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Imran Shakir publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Imran Shakir sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 323 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Imran Shakir D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Imran Shakir sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Imran Shakir is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Energy, and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scholar's main topics of work include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Imran Shakir has published extensively in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of Taibah University for Science
  • Desalination and Water Treatment
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shakir are as follows:

  • "A fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction," 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "High-order superlattices by rolling up van der Waals heterostructures," 2021, Nature
  • "Ambient Ammonia Synthesis via Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate Enabled by NiCo2O4 Nanowire Array," 2022, Small
  • "Layered Intercalation Materials," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Binder free mesoporous Ag-doped Co3O4 nanosheets with outstanding cyclic stability and rate capability for advanced supercapacitor applications," 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Muhammad Farooq Warsi, Philips O. Agboola, Sonia Zulfiqar, Sajjad Haider, and M.S. Al-Buriahi.

Best Publications

  • Approaching the Schottky-Mott limit in van der Waals metal-semiconductor junctions.

    Yuan Liu;Yuan Liu;Jian Guo;Enbo Zhu;Lei Liao

  • General synthesis and definitive structural identification of MN4C4 single-atom catalysts with tunable electrocatalytic activities

    Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Yexin Feng;Christopher S. Allen

  • Three-dimensional holey-graphene/niobia composite architectures for ultrahigh-rate energy storage

    Hongtao Sun;Lin Mei;Lin Mei;Junfei Liang;Zipeng Zhao

  • A fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction

    Lele Peng;Ziyang Wei;Chengzhang Wan;Jing Li

  • Hierarchical 3D electrodes for electrochemical energy storage

    Hongtao Sun;Hongtao Sun;Jian Zhu;Daniel Baumann;Lele Peng

  • Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation

    Xiang Xu;Xiang Xu;Qiangqiang Zhang;Menglong Hao;Menglong Hao;Yuan Hu

  • Single atom electrocatalysts supported on graphene or graphene-like carbons

    Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Dongliang Chen;Tiandou Hu

  • Porous Fe2O3 Nanoframeworks Encapsulated within Three-Dimensional Graphene as High-Performance Flexible Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery

    Tiancai Jiang;Fanxing Bu;Xiaoxiang Feng;Imran Shakir

  • Extracting hydroxyapatite and its precursors from natural resources

    Muhammad Akram;Rashid Ahmed;Imran Shakir;Wan Aini Wan Ibrahim

  • Monolayer atomic crystal molecular superlattices

    Chen Wang;Qiyuan He;Udayabagya Halim;Yuanyue Liu

  • Electrospun fibers for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound dressing

    Yi Fan Goh;Imran Shakir;Rafaqat Hussain

  • Microwave‐Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Graphene‐Supported Single Atomic Metals

    Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Chengzhang Wan;Zipeng Zhao

  • High-order superlattices by rolling up van der Waals heterostructures.

    Bei Zhao;Zhong Wan;Yuan Liu;Junqing Xu

  • Layered Intercalation Materials.

    Jingyuan Zhou;Jingyuan Zhou;Zhaoyang Lin;Huaying Ren;Xidong Duan

  • Amorphous Boron Carbide on Titanium Dioxide Nanobelt Arrays for High‐Efficiency Electrocatalytic NO Reduction to NH<sub>3</sub>

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  • Binder free mesoporous Ag-doped Co3O4 nanosheets with outstanding cyclic stability and rate capability for advanced supercapacitor applications

    Muhammad Aadil;Sonia Zulfiqar;Muhammad Shahid;Sajjad Haider

  • CoFe2O4 Nanoparticle-Decorated 2D MXene: A Novel Hybrid Material for Supercapacitor Applications

    Imtisal Ayman;Aamir Rasheed;Sara Ajmal;Abdul Rehman

  • Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on magnetically separable MgFe2O4 under visible light irradiation

    Muhammad Shahid;Liu Jingling;Zahid Ali;Imran Shakir

  • Binary WO3-ZnO nanostructures supported rGO ternary nanocomposite for visible light driven photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

    Khadija Chaudhary;Khadija Chaudhary;Nusrat Shaheen;Sonia Zulfiqar;Muhammad Ilyas Sarwar

  • Structural and electrochemical characterization of α-MoO3 nanorod-based electrochemical energy storage devices

    Imran Shakir;Muhammad Shahid;Hyoung Woo Yang;Dae Joon Kang

  • Enhanced electrochemical energy storage properties of carbon coated Co3O4 nanoparticles-reduced graphene oxide ternary nano-hybrids

    Muhammad Aadil;Sonia Zulfiqar;Humera Sabeeh;Muhammad Farooq Warsi

  • Sub-5 nm Ultrasmall Metal-Organic Framework Nanocrystals for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Energy Storage.

    Peitao Xiao;Fanxing Bu;Ranran Zhao;Mohamed F. Aly Aboud

  • Graphene anchored on Cu foam as a lithiophilic 3D current collector for a stable and dendrite-free lithium metal anode

    Guanhui Yang;Jiadong Chen;Peitao Xiao;Phillips O. Agboola

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Farooq Warsi
Muhammad Farooq Warsi Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Sonia Zulfiqar
Sonia Zulfiqar Lander University
Yuxi Xu
Yuxi Xu Westlake University
Dae Joon Kang
Dae Joon Kang Sungkyunkwan University
Rizwan Raza
Rizwan Raza COMSATS University Islamabad
Xiangfeng Duan
Xiangfeng Duan University of California, Los Angeles
Yu Huang
Yu Huang University of California, Los Angeles
Majid Niaz Akhtar
Majid Niaz Akhtar Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Muhammad Naeem Ashiq
Muhammad Naeem Ashiq Bahauddin Zakariya University
Muhammad Shahid
Muhammad Shahid COMSATS University Islamabad

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