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Mahtab Ahmad 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 Mahtab Ahmad sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 87 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mahtab Ahmad 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 Mahtab Ahmad sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mahtab Ahmad is affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan. Their research mainly focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular attention to Plant Science. Their work encompasses various subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Ahmad's research covers topics including Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies, Agricultural Pest Management Studies, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Environmental Remediation with Nanomaterials, and Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment.

Their recent publications include:

  • Insight into a region of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Chromosome 2 revealed potential candidate genes linked to Foc4 Fusarium wilt resistance (2024) published in Functional Plant Biology
  • Shoot transcriptome revealed widespread differential expression and potential molecular mechanisms of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) against Fusarium wilt (2024) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Adsorption-Coupled Fenton Type Reduction of Bromate in Water by High-Yield Polymer-Derived Ceramic-Supported Nano-Zerovalent Iron (2024) published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Ahmad's frequent coauthors include Karma Landup Bhutia, Anima Kisku, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Rajalingam Amutha Sudhan, and Bharati Lap.

The main venues for Ahmad's research publications are Functional Plant Biology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Jung Eun Lim;Ming Zhang

  • Effects of pyrolysis temperature on soybean stover- and peanut shell-derived biochar properties and TCE adsorption in water.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Xiaomin Dou;Dinesh Mohan

  • Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

    Ali El-Naggar;Ali El-Naggar;Sang Soo Lee;Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq

  • Trichloroethylene adsorption by pine needle biochars produced at various pyrolysis temperatures.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Meththika Vithanage

  • Enhanced sulfamethazine removal by steam-activated invasive plant-derived biochar.

    Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Meththika Vithanage;Mahtab Ahmad;Dong Cheol Seo

  • Effects of soil dilution and amendments (mussel shell, cow bone, and biochar) on Pb availability and phytotoxicity in military shooting range soil.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Jae E. Yang;Hee Myong Ro

  • Pyrolysis condition affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars.

    Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Meththika Vithanage;Ming Zhang;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Speciation and phytoavailability of lead and antimony in a small arms range soil amended with mussel shell, cow bone and biochar: EXAFS spectroscopy and chemical extractions.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Jung Eun Lim;Sung Eun Lee

  • Biochar production from date palm waste: Charring temperature induced changes in composition and surface chemistry

    Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel Abduljabbar;Meththika Vithanage;Yong Sik Ok

  • Impact of Biochar Properties on Soil Conditions and Agricultural Sustainability: A Review

    Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Qaiser Hussain;Qaiser Hussain;Adel R.A. Usman;Adel R.A. Usman;Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Biochar-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils

    Mahtab Ahmad;Mahtab Ahmad;Sang Soo Lee;Sung Eun Lee;Mohammad I. Al-Wabel

  • Effects of natural and calcined oyster shells on Cd and Pb immobilization in contaminated soils

    Yong Sik Ok;Sang Eun Oh;Mahtab Ahmad;Seunghun Hyun

  • Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar

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  • Eggshell and coral wastes as low cost sorbents for the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ from aqueous solutions

    Mahtab Ahmad;Adel R.A. Usman;Sang Soo Lee;Sung Chul Kim

  • A systematic review on adsorptive removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions: Recent advances.

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  • Equilibrium and kinetic mechanisms of woody biochar on aqueous glyphosate removal.

    S.S. Mayakaduwa;Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Indika Herath;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Phosphorus-loaded biochar changes soil heavy metals availability and uptake potential of maize (Zea mays L.) plants.

    Munir Ahmad;Adel R.A. Usman;Abdullah S. Al-Faraj;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Lead and copper immobilization in a shooting range soil using soybean stover- and pine needle-derived biochars: Chemical, microbial and spectroscopic assessments

    Mahtab Ahmad;Yong Sik Ok;Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Jung Eun Lim

  • Conocarpus Biochar Induces Changes in Soil Nutrient Availability and Tomato Growth Under Saline Irrigation

    Adel Rabie A. Usman;Adel Rabie A. Usman;Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Yong S. Ok;Abdulaziz Al-Harbi

  • Impact of soybean stover- and pine needle-derived biochars on Pb and As mobility, microbial community, and carbon stability in a contaminated agricultural soil.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Yong Sik Ok;Byung Yong Kim;Jae Hyung Ahn

  • Immobilization of lead in a Korean military shooting range soil using eggshell waste: an integrated mechanistic approach.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Yohey Hashimoto;Deok Hyun Moon;Sang Soo Lee

  • Mechanistic modeling of glyphosate interaction with rice husk derived engineered biochar

    Indika Herath;Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Mohammad I. Al-Wabel;Adel Abduljabbar

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Adel R.A. Usman
Adel R.A. Usman Assiut University
Sang Soo Lee
Sang Soo Lee Yonsei University
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Mohammad I. Al-Wabel
Mohammad I. Al-Wabel King Saud University
Deok Hyun Moon
Deok Hyun Moon Chosun University
Ming Zhang
Ming Zhang China Jiliang University
Dinesh Mohan
Dinesh Mohan Jawaharlal Nehru University
Binoy Sarkar
Binoy Sarkar University of Adelaide
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal

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