Fahad Usman

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Fahad Usman is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fahad Usman has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Fahad Usman's work include Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (10 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (8 papers). Fahad Usman is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (10 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (8 papers). Fahad Usman collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Fahad Usman's co-authors include John Ojur Dennis, Ridwan Tobi Ayinla, Bashir Abubakar Abdulkadir, Zakariyya Uba Zango, Hasnah Mohd Zaid, Osamah Aldaghri, Khalid Hassan Ibnaouf, Fabrice Mériaudeau, Yekinni Kolawole Sanusi and Lawal Lanre Adebayo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Fahad Usman

40 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A review on superior advanced oxidation and photocatalytic degradation techniques for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) elimination from wastewater

2023 91 citations Zakariyya Uba Zango, Kuan Shiong Khoo et al. Environmental Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fahad Usman Malaysia	21	421	334	327	300	258	44	1.2k
Jie Ma China	23	529 1.3×	322 1.0×	739 2.3×	366 1.2×	329 1.3×	85	1.7k
Huili Fan China	24	578 1.4×	232 0.7×	305 0.9×	439 1.5×	451 1.7×	50	1.3k
Hong Zhong China	17	395 0.9×	243 0.7×	235 0.7×	264 0.9×	115 0.4×	54	851
Ye Yang China	23	707 1.7×	349 1.0×	787 2.4×	244 0.8×	347 1.3×	77	1.5k
Yan Cui China	21	487 1.2×	210 0.6×	454 1.4×	217 0.7×	74 0.3×	55	1.2k
N. Victor Jaya India	23	653 1.6×	380 1.1×	968 3.0×	461 1.5×	266 1.0×	76	1.7k
Quanfang Lu China	23	394 0.9×	243 0.7×	430 1.3×	116 0.4×	80 0.3×	70	1.5k
Jie Yu China	25	447 1.1×	263 0.8×	504 1.5×	112 0.4×	154 0.6×	90	1.7k
Elham Gharibshahi Malaysia	16	226 0.5×	310 0.9×	666 2.0×	223 0.7×	245 0.9×	27	1.2k
Thomas C. Ho United States	18	197 0.5×	269 0.8×	265 0.8×	207 0.7×	319 1.2×	26	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fahad Usman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fahad Usman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fahad Usman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fahad Usman 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 Fahad Usman. Fahad Usman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ahmad, Mohd Ashraf, et al.. (2025). Rapid ammonia leak detection and alarm system using optical sensing technology. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 387. 116460–116460.

Zango, Zakariyya Uba, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Abdurrahman Garba, et al.. (2023). A review on superior advanced oxidation and photocatalytic degradation techniques for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) elimination from wastewater. Environmental Research. 221. 115326–115326. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

Zango, Zakariyya Uba, et al.. (2023). Response surface methodology and artificial neural network for prediction and validation of bisphenol a adsorption onto zeolite imidazole framework. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 21. 100925–100925. 23 indexed citations

Khe, Cheng Seong, Fahad Usman, Yarima Mudassir Hassan, et al.. (2023). Review on demulsification techniques for oil/water emulsion: Comparison of recyclable and irretrievable approaches. Environmental Research. 243. 117840–117840. 23 indexed citations

Dennis, John Ojur, M.F. Shukur, Osamah Aldaghri, et al.. (2023). A Review of Current Trends on Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes. Molecules. 28(4). 1781–1781. 67 indexed citations

Usman, Fahad, Kamarul Hawari Ghazali, John Ojur Dennis, et al.. (2023). Detection of Kidney Complications Relevant Concentrations of Ammonia Gas Using Plasmonic Biosensors: A Review. Chemosensors. 11(2). 119–119. 12 indexed citations

Usman, Fahad, Kamarul Hawari Ghazali, Yap Wing Fen, Fabrice Mériaudeau, & Rajan Jose. (2023). Biosensing through surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: A review on the role of plasmonic nanoparticle-polymer composites. European Polymer Journal. 195. 112250–112250. 16 indexed citations

Zango, Zakariyya Uba, Abdullahi Bello Umar, Fahad Usman, et al.. (2023). L-Arginine Grafted Chitosan as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel Protection. Polymers. 15(2). 398–398. 19 indexed citations

Usman, Fahad, Zakariyya Uba Zango, John Ojur Dennis, et al.. (2022). Towards Urban Sustainability: Developing Noise Prediction Model in an Informal Setting. Applied Sciences. 12(18). 9071–9071.

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Zango, Zakariyya Uba, John Ojur Dennis, Fahad Usman, et al.. (2022). Effective Removal of Methylene Blue from Simulated Wastewater Using ZnO-Chitosan Nanocomposites: Optimization, Kinetics, and Isotherm Studies. Molecules. 27(15). 4746–4746. 58 indexed citations

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Dennis, John Ojur, M.K.M. Ali, Khalid Hassan Ibnaouf, et al.. (2022). Effect of ZnO Nanofiller on Structural and Electrochemical Performance Improvement of Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Polyvinyl Alcohol–Cellulose Acetate–Potassium Carbonate Composites. Molecules. 27(17). 5528–5528. 24 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, John Ojur Dennis, A.I. Aljameel, et al.. (2021). Plasmonic Biosensors for the Detection of Lung Cancer Biomarkers: A Review. Chemosensors. 9(11). 326–326. 36 indexed citations

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Adam, Abdullahi Abbas, John Ojur Dennis, Yas Al‐Hadeethi, et al.. (2020). State of the Art and New Directions on Electrospun Lignin/Cellulose Nanofibers for Supercapacitor Application: A Systematic Literature Review. Polymers. 12(12). 2884–2884. 75 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, John Ojur Dennis, E.M. Mkawi, et al.. (2020). Investigation of Acetone Vapour Sensing Properties of a Ternary Composite of Doped Polyaniline, Reduced Graphene Oxide and Chitosan Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor. Polymers. 12(11). 2750–2750. 8 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, John Ojur Dennis, Fabrice Mériaudeau, et al.. (2020). Dependence of the Optical Constant Parameters of p-Toluene Sulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline and Its Composites on Dispersion Solvents. Molecules. 25(19). 4414–4414. 8 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, John Ojur Dennis, E.M. Mkawi, et al.. (2020). Acetone Vapor-Sensing Properties of Chitosan-Polyethylene Glycol Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique. Polymers. 12(11). 2586–2586. 9 indexed citations

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Junaid, Muhammad, Mohd Haris Md Khir, Gunawan Witjaksono, et al.. (2020). Boron-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide with Tunable Bandgap and Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance. Molecules. 25(16). 3646–3646. 45 indexed citations

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Abdulkadir, Bashir Abubakar, John Ojur Dennis, Yas Al‐Hadeethi, et al.. (2020). Optimization of the Electrochemical Performance of a Composite Polymer Electrolyte Based on PVA-K2CO3-SiO2 Composite. Polymers. 13(1). 92–92. 36 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, John Ojur Dennis, Abdelaziz Yousif Ahmed, et al.. (2019). Enhanced Sensitivity of Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor Functionalized with Doped Polyaniline Composites for the Detection of Low-Concentration Acetone Vapour. Journal of Sensors. 2019. 1–13. 29 indexed citations

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Usman, Fahad, et al.. (2018). A Review of Biosensors for Non-Invasive Diabetes Monitoring and Screening in Human Exhaled Breath. IEEE Access. 7. 5963–5974. 53 indexed citations

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