Rahim Molaei

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Rahim Molaei is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rahim Molaei has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Biomaterials and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rahim Molaei's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (19 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (19 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (8 papers). Rahim Molaei is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (19 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (19 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (8 papers). Rahim Molaei collaborates with scholars based in Iran, South Korea and Türkiye. Rahim Molaei's co-authors include Mehran Moradi, Hossein Tajik, Khalil Farhadi, Mehrdad Forough, Jong‐Whan Rhim, Parya Ezati, Parya Ezati, Jonas T. Guimarães, Sanghee Han and Ruchir Priyadarshi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rahim Molaei

69 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Intelligent pH-sensitive indicator based on starch-cellulose and alizarin dye to track freshness of rainbow trout fillet

2019 232 citations Parya Ezati, Hossein Tajik et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rahim Molaei Iran	30	1.3k	1.1k	723	603	526	70	3.3k
Mehrdad Forough Iran	25	616 0.5×	983 0.9×	694 1.0×	478 0.8×	482 0.9×	45	2.6k
Qingying Luo China	34	764 0.6×	586 0.5×	558 0.8×	959 1.6×	785 1.5×	98	3.3k
Xinyu Sun China	40	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.9×	1.2k 2.0×	551 1.0×	132	4.8k
Ortensia Ilaria Parisi Italy	37	387 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	802 1.1×	707 1.2×	591 1.1×	98	3.8k
Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri Italy	39	453 0.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	859 1.4×	993 1.9×	124	4.6k
Bambang Kuswandi Indonesia	32	382 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 2.1×	757 1.3×	510 1.0×	93	3.7k
Sajad Pirsa Iran	40	607 0.5×	2.5k 2.2×	815 1.1×	321 0.5×	1.2k 2.2×	134	4.4k
Yibin Zhou China	31	753 0.6×	651 0.6×	329 0.5×	508 0.8×	1.4k 2.7×	154	3.9k
Zhengzong Wu China	38	612 0.5×	790 0.7×	877 1.2×	955 1.6×	1.9k 3.6×	127	4.2k
Maria Inês Bruno Tavares Brazil	34	330 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	518 0.7×	458 0.8×	997 1.9×	274	4.0k

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Divsalar, Elahe, Mehran Moradi, Hossein Tajik, et al.. (2025). Improving the shelf life of fresh pasta filata cheese using lactobacilli postbiotics and carbon dots. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods. 17(2). 106–123. 1 indexed citations

Molaei, Rahim, Roghayieh Razavi, Abdullah Khalid Omer, et al.. (2025). Hydrophobic carbon dots: An overview of the synthesis, purification, cytotoxicity, and potential applications in food safety and analytical chemistry. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods. 17(2). 136–164. 2 indexed citations

Tajik, Hossein, et al.. (2024). Innovative aerosol technology using lemon peel-derived carbon dots for improving shelf life of beef. Applied Food Research. 4(2). 100499–100499. 1 indexed citations

Razavi, Roghayieh, Hossein Tajik, Rahim Molaei, David Julian McClements, & Mehran Moradi. (2024). Janus nanoparticles synthesized from hydrophobic carbon dots and carboxymethyl cellulose: Novel antimicrobial additives for fresh food applications. Food Bioscience. 62. 105171–105171. 4 indexed citations

Almasi, Hadi, et al.. (2024). Basil essential oil-incorporated bacterial nanocellulose foam: Fabrication, characterization, and application in extending ground beef shelf life. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 18. 101453–101453. 5 indexed citations

Omer, Abdullah Khalid, Hossein Tajik, Rahim Molaei, & Mehran Moradi. (2024). Development of Zeolite Imidazole Framework-Based Adsorbent for Effective Microextraction and Preconcentration of Histamine in Food Samples. Foods. 13(16). 2564–2564.

Divsalar, Elahe, Hossein Tajik, Mehran Moradi, & Rahim Molaei. (2023). Carbon dot-based antimicrobial photosensitizer: Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial performance against food borne pathogens. Food Bioscience. 56. 103220–103220. 13 indexed citations

Lacivita, Valentina, et al.. (2023). Carbon dots from sour whey to develop a novel antimicrobial packaging for fiordilatte cheese. Food Research International. 172. 113159–113159. 14 indexed citations

Molaei, Rahim, et al.. (2023). Essential oil-loaded starch/cellulose aerogel: Preparation, characterization and application in cheese packaging. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 244. 125356–125356. 33 indexed citations

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Farhadi, Khalil, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Introducing Au-Cu Alloy Nanoparticles/Porous Silicon as a Novel Modifier of Screen Printed Carbon Electrode in Simultaneous Electrocatalytic Detection of Codeine and Acetaminophen. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(1). 16512–16512. 4 indexed citations

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Ezati, Parya, Ajahar Khan, Jong‐Whan Rhim, Jun Tae Kim, & Rahim Molaei. (2022). pH-Responsive strips integrated with resazurin and carbon dots for monitoring shrimp freshness. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 221. 113013–113013. 55 indexed citations

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Ghorbani‐Kalhor, Ebrahim, et al.. (2021). Application of Magnetic Metal Organic Framework for Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction of Bisphenol A from Water. 8(2). 163–176. 1 indexed citations

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Molaei, Rahim, et al.. (2021). Laser irradiation as a novel alternative to detach intact particulate matter collected on air filters. Chemosphere. 286(Pt 2). 131713–131713. 2 indexed citations

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Tabandeh, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2021). Protective effects of green and chemical zinc oxide nanoparticles on testis histology, sperm parameters, oxidative stress markers and androgen production in rats treated with cisplatin. Cell and Tissue Research. 384(2). 561–575. 17 indexed citations

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Moradi, Mehran, et al.. (2020). Design and preparation of antimicrobial meat wrapping nanopaper with bacterial cellulose and postbiotics of lactic acid bacteria. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 321. 108561–108561. 131 indexed citations

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Ezati, Parya, Jong‐Whan Rhim, Mehran Moradi, Hossein Tajik, & Rahim Molaei. (2020). CMC and CNF-based alizarin incorporated reversible pH-responsive color indicator films. Carbohydrate Polymers. 246. 116614–116614. 161 indexed citations

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Moradi, Mehran, Rahim Molaei, & Jonas T. Guimarães. (2020). A review on preparation and chemical analysis of postbiotics from lactic acid bacteria. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 143. 109722–109722. 133 indexed citations

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Tajik, Hossein, et al.. (2019). Antibacterial Interactions of Colloid Nanosilver with Eugenol and Food Ingredients. Journal of Food Protection. 82(10). 1783–1792. 17 indexed citations

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Ezati, Parya, Hossein Tajik, Mehran Moradi, & Rahim Molaei. (2019). Intelligent pH-sensitive indicator based on starch-cellulose and alizarin dye to track freshness of rainbow trout fillet. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 132. 157–165. 232 indexed citations breakdown →

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Molaei, Rahim, et al.. (2018). Green Biological Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Monodisperse Palladium Nanoparticles Using Pistacia Atlantica Fruit Broth. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24 indexed citations

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