S. Mustapha

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

S. Mustapha is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Mustapha has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Water Science and Technology, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. Mustapha's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (8 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (6 papers). S. Mustapha is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (8 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (6 papers). S. Mustapha collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United States and Malaysia. S. Mustapha's co-authors include Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, D. T. Shuaib, M. M. Ndamitso, A. S. Abdulkareem, Abdul Mohammed, A. Sumaila, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Saka Ambali Abdulkareem and Akinpelu Kamoru Babayemi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

S. Mustapha

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Comparative study of crystallite size using Williamson-Hall and Debye-Scherrer plots for ZnO nanoparticles

2019 401 citations S. Mustapha, M. M. Ndamitso et al. profile →
Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles by Taguchi design of experiment method for effective adsorption of methylene blue and methyl orange from textile wastewater

2023 118 citations Akinpelu Kamoru Babayemi, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Mustapha Nigeria	22	808	806	389	374	363	53	2.2k
Wei Xue China	24	617 0.8×	631 0.8×	443 1.1×	507 1.4×	384 1.1×	108	2.0k
A. S. Abdulkareem Nigeria	22	584 0.7×	853 1.1×	467 1.2×	242 0.6×	448 1.2×	85	2.2k
Sidi Zhu China	29	1.2k 1.5×	797 1.0×	366 0.9×	395 1.1×	432 1.2×	38	2.4k
Mahmoud F. Mubarak Egypt	28	1.2k 1.5×	537 0.7×	279 0.7×	549 1.5×	440 1.2×	123	2.3k
Qiang Huang China	25	664 0.8×	737 0.9×	692 1.8×	237 0.6×	377 1.0×	71	2.2k
Qiyu Lian China	28	975 1.2×	853 1.1×	577 1.5×	257 0.7×	300 0.8×	48	2.2k
Mahdi Safari Iran	26	923 1.1×	765 0.9×	852 2.2×	336 0.9×	301 0.8×	69	2.1k
Dan Lian Huang China	5	943 1.2×	644 0.8×	441 1.1×	491 1.3×	598 1.6×	6	2.0k
Jianzhong Zheng China	24	889 1.1×	536 0.7×	273 0.7×	251 0.7×	493 1.4×	45	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Mustapha

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Egbosiuba, Titus Chinedu, Ugochukwu Ewuzie, Monday U. Okoronkwo, et al.. (2025). Performance evaluation of aminated multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with green synthesized iron nanoparticles for toxic dyes sequestration from textile wastewater. Water Resources and Industry. 33. 100291–100291. 3 indexed citations

Abdullah, Nurul Hidayah, S. Mustapha, Anida Yusoff, et al.. (2025). Comparative physicochemical characterization of cellulose extracted from Napier grass, bamboo, oil palm fronds, and empty fruit bunches. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 348. 131527–131527.

Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, S. Mustapha, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, et al.. (2025). Box-Behnken Design Optimization of photocatalytic performance of ZnWO4 nanoparticles multiple doped with selected metals. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 175. 114012–114012. 5 indexed citations

Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, S. Mustapha, M. M. Ndamitso, et al.. (2024). Effective removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from abattoir wastewater using magnesium oxide/activated carbon nanocomposites. Ceramics International. 50(14). 25933–25947. 12 indexed citations

Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, S. Mustapha, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic, antioxidant, and electrochemical behavior of one-pot hydrothermal synthesized chlorine and calcium co-doped tungsten(VI) oxide nanowires. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. 39. 101211–101211. 2 indexed citations

Mustapha, S., Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba, et al.. (2024). Technological approaches for removal of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112084–112084. 21 indexed citations

Mustapha, S., et al.. (2024). Sustainable Synthesis Strategies: Biofabrication's Impact on Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 7(2). 229–252. 2 indexed citations

Babayemi, Akinpelu Kamoru, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba, Congrui Jin, et al.. (2024). Treated Kaolin Clay Incorporated with Nickel Nanoparticles for Enhanced Removal of Crystal Violet and Methyl Orange from Textile Wastewater. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 2(4). 1031–1046. 20 indexed citations

Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, et al.. (2024). Adsorptive removal of rhodamine b dye from aqueous solutions using carbon, nanotubes-iron tungstate nanocomposites: A box-behnken design study. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. 37. 101101–101101. 4 indexed citations

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Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, A. S. Abdulkareem, S. Mustapha, et al.. (2023). Polyethyleneglycol-polyhydroxylbutyrate functionalized carbon nanotubes for industrial electroplating wastewater treatment. Separation and Purification Technology. 332. 125736–125736. 8 indexed citations

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Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, et al.. (2023). Effective removal of malachite green from local dyeing wastewater using zinc-tungstate based materials. Heliyon. 9(9). e19167–e19167. 31 indexed citations

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Babayemi, Akinpelu Kamoru, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba, S. Mustapha, et al.. (2023). Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, recyclability and mechanism of ultrasonic assisted adsorption of methylene blue and lead (II) ions using green synthesized nickel oxide nanoparticles. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. 20. 100818–100818. 61 indexed citations

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Mustapha, S., et al.. (2023). Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Through Nanofiltration: A Review. 247–268. 6 indexed citations

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Kovo, A. S., Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Olalekan David Adeniyi, et al.. (2023). Column adsorption of biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total organic carbon from wastewater by magnetite nanoparticles-zeolite A composite. Heliyon. 9(2). e13095–e13095. 42 indexed citations

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Mustapha, S., et al.. (2022). Development of Ag-doped on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the treatment of fish pond effluent. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 58. 102797–102797. 26 indexed citations

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Tijani, Jimoh Oladejo, et al.. (2022). A review on the applications of zinc tungstate (ZnWO4) photocatalyst for wastewater treatment. Heliyon. 8(7). e09964–e09964. 50 indexed citations

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Egbosiuba, Titus Chinedu, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, S. Mustapha, et al.. (2021). Activated multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with zero valent nickel nanoparticles for arsenic, cadmium and lead adsorption from wastewater in a batch and continuous flow modes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt B). 126993–126993. 157 indexed citations

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Mustapha, S., Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, M. M. Ndamitso, et al.. (2020). The role of kaolin and kaolin/ZnO nanoadsorbents in adsorption studies for tannery wastewater treatment. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 13068–13068. 119 indexed citations

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Mustapha, S., M. M. Ndamitso, A. S. Abdulkareem, et al.. (2019). Potential of using kaolin as a natural adsorbent for the removal of pollutants from tannery wastewater. Heliyon. 5(11). e02923–e02923. 128 indexed citations

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Mustapha, S., et al.. (2010). Status and distribution of extractable micronutrients in Haplustults in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, Gombe state, Nigeria.. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management. 1(8). 200–204. 9 indexed citations

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