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D-Index
31
Citations
2858
World Ranking
9735
National Ranking
59

M. Obaid publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Obaid sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 50 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

M. Obaid D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Obaid sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

M. Obaid is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily within Environmental Science and Engineering.

The main fields of study for M. Obaid include:

  • Environmental Science (28 publications)
  • Engineering (25 publications)

They have also contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Water Science and Technology (21 publications)
  • Biomedical Engineering (13 publications)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (12 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (9 publications)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (8 publications)

M. Obaid's research focuses on various prominent topics, including:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies (38 publications)
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (24 publications)
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (12 publications)
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials (10 publications)
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 publications)
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (6 publications)
  • Advanced battery technologies research (6 publications)

The scientist's recent papers illustrate these focus areas, with selected publications including:

  • "A review on self-sustainable microbial electrolysis cells for electro-biohydrogen production via coupling with carbon-neutral renewable energy technologies," 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • "MXene-Coated Membranes for Autonomous Solar-Driven Desalination," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Waste to wealth: A critical analysis of resource recovery from desalination brine," 2022, Desalination
  • "Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology," 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic nanofiber membranes for highly efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion," 2021, Separation and Purification Technology

M. Obaid publishes frequently in specific journals and venues, including:

  • Desalination (5 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (3 publications)
  • Separation and Purification Technology (2 publications)
  • Small (2 publications)
  • Diamond and Related Materials (2 publications)

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's work include:

  • Noreddine Ghaffour (20 coauthored papers)
  • Hend Omar Mohamed (6 coauthored papers)
  • Sofiane Soukane (6 coauthored papers)
  • Pedro Castaño (5 coauthored papers)
  • Jehad K. El-Demellawi (5 coauthored papers)

M. Obaid has also contributed to book publications, including the volume titled The Impact of Medical Devices on Health Care: A Multidisciplinary Perspective published by Bright Sky Publications eBooks in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Fuel cell as an effective energy storage in reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by photovoltaic system

    Hegazy Rezk;Hegazy Rezk;Enas Taha Sayed;Enas Taha Sayed;Mujahed Al-Dhaifallah;M. Obaid;M. Obaid

  • Effective and reusable oil/water separation membranes based on modified polysulfone electrospun nanofiber mats

    M. Obaid;Nasser A.M. Barakat;Nasser A.M. Barakat;O.A. Fadali;Moaaed Motlak

  • Sulfonated graphene oxide incorporated thin film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane to enhance permeation and antifouling properties

    Yesol Kang;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Jaewon Jang;In S. Kim

  • A review on self-sustainable microbial electrolysis cells for electro-biohydrogen production via coupling with carbon-neutral renewable energy technologies.

    Euntae Yang;Hend Omar Mohamed;Sung-Gwan Park;M Obaid

  • Amorphous SiO2 NP-Incorporated Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Electrospun Nanofiber Membrane for High Flux Forward Osmosis Desalination.

    M. Obaid;Zafar Khan Ghouri;Olfat A. Fadali;Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil;Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil

  • Novel sulfonated graphene oxide incorporated polysulfone nanocomposite membranes for enhanced-performance in ultrafiltration process.

    Yesol Kang;M. Obaid;Jaewon Jang;Moon-Ho Ham

  • Effective polysulfone-amorphous SiO2 NPs electrospun nanofiber membrane for high flux oil/water separation

    M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Gehan M.K. Tolba;Moaaed Motlak;Olfat A. Fadali

  • Nonprecious anodic catalysts for low-molecular-hydrocarbon fuel cells: Theoretical consideration and current progress

    Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Enas Taha Sayed;Enas Taha Sayed;Hend Omar Mohamed;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;M. Obaid

  • Under-oil superhydrophilic wetted PVDF electrospun modified membrane for continuous gravitational oil/water separation with outstanding flux.

    M. Obaid;Hend Omar Mohamed;Ahmed S. Yasin;Mohamed A. Yassin

  • Fe/Fe2O3 nanoparticles as anode catalyst for exclusive power generation and degradation of organic compounds using microbial fuel cell

    Hend Omar Mohamed;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Kyung-Min Poo;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

  • ZrO2 nanofibers/activated carbon composite as a novel and effective electrode material for the enhancement of capacitive deionization performance

    Ahmed S. Yasin;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Ibrahim M. A. Mohamed;Ibrahim M. A. Mohamed;Ahmed Yousef

  • Co/CeO2-decorated carbon nanofibers as effective non-precious electro-catalyst for fuel cells application in alkaline medium

    Zafar Khan Ghouri;Nasser A.M. Barakat;Nasser A.M. Barakat;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Joong Hee Lee

  • Thermally Stratified Stagnation Point Flow of an Oldroyd-B Fluid

    T. Hayat;Zakir Hussain;M. Farooq;A. Alsaedi

  • Antimicrobial mechanism of reduced graphene oxide-copper oxide (rGO-CuO) nanocomposite films: The case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

    Abayomi Babatunde Alayande;M. Obaid;In S. Kim

  • Cobalt oxides-sheathed cobalt nano flakes to improve surface properties of carbonaceous electrodes utilized in microbial fuel cells

    Hend Omar Mohamed;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Su-Hyeong Chae

  • Underwater superoleophobic modified polysulfone electrospun membrane with efficient antifouling for ultrafast gravitational oil-water separation

    M. Obaid;Euntae Yang;Dong-Hee Kang;Myung-Han Yoon

  • Titanium dioxide-decorated rGO as an effective electrode for ultrahigh-performance capacitive deionization

    Hager M. Moustafa;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Mamdouh M. Nassar;Mohammad A. Abdelkareem;Mohammad A. Abdelkareem;Mohammad A. Abdelkareem

  • Enhanced onset potential NiMn-decorated activated carbon as effective and applicable anode in urea fuel cells

    Nasser A.M. Barakat;Nasser A.M. Barakat;Mohannad Alajami;Yazan Al Haj;M. Obaid

  • Breakthroughs in the fabrication of electrospun-nanofiber-supported thin film composite/nanocomposite membranes for the forward osmosis process: A review

    M. Obaid;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem;Seungho Kook;Hak-Yong Kim

  • Transition metal nanoparticles doped carbon paper as a cost-effective anode in a microbial fuel cell powered by pure and mixed biocatalyst cultures

    Hend Omar Mohamed;Enas Taha Sayed;M. Obaid;M. Obaid;Yun-Jeong Choi

  • High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells based on nitrogen and graphene oxide co-incorporated TiO2 nanofibers photoelectrode

    Moaaed Motlak;Nasser A.M. Barakat;Nasser A.M. Barakat;M. Shaheer Akhtar;Ahmed G. El-Deen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nasser A.M. Barakat
Nasser A.M. Barakat Minia University
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem University of Sharjah
In S. Kim
In S. Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Enas Taha Sayed
Enas Taha Sayed Minia University
Hak Yong Kim
Hak Yong Kim Jeonbuk National University
Mohamed E. Mahmoud
Mohamed E. Mahmoud University of Alabama
M. Shaheer Akhtar
M. Shaheer Akhtar Jeonbuk National University
Mira Park
Mira Park Woosuk University
Hegazy Rezk
Hegazy Rezk Minia University
Mohamed H. El-Newehy
Mohamed H. El-Newehy King Saud University

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