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  1. Alternative Proteins: A Review of Cutting-Edge Advances in Extraction Methods, Taste Acceptance, Nutrition, and Health Applications

    Article • ACS Food Science & Technology, August 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  2. Multifactorial Evaluation of Honey from Pakistan: Essential Minerals, Antioxidant Potential, and Toxic Metal Contamination with Relevance to Human Health Risk

    Article • Foods, July 2025, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  3. The Effect of Different Extraction Techniques on the Bioactive Characteristics of Dill (Anethum graveolens) Essential Oil

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, March 2025, Wiley

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  4. Short path molecular distillation of the essential oil from Pinus roxburghii oleoresin affords volatile fractions with powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial activities comparable with common synthetic agents and antimicrobials

    Article • Heliyon, February 2025, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  5. Detection and degradation of microplastics in the environment: a review

    Article • Environmental Science Advances, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  6. Comparative Study of Essential Oils Extracted From Foeniculum vulgare Miller Seeds Using Hydrodistillation, Steam Distillation, and Superheated Steam Distillation

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, November 2024, Wiley

    Muzzamal Hussain , MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  7. Microwave seed priming and ascorbic acid assisted phytoextraction of heavy metals from surgical industry effluents through spinach

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, September 2024, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  8. Comparative study of un-doped CeO 2 and metal (Mn, Co, Fe)-doped CeO 2 nanostructures for the removal of golden yellow dye from synthetic wastewater

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, August 2024, Taylor & Francis

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  9. Evaluation of heavy metal accumulation and tolerance in oxalic acid-treated Phragmites australis wetlands for textile effluent remediation

    Article • International Journal of Phytoremediation, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  10. Treatment of marble industry wastewater by Brassica napus (L.) under oxalic acid amendment: efficacy as fodder and carcinogenic risk assessment

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  11. DFT and comparative adsorption study of NiO, MnO, and Mn2NiO4 nanomaterials for the removal of amaranth dye from synthetic water

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  12. Short Path Molecular Distillation of the Essential Oil from <i>Pinus Roxburghii</i> Oleoresin Affords Fractions with Valuable Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities Higher than the Parent Oil

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  13. Synthetic vs. natural antimicrobial agents for safer textiles: a comparative review

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  14. Design and Exploration of Benzene Like Azobis Triazoles for Long-range Push-Pull Photo-Switching Attributes

    Article • Journal of Fluorescence, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  15. Rice Nutraceuticals and Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Characterization and Antioxidant Activity: A Review

    Article • Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, December 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  16. Correlating the charge density and structural fabrication of new organic dyes to create visible light harvesting materials with tunable NLO refining: insights from DFT

    Article • Chemical Papers, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  17. Analytical assessment of modulated electric flux triggered degradation of chlorfenapyr and deltamethrin pesticides in guava fruits

    Article • Analytical Biochemistry, June 2023, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  18. Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s contamination in soil near the industrial landfill and impact on human health: an evaluation of risk

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  19. Effect of iron concentration on the structure and thermoelectric performance of copper sulphide nanostructures

    Article • Physica B Condensed Matter, April 2023, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  20. Occurrence and risk evaluation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wastewater and surface water of Lahore, Pakistan

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  21. Molecular modeling of mordant black dye for future applications as visible light harvesting materials with anchors: design and excited state dynamics

    Article • Journal of Molecular Modeling, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  22. Assessment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s contamination in soil near the industrial landfill and impact on human health: an evaluation of risk

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  23. Creating intense and refined NLO responses by utilizing dual donor structural designs in A-π-D-π-D-π-A type organic switches: computed device parameters

    Article • Structural Chemistry, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  24. Efficacy of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for the treatment of tannery and surgical industry wastewater under citric acid amendment: a lab scale study

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  25. Occurrence and risk evaluation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater and surface water of Lahore, Pakistan

    Article • January 2023, Research Square

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  26. Comparison of Conventional Extraction Techniques with Superheated Steam Distillation on Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Syzygium aromaticum L. Essential Oil

    Article • Separations, January 2023, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  27. NaHCO3 assisted multifunctional Co3O4, CuO and Mn2O3 nanoparticles for tartrazine removal from synthetic wastewater and biological activities

    Article • Materials Today Communications, December 2022, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  28. Comparative efficacy of conventional vs new chemistry insecticides against mango thrips, scirtothrips dorsalis hood (Thripidae: Thysanoptera)

    Article • Journal of King Saud University - Science, October 2022, Scientific Scholar

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  29. Phytoremediation of contaminated industrial wastewater by duckweed (Lemna minor L.): Growth and physiological response under acetic acid application

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2022, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  30. Structurally modulated D-π-D-A(Semiconductor) anchoring dyes to enhance the tunable NLO response: a DFT/TDDFT quest for new photovoltaic materials

    Article • Structural Chemistry, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  31. Green synthesis of molybdenum-based nanoparticles and their applications in energy conversion and storage: A review

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, August 2022, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  32. Effect of storage on the nutritional and antioxidant properties of brown Basmati rice

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, July 2022, Wiley

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  33. Structurally Modulated D-π-D- A(Semiconductor) Anchoring Dyes to Enhance the Tunable NLO Response: A DFT/TDDFT Quest For New Photovoltaic Materials

    Article • July 2022, Research Square

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  34. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Boswellia serrata oleo-gum-resin essential oil extracted by superheated steam

    Article • Natural Product Research, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  35. Isolation of industrially valuable α-Cedrol from essential oil of Platycladus orientalis (Thuja orientalis) leaves using linear gradient counter current chromatography

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, February 2022, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  36. Metal incorporated sulfonamides as promising multidrug targets: Combined enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and theoretical exploration

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, February 2022, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  37. ZnO and TiO2 Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Butachlor in Aqueous Solution under Visible Light

    Article • January 2022, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  38. Heating effect on quality characteristics of mixed canola cooking oils

    Article • BMC Chemistry, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  39. Metal Sulfide Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting Applications

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  40. Production and Evaluation of Fractionated Tamarind Seed Oil Methyl Esters as a New Source of Biodiesel

    Article • Energies, November 2021, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  41. Efficacy of Lemna minor and Typha latifolia for the treatment of textile industry wastewater in a constructed wetland under citric acid amendment: A lab scale study

    Article • Chemosphere, November 2021, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  42. Degradation of Toxic and Persistent Pesticides from Human Food

    Article • PLOS One, October 2021, PLOS

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  43. Heavy Metals Occurrence, Seasonal Variation and Enrichment in Urban Soils Augmented with Industrial Waste

    Article • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, September 2021, HARD Publishing Company

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  44. Toxic and heavy metals contamination assessment in soil and water to evaluate human health risk

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  45. A Novel Route of Mixed Catalysis for Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters from Potential Seed Oil Sources

    Article • Catalysts, July 2021, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  46. Eucalyptus camaldulensis gum as a green matrix to fabrication of zinc and silver nanoparticles: Characterization and novel prospects as antimicrobial and dye-degrading agents

    Article • Journal of Materials Research and Technology, November 2020, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  47. Design, facile synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and medicinal probing of metal‐based new sulfonamide drugs: A theoretical and spectral study

    Article • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, October 2020, Wiley

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  48. Accumulation potential and tolerance response of Typha latifolia L. under citric acid assisted phytoextraction of lead and mercury

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Khalid Rehman Hakeem, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  49. Glutamic Acid-Assisted Phytomanagement of Chromium Contaminated Soil by Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): Morphophysiological and Biochemical Alterations

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2020, Frontiers

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr Mohamed M Abdel-Daim

  50. Effective Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue from Water by Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide-Modified Brown Clay

    Article • ACS Omega, June 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  51. High Vacuum Fractional Distillation (HVFD) Approach for Quality and Performance Improvement of Azadirachta indica Biodiesel

    Article • Energies, June 2020, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  52. Citric acid enhanced phytoextraction of nickel (Ni) and alleviate Mentha piperita (L.) from Ni-induced physiological and biochemical damages

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  53. Efficacy of Alternanthera bettzickiana to Remediate Copper and Cobalt Contaminated Soil Physiological and Biochemical Alterations

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  54. Soft template-based bismuth doped zinc oxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic depolymerization of lignin

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, March 2020, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  55. Efficacy of Zea mays L. for the management of marble effluent contaminated soil under citric acid amendment; morpho-physiological and biochemical response

    Article • Chemosphere, February 2020, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  56. Characterization of antifungal metabolites produced by Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus coryniformis isolated from rice rinsed water

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  57. NiO nanoparticles for enhanced removal of methyl orange: equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamic and desorption studies

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  58. Structural dynamics of tween-based microemulsions for antimuscarinic drug mirabegron

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  59. Rice Production, Augmentation, Escalation, and Yield Under Water Stress

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  60. Occurrence, spatial variation and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in urban wastewater, canal surface water, and their sediments: A case study of Lahore, Pakistan

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2019, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  61. Dioxins and Furans: Emerging Contaminants of Air

    Article • April 2019, IntechOpen

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  62. Essential Oil Research

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  63. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS IN SMALL MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES OF IRON FURNITURE MANUFACTURING UNITS

    Article • Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, January 2019, OAIMDD - EcoZone Publishing House

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  64. SrFe2O4 nanoferrites and SrFe2O4/ground eggshell nanocomposites: Fast and efficient adsorbents for dyes removal

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  65. pH-Dependent Antibiotic Gatifloxacin Interacting with Cationic Surfactant: Insights from Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Measurements

    Article • Journal of Solution Chemistry, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  66. Metal based triazole compounds: Their synthesis, computational, antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antimicrobial properties

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, September 2018, Elsevier

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  67. Glutamic acid assisted phyto-management of silver-contaminated soils through sunflower; physiological and biochemical response

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  68. Biotechnology: A Powerful Tool for the Removal of Cadmium from Aquatic Systems

    Article • Sains Malaysiana, January 2018, Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press)

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  69. WO3 Nanostructures-Based Photocatalyst Approach Towards Degradation of RhB Dye

    Article • Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  70. Interesting Class of Flavonoids (Aurones)

    Article • Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, August 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Ehsan Ullah Mughal, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  71. Encapsulation of Antibiotic Levofloxacin in Biocompatible Microemulsion Formulation: Insights from Microstructure Analysis

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, January 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  72. EVALUATION OF AIR POLLUTION SOURCES IN SELECTED ZONE OF TEXTILE INDUSTRIES IN PAKISTAN

    Article • Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, January 2017, OAIMDD - EcoZone Publishing House

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar

  73. Stability indicating RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of gatifloxacin and dexamethasone in binary combination

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, January 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  74. Trichoderma harzianum: a green sorbent for Pb(II) uptake from aqueous solutions

    Article • Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR

  75. Characterization of High-Value Bioactives in Some Selected Varieties of Pakistani Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2012, MDPI AG

    MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR