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Muhammad S. Khan

Muhammad S. Khan

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
7659
World Ranking
10898
National Ranking
1

Muhammad S. Khan 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 Muhammad S. Khan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 103 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Muhammad S. Khan 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 Muhammad S. Khan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Muhammad S. Khan is affiliated with Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics mainly related to coordination complexes and materials with luminescent or electronic properties. Major themes in their research include:

  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Muhammad S. Khan has frequently published in venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • New Journal of Chemistry
  • Dyes and Pigments

Notable recent papers include:

  • Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) in π-conjugated functional materials: advances and perspectives (2023), Chemical Society Reviews
  • A tris β-diketonate europium(III) complex based OLED fabricated by thermal evaporation method displaying efficient bright red emission (2021), Organic Electronics
  • Towards white light emission from a hybrid thin film of a self-assembled ternary samarium(III) complex (2020), New Journal of Chemistry
  • 1,4-Disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-Triazoles for Renal Diseases: Studies of Viability, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Salts of Lanthanide(III) Hexafluoroacetylacetonates [Ln = Sm(III), Eu(III) and Tb(III)] with Dipyridylammonium cations: Synthesis, characterization, photophysical properties and OLED fabrication (2022), Dyes and Pigments

The scientist collaborates regularly with colleagues including Paul R. Raithby, Rashid Ilmi, Ashanul Haque, Nawal K. Al-Rasbi, and Wai-Yeung Wong, with many joint publications across different projects.

Best Publications

  • Spin-dependent exciton formation in π-conjugated compounds

    Joanne S. Wilson;A. S. Dhoot;A. J. A. B. Seeley;Muhammad S. Khan

  • The energy gap law for triplet states in Pt-containing conjugated polymers and monomers.

    Joanne S. Wilson;Nazia Chawdhury;Muna R. A. Al-Mandhary;Muhammad Younus

  • Large magnetoresistance in nonmagnetic π -conjugated semiconductor thin film devices

    Ö. Mermer;G. Veeraraghavan;T. L. Francis;Y. Sheng

  • Evolution of lowest singlet and triplet excited states with number of thienyl rings in platinum poly-ynes

    Nazia Chawdhury;Anna Köhler;Richard H. Friend;W.-Y. Wong

  • Spatial extent of the singlet and triplet excitons in transition metal‐containing poly‐ynes

    David Beljonne;David Beljonne;H. F. Wittmann;Anna Köhler;S. Graham

  • Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Spectroscopy of Blue Platinum(II) Polyynes and Diynes.

    Muhammed Younus;Anna Köhler;Stephane Cron;Nazia Chawdhury

  • The singlet-triplet energy gap in organic and Pt-containing phenylene ethynylene polymers and monomers

    Anna Köhler;Joanne S. Wilson;Richard H. Friend;Mohammed K. Al-Suti

  • Optical spectroscopy of platinum and palladium containing poly‐ynes

    H. F. Wittmann;R. H. Friend;M. S. Khan;J. Lewis

  • Di-, tri-, pseudo-di- and pseudo-tetra-acetylenic polymers of platinum: Synthesis, characterization and optical spectra

    Jack Lewis;Muhammad S. Khan;Ashok K. Kakkar;Brian F.G. Johnson

  • Triplet states in a series of Pt-containing ethynylenes

    Joanne S. Wilson;Anna Köhler;Richard H. Friend;Mohammed K. Al-Suti

  • Next generation NIR fluorophores for tumor imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery: A review.

    Ashanul Haque;Serajul Haque Faizi;Jahangir Ahmad Rather;Muhammad S Khan

  • Rise of Conjugated Poly-ynes and Poly(Metalla-ynes): From Design Through Synthesis to Structure–Property Relationships and Applications

    Ashanul Haque;Rayya A. Al-Balushi;Idris Juma Al-Busaidi;Muhammad S. Khan

  • Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) in π-conjugated functional materials: advances and perspectives.

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  • Cyclometallated tridentate platinum(II) arylacetylide complexes : old wine in new bottles

    Ashanul Haque;Linli Xu;Rayya A. Al-Balushi;Mohammed K. Al-Suti

  • Synthesis, characterisation and optical spectroscopy of platinum(II) di-ynes and poly-ynes incorporating condensed aromatic spacers in the backbone

    Muhammad S. Khan;Muna R. A. Al-Mandhary;Mohammed K. Al-Suti;Mohammed K. Al-Suti;Fathiya R. Al-Battashi

  • Synthesis and optical spectroscopy of linear long-chain di-terminal alkynes and their Pt-σ-acetylide polymeric complexes

    Muhammad S. Khan;Ashok K. Kakkar;Nicholas J. Long;Jack Lewis

  • Enhanced photocurrent response in photocells made with platinum-poly-yne/C60 blends by photoinduced electron transfer

    Anna Köhler;H. F. Wittmann;Richard H. Friend;Muhammad S. Khan

  • Synthesis of monomeric, oligomeric and polymeric σ-acetylide complexes of platinum, palladium, nickel and rhodium

    Muhammad S. Khan;Simon J. Davies;Ashok K. Kakkar;David Schwartz

  • Structural characterisation of a series of acetylide-functionalised oligopyridines and the synthesis, characterisation and optical spectroscopy of platinum di-ynes and poly-ynes containing oligopyridyl linker groups in the backbone

    Muhammad S. Khan;Muna R. A. Al-Mandhary;Mohammed K. Al-Suti;Abdul Khader Hisahm

  • Rigid rod σ-acetylide complexes of iron, ruthenium and osmium

    Zeno Atherton;Charlotte W. Faulkner;Scott L. Ingham;Ashok K. Kakkar

  • Synthesis of monomeric and oligomeric bis(acetylide) complexes of platinum and rhodium

    Simon J. Davies;Brian F. G. Johnson;Muhammad S. Khan;Jack Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Anna Köhler
Anna Köhler University of Bayreuth
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Jack Lewis
Jack Lewis University of Cambridge
Wai-Yeung Wong
Wai-Yeung Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Mary F. Mahon
Mary F. Mahon University of Bath
Nicholas J. Long
Nicholas J. Long Imperial College London
Edwin C. Constable
Edwin C. Constable University of Basel
David Beljonne
David Beljonne University of Mons

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