Ibrahim Lawan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ibrahim Lawan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ibrahim Lawan has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Materials Chemistry, 8 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Ibrahim Lawan's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (8 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (7 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers). Ibrahim Lawan is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (8 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (7 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers). Ibrahim Lawan collaborates with scholars based in China, Nigeria and United Kingdom. Ibrahim Lawan's co-authors include Zhanhui Yuan, Weiming Zhou, Liwei Wang, Zaharaddeen N. Garba, Xiao Wei, Shichang Sun, Liu Xi, M. C. Lin, Mingxin Zhang and Lihui Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ibrahim Lawan

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Adsorption of organic dyes from wastewater by metal-doped porous carbon materials

2020 322 citations Xiao Wei, Weiming Zhou et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ibrahim Lawan China	16	631	423	379	352	260	42	1.4k
Abdelfattah Amari Saudi Arabia	24	537 0.9×	666 1.6×	400 1.1×	273 0.8×	408 1.6×	104	1.8k
Yulong Ma China	21	545 0.9×	525 1.2×	526 1.4×	211 0.6×	430 1.7×	94	1.7k
Bhawana Jain India	16	769 1.2×	444 1.0×	305 0.8×	326 0.9×	363 1.4×	44	1.6k
Md. Tariqul Islam United States	19	551 0.9×	480 1.1×	253 0.7×	424 1.2×	305 1.2×	35	1.3k
Marwa Elkady Egypt	21	584 0.9×	448 1.1×	314 0.8×	255 0.7×	123 0.5×	59	1.4k
Onélia Aparecida Andreo dos Santos Brazil	22	456 0.7×	450 1.1×	387 1.0×	207 0.6×	342 1.3×	89	1.5k
Guangyan Tian China	25	603 1.0×	462 1.1×	204 0.5×	231 0.7×	249 1.0×	47	1.5k
Chirag B. Godiya China	16	684 1.1×	342 0.8×	304 0.8×	358 1.0×	141 0.5×	25	1.4k
Billie Yan Zhang Hiew Malaysia	17	736 1.2×	599 1.4×	573 1.5×	304 0.9×	153 0.6×	28	1.5k
Mohd Sufri Mastuli Malaysia	25	637 1.0×	566 1.3×	620 1.6×	318 0.9×	307 1.2×	59	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and vat-photopolymerization of hydrogen bonding-rich eugenol-based benzoxazine resins for 4D printing of shape memory polymers. European Polymer Journal. 243. 114465–114465.

Bennett, Nathan, Kate Barclay, Andrew Jeffs, et al.. (2025). Beyond growth: Reshaping fisheries for a wellbeing economy. Marine Policy. 183. 106898–106898.

Okhawilai, Manunya, et al.. (2025). Chain length effects of aliphatic monoamine on shape memory behaviors of copolybenzoxazines. Materials Research Bulletin. 191. 113556–113556.

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2024). Bio-based treatment of hemp fiber for use as reinforcement of a composite: An effort towards development of green and sustainable polybenzoxazine brake pad. Tribology International. 193. 109394–109394. 6 indexed citations

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2024). Development of a laser induced graphene (LIG) and polylactic acid (PLA) shape memory polymer composite with simultaneous multi-stimuli response and deformation self-sensing characteristics. Nanoscale Advances. 6(19). 4865–4876. 1 indexed citations

Lawan, Ibrahim, Gisela de Aragão Umbuzeiro, Alastair Robert Lyndon, & Theodore B. Henry. (2024). Developing behavioural ecotoxicology assessment methods in the tropical marine amphipod, Parhyale hawaiensis: A study with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 209(Pt A). 117142–117142.

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2024). Toughening Polylactic Acid with Ultrafine Fully Vulcanized Powdered Natural Rubber Graft-Copolymerized with Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile): Tailoring the Styrene–Acrylonitrile Ratio for Enhanced Interfacial Interactions. Polymers. 16(16). 2254–2254. 3 indexed citations

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2023). Laser-Induced Graphitization of Thermosetting Polymer Substrate and its Application—A Review. Engineering Journal. 27(10). 11–20. 2 indexed citations

Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2023). EVALUATION OF TYPHA GRASS AS POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL BRIQUETTE. 30(3). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2023). Development of cashew apple bagasse based bio-composites for high-performance applications with the concept of zero waste production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 427. 139270–139270. 5 indexed citations

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Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2023). MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING HOLD-ON RICE THRESHER. FUDMA Journal of Sciences. 7(1). 35–39. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xi, Yiting Wu, Jia Chen, et al.. (2021). Modification of sugar-based carbon using lanthanum and cobalt bimetal species for effective adsorption of methyl orange. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23. 101769–101769. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Shichang, Weiming Zhou, Mingxin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Oxygen-vacancy engineering approach to bismuth basic nitrate/g-C3N4 heterostructure for efficiently photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(51). 25832–25842. 21 indexed citations

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Lawan, Ibrahim, Weiming Zhou, Yifan Jiang, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and characterization of triazole based sulfonated nanocrystalline cellulose proton conductor. Cellulose. 27(6). 3197–3209. 22 indexed citations

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Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2020). EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA. 2(1). 181–193. 1 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yifan, Ibrahim Lawan, Weiming Zhou, et al.. (2019). Synthesis, properties and photocatalytic activity of a semiconductor/cellulose composite for dye degradation-a review. Cellulose. 27(2). 595–609. 32 indexed citations

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Garba, Zaharaddeen N., Ibrahim Lawan, Weiming Zhou, et al.. (2019). Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) based materials as emerging adsorbents for the removal of dyes and heavy metals – A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 717. 135070–135070. 160 indexed citations

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Garba, Zaharaddeen N., Weiming Zhou, Ibrahim Lawan, et al.. (2019). An overview of chlorophenols as contaminants and their removal from wastewater by adsorption: A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 241. 59–75. 211 indexed citations

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Abubakar, Abubakar, et al.. (2017). A Comparative Performance Evaluation of an Existing and a Modified Groundnut Seed Roasting Machines. 3(1). 125–135.

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Lawan, Ibrahim, et al.. (2015). Some Engineering Properties of Three Varieties of Groundnut Pods and Kernels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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