Omid Akhavan

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Iran Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Iran Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Iran Leader Award
• 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Iran Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Toxicity of Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanowalls Against Bacteria

  Omid Akhavan;Elham Ghaderi

  2782
  Citations

• Photocatalytic Reduction of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets on TiO2 Thin Film for Photoinactivation of Bacteria in Solar Light Irradiation

  O. Akhavan;E. Ghaderi

  1101
  Citations

• The effect of heat treatment on formation of graphene thin films from graphene oxide nanosheets

  O. Akhavan

  847
  Citations

• Size-dependent genotoxicity of graphene nanoplatelets in human stem cells

  Omid Akhavan;Elham Ghaderi;Alireza Akhavan

  798
  Citations

• Graphene: Promises, Facts, Opportunities, and Challenges in Nanomedicine

  Hong Ying Mao;Sophie Laurent;Wei Chen;Omid Akhavan

  784
  Citations

• Graphene nanomesh by ZnO nanorod photocatalysts.

  Omid Akhavan

  780
  Citations

• Wrapping bacteria by graphene nanosheets for isolation from environment, reactivation by sonication, and inactivation by near-infrared irradiation.

  O. Akhavan;E. Ghaderi;A. Esfandiar

  715
  Citations

• Escherichia coli bacteria reduce graphene oxide to bactericidal graphene in a self-limiting manner

  O. Akhavan;E. Ghaderi

  649
  Citations

• Lasting antibacterial activities of Ag-TiO2/Ag/a-TiO2 nanocomposite thin film photocatalysts under solar light irradiation.

  O. Akhavan

  588
  Citations

• Toward single-DNA electrochemical biosensing by graphene nanowalls.

  Omid Akhavan;Elham Ghaderi;Reza Rahighi

  525
  Citations

• Cu and CuO nanoparticles immobilized by silica thin films as antibacterial materials and photocatalysts

  O. Akhavan;E. Ghaderi

  515
  Citations

• The use of a glucose-reduced graphene oxide suspension for photothermal cancer therapy

  Omid Akhavan;Elham Ghaderi;Samira Aghayee;Yasamin Fereydooni

  475
  Citations

• Photodegradation of Graphene Oxide Sheets by TiO2 Nanoparticles after a Photocatalytic Reduction

  O. Akhavan;M. Abdolahad;A. Esfandiar;M. Mohatashamifar

  457
  Citations

• Bacteriorhodopsin as a superior substitute for hydrazine in chemical reduction of single-layer graphene oxide sheets

  O. Akhavan

  423
  Citations

• Photocatalytic reduction of graphene oxides hybridized by ZnO nanoparticles in ethanol

  O. Akhavan

  421
  Citations

• Graphene Nanomesh Promises Extremely Efficient In Vivo Photothermal Therapy

  Omid Akhavan;Elham Ghaderi

  408
  Citations

• Protein Degradation and RNA Efflux of Viruses Photocatalyzed by Graphene–Tungsten Oxide Composite Under Visible Light Irradiation

  O. Akhavan;M. Choobtashani;E. Ghaderi

  341
  Citations

• CuO/Cu(OH) 2 hierarchical nanostructures as bactericidal photocatalysts

  O. Akhavan;R. Azimirad;S. Safa;E. Hasani

  334
  Citations

• Increasing the antioxidant activity of green tea polyphenols in the presence of iron for the reduction of graphene oxide

  O. Akhavan;M. Kalaee;Z.S. Alavi;S.M.A. Ghiasi

  324
  Citations

• Visible light photo-induced antibacterial activity of CNT–doped TiO2 thin films with various CNT contents

  O. Akhavan;R. Azimirad;S. Safa;M. M. Larijani

  319
  Citations