Idrees Khan

17.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Idrees Khan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Idrees Khan has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Materials Chemistry, 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 17 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Idrees Khan's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (17 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Idrees Khan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (17 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Idrees Khan collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia. Idrees Khan's co-authors include Ibrahim Khan, Khalid Saeed, Baoliang Zhang, Noor Zada, Shujaat Ahmad, Tariq Shah, Hanif Ahmad, Ivar Zekker, Luqman Ali Shah and Abdulmajeed Hendi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Small.

In The Last Decade

Idrees Khan

86 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Nanoparticles: Properties, applications and toxicities

2017 4.4k citations Ibrahim Khan, Ibrahim Khan et al. Arabian Journal of Chemistry profile →
Review on Methylene Blue: Its Properties, Uses, Toxicity and Photodegradation

2022 1.0k citations Idrees Khan, Khalid Saeed et al. Water profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Idrees Khan	4.2k	2.1k	1.6k	904	794	88	7.3k
Mehrdad Khatami	4.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	748 0.8×	699 0.9×	157	7.2k
Khalid Saeed	4.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	127	9.2k
Ying Zhang	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	771 1.0×	416	10.9k
Ibrahim Khan	5.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	857 0.9×	884 1.1×	101	9.1k
Alexandre Barras	2.9k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	718 0.8×	754 0.9×	160	6.9k
Xu Li	3.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1000 0.6×	870 1.0×	577 0.7×	290	8.8k
Samira Bagheri	3.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	751 0.8×	510 0.6×	141	7.2k
Hossam E. Emam	4.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	939 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.8×	111	7.6k
Hani Nasser Abdelhamid	5.0k 1.2×	2.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.6×	206	10.4k
Peng Liu	4.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.9×	447 0.6×	291	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Idrees Khan

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Ragab, Ahmed H., et al.. (2025). Cooperative six-molecule N₂O splitting: Computational Exploration of 6Al@C₂₄N₂₄ as a high-capacity greenhouse gas catalyst. Diamond and Related Materials. 161. 113073–113073.

Ragab, Ahmed H., Mostafa A. Taher, Saedah R. Al‐Mhyawi, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the photocatalytic and biological potential of MnO nanoparticles through strontium doping. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1343. 142872–142872. 2 indexed citations

Ahmad, Mudasir, et al.. (2024). Gold recovery through synergetic adsorption and reduction using acid–base additive‐reinforced tubular carbon nanofibers. AIChE Journal. 70(12). 2 indexed citations

Khan, Idrees, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Mudasir Ahmad, Ibrahim Khan, & Baoliang Zhang. (2024). Strategically coupled tungsten oxide-zinc oxide photosystems for solar-driven nerve agent simulant degradation and hydrogen evolution. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129078–129078. 13 indexed citations

Ahmad, Mudasir, et al.. (2024). Controllable and lightweight ZIF-67@PAN derived Co@C nanocomposites with tunable and broadband microwave absorption. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 187. 108445–108445. 9 indexed citations

Khan, Idrees, et al.. (2024). Applying Particle Swarm Optimization on VES Data for Groundwater Evaluation. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 29(1). 23–35.

Khan, Idrees, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using Ba-doped MnO nanoparticles. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Muhammad, Amjad Hussain, Mohammad Ibrahim, et al.. (2024). Cutting-edge advancements in MXene-derived materials: Revolutionary electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and high-performance energy storage. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 506. 215722–215722. 40 indexed citations

Ahmad, Shujaat, Mazen Almehmadi, Hammad Tariq Janjuhah, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Mineral Ions Present in Tap Water on Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants: Future Perspectives. Water. 15(1). 175–175. 61 indexed citations

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Pan, Feng, Muhammad Khan, Majid Rasool Kamli, et al.. (2023). Visible light driven hydrogen generation and pollutant degradation with Au loaded 2D/2D heterojunctional nanocomposite of MoS2 and g-C3N4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 1141–1153. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianfeng, Muhammad Khan, Amjad Hussain, et al.. (2023). Carbon foam composites containing carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide as additives for enhanced mechanical, thermal, electrical and catalytic properties. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 24. 608–622. 34 indexed citations

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Aljuaid, Abdulelah, Mazen Almehmadi, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, et al.. (2023). g-C3N4 Based Photocatalyst for the Efficient Photodegradation of Toxic Methyl Orange Dye: Recent Modifications and Future Perspectives. Molecules. 28(7). 3199–3199. 62 indexed citations

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Khan, Idrees, Bashir Ahmad, Shujaat Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Efficient photodegradation of methyl red dye by kaolin clay supported zinc oxide nanoparticles with their antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Heliyon. 9(6). e16738–e16738. 26 indexed citations

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Saeed, Khalid, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the photocatalytic and biological applications of iron oxide–indium oxide nanocomposite. Chemical Papers. 77(8). 4547–4558. 9 indexed citations

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Ragab, Ahmed H., Idrees Khan, Muhammad Khan, et al.. (2023). Efficient oxidation of CO over highly active Al-decorated nitrogenated holey 2D-graphene: A DFT perspective. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 155. 110977–110977. 4 indexed citations

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Ullah, Imran, et al.. (2023). Preparation, Analysis and UV-Accelerated Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticide Over Mg Doped ZnO/Nylon 6,6/PMMA Ternary Blend. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. 33(11). 3441–3453. 4 indexed citations

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Sadiq, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Investigating Hydrogenation of Aldehyde and Heck Reaction on the Surface of Recyclable Palladium Decorated Functionalized Mica. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 48(6). 7771–7780. 1 indexed citations

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Ganova‐Raeva, Lilia, Zoya Dimitrova, Sumathi Ramachandran, et al.. (2022). Hepatitis C virus transmission cluster among injection drug users in Pakistan. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270910–e0270910. 2 indexed citations

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Sadiq, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide over Magnetic Nanoparticles: Modification in Fixed-Bed Reactor. Catalysts. 11(5). 592–592. 12 indexed citations

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Khan, Ibrahim, Ibrahim Khan, Khalid Saeed, Idrees Khan, & Idrees Khan. (2017). Nanoparticles: Properties, applications and toxicities. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 12(7). 908–931. 4440 indexed citations breakdown →

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