Muhammad Sher Afgan

888 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 679 citations indexed

About

Muhammad Sher Afgan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Sher Afgan has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 679 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 22 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 12 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Sher Afgan's work include Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (23 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (20 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 papers). Muhammad Sher Afgan is often cited by papers focused on Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (23 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (20 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 papers). Muhammad Sher Afgan collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and United States. Muhammad Sher Afgan's co-authors include Zhe Wang, Zongyu Hou, Zheng Li, Weilun Gu, Sahar Sheta, Weiran Song, Yuzhou Song, Yun Wang, Shunchun Yao and Lei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Analytica Chimica Acta and TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Sher Afgan

23 papers receiving 656 citations

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Recent advances in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification: From fundamental understanding to data processing

2021 184 citations Zhe Wang, Muhammad Sher Afgan et al. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Sher Afgan China	13	593	506	182	172	62	23	679
Weilun Gu China	12	523 0.9×	449 0.9×	154 0.8×	150 0.9×	72 1.2×	25	595
Yangting Fu China	14	691 1.2×	593 1.2×	255 1.4×	200 1.2×	52 0.8×	18	723
K. Awadhesh India	17	680 1.1×	569 1.1×	160 0.9×	240 1.4×	50 0.8×	32	826
Gerd Wilsch Germany	17	580 1.0×	507 1.0×	133 0.7×	241 1.4×	74 1.2×	36	810
Siu-Lung Lui China	13	560 0.9×	491 1.0×	212 1.2×	179 1.0×	31 0.5×	13	591
Emanuela Grifoni Italy	18	517 0.9×	463 0.9×	127 0.7×	421 2.4×	41 0.7×	41	776
François R. Doucet Canada	13	469 0.8×	410 0.8×	115 0.6×	180 1.0×	44 0.7×	19	526
Kheireddine Rifaï Canada	12	422 0.7×	366 0.7×	147 0.8×	148 0.9×	39 0.6×	18	461
Tingbi Yuan China	10	809 1.4×	711 1.4×	307 1.7×	245 1.4×	59 1.0×	15	840

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20 of 20 papers shown

Afgan, Muhammad Sher, et al.. (2025). Double Pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (DP-LIBS): A Comprehensive technique Review. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 227. 107168–107168. 4 indexed citations

Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, et al.. (2022). On the Spectral Identification and Wavelength Dependence of Rare-Earth Ore Emission by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Chemosensors. 10(9). 350–350. 9 indexed citations

Qasim, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Spectroscopic and crystallographic analysis of nephrite jade gemstone using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Heliyon. 8(11). e11493–e11493. 10 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, et al.. (2022). Compensation for the variation of total number density to improve signal repeatability for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1205. 339752–339752. 20 indexed citations

Song, Weiran, Zongyu Hou, Weilun Gu, et al.. (2022). Incorporating domain knowledge into machine learning for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 195. 106490–106490. 22 indexed citations

Song, Weiran, Muhammad Sher Afgan, Yong‐Huan Yun, et al.. (2022). Spectral knowledge-based regression for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantitative analysis. Expert Systems with Applications. 205. 117756–117756. 26 indexed citations

Song, Yuzhou, Weiran Song, Liang Li, et al.. (2022). Flame-assisted plasma modulation to improve the raw signal quality for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 162. 107433–107433. 15 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Weiran Song, Qing Ye, et al.. (2021). A data preprocessing method based on matrix matching for coal analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 180. 106212–106212. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Zhe, Muhammad Sher Afgan, Weilun Gu, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification: From fundamental understanding to data processing. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 143. 116385–116385. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

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Song, Yuzhou, Weiran Song, Xiang Yu, et al.. (2021). Improvement of sample discrimination using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with multiple-setting spectra. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1184. 339053–339053. 9 indexed citations

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Qasim, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Self-absorption effect in calibration-free laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Analysis of mineral profile in Maerua oblongifolia plant. Microchemical Journal. 175. 107106–107106. 14 indexed citations

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Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Sahar Sheta, Yuzhou Song, Weilun Gu, & Zhe Wang. (2020). Plasma imaging for physical variations in laser-induced aerosol plasma with particle size increase. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 35(11). 2649–2655. 6 indexed citations

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Sheta, Sahar, et al.. (2020). Insights into Enhanced Repeatability of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Plasmas. ACS Omega. 5(47). 30425–30435. 11 indexed citations

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Song, Weiran, Zongyu Hou, Muhammad Sher Afgan, et al.. (2020). Validated ensemble variable selection of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy data for coal property analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 36(1). 111–119. 19 indexed citations

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Hou, Zongyu, et al.. (2020). Plasma modulation using beam shaping to improve signal quality for laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 35(8). 1671–1677. 42 indexed citations

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Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Sahar Sheta, Zongyu Hou, Zheng Li, & Zhe Wang. (2019). Understanding the laser-induced aerosol ablation of sub-micron liquid particles via size-resolved spectral and image analyses. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 34(12). 2385–2393. 12 indexed citations

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Sheta, Sahar, Muhammad Sher Afgan, Zongyu Hou, et al.. (2019). Coal analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: a tutorial review. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 34(6). 1047–1082. 166 indexed citations

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Afgan, Muhammad Sher, et al.. (2018). Spectroscopic investigations of the laser induced thallium plasma. Laser Physics. 29(1). 16004–16004. 3 indexed citations

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Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Zongyu Hou, & Zhe Wang. (2017). Quantitative analysis of common elements in steel using a handheld μ-LIBS instrument. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 32(10). 1905–1915. 58 indexed citations

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Qasim, Muhammad, Muhammad Anwar‐ul‐Haq, Muhammad Sher Afgan, M. A. Kalyar, & M A Baig. (2016). Elemental Analysis of Black Salt by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectroscopy. Analytical Letters. 49(13). 2108–2118. 9 indexed citations

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