Mohammad Y. Ashfaq

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mohammad Y. Ashfaq is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Water Science and Technology, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mohammad Y. Ashfaq's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (5 papers). Mohammad Y. Ashfaq is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (6 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (5 papers). Mohammad Y. Ashfaq collaborates with scholars based in Qatar and United States. Mohammad Y. Ashfaq's co-authors include Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Maryam Al-Kaabi, Nabil Zouari, Dana A. Da’na, Hazim Qiblawey, Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Shazia Bibi, Muhannad T. Suleiman, Débora F. Rodrigues and Yandi Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Carbon and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Mohammad Y. Ashfaq

33 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Produced water characteristics, treatment and reuse: A review

2019 468 citations Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Maryam Al-Kaabi et al. Journal of Water Process Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mohammad Y. Ashfaq Qatar	16	597	352	141	140	135	35	1.3k
Boya Xiong United States	16	367 0.6×	333 0.9×	101 0.7×	97 0.7×	188 1.4×	34	1.5k
Jayaprakash Saththasivam Qatar	19	725 1.2×	522 1.5×	266 1.9×	256 1.8×	86 0.6×	44	1.4k
Thang Nguyen Australia	10	613 1.0×	381 1.1×	121 0.9×	118 0.8×	154 1.1×	12	1.1k
James Rosenblum United States	18	323 0.5×	221 0.6×	118 0.8×	59 0.4×	119 0.9×	33	1.2k
Wenhui Zhang China	19	255 0.4×	262 0.7×	93 0.7×	97 0.7×	196 1.5×	68	1.3k
Anthony D. Stickland Australia	18	450 0.8×	155 0.4×	39 0.3×	100 0.7×	119 0.9×	64	1.2k
Zhaoyi Dai United States	24	541 0.9×	231 0.7×	110 0.8×	38 0.3×	126 0.9×	105	1.6k
Tjandra Setiadi Indonesia	20	522 0.9×	429 1.2×	108 0.8×	98 0.7×	225 1.7×	92	1.4k
Enrique Nebot Spain	29	699 1.2×	610 1.7×	339 2.4×	88 0.6×	396 2.9×	79	2.3k
Supriya Sarkar India	15	297 0.5×	167 0.5×	96 0.7×	100 0.7×	94 0.7×	64	872

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Al-Kaabi, Maryam, Nabil Zouari, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, & Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti. (2025). Exploring the diversity of produced water bacteria with hydrocarbon-degrading potential using MALDI-TOF MS and multivariate statistical analyses. Biotechnology Letters. 47(5). 116–116.

Yousefi, Masoud, Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, & Nabil Zouari. (2025). Diversity of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of mangrove forests in two coastal regions of Qatar. Marine Environmental Research. 211. 107442–107442.

Da’na, Dana A., et al.. (2024). Strategies for the use and interpretation of functionalized reverse osmosis membranes with improved antifouling and anti-scaling properties for the desalination process. Desalination. 600. 118508–118508. 2 indexed citations

Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., et al.. (2024). Insights into population adaptation and biodiversity of lactic acid bacteria in challenged date palm leaves silaging, using MALDI–TOF MS. Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 6. 100235–100235. 1 indexed citations

Ashfaq, Mohammad Y. & Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti. (2023). Effect of polymaleic acid and microwave radiations on reverse osmosis membrane's performance and properties: A response surface methodology approach. Desalination. 550. 116372–116372. 2 indexed citations

Al‐Ghouti, Mohammad A., et al.. (2023). State-of-the-art adsorption and adsorptive filtration based technologies for the removal of trace elements: A critical review. The Science of The Total Environment. 895. 164854–164854. 29 indexed citations

Disi, Zulfa Ali Al, et al.. (2023). Study of diversity of mineral-forming bacteria in sabkha mats and sediments of mangrove forest in Qatar. Biotechnology Reports. 39. e00811–e00811. 12 indexed citations

Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Dana A. Da’na, & Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti. (2021). Application of MALDI-TOF MS for identification of environmental bacteria: A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 305. 114359–114359. 111 indexed citations

Zouari, Nabil, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, Mohammed H. Abu‐Dieyeh, et al.. (2021). Removal of Toxic Elements and Microbial Contaminants from Groundwater Using Low-Cost Treatment Options. Current Pollution Reports. 7(3). 300–324. 33 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, & Nabil Zouari. (2020). Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide and polyacrylic acid to control biofouling and mineral scaling. The Science of The Total Environment. 736. 139500–139500. 47 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Zulfa Ali Al Disi, & Nabil Zouari. (2020). Investigating the microorganisms-calcium sulfate interaction in reverse osmosis systems using SEM-EDX technique. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 8(4). 103963–103963. 17 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Dana A. Da’na, Hazim Qiblawey, & Nabil Zouari. (2019). Investigating the effect of temperature on calcium sulfate scaling of reverse osmosis membranes using FTIR, SEM-EDX and multivariate analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 703. 134726–134726. 63 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Hazim Qiblawey, & Nabil Zouari. (2019). Evaluating the effect of antiscalants on membrane biofouling using FTIR and multivariate analysis. Biofouling. 35(1). 1–14. 34 indexed citations

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Al-Kaabi, Maryam, Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, Talaat Ahmed, & Nabil Zouari. (2019). An integrated approach for produced water treatment using microemulsions modified activated carbon. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 31. 100830–100830. 28 indexed citations

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Al‐Ghouti, Mohammad A., et al.. (2019). Produced water characteristics, treatment and reuse: A review. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 28. 222–239. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., Mohammad A. Al‐Ghouti, Hazim Qiblawey, et al.. (2018). Isolation, identification and biodiversity of antiscalant degrading seawater bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 656. 910–920. 31 indexed citations

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Bibi, Shazia, et al.. (2018). Isolation, differentiation and biodiversity of ureolytic bacteria of Qatari soil and their potential in microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) for soil stabilization. RSC Advances. 8(11). 5854–5863. 72 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., et al.. (2017). Recycling of hospital laundry wastewater using membrane technology. Desalination and Water Treatment. 60. 122–128. 13 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., et al.. (2013). Estimation of Chromium in Effluents from Tanneries of Korangi Industrial Area. 3(1). 29–33. 5 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammad Y., et al.. (2002). Modeling for efficient use of water at canal command level in the Rechna Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations

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