Muhammad Ali

9.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
147 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Ali is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Ali has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Ocean Engineering, 85 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 84 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Ali's work include CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (84 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (71 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (68 papers). Muhammad Ali is often cited by papers focused on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (84 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (71 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (68 papers). Muhammad Ali collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Muhammad Ali's co-authors include Stefan Iglauer, Alireza Keshavarz, Hussein Hoteit, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Nurudeen Yekeen, Ahmed Al‐Yaseri, Mirhasan Hosseini, Nilanjan Pal, Jalal Fahimpour and Nilesh Kumar Jha and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of Cleaner Production and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Ali

137 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Recent advances in carbon dioxide geological storage, exp... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2021 2020 2021 2022 2024 100 200 300
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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. Recent advances in carbon dioxide geological storage, experimental procedures, influencing parameters, and future outlook
    2021 320 citations Muhammad Ali, Nilesh Kumar Jha et al. profile →
  2. Hydrogen Wettability of Sandstone Reservoirs: Implications for Hydrogen Geo‐Storage
    2020 293 citations Stefan Iglauer, Muhammad Ali et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  3. Influence of pressure, temperature and organic surface concentration on hydrogen wettability of caprock; implications for hydrogen geo-storage
    2021 186 citations Muhammad Ali, Nurudeen Yekeen et al. profile →
  4. A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage
    2022 179 citations Muhammad Ali, Stefan Iglauer et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →
  5. Comprehensive review of CO2 geological storage: Exploring principles, mechanisms, and prospects
    2024 173 citations Muhammad Ali, Shirish Patil et al. profile →
  6. H2−brine interfacial tension as a function of salinity, temperature, and pressure; implications for hydrogen geo-storage
    2022 172 citations Mirhasan Hosseini, Jalal Fahimpour et al. profile →
  7. Hydrogen wettability of carbonate formations: Implications for hydrogen geo-storage
    2022 155 citations Mirhasan Hosseini, Jalal Fahimpour et al. profile →
  8. Nano-enhanced phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications
    2024 154 citations Zafar Said, Ashok Kumar Pandey et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →
  9. Assessment of wettability and rock-fluid interfacial tension of caprock: Implications for hydrogen and carbon dioxide geo-storage
    2022 146 citations Muhammad Ali, Nurudeen Yekeen et al. profile →
  10. Capillary Sealing Efficiency Analysis of Caprocks: Implication for Hydrogen Geological Storage
    2022 130 citations Mirhasan Hosseini, Jalal Fahimpour et al. Energy & Fuels profile →
  11. A review of carbon storage in saline aquifers: Mechanisms, prerequisites, and key considerations
    2024 65 citations Martin J. Blunt, Narendra Kumar et al. Fuel profile →
  12. Recent progress in underground hydrogen storage
    2025 35 citations Muhammad Ali, Nurudeen Yekeen 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
Muhammad Ali Australia 51 3.9k 3.7k 3.4k 2.9k 2.1k 147 7.1k
Mohammad Sarmadivaleh Australia 52 3.8k 1.0× 4.8k 1.3× 3.5k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 178 7.6k
Ahmed Al‐Yaseri Saudi Arabia 46 3.6k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 168 6.2k
Ahmed Barifcani Australia 50 3.5k 0.9× 4.7k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 159 7.0k
Alireza Keshavarz Australia 58 3.7k 0.9× 5.5k 1.5× 4.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.5× 2.3k 1.1× 242 9.5k
Jitendra S. Sangwai India 47 1.6k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 206 7.2k
Baojiang Sun China 41 1.6k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 309 6.1k
Quan Xie Australia 41 1.5k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 819 0.4× 125 4.7k
Nurudeen Yekeen Malaysia 41 1.6k 0.4× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 94 4.6k
R. Farajzadeh Netherlands 45 2.1k 0.5× 5.2k 1.4× 2.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 516 0.2× 199 6.6k
Shirish Patil Saudi Arabia 36 708 0.2× 3.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 804 0.4× 272 5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Ali

