Basem Shomar

1.9k total citations
61 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Basem Shomar is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Basem Shomar has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Water Science and Technology, 21 papers in Pollution and 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Basem Shomar's work include Heavy metals in environment (16 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (9 papers). Basem Shomar is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (16 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (9 papers). Basem Shomar collaborates with scholars based in Qatar, Germany and United States. Basem Shomar's co-authors include German Müller, Mohamed Darwish, Jerome O. Nriagu, Khalid Al‐Saad, Ipek Goktepe, Sergey N. Rashkeev, Jalal Hawari, Ahmed A. Issa, Abdel Hakim Hassabou and Karsten Osenbrück and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Basem Shomar

60 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Basem Shomar Qatar 26 526 392 240 223 211 61 1.4k
Mohammad Mosaferi Iran 25 380 0.7× 420 1.1× 448 1.9× 168 0.8× 232 1.1× 83 1.6k
Abooalfazl Azhdarpoor Iran 23 696 1.3× 513 1.3× 393 1.6× 225 1.0× 173 0.8× 87 1.8k
Hamed Biglari Iran 22 841 1.6× 356 0.9× 294 1.2× 138 0.6× 267 1.3× 96 1.8k
Mojtaba Pourakbar Iran 22 660 1.3× 412 1.1× 218 0.9× 144 0.6× 180 0.9× 44 1.2k
Asfandyar Shahab China 25 844 1.6× 624 1.6× 319 1.3× 179 0.8× 225 1.1× 65 1.8k
Hadi Eslami Iran 25 632 1.2× 408 1.0× 350 1.5× 107 0.5× 310 1.5× 89 1.7k
Sukalyan Chakraborty India 31 854 1.6× 722 1.8× 378 1.6× 231 1.0× 169 0.8× 69 2.4k
Mojtaba Afsharnia Iran 21 979 1.9× 219 0.6× 225 0.9× 162 0.7× 210 1.0× 60 1.5k
Tanushree Bhattacharya India 30 810 1.5× 813 2.1× 377 1.6× 246 1.1× 187 0.9× 69 2.5k
Hossein Alidadi Iran 24 817 1.6× 463 1.2× 322 1.3× 124 0.6× 337 1.6× 78 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Basem Shomar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Basem Shomar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Basem Shomar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Basem Shomar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Basem Shomar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Basem Shomar. Basem Shomar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zouari, Nabil, et al.. (2025). Lithium ions removal from groundwater using waste-derived date pits modified with manganese oxide and cellulose nanocrystals. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 31. 101544–101544.
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Shomar, Basem, Sankaran Rajendran, & Joaquim Rovira. (2023). Mapping of trace elements in topsoil of arid areas and assessment of ecological and human health risks in Qatar. Environmental Research. 225. 115456–115456. 6 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem & Sergey N. Rashkeev. (2023). Human health risks associated with trace metals in dust of residential arid areas. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 14(5). 101755–101755. 2 indexed citations
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Allal, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Removal of heavy metals from wastewater by aerogel derived from date palm waste. Environmental Research. 245. 118022–118022. 16 indexed citations
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Al‐Ghouti, Mohammad A., Majeda Khraisheh, Basem Shomar, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of nanostructured novel ion-imprinted polymer for selective removal of Cu2+ and Sr2+ ions from reverse osmosis concentrated brine. Environmental Research. 231(Pt 1). 116024–116024. 4 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem & Joaquim Rovira. (2023). Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip. Heliyon. 9(11). e21989–e21989. 5 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem, et al.. (2022). Substantiation of propitious “Enzybiotic” from two novel bacteriophages isolated from a wastewater treatment plant in Qatar. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 9093–9093. 5 indexed citations
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Al‐Saad, Khalid, et al.. (2019). Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach. Frontiers in Chemistry. 7. 552–552. 44 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem & Jalal Hawari. (2017). Desalinated drinking water in the GCC countries – The need to address consumer perceptions. Environmental Research. 158. 203–211. 38 indexed citations
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Nriagu, Jerome O., F. Darroudi, & Basem Shomar. (2016). Health effects of desalinated water: Role of electrolyte disturbance in cancer development. Environmental Research. 150. 191–204. 29 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem, Khalid Al‐Saad, & Jerome O. Nriagu. (2014). Mishandling and exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides. Environmental Research. 133. 312–320. 17 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem, et al.. (2014). Ten key research issues for integrated and sustainable wastewater reuse in the Middle East. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(8). 5699–5710. 29 indexed citations
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Al‐Saad, Khalid, et al.. (2014). A market basket survey of As, Zn and Se in rice imports in Qatar: Health implications. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 70. 33–39. 21 indexed citations
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Nriagu, Jerome O., et al.. (2014). What do the trace metal contents of urine and toenail samples from Qatar׳s farm workers bioindicate?. Environmental Research. 131. 86–94. 28 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem. (2008). Sources and build up of Zn, Cd, Cr and Pb in the sludge of Gaza. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 155(1-4). 51–62. 14 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem, et al.. (2008). Elevated nitrate levels in the groundwater of the Gaza Strip: Distribution and sources. The Science of The Total Environment. 398(1-3). 164–174. 58 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem. (2007). Sources of adsorbable organic halogens (AOX) in sludge of Gaza. Chemosphere. 69(7). 1130–1135. 22 indexed citations
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Shomar, Basem, et al.. (2004). Geochemical features of topsoils in the Gaza Strip: Natural occurrence and anthropogenic inputs. Environmental Research. 98(3). 372–382. 33 indexed citations

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