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Environmental Sciences 58 3344 3198 3 3 130 8941

Balal Yousaf publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Balal Yousaf between 2014 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Balal Yousaf published across 13 years, from 2014 to 2026, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2018. 19 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2014 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2018. 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 3 publications
2014 2026

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Balal Yousaf: publications per year, 2014 to 2026
Year Publications
2014 4
2015 2
2016 11
2017 10
2018 19
2019 15
2020 18
2021 18
2022 19
2023 8
2024 13
2025 16
2026 3
Total 156
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Balal Yousaf 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 Balal Yousaf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 130
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Balal Yousaf 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 Balal Yousaf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166 58
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Balal Yousaf is affiliated with the Silesian University of Technology in Poland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, contributing extensively to the subfields of pollution, water science and technology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics within these fields, including heavy metals in the environment, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, nanoparticles synthesis and applications, and coal and its by-products.

Yousaf has published notably in several key venues specializing in environmental and cleaner production sciences. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Chemosphere

Their recent papers illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions. Notable publications include:

  • "Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review," 2020, published in Environment International
  • "Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women," 2021, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar," 2021, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Synthesis, characteristics and mechanistic insight into the clays and clay minerals-biochar surface interactions for contaminants removal-A review," 2021, published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Environmental transformation and nano-toxicity of engineered nano-particles (ENPs) in aquatic and terrestrial organisms," 2020, published in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Collaboration plays a significant role in this scientist's research output. Frequent co-authors include Guijian Liu, Muhammad Arif, Qumber Abbas, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, and Aniqa Ashraf.

Balal Yousaf's extensive publication record reflects sustained engagement with issues related to environmental pollutants and emerging contaminants, particularly focusing on nanomaterials, heavy metals, and pollution control technologies.

Best Publications

  • Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review.

    Qumber Abbas;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Amina;Muhammad Ubaid Ali

  • Recent advances in carbon-based renewable adsorbent for selective carbon dioxide capture and separation-A review

    Rafay Ahmed;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Qumber Abbas

  • Silicon nanoparticles enhanced the growth and reduced the cadmium accumulation in grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Afzal Hussain;Muhammad Zia ur Rehman

  • Contrasting effects of biochar, compost and farm manure on alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to plant growth, photosynthesis and metal uptake

    Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman;Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Nida Fatima

  • Silicon occurrence, uptake, transport and mechanisms of heavy metals, minerals and salinity enhanced tolerance in plants with future prospects: A review.

    Muhammad Imtiaz;Muhammad Shahid Rizwan;Muhammad Adnan Mushtaq;Muhammad Ashraf

  • A systematic review on global pollution status of particulate matter-associated potential toxic elements and health perspectives in urban environment.

    Muhammad Ubaid Ali;Muhammad Ubaid Ali;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Habib Ullah

  • Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women.

    Muhammad Ubaid Ali;Yangmei Yu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir

  • Pollution characteristics and human health risks of potentially (eco)toxic elements (PTEs) in road dust from metropolitan area of Hefei, China.

    Muhammad Ubaid Ali;Muhammad Ubaid Ali;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Qumber Abbas

  • Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar

    Ali El-Naggar;Naveed Ahmed;Ahmed Mosa;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • Simultaneous functionalization and magnetization of biochar via NH3 ambiance pyrolysis for efficient removal of Cr (VI).

    Manik Mian;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Biao Fu

  • Ecological footprint of Rawalpindi; Pakistan's first footprint analysis from urbanization perspective

    Audil Rashid;Ayesha Irum;Ikram Ali Malik;Aniqa Ashraf

  • A comprehensive review on environmental transformation of selenium: recent advances and research perspectives.

    Habib Ullah;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Muhammad Ubaid Ali

  • Environmental transformation and nano-toxicity of engineered nano-particles (ENPs) in aquatic and terrestrial organisms

    Qumber Abbas;Balal Yousaf;Habib Ullah;Muhammad Ubaid Ali

  • Investigating the potential influence of biochar and traditional organic amendments on the bioavailability and transfer of Cd in the soil–plant system

    Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Guijian Liu;Ruwei Wang;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Synthesis, characteristics and mechanistic insight into the clays and clay minerals-biochar surface interactions for contaminants removal-A review

    Muhammad Arif;Muhammad Arif;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Rafay Ahmed

  • Investigating the biochar effects on C‐mineralization and sequestration of carbon in soil compared with conventional amendments using the stable isotope (δ13C) approach

    Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Ruwei Wang;Qumber Abbas

  • Synergistic effects of biochar and processed fly ash on bioavailability, transformation and accumulation of heavy metals by maize (Zea mays L.) in coal-mining contaminated soil

    Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir;Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Muhammad Ubaid Ali

  • Contrasting effects of operating conditions and biomass particle size on bulk characteristics and surface chemistry of rice husk derived-biochars

    Qumber Abbas;Qumber Abbas;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Muhammad Ubaid Ali

  • Enthralling the impact of engineered nanoparticles on soil microbiome: A concentric approach towards environmental risks and cogitation.

    Kanika Khanna;Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli;Neha Handa;Harsimran Kaur

  • The importance of evaluating metal exposure and predicting human health risks in urban-periurban environments influenced by emerging industry.

    Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Amina;Guijian Liu;Ruwei Wang

  • Systematic investigation on combustion characteristics and emission-reduction mechanism of potentially toxic elements in biomass- and biochar-coal co-combustion systems

    Balal Yousaf;Balal Yousaf;Guijian Liu;Guijian Liu;Qumber Abbas;Ruwei Wang

  • Regional and sectoral assessment on climate-change in Pakistan: Social norms and indigenous perceptions on climate-change adaptation and mitigation in relation to global context

    Mudassar Hussain;Mudassar Hussain;Guijian Liu;Balal Yousaf;Rafay Ahmed

  • Bioavailability evaluation, uptake of heavy metals and potential health risks via dietary exposure in urban-industrial areas

    Balal Yousaf;Guijian Liu;Ruwei Wang;Muhammad Imtiaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Guijian Liu
Guijian Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Imtiaz
Muhammad Imtiaz Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Ming Hung Wong
Ming Hung Wong Education University of Hong Kong
Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Chunmiao Zheng
Chunmiao Zheng Southern University of Science and Technology
Parvaiz Ahmad
Parvaiz Ahmad Government Degree College, Pulwama
Younes Hamed
Younes Hamed University of Gafsa

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