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

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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, Zuhair M. Gasem et al. 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 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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Author						Papers	Cites
I.B. Obot	18.1k	13.8k	9.0k	2.6k	1.4k	255	20.3k
Fouad Bentiss	15.1k 0.8×	12.6k 0.9×	9.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	246	17.4k
Chandrabhan Verma	11.9k 0.7×	8.4k 0.6×	5.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	911 0.7×	246	14.0k
M.A. Quraishi	26.5k 1.5×	20.7k 1.5×	13.8k 1.5×	3.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.3×	382	29.2k
A. Zarrouk	13.0k 0.7×	10.3k 0.7×	6.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	927 0.7×	562	15.8k
Lei Guo	13.5k 0.7×	8.1k 0.6×	4.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	426	16.4k
Eno E. Ebenso	24.1k 1.3×	17.7k 1.3×	11.2k 1.2×	4.1k 1.6×	2.7k 2.0×	549	29.1k
Hassane Lgaz	9.8k 0.5×	7.3k 0.5×	4.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	767 0.6×	291	11.6k
Savaş Kaya	8.2k 0.5×	4.8k 0.3×	3.0k 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	394	12.5k
R. Salghi	8.0k 0.4×	6.1k 0.4×	4.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	720 0.5×	385	9.9k
Авни Бериша	5.3k 0.3×	3.6k 0.3×	2.4k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	557 0.4×	237	7.1k

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Sarkar, Tarun Kanti, et al.. (2025). Pyrrole-based efficient corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel: A synergistic study of experimental performance and molecular modeling. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1349. 143613–143613. 1 indexed citations

Sarkar, Tarun Kanti, et al.. (2025). Amino acid-derived compounds as effective corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in hydrochloric acid: Gravimetric, electrochemical and computational studies. Materials Today Communications. 46. 112490–112490. 4 indexed citations

Wazzan, Nuha & I.B. Obot. (2024). Unraveling the structure-property relationship of pyrimidine-derivatives as CO2 corrosion inhibitors: Experimental and periodic DFT investigations. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112206–112206. 12 indexed citations

Adam, Alaaldin, et al.. (2024). Comparative electrocatalytic behavior of mesoporous FeP and FeS2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Materials Letters. 377. 137312–137312. 2 indexed citations

Wazzan, Nuha, I.B. Obot, Hassane Lgaz, Zaki Safi, & Ohoud S. Al−Qurashi. (2024). Multiscale computational modeling of phytochemicals for iron corrosion inhibition: Bridging DFT, SCC-DFTB, and molecular dynamics for eco-friendly solutions. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 406. 125070–125070. 19 indexed citations

Obot, I.B., et al.. (2024). Sustainable additives to mitigate the self-corrosion of aluminium metal in alkaline solution: Electrochemical and theoretical investigations. Materials Today Communications. 42. 111325–111325. 2 indexed citations

Onyeachu, Ikenna B., M.A. Quraishi, & I.B. Obot. (2023). A synthesized pyrimidine derivative with highly efficient long-term corrosion protection for API X60 steel in CO2-saturated NACE brine ID196 under hydrodynamic condition. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1284. 135399–135399. 18 indexed citations

Guo, Lei, Savaş Kaya, Xingwen Zheng, et al.. (2023). Effect of an imidazole-based ionic liquid as anti-corrosion additive on the performance of Al-air batteries. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 941. 117535–117535. 23 indexed citations

Onyeachu, Ikenna B., I.B. Obot, & Emeka E. Oguzie. (2023). Anticorrosion performance of 1–benzylimidazole and synergistic iodide additives on C1018 carbon steel in 15% HCl solution. Materials Today Communications. 36. 106407–106407. 8 indexed citations

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Bahraq, Ashraf A., I.B. Obot, Mohammed A. Al‐Osta, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi, & Mohammed Maslehuddin. (2022). Molecular-level investigation on the effect of surface moisture on the bonding behavior of cement-epoxy interface. Journal of Building Engineering. 61. 105299–105299. 16 indexed citations

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Obot, I.B., Muhammad Imran ul‐haq, Ahmad A. Sorour, et al.. (2022). Modified-polyaspartic acid derivatives as effective corrosion inhibitor for C1018 steel in 3.5% NaCl saturated CO2 brine solution. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 135. 104393–104393. 47 indexed citations

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Umoren, Savıour A., I.B. Obot, & Zuhair M. Gasem. (2016). Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Red Apple (Malus domestica) Fruit Extract at Room Temperature. 58 indexed citations

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Kumar, A. Madhan, R. Suresh Babu, I.B. Obot, & Zuhair M. Gasem. (2015). Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection. RSC Advances. 5(25). 19264–19272. 109 indexed citations

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Obi-Egbedi, N.O., et al.. (2011). Computational simulation and corrosion inhibitive potential of alloxazine for mild steel in 1M HCl. 1(1). 26–43. 16 indexed citations

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Israel, A. U., et al.. (2010). Removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution using coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) coir dust.. Der pharma chemica. 2(5). 60–75. 5 indexed citations

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Obot, I.B., et al.. (2010). Thermal response of some select wood samples for a passively cooled building design. Archives of applied science research. 2(3). 267–276. 3 indexed citations

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Obot, I.B., et al.. (2010). Comparison of thermal insulation efficiency of some select materials used as ceiling in building design. Archives of applied science research. 2(3). 253–259. 8 indexed citations

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Umoren, Savıour A., I.B. Obot, & Isaac O. Igwe. (2009). Synergistic Inhibition Between Polyvinylpyrollidone and Iodide Ions on Corrosion of Aluminium in HCl. 2(1). 14 indexed citations

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Obot, I.B., et al.. (2009). Experimental and theoretical investigation of clotrimazole as corrosion inhibitor for aluminium in hydrochloric acid and effect of iodide ion addition. Der pharma chemica. 1(1). 151–166. 12 indexed citations

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Obot, I.B. & N.O. Obi-Egbedi. (2009). HSAB descriptors of thiadiazole derivatives calculated by DFT: possible relationship as mild steel corrosion inhibitors. Der pharma chemica. 1(1). 106–123. 12 indexed citations

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