Muhammad Mujtaba

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Mujtaba is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Mujtaba has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Biomaterials, 27 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Mujtaba's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (28 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Muhammad Mujtaba is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (28 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Muhammad Mujtaba collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Spain and Finland. Muhammad Mujtaba's co-authors include Murat Kaya, Jalel Labidi, Asier M. Salaberria, Juha Lipponen, Khalid Mahmood Khawar, Lalehan Akyüz, Yavuz Selim Çakmak, Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto, İdris Sargın and Sedef İlk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Mujtaba

56 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Lignocellulosic biomass from agricultural waste to the circular economy: a review with focus on biofuels, biocomposites and bioplastics

2023 599 citations Muhammad Mujtaba, Mahyar Fazeli et al. profile →
Current advancements in chitosan-based film production for food technology; A review

2018 353 citations Muhammad Mujtaba, Rania E. Morsi et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Mujtaba Türkiye	27	1.9k	898	782	525	491	56	3.5k
Lijuan Wang China	32	2.5k 1.3×	613 0.7×	676 0.9×	326 0.6×	775 1.6×	75	3.6k
Jaime Lizardi‐Mendoza Mexico	32	1.8k 0.9×	898 1.0×	580 0.7×	662 1.3×	1.2k 2.4×	109	4.2k
Maribel Plascencia‐Jatomea Mexico	24	1.3k 0.7×	529 0.6×	359 0.5×	420 0.8×	741 1.5×	99	2.7k
Mehdi Abdollahi Sweden	30	1.9k 1.0×	409 0.5×	387 0.5×	730 1.4×	1.2k 2.4×	95	3.5k
Cláudia Nunes Portugal	36	945 0.5×	809 0.9×	505 0.6×	431 0.8×	1.0k 2.1×	135	3.8k
Gonzalo Velázquez Mexico	40	2.8k 1.5×	783 0.9×	534 0.7×	477 0.9×	1.9k 3.8×	170	5.5k
Wen Qin China	32	1.6k 0.8×	493 0.5×	528 0.7×	427 0.8×	855 1.7×	80	3.1k
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando Portugal	34	1.6k 0.9×	573 0.6×	653 0.8×	195 0.4×	575 1.2×	109	3.3k
Z.A. Nur Hanani Malaysia	32	2.5k 1.3×	720 0.8×	348 0.4×	256 0.5×	914 1.9×	86	3.5k
Adriana N. Mauri Argentina	38	2.3k 1.2×	511 0.6×	338 0.4×	390 0.7×	1.5k 3.1×	60	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Mujtaba

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Jogaiah, Sudisha, Ayşe Günyaktı, Muhammad Mujtaba, et al.. (2025). Chitosan-metal and metal oxide nanocomposites for active and intelligent food packaging; a comprehensive review of emerging trends and associated challenges. Carbohydrate Polymers. 357. 123459–123459. 14 indexed citations

Rahman, Aziz Ur, et al.. (2025). Advances in Targeted Therapies for Rehumatiod Arthritis: From Biologic to Small Molecule Inhibitors. 3(3). 76–88. 1 indexed citations

Greer, Heather F., et al.. (2024). Understanding the correlation between source and chiral, physichochemical properties of chitin nanocrystals; insights from beetle (Cetonia aurata) skeletal segments. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 284(Pt 1). 138042–138042. 1 indexed citations

Mujtaba, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Surface modifications of nanocellulose for drug delivery applications; a critical review. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. 28. 100475–100475. 42 indexed citations

Fazeli, Mahyar, Sritama Mukherjee, Hossein Baniasadi, et al.. (2023). Lignin beyond the status quo: recent and emerging composite applications. Green Chemistry. 26(2). 593–630. 62 indexed citations

Ali, Qasid, Muhammad Mujtaba, Murat Kaya, et al.. (2023). Shelf life of cocktail tomato extended with chitosan, chia mucilage and levan. Scientia Horticulturae. 323. 112500–112500. 6 indexed citations

Mujtaba, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Effect of Deterpenated Origanum majorana L. Essential Oil on the Physicochemical and Biological Properties of Chitosan/β-Chitin Nanofibers Nanocomposite Films. Polymers. 13(9). 1507–1507. 11 indexed citations

Sharif, Rahat, et al.. (2021). Genome‐wide characterisation and expression analysis of cellulose synthase genes superfamily under various environmental stresses in Cucumis sativus L .. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 49(2-3). 127–150. 16 indexed citations

Tangolar, Serpil, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of powdery mildew resistance of a diverse set of grape cultivars and testing the association between powdery mildew resistance and PR gene expression. TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 45(3). 273–284. 5 indexed citations

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Mujtaba, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Understanding the effects of copolymerized cellulose nanofibers and diatomite nanocomposite on blend chitosan films. Carbohydrate Polymers. 271. 118424–118424. 33 indexed citations

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Hussain, Muhammad, Shah Fahad, Rahat Sharif, et al.. (2020). Multifunctional role of brassinosteroid and its analogues in plants. Plant Growth Regulation. 92(2). 141–156. 54 indexed citations

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Wang, Lichen, Guifeng Wang, Lu Long, et al.. (2020). Understanding the role of phytohormones in cotton fiber development through omic approaches; recent advances and future directions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 163. 1301–1313. 26 indexed citations

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Ali, Ahmad, et al.. (2019). Sugarcane Omics: An Update on the Current Status of Research and Crop Improvement. Plants. 8(9). 344–344. 56 indexed citations

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Mujtaba, Muhammad, et al.. (2018). Petrophysical and Geochemical Analysis of Chichali Formation for the Source Rock Evaluation: A Case Study of Chanda-01 Well, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Sargın, İdris, Muhammad Mujtaba, Bahar Akyuz, et al.. (2018). False flax (Camelina sativa) seed oil as suitable ingredient for the enhancement of physicochemical and biological properties of chitosan films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 114. 1224–1232. 39 indexed citations

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Mujtaba, Muhammad. (2018). Differentiation of thermal properties of pollens on genus level. 27(2). 177–184. 2 indexed citations

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Kaya, Murat, Yavuz Selim Çakmak, Muhammad Mujtaba, et al.. (2018). Antioxidative and antimicrobial edible chitosan films blended with stem, leaf and seed extracts of Pistacia terebinthus for active food packaging. RSC Advances. 8(8). 3941–3950. 252 indexed citations

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Mujtaba, Muhammad, Rania E. Morsi, Garry Kerch, et al.. (2018). Current advancements in chitosan-based film production for food technology; A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 121. 889–904. 353 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mujtaba, Muhammad, İdris Sargın, Lalehan Akyüz, Talip Çeter, & Murat Kaya. (2017). Newly isolated sporopollenin microcages from Platanus orientalis pollens as a vehicle for controlled drug delivery. Materials Science and Engineering C. 77. 263–270. 26 indexed citations

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Akyüz, Lalehan, Murat Kaya, Behlul Koc, et al.. (2017). Diatomite as a novel composite ingredient for chitosan film with enhanced physicochemical properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 105(Pt 2). 1401–1411. 68 indexed citations

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