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Adel R.A. Usman

Adel R.A. Usman

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
9202
World Ranking
4761
National Ranking
2

Adel R.A. Usman publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adel R.A. Usman sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Adel R.A. Usman D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adel R.A. Usman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Adel R.A. Usman is affiliated with King Saud University in Saudi Arabia and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research encompasses key areas within this field, particularly focusing on pollution, water science and technology, plant science, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Radioactivity and radon measurements
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Heavy Metal Immobilization Studies and Enhancement in Geotechnical Properties of Cohesive Soils by EICP Technique" (2020), published in Applied Sciences
  • "Immobilization and mitigation of chromium toxicity in aqueous solutions and tannery waste-contaminated soil using biochar and polymer-modified biochar" (2020), published in Chemosphere
  • "Sources, toxicity potential, and human health risk assessment of heavy metals-laden soil and dust of urban and suburban areas as affected by industrial and mining activities" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Turning date palm waste into carbon nanodots and nano zerovalent iron composites for excellent removal of methylthioninium chloride from water" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Prevalence of human pathogenic viruses in wastewater: A potential transmission risk as well as an effective tool for early outbreak detection for COVID-19" (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management

Usman has frequently collaborated with several co-authors including Mohammad I. Al-Wabel, Munir Ahmad, Abdullah S. Al-Farraj, Muhammad Imran Rafique, and Hamed A. Al-Swadi, reflecting a network of research partnerships particularly within environmental sciences.

Their research output has been published most frequently in the following venues:

  • Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences
  • Sustainability
  • Scientific Reports
  • Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Pyrolysis temperature induced changes in characteristics and chemical composition of biochar produced from conocarpus wastes.

    Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Abdulrasoul Al-Omran;Ahmed H. El-Naggar;Mahmoud Nadeem

  • Biochar production from date palm waste: Charring temperature induced changes in composition and surface chemistry

    Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel Abduljabbar;Meththika Vithanage;Yong Sik Ok

  • Conocarpus biochar as a soil amendment for reducing heavy metal availability and uptake by maize plants.

    Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Adel R.A. Usman;Ahmed H. El-Naggar;Anwar A. Aly

  • Impact of Biochar Properties on Soil Conditions and Agricultural Sustainability: A Review

    Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Qaiser Hussain;Qaiser Hussain;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad

  • The relative adsorption selectivities of Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd and Ni by soils developed on shale in New Valley, Egypt

    Adel Rabie Ahmed Usman

  • Heavy metal contamination in sediments and mangroves from the coast of Red Sea: Avicennia marina as potential metal bioaccumulator.

    Adel R.A. Usman;Raed S. Alkredaa;M.I. Al-Wabel

  • Effects of rapeseed residue on lead and cadmium availability and uptake by rice plants in heavy metal contaminated paddy soil

    Yong Sik Ok;Adel R.A. Usman;Sang Soo Lee;Samy A.M. Abd El-Azeem

  • Eggshell and coral wastes as low cost sorbents for the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ from aqueous solutions

    Mahtab Ahmad;Adel R.A. Usman;Sang Soo Lee;Sung Chul Kim

  • Equilibrium and kinetic mechanisms of woody biochar on aqueous glyphosate removal.

    S.S. Mayakaduwa;Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Indika Herath;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Phosphorus-loaded biochar changes soil heavy metals availability and uptake potential of maize (Zea mays L.) plants.

    Munir Ahmad;Adel R.A. Usman;Abdullah S. Al-Faraj;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Conocarpus Biochar Induces Changes in Soil Nutrient Availability and Tomato Growth Under Saline Irrigation

    Adel Rabie A. Usman;Adel Rabie A. Usman;Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Yong S. Ok;Abdulaziz Al-Harbi

  • Application of eggshell waste for the immobilization of cadmium and lead in a contaminated soil

    Yong Sik Ok;Sang Soo Lee;Weon Tai Jeon;Sang Eun Oh

  • Mechanistic modeling of glyphosate interaction with rice husk derived engineered biochar

    Indika Herath;Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Adel Abduljabbar

  • Date palm waste-derived biochar composites with silica and zeolite: synthesis, characterization and implication for carbon stability and recalcitrant potential

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  • Carbon mineralization and nutrient availability in calcareous sandy soils amended with woody waste biochar

    Ahmed H. El-Naggar;Adel R.A. Usman;Abdulrasoul Al-Omran;Yong Sik Ok

  • Effect of microbial inoculation and EDTA on the uptake and translocation of heavy metal by corn and sunflower

    Adel Rabie Ahmed Usman;Hashem M. Mohamed

  • Effect of Conocarpus Biochar Application on the Hydraulic Properties of a Sandy Loam Soil

    Hesham M. Ibrahim;Mohammed I. Al-Wabel;Adel R. A. Usman;Abdulrasoul Al-Omran

  • Soil pollution assessment and identification of hyperaccumulating plants in chromated copper arsenate (CCA) contaminated sites, Korea

    Adel R.A. Usman;Sang Soo Lee;Yasser M. Awad;Kyoung Jae Lim

  • Effect of Clay Minerals on Immobilization of Heavy Metals and Microbial Activity in a Sewage Sludge-Contaminated Soil (8 pp)

    Adel Rabie Ahmed Usman;Yakov Kuzyakov;Karl Stahr

  • Effects of biochar, cow bone, and eggshell on Pb availability to maize in contaminated soil irrigated with saline water

    Yaser A. Almaroai;Yaser A. Almaroai;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad;Deok Hyun Moon

  • Biochar, a potential hydroponic growth substrate, enhances the nutritional status and growth of leafy vegetables

    Yasser Mahmoud Awad;Yasser Mahmoud Awad;Sung Eun Lee;Mohamed Bedair M. Ahmed;Ngoc Thang Vu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad I. Al-Wabel
Mohammad I. Al-Wabel King Saud University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Mahtab Ahmad
Mahtab Ahmad Quaid-i-Azam University
Sang Soo Lee
Sang Soo Lee Yonsei University
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Karl Stahr
Karl Stahr University of Hohenheim
Deok Hyun Moon
Deok Hyun Moon Chosun University
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Yiu Fai Tsang
Yiu Fai Tsang Education University of Hong Kong
Sang-Eun Oh
Sang-Eun Oh Kangwon National University

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