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iqbal, Sikandar, Aadil Nabi Chishti, Javed Rehman, et al.. (2025). Introduction of a multifunctional percolated framework into Na metal for highly stable sodium metal batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(20). 14982–14994. 3 indexed citations
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Yekeen, Nurudeen, Muhammad Ali, Mujahid Ali, et al.. (2025). Influence of organic matter and mineral composition on carbonate source rock wettability: Implications for CO2 geostorage. Fuel. 399. 135666–135666. 5 indexed citations
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Ali, Mujahid, Nurudeen Yekeen, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2024). Effects of methyl orange on the H2/brine wettability of carbonate rocks: Implications for H2 geo-storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 102. 114076–114076. 4 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Mirhasan, Muhammad Ali, Jalal Fahimpour, Alireza Keshavarz, & Stefan Iglauer. (2024). Energy storage in carbonate and basalt reservoirs: Investigating secondary imbibition in H2 and CO2 systems. ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH. 11(2). 132–140. 21 indexed citations
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Ali, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Effects of salinity, temperature, and pressure on H2–brine interfacial tension: Implications for underground hydrogen storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 95. 112510–112510. 31 indexed citations
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Verma, Amit, Nilanjan Pal, Narendra Kumar, et al.. (2024). Nanoparticles stabilized foam fluid for hydraulic fracturing application of unconventional gas reservoirs: A review of the properties, progress and future prospects. Petroleum Research. 10(1). 149–165. 4 indexed citations
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Blunt, Martin J., et al.. (2024). A review of carbon storage in saline aquifers: Mechanisms, prerequisites, and key considerations. Fuel. 369. 131744–131744. 65 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hosseini, Mirhasan, Alireza Keshavarz, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2024). Robust NMR Examination of the Three-Phase Flow Dynamics of Carbon Geosequestration Combined with Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Formations. Energy & Fuels. 38(3). 2167–2176. 17 indexed citations
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Said, Zafar, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Arun Kumar Tiwari, et al.. (2024). Nano-enhanced phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 104. 101162–101162. 154 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Mujahid, Nurudeen Yekeen, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2023). The effect of methylene blue and organic acids on the wettability of sandstone formation: Implications for enhanced oil recovery. 10(2). 29–37. 9 indexed citations
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Alanazi, Amer, et al.. (2023). Capillary-Sealing Efficiency of Mica-Proxy Caprock for CO2/H2 Geologic Storage in the Presence of Organic Acids and Nanofluids. SPE Journal. 28(6). 3308–3323. 17 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Mirhasan, Muhammad Ali, Jalal Fahimpour, Alireza Keshavarz, & Stefan Iglauer. (2023). Calcite–Fluid Interfacial Tension: H2 and CO2 Geological Storage in Carbonates. Energy & Fuels. 37(8). 5986–5994. 44 indexed citations
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Ali, Mujahid, Nurudeen Yekeen, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2023). Effect of Methyl Orange on the Wettability of Organic-Acid-Aged Sandstone Formations: Implications for CO2 Geo-storage. Energy & Fuels. 37(22). 17373–17381. 10 indexed citations
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Ali, Muhammad, Amer Alanazi, Hamed Akhondzadeh, et al.. (2022). Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Fracking Effects on Petro-Physical and Morphological Characteristics of the Sembar Shale Gas Formation in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. Energy & Fuels. 36(22). 13743–13752. 19 indexed citations
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Ali, Muhammad, Nurudeen Yekeen, Mujahid Ali, et al.. (2022). Effects of Various Solvents on Adsorption of Organics for Porous and Nonporous Quartz/CO2/Brine Systems: Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage. Energy & Fuels. 36(18). 11089–11099. 39 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Udit Surya, Adnan Aftab, Faisal Ur Rahman Awan, et al.. (2022). Toward Improvement of Water-Based Drilling Mud via Zirconia Nanoparticle/API Bentonite Material. Energy & Fuels. 36(19). 12116–12125. 9 indexed citations
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Iglauer, Stefan, Hamed Akhondzadeh, Hussein Rasool Abid, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen Flooding of a Coal Core: Effect on Coal Swelling. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(6). 66 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Udit Surya, Faisal Ur Rahman Awan, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2021). Physicochemical Characterization of Zirconia Nanoparticle-Based Sodium Alginate Polymer Suspension for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Energy & Fuels. 35(23). 19389–19398. 43 indexed citations
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Aftab, Adnan, Muhammad Ali, Udit Surya Mohanty, et al.. (2020). Environmental Friendliness and High Performance of Multifunctional Tween 80/ZnO-Nanoparticles-Added Water-Based Drilling Fluid: An Experimental Approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(30). 11224–11243. 114 indexed citations

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