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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7855 7124 40 40 285 11948

Malik Abdul Rub publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malik Abdul Rub between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malik Abdul Rub published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 20.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2019. 25 of the 328 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2019. 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 15 publications
2010 2025

328 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malik Abdul Rub: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 3
2011 5
2012 14
2013 22
2014 34
2015 20
2016 20
2017 22
2018 15
2019 39
2020 35
2021 27
2022 25
2023 22
2024 10
2025 15
Total 328
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Malik Abdul Rub publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malik Abdul Rub sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 285 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 285
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Malik Abdul Rub D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malik Abdul Rub sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Malik Abdul Rub is affiliated with King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans multiple fields within chemistry and chemical engineering, with a primary focus on organic chemistry. Key subfields of study include organic chemistry, molecular biology, physical and theoretical chemistry, spectroscopy, and filtration and separation.

Their main topics of research interest cover surfactants and colloidal systems, protein interaction studies and fluorescence analysis, chemical and physical properties in aqueous solutions, thermodynamic properties of mixtures, photochemistry and electron transfer studies, analytical chemistry and chromatography, as well as spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies.

Malik Abdul Rub has published extensively, with frequent contributions appearing in the following journals:

  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Chemical Papers
  • Polymers
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Gels

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Biomedical features and therapeutic potential of rosmarinic acid, 2022, Archives of Pharmacal Research
  • Effect of coir fiber and TiC nanoparticles on basalt fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites: physico-mechanical characteristics, 2021, Cellulose
  • AgI coupled SiO2@CuFe2O4 novel photocatalytic nano-material for photo-degradation of organic dyes, 2023, Catalysis Communications
  • Effects of temperature and polyols on the ciprofloxacin hydrochloride-mediated micellization of sodium dodecyl sulfate, 2020, RSC Advances
  • Influence of polyethylene glycol on the aggregation/clouding phenomena of cationic and non-ionic surfactants in attendance of electrolytes (NaCl & Na2SO4): An experimental and theoretical analysis, 2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids

Malik Abdul Rub has collaborated regularly with several researchers throughout their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Abdullah M. Asiri
  • Naved Azum
  • Md. Anamul Hoque
  • Dileep Kumar
  • Shamim Mahbub

These collaborations and multidisciplinary research efforts contribute to advancements in understanding surfactants, colloidal systems, and related chemical properties and processes. Malik Abdul Rub's work addresses both theoretical and applied aspects of chemistry, supported by experimental investigations and analytical techniques common to their fields of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Perovskite Solar Cells: Influence of Hole Transporting Materials on Power Conversion Efficiency.

    Sadia Ameen;Malik Abdul Rub;Samia A. Kosa;Khalid A. Alamry

  • Association behavior of a mixed system of the antidepressant drug imipramine hydrochloride and dioctyl sulfosuccinate sodium salt: Effect of temperature and salt

    Dileep Kumar;Syed Hidayathulla;Malik Abdul Rub

  • Effect of anionic surfactant and temperature on micellization behavior of promethazine hydrochloride drug in absence and presence of urea

    Dileep Kumar;Malik Abdul Rub

  • Aggregation behavior of amphiphilic drug promazine hydrochloride and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate mixtures under the influence of NaCl/urea at various concentration and temperatures

    Dileep Kumar;Malik Abdul Rub

  • Binary Mixtures of Sodium Salt of Ibuprofen and Selected Bile Salts: Interface, Micellar, Thermodynamic, and Spectroscopic Study

    Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Aggregation of sodium salt of ibuprofen and sodium taurocholate mixture in different media: A tensiometry and fluorometry study

    Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum;Farah Khan;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Aggregation behavior of sodium salt of ibuprofen with conventional and gemini surfactant

    Dileep Kumar;Naved Azum;Malik Abdul Rub;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Mixed micellization study of ibuprofen (sodium salt) and cationic surfactant (conventional as well as gemini)

    Dileep Kumar;Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Effect of temperature and salts on the interaction of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide with ceftriaxone sodium trihydrate drug

    Marzia Rahman;Mohammed Abdullah Khan;Malik Abdul Rub;Md. Anamul Hoque

  • Mixed Micelle Formation between Amphiphilic Drug Amitriptyline Hydrochloride and Surfactants (Conventional and Gemini) at 293.15−308.15 K

    Kabir-ud-Din;Malik Abdul Rub;Andleeb Z. Naqvi

  • Studies of interaction between ninhydrin and Gly-Leu dipeptide: Influence of cationic surfactants (m-s-m type Gemini)

    Dileep Kumar;Malik Abdul Rub

  • Tensiometric, fluorescence and 1H NMR study of mixed micellization of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug sodium salt of ibuprofen in the presence of non-ionic surfactant in aqueous/urea solutions

    Malik Abdul Rub;Farah Khan;Mohmad Shafi Sheikh;Naved Azum

  • Micellar and interfacial properties of amphiphilic drug–non-ionic surfactants mixed systems: Surface tension, fluorescence and UV–vis studies

    Naved Azum;Malik Abdul Rub;Abdullah M. Asiri;Wafa Abubaker Bawazeer

  • Interaction of cationic amphiphilic drug nortriptyline hydrochloride with TX-100 in aqueous and urea solutions and the studies of physicochemical parameters of the mixed micelles

    Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Role of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant micelles on kinetics of [Zn(II)-Gly-Leu]+ and ninhydrin

    Dileep Kumar;Malik Abdul Rub

  • Synthesis, characterization of silver nanoparticle embedded polyaniline tungstophosphate-nanocomposite cation exchanger and its application for heavy metal selective membrane

    Anish Khan;Abdullah M. Asiri;Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum

  • Bile salt–bile salt interaction in mixed monolayer and mixed micelle formation

    Naved Azum;Malik Abdul Rub;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Interaction between tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide and benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride in aqueous/urea solution at various temperatures: An experimental and theoretical investigation

    Mohammad Robel Molla;Malik Abdul Rub;Anwar Ahmed;Md. Anamul Hoque

  • Mixtures of antidepressant amphiphilic drug imipramine hydrochloride and anionic surfactant: Micellar and thermodynamic investigation

    Farah Khan;Malik Abdul Rub;Naved Azum;Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Mixed micellization between amphiphilic drug promethazine hydrochloride and cationic surfactant (conventional as well as gemini)

    Malik Abdul Rub;Abdullah M. Asiri;Andleeb Z. Naqvi;Mohammed M. Rahman

Frequent Co-Authors

Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University
Naved Azum
Naved Azum King Abdulaziz University
Sher Bahadar Khan
Sher Bahadar Khan King Abdulaziz University
Mohammed M. Rahman
Mohammed M. Rahman King Abdulaziz University
Kabir-ud-Din
Kabir-ud-Din Aligarh Muslim University
Khalid A. Alamry
Khalid A. Alamry King Abdulaziz University
Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi
Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi King Abdulaziz University
Hadi M. Marwani
Hadi M. Marwani King Abdulaziz University
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mohd Faisal
Mohd Faisal Najran University

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