Rauf Foroutan

9.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
104 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Rauf Foroutan is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rauf Foroutan has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Water Science and Technology, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rauf Foroutan's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (70 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (33 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (17 papers). Rauf Foroutan is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (70 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (33 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (17 papers). Rauf Foroutan collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Vietnam and United States. Rauf Foroutan's co-authors include Bahman Ramavandi, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Réza Mohammadi, Hossein Esmaeili, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust, A. Ahmadi, Sima Farjadfard, Nasser Arsalani, Jafar Razeghi and Ali Akbari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Scientific Reports and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Rauf Foroutan

104 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Adsorption of Crystal Violet Dye Using Activated Carbon of Lemon Wood and Activated Carbon/Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanocomposite from Aqueous Solutions: A Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Study

2021 261 citations Rauf Foroutan, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust et al. profile →
Azithromycin decomposition from simple and complex waters by H2O2 activation over a recyclable catalyst of clay modified with nanofiltration process brine

2024 142 citations Rauf Foroutan, Bahman Ramavandi et al. Environmental Technology & Innovation profile →
Simultaneous degradation of methyl orange and indigo carmine dyes from an aqueous solution using nanostructured WO3 and CuO supported on Zeolite 4A

2024 86 citations Mahsa Foroughi, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust et al. Separation and Purification Technology profile →
Amendment of Sargassum oligocystum bio-char with MnFe2O4 and lanthanum MOF obtained from PET waste for fluoride removal: A comparative study

2024 84 citations Rauf Foroutan, Réza Mohammadi et al. Environmental Research profile →
Efficient fluoride removal from water and industrial wastewater using magnetic chitosan/β-cyclodextrin aerogel enhanced with biochar and MOF composites

2025 38 citations Rauf Foroutan, Mahsa Foroughi et al. Separation and Purification Technology profile →
Defluorination of water solutions and glass industry wastewater using a magnetic pineapple hydrochar nanocomposite modified with a covalent organic framework

2025 28 citations Rauf Foroutan, Bahman Ramavandi et al. profile →

Peers

Rauf Foroutan

WST

S Suhas India

Khalid Z. Elwakeel Egypt

Shamik Chowdhury India

Arjun Maity South Africa

Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust Iran

André L. Cazetta Brazil

Muthanna J. Ahmed Iraq

Wan Saime Wan Ngah Malaysia

Nikolaos K. Lazaridis Greece

Huaili Zheng China

S Suhas India

Rauf Foroutan

5.5k ×1.1

WST

2.2k ×0.9

1.6k ×0.7

765 ×0.6

1.8k ×1.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Rauf Foroutan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rauf Foroutan

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Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2025). Application of polydopamine-based materials for advanced techniques in water and wastewater treatment. Results in Chemistry. 15. 102256–102256. 7 indexed citations

Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2025). Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil and non-edible M. oleifera oil utilizing a CaO/CuFe₂O₄/LaTiO₃ Perovskite@Na bifunctional heterogeneous nanocatalyst. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(4). 117261–117261. 9 indexed citations

Peighambardoust, Seyed Hadi, et al.. (2025). Crystal violet removal by sodium alginate-g-polyacrylamide/ hydroxyapatite/ Cu-Fe LDH nanocomposite. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 38. 104149–104149. 18 indexed citations

Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2025). Efficient fluoride removal from water and industrial wastewater using magnetic chitosan/β-cyclodextrin aerogel enhanced with biochar and MOF composites. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132128–132128. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2024). Carboxymethyl cellulose/activated carbon/hydroxyapatite composite adsorbent for remediation of methylene blue from water media. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 276(Pt 1). 133764–133764. 19 indexed citations

Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of polyacrylamide-g-gelatin/ACL/Mg–Fe LDH composite hydrogel as an eliminator of crystal violet dye. Environmental Research. 258. 119428–119428. 47 indexed citations

Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2024). Amendment of Sargassum oligocystum bio-char with MnFe2O4 and lanthanum MOF obtained from PET waste for fluoride removal: A comparative study. Environmental Research. 251(Pt 1). 118641–118641. 84 indexed citations breakdown →

Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2024). Enhancing fluoride ion removal from aqueous solutions and glass manufacturing wastewater using modified orange peel biochar magnetic composite with MIL-53. Environmental Research. 262(Pt 1). 119825–119825. 32 indexed citations

Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2024). Pyrolytic carbon/Cloisite 30B/ZnFe2O4 as reclaimable magnetic nanocomposite for methylene blue decontamination. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 704. 135543–135543. 8 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Réza Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust, & Bahman Ramavandi. (2024). The potential of biochar derived from banana peel/Fe3O4/ZIF-67@K2CO3 as magnetic nanocatalyst for biodiesel production from waste cooking oils. Results in Engineering. 22. 102005–102005. 49 indexed citations

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Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2023). Multi-characteristic optimization and modeling analysis of Cu2+ removal from wastewater using activated coke/MnFe2O4 magnetic composite. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103803–103803. 32 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2023). Development of a magnetic orange seed/Fe3O4 composite for the removal of methylene blue and crystal violet from aqueous media. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 14(20). 25685–25700. 82 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Réza Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust, & Bahman Ramavandi. (2022). Generation of biodiesel from edible waste oil using ZIF-67-KOH modified Luffa cylindrica biomass catalyst. Fuel. 322. 124181–124181. 59 indexed citations

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Peighambardoust, Seyed Jamaleddin, et al.. (2022). Surface magnetization of hydrolyzed Luffa Cylindrica biowaste with cobalt ferrite nanoparticles for facile Ni2+ removal from wastewater. Environmental Research. 212(Pt B). 113242–113242. 92 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2021). Preparation of clinoptilolite/starch/CoFe2O4 magnetic nanocomposite powder and its elimination properties for cationic dyes from water and wastewater. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 189. 432–442. 115 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Réza Mohammadi, Bahman Ramavandi, & Daria C. Boffito. (2020). One-pot transesterification of non-edible Moringa oleifera oil over a MgO/K 2 CO 3 /HAp catalyst derived from poultry skeletal waste. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 21. 101250–101250. 67 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Hassan Aghdasinia, Réza Mohammadi, & Bahman Ramavandi. (2020). Modification of bio-hydroxyapatite generated from waste poultry bone with MgO for purifying methyl violet-laden liquids. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(35). 44218–44229. 86 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2019). The Physical Properties of Biodiesel-Diesel Fuel Produced via Transesterification Process from Different Oil Sources. Physical chemistry research. 7(2). 415–424. 25 indexed citations

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Esmaeili, Hossein, et al.. (2018). Adsorption of methyl violet from aqueous solution using brown algae Padina sanctae-crucis. Turkish Journal of Biochemistry. 43(6). 623–631. 50 indexed citations

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Foroutan, Rauf, et al.. (2015). Biodiesel production by base-catalyzed trans-esterification of sunflower and date seed oils using methanol: optimization of parameters.. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research. 7(4). 1187–1193. 1 indexed citations

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