Kalsoom Akhtar

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kalsoom Akhtar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kalsoom Akhtar has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Materials Chemistry, 51 papers in Organic Chemistry and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kalsoom Akhtar's work include Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (46 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (27 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (19 papers). Kalsoom Akhtar is often cited by papers focused on Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (46 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (27 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (19 papers). Kalsoom Akhtar collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and South Korea. Kalsoom Akhtar's co-authors include Sher Bahadar Khan, Abdullah M. Asiri, Muhammad Ismail, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Murad Ali Khan, Tahseen Kamal, Jongchul Seo, Shahid Ali Khan and Mohammed M. Rahman and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Kalsoom Akhtar

137 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Pollution, Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Organic Dyes and their Catalytic Bio-Remediation

2019 490 citations Kalsoom Akhtar, Tahseen Kamal et al. profile →
Versatility of Hydrogels: From Synthetic Strategies, Classification, and Properties to Biomedical Applications

2022 218 citations Shahid Ali Khan, Kalsoom Akhtar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kalsoom Akhtar Saudi Arabia	36	2.2k	1.7k	1.2k	999	893	141	4.7k
Nahit Aktaş Türkiye	40	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	638 0.5×	892 0.9×	637 0.7×	134	4.8k
Ali Ayati Iran	37	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	975 1.0×	797 0.9×	83	5.0k
Ali Fakhri Iran	51	2.9k 1.3×	933 0.6×	2.1k 1.8×	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	116	5.4k
Hassan M.A. Hassan Saudi Arabia	39	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	780 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	231	6.0k
Asit Baran Panda India	47	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.7×	135	6.1k
Muhammad Siddiq Pakistan	34	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	867 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	192	4.8k
Ermelinda Falletta Italy	33	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	795 0.8×	680 0.8×	119	4.3k
Ganga Ram Chaudhary India	36	1.9k 0.9×	931 0.6×	854 0.7×	823 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	208	4.2k
Giuseppe Mele Italy	41	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	699 0.8×	187	5.9k
Mehran Ghiaci Iran	36	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	616 0.5×	712 0.7×	691 0.8×	141	3.9k

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Akhtar, Kalsoom, et al.. (2025). Preparation of Crosslinked Alginate Hydrogels for the Adsorption and Sustainable Release of Doxorubicin Hydrochloride. Polymers. 17(24). 3294–3294.

Bakhsh, Esraa M., et al.. (2025). Date palm endocarp film and chitosan coated date palm endocarp film stabilized silver nanoparticles for the catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 40. 104485–104485.

Fagieh, Taghreed M., et al.. (2024). Efficient sensor based on CeCo3O6 nanocomposite for the electrochemical detection of cadmium and copper ions. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 159. 115913–115913. 4 indexed citations

Bakhsh, Esraa M., Kalsoom Akhtar, Sher Bahadar Khan, et al.. (2024). Silver oxide doped iron oxide/alginate nanocomposite coated cotton cloth for selective catalytic reduction of potassium ferricyanide. Chemosphere. 355. 141743–141743. 4 indexed citations

Sohni, Saima, et al.. (2024). Magnetically separable sorbent based on activated carbon derived from a new precursor Rhizoclonium hookeri for facile oil spill clean-up. Algal Research. 84. 103762–103762. 1 indexed citations

Akhtar, Kalsoom, et al.. (2024). Design of low-cost recyclable adsorbent based on cellulosic bags filled with carbon black derived from carrot peels for water remediation. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 38. 101499–101499. 4 indexed citations

Li, Nan, Peize Li, Wei Yan, et al.. (2024). ZnTe/SnS2 heterojunction for photo-electrocatalysis of CO2 to CO. Electrochimica Acta. 497. 144603–144603. 7 indexed citations

Akhtar, Kalsoom, Sher Bahadar Khan, Esraa M. Bakhsh, & Abdullah M. Asiri. (2023). A nanocomposite of nickel oxide-tin oxide and carboxymethylcellulose coated cotton fibres for catalytic reduction of water pollutants. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 375. 121275–121275. 4 indexed citations

Yaseen, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Plant-mediated synthesis of thermally stable metal-polystyrene nanocomposites for antioxidant and antibacterial food packaging. Industrial Crops and Products. 209. 117959–117959. 6 indexed citations

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Bakhsh, Esraa M., et al.. (2023). Fe2O3-NiO embedded calcium alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose composite as an efficient nanocatalyst for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 156. 111157–111157. 5 indexed citations

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Feng, Yao, Shujie Liu, Yan Shen, et al.. (2023). Outstanding oxygen evolution reaction properties released at the interface of NiMoO4 and FeNi layer double hydroxide heterostructures. Electrochimica Acta. 474. 143511–143511. 5 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Kalsoom, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Sher Bahadar Khan, Mansoor Khan, & Abdullah M. Asiri. (2023). SnLa2O5 wrapped carboxymethyl cellulose mixed calcium alginate nanocomposite beads for efficient reduction of pollutants. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 233. 123564–123564. 11 indexed citations

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Khan, Shahid Ali, Saima Sohni, Kalsoom Akhtar, et al.. (2023). Lignocellulose biomatrix zero-valent cobalt nanoparticles: a dip-catalyst for organic pollutants degradation. Industrial Crops and Products. 198. 116694–116694. 13 indexed citations

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Nasrullah, Asma, Amir Sada Khan, Taghreed M. Fagieh, et al.. (2022). Adsorption efficiency of date palm based activated carbon-alginate membrane for methylene blue. Chemosphere. 302. 134793–134793. 81 indexed citations

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Khan, Shahid Ali, Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan, Salman S. Alharthi, et al.. (2021). Polyethersulfone coated Ag-SiO2 nanoparticles: a multifunctional and ultrafiltration membrane with improved performance. Desalination and Water Treatment. 239. 217–227. 5 indexed citations

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Bakhsh, Esraa M., Kalsoom Akhtar, Taghreed M. Fagieh, Sher Bahadar Khan, & Abdullah M. Asiri. (2021). Development of alginate@tin oxide–cobalt oxide nanocomposite based catalyst for the treatment of wastewater. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 187. 386–398. 30 indexed citations

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Khan, Shahid Ali, M. Faisal, Zarbad Shah, et al.. (2017). Cerium based photocatalysts for the degradation of acridine orange in visible light. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 241. 20–26. 44 indexed citations

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Jamal, Aslam, Mohammed M. Rahman, Sher Bahadar Khan, et al.. (2013). Simple Growth and Characterization of α-Sb2O4: Evaluation of their Photo-catalytic and Chemical Sensing Applications. Journal of the chemical society of pakistan. 35(6). 570. 4 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Kalsoom, et al.. (2012). Quality of life and symptoms control in brain metastasis after palliative whole brain radiotherapy using two different protocols.. PubMed. 22(5). 311–6. 5 indexed citations

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Ashraf, Muhammad, et al.. (2005). Role of the rooting system in salt tolerance potential of different guar accessions. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 13 indexed citations

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