Mohamed Siaj

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Mohamed Siaj is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohamed Siaj has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Materials Chemistry, 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mohamed Siaj's work include Graphene research and applications (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Mohamed Siaj is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Mohamed Siaj collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Mohamed Siaj's co-authors include Muhammad Hasib‐ur‐Rahman, Faı̈çal Larachi, Mohammed Zourob, Patrick Brisebois, Thomas Szkopek, Shimaa Eissa, Ana C. Tavares, Reda Elshafey, Andy Ng and Shadi Sabri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Mohamed Siaj

138 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ionic liquids for CO2 cap... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Ionic liquids for CO2 capture—Development and progress
    2010 532 citations Mohamed Siaj et al. profile →
  2. Harvesting graphene oxide – years 1859 to 2019: a review of its structure, synthesis, properties and exfoliation
    2019 323 citations Mohamed Siaj et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mohamed Siaj Canada 33 2.0k 1.6k 1.5k 998 720 145 4.7k
Christopher D. Easton Australia 45 2.4k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 2.7k 1.8× 762 0.8× 673 0.9× 148 7.2k
Haiyan Zhao China 37 3.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 704 0.7× 1.9k 2.7× 203 6.5k
Dong Tian China 43 3.0k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 573 0.6× 539 0.7× 198 5.6k
Carl P. Tripp United States 41 2.0k 1.0× 974 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 335 0.3× 353 0.5× 124 5.2k
Chin‐Te Hung China 35 1.9k 0.9× 820 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 288 0.3× 336 0.5× 87 3.8k
Lucio Colombi Ciacchi Germany 33 1.6k 0.8× 922 0.6× 931 0.6× 791 0.8× 190 0.3× 121 3.5k
Marianna Kemell Finland 47 3.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.7× 419 0.4× 284 0.4× 189 6.1k
Hongwei Ma China 38 2.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 357 0.4× 384 0.5× 184 5.7k
Dale L. Huber United States 29 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 400 0.4× 828 1.1× 103 5.4k
Xiaoyu Li China 37 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 913 0.6× 386 0.4× 517 0.7× 206 4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mohamed Siaj

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mohamed Siaj

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mohamed Siaj

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mohamed Siaj. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mohamed Siaj 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 Mohamed Siaj. Mohamed Siaj 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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Khojastehnezhad, Amir, et al.. (2025). Impact of imine-linked covalent organic framework structures on their adsorption performance. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132305–132305. 8 indexed citations
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Kodadi, Mohamed El, Rachid Touzani, Zahra Bahari, et al.. (2025). Advanced pyrazole-metal salt complexes for efficient oxidation of 2,6-dimethylphenol. Interactions. 246(1). 1 indexed citations
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Jafari, Maziar, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Graphene Oxide-Nafion® membranes for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis. Journal of Membrane Science. 734. 124267–124267. 4 indexed citations
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Jafari, Maziar, Yixiao Huang, Qingxi Hou, et al.. (2025). Low-dimensional semiconductor nanohybrids for charge transport layers towards emerging photovoltaics. Solar Energy. 300. 113778–113778.
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Jafari, Maziar, et al.. (2025). Influence of Graphene Oxide on Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Nafion® Membranes. Nanomaterials. 15(1). 68–68. 4 indexed citations
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Khojastehnezhad, Amir, et al.. (2024). Covalent Organic Framework-Templated N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for the Catalytic Reduction of Nitrophenol. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(19). 22570–22580. 10 indexed citations
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Titi, Abderrahim, Saud M. Almutairi, Mouslim Messali, Mohamed Siaj, & Rachid Touzani. (2023). New fluorinated imidazolium ionic liquids: Ecofriendly synthesis, structural, in silico analysis and identification of antitumor pharmacophore sites. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 556. 121619–121619. 5 indexed citations
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Mazzah, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). One-Pot Synthesis of Cyclomatrix-Type Polyphosphazene Microspheres and Their High Thermal Stability. ACS Omega. 8(10). 9137–9144. 9 indexed citations
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Khojastehnezhad, Amir, Zhiyuan Peng, Rachid Touzani, et al.. (2023). Rapid, Mild, and Catalytic Synthesis of 2D and 3D COFs with Promising Supercapacitor Applications. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 6(24). 12216–12225. 21 indexed citations
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Azzaoui, Khalil, Rachid Sabbahi, Moulay Hfid Youssoufi, et al.. (2023). Cheminformatics-Based Design and Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications. Polymers. 16(1). 85–85. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Ting, Yuchen Zhang, Raja Sekhar Bobba, et al.. (2023). Miscibility driven morphology modulation in ternary solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(10). 5037–5047. 14 indexed citations
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Jafari, Maziar, et al.. (2023). A diagnostic electrochemical aptasensor development for sCD80 protein detection in human serum. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 242. 115696–115696. 5 indexed citations
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Siaj, Mohamed, et al.. (2022). Label-free multiplex electrochemical immunosensor for early diagnosis of lysosomal storage disorders. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 9334–9334. 12 indexed citations
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Abrego‐Martinez, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2021). Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2: Nanoscale electrode-aptamer-SARS-CoV-2 imaging by photo-induced force microscopy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 195. 113595–113595. 124 indexed citations
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Jafari, Maziar, Tuğrul Güner, Pandeng Li, et al.. (2021). 3D Nanoscale Morphology Characterization of Ternary Organic Solar Cells. Small Methods. 6(1). e2100916–e2100916. 14 indexed citations
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Elshafey, Reda, Mohamed Siaj, & Mohammed Zourob. (2015). DNA aptamers selection and characterization for development of label-free impedimetric aptasensor for neurotoxin anatoxin-a. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 68. 295–302. 70 indexed citations

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