Specialization: Inorganic Chemistry
Research Areas/Areas of Expertise:
The inorganic aspects of our research are concerned primarily with the syntheses,
spectroscopic characterization and biological activities of inorganic compounds,
especially Organometallic and transition metal complexes with Nitrogen, phosphorus,
oxygen and sulfur donor ligands. A new research area recently initiated involves the
synthesis of surfactants &nanomaterials having potential application in the field of
catalysis
Awards and Grants:
S.No Title of the Award Organization
1. Awarded civil award (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz)
from Govt of Pakistan 2013
2. Awarded Pakistan Academy Sciences
Gold Medal 2013
3. Awarded Best Teacher Award, HEC,
Pakistan 2014
4. Research Productivity Award 2001 to
2016 Category A/B
PCST
5. HEC best paper Award 2016
6. Awarded DAAD fellowship (Germany)
from 01 Dec., 1996 to 28 Feb., 1997.
DAAD (Germany)
7. Awarded Ministry of S and T fellowship
(Germany) from 01 Oct.,01 29 March
Ministry of Science and
Technology
2002
8. Awarded DAAD fellowship (Germany)
from June 1, 2004 to Aug.31, 2004.
DAAD (Germany)
9. Selected national representative to
Division II, Inorganic Chemistry, of
IUPAC 2014-2015
IUPAC
Instrumentation Available (Focal Person): UV-Visble, FTIR, NMR, Potentio State.
Recent Publications:
S. No. |
Name of Author (s) |
Complete Name of Journal and Address with ISSN (Print) No. |
Title of the Publication |
Vol. No. & Page No. |
Year of Publi. |
Impact Factor |
1 |
ZZ Khan, IA Khan, I Khan, MHS Wattoo, A Badshah |
Solid State Sciences |
Pt and Co3O4 supported on ceria and zirconia for the catalytic reduction of N2O in the presence of CO
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2019 |
2.155 |
2 |
U. Shamraiz, Z. Ahmad, A. Badshah, H. Hussain, G. Abbas,S. Ullah, B. Raza |
Mat. Res. Express |
α-Glucosidase Inhibition (antidiabetic) of Rubidium doped Indium Sulfide Nanomaterials |
|
2019 |
1.449 |
3 |
W. Hussain, H. Malik, M. Khan, M. Iqbal, R. Hussain, R. Shoukat, Y. Khan, A. Badshah, M. Sulaman, Li, Hui |
Semiconductor Sci. Tech., |
Comparative study of Cobalt Sulphides Properties for Photocatalytic and Battery Applications |
34, 095015 |
2019 |
2.654 |
4 |
A -ur-Rehman, G. Ali, S.M. Abbas, M. Iftikhar, M. Zahid, S. Yaseen, S. Saleem, S. Haider, M. Arshad and A. Badshah, |
Chemical Engineering Journal |
Axial expansion of Ni-doped TiO2 nanorods grown on carbon nanotubes for favourable lithium-ion intercalation |
375, 122021 |
2019 |
8.35 |
5 |
R.A. Hussain, A. Badshah, N. Ahmed, J.M. Pezzuto, T. P. Kondratyuk, Eun-Jung Park, I. Hussain |
Polyhedron |
Synthesis, characterization and biological applications of selenoureas having ferrocene and substituted benzoyl functionalities |
170, 12-24 |
2019 |
2.067 |
6 |
S.Fatima, R. Sharma, F. Asghar,A. Kamal, A. Badshah, H.-Bernhard Kraatz. |
J. Indus. Eng. Chem., |
Study of New Amphiphiles Based on Ferrocene containing Thioureas as Efficient Corrosion Inhibitors: Gravimetric, Electrochemical, SEM and DFT Studies |
76, 374-387 |
2019 |
4.841 |
7 |
S.Ali, A. Badshah, H. Hussain, S.Fatima, A. H. Shah, A. Shah, S. Saifullah, M.R.Shah |
J. Surfactants and Detergents |
Synthesis, characterization and computational study of new ferrocene-based Schiff bases as potential nonionic surfactants |
On line |
2019 |
1.450 |
8 |
W. Hussain, H. Malik, R.A. Hussain, . Hussain, I. Green, S. Marwat, A. Bahadur, S. Iqbal, M.U. Farooq, H. Li and A. Badshah |
J Elect. Mat., |
Synthesis of MnS from Single- and Multi-Source Precursors for Photocatalytic and Battery Applications |
48,2278-2288 |
2019 |
1.579 |
9 |
F Asghar, B Lal, A Badshah, I.S Butler, M.N Tahir |
Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Synthesis and computational study of new meta-and para-substituted ferrocenyl thioureas as potent protein kinase inhibitors and cytotoxic agents |
