Sajjad Hussain | Environmental science | Best Researcher Award

Mr Sajjad Hussain |  Environmental science |   Best Researcher Award

PhD student at COMSATS University Islamabad,  Pakistan

Sajjad Hussain is a dedicated PhD student at COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Sciences. His academic journey includes an MS in Environmental Science from the same institution, and an MEd in Science Education from Alama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. He also holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Government College University Faisalabad and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics with Double Math from Government Post Graduate College Burewala.

Profile:

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD in Environmental Sciences (2023-2026) – COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus
  • MS in Environmental Science (2017-2019) – COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus
  • MEd in Science Education (2019-2020) – Alama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
  • M.Sc. in Mathematics (2014-2016) – Government College University Faisalabad
  • B.Sc. in Physics and Double Math. (2012-2014) – Government Post Graduate College Burewala

Research Contributions:

  • Research Focus: Mr. Hussain’s research involves land use/land cover classification using satellite NDVI tools, which is crucial for understanding sustainable water management and climate change impacts.
  • Publication: He has a publication related to his graduate research, showcasing his commitment and contribution to the field.

Technical Skills:

  • Proficient in GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS, ERDAS)
  • Skilled in Endnote, Sigma Plot, Microsoft Office Suite

Citations:

  • Total Citations: 1,833
  • Citations Since 2019: 1,817
  • h-index: 24
  • h-index Since 2019: 24
  • i10-index: 35

Publication Top Notes:

  • “Using GIS Tools to Detect the Land Use/Land Cover Changes During Forty Years in Lodhran District of Pakistan”
    S Hussain, M Mubeen, A Ahmad, W Akram, HM Hammad, M Ali, …
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 39676-39692 (2020)
    Citations: 238
  • “Fate of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants in Paddy Soils”
    R Akram, V Turan, HM Hammad, S Ahmad, S Hussain, A Hasnain, …
    Environmental Pollution of Paddy Soils, 197-214 (2018)
    Citations: 187
  • “Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Their Impact on Land Surface Temperature Using Remote Sensing Technique in District Khanewal, Punjab Pakistan”
    S Hussain, S Karuppannan
    Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 7 (1), 46-58 (2023)
    Citations: 110
  • “Study of Land Cover/Land Use Changes Using RS and GIS: A Case Study of Multan District, Pakistan”
    S Hussain, M Mubeen, W Akram, A Ahmad, M Habib-ur-Rahman, …
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192, 1-15 (2020)
    Citations: 92
  • “Improving Water Use Efficiency in Agronomic Crop Production”
    SA Zahoor, S Ahmad, A Ahmad, A Wajid, T Khaliq, M Mubeen, S Hussain, …
    Agronomic Crops: Volume 2: Management Practices, 13-29 (2019)
    Citations: 90
  • “Spatiotemporal Variation in Land Use Land Cover in Response to Local Climate Change Using Multispectral Remote Sensing Data”
    S Hussain, L Lu, M Mubeen, W Nasim, S Karuppannan, S Fahad, A Tariq, …
    Land, 11 (5), 595 (2022)
    Citations: 88
  • “Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Change Analysis Using TM, ETM+ and OLI Landsat Images in District of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan”
    S Hussain, M Mubeen, S Karuppannan
    Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts a/b/c, 126, 103117 (2022)
    Citations: 85
  • “Monitoring of Land Use–Land Cover Change and Potential Causal Factors of Climate Change in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, Through GIS and Multi-temporal Satellite Data”
    M Majeed, A Tariq, MM Anwar, AM Khan, F Arshad, F Mumtaz, M Farhan, …
    Land, 10 (10), 1026 (2021)
    Citations: 80
  • “Monitoring the Dynamic Changes in Vegetation Cover Using Spatio-temporal Remote Sensing Data from 1984 to 2020”
    S Hussain, S Qin, W Nasim, MA Bukhari, M Mubeen, S Fahad, A Raza, …
    Atmosphere, 13 (10), 1609 (2022)
    Citations: 53
  • “Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria and Drought on Spring Maize (Zea mays L.)”
    M Mubeen, A Bano, B Ali, ZU Islam, A Ahmad, S Hussain, S Fahad, …
    Pakistan Journal of Botany, 53 (2), 731-739 (2021)
    Citations: 52
  • “Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Its Effect on Land Surface Temperature Using Remote Sensing Techniques in Southern Punjab, Pakistan”
    S Hussain, M Mubeen, A Ahmad, H Majeed, SA Qaisrani, HM Hammad, …
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (44), 99202-99218 (2023)
    Citations: 48
  • “Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies”
    S Hussain, A Amin, M Mubeen, T Khaliq, M Shahid, HM Hammad, …
    Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture: Theory, Practice and Future … (2022)
    Citations: 46
  • “Irrigation Scheduling for Cotton Cultivation”
    S Hussain, A Ahmad, A Wajid, T Khaliq, N Hussain, M Mubeen, HU Farid, …
    Cotton Production and Uses: Agronomy, Crop Protection, and Postharvest … (2020)
    Citations: 43
  • “Satellite-based Evaluation of Temporal Change in Cultivated Land in Southern Punjab (Multan Region) Through Dynamics of Vegetation and Land Surface Temperature”
    S Hussain, M Mubeen, