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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
71
Citations
19769
World Ranking
862
National Ranking
4

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
17245
World Ranking
5082
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2018 - OSA Fellows Boon S. Ooi King Abdullah Univ. of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia For pioneering contributions to optoelectronic device technologies, particularly in light-emitting devices in visible wavelengths, and their applications to lighting and optical communications.
  • 2009 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Boon S. Ooi is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with particular emphasis on water science and technology. They have contributed significantly to subfields such as biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their work centers around key topics including membrane separation technologies, solar-powered water purification methods, membrane-based ion separation techniques, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, applications of graphene and nanomaterials, synthesis and applications of metal-organic frameworks, and phosphorus and nutrient management.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Boon S. Ooi include Abdul Latif Ahmad, C.P. Leo, Ying Shi Chang, Derek Juinn Chieh Chan, and Siew Chun Low. Their publications often appear in these venues:

  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers include:

  • "Future perspectives of nanocellulose-based membrane for water treatment" (2020), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Chitosan/PEG/MWCNT/Iodine composite membrane with enhanced antibacterial properties for dye wastewater treatment" (2020), published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • "Investigation of Anti-fouling and UV-Cleaning Properties of PVDF/TiO2 Mixed-Matrix Membrane for Humic Acid Removal" (2020), published in Membranes
  • "Impacts of PVDF polymorphism and surface printing micro-roughness on superhydrophobic membrane to desalinate high saline water" (2021), published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • "A Complete Proposed Framework for Coastal Water Quality Monitoring System With Algae Predictive Model" (2021), published in IEEE Access

Boon S. Ooi has been recognized by several professional societies. They became a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019. They were named an OSA Fellow in 2018, specifically noted for contributions to optoelectronic device technologies, focusing on light-emitting devices in visible wavelengths and applications in lighting and optical communications. Additionally, they have been a SPIE Fellow since 2009.

Best Publications

  • A polydimethylsiloxane-coated metal structure for all-day radiative cooling

    Lyu Zhou;Haomin Song;Haomin Song;Jian Wei Liang;Matthew Singer

  • Air-Stable Surface-Passivated Perovskite Quantum Dots for Ultra-Robust, Single- and Two-Photon-Induced Amplified Spontaneous Emission

    Jun Pan;Smritakshi P. Sarmah;Banavoth Murali;Ibrahim Dursun

  • About the choice of the protogenic group in PEM separator materials for intermediate temperature, low humidity operation: a critical comparison of sulfonic acid, phosphonic�…

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  • 4.8 Gbit/s 16-QAM-OFDM transmission based on compact 450-nm laser for underwater wireless optical communication

    Hassan M. Oubei;Jose R. Duran;Bilal Janjua;Huai Yung Wang

  • Spanish Aerobiology Network (REA): management and quality manual

    Unknown

  • 20-meter underwater wireless optical communication link with 1.5 Gbps data rate

    Chao Shen;Yujian Guo;Hassan M. Oubei;Tien Khee Ng

  • A Review of Distributed Fiber–Optic Sensing in the Oil and Gas Industry

    Unknown

  • Ultralow Self-Doping in Two-dimensional Hybrid Perovskite Single Crystals

    Wei Peng;Jun Yin;Kang-Ting Ho;Olivier Ouellette

  • High-speed colour-converting photodetector with all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals for ultraviolet light communication

    Chun Hong Kang;Ibrahim Dursun;Guangyu Liu;Lutfan Sinatra

  • Perovskite Nanocrystals as a Color Converter for Visible Light Communication

    Ibrahim Dursun;Chao Shen;Manas R. Parida;Jun Pan

  • Maritime Communications: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges

    Unknown

  • Roadmap to free space optics

    Abderrahmen Trichili;Mitchell A. Cox;Boon S. Ooi;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Unified Statistical Channel Model for Turbulence-Induced Fading in Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Systems

    Emna Zedini;Hassan Makine Oubei;Abla Kammoun;Mounir Hamdi

  • 2.3 Gbit/s underwater wireless optical communications using directly modulated 520 nm laser diode.

    Hassan Makine Oubei;Changping Li;Ki-Hong Park;Tien Khee Ng

  • A Review on Practical Considerations and Solutions in Underwater Wireless Optical Communication

    Xiaobin Sun;Boon S. Ooi;Chun Hong Kang;Meiwei Kong

  • Communicating Using Spatial Mode Multiplexing: Potentials, Challenges, and Perspectives

    Abderrahmen Trichili;Ki-Hong Park;Mourad Zghal;Boon S. Ooi

  • Surface Passivation of GaN Nanowires for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting.

    Purushothaman Varadhan;Hui-chun Fu;Davide Priante;Jose Ramon Duran Retamal

  • Pt/AlGaN Nanoarchitecture: Toward High Responsivity, Self-Powered Ultraviolet-Sensitive Photodetection

    Danhao Wang;Xin Liu;Shi Fang;Chen Huang

  • Selective quantum-well intermixing in GaAs-AlGaAs structures using impurity-free vacancy diffusion

    Boon Siew Ooi;K. McIlvaney;M.W. Street;A.S. Helmy

  • InGaN/GaN disk-in-nanowire white light emitting diodes on (001) silicon

    Wei Guo;Animesh Banerjee;Pallab K. Bhattacharya;Boon S. Ooi

  • Monolithic Electrically Injected Nanowire Array Edge-Emitting Laser on (001) Silicon

    Thomas Frost;Shafat Jahangir;Ethan Stark;Saniya Deshpande

  • Phosphorous Diffuser Diverged Blue Laser Diode for Indoor Lighting and Communication

    Yu Chieh Chi;Dan Hua Hsieh;Chung Yu Lin;Hsiang Yu Chen

  • Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Khee Ng
Tien Khee Ng King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Abdul Latif Ahmad
Abdul Latif Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dalaver H. Anjum
Dalaver H. Anjum Khalifa University
Osman M. Bakr
Osman M. Bakr King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Omar F. Mohammed
Omar F. Mohammed King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
John H. Marsh
John H. Marsh University of Glasgow
Steven P. DenBaars
Steven P. DenBaars University of California, Santa Barbara
Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura University of California, Santa Barbara
James S. Speck
James S. Speck University of California, Santa Barbara

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