Stephen N. Oba

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen N. Oba is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen N. Oba has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pollution, 5 papers in Water Science and Technology and 3 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stephen N. Oba's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (5 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (3 papers). Stephen N. Oba is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (5 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (5 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (3 papers). Stephen N. Oba collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, China and Malaysia. Stephen N. Oba's co-authors include Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, Joshua O. Ighalo, Adewale George Adeniyi, Felicitas U. Iwuchukwu, Kingsley O. Iwuozor, Oluwaseun J. Ajala, Shahin Ahmadi, Setyo Budi Kurniawan and Chijioke Elijah Onu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Molecular Liquids and Process Safety and Environmental Protection.

In The Last Decade

Stephen N. Oba

9 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Adsorption of ciprofloxacin from water: A comprehensive review

2020 342 citations Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe, Stephen N. Oba et al. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen N. Oba Nigeria	9	575	231	214	210	207	9	1.1k
Hongxia Liu China	17	679 1.2×	226 1.0×	191 0.9×	247 1.2×	146 0.7×	31	1.1k
Somayeh Rahdar Iran	19	679 1.2×	136 0.6×	274 1.3×	202 1.0×	268 1.3×	45	1.2k
Binyan Huang China	7	762 1.3×	214 0.9×	257 1.2×	238 1.1×	300 1.4×	9	1.1k
Leili Mohammadi Iran	17	589 1.0×	179 0.8×	207 1.0×	227 1.1×	179 0.9×	41	1.2k
Tekin Şahan Türkiye	23	730 1.3×	139 0.6×	255 1.2×	168 0.8×	209 1.0×	47	1.3k
Danna Shan China	9	491 0.9×	145 0.6×	196 0.9×	219 1.0×	184 0.9×	10	795
Chandrakanth Gadipelly India	11	422 0.7×	228 1.0×	245 1.1×	170 0.8×	194 0.9×	16	947
Érika Padilla-Ortega Mexico	18	813 1.4×	188 0.8×	181 0.8×	197 0.9×	173 0.8×	41	1.2k
Zhaofu Meng China	16	502 0.9×	137 0.6×	249 1.2×	263 1.3×	220 1.1×	60	1.1k

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9 of 9 papers shown

Aniagor, Chukwunonso O., Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe, Joshua O. Ighalo, & Stephen N. Oba. (2021). Adsorption of doxycycline from aqueous media: A review. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 334. 116124–116124. 103 indexed citations

Igwegbe, Chinenye Adaobi, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, Stephen N. Oba, et al.. (2021). Environmental protection by the adsorptive elimination of acetaminophen from water: A comprehensive review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 104. 117–135. 77 indexed citations

Oba, Stephen N., Joshua O. Ighalo, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, & Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe. (2021). Removal of ibuprofen from aqueous media by adsorption: A comprehensive review. The Science of The Total Environment. 780. 146608–146608. 203 indexed citations

Li, Guifang, et al.. (2021). Liquid nitrogen-controlled direct pyrolysis/KOH activation mediated micro-mesoporous carbon synthesis from castor shell for enhanced performance of supercapacitor electrode. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 13(4). 3101–3112. 9 indexed citations

Ighalo, Joshua O., Setyo Budi Kurniawan, Kingsley O. Iwuozor, et al.. (2021). A review of treatment technologies for the mitigation of the toxic environmental effects of acid mine drainage (AMD). Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 157. 37–58. 178 indexed citations

Ighalo, Joshua O., Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, & Stephen N. Oba. (2020). A review of methods for the removal of penicillins from water. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 39. 101886–101886. 69 indexed citations

Igwegbe, Chinenye Adaobi, Stephen N. Oba, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, Adewale George Adeniyi, & Joshua O. Ighalo. (2020). Adsorption of ciprofloxacin from water: A comprehensive review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 93. 57–77. 342 indexed citations breakdown →

Igwegbe, Chinenye Adaobi, et al.. (2020). Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research. 5(1). em0145–em0145. 19 indexed citations

Ohale, Paschal Enyinnaya, et al.. (2020). Adsorptive kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic analysis of fishpond effluent coagulation using chitin derived coagulant from waste Brachyura shell. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 4. 100036–100036. 51 indexed citations

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