S.M. Al–Salem

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
124 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

S.M. Al–Salem is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S.M. Al–Salem has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 37 papers in Pollution and 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in S.M. Al–Salem's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (44 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (31 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (25 papers). S.M. Al–Salem is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (44 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (31 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (25 papers). S.M. Al–Salem collaborates with scholars based in Kuwait, United Kingdom and Cyprus. S.M. Al–Salem's co-authors include Paola Lettieri, Jan Baeyens, Achilleas Constantinou, George Manos, Animesh Dutta, А. Л. Антелава, Sanaa Hafeez, Raf Dewil, Sara Evangelisti and Lise Appels and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

S.M. Al–Salem

119 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review

2009 1.7k citations S.M. Al–Salem et al. profile →
A review on thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of plastic solid waste (PSW)

2017 904 citations S.M. Al–Salem, А. Л. Антелава et al. profile →
Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

2021 206 citations Mohammadreza Kamali, S.M. Al–Salem et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.M. Al–Salem Kuwait	33	2.9k	2.2k	1.8k	1.1k	852	124	5.8k
Juan A. Conesa Spain	49	2.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	3.6k 2.0×	1.3k 1.1×	415 0.5×	180	7.4k
Faisal Abnisa Malaysia	32	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	4.5k 2.5×	862 0.8×	624 0.7×	88	7.1k
Andrés Fullana Spain	39	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	415 0.4×	460 0.5×	87	4.8k
Grzegorz Lisak Singapore	47	1.5k 0.5×	896 0.4×	2.7k 1.5×	664 0.6×	362 0.4×	255	8.0k
Norbert Miskolczi Hungary	32	1.5k 0.5×	850 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	802 0.7×	274 0.3×	122	3.5k
Hanwu Lei United States	58	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	6.8k 3.9×	1.2k 1.0×	669 0.8×	154	9.9k
Kim Ragaert Belgium	36	3.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.4×	810 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.9×	115	6.1k
Maite Artetxe Spain	42	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	4.2k 2.4×	1.3k 1.1×	346 0.4×	83	6.6k
Yaxin Zhang China	39	2.4k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	188 0.2×	1.0k 1.2×	120	6.3k
Leilei Dai China	48	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	4.4k 2.5×	744 0.7×	236 0.3×	117	6.0k

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Wang, Hui, Eleana Harkou, Achilleas Constantinou, et al.. (2025). Correction: From photocatalysis to photon–phonon co-driven catalysis for methanol reforming to hydrogen and valuable by-products. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(5). 2653–2653. 1 indexed citations

Aleisa, Esra, et al.. (2025). Food waste valorization in the context of hydrogen recovery in the State of Kuwait. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 27(2). 1214–1227. 1 indexed citations

Harkou, Eleana, et al.. (2024). Effect of Polyethylene Pyrolysis Oil Hydrotreatment on the Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalyst: Experimental Characterization. ACS Omega. 9(17). 19057–19062. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yong, Mohammadreza Kamali, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biochar in hydroxyl radical-based electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (eAOPs) – Mechanisms and prospects. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143291–143291. 45 indexed citations

Harkou, Eleana, Sanaa Hafeez, Zhien Zhang, et al.. (2023). Different reactor configurations for enhancement of CO2 methanation. Environmental Research. 236(Pt 1). 116760–116760. 10 indexed citations

Tsiotsias, Anastasios I., Sanaa Hafeez, Nikolaos D. Charisiou, et al.. (2023). Selective catalytic deoxygenation of palm oil to produce green diesel over Ni catalysts supported on ZrO2 and CeO2–ZrO2: Experimental and process simulation modelling studies. Renewable Energy. 206. 582–596. 24 indexed citations

Salaudeen, Shakirudeen A., et al.. (2023). Co-pyrolysis of biomass and tires using commercial zeolite and biochar-based catalyst. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 187. 109356–109356. 15 indexed citations

Hafeez, Sanaa, Eleana Harkou, S.M. Al–Salem, et al.. (2023). Recent progress for hydrogen production from ammonia and hydrous hydrazine decomposition: A review on heterogeneous catalysts. Catalysis Today. 423. 114022–114022. 28 indexed citations

Hafeez, Sanaa, Ilaria Barlocco, S.M. Al–Salem, et al.. (2021). Experimental and Process Modelling Investigation of the Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid Decomposition Using a Pd/Zn Catalyst. Applied Sciences. 11(18). 8462–8462. 10 indexed citations

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Salaudeen, Shakirudeen A., S.M. Al–Salem, Sonu Sharma, & Animesh Dutta. (2021). Pyrolysis of High-Density Polyethylene in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: Pyro-Wax and Gas Analysis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60(50). 18283–18292. 22 indexed citations

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Salaudeen, Shakirudeen A., et al.. (2021). A review on co-pyrolysis of biomass with plastics and tires: recent progress, catalyst development, and scaling up potential. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 13(10). 8747–8771. 36 indexed citations

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Al–Salem, S.M. & Animesh Dutta. (2021). Wax Recovery from the Pyrolysis of Virgin and Waste Plastics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60(22). 8301–8309. 44 indexed citations

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Антелава, А. Л., Achilleas Constantinou, George Manos, et al.. (2021). Energy Potential of Plastic Waste Valorization: A Short Comparative Assessment of Pyrolysis versus Gasification. Energy & Fuels. 35(5). 3558–3571. 55 indexed citations

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Al–Salem, S.M., et al.. (2021). Inducing polymer waste biodegradation using oxo-prodegradant and thermoplastic starch based additives. Journal of Polymer Research. 28(3). 10 indexed citations

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Hafeez, Sanaa, George Manos, Elsa Aristodemou, et al.. (2020). CO2 capture using membrane contactors: a systematic literature review. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 15(4). 720–754. 45 indexed citations

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Salaudeen, Shakirudeen A., Bishnu Acharya, Mohammad Heidari, S.M. Al–Salem, & Animesh Dutta. (2020). Hydrogen-Rich Gas Stream from Steam Gasification of Biomass: Eggshell as a CO₂ Sorbent. Energy & Fuels. 34(4). 4828–4836. 44 indexed citations

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Jiang, Guozhan, Jiawei Wang, S.M. Al–Salem, & Gary A. Leeke. (2020). Molten Solar Salt Pyrolysis of Mixed Plastic Waste: Process Simulation and Technoeconomic Evaluation. Energy & Fuels. 34(6). 7397–7409. 31 indexed citations

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Tushar, Mohammad Shahed Hasan Khan, et al.. (2020). Biohydrogen Production by Catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification: A Comparative Study. ACS Omega. 5(25). 15390–15401. 14 indexed citations

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Salaudeen, Shakirudeen A., S.M. Al–Salem, Mohammad Heidari, Bishnu Acharya, & Animesh Dutta. (2019). Eggshell as a Carbon Dioxide Sorbent: Kinetics of the Calcination and Carbonation Reactions. Energy & Fuels. 33(5). 4474–4486. 14 indexed citations

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Al–Salem, S.M., et al.. (2017). Variation in Gas Chromatography (GC) analysis in setting up laboratory protocols for waste to energy novel fixed bed reactor setups. International Journal of Energy Production and Management. 2(3). 294–305. 3 indexed citations

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