Olusola O. James

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Olusola O. James is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Olusola O. James has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Catalysis and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Olusola O. James's work include Catalysts for Methane Reforming (8 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (7 papers). Olusola O. James is often cited by papers focused on Catalysts for Methane Reforming (8 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (7 papers). Olusola O. James collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, India and Germany. Olusola O. James's co-authors include Sudip Maity, Biswajit Chowdhury, Sandip Mandal, M. Adediran Mesubi, K. O. Ajanaku, Olayinka O. Ajani, L. A. Usman, Chiranjit Santra, K. O. Ogunniran and T. O. Siyanbola and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Olusola O. James

31 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

A review on development of industrial processes and emerging techniques for production of hydrogen from renewable and sustainable sources

2013 486 citations Olusola O. James, Sudip Maity et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Olusola O. James Nigeria	16	807	682	504	311	242	33	1.5k
Young‐Woong Suh South Korea	23	933 1.2×	595 0.9×	913 1.8×	503 1.6×	137 0.6×	55	1.8k
Sai P. Katikaneni Saudi Arabia	25	1.1k 1.3×	874 1.3×	1.1k 2.2×	834 2.7×	259 1.1×	49	2.5k
Choji Fukuhara Japan	24	1.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.7×	203 0.4×	331 1.1×	507 2.1×	113	2.0k
Jakob Albert Germany	25	1.1k 1.3×	394 0.6×	837 1.7×	529 1.7×	219 0.9×	98	2.0k
Sharifah Najiha Timmiati Malaysia	21	949 1.2×	451 0.7×	253 0.5×	154 0.5×	530 2.2×	41	1.6k
Yunquan Yang China	30	883 1.1×	295 0.4×	1.0k 2.0×	1.3k 4.2×	431 1.8×	83	2.1k
M.A. Soria Portugal	26	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	638 1.3×	905 2.9×	266 1.1×	60	1.9k
Qing Wu China	16	426 0.5×	256 0.4×	171 0.3×	169 0.5×	179 0.7×	45	976
Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges Brazil	30	1.3k 1.6×	902 1.3×	1.4k 2.8×	1.3k 4.1×	243 1.0×	80	2.7k
Kyong‐Hwan Chung South Korea	17	472 0.6×	115 0.2×	384 0.8×	290 0.9×	309 1.3×	58	1.1k

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James, Olusola O., et al.. (2025). Conduction band shift and interfacial charge transfer transition by adsorbed 4-teriary butyl pyridine analogues on TiO2: A density functional theory study. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 199. 112558–112558.

James, Olusola O., et al.. (2024). Computational Studies of Suitability of Triarylmethane-Coumarins as Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 8(3). 66–73. 1 indexed citations

James, Olusola O., et al.. (2022). THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOME 2, 4, 5-TRIPHENYL IMIDAZOLE BASED DYES FOR PROBABLE USE AS DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS. Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria. 47(4). 1 indexed citations

Siyanbola, T. O., et al.. (2020). Specific crosslinking effects of poly(epichlorohydrin)-triol on urethane polymer matrix of castor seed oil-based coatings. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 18(1). 129–141. 4 indexed citations

James, Olusola O., et al.. (2016). Lower alkanes dehydrogenation: Strategies and reaction routes to corresponding alkenes. Fuel Processing Technology. 149. 239–255. 125 indexed citations

James, Olusola O., et al.. (2016). Temperature programme reduction (TPR) studies of cobalt phases in -alumina supported cobalt catalysts. 7(1). 1–12. 54 indexed citations

Siyanbola, T. O., Olusola O. James, Gurunathan Thangavel, et al.. (2015). Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Polyesteramide Resin from Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil (MOSO) for Surface Coating Application. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 11 indexed citations

James, Olusola O., et al.. (2013). A review on development of industrial processes and emerging techniques for production of hydrogen from renewable and sustainable sources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 23. 443–462. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

Siyanbola, T. O., Olusola O. James, C. O. Eromosele, et al.. (2013). Physicochemical Analysis,Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of some Vegetable Oil from Ogun State,Nigeria. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 2 indexed citations

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Loto, Cleophas Akintoye, Olugbenga Adeshola Omotosho, & Olusola O. James. (2012). Investigating Concrete Steel Rebar Degradation Using Some Selected Inhibitors in Marine and Microbial Media. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 1 indexed citations

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Mandal, Sandip, Kyoko K. Bando, Chiranjit Santra, et al.. (2012). Sm-CeO2 supported gold nanoparticle catalyst for benzyl alcohol oxidation using molecular O2. Applied Catalysis A General. 452. 94–104. 61 indexed citations

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James, Olusola O., Biswajit Chowdhury, M. Adediran Mesubi, & Sudip Maity. (2012). Reflections on the chemistry of the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. RSC Advances. 2(19). 7347–7347. 110 indexed citations

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Santra, Chiranjit, B. Sreedhar, Olusola O. James, et al.. (2012). Barium, calcium and magnesium doped mesoporous ceria supported gold nanoparticle for benzyl alcoholoxidation using molecular O₂. Catalysis Science & Technology. 3(2). 360–370. 61 indexed citations

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Ajanaku, K. O., et al.. (2011). Adsorption Behaviour of Pyrazolo [3, 4-b] Pyridine on Corrosion of Stainless Steel in HCl Solutions. Trends in Applied Sciences Research. 6(8). 910–917. 15 indexed citations

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James, Olusola O., et al.. (2011). Towards reforming technologies for production of hydrogen exclusively from renewable resources. Green Chemistry. 13(9). 2272–2272. 49 indexed citations

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Ajanaku, K. O., et al.. (2010). Improvement of Nutritive Value of Sorghum-Ogi Fortified with Pawpaw (Carica papaya L). 7 indexed citations

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James, Olusola O., L. A. Usman, K. O. Ajanaku, et al.. (2009). Physical characterisation of some honey samples from North-Central Nigeria. International Journal of the Physical Sciences. 4(9). 464–470. 31 indexed citations

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James, Olusola O., et al.. (2008). Bleaching performance of a nigerian (Yola) bentonite. Latin American Applied Research - An international journal. 38(1). 45–49. 15 indexed citations

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Ogunniran, K. O., K. O. Ajanaku, Olusola O. James, & Olayinka O. Ajani. (2008). Synthesis, physical properties, antimicrobial potentials of some mixed antibiotics complexed with transition metals and their effects on alkaline phosphatase activities of selected rat tissues. Scientific Research and Essays. 3(8). 348–354. 2 indexed citations

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Ogunniran, K. O., K. O. Ajanaku, & Olusola O. James. (2008). Fe(III) and Co(II) complexes of mixed antibiotics: synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial potential and their effect on alkaline phosphatase activities of selected rat tissues. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 3 indexed citations

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