Syed Farooq Adil

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
213 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Syed Farooq Adil is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Syed Farooq Adil has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Materials Chemistry, 80 papers in Organic Chemistry and 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Syed Farooq Adil's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (37 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers). Syed Farooq Adil is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (37 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers). Syed Farooq Adil collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan. Syed Farooq Adil's co-authors include Mujeeb Khan, Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui, Abdulrahman Al‐Warthan, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Merajuddin Khan, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Mufsir Kuniyil, Wolfgang Tremel, Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Abdullah M. Al‐Mayouf and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Syed Farooq Adil

206 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Graphene based metal and metal oxide nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and their applications

2015 557 citations Mujeeb Khan, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir et al. profile →
Metal oxides as photocatalysts

2015 496 citations Syed Farooq Adil et al. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Syed Farooq Adil Saudi Arabia	45	4.5k	1.7k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	213	7.4k
Mujeeb Khan Saudi Arabia	43	3.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	879 0.6×	955 0.7×	188	6.1k
Manickam Selvaraj India	44	4.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	347	7.2k
Shaeel A. Al‐Thabaiti Saudi Arabia	50	4.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	237	7.9k
Stefanos Mourdikoudis Greece	29	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	828 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	86	6.0k
Katherine B. Holt United Kingdom	30	5.6k 1.3×	2.6k 1.5×	904 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	943 0.7×	73	8.5k
Idrees Khan Pakistan	25	4.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	904 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	745 0.6×	88	7.3k
Ali Alsalme Saudi Arabia	44	3.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	295	7.9k
Ibrahim Khan Saudi Arabia	37	5.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	857 0.6×	2.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	101	9.1k
Mohamed M. Ibrahim Saudi Arabia	43	2.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	343	7.2k
Seied Mahdi Pourmortazavi Iran	50	3.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	822 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	157	7.1k

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Adil, Syed Farooq, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of X-ray shielding performance of Bi/PMMA andBi/PMMA–TiO₂/PMMA nanocomposites. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 231. 112596–112596.

Ijaz, Irfan, Aysha Bukhari, Ammara Nazir, et al.. (2024). Functionalization of MXene using iota-carrageenan, maleic anhydride, and N,N′-methylene bis-acrylamide for high-performance removal of thorium (IV), uranium (IV), sulfamethoxazole, and levofloxacin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 1). 134913–134913. 6 indexed citations

Tahir, Muhammad Nawaz, Mujeeb Khan, Syed Farooq Adil, et al.. (2024). Solvothermal synthesis of VO₂ nanoparticles with locally patched V₂O₅ surface layer and their morphology-dependent catalytic properties for the oxidation of alcohols. Dalton Transactions. 53(7). 3132–3142. 6 indexed citations

Rizwana, Humaira, Mujeeb Khan, Horiah A. Aldehaish, et al.. (2023). Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vaccinium oxycoccos (Cranberry) Extract and Evaluation of Their Biomedical Potential. Crystals. 13(2). 294–294. 11 indexed citations

Khan, Merajuddin, et al.. (2023). Diversity of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad Seeds Extracts: Detailed Chemical Profiling and Evaluation of Their Medicinal Properties. Plants. 12(3). 567–567. 13 indexed citations

Javaid, Ayesha, Muhammad Imran, Farah Kanwal, et al.. (2023). Sb-Doped Cerium Molybdate: An Emerging Material as Dielectric and Photocatalyst for the Removal of Diclofenac Potassium from Aqueous Media. Molecules. 28(24). 7979–7979. 7 indexed citations

Alduhaish, Osamah, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, & Syed Farooq Adil. (2022). Photo-Induced Preparation of Ag@MOF-801 Composite Based Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst for the Production of Biodiesel. Catalysts. 12(5). 533–533. 21 indexed citations

Khan, Mujeeb, Mohamed E. Assal, Muhammad Tahir, et al.. (2022). Graphene/inorganic nanocomposites: Evolving photocatalysts for solar energy conversion for environmental remediation. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 26(6). 101544–101544. 51 indexed citations

Khan, Merajuddin, Merajuddin Khan, Mujeeb Khan, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive Phytochemical Analysis of Various Solvent Extracts of Artemisia judaica and Their Potential Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activities. Life. 12(11). 1885–1885. 12 indexed citations

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Kumar, J. V. Shanmukha, et al.. (2022). Development and Validation for Quantification of 7-Nitroso Impurity in Sitagliptin by Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography with Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry. Molecules. 27(23). 8581–8581. 8 indexed citations

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Khan, Merajuddin, Ponmurugan Karuppiah, Hamad Z. Alkhathlan, et al.. (2022). Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Juniperus procera Extract: Their Characterization, and Biological Activity. Crystals. 12(3). 420–420. 44 indexed citations

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Khan, Merajuddin, et al.. (2021). Screening of potential cytotoxic activities of some medicinal plants of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 29(3). 1801–1807. 16 indexed citations

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Ali, Farman, Muhammad Sajjad, Nisar Ali, et al.. (2021). Zirconium-Doped Chromium IV Oxide Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalysis towards the Degradation of Organic Dyes. Catalysts. 11(1). 117–117. 38 indexed citations

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Khan, Mujeeb, Syed Farooq Adil, Abdulrahman I. Alharthi, et al.. (2021). Solventless Mechanochemical Fabrication of ZnO–MnCO3/N-Doped Graphene Nanocomposite: Efficacious and Recoverable Catalyst for Selective Aerobic Dehydrogenation of Alcohols under Alkali-Free Conditions. Catalysts. 11(7). 760–760. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, Mujeeb, Syed Farooq Adil, Hamad Z. Alkhathlan, et al.. (2020). COVID-19: A Global Challenge with Old History, Epidemiology and Progress So Far. Molecules. 26(1). 39–39. 328 indexed citations

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Shaik, Mohammed Rafi, Rabbani Syed, Syed Farooq Adil, et al.. (2020). Mn3O4 nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and their antimicrobial and anticancer activity against A549 and MCF-7 cell lines. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(2). 1196–1202. 58 indexed citations

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Shaik, Mohammed Rafi, Manawwer Alam, Syed Farooq Adil, et al.. (2019). Solvothermal Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of Cubic ZrO2 Nanoparticles/Highly Reduced Graphene (HRG) based Nanocomposites. Materials. 12(5). 711–711. 31 indexed citations

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Khan, Mujeeb, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Syed Farooq Adil, et al.. (2018). Plant extracts as green reductants for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles: lessons from chemical synthesis. Dalton Transactions. 47(35). 11988–12010. 109 indexed citations

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Shaik, Mohammed Rafi, Mufsir Kuniyil, Mujeeb Khan, et al.. (2017). Mixed Zinc/Manganese on Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide: A Highly Active Nanocomposite Catalyst for Aerial Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols. Catalysts. 7(12). 391–391. 24 indexed citations

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Shaik, Mohammed Rafi, Mufsir Kuniyil, Mujeeb Khan, et al.. (2016). Modified Polyacrylic Acid-Zinc Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity. Molecules. 21(3). 292–292. 21 indexed citations

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