2026 Iqbal M. Mujtaba: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	45	5544	5347	365	345	365	7374

Overview

Iqbal M. Mujtaba is affiliated with the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas primarily within engineering, environmental science, and energy. The scientist has a significant number of publications addressing applied technologies in water treatment and renewable energy integration.

The main fields of study for Mujtaba include:

Engineering
Environmental Science
Energy

The subfields of their expertise encompass:

Water Science and Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering

Mujtaba's research contributions focus notably on topics such as:

Membrane Separation Technologies
Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Process Optimization and Integration

Their recent notable papers include:

"Hybrid membrane and thermal seawater desalination processes powered by fossil fuels: A comprehensive review, future challenges and prospects" (2024, Desalination)
"Evaluation of Solar Energy Powered Seawater Desalination Processes: A Review" (2022, Energies)
"Nanoscale ZrRGOCuFe layered double hydroxide composites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of dye contaminant" (2021, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing)
"Performance evaluation of a brackish water reverse osmosis pilot-plant desalination process under different operating conditions: Experimental study" (2021, Cleaner Engineering and Technology)
"Performance of reverse osmosis based desalination process using spiral wound membrane: Sensitivity study of operating parameters under variable seawater conditions" (2021, Cleaner Engineering and Technology)

Frequent publication venues where Mujtaba's work appears include:

Processes
Computers & Chemical Engineering
Desalination
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Mujtaba has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably:

Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi
Raj Patel
Yakubu Mandafiya John
Md Tanvir Sowgath
Aysar T. Jarullah

Best Publications

Batch Distillation: Design and Operation

I M Mujtaba

188
Citations
Theoretical approach of freeze seawater desalination on flake ice maker utilizing LNG cold energy

Wensheng Cao;Clive Beggs;Iqbal M. Mujtaba

139
Citations
Kinetic parameter estimation and simulation of trickle-bed reactor for hydrodesulfurization of crude oil

Aysar Talib Jarullah;Iqbal M. Mujtaba;Alastair S. Wood

131
Citations
Thermal performances investigation of a wet cooling tower

M. Lemouari;M. Boumaza;I.M. Mujtaba

128
Citations
Fresh water by reverse osmosis based desalination: simulation and optimisation

A. Villafafila;I.M. Mujtaba

126
Citations
CO2 Pipeline Design: A Review

Suoton P. Peletiri;Nejat Rahmanian;Iqbal M. Mujtaba

117
Citations
Neural Network Based Modelling and Control in Batch Reactor

I.M. Mujtaba;N. Aziz;M.A. Hussain

116
Citations
On-line dynamic optimization and control strategy for improving the performance of batch reactors

A. Arpornwichanop;P. Kittisupakorn;I.M. Mujtaba

114
Citations
Performance of different types of controllers in tracking optimal temperature profiles in batch reactors

N. Aziz;M.A. Hussain;I.M. Mujtaba

113
Citations
Energy, exergy and environmental analyses of conventional, steam and CO2-enhanced rice straw gasification

A.M. Parvez;Iqbal M. Mujtaba;T. Wu

102
Citations
Optimal operation of multicomponent batch distillation—multiperiod formulation and solution

I.M. Mujtaba;S. Macchietto

98
Citations
Cost evaluation and optimisation of hybrid multi effect distillation and reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination

M.A. Al-Obaidi;G. Filippini;F. Manenti;I.M. Mujtaba

95
Citations
Kinetic model development and simulation of simultaneous hydrodenitrogenation and hydrodemetallization of crude oil in trickle bed reactor

Aysar Talib Jarullah;Iqbal M. Mujtaba;Alastair S. Wood

95
Citations
Optimisation of reverse osmosis based wastewater treatment system for the removal of chlorophenol using genetic algorithms

M.A. Al-Obaidi;J-P. Li;C. Kara-Zaïtri;I.M. Mujtaba

94
Citations
Efficient Optimization of Batch Distillation with Chemical Reaction Using Polynomial Curve Fitting Techniques

Iqbal M. Mujtaba;Sandro Macchietto

91
Citations
Neural network based correlation for estimating water permeability constant in RO desalination process under fouling

M. Barello;Davide Manca;R. Patel;I. M. Mujtaba

86
Citations
Hybrid membrane and thermal seawater desalination processes powered by fossil fuels: A comprehensive review, future challenges and prospects

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86
Citations
Optimal operation policies in batch reactors

N. Aziz;I.M. Mujtaba

83
Citations
Optimal design and operation of reverse osmosis desalination process with membrane fouling

Kamal M. Sassi;Iqbal M. Mujtaba

83
Citations
Design and economic evaluation of solar-powered hybrid multi effect and reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination.

G. Filippini;M.A. Al-Obaidi;F. Manenti;I.M. Mujtaba

83
Citations
Simultaneous optimization of design and operation of multicomponent batch distillation column—single and multiple separation duties

Iqbal M. Mujtaba;Sandro Macchietto

80
Citations
Performance analysis of hybrid system of multi effect distillation and reverse osmosis for seawater desalination via modelling and simulation

G. Filippini;M.A. Al-Obaidi;F. Manenti;I.M. Mujtaba

78
Citations
Neural network based modelling and control of batch reactor.

Iqbal M. Mujtaba;Norashid Aziz;Hussain

0
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