Sadaf Zaidi

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sadaf Zaidi is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sadaf Zaidi has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Water Science and Technology, 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sadaf Zaidi's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (6 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (6 papers). Sadaf Zaidi is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (6 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (6 papers). Sadaf Zaidi collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Sadaf Zaidi's co-authors include Moina Athar, Mohammad Danish, Nusrat Parveen, Faizan Ahmad, Rameez Ahmad Aftab, Salam A. Ibrahim, Zahra H. Mohammad, Khursheed B. Ansari, Mohd Danish and Pradeep Bhargava and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Construction and Building Materials and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

Sadaf Zaidi

59 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Preparation and characterization of biodegradable food packaging films using lemon peel pectin and chitosan incorporated with neem leaf extract and its application on apricot fruit

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sadaf Zaidi India	23	417	355	290	215	164	64	1.6k
Andrew Nosakhare Amenaghawon Nigeria	20	679 1.6×	256 0.7×	351 1.2×	249 1.2×	161 1.0×	100	1.8k
Farzaneh Vahabzadeh Iran	25	530 1.3×	194 0.5×	328 1.1×	218 1.0×	187 1.1×	103	2.1k
Pedro Sturaro dos Reis Brazil	5	518 1.2×	418 1.2×	342 1.2×	210 1.0×	365 2.2×	7	2.7k
Rosli Mohd Yunus Malaysia	27	629 1.5×	259 0.7×	339 1.2×	273 1.3×	267 1.6×	128	2.3k
Fatehah Mohd Omar Malaysia	23	622 1.5×	170 0.5×	406 1.4×	336 1.6×	138 0.8×	74	1.8k
Abhishek Dutta Belgium	24	341 0.8×	363 1.0×	480 1.7×	141 0.7×	251 1.5×	100	2.0k
Shashi Kumar India	26	452 1.1×	285 0.8×	525 1.8×	325 1.5×	62 0.4×	73	2.1k
Eleanor Binner United Kingdom	27	792 1.9×	376 1.1×	251 0.9×	185 0.9×	363 2.2×	54	2.0k
Subarna Maiti India	25	708 1.7×	533 1.5×	315 1.1×	215 1.0×	190 1.2×	63	1.8k
Selvaraju Sivamani India	23	413 1.0×	222 0.6×	622 2.1×	289 1.3×	72 0.4×	89	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sadaf Zaidi

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Husain, M. M., et al.. (2025). Shear thickening fluid: A multifaceted rheological modeling integrating phenomenology and machine learning approach. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 425. 127223–127223. 2 indexed citations

Aftab, Rameez Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Postharvest quality assessment of tomato during storage: An experimental and ML fusion. Journal of Stored Products Research. 112. 102643–102643.

Ahmad, Faizan, Zahra H. Mohammad, Salam A. Ibrahim, & Sadaf Zaidi. (2024). Microbial Biotechnology in the Food Industry. 2 indexed citations

Usman, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review of ionic liquids based electrolytes for efficient hydrogen production. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 417. 126537–126537. 3 indexed citations

Zaidi, Sadaf, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the Properties of Starch-Based Edible Films through Rice Bran Oil Incorporation: A Comprehensive Investigation of Development and Characterization. Food Biophysics. 19(4). 1114–1124. 3 indexed citations

Zaidi, Sadaf, et al.. (2024). Current status of technological advancement of ultrasound processing in the food industry and its SWOT analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(26). 5200–5217. 6 indexed citations

Zaidi, Sadaf, Fazil Qureshi, Mohammad Yusuf, et al.. (2023). Response surface optimization and support vector regression modeling of microwave-assisted essential oil extraction from cumin seeds. Industrial Crops and Products. 208. 117895–117895. 13 indexed citations

Aftab, Rameez Ahmad, Sadaf Zaidi, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, et al.. (2023). Removal of congo red from water by adsorption onto activated carbon derived from waste black cardamom peels and machine learning modeling. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 71. 355–369. 79 indexed citations

Zaidi, Sadaf, et al.. (2023). Characterization of pea processing by-product for possible food industry applications. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 60(6). 1782–1792. 6 indexed citations

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Aftab, Rameez Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Application of nanoemulsion based edible coating on fresh-cut papaya. Journal of Food Engineering. 355. 111579–111579. 27 indexed citations

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Danish, Mohd, Khursheed B. Ansari, Mohammad Danish, et al.. (2022). Pore volume and surface diffusion model to characterize batch adsorption of Cu(II) over chemically modified Cucurbita moschata biosorbent: simulation using gPROMS. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA. 71(12). 1311–1324. 5 indexed citations

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Aftab, Rameez Ahmad, Sadaf Zaidi, Mohd Danish, Khursheed B. Ansari, & Mohammad Danish. (2022). Novel Machine Learning (ML) models for predicting the performance of multi-metal binding green adsorbent for the removal of Cd (II), Cu (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II) ions. Environmental Advances. 9. 100256–100256. 19 indexed citations

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Qureshi, Fazil, Mohammad Yusuf, Hesam Kamyab, et al.. (2022). Current trends in hydrogen production, storage and applications in India: A review. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 53. 102677–102677. 88 indexed citations

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Mohammad, Zahra H., Faizan Ahmad, Salam A. Ibrahim, & Sadaf Zaidi. (2022). Application of nanotechnology in different aspects of the food industry. Discover Food. 2(1). 86 indexed citations

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Danish, Mohd, Khursheed B. Ansari, Rameez Ahmad Aftab, et al.. (2021). gPROMS-driven modeling and simulation of fixed bed adsorption of heavy metals on a biosorbent: benchmarking and case study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(28). 71511–71526. 21 indexed citations

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Aftab, Rameez Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Support vector regression-based model for phenol adsorption in rotating packed bed adsorber. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(28). 71637–71648. 22 indexed citations

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Parveen, Nusrat, Sadaf Zaidi, & Mohammad Danish. (2017). Support Vector Regression Prediction and Analysis of the Copper (II) Biosorption Efficiency. Indian Chemical Engineer. 59(4). 295–311. 26 indexed citations

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Siddiqui, Faisal Zia, et al.. (2017). Development of models for prediction of the energy content of disposed MSW from an unsecured landfill. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 35(11). 1129–1136. 5 indexed citations

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Parveen, Nusrat, Sadaf Zaidi, & Mohammad Danish. (2016). Support vector regression model for predicting the sorption capacity of lead (II). Perspectives in Science. 8. 629–631. 53 indexed citations

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Khan, Tabrez Alam, et al.. (1985). Transition metal complexes of hydrotris(imidazolyl)borate anion. Polyhedron. 4(7). 1163–1166. 21 indexed citations

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