Saiful M. Islam

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Saiful M. Islam is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Saiful M. Islam has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Saiful M. Islam's work include Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (17 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (14 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers). Saiful M. Islam is often cited by papers focused on Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (17 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (14 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers). Saiful M. Islam collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Saiful M. Islam's co-authors include Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Shulan Ma, Lijiao Ma, Genban Sun, Huifeng Li, Mengwei Yuan, Qing Wang, Yingchun Liu, Xiaojing Yang and Pengli Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Saiful M. Islam

68 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Hierarchical Nanoassembly of MoS₂/Co₉S₈/Ni₃S₂/Ni as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting in a Wide pH Range

2019 824 citations Saiful M. Islam, Shulan Ma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Highly Selective and Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals by Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalated with the MoS₄^2– Ion

2016 629 citations Saiful M. Islam, Shulan Ma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection

2023 133 citations Xiaoyu He, Yao Deng et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saiful M. Islam United States	26	2.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.1k	875	71	4.4k
Shuang Liu China	35	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	890 0.8×	395 0.5×	168	4.7k
Guangfeng Wei China	38	2.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.6×	862 0.8×	194 0.2×	95	5.4k
Weiting Yang China	42	3.7k 1.6×	716 0.5×	866 0.6×	3.8k 3.3×	882 1.0×	180	5.9k
T. Jean Daou France	31	2.9k 1.2×	768 0.6×	805 0.6×	1.7k 1.5×	427 0.5×	139	4.7k
Lichao Tan China	40	2.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	960 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	417 0.5×	109	4.4k
Qinhe Pan China	39	2.3k 1.0×	612 0.4×	495 0.4×	2.5k 2.2×	531 0.6×	183	4.2k
Xin Zhong China	31	2.2k 1.0×	609 0.4×	692 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	210 0.2×	112	3.7k
Hongliang Bao China	27	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	610 0.5×	184 0.2×	75	3.3k
Qing‐Jiang Pan China	40	4.1k 1.8×	2.0k 1.5×	2.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.1×	333 0.4×	231	6.4k
Debajit Sarma India	28	2.0k 0.9×	662 0.5×	286 0.2×	2.1k 1.9×	769 0.9×	61	3.3k

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Weret, Misganaw Adigo, Sahar Bayat, Carrie L. Donley, et al.. (2025). Semiconducting Zn_xMo₃S₁₃-GO Chalcocarbogel: A High-Capacity and Stable Sulfur-Equivalent Conversion-Based Electrode for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Chemistry of Materials. 37(15). 5466–5475.

Bayat, Sahar, Carrie L. Donley, Amar Kumbhar, et al.. (2025). Porous and Amorphous Mn_xMo₃S₁₃ Chalcogel Electrode for High-Capacity Conversion-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(9). 7400–7410. 10 indexed citations

Hassan, Waqed H., et al.. (2024). Removal of erythrosine B dye from wastewater using Ca2C and Ti2C MXenes: A theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 411. 125784–125784. 5 indexed citations

Glaum, Robert, et al.. (2024). Crystal structures and crystallographic classification of titanium silicophosphates – with a note on structure and composition of silicophosphates “M ₃P₅SiO₁₉”. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 79(4). 257–270.

Feng, Renfei, et al.. (2024). Molybdenum-Oxysulfide-Functionalized MgAl-Layered Double Hydroxides─A Sorbent for Selenium Oxoanions. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(24). 10997–11005. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Huimin, et al.. (2024). Exopolysaccharides from Rhizobium tropici mitigate Al phytotoxicity in Triticum aestivum. Plant and Soil. 511(1-2). 1253–1270. 1 indexed citations

Asaduzzaman, Abu, et al.. (2024). Oxidative Immobilization of Gaseous Mercury by [Mo₃S(S₂)₆]^2–-Functionalized Layered Double Hydroxide. Chemistry of Materials. 36(11). 5826–5835. 2 indexed citations

He, Xiaoyu, Yao Deng, Decai Ouyang, et al.. (2023). Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection. Chemical Reviews. 123(4). 1207–1261. 133 indexed citations breakdown →

Spanopoulos, Ioannis, et al.. (2022). Efficient removal of chromium(VI) ions by hexagonal nanosheets of CoAl-MoS ₄ layered double hydroxide. Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 75(11-14). 1581–1595. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Bao, Fuyu Guo, Steven L. Larson, et al.. (2021). Functionalization of clay surface for the removal of uranium from water. MethodsX. 8. 101275–101275. 16 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Shiqiang Hao, Saiful M. Islam, et al.. (2019). Six Quaternary Chalcogenides of the Pavonite Homologous Series with Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity. Chemistry of Materials. 31(9). 3430–3439. 30 indexed citations

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Islam, Saiful M., Lintao Peng, Li Zeng, et al.. (2018). Multistates and Polyamorphism in Phase-Change K₂Sb₈Se₁₃. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(29). 9261–9268. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Yuan, Marek B. Majewski, Saiful M. Islam, et al.. (2018). Morphological Engineering of Winged Au@MoS₂ Heterostructures for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Nano Letters. 18(11). 7104–7110. 106 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Shiqiang Hao, Saiful M. Islam, et al.. (2018). Quaternary Chalcogenide Semiconductors with 2D Structures: Rb₂ZnBi₂Se₅ and Cs₆Cd₂Bi₈Te₁₇. Inorganic Chemistry. 57(15). 9403–9411. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Saiful M. Islam, Shiqiang Hao, et al.. (2017). Semiconducting Pavonites CdMBi₄Se₈ (M = Sn and Pb) and Their Thermoelectric Properties. Chemistry of Materials. 29(19). 8494–8503. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Saiful M. Islam, Shiqiang Hao, et al.. (2017). Homologous Series of 2D Chalcogenides Cs–Ag–Bi–Q (Q = S, Se) with Ion-Exchange Properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(36). 12601–12609. 22 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Saiful M. Islam, Gangjian Tan, et al.. (2017). The New Semiconductor Cs₄Cu₃Bi₉S₁₇. Chemistry of Materials. 29(4). 1744–1751. 14 indexed citations

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Ma, Shulan, Qingmei Chen, Hao Li, et al.. (2014). Highly selective and efficient heavy metal capture with polysulfide intercalated layered double hydroxides. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2(26). 10280–10289. 190 indexed citations

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Islam, Saiful M., et al.. (2009). Contributions on thermal behaviour and crystal chemistry of anhydrous phosphates. XXXXIII [1] – Rhenium(VI) Oxidephosphate: Chemical Vapour Transport, Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic Characterisation and Magnetic Behaviour [2]. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 635(6-7). 1008–1013. 10 indexed citations

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Islam, Saiful M. & Robert Glaum. (2009). Rhenium(V)‐oxidepyrophosphate Re₂O₃(P₂O₇)‡ . Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 636(1). 144–148. 4 indexed citations

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