I.B. Obot

24.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
255 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

I.B. Obot is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Metals and Alloys. According to data from OpenAlex, I.B. Obot has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Materials Chemistry, 189 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 124 papers in Metals and Alloys. Recurrent topics in I.B. Obot's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (221 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (186 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (124 papers). I.B. Obot is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (221 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (186 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (124 papers). I.B. Obot collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and India. I.B. Obot's co-authors include N.O. Obi-Egbedi, Savıour A. Umoren, Eno E. Ebenso, Zuhair M. Gasem, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, M.A. Quraishi, Savaş Kaya, Digby D. Macdonald, Ikenna B. Onyeachu and Mwadham M. Kabanda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

I.B. Obot

254 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview

2015 1.0k citations I.B. Obot, Digby D. Macdonald et al. Corrosion Science profile →
Adsorption properties and inhibition of mild steel corrosion in sulphuric acid solution by ketoconazole: Experimental and theoretical investigation

2009 465 citations I.B. Obot, N.O. Obi-Egbedi Corrosion Science profile →
Some Quinoxalin-6-yl Derivatives as Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

2015 436 citations I.B. Obot et al. profile →
Adsorption Behavior of Glucosamine-Based, Pyrimidine-Fused Heterocycles as Green Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

2016 426 citations I.B. Obot et al. profile →
Theoretical insight into an empirical rule about organic corrosion inhibitors containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur atoms

2017 383 citations Lei Guo, I.B. Obot et al. profile →
Toward understanding the anticorrosive mechanism of some thiourea derivatives for carbon steel corrosion: A combined DFT and molecular dynamics investigation

2017 339 citations Lei Guo, Savaş Kaya et al. profile →
A critical review on the recent studies on plant biomaterials as corrosion inhibitors for industrial metals

2019 257 citations Savıour A. Umoren, I.B. Obot et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pyrrole-based efficient corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel: A synergistic study of experimental performance and molecular modeling 2025 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tarun Kanti Sarkar, Vandana Saraswat, I.B. Obot, Aeshah H. Alamri, Mahendra Yadav	1
2	Amino acid-derived compounds as effective corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in hydrochloric acid: Gravimetric, electrochemical and computational studies 2025 ·Materials Today Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Tarun Kanti Sarkar, Vandana Saraswat, Mahendra Yadav, I.B. Obot, Aeshah H. Alamri	4
3	Effect of barbituric acid in regulating the Al anode/electrolyte interface layer for Al-air batteries in alkaline medium 2025 ·Journal of Power Sources ·Rabia Ahmad, I.B. Obot, Mohammad Qamar	1
4	Sustainable additives to mitigate the self-corrosion of aluminium metal in alkaline solution: Electrochemical and theoretical investigations 2024 ·Materials Today Communications ·I.B. Obot, Ashraf A. Bahraq, (unknown), Rabia Ahmad	2
5	Unraveling the structure-property relationship of pyrimidine-derivatives as CO2 corrosion inhibitors: Experimental and periodic DFT investigations 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Nuha Wazzan, I.B. Obot	12
6	Comparative electrocatalytic behavior of mesoporous FeP and FeS2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction 2024 ·Materials Letters ·Alaaldin Adam, Haruna Adamu, (unknown), (unknown), I.B. Obot, (unknown)	2
7	Multiscale computational modeling of phytochemicals for iron corrosion inhibition: Bridging DFT, SCC-DFTB, and molecular dynamics for eco-friendly solutions 2024 ·Journal of Molecular Liquids ·Nuha Wazzan, I.B. Obot, Hassane Lgaz, Zaki Safi, Ohoud S. Al−Qurashi	19
8	Effect of an imidazole-based ionic liquid as anti-corrosion additive on the performance of Al-air batteries 2023 ·Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ·Lei Guo, (unknown), (unknown), Savaş Kaya, Xingwen Zheng, Renhui Zhang, Wei Shi, I.B. Obot	23
9	Anticorrosion performance of 1–benzylimidazole and synergistic iodide additives on C1018 carbon steel in 15% HCl solution 2023 ·Materials Today Communications ·Ikenna B. Onyeachu, I.B. Obot, Emeka E. Oguzie	8
10	A synthesized pyrimidine derivative with highly efficient long-term corrosion protection for API X60 steel in CO2-saturated NACE brine ID196 under hydrodynamic condition 2023 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·Ikenna B. Onyeachu, M.A. Quraishi, I.B. Obot	18
11	Molecular-level investigation on the effect of surface moisture on the bonding behavior of cement-epoxy interface 2022 ·Journal of Building Engineering ·Ashraf A. Bahraq, I.B. Obot, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi, Mohammed Maslehuddin	16
12	Modified-polyaspartic acid derivatives as effective corrosion inhibitor for C1018 steel in 3.5% NaCl saturated CO2 brine solution 2022 ·Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers ·I.B. Obot, Muhammad Imran ul‐haq, Ahmad A. Sorour, Nayef M. Alanazi, (unknown), Shaikh A. Ali, Hasan A. Al‐Muallem	47
13	Experimental and computational evaluation of illicium verum as a novel eco‐friendly corrosion inhibitor for aluminium 2017 ·Materials and Corrosion ·(unknown), Nisha K. Shah, (unknown), I.B. Obot, (unknown), (unknown), Digby D. Macdonald	26
14	Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection 2015 ·RSC Advances ·A. Madhan Kumar, R. Suresh Babu, I.B. Obot, Zuhair M. Gasem	109
15	Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview breakdown → 2015 ·Corrosion Science ·I.B. Obot, Digby D. Macdonald, Zuhair M. Gasem	1016
16	Computational simulation and corrosion inhibitive potential of alloxazine for mild steel in 1M HCl 2011 ·N.O. Obi-Egbedi, (unknown), I.B. Obot	16
17	Comparison of thermal insulation efficiency of some select materials used as ceiling in building design 2010 ·Archives of applied science research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), I.B. Obot	8
18	Thermal response of some select wood samples for a passively cooled building design 2010 ·Archives of applied science research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), I.B. Obot	3
19	Synergistic Inhibition Between Polyvinylpyrollidone and Iodide Ions on Corrosion of Aluminium in HCl 2009 ·Savıour A. Umoren, I.B. Obot, Isaac O. Igwe	14
20	Experimental and theoretical investigation of clotrimazole as corrosion inhibitor for aluminium in hydrochloric acid and effect of iodide ion addition 2009 ·Der pharma chemica ·I.B. Obot, (unknown)	12

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