Shafinaz Shahir

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Shafinaz Shahir is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Shafinaz Shahir has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Shafinaz Shahir's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (14 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Shafinaz Shahir is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (14 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Shafinaz Shahir collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Shafinaz Shahir's co-authors include Wahid Ali Hamood Altowayti, Fazilah Abd Manan, Norahim Ibrahim, Dai‐Viet N. Vo, Jibrin Ndejiko Mohammed, Zaharah Ibrahim, Saiful Izwan Abd Razak, Nadirul Hasraf Mat Nayan, Siti Pauliena Mohd Bohari and Suhaimi Abu Bakar and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Biochemistry and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Shafinaz Shahir

62 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Arsenic removal technologies and future trends: A mini review

2020 438 citations Shafinaz Shahir, Norahim Ibrahim et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shafinaz Shahir Malaysia	21	540	427	400	291	250	67	1.7k
Lourdes Ballinas‐Casarrubias Mexico	24	502 0.9×	458 1.1×	447 1.1×	297 1.0×	206 0.8×	74	2.0k
Jean-François Blais Canada	31	379 0.7×	1.2k 2.7×	856 2.1×	322 1.1×	524 2.1×	124	3.1k
C. B. Majumder India	24	871 1.6×	1.2k 2.8×	540 1.4×	509 1.7×	446 1.8×	88	2.6k
In-Hyun Nam South Korea	25	182 0.3×	367 0.9×	346 0.9×	393 1.4×	553 2.2×	62	2.0k
Xu Yan China	24	240 0.4×	309 0.7×	794 2.0×	132 0.5×	244 1.0×	73	1.7k
Runlan Yu China	28	285 0.5×	509 1.2×	769 1.9×	352 1.2×	450 1.8×	92	1.9k
Yinhai He China	21	244 0.5×	1.1k 2.5×	398 1.0×	184 0.6×	549 2.2×	36	2.2k
Sheeja Jagadevan India	24	172 0.3×	347 0.8×	466 1.2×	165 0.6×	246 1.0×	44	1.9k
B. Senthil Rathi India	16	271 0.5×	1.1k 2.7×	501 1.3×	284 1.0×	470 1.9×	34	2.4k
Chih‐Yu Chen Taiwan	23	106 0.2×	344 0.8×	192 0.5×	284 1.0×	204 0.8×	64	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Shafinaz Shahir

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shafinaz Shahir

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shahir, Shafinaz, et al.. (2024). Fruit Wastes and Crop Residues as Nutrient Sources for Bacterial Nanocellulose Production: A Review. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 20(5). 1032–1048. 2 indexed citations

Zawawi, Nurliyana Ahmad, et al.. (2024). Citrate-modified bacterial cellulose as a potential scaffolding material for bone tissue regeneration. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0312396–e0312396.

Shahir, Shafinaz, et al.. (2023). Bacterial nanocellulose and its application in heavy metals and dyes removal: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(51). 110069–110078. 7 indexed citations

Altowayti, Wahid Ali Hamood, Shafinaz Shahir, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, et al.. (2022). Smart Modelling of a Sustainable Biological Wastewater Treatment Technologies: A Critical Review. Sustainability. 14(22). 15353–15353. 8 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Zaharah, et al.. (2021). Revealing the Potential of Xylanase from a New Halophilic Microbulbifer sp. CL37 with Paper De-Inking Ability. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 47(6). 6795–6805. 2 indexed citations

Altowayti, Wahid Ali Hamood, et al.. (2020). Comparison of culture-independent and dependent approaches for identification of native arsenic-resistant bacteria and their potential use for arsenic bioremediation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 205. 111267–111267. 43 indexed citations

Altowayti, Wahid Ali Hamood, et al.. (2020). The removal of arsenic species from aqueous solution by indigenous microbes: Batch bioadsorption and artificial neural network model. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 19. 100830–100830. 30 indexed citations

Shahir, Shafinaz, et al.. (2020). Arsenic removal technologies and future trends: A mini review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 278. 123805–123805. 438 indexed citations breakdown →

Sam, Abdul Rahman Mohd, et al.. (2020). Properties of fly ash concrete containing tropical soil bacteria. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 849(1). 12063–12063.

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Japper-Jaafar, Azuraien, et al.. (2019). Identification and optimization of biosurfactant producing bacteria isolated from rag layer crude oil emulsion. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 15(5). 633–639. 1 indexed citations

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Altowayti, Wahid Ali Hamood, Hassan Amer Algaifi, Suhaimi Abu Bakar, & Shafinaz Shahir. (2019). The adsorptive removal of As (III) using biomass of arsenic resistant Bacillus thuringiensis strain WS3: Characteristics and modelling studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 172. 176–185. 54 indexed citations

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Salleh, Faezah Mohd, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Thiomonas delicata arsenite oxidase expressed in Escherichia coli. 3 Biotech. 7(2). 97–97. 7 indexed citations

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Goh, Kian Mau, et al.. (2016). Strep-tag II Mutant Maltose-binding Protein for Reagentless Fluorescence Sensing.. PubMed Central. 27(1). 63–75. 1 indexed citations

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Jaafar, Jafariah, et al.. (2015). Cyanide Degradation by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenesStrain W2 Isolated from Mining Effluent. Sains Malaysiana. 44(2). 233–238. 19 indexed citations

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Janeĉek, Ŝtefan, et al.. (2014). Protein engineering of selected residues from conserved sequence regions of a novel Anoxybacillus α-amylase. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5850–5850. 29 indexed citations

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Majid, Zaiton Abdul, et al.. (2014). Role of oxidant in surface modification of carbon nanotubes for tyrosinase immobilization. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 6(1). 4 indexed citations

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Lim, Chi Kim, et al.. (2013). Decolourisation of Acid Orange 7 recalcitrant auto-oxidation coloured by-products using an acclimatised mixed bacterial culture. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(5). 3891–3906. 10 indexed citations

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Buang, Nor Aziah, Fatirah Fadil, Zaiton Abdul Majid, & Shafinaz Shahir. (2012). CHARACTERISTIC OF MILD ACID FUNCTIONALIZED MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES TOWARDS HIGH DISPERSION WITH LOW STRUCTURAL DEFECTS. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 7(1). 33–39. 45 indexed citations

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Shahir, Shafinaz, et al.. (2011). Application of an Acclimated Microbial Consortium as Biocatalyst for Rapid Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand. 3(5). 519–529. 3 indexed citations

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Gan, Han Ming, Shafinaz Shahir, Zaharah Ibrahim, & Adibah Yahya. (2010). Biodegradation of 4-aminobenzenesulfonate by Ralstonia sp. PBA and Hydrogenophaga sp. PBC isolated from textile wastewater treatment plant. Chemosphere. 82(4). 507–513. 71 indexed citations

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