Shahzada Ahmad

14.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
191 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Shahzada Ahmad is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Shahzada Ahmad has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 80 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Shahzada Ahmad's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (125 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (96 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (46 papers). Shahzada Ahmad is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (125 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (96 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (46 papers). Shahzada Ahmad collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Switzerland and India. Shahzada Ahmad's co-authors include Samrana Kazim, Michaël Grätzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Laura Caliò, Manuel Salado, F. Javier Ramos, Sharif Ahmad, Melepurath Deepa, S.A. Agnihotry and Elena Guillén and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Shahzada Ahmad

187 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Hole‐Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

2016 881 citations Laura Caliò, Samrana Kazim et al. profile →
Perovskite as Light Harvester: A Game Changer in Photovoltaics

2014 879 citations Samrana Kazim, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin et al. profile →
A cobalt complex redox shuttle for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit potentials

2012 524 citations Jun‐Ho Yum, Etienne Baranoff et al. Nature Communications profile →
Solar conversion of CO2 to CO using Earth-abundant electrocatalysts prepared by atomic layer modification of CuO

2017 472 citations Shahzada Ahmad, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
Large guanidinium cation mixed with methylammonium in lead iodide perovskites for 19% efficient solar cells

2017 447 citations Manuel Salado, Shahzada Ahmad et al. profile →
Performance analysis of MAPbI3 based perovskite solar cells employing diverse charge selective contacts: Simulation study

2019 383 citations Shahzada Ahmad, Samrana Kazim et al. profile →
Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules

2022 360 citations Mohammadreza Aghaei, Andrew Fairbrother et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Advanced research trends in dye-sensitized solar cells

2021 286 citations Shahzada Ahmad, Anders Hagfeldt et al. profile →
Photoreforming of Waste Polymers for Sustainable Hydrogen Fuel and Chemicals Feedstock: Waste to Energy

2023 158 citations Muhammad Ashraf, Nisar Ullah et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shahzada Ahmad Spain	58	9.6k	6.0k	5.4k	3.0k	629	191	12.6k
Hong Zhang China	59	9.1k 0.9×	5.2k 0.9×	4.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	738 1.2×	229	10.9k
Zhang Lan China	49	5.3k 0.6×	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	3.9k 1.3×	905 1.4×	286	8.9k
Qi Feng China	41	6.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.3×	3.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	229 0.4×	133	8.0k
Min Jae Ko South Korea	52	6.3k 0.7×	5.3k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	633 1.0×	244	9.6k
Qiquan Qiao United States	64	10.3k 1.1×	6.3k 1.0×	4.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 2.0×	315	13.7k
Chun‐Wei Chen Taiwan	51	6.2k 0.6×	5.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	228	9.8k
Haining Chen China	54	9.1k 0.9×	6.4k 1.1×	3.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	679 1.1×	188	11.0k
Shuang Xiao China	46	6.7k 0.7×	4.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.4×	3.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.8×	148	8.9k
Zongtao Zhang China	40	2.6k 0.3×	2.8k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	152	6.2k
Xuanhua Li China	54	5.4k 0.6×	5.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.4×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 3.4×	169	10.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shahzada Ahmad

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Martin, James, Eliseo Ruíz, Luís Lezama, Shahzada Ahmad, & Samrana Kazim. (2025). Interplay of Manganese Doping in Lead-Free Cs ₃ Bi ₂ Br ₉ Nanocrystals. ACS Applied Optical Materials. 3(11). 2725–2735.

Usman, Muhammad, Luigi Vesce, Luigi Angelo Castriotta, et al.. (2025). Pow(d)ering up: FAPI perovskite nanopowders for air-processed blade coated perovskite solar modules. PubMed. 1(4). 543–553.

Huang, Junyi, et al.. (2025). Environmental Benign Cl‐Terminated MXene For Buried Interface Engineering in Perovskite Solar Modules. Advanced Functional Materials. 1 indexed citations

Kazim, Samrana, et al.. (2025). Peptide‐Perovskite Based Bio‐Inspired Materials for Optoelectronics Applications. Advanced Science. 12(9). e2408919–e2408919. 3 indexed citations

Lezama, Luís, et al.. (2025). Design of Spiro‐Substituted Phthalocyanine Hole‐Selective Layers for Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar RRL. 9(17).

Huang, Junyi, Zhiguo Zhang, Yanbin Zhu, et al.. (2024). Modulating Buried Interface to Achieve an Ultra‐High Open Circuit Voltage in Triple Cation Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(44). 27 indexed citations

Kazim, Samrana, et al.. (2024). Multifaceted Design of Surface Passivator for Upgraded Charge Extraction in Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar RRL. 8(19). 2 indexed citations

Ashraf, Muhammad, Nisar Ullah, Ibrahim Khan, et al.. (2023). Photoreforming of Waste Polymers for Sustainable Hydrogen Fuel and Chemicals Feedstock: Waste to Energy. Chemical Reviews. 123(8). 4443–4509. 158 indexed citations breakdown →

Ghaderian, Abolfazl, et al.. (2023). Amplifying the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Fluorinated Salt as the Surface Passivator. Energy Technology. 11(1). 3 indexed citations

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Kazim, Samrana, et al.. (2023). Fluorinated- and non-fluorinated-diarylamine-Zn(ii) and Cu(ii) phthalocyanines as symmetrical vs. asymmetrical hole selective materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(24). 8243–8253. 5 indexed citations

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Aghaei, Mohammadreza, Andrew Fairbrother, Abdülkerim Gök, et al.. (2022). Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 159. 112160–112160. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kettle, Jeff, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Shahzada Ahmad, et al.. (2022). Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells in photovoltaic modules: Understanding how reliability improvements in mature technologies can enhance emerging technologies. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 30(12). 1365–1392. 59 indexed citations

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Khan, Mohd Taukeer, Manuel Salado, Abdullah Almohammedi, Samrana Kazim, & Shahzada Ahmad. (2019). Elucidating the Impact of Charge Selective Contact in Halide Perovskite through Impedance Spectroscopy. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 6(21). 38 indexed citations

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Yun, Sining, Nick Vlachopoulos, Ahsanulhaq Qurashi, Shahzada Ahmad, & Anders Hagfeldt. (2019). Dye sensitized photoelectrolysis cells. Chemical Society Reviews. 48(14). 3705–3722. 154 indexed citations

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Caliò, Laura, Bhushan Ramesh Patil, Johannes Benduhn, et al.. (2018). Benzothiadiazole–triphenylamine as an efficient exciton blocking layer in small molecule based organic solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(10). 2296–2302. 9 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Shahzada, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and Characterization of Styrenated Poly(ester-amide) Resin from Melia Azedarach Seed Oil -An Eco-friendly Resource. Chemical Science Transactions. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Shahzada, et al.. (2015). Studies on Acrylic Acid Modified Poly(Ester-Amide) Resins from Melia Azedarach Seed Oil ? A Renewable Resource. Chemical Science Transactions. 4 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Shahzada, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Modified Poly(ester amide) Derived from Jatropha Curcas Seed Oil. Chemical Science Transactions. 2 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez‐Sevillano, Juan José, Shahzada Ahmad, Sofı́a Calero, & Juan A. Anta. (2015). Molecular dynamics simulations of organohalide perovskite precursors: solvent effects in the formation of perovskite solar cells. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17(35). 22770–22777. 32 indexed citations

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Yum, Jun‐Ho, Etienne Baranoff, Florian Keßler, et al.. (2012). A cobalt complex redox shuttle for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit potentials. Nature Communications. 3(1). 631–631. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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