Falah Abu

957 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 622 citations indexed

About

Falah Abu is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Falah Abu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 622 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Strategy and Management, 8 papers in Biomaterials and 7 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Falah Abu's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (7 papers), Quality and Supply Management (6 papers) and Quality and Management Systems (6 papers). Falah Abu is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (7 papers), Quality and Supply Management (6 papers) and Quality and Management Systems (6 papers). Falah Abu collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Lithuania. Falah Abu's co-authors include Hamed Gholami, Norhayati Zakuan, Dalia Štreimikienė, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Siti Hasnah Kamarudin, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Norshahida Sarifuddin, So’bah Ahmad, Marwah Rayung and Mohd Shaiful Zaidi Mat Desa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Falah Abu

24 papers receiving 592 citations

Hit Papers

A Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. A Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (NFRPC) for Sustainable Industrial Applications
    2022 228 citations Siti Hasnah Kamarudin, Mohd Salahuddin Mohd Basri et al. Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Falah Abu Malaysia 9 213 176 174 159 96 30 622
Xiongying Wu China 16 223 1.0× 145 0.8× 13 0.1× 97 0.6× 84 0.9× 52 804
Chong Zhang China 15 77 0.4× 184 1.0× 177 1.0× 13 0.1× 26 0.3× 44 726
Geetha Dissanayake Sri Lanka 13 100 0.5× 280 1.6× 18 0.1× 52 0.3× 72 0.8× 25 641
David Tyler United Kingdom 12 85 0.4× 251 1.4× 86 0.5× 27 0.2× 101 1.1× 37 717
Marzia Dulal Bangladesh 8 159 0.7× 121 0.7× 23 0.1× 45 0.3× 14 0.1× 15 471
Zhishuo Liu China 9 190 0.9× 69 0.4× 81 0.5× 48 0.3× 84 0.9× 36 448
Taosif Ahmed Bangladesh 12 146 0.7× 26 0.1× 19 0.1× 78 0.5× 16 0.2× 26 498
Agustinus Purna Irawan Indonesia 14 206 1.0× 39 0.2× 11 0.1× 82 0.5× 10 0.1× 105 577
Majid Ramezani United States 9 19 0.1× 459 2.6× 263 1.5× 28 0.2× 69 0.7× 20 678
Harri Moora Estonia 9 56 0.3× 278 1.6× 15 0.1× 65 0.4× 56 0.6× 21 752

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Fields of papers citing papers by Falah Abu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Falah Abu

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

All Works

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Osman, Nor Hasni, et al.. (2023). Suitability of pressmud as an adsorption material in wastewater treatment and as a booster in soil fertility and productivity. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1143(1). 12001–12001. 2 indexed citations
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Kassim, Mohamad Haafiz Mohamad, et al.. (2023). The Role of Dissolution Time on the Properties of All-Cellulose Composites Obtained from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch. Polymers. 15(3). 691–691. 3 indexed citations
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Gholami, Hamed, Falah Abu, Safian Sharif, Georges Abdul-Nour, & M. Affan Badar. (2023). A Review of Global Research Trends on Sustainable Manufacturing. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1–17. 4 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Heat Treatment and Chemical Treatment on Natural Fibre to The Durability of Wood Plastic Composites – A Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 5 indexed citations
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Kamarudin, Siti Hasnah, Marwah Rayung, Falah Abu, et al.. (2022). A Review on Antimicrobial Packaging from Biodegradable Polymer Composites. Polymers. 14(1). 174–174. 75 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes, Hamed Gholami, & Norhayati Zakuan. (2021). Challenges in the implementation of lean manufacturing in the wood and furniture industry. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 33(1). 103–123. 14 indexed citations
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Gholami, Hamed, et al.. (2021). Sustainable Manufacturing 4.0—Pathways and Practices. Sustainability. 13(24). 13956–13956. 37 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, et al.. (2021). Feasibility of using low resin content levels in the production of bamboo particle composite: basic properties. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 922(1). 12005–12005. 1 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, Hamed Gholami, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, et al.. (2021). Pathways of lean manufacturing in wood and furniture industries: a bibliometric and systematic review. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 79(4). 753–772. 24 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, Hamed Gholami, Norhayati Zakuan, et al.. (2020). The Influence of Contextual Factors on the Implementation of Lean Practices: An Analysis of Furniture Industries. Amfiteatru Economic. 22(55). 867–867. 5 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, Hamed Gholami, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Norhayati Zakuan, & Dalia Štreimikienė. (2019). The implementation of lean manufacturing in the furniture industry: A review and analysis on the motives, barriers, challenges, and the applications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 234. 660–680. 136 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, et al.. (2017). Factors determining Islamic financial literacy among undergraduates. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research. 5(2). 67–67. 22 indexed citations
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Suratman, Mohd Nazip, et al.. (2015). Bending Strength of Finger Jointed Kelat Wood (<i>Syzygium</i> spp.) as Affected by Finger Length and Orientation. Advanced materials research. 1134. 138–142. 7 indexed citations
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Abu, Falah, et al.. (2013). Assessment in Screw Fixing Damages of Particleboard Surface: Difference in Screw Head and Self-Drilling Features. Advanced materials research. 748. 331–335.
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Abu, Falah, et al.. (2012). Assessment on Screw Fixing Failure Mode for Kitchen Cabinet Particleboard. Advanced materials research. 463-464. 577–581. 2 indexed citations
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