea spent waste and its dosage dependent application on elevated bacterial hydrolytic enzymes production and thermostability. Industrial Crops and Products. 202. 116972–116972. 5 indexed citations

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Kaushal, Sandeep, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of CuO/ZnO heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin under direct sun light. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. 20. 100863–100863. 37 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Manikant, Basant Lal, Asad Syed, et al.. (2023). Production of fermentable glucose from bioconversion of cellulose using efficient microbial cellulases produced from water hyacinth waste. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 252. 126376–126376. 12 indexed citations

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Lal, Basant, et al.. (2023). Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution on Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Optimized GC/CuxFe3 – xO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) Nanocomposite in 1 M KOH Solution. Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry. 59(6). 754–763. 1 indexed citations

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Lal, Basant, Rajeev Singh, Asad Syed, et al.. (2023). Enhancement in Bacterial Cellulolytic Enzyme Production Using Acid-Pretreated Banana Peel Waste: A Comparative Evaluation. Molecular Biotechnology. 66(8). 2016–2022. 1 indexed citations

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Sharma, Ashutosh, et al.. (2023). Ce-Zr UiO-66 MOF as recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for selective N-methylation. Polyhedron. 242. 116517–116517. 11 indexed citations

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Naz, Gul, et al.. (2023). Visible-Light-driven Photocatalytic Properties of Copper(I) Oxide (Cu2O) and Its Graphene-based Nanocomposites. Baghdad Science Journal. 20(3(Suppl.)). 1064–1064. 16 indexed citations

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Amar, Ibrahim A., et al.. (2023). Cerium-Doped Calcium Ferrite for Malachite Green Dye Removal and Antibacterial Activities. Chemistry Africa. 7(3). 1423–1441. 17 indexed citations

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