2026 Robiah Yunus: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	55	2979	2852	35	35	288	11885

Overview

Robiah Yunus is a researcher affiliated with Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia. Their work spans primarily across the field of Engineering, with a substantial focus on Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Additional subfields include Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, and Education.

The research contributions of Robiah Yunus cover a range of topics. Main areas of study include:

Biodiesel Production and Applications
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Petroleum Processing and Analysis
Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
Lubricants and Their Additives
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

They have published extensively in scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

Fuel
ACS Omega
Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology
Biomass and Bioenergy
Chemical Engineering Journal

Recent notable papers by Robiah Yunus include:

A Short Review on Catalyst, Feedstock, Modernised Process, Current State and Challenges on Biodiesel Production, 2021, Catalysts
Recent Advances in the Application of Cellulose Derivatives for Removal of Contaminants from Aquatic Environments, 2021, Cellulose
Pretreatment Methods for an Effective Conversion of Oil Palm Biomass into Sugars and High-Value Chemicals, 2020, Biomass and Bioenergy
Effect of Ni/Malaysian Dolomite Catalyst Synthesis Technique on Deoxygenation Reaction Activity of Waste Cooking Oil, 2021, Renewable Energy
Prospects and Challenges of Microwave-Combined Technology for Biodiesel and Biolubricant Production through a Transesterification: A Review, 2021, Molecules

Their frequent collaborators include:

G. Abdulkareem-Alsultan
Siti Zulaika Razali
Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap
Dina Kania
Suraya Abdul Rashid

Best Publications

Arsenic toxicity, health hazards and removal techniques from water : an overview

Thomas S.Y. Choong;T.G. Chuah;Y. Robiah;F.L. Gregory Koay

1164
Citations
Effect of fiber length on thermomechanical properties of short carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene composites

Fateme Rezaei;Robiah Yunus;Nor Azowa Ibrahim

439
Citations
Characterization of empty fruit bunch for microwave-assisted pyrolysis

Rozita Omar;A. Idris;R. Yunus;K. Khalid

402
Citations
Extraction of Oil from Jatropha Seeds-Optimization and Kinetics

Sepidar Sayyar;Zurina Zainal Abidin;Robiah Yunus;Azhari Muhammad

352
Citations
Calcium-based mixed oxide catalysts for methanolysis of Jatropha curcas oil to biodiesel.

Y.H. Taufiq-Yap;H.V. Lee;M.Z. Hussein;R. Yunus

340
Citations
Process optimization design for jatropha-based biodiesel production using response surface methodology

Hwei Lee;Robiah Yunus;Joon Ching Juan;Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

263
Citations
Wear prevention characteristics of a palm oil-based TMP (trimethylolpropane) ester as an engine lubricant

N.W.M. Zulkifli;M.A. Kalam;H.H. Masjuki;M. Shahabuddin

262
Citations
An overview of the emerging warm mix asphalt technology

Behnam Kheradmand;Ratnasamy Muniandy;Law Teik Hua;Robiah Bt. Yunus

216
Citations
Improving the AW/EP ability of chemically modified palm oil by adding CuO and MoS2 nanoparticles

M. Gulzar;M. Gulzar;HH Masjuki;M Varman;MA Kalam

215
Citations
A review of biolubricants in drilling fluids: recent research, performance, and applications

Dina Kania;Robiah Yunus;Rozita Omar;Suraya Abdul Rashid

202
Citations
Development of Short-Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composite for Car Bonnet

Fateme Rezaei;Robiah Yunus;Nor Azowa Ibrahim;Elsadig Mahdi

201
Citations
Effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on low temperature acid hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch.

Robiah Yunus;Shanti Faridah Salleh;Norhafizah Abdullah;Dayang Radiah Awang Biak

168
Citations
Transesterification of non-edible Jatropha curcas oil to biodiesel using binary Ca–Mg mixed oxide catalyst: Effect of stoichiometric composition

Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap;Hwei Lee;Robiah Yunus;Joon Ching Juan

165
Citations
Transesterification of jatropha oil with methanol over Mg-Zn mixed metal oxide catalysts

H.V. Lee;Y.H. Taufiq-Yap;M.Z. Hussein;R. Yunus

161
Citations
Effect of physical pretreatment on dilute acid hydrolysis of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).

M.Y. Harun;A.B. Dayang Radiah;Z. Zainal Abidin;R. Yunus

154
Citations
Lubrication properties of trimethylolpropane esters based on palm oil and palm kernel oils

Robiah Yunus;Ahmadun Fakhru'l-Razi;Tian Lye Ooi;Sunny E. Iyuke

153
Citations
Experimental Analysis of Tribological Properties of Biolubricant with Nanoparticle Additive

N.W.M. Zulkifli;M.A. Kalam;H.H. Masjuki;R. Yunus

151
Citations
Lubricity of bio-based lubricant derived from different chemically modified fatty acid methyl ester

Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli;S.S.N. Azman;Md. Abul Kalam;Haji Hassan Masjuki

150
Citations
Application of supercritical antisolvent method in drug encapsulation: a review

Mahshid Kalani;Robiah Yunus

150
Citations
Methyl ester production from palm fatty acid distillate using sulfonated glucose-derived acid catalyst

Ibrahim M. Lokman;Umer Rashid;Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap;Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap;Robiah Yunus

129
Citations
Synthesis of biodiesel from palm fatty acid distillate using sulfonated palm seed cake catalyst

Shehu-Ibrahim Akinfalabi;Umer Rashid;Robiah Yunus;Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

126
Citations