Makshoof Athar

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Makshoof Athar is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Makshoof Athar has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Water Science and Technology, 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Makshoof Athar's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (28 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (8 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (4 papers). Makshoof Athar is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (28 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (8 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (4 papers). Makshoof Athar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Canada and China. Makshoof Athar's co-authors include Umar Farooq, Misbahul Ain Khan, Janusz A. Koziński, Muhammad Salman, Asma Saeed, Muhammad Imran Din, Warda Hassan, Muhammad Ahmad, Khajista Jabeen and Arshad Javaid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Makshoof Athar

51 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorb... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorbents – A review of the recent literature
    2010 713 citations Umar Farooq, Janusz A. Koziński et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers

Makshoof Athar
Xue Song Wang China
Dumitru Bulgariu Romania
Mehmet Emin Argun Türkiye
J.F. Ortuño Spain
Mustafa Karataş Türkiye
Ferda Gönen Türkiye
Nahúm Andrés Medellín-Castillo Mexico
Mile Klašnja Serbia
Abbas H. Sulaymon Iraq
Nabila S. Ammar Egypt
Xue Song Wang China
Makshoof Athar
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Countries citing papers authored by Makshoof Athar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Makshoof Athar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makshoof Athar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Makshoof Athar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Makshoof Athar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Makshoof Athar. Makshoof Athar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saeed, Asma, et al.. (2024). Role of extracellular polymeric substances in adsorptive binding of heavy metals on to Microsystis aeruginosa. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 56(4). 1 indexed citations
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Hussain, Ghulam, et al.. (2017). A KINETIC STUDY OF RUBAZOIC ACID FORMATION DERIVED FROM 4-AMINO-1(4-SULPHOPHENYL) 3-METHYL-2-PYRAZOLIN-5-ONE.. International Journal of Advanced Research. 5(4). 234–241. 5 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2015). In vitro inhibitory activity of weeds extracts against Macrophomina phaseolina associated with charcoal rot of Sesamum indicum.. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 21(3). 393–401.
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Raza, Muhammad Hamid, Umar Farooq, Makshoof Athar, et al.. (2015). Phragmites karka as a Biosorbent for the Removal of Mercury Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution: Effect of Modification. Journal of Chemistry. 2015(1). 26 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2014). Chemically Modified Biomass from Triticum aestivum for Eco-Friendly Detoxification of Cd(II)- and Sn(II)-Contaminated Waters. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 23(6). 2163–2174. 1 indexed citations
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Salman, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). A new approach to modification of an agro-based raw material for Pb(II) adsorption. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 31(3). 467–474. 16 indexed citations
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Shoaib, Amna, et al.. (2013). Removal of Cr(III) through Bread Mold Fungus. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 22(4). 8 indexed citations
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Din, Muhammad Imran, Umar Farooq, Makshoof Athar, & Misbah Mirza. (2013). Environmentally benevolent urea modified Saccharum bengalense as a high capacity biosorbent for removal of Pb(II) ions: metal uptake modeling and adsorption efficiency. Desalination and Water Treatment. 52(31-33). 5856–5868. 5 indexed citations
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Farooq, Umar, Makshoof Athar, Misbahul Ain Khan, & Janusz A. Koziński. (2012). Biosorption of Pb(II) and Cr(III) from aqueous solutions: breakthrough curves and modeling studies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185(1). 845–854. 15 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2011). Source, concentration, and distribution of elemental mercury in the atmosphere in Toronto, Canada. Environmental Pollution. 159(8-9). 2003–2008. 24 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2010). Dispersion modeling of noxious pollutants from thermal power plants. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 6 indexed citations
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Jabeen, Khajista, Arshad Javaid, Ejaz Ahmad, & Makshoof Athar. (2010). Antifungal compounds fromMelia azedarachleaves for management ofAscochyta rabiei, the cause of chickpea blight. Natural Product Research. 25(3). 264–276. 63 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2010). Impact of transport and industrial emissions on the ambient air quality of Lahore City, Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 171(1-4). 353–363. 44 indexed citations
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Farooq, Umar, Janusz A. Koziński, Misbahul Ain Khan, & Makshoof Athar. (2010). Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorbents – A review of the recent literature. Bioresource Technology. 101(14). 5043–5053. 713 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mukhtar, Azam, et al.. (2009). Effect of the canopy cover on the organic and inorganic content of soil in Cholistan desert.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 41(5). 2387–2395. 9 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2009). Gaseous and particulate emissions from thermal power plants operating on different technologies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 166(1-4). 625–639. 11 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, et al.. (2007). The Emissions and Environmental Impact of Power Plants Operating on Fossil Fuel at Distt. Kasur, Pakistan. Ekoloji. 16(63). 74–80. 3 indexed citations
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Athar, Makshoof, Umar Farooq, & Muhammad Baqir Hussain. (2007). Azadirachata indicum (Neem): An Effective Biosorbent for the Removal of Lead (II) from Aqueous Solutions. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79(3). 288–292. 10 indexed citations
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Munawar, Munawar Ali, et al.. (1999). THE SYNTHESIS OF 6-ARYL-2,4-DIOXOPERHYDRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINES. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 20(5). 528–530.

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