Parveen Akhter

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Parveen Akhter is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Parveen Akhter has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Parveen Akhter's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (31 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers). Parveen Akhter is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (31 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers). Parveen Akhter collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, South Korea and United Arab Emirates. Parveen Akhter's co-authors include Murid Hussain, Iqrash Shafiq, Muhammad Javid Iqbal, Young‐Kwon Park, Sumeer Shafique, Wenshu Yang, Nunzio Russo, Farrukh Jamil, Guido Saracco and Ashfaq Ahmed and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Parveen Akhter

81 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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 state-of-the-art review on wastewater treatment techniques: the effectiveness of adsorption method

2021 823 citations Iqrash Shafiq, Parveen Akhter et al. profile →
A review on recent advances in the treatment of dye-polluted wastewater

2022 270 citations Murid Hussain, Iqrash Shafiq et al. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Parveen Akhter Pakistan	30	1.6k	1.3k	959	747	742	87	3.6k
Iqrash Shafiq Pakistan	25	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	942 1.0×	634 0.8×	689 0.9×	43	2.9k
O.S.G.P. Soares Portugal	38	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	399 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	187	4.6k
Is Fatimah Indonesia	36	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	664 0.7×	334 0.4×	586 0.8×	242	4.1k
Norzahir Sapawe Malaysia	34	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	742 0.8×	363 0.5×	465 0.6×	113	2.9k
Khalid Alhooshani Saudi Arabia	37	1.7k 1.0×	783 0.6×	551 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	757 1.0×	143	4.2k
Dariush Salari Iran	33	2.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	498 0.7×	562 0.8×	102	5.3k
Hesham Hamad Egypt	33	1.0k 0.6×	762 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	390 0.5×	853 1.1×	73	3.5k
Marwa Elkady Egypt	37	743 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	667 0.9×	436 0.6×	153	3.6k
Yean Ling Pang Malaysia	38	2.0k 1.3×	2.2k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	761 1.0×	566 0.8×	105	5.3k
A. Sivasamy India	34	1.2k 0.8×	966 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	335 0.4×	729 1.0×	112	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Parveen Akhter

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Hussain, Murid, et al.. (2025). Critical review on electrocatalytic reduction of nitrogen and nitrate to ammonia. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 149. 313–336. 7 indexed citations

Mushtaq, Sarah, Jechan Lee, Farrukh Jamil, et al.. (2025). Sustainability of green hydrogen: A viewpoint in Pakistan. Energy & Environment. 36(2). 1063–1079. 3 indexed citations

Hussain, Murid, et al.. (2025). Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents as catalysts for sustainable processes: applications in biodiesel production, CO ₂ conversion, and fuel desulfurization. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 19(6). 2495–2541.

Hussain, Murid, Parveen Akhter, Farrukh Jamil, et al.. (2025). Municipal solid waste valorization to biofuel production: Comparative evaluation, policies, challenges, and practices. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 177. 106099–106099.

Jamil, Farrukh, Abrar Inayat, Murid Hussain, et al.. (2024). Valorization of Waste Biomass to Biofuels for Power Production and Transportation in Optimized Way: A Comprehensive Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(10). 6 indexed citations

Shafique, Sumeer, Artem S. Belousov, Iqrash Shafiq, et al.. (2024). Deep eutectic solvents (DES): Structure, properties, and cutting-edge applications in green catalysis. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 419. 126769–126769. 21 indexed citations

Jamil, Farrukh, Murid Hussain, Sungjun Bae, et al.. (2023). Advances in synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and their application to biodiesel production: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 460. 141734–141734. 85 indexed citations

Shafiq, Iqrash, Muhammad Rehan Hasan Shah Gilani, Parveen Akhter, et al.. (2023). Advancements in TiO2-based photocatalysis for environmental remediation: Strategies for enhancing visible-light-driven activity. Chemosphere. 349. 140703–140703. 64 indexed citations

Jamil, Farrukh, et al.. (2023). Upgrading catalytic properties of green synthesized TiO2 for green fuel production from apricot seeds oil. Fuel. 355. 129516–129516. 10 indexed citations

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Oluwole, O.O., Olusegun Olufemi Ajide, Parveen Akhter, et al.. (2023). Physico-chemical, Thermal and Micro-structural Characterization of Four Common Banana Pseudo-Stem Fiber Cultivars in Nigeria. Journal of Natural Fibers. 20(1). 13 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Javed, et al.. (2023). Time Poverty in Perspectives of Divine Economics Framework: An Empirical Analysis of District Chakwal. 4(2). 237–259.

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Akhter, Parveen, Iqrash Shafiq, Farrukh Jamil, et al.. (2023). Antioxidant activity of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) seed oil extracted using various organic solvents. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 40(12). 2914–2920. 8 indexed citations

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Jamil, Farrukh, Mehwish Hussain Muhammad, Murid Hussain, et al.. (2023). Life cycle assessment with the transition from lignocellulose- to microalgae-based biofuels: A review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 133. 53–64. 17 indexed citations

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Hussain, Murid, et al.. (2023). Green and sustainable synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles for synergetic removal of melanoidin from ethanol distillery simulated model wastewater. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 132. 291–303. 3 indexed citations

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Akhter, Parveen, Iqrash Shafiq, Arif Nazir, et al.. (2022). Efficient visible light assisted photocatalysis using ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites. Molecular Catalysis. 535. 112896–112896. 101 indexed citations

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Riaz, Iqra, Iqrash Shafiq, Farrukh Jamil, et al.. (2022). A review on catalysts of biodiesel (methyl esters) production. Catalysis Reviews. 66(4). 1084–1136. 28 indexed citations

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Shafiq, Iqrash, Murid Hussain, Sumeer Shafique, et al.. (2021). Systematic Assessment of Visible-Light-Driven Microspherical V2O5 Photocatalyst for the Removal of Hazardous Organosulfur Compounds from Diesel. Nanomaterials. 11(11). 2908–2908. 31 indexed citations

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Zargar, Sajad Majeed, et al.. (2021). Morphological, Biochemical, and Proteomic Studies Revealed Impact of Fe and P Crosstalk on Root Development in Phaseolus vulgaris L. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 193(12). 3898–3914. 3 indexed citations

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Maafa, Ibrahim M., Usama Ahmed, Parveen Akhter, et al.. (2020). Thermal conversion of polystyrene plastic waste to liquid fuel via ethanolysis. Fuel. 279. 118498–118498. 73 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Nabeel, Nabeel Ahmad, Ibrahim M. Maafa, et al.. (2019). Conversion of poly-isoprene based rubber to value-added chemicals and liquid fuel via ethanolysis: Effect of operating parameters on product quality and quantity. Energy. 191. 116543–116543. 22 indexed citations

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