Muhammad Imran

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Imran is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Imran has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Imran's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (11 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (11 papers). Muhammad Imran is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (11 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (11 papers). Muhammad Imran collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Muhammad Imran's co-authors include Muhammad Ikram, Anwar Ul‐Hamid, Ali Haider, Junaid Haider, Salamat Ali, Muhammad Aqeel, Iram Shahzadi, Ali Raza, Jahan Zeb Hassan and Walid Nabgan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Imran

51 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Review of Metal Sulfide Nanostructures and their Applications

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Imran Pakistan	23	1.2k	660	381	299	186	58	1.6k
Xolile Fuku South Africa	17	1.3k 1.1×	508 0.8×	497 1.3×	312 1.0×	133 0.7×	52	1.9k
Hossein Safardoust-Hojaghan Iran	22	1.1k 0.9×	444 0.7×	325 0.9×	351 1.2×	176 0.9×	32	1.6k
Sadia Naz Pakistan	24	1.0k 0.9×	682 1.0×	253 0.7×	231 0.8×	241 1.3×	43	1.5k
Anum Shahzadi Pakistan	26	1.2k 1.0×	716 1.1×	310 0.8×	334 1.1×	282 1.5×	89	1.7k
M. Jothibas India	22	1.6k 1.3×	615 0.9×	635 1.7×	322 1.1×	157 0.8×	80	2.1k
Devi Radhika India	18	886 0.8×	417 0.6×	256 0.7×	246 0.8×	134 0.7×	35	1.4k
Abid Ali Pakistan	24	943 0.8×	563 0.9×	605 1.6×	293 1.0×	236 1.3×	122	1.8k
Rozita Monsef Iran	26	922 0.8×	634 1.0×	558 1.5×	181 0.6×	139 0.7×	39	1.5k
Guocong Liu China	26	886 0.8×	836 1.3×	552 1.4×	160 0.5×	121 0.7×	84	1.7k
S. John Sundaram India	19	924 0.8×	374 0.6×	344 0.9×	243 0.8×	123 0.7×	58	1.4k

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All Works

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Farooq, Fozia Bashir, et al.. (2025). A computational approach to drug design for multiple sclerosis via QSPR modeling, chemical graph theory, and multi-criteria decision analysis. BMC Chemistry. 19(1). 1–1. 5 indexed citations

Ahmad, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Iram Shahzadi, et al.. (2025). Optimized PEG/eudragit-Zn4V2O9 nanostructures for effective catalytic and antibacterial activity with computational insights. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 465. 116365–116365. 2 indexed citations

Atif, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Paradigm shift in orthopedic implants from metals to polymers. Iranian Polymer Journal. 34(8). 1261–1284. 3 indexed citations

Ikram, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Ruthenium decorated V@WO3 nanocomposites heterostructures for selective detection of sulfonamide in honey samples. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 126. 105842–105842. 4 indexed citations

Munir, Tariq, Arslan Mahmood, Azhar Rasul, Muhammad Imran, & M. Fakhar-e-Alam. (2023). Biocompatible polymer functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 301. 127677–127677. 22 indexed citations

Hussain, Shabbir, Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles using Acacia nilotica leaf extracts and investigation of their electrochemical and biological properties. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(1). 43 indexed citations

Shahzadi, Iram, Muhammad Aqeel, Ali Haider, et al.. (2023). Hydrothermal Synthesis of Fe-Doped Cadmium Oxide Showed Bactericidal Behavior and Highly Efficient Visible Light Photocatalysis. ACS Omega. 8(33). 30681–30693. 26 indexed citations

Imran, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anum Shahzadi, et al.. (2023). Efficient Dye Degradation and Antibacterial Activity of Carbon Dots/Chitosan-Doped La₂O₃ Nanorods: In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis. ACS Omega. 8(28). 25401–25409. 6 indexed citations

Ikram, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anum Shahzadi, et al.. (2023). Facile Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide/Carbon Spheres-Doped Nickel Oxide Functioned as a Nanocatalyst and Bactericidal Behavior with Molecular Docking Analysis. ACS Omega. 8(22). 19474–19485. 7 indexed citations

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Ikram, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anwar Ul‐Hamid, et al.. (2023). Catalytic degradation of methylene blue and bactericidal action by silver and CS-doped iron oxide nanostructures: Experimental and DFT approaches. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 308. 128300–128300. 7 indexed citations

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Ikram, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Muhammad Imran, et al.. (2023). Cellulose grafted poly acrylic acid doped manganese oxide nanorods as novel platform for catalytic, antibacterial activity and molecular docking analysis. Surfaces and Interfaces. 37. 102710–102710. 60 indexed citations

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Shahzadi, Iram, Ali Haider, Haya Alhummiany, et al.. (2023). Effective catalytic and antimicrobial performance of multiple phase AgBr and polyacrylic acid doped nickel oxide nanostructures with In Silico molecular docking study. Surfaces and Interfaces. 43. 103489–103489. 5 indexed citations

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Imran, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anum Shahzadi, et al.. (2023). Dye Degradation, Antimicrobial Activity, and Molecular Docking Analysis of Samarium‐Grafted Carbon Nitride Doped‐Bismuth Oxobromide Quantum Dots. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(12). 2300118–2300118. 17 indexed citations

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Imran, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anum Shahzadi, et al.. (2023). Catalytic performance and antibacterial behaviour with molecular docking analysis of silver and polyacrylic acid doped graphene quantum dots. RSC Advances. 13(40). 28008–28020. 5 indexed citations

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Imran, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Iram Shahzadi, et al.. (2023). Efficient Samarium-Grafted-C₃N₄-Doped α-MoO₃ Used as a Dye Degrader and Antibacterial Agent: In Silico Molecular Docking Study. ACS Omega. 8(38). 34805–34815. 6 indexed citations

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Ikram, Muhammad, Ali Haider, Anwar Ul‐Hamid, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of bactericidal potential and catalytic dye degradation of multiple morphology based chitosan/polyvinylpyrrolidone-doped bismuth oxide nanostructures. Nanoscale Advances. 4(12). 2713–2728. 38 indexed citations

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Ikram, Muhammad, Rana Tabassum, Usman Qumar, et al.. (2020). Promising performance of chemically exfoliated Zr-doped MoS₂ nanosheets for catalytic and antibacterial applications. RSC Advances. 10(35). 20559–20571. 92 indexed citations

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Haider, Ali, Muhammad Ijaz, Sidra Ali, et al.. (2020). Green Synthesized Phytochemically (Zingiber officinale and Allium sativum) Reduced Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles Confirmed Bactericidal and Catalytic Potential. Nanoscale Research Letters. 15(1). 50–50. 199 indexed citations

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Ikram, Muhammad, Jahan Zeb Hassan, Muhammad Imran, et al.. (2020). 2D chemically exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanosheets doped with Ni: synthesis, properties and catalytic application for the treatment of industrial wastewater. Applied Nanoscience. 10(9). 3525–3528. 76 indexed citations

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Rafiq, Asma, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Aqeel, et al.. (2019). Correction to: Study of Transition Metal Ion Doped CdS Nanoparticles for Removal of Dye from Textile Wastewater. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. 30(6). 2299–2299. 1 indexed citations

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