K. L. Foo

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

K. L. Foo is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. L. Foo has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. L. Foo's work include ZnO doping and properties (21 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (16 papers). K. L. Foo is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (21 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (16 papers). K. L. Foo collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Algeria and Pakistan. K. L. Foo's co-authors include U. Hashim, Chun Hong Voon, Weiwen Liu, Sin Jin Tan, Muhammad Kashif, Md. Eaqub Ali, P. Poopalan, S. R. Balakrishnan, R. Haarindraprasad and Tijjani Adam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

In The Last Decade

K. L. Foo

70 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Graphene Oxide using Modified Hummers Method... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Synthesis of Graphene Oxide using Modified Hummers Method: Solvent Influence
    2017 1.2k citations K. L. Foo, U. Hashim et al. Procedia Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. L. Foo Malaysia 20 1.2k 992 791 379 359 76 2.4k
Chun Hong Voon Malaysia 27 2.0k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 919 1.2× 769 2.0× 361 1.0× 129 3.6k
E. Prokhorov Mexico 28 1.3k 1.0× 798 0.8× 715 0.9× 216 0.6× 395 1.1× 121 2.4k
Mengmeng Kang China 27 575 0.5× 776 0.8× 708 0.9× 329 0.9× 342 1.0× 52 2.3k
Tao Fu China 26 980 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 796 1.0× 519 1.4× 218 0.6× 140 2.5k
Renáta Oriňáková Slovakia 26 961 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 491 0.6× 292 0.8× 255 0.7× 142 2.5k
Rashad Al-Gaashani Qatar 14 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 662 0.8× 486 1.3× 290 0.8× 22 2.7k
Jiao Li China 27 771 0.6× 722 0.7× 378 0.5× 521 1.4× 301 0.8× 97 2.1k
Artur Małolepszy Poland 21 2.0k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 655 1.7× 373 1.0× 82 3.3k
Rama K. Layek India 27 1.3k 1.1× 738 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 498 1.3× 857 2.4× 56 2.8k
M.R. Mahmoudian Malaysia 32 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 341 0.4× 272 0.7× 675 1.9× 67 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. L. Foo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. L. Foo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng-Yong, Heah, Liew Yun-Ming, Qi Hwa Ng, et al.. (2025). Elucidating the interplay between pore microstructure and heavy metal leaching of rubber sludge in fly ash geopolymers. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117698–117698. 1 indexed citations
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Foo, K. L., Sin Jin Tan, Heah Cheng-Yong, et al.. (2024). Hydrothermal Growth Zinc Oxide Nanorods for pH Sensor Application. 16(4). 843–852.
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Foo, K. L., et al.. (2023). Functionalized Carbon Nanotube - Modified ELISA for Early Detection of Heart Attack. 16(DECEMBER). 441–449. 1 indexed citations
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Salleh, Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd, et al.. (2021). Microstructure, thermal behavior and joint strength of Sn-0.7Cu-1.5Bi/electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG). Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 12. 1700–1714. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiwen, Cheng‐Seong Khe, Nur Hidayah, et al.. (2018). Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with iron oxide nanoparticles using Oolong Tea extract. AIP conference proceedings. 2045. 20031–20031. 2 indexed citations
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Foo, K. L., et al.. (2017). Synthesis of Graphene Oxide using Modified Hummers Method: Solvent Influence. Procedia Engineering. 184. 469–477. 1222 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hashim, U., Weiwen Liu, K. L. Foo, et al.. (2016). Highly sensitive Escherichia coli shear horizontal surface acoustic wave biosensor with silicon dioxide nanostructures. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 93. 146–154. 54 indexed citations
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Voon, Chun Hong, et al.. (2016). Effect of Concentration of Oxalic Acid on the Synthesis of Porous Anodic Alumina (PAA) on Aluminum Alloy AA6061. Materials science forum. 857. 281–285. 4 indexed citations
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Perumal, Veeradasan, U. Hashim, R. Haarindraprasad, et al.. (2015). ‘Spotted Nanoflowers’: Gold-seeded Zinc Oxide Nanohybrid for Selective Bio-capture. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12231–12231. 87 indexed citations
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Foo, K. L., U. Hashim, Muhammad Kashif, & Chun Hong Voon. (2014). Sol–gel synthesized zinc oxide nanorods and their structural and optical investigation for optoelectronic application. Nanoscale Research Letters. 9(1). 429–429. 191 indexed citations
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Adam, Tijjani, U. Hashim, Th. S. Dhahi, et al.. (2013). Polysilicon Nanowire Fabrication as a Transducer for Fast Reaction Assays in Nano Lab-on-Chip Domain. Sensor Letters. 11(2). 333–336. 5 indexed citations
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Adam, Tijjani, et al.. (2013). Design of 3D Micromixer for Bio-Synthesis Using COMSOL Multiphysics Software Package. Advanced Science Letters. 19(12). 3454–3458. 1 indexed citations
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Foo, K. L., Muhammad Kashif, U. Hashim, & Md. Eaqub Ali. (2013). Sol–gel derived ZnO nanoparticulate films for ultraviolet photodetector (UV) applications. Optik. 124(22). 5373–5376. 27 indexed citations
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Voon, Chun Hong, Mohd Nazree Derman, U. Hashim, K. L. Foo, & Tijjani Adam. (2013). Effect of Anodizing Voltage on the Morphology and Growth Kinetics of Porous Anodic Alumina on Al-0.5 wt% Mn Alloys. Advanced materials research. 832. 101–106. 7 indexed citations
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Adam, Tijjani, U. Hashim, Pei Ling Leow, K. L. Foo, & Pei Song Chee. (2012). Selection of Optimal Parameters in Fabrication of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Microfluidics Using Taguchi Method. Advanced Science Letters. 19(1). 32–36. 16 indexed citations
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