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Rabah Boukherroub

Rabah Boukherroub

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Chemistry
France
2025
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Materials Science
France
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
98
Citations
36429
World Ranking
1163
National Ranking
13

Chemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
37006
World Ranking
1273
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award

Overview

Rabah Boukherroub is affiliated with the University of Lille in France and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans a diverse range of subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas related to advanced materials and energy technologies. Key topics include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Rabah Boukherroub has contributed to numerous publications with frequent appearances in journals such as:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "A green and sensitive guanine-based DNA biosensor for idarubicin anticancer monitoring in biological samples: A simple and fast strategy for control of health quality in chemotherapy procedure confirmed by docking investigation" (2021, Chemosphere)
  • "Investigation of the toxic effects of different polystyrene micro-and nanoplastics on microalgae Chlorella vulgaris by analysis of cell viability, pigment content, oxidative stress and ultrastructural changes" (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • "Cellulose Nanocrystals/Graphene Hybrids-A Promising New Class of Materials for Advanced Applications" (2020, Nanomaterials)
  • "Functional upcycling" of polymer waste towards the design of new materials" (2023, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • "Magnetic polyurethane sponge for efficient oil adsorption and separation of oil from oil-in-water emulsions" (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Sabine Szunerits, Alexandre Barras, Mohammed A. Amin, Ahmed Addad, and Quentin Pagneux.

Rabah Boukherroub's book contributions are published mainly through the American Chemical Society and Elsevier BV. Titles include:

  • "Oil−Water Mixtures and Emulsions, Volume 1: Membrane Materials for Separation and Treatment" (2022)
  • "Oil−Water Mixtures and Emulsions, Volume 2: Advanced Materials for Separation and Treatment" (2022)
  • "Nanostructured Photocatalysts" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Surface plasmon resonance-based biosensors: From the development of different SPR structures to novel surface functionalization strategies

    Edy Wijaya;Cédric Lenaerts;Sophie Maricot;Juriy Hastanin

  • New Synthetic Routes to Alkyl Monolayers on the Si(111) Surface1

    R. Boukherroub;S. Morin;F. Bensebaa;D. D. M. Wayner

  • Wettability Switching Techniques on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    Nicolas Verplanck;Yannick Coffinier;Vincent Thomy;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Sensing using localised surface plasmon resonance sensors

    Sabine Szunerits;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Cu-Ag bimetallic nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets as peroxidase mimic for glucose and ascorbic acid detection

    Gitashree Darabdhara;Gitashree Darabdhara;Bhagyasmeeta Sharma;Bhagyasmeeta Sharma;Manash R. Das;Manash R. Das;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Antibacterial activity of graphene-based materials

    Sabine Szunerits;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Preparation of superhydrophobic coatings on zinc as effective corrosion barriers.

    Hongqin Liu;Sabine Szunerits;Wenguo Xu;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Facile synthesis of fluorinated polydopamine/chitosan/reduced graphene oxide composite aerogel for efficient oil/water separation

    Ning Cao;Qian Lyu;Jin Li;Yong Wang

  • Functional Carbon Quantum Dots as Medical Countermeasures to Human Coronavirus

    Aleksandra Łoczechin;Aleksandra Łoczechin;Karin Séron;Alexandre Barras;Emerson Giovanelli

  • Reversible electrowetting on superhydrophobic silicon nanowires.

    Nicolas Verplanck;Elisabeth Galopin;Jean-Christophe Camart;Vincent Thomy

  • A green and sensitive guanine-based DNA biosensor for idarubicin anticancer monitoring in biological samples: A simple and fast strategy for control of health quality in chemotherapy procedure confirmed by docking investigation.

    Hassan Karimi-Maleh;Alireza Khataee;Fatemeh Karimi;Mehdi Baghayeri

  • Polyurethane sponge functionalized with superhydrophobic nanodiamond particles for efficient oil/water separation

    Ning Cao;Ning Cao;Bai Yang;Alexandre Barras;Sabine Szunerits

  • Carbon-based quantum particles: an electroanalytical and biomedical perspective.

    Khadijeh Nekoueian;Khadijeh Nekoueian;Mandana Amiri;Mika Sillanpää;Frank Marken

  • Controlled Functionalization and Multistep Chemical Manipulation of Covalently Modified Si(111) Surfaces1

    Rabah Boukherroub and;Danial D. M. Wayner

  • Recent advances in the development of graphene-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) interfaces

    Sabine Szunerits;Nazek Maalouli;Edy Wijaya;Jean-Pierre Vilcot

  • Insights into the Formation Mechanisms of Si−OR Monolayers from the Thermal Reactions of Alcohols and Aldehydes with Si(111)−H1

    Rabah Boukherroub;Sylvie Morin;and Paula Sharpe;Danial D. M. Wayner

  • Sunlight-driven water-splitting using two-dimensional carbon based semiconductors

    Pawan Kumar;Rabah Boukherroub;Karthik Shankar

  • Different strategies for functionalization of diamond surfaces

    Sabine Szunerits;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Electrochemical Methodologies for the Detection of Pathogens.

    Mandana Amiri;Abolfazl Bezaatpour;Hamed Jafari;Rabah Boukherroub

  • Thermal Hydrosilylation of Undecylenic Acid with Porous Silicon

    Rabah Boukherroub;J. T. C. Wojtyk;Danial D. M. Wayner;David J. Lockwood

  • Formation, Characterization, and Chemistry of Undecanoic Acid-Terminated Silicon Surfaces: Patterning and Immobilization of DNA

    Raluca Voicu;Rabah Boukherroub;Vasiliki Bartzoka;Tim Ward

  • The preparation of flat H–Si(111) surfaces in 40% NH4F revisited

    Philippe Allongue;Catherine Henry de Villeneuve;Sylvie Morin;Rabah Boukherroub

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabine Szunerits
Sabine Szunerits University of Lille
Yannick Coffinier
Yannick Coffinier University of Lille
Alexandre Barras
Alexandre Barras University of Lille
Ahmed Addad
Ahmed Addad University of Lille
Manash R. Das
Manash R. Das North East Institute of Science and Technology
David J. Lockwood
David J. Lockwood National Research Council Canada
Danial D. M. Wayner
Danial D. M. Wayner National Research Council Canada
Sreekumar Kurungot
Sreekumar Kurungot National Chemical Laboratory
Mohammed A. Amin
Mohammed A. Amin Taif University
Suman L. Jain
Suman L. Jain Indian Institute of Petroleum

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