Zul Ilham

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zul Ilham is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zul Ilham has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 24 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zul Ilham's work include Biodiesel Production and Applications (23 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (15 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (9 papers). Zul Ilham is often cited by papers focused on Biodiesel Production and Applications (23 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (15 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (9 papers). Zul Ilham collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia. Zul Ilham's co-authors include Shiro Saka, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan‐Mohtar, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Zeynab Amini, Wei‐Hsin Chen, Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin, Surya Dharma, M. Varman, Sarina Abdul Halim Lim and Neil J. Rowan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zul Ilham

89 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Smart Fermentation Technologies: Microbial Process Control in Traditional Fermented Foods

2025 18 citations Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim, Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini et al. Fermentation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zul Ilham Malaysia	23	941	603	387	258	215	92	1.8k
Sanjib Kumar Karmee India	21	1.3k 1.4×	662 1.1×	461 1.2×	81 0.3×	154 0.7×	50	2.1k
John Chi‐Wei Lan Taiwan	28	824 0.9×	767 1.3×	261 0.7×	200 0.8×	172 0.8×	127	3.0k
Don-Hee Park South Korea	28	1.2k 1.3×	988 1.6×	288 0.7×	295 1.1×	118 0.5×	97	2.3k
Christopher J. Chuck United Kingdom	34	1.8k 1.9×	771 1.3×	486 1.3×	114 0.4×	209 1.0×	109	3.3k
Muhammad Irshad Pakistan	23	1.1k 1.1×	842 1.4×	149 0.4×	662 2.6×	137 0.6×	55	2.5k
Ioannis K. Kookos Greece	34	1.8k 1.9×	1.5k 2.5×	284 0.7×	155 0.6×	242 1.1×	88	3.6k
Prasant Kumar Rout India	20	2.3k 2.4×	866 1.4×	427 1.1×	439 1.7×	393 1.8×	86	3.6k
Mauro Moresi Italy	28	1.1k 1.2×	644 1.1×	156 0.4×	401 1.6×	692 3.2×	158	2.7k
Ian M. O’Hara Australia	29	1.6k 1.8×	509 0.8×	226 0.6×	196 0.8×	124 0.6×	84	2.6k
Ravi Kant Bhatia India	27	1.5k 1.6×	898 1.5×	306 0.8×	224 0.9×	112 0.5×	64	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zul Ilham

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2025). The Potential of Biogas from Organic Waste in the Talumelito Landfill as a Source of Renewable Energy. 7(1). 118–124.

He, Kai, Maochuan Hu, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan‐Mohtar, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Optimization of Reservoir Operations Under Climate Variability in the Chao Phraya River Basin. Water. 17(12). 1740–1740. 2 indexed citations

Rahim, Muhamad Hafiz Abd, et al.. (2025). Smart Fermentation Technologies: Microbial Process Control in Traditional Fermented Foods. Fermentation. 11(6). 323–323. 18 indexed citations breakdown →

Rahman, Nor Mas Mira Abd, et al.. (2025). Agricultural Waste-Derived Biopolymers for Sustainable Food Packaging: Challenges and Future Prospects. Polymers. 17(14). 1897–1897. 18 indexed citations

Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2025). Development of Antimicrobial and Antioxidative Chicken Patties Using Liquid-Fermented Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus djamor Fruiting Body Biomass. Fermentation. 11(7). 393–393.

Olivito, Fabrizio, Zul Ilham, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan‐Mohtar, et al.. (2025). Oil Spill Recovery of Petroleum-Derived Fuels Using a Bio-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foam. Polymers. 17(14). 1959–1959. 1 indexed citations

Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2024). Placemaking strategies in greening Universiti Malaya Main Library. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 76–92. 1 indexed citations

Hanafiah, Zarimah Mohd, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan‐Mohtar, Fabrizio Olivito, et al.. (2024). Water Quality Assessment and Decolourisation of Contaminated Ex-Mining Lake Water Using Bioreactor Dye-Eating Fungus (BioDeF) System: A Real Case Study. Toxics. 12(1). 60–60. 8 indexed citations

Hanafiah, Zarimah Mohd, Zul Ilham, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, et al.. (2024). Treatment of the Textile Wastewater using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum Mycelial Pellets. Sains Malaysiana. 53(7). 1645–1660. 2 indexed citations

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Ing, Grace Phang & Zul Ilham. (2023). Theory of planned behavior to understand pro-environmental behavior among Universiti Malaya students. AIMS environmental science. 10(5). 691–708. 3 indexed citations

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Lim, Sarina Abdul Halim, et al.. (2023). Digital innovations in the post-pandemic era towards safer and sustainable food operations: A mini-review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 5 indexed citations

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Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Biomass-Exopolysaccharides Production of Lignosus rhinocerus in a High-Scale Stirred-Tank Bioreactor and Its Potential Lipid as Bioenergy. Energies. 16(5). 2330–2330. 10 indexed citations

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Ilham, Zul, Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini, Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim, et al.. (2023). Production of Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)- MISO Using Candida parapsilosis Isolated from a Commercial Soy Sauce MOROMI. Sains Malaysiana. 52(12). 3437–3447. 3 indexed citations

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Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2022). Energy conservation: awareness analysis among secondary school students. Environmental Education Research. 28(6). 925–947. 8 indexed citations

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Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2022). Critical Optimized Conditions for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-Producing Tetragenococcus Halophilus Strain KBC from a Commercial Soy Sauce Moromi in Batch Fermentation. Fermentation. 8(8). 409–409. 11 indexed citations

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Cheng, Acga, Phaik‐Eem Lim, Yang Amri Affendi, et al.. (2022). Marine Autotroph-Herbivore Synergies: Unravelling the Roles of Macroalgae in Marine Ecosystem Dynamics. Biology. 11(8). 1209–1209. 6 indexed citations

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Jamaludin, Adi Ainurzaman, Zul Ilham, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan‐Mohtar, Sarina Abdul Halim Lim, & Hazreena Hussein. (2021). Comfortable Liveable Space: Shipping Container and Bamboo as Sustainable Building Materials in Equatorial Climate Perspective?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 11–22. 3 indexed citations

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Wan‐Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad, Sarina Abdul Halim Lim, Yaya Rukayadi, et al.. (2020). Fruiting‐body‐base flour from an Oyster mushroom waste in the development of antioxidative chicken patty. Journal of Food Science. 85(10). 3124–3133. 41 indexed citations

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Mansor, Mohd Radzi Abu, et al.. (2018). Performance and emission opacity of canola and soybean biodiesel fuel in a diesel engine. JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES. 12(2). 3689–3699. 6 indexed citations

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Ilham, Zul, et al.. (2016). Green Energy towards Sustainability from the Islamic Perspective. 3(2). 31–34. 6 indexed citations

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