| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol, a comprehensive review with a focus on pretreatment | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2013 | 999 |
| 2 | Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol Mediated Silver Nanoparticles by the Green Method | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2012 | 447 |
| 3 | Dimethyl ether: A review of technologies and production challenges | Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification | 2014 | 397 |
| 4 | Monolayer and multilayer adsorption isotherm models for sorption from aqueous media | Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering | 2015 | 389 |
| 5 | Application of response surface methodology for optimization of lead biosorption in an aqueous solution by Aspergillus niger | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2008 | 363 |
| 6 | Application of magnetic nanoparticles in smart enzyme immobilization | Biotechnology Letters | 2016 | 288 |
| 7 | Cellulose acetate electrospun nanofibers for drug delivery systems: Applications and recent advances | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2018 | 239 |
| 8 | Chitosan nanofibers functionalized by TiO 2 nanoparticles for the removal of heavy metal ions | Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers | 2016 | 210 |
| 9 | Biosorption, an efficient method for removing heavy metals from industrial effluents: A Review | Environmental Technology and Innovation | 2020 | 207 |
| 10 | Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Callicarpa maingayi Stem Bark Extraction | Molecules | 2012 | 198 |
| 11 | In vitro release and biological activities of Carum copticum essential oil (CEO) loaded chitosan nanoparticles | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2015 | 195 |
| 12 | Study of the adsorption of Cd (II) from aqueous solution using zeolite-based geopolymer, synthesized from coal fly ash; kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic studies | Arabian Journal of Chemistry | 2015 | 195 |
| 13 | First principles study of Al-doped graphene as nanostructure adsorbent for NO2 and N2O: DFT calculations | Applied Surface Science | 2015 | 189 |
| 14 | Parametric study of overall heat transfer coefficient of CuO/water nanofluids in a car radiator | International Journal of Thermal Sciences | 2013 | 182 |
| 15 | Experimental study of overall heat transfer coefficient in the application of dilute nanofluids in the car radiator | Applied Thermal Engineering | 2013 | 181 |
| 16 | Removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions using chitosan/MWCNT/Fe 3 O 4 composite nanofibers-batch and column studies | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2016 | 181 |
| 17 | Design and evaluation of chitosan/hydroxyapatite composite nanofiber membrane for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution | Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers | 2014 | 173 |
| 18 | Aminated-Fe3O4 nanoparticles filled chitosan/PVA/PES dual layers nanofibrous membrane for the removal of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions in adsorption and membrane processes | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2018 | 168 |
| 19 | Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles toward bio and medical applications: review study | Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology | 2018 | 156 |
| 20 | Optimum design and exergy analysis of a novel cryogenic air separation process with LNG (liquefied natural gas) cold energy utilization | Energy | 2015 | 155 |
| 21 | A novel thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane with superior anti-organic fouling affinity for water desalination | Desalination | 2015 | 153 |
| 22 | A comparative density functional theory study of guanine chemisorption on Al12N12, Al12P12, B12N12, and B12P12 nano-cages | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2016 | 151 |
| 23 | Enhanced biodiesel production from chicken fat using CaO/CuFe2O4 nanocatalyst and its combination with diesel to improve fuel properties | Fuel | 2019 | 151 |
| 24 | Synthesis, modification and optimization of titanate nanotubes-polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane for forward osmosis (FO) application | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2015 | 145 |
| 25 | Super-non-wettable surfaces: A review | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects | 2014 | 144 |
| 26 | The effect of nanosilica on the physical properties of oil well cement | Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing | 2012 | 137 |
| 27 | Performance of water based CuO and Al2O3 nanofluids in a Cu–Be alloy heat sink with rectangular microchannels | Energy Conversion and Management | 2014 | 132 |
| 28 | Chitosan magnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery systems | Critical Reviews in Biotechnology | 2017 | 132 |
| 29 | Analytical applications of calixarenes from 2005 up-to-date | Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry | 2011 | 131 |
| 30 | A review of calixarene applications in nuclear industries | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry | 2011 | 130 |
| 31 | Prediction of thermal conductivity of alumina water-based nanofluids by artificial neural networks | Powder Technology | 2015 | 129 |
| 32 | Application of carbon nanostructures toward SO2 and SO3 adsorption: a comparison between pristine graphene and N-doped graphene by DFT calculations | Journal of Sulfur Chemistry | 2016 | 129 |
| 33 | Production of micro and nano particles of pharmaceutical by supercritical carbon dioxide | Journal of Supercritical Fluids | 2015 | 126 |
| 34 | A machine learning approach to the prediction of transport and thermodynamic processes in multiphysics systems - heat transfer in a hybrid nanofluid flow in porous media | Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers | 2021 | 126 |
| 35 | A review on nanocomposite hydrogels and their biomedical applications | Science and Engineering of Composite Materials | 2019 | 124 |
| 36 | Effect of graphene oxide on modifying polyethersulfone membrane performance and its application in wastewater treatment | Scientific Reports | 2020 | 122 |
| 37 | Modeling of convective heat transfer of a nanofluid in the developing region of tube flow with computational fluid dynamics | International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer | 2011 | 120 |
| 38 | Computational modeling of heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts for olefins polymerization | Progress in Polymer Science | 2018 | 120 |
| 39 | Investigating the performance of cellulosic evaporative cooling pads | Energy Conversion and Management | 2011 | 119 |
| 40 | Synthesis of a nanostructured pillar MOF with high adsorption capacity towards antibiotics pollutants from aqueous solution | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2019 | 118 |
| 41 | Predicting Pyrolysis Products of PE, PP, and PET Using NRTL Activity Coefficient Model | Journal of Chemistry | 2013 | 116 |
| 42 | Methylene blue adsorption via maize silk powder: Kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamic studies and residual error analysis | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | 2017 | 116 |
| 43 | Preparation and characterization of bionanocomposite film based on tapioca starch/bovine gelatin/nanorod zinc oxide | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2017 | 116 |
| 44 | A novel method for evaluation of asphaltene precipitation titration data | Chemical Engineering Science | 2012 | 114 |
| 45 | Transesterification of waste edible oils to biodiesel using calcium oxide@magnesium oxide nanocatalyst | Waste Management | 2020 | 113 |
| 46 | An overview to electrochemical biosensors and sensors for the detection of environmental contaminants | Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society | 2020 | 112 |
| 47 | Zeolite-based catalysts for methanol to gasoline process: A review | Microchemical Journal | 2020 | 111 |
| 48 | Stability and extraction study of phenolic wastewater treatment by supported liquid membrane using tributyl phosphate and sesame oil as liquid membrane | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | 2014 | 107 |
| 49 | Ab-initio study of interaction of some atmospheric gases (SO2, NH3, H2O, CO, CH4 and CO2) with polypyrrole (3PPy) gas sensor: DFT calculations | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2015 | 107 |
| 50 | Pt-decorated graphene as superior media for H2S adsorption: A first-principles study | Applied Surface Science | 2012 | 103 |
