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Materials Science
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
104
Citations
36681
World Ranking
889
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Ahmad Umar is affiliated with Najran University in Saudi Arabia and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Polymers and Plastics.

Thematically, Umar's research focuses primarily on Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, and ZnO Doping and Properties.

Recent significant publications reflect a diverse interest in nanomaterials and sensor technologies. These include:

  • Nanomaterials-based biosensor and their applications: A review (2023, Heliyon)
  • Advances in Responsively Conductive Polymer Composites and Sensing Applications (2020, Polymer Reviews)
  • 2D Nanomaterial-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors for Biosensing Applications (2020, Micromachines)
  • Gas sensors and factors influencing sensing mechanism with a special focus on MOS sensors (2023, Journal of Materials Science)
  • Silica-Based Bioactive Glasses and Their Applications in Hard Tissue Regeneration: A Review (2021, Pharmaceuticals)

Umar frequently publishes in specialized journals and venues that include:

  • Science of Advanced Materials (22 publications)
  • Chemosphere (18 publications)
  • Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics (18 publications)
  • Ceramics International (14 publications)
  • Environmental Research (12 publications)

Their collaborative network highlights regular co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Ahmed A. Ibrahim, with 117 joint publications
  • Sotirios Baskoutas, with 90 joint publications
  • Sheikh A. Akbar, with 54 joint publications
  • Hassan Algadi, with 53 joint publications
  • M. Shaheer Akhtar, with 35 joint publications

Overall, Ahmad Umar's research portfolio demonstrates a continuous engagement with advancing materials and sensor sciences, contributing knowledge across a multidisciplinary spectrum focused on technological and environmental applications within materials science and engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for NO2 Gas–Sensor Applications: A Review

    Rajesh Kumar;O. Al-Dossary;Girish Kumar;Ahmad Umar

  • Hierarchical porous carbon aerogel derived from bagasse for high performance supercapacitor electrode

    Pin Hao;Zhenhuan Zhao;Jian Tian;Haidong Li

  • Biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots: highly selective fluorescent probe for detecting Fe3+ ions and tetracyclines.

    Houjuan Qi;Min Teng;Miao Liu;Shouxin Liu

  • Antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanomaterials: A review

    Rajesh Kumar;Ahmad Umar;Girish Kumar;Hari Singh Nalwa

  • Hierarchical SnO2 Nanostructures Made of Intermingled Ultrathin Nanosheets for Environmental Remediation, Smart Gas Sensor, and Supercapacitor Applications

    Yang Liu;Yang Jiao;Zhenglin Zhang;Fengyu Qu

  • Zinc oxide nanonail based chemical sensor for hydrazine detection

    Ahmad Umar;Mohammed Muzibur Rahman;Sang Hoon Kim;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Highly effective Fe-doped TiO2 nanoparticles photocatalysts for visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of toxic organic compounds

    Swati Sood;Ahmad Umar;Surinder Kumar Mehta;Sushil Kumar Kansal

  • Nanomaterials-based biosensor and their applications: A review

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  • Growth of aligned ZnO nanorods and nanopencils on ZnO/Si in aqueous solution: growth mechanism and structural and optical properties

    Q Ahsanulhaq;A Umar;Y B Hahn

  • Ultra-sensitive cholesterol biosensor based on low-temperature grown ZnO nanoparticles

    Ahmad Umar;M.M. Rahman;Mohammad Vaseem;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Metal Oxide Nanostructures and Their Applications

    Ahmad Umar

  • ZnO nanosheet networks and hexagonal nanodiscs grown on silicon substrate: growth mechanism and structural and optical properties

    Ahmad Umar;Y B Hahn

  • Catalyst-free large-quantity synthesis of ZnO nanorods by a vapor-solid growth mechanism : Structural and optical properties

    A. Umar;S.H. Kim;Y.-S. Lee;K.S. Nahm

  • High sensitive and low-concentration sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas sensor application of heterostructure NiO-ZnO nanodisks

    Qu Zhou;Qu Zhou;Wen Zeng;Weigen Chen;Lingna Xu

  • Ultraselective and sensitive detection of xylene and toluene for monitoring indoor air pollution using Cr-doped NiO hierarchical nanostructures

    Hyo Joong Kim;Ji Wook Yoon;Kwon Il Choi;Ho Won Jang

  • Structural and optical properties of single-crystalline ZnO nanorods grown on silicon by thermal evaporation.

    Umar A;Karunagaran B;Suh Ek;Hahn Yb

  • Pt nanoparticles decorated SnO2 nanoneedles for efficient CO gas sensing applications

    Qu Zhou;Lingna Xu;Lingna Xu;Ahmad Umar;Weigen Chen

  • A Critical Review on the Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Elemental Mercury in Flue Gases

    Yanshan Gao;Zhang Zhang;Jingwen Wu;Linhai Duan

  • Photocatalysis from UV/Vis to Near‐Infrared Light: Towards Full Solar‐Light Spectrum Activity

    Yuanhua Sang;Hong Liu;Ahmad Umar

  • Metal organic framework (MOF) porous octahedral nanocrystals of Cu-BTC: Synthesis, properties and enhanced adsorption properties

    Ramanpreet Kaur;Amandeep Kaur;Ahmad Umar;William A. Anderson

  • Comprehensive investigation of CO2 adsorption on Mg–Al–CO3 LDH-derived mixed metal oxides

    Yanshan Gao;Zhang Zhang;Jingwen Wu;Xianfeng Yi

  • Low-Temperature Synthesis of Flower-Shaped CuO Nanostructures by Solution Process: Formation Mechanism and Structural Properties

    Mohammad Vaseem;Ahmad Umar;Sang Hoon Kim;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Highly-sensitive cholesterol biosensor based on well-crystallized flower-shaped ZnO nanostructures

    Ahmad Umar;Ahmad Umar;M.M. Rahman;A. Al-Hajry;Y.-B. Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoon-Bong Hahn
Yoon-Bong Hahn Jeonbuk National University
Surinder Kumar Mehta
Surinder Kumar Mehta Panjab University
Sotirios Baskoutas
Sotirios Baskoutas University of Patras
Zhanhu Guo
Zhanhu Guo Northumbria University
Paul-Gerhard Reinhard
Paul-Gerhard Reinhard University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Xiang Wu
Xiang Wu Shenyang University of Technology
Girish Kumar
Girish Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mohammed M. Rahman
Mohammed M. Rahman King Abdulaziz University
Hu Liu
Hu Liu Zhengzhou University
Suresh Sagadevan
Suresh Sagadevan University of Malaya

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