Mohd Afzal

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
225 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Mohd Afzal is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohd Afzal has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 64 papers in Organic Chemistry and 63 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mohd Afzal's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (55 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (41 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (21 papers). Mohd Afzal is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (55 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (41 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (21 papers). Mohd Afzal collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and China. Mohd Afzal's co-authors include Farukh Arjmand, Sartaj Tabassum, Abdullah Alarifi, Waddhaah M. Al–Asbahy, Mehvash Zaki, Musheer Ahmad, Mohammed Tahir Ansari, Md Saquib Hasnain, Amit Kumar Nayak and Sabya Sachi Das and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Mohd Afzal

207 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Bactericidal activity of silver nanoparticles: A mechanistic review

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Ana Maria da Costa Ferreira Brazil

Mohammad Azam Saudi Arabia

Miriam Rossi United States

N.K. Lokanath India

Ponnambalam Venuvanalingam India

Douglas Wagner Franco Brazil

Hélio F. Dos Santos Brazil

Siddappa A. Patil India

Zhi‐Yong Wu China

Francesco Caruso Italy

Ana Maria da Costa Ferreira Brazil

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Mondal, Aniruddha, et al.. (2025). Phyto-fabrication and characterization of ZnFe2O4@AC nanocomposite catalyst via green pathway and its application for the synthesis of some Quinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives. Polyhedron. 270. 117438–117438. 4 indexed citations

Thomas, Susmi Anna, et al.. (2025). Strategically-designed environment-friendly tin-based electrodes for sustainable supercapatteries with high specific capacity. Electrochimica Acta. 522. 145846–145846. 11 indexed citations

Tabish, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Detection of an oxidative stress metabolite associated with neurodegenerative diseases: effect of heteroatom doped antioxidant carbon dots. RSC Advances. 15(11). 8354–8366. 5 indexed citations

Sangani, Chetan B., et al.. (2024). HSA, free Radicals, and antibacterial interaction with ferrous oxide nanoparticles synthesized from Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 403. 124903–124903. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Jian, Tingting Zhao, Mohd Afzal, et al.. (2024). A new Zn(II)-based 3D MOF with PCU-like topology: Potent photocatalyst for nitrofurazone antibiotic degradation. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1320. 139672–139672. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Jingyi, et al.. (2024). Two new d10-based transition metal coordination polymers used for antibiotic degradation. Polyhedron. 267. 117365–117365.

Ghosh, Mithun Kumar, Ren‐Min Ma, Lu Lu, et al.. (2024). A tetrahedral zinc(II) coordination polymer: Synthesis, characterisation, and application in ascorbic Acid fluorescence sensing. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140530–140530. 3 indexed citations

Sreeja, P.B., et al.. (2024). Strategically designed multiwalled carbon nanotube/bismuth ferrite/polyaniline nanocomposites and unlocking their potential for advanced supercapacitors. Synthetic Metals. 308. 117714–117714. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Jun, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of two coordination polymers for fluorescence sensing of dinotefuran and 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 572. 122282–122282. 8 indexed citations

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Alarifi, Abdullah, et al.. (2024). N, S-codoped carbon dots for antioxidants and their nanovehicle potential as molecular cargoes. RSC Advances. 14(44). 32041–32052. 9 indexed citations

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Vijayakumar, P., Paranthaman Vijayan, Arumugam Raja, et al.. (2024). Design of bifunctional synergistic NiMoO4/g-C3N4 nanocomposite for the augmentation of electrochemical water splitting and photocatalytic antibiotic degradation performances. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 987. 174128–174128. 23 indexed citations

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Alam, Mohammad Jane, et al.. (2024). Molecular interactions in binary mixtures of n-alkylmethylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate + methanol: Thermophysical and density functional theory studies. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 202. 107425–107425. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, C.C., Mohd Afzal, Abdullah Alarifi, et al.. (2024). A new 3D Pb(II)-based MOF as highly sensitive selective fluorescent probe for naked-eye detection of furazolidone. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 140053–140053. 4 indexed citations

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Khan, Shama, Sonam Roy, Sheikh F. Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Investigating potential of cholic acid, syringic acid, and mangiferin as cancer therapeutics through sphingosine kinase 1 inhibition. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 5). 127036–127036. 5 indexed citations

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Christy, Maria, et al.. (2023). Imatinib cation based MOIFs with [Fe(CN)5NO]2−, [Fe(CN)6]3− [Fe(CN)6]4− as adsorbent of organic pollutants, and their protein interaction study. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1288. 135801–135801. 10 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Devyani, Om Prakash, Gabriele Kociok‐Köhn, et al.. (2023). Centrosymmetric Nickel(II) Complexes Derived from Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)piperazine with 1,1′-Bis-(Diphenylphosphino)ferrocene and 1,2-Bis-(Diphenylphosphino)ethane as Ancillary Ligands: Syntheses, Crystal Structure and Computational Studies. Crystals. 13(2). 343–343. 4 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Mithun Kumar, Jun Wang, Wei Liu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and characterized Co(II) and Cd(II) based coordination polymers and their photocatalytic activity against pollutant dyes. Polyhedron. 242. 116483–116483. 7 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jin, Yu Wu, Suresh Gosavi, et al.. (2023). Syntheses, characterization of Ni(II)/Zn(II) complexes derived from flexible tricarboxylate ligand and 2,2′-bipyridine and their methyl violet dye photodegradation applications. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1287. 135718–135718. 3 indexed citations

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Afzal, Mohd, et al.. (2023). Identification of anti-cancer organometallic compounds by inhibition of BCL-2/Bax interactions. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 167. 107657–107657. 1 indexed citations

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Afzal, Mohd, Abdullah Alarifi, Rashid Ayub, et al.. (2023). Antiproliferative Mechanisms of a Polyphenolic Combination of Kaempferol and Fisetin in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6393–6393. 17 indexed citations

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