Muhammad Ali

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Ali is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Ali has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pollution, 22 papers in Environmental Engineering and 19 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Ali's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (19 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Muhammad Ali is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (19 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Muhammad Ali collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Japan and United States. Muhammad Ali's co-authors include Satoshi Okabe, R. J. Wootton, Alfredo G. Nicieza, Pascal E. Saikaly, Mamoru Oshiki, Krishna P. Katuri, Hisashi Satoh, Dario Rangel Shaw, Lei Zhang and Ken‐ichi Shimizu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Ali

79 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Ali Saudi Arabia	33	2.2k	1.2k	889	881	626	88	4.4k
Jaap van Rijn Israel	33	1.3k 0.6×	242 0.2×	873 1.0×	827 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	72	3.5k
Zhen Hu China	43	2.7k 1.2×	880 0.7×	998 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.6×	214	7.1k
Fang Fang China	38	2.3k 1.1×	701 0.6×	574 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	20 0.0×	194	4.7k
Yossi Tal Israel	17	880 0.4×	172 0.1×	485 0.5×	422 0.5×	425 0.7×	24	2.0k
Tatsuki Toda Japan	32	765 0.3×	186 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	494 0.6×	142 0.2×	232	4.2k
Haihan Zhang China	36	1.6k 0.7×	440 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	471 0.5×	19 0.0×	150	3.6k
Bongkeun Song United States	40	2.9k 1.3×	500 0.4×	2.1k 2.3×	332 0.4×	48 0.1×	119	5.6k
Lisa Y. Stein Canada	41	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	2.9k 3.3×	209 0.2×	68 0.1×	116	6.5k
Liuyan Yang China	45	2.1k 0.9×	293 0.2×	570 0.6×	2.3k 2.6×	54 0.1×	166	7.9k
Lihua Niu China	35	1.6k 0.7×	218 0.2×	1.7k 1.9×	509 0.6×	26 0.0×	154	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Ali

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Ali

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ali, Muhammad, Mamunur Rashid, Yashpal S. Chhonker, et al.. (2025). Impact of fixed phosphorus position on activity of triazole bisphosphonates as geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 122. 118140–118140.

Gill, Laurence, et al.. (2025). Genome-resolved metatranscriptomics unveils distinct microbial functionalities across aggregate sizes in aerobic granular sludge. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 25. 100560–100560. 3 indexed citations

Gill, Laurence, et al.. (2025). Genome-Resolved Metatranscriptomics Provide Insights on Immigration Influence in Structuring Microbial Community Assembly of a Full-Scale Aerobic Granular Sludge Plant. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(12). 6126–6141. 2 indexed citations

Shaw, Dario Rangel, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the core microbial community across different aggregate sizes in full-scale aerobic granular sludge plants and their relevance to wastewater treatment performance. Water Research. 274. 123036–123036. 8 indexed citations

Ali, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Striking a Balance: Decentralized and Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems for Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 6. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(10). 11 indexed citations

Ali, Mujahid, Nurudeen Yekeen, Muhammad Ali, et al.. (2024). The influence of methyl orange on the CO2-brine wettability of organic-acid-aged calcite samples: Implications for CO2 geo-storage. ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH. 12(2). 102–112. 6 indexed citations

Ali, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Demystifying polyphosphate-accumulating organisms relevant to wastewater treatment: A review of their phylogeny, metabolism, and detection. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 21. 100387–100387. 23 indexed citations

Ahmad, Khalil, Habib Ur Rehman Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, et al.. (2022). Lead In drinking water: Adsorption method and role of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for its remediation: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 368. 133010–133010. 79 indexed citations

Nawaz, Muhammad Saqib, et al.. (2021). Treatment of high‐strength synthetic textile wastewater through anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactor and effect of sludge characteristics on flux. Environmental Quality Management. 31(1). 85–98. 9 indexed citations

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Ali, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Relative Importance of Stochastic Assembly Process of Membrane Biofilm Increased as Biofilm Aged. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 708531–708531. 22 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Hafiz Adeel, Shou‐Qing Ni, Shakeel Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Gel immobilization: A strategy to improve the performance of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria for nitrogen-rich wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 313. 123642–123642. 75 indexed citations

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Ali, Muhammad, Dario Rangel Shaw, Mads Albertsen, & Pascal E. Saikaly. (2020). Comparative Genome-Centric Analysis of Freshwater and Marine ANAMMOX Cultures Suggests Functional Redundancy in Nitrogen Removal Processes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1637–1637. 43 indexed citations

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Katuri, Krishna P., Muhammad Ali, & Pascal E. Saikaly. (2019). The role of microbial electrolysis cell in urban wastewater treatment: integration options, challenges, and prospects. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 57. 101–110. 107 indexed citations

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Ali, Muhammad, Dario Rangel Shaw, & Pascal E. Saikaly. (2019). Application of an enrichment culture of the marine anammox bacterium “Ca. Scalindua sp. AMX11” for nitrogen removal under moderate salinity and in the presence of organic carbon. Water Research. 170. 115345–115345. 50 indexed citations

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Toyao, Takashi, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Yoshitsugu Morita, et al.. (2018). Esterification of Tertiary Amides by Alcohols Through C−N Bond Cleavage over CeO₂. ChemCatChem. 11(1). 449–456. 29 indexed citations

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Rehman, Zahid Ur, et al.. (2018). Genome-resolved metagenomic analysis reveals roles of microbial community members in full-scale seawater reverse osmosis plant. Water Research. 149. 263–271. 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2017). Maximum specific growth rate of anammox bacteria revisited. Water Research. 116. 296–303. 221 indexed citations

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Ali, Muhammad, Lei Zhang, Satoshi Ishii, et al.. (2016). Source identification of nitrous oxide emission pathways from a single-stage nitritation-anammox granular reactor. Water Research. 102. 147–157. 122 indexed citations

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Latif, Abdul & Muhammad Ali. (2014). An Assessment of Nickel Sulphate Toxicity on Serum Electrolytes and Arterial Blood Gases in Labeo rohita. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 46(4). 915–920. 1 indexed citations

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Ali, Muhammad, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Kenichi Kon, Jun‐ya Hasegawa, & Ken‐ichi Shimizu. (2014). Versatile and Sustainable Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Dicarboxylic Acids and Amines by Nb₂O₅ as a Base‐Tolerant Heterogeneous Lewis Acid Catalyst. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(44). 14256–14260. 34 indexed citations

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