488,8-18 |
2019 |
2.264 |
10 |
M. Batool, S. Ibrahim, B. Iqbal, S. Ali, A.Badshah, S. Abbas, D. R. Turner,
M.A. Nadeem |
Electrochimica Acta |
Novel cobalt-fumarate framework as a robust and efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation at neutral pH |
298, 248-253 |
2019 |
5.116 |
11 |
U. Shamraiz, B. Raza, H. Hussain, A. Badshah, Ivan R. Green, F.A. Kiania & A. Al-Harrasie |
International Materials Reviews |
Gold Nanotubes and Nanorings: Promising Candidates for Multidisciplinary Fields |
64, 478-512 |
2019 |
21.086 |
12 |
F.A. Kiani, U. Shamraiz, A. Badshah, S.Tabassum, M. Ambreen & J.A. Patujo |
Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology |
Optimization of Ag2O nanostructures with strontium for biological and therapeutic potential |
46, S1083-1091 |
2018 |
3.026 |
13 |
S.Ibrahim, I. Majeed, E. Hussain, A. Badshah, Y. Qian, D. Zhao, D.R. Turner, M.A. Nadeem |
Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Novel photo-functional material based on homo-metallic cyanide bridged nickel coordination polymer and titania for hydrogen generation |
486, 684-693 |
2019 |
2.264 |
14 |
S. Zubair, F. Asghar, A. Badshah, B. Lal, R.A. Hussain, S. Tabassum, M.N. Tahir |
J. Organomet. Chem., |
New bioactive ferrocene-substituted heteroleptic copper(I) complex:
Synthesis, structural elucidation, DNA interaction, and DFT study
|
879, 60-68 |
2019 |
2.173 |
15 |
K. Ghazal, S. Shoaib, M. Khan, S. Khan, M K. Rauf, N. Khan, A. Badshah, M.N. Tahir, I. Ali |
J. Mol. Str., |
Synthesis, characterization, X-ray diffraction study, in-vitro cytotoxicity, antibacterial and antifungal activities of nickel (II) and copper (II) complexes with acyl thiourea |
1177, 124-130 |
2019 |
2.011 |
16 |
S.I. Khan, I. A. Khan, A. Badshah, F.P. Malik,
S. Tabassum, I. Ullah, D. Zargarian & M.K. Rauf |
J. Coord. Chem., |
Mononuclear copper(I) complexes with triphenylphosphine and N,Nʹ-disubstituted thioureas: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation |
71, 4086-4108 |
2019 |
1.703 |
17 |
MN Hussain, SM Shah, A Badshah, AS Bhatti, A Bahadur, A Saboor, …
|
Physica E |
Iron and nickel doped tin (IV) oxide nanosheets: Synthesis, characterization and applications in hybrid solar cells
Journal: Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures |
108,307-316 |
2019 |
2.399 |
18 |
S. Ali, G. Yasin, Z. Zuhra, Z. Wu, I.S. Butler, A. Badshah, and I. ud Din |
Bioinog. Chem. Appl. |
Ferrocene-Based Bioactive Bimetallic Thiourea Complexes: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies |
online |
2019 |
1.920 |
19 |
A.A. Altaf, B. Lal, N. Khan, A. Badshah, K. Akbar and S. Ullah |
J. Chem. |
Spectroscopic, Electrochemical and in-Silico Characterization of complex formed between 2-ferrocenylbenzoic acid and DNA |
online |
2019 |
0.772 |
20 |
F.A. Kiani, U. Shamraiz, A. Badshah, S.Tabassum, M. Ambreen and J.A. Patujo. |
Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology |
Optimization of Ag2O Nanostructures with Strontium for Biological and Therapeutic Potential |
46, S1083-1091 |
2018 |
3.026 |
21 |
A.A. Altaf, M. Hamayun, B. Lal, M. N. Tahir, A.A. Holder, A. Badshah and D.C. Crans |
Dalton Trans., |
Ferrocene Based Anilides: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Inhibition of Butyrylcholinesterase |
47,11769-11781 |
2018 |
4.099 |
22 |
S. Adil, A.‐ullah Khan, H. Badshah, F. Asghar M. Usman, A. Badshah and S. Ali |
Drug Dev. Res., |
In silico and invivo investigation of ferrocene-incorporated acyl ureas and homoleptic cadmium carboxylate derivatives for anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and sedative potential
|
79, 184-197 |
2018 |
2.64 |
23 |
M.R. Khan, S. Zaib, A. Khan, A. Badshah, M. K. Rauf, I-ud-Din, M. N. Tahir, M. Shahid, J. Iqbal |
Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Pd(II)-based heteroleptic complexes with N-(acyl)-N, N-(disubstituted) thioureas and phosphine ligands: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic studies against lung squamous, breast adenocarcinoma and Leishmania tropica
|
479,189-196 |
2018 |
2.264 |
24 |
F Asghar, S Rana, S Fatima, A Badshah, B Lal and I.S. butler |
New J. Chem., |
Biologically active halo-substituted ferrocenyl thioureas: Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and DFT calculations
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42 (9), 7154-7165 |
2018 |
3.269 |
25 |
M. R. Khan, S. Zaib, M. K. Rauf, M.Ebihara, A.Badshah, M. Zahid, M. A.Nadeem, J. Iqbal |
J. Mol. Str., |
Solution-phase microwave assisted parallel synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico docking studies of 2-chlorobenzoyl thioureas derivatives
|
1164,354-362 |
2018 |
2.011 |
26 |
H. Hussain, Ivan R Green, U. Shamraiz, M. Saleem, A. Badshah, G.Abbas, N. Ur Rehman, M. Irshad |
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents |
Therapeutic potential of glycyrrhetinic acids: a Patent review (2010-2017)
|
28, 383-398 |
2018 |
3.041 |
27 |
S. Sarwar, T. Iftikhar, M. K. Rauf, A. Badshah, D. Waseem, M.N. Tahir, K.M. Khan, G.M. Khan |
Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Synthesis of Heteroleptic Pentavalent antimonials bearing Heterocyclic Cinnamate moieties and their Biological studies
Journal: |
476, 12-19 |
2018 |
2.264 |
28 |
L. Saleem, A. A. Altaf, A. Badshah, M. K. Rauf, A.Waseem, M. Danish, S. S. Azam, M. N. Arshad, A. M Asiri, S. Ahmad, R. Gul |
Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Structural Investigations, Anti-Leishmanial, Antibacterial and Docking Studies Of New Pentavalent Antimony Carboxylates |
474, 148-155 |
2018 |
2.264 |
29 |
I. Majeed, U. Manzoor, F.K. Kanodarwala, M. A. Nadeem, E. Hussain, H. Ali, A. Badshah, J.A. Stride, M.A. Nadeem |
Cat Sci Tech |
Pd‒Ag decorated g-C3N4 as efficient photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under direct solar light irradiation |
8, 1183-1193 |
2018 |
5.365 |
30 |
A.A. Altaf, B. Lal, N. Khan, A. Badshah, K. Akbar and S. Ullah |
App. Organomet. Chem |
Probing of Ferrocenyl Anilines on Model Micelle / Reverse Micelle Membrane and their Enhanced Reactivity for Reactive Oxidants |
32, e4334-e4343 |
2018 |
3.581 |
31 |
A. ur-Rehman, S.A. Tirmizi, A. Badshah, H. M. Ammad, M. Jawad, S.M. Abbas, U.A. Rana, S. Ud-Din Khan |
Arabian J. Chem. |
Synthesis of highly stable MOF-5@MWCNTs nanocomposite with improved hydrophobic properties |
11, 26-33 |
2018 |
4.55 |
32 |
R. Mushtaq, M.K. Rauf, M. Bolte, A. Nadhman, A. Badshah, M.N. Tahir, M. Yasinzai and K.M. Khan. |
App. Organomet Chem |
Synthesis, characterization and antileishmanial studies of some bioactive heteroleptic pentavalent antimonials |
31, e3606-e3614 |
2018 |
3.581 |
33 |
S. Bano, A. -ullah Khan, F. Asghar, M. Usman, A. Badshah and S. Ali |
Front. Pharm. |
Computational and pharmacological evaluation of ferrocene-based acyl ureas and homoleptic cadmium carboxylate derivatives for anti-diabetic potential
|
8,1001 |
2018 |
4.418 |
34 |
Faiza Asghar, Saira Fatima, Sadaf Rana, Amin Badshah, Ian S Butler, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir |
Dolton Trans |
Synthesis, spectroscopic investigation, and DFT study of N, N′-disubstituted ferrocene-based thiourea complexes as potent anticancer agents |
47 , 1868-1878 |
2018 |
4.099 |
35 |
A. Saeed, U. Shamraz, A. Badshah, A. Al Harasi and H. Hussain |
Eur. J. Med.Chem. |
Synthesis of New Triterpenic Monomers and Dimers as Potential Antiproliferative Agents and their Molecular Docking Studies |
143, 948-957 |
2018 |
4.816 |
Book:
Elementary Group Theory (in process)
Courses Taught:
Elementary Group Theory, Physical Methods in inorganic Chemistry |