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48
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15365
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10700
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15

Tahar Laoui 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 Tahar Laoui sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 198 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tahar Laoui 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 Tahar Laoui 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

Tahar Laoui is affiliated with the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Environmental Science, and Materials Science, with notable activity in subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The primary areas of focus in their work include Membrane Separation Technologies, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Graphene research and applications, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Phosphorus and nutrient management, and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Laoui has published in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Advances in science and technology
  • Desalination
  • Chemosphere
  • Desalination and Water Treatment

Among recent papers authored are:

  • "Recent advances in carbon-based nanomaterials for flame retardant polymers and composites" (2021) in Composites Part B Engineering
  • "Fouling control in reverse osmosis for water desalination & reuse: Current practices & emerging environment-friendly technologies" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Review: Brine Solution: Current Status, Future Management and Technology Development" (2022) in Sustainability
  • "Desalination Pretreatment Technologies: Current Status and Future Developments" (2023) in Water
  • "Sulphate removal from aqueous solutions: State-of-the-art technologies and future research trends" (2023) in Desalination

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Muataz Ali Atieh
  • Ismail W. Almanassra
  • Abdelrahman K.A. Khalil
  • Anjaneyulu Chatla
  • Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil

Best Publications

  • Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: Critical review of adsorption applications

    Ihsanullah;Aamir Abbas;Adnan M. Al-Amer;Tahar Laoui

  • Rapid Manufacturing of Metal Components by Laser Forming

    Edson Costa Santos;Masanari Shiomi;Kozo Osakada;Tahar Laoui

  • Lasers and materials in selective laser sintering

    Jean-Pierre Kruth;X Wang;T Laoui;Ludo Froyen

  • Microstructure and interface characteristics of B4C, SiC and Al2O3 reinforced Al matrix composites: a comparative study

    K.M. Shorowordi;Tahar Laoui;A.S.M.A. Haseeb;Jean-Pierre Celis

  • Selective ionic transport through tunable subnanometer pores in single-layer graphene membranes.

    Sean C. O'Hern;Michael S H Boutilier;Juan Carlos Idrobo;Yi Song

  • Carbon capture by physical adsorption: Materials, experimental investigations and numerical modeling and simulations - A review

    R. Ben-Mansour;M.A. Habib;O.E. Bamidele;M. Basha

  • Nanostructured materials for water desalination.

    T Humplik;J Lee;S C O’Hern;B A Fellman

  • Absorptance of powder materials suitable for laser sintering

    Nikolay K. Tolochko;Yurii V. Khlopkov;Sergei E. Mozzharov;Michail B. Ignatiev

  • Selective Molecular Transport through Intrinsic Defects in a Single Layer of CVD Graphene

    Sean C. O'Hern;Cameron A. Stewart;Michael S H Boutilier;Juan Carlos Idrobo

  • Spark plasma sintering of metals and metal matrix nanocomposites: a review

    Nouari Saheb;Zafar Iqbal;Abdullah Khalil;Abbas Saeed Hakeem

  • Balling processes during selective laser treatment of powders

    Nikolay K. Tolochko;Sergei E. Mozzharov;Igor A. Yadroitsev;Tahar Laoui

  • Direct Selective Laser Sintering of Hard Metal Powders: Experimental Study and Simulation

    XC Wang;T Laoui;J Bonse;Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • Nanofiltration across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous Monolayer Graphene

    Sean C. O’Hern;Doojoon Jang;Suman Bose;Juan-Carlos Idrobo

  • Adsorptive removal of cadmium(II) ions from liquid phase using acid modified carbon-based adsorbents

    Ihsanullah;Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi;Basil Abusharkh;Mazen Khaled

  • Mechanisms of selective laser sintering and heat transfer in Ti powder

    Nikolay K. Tolochko;Maxim K. Arshinov;Andrey V. Gusarov;Victor I. Titov

  • MODIFICATION AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNT) VIA FISCHER ESTERIFICATION

    Faraj A. Abuilaiwi;Tahar Laoui;Mamdouh Al-Harthi;Muataz Ali Atieh

  • Contact thermal conductivity of a powder bed in selective laser sintering

    A.V. Gusarov;Tahar Laoui;Ludo Froyen;V.I. Titov

  • Experimental and theoretical investigations on water desalination using direct contact membrane distillation

    A. Khalifa;H. Ahmad;M. Antar;T Laoui

  • Recent advances in carbon-based nanomaterials for flame retardant polymers and composites

    Sherif Araby;Sherif Araby;Sherif Araby;Brock Philips;Qingshi Meng;Jun Ma

  • Nanofluidic transport governed by the liquid/vapour interface

    Jongho Lee;Tahar Laoui;Rohit Karnik

  • Effect of acid modification on adsorption of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from aqueous solution by activated carbon and carbon nanotubes

    Ihsanullah;Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi;Basel Abu-Sharkh;Abdalla Mahmoud Abulkibash

Frequent Co-Authors

Muataz Ali Atieh
Muataz Ali Atieh University of Sharjah
Ludo Froyen
Ludo Froyen KU Leuven
Vinod Kumar Gupta
Vinod Kumar Gupta King Abdulaziz University
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Juan Carlos Idrobo
Juan Carlos Idrobo University of Washington
Tawfik A. Saleh
Tawfik A. Saleh King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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