Rab Nawaz

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
106 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Rab Nawaz is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rab Nawaz has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pollution, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Rab Nawaz's work include Heavy metals in environment (23 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (17 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers). Rab Nawaz is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (23 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (17 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers). Rab Nawaz collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Rab Nawaz's co-authors include Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Atif Irshad, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Adrees, Muhammad Bilal Shakoor, Sehar Tasleem, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum and Fida Hussain and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Rab Nawaz

98 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Synthesis, characterization and advanced sustainable applications of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: A review

2021 262 citations Muhammad Atif Irshad, Rab Nawaz et al. profile →
Estimating compressive strength of concrete containing rice husk ash using interpretable machine learning-based models

2024 58 citations Rab Nawaz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rab Nawaz Pakistan	22	621	525	466	446	317	106	2.3k
Guangcai Chen China	30	765 1.2×	887 1.7×	617 1.3×	950 2.1×	254 0.8×	111	3.1k
Bohong Zheng China	26	337 0.5×	577 1.1×	413 0.9×	1.2k 2.7×	504 1.6×	74	3.4k
Xuan Zhang China	27	236 0.4×	407 0.8×	328 0.7×	424 1.0×	317 1.0×	117	2.1k
Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir China	24	364 0.6×	845 1.6×	182 0.4×	405 0.9×	469 1.5×	46	2.0k
Sukalyan Chakraborty India	31	322 0.5×	722 1.4×	249 0.5×	854 1.9×	378 1.2×	69	2.4k
Sandeep K. Malyan India	29	218 0.4×	853 1.6×	528 1.1×	479 1.1×	519 1.6×	53	3.4k
Song Xu China	21	507 0.8×	1.2k 2.3×	275 0.6×	759 1.7×	333 1.1×	43	2.7k
Ruan Chi China	25	256 0.4×	367 0.7×	342 0.7×	421 0.9×	214 0.7×	121	2.2k
Xixian Huang China	17	321 0.5×	447 0.9×	277 0.6×	930 2.1×	193 0.6×	26	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rab Nawaz

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Shaikh, Kaleemullah, et al.. (2025). Performance evaluation of green synthesized graphene nanoplatelets / multiwall carbon nanotubes hybrid nanofluids for the retardation of mineral fouling and its environmental benefits. Carbon. 238. 120243–120243. 4 indexed citations

Nawaz, Rab, S.N. Kazi, Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir, et al.. (2025). Thermal and economic optimization of multi-start helically corrugated annular flow heat exchanger: an experimental and numerical study. Experimental Heat Transfer. 39(3). 317–345. 2 indexed citations

Nawaz, Rab, et al.. (2025). Critical Review of Corrugation in Tubular Heat Exchangers: Focus on Thermal and Economical Aspects. ChemBioEng Reviews. 12(1). 4 indexed citations

Rehman, Yasir, Sikander Ali, Sami A. Al‐Hussain, et al.. (2025). Polystyrene and low-density polyethylene degradation by Bacillus cereus L1 isolated from plastic contaminated wastewater. Microbial Cell Factories. 24(1). 238–238.

Shaikh, Kaleemullah, S.N. Kazi, Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir, et al.. (2025). Comparative study on inhibition of mineral scaling on heat exchanger surface with green functionalized graphene nanoplatelets, multiwall carbon nanotubes, and their hybrid. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 222. 313–324.

Nawaz, Rab, Nadia Ghani, Mohammad Raish, et al.. (2025). Assessing the pulmonary oxidative stress and histopathological changes in Swiss albino mice following exposure to MWCNT-NPs. Results in Chemistry. 16. 102360–102360. 1 indexed citations

Kazi, S.N., Zaira Zaman Chowdhury, Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir, et al.. (2024). Application of carbon nanofluids in non-concentrating solar thermal collectors: A critical review of experimental investigations. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 276. 113046–113046. 8 indexed citations

Nawaz, Rab, Sajjad Ahmad, Ali Irfan, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical properties and antioxidant potentials of leafy vegetables grown under different agroecological conditions. International Journal of Food Properties. 27(1). 1046–1063.

Latif, Maria, Rab Nawaz, Arifa Tahir, et al.. (2024). Human health risk assessment of drinking water using heavy metal pollution index: a GIS-based investigation in mega city. Applied Water Science. 15(1). 8 indexed citations

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Alotaibi, Modhi O., Adel M. Ghoneim, Muhammad Atif Irshad, et al.. (2023). Effect of green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles on fungal disease of wheat plants: A field study. Chemosphere. 339. 139731–139731. 30 indexed citations

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Afzaal, Muhammad, Naeem Akhtar Abbasi, Rizwan Rasheed, et al.. (2023). Efficient treatment of tannery wastewater through aeration, coagulation, and algal pond. Water Environment Research. 95(12). e10952–e10952. 2 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Rab, Sami A. Al‐Hussain, Ali Irfan, et al.. (2023). Application of Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Treatment of Color and Chemical Oxygen Demand of Pulp and Paper Wastewater. Water. 15(7). 1347–1347. 10 indexed citations

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Alam, Asifa, Aqil Tariq, Rab Nawaz, et al.. (2023). Exploring hazard quotient, cancer risk, and health risks of toxic metals of the Mehmood Booti and Lakhodair landfill groundwaters, Pakistan. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. 20. 100838–100838. 25 indexed citations

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Ali, Mehboob, Amjad Ali Pasha, Rab Nawaz, et al.. (2023). Innovation modeling and simulation of thermal convective on cross nanofluid flow over exponentially stretchable surface. Heliyon. 9(8). e18672–e18672. 10 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Rab, et al.. (2020). Sustainability Assessment of Modern Urban Transport and Its Role in Emission Reduction of Greenhouse Gases: A Case Study of Lahore Metro Bus. Kuwait Journal of Science. 47(2). 4 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Rab, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of Hepatitis “C” in District Buner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 3(1).

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Arshad, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). Effect of legume type, nitrogen dose and air quality on biomass and bioethanol production in sweet sorghum-legume intercropping.. The Journal Agriculture and Forestry. 60(3). 257–274. 1 indexed citations

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Rahman, Shafiqur, et al.. (2014). Frequency of diabetic retinopathy in hypertensive diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar, Pakistan.. PubMed. 23(2). 133–5. 5 indexed citations

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Ishtiaq, Muhammad, et al.. (2014). Prevalance of pneumoconiosis among coal miners of Cherat, district Nowshera - Pakistan. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 28(2). 2 indexed citations

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Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Ashraf, Kafeel Ahmad, et al.. (2012). Lead Toxicity Evaluation in Rams Grazing on Pasture during Autumn and Winter: A Case Study. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 21(5). 2 indexed citations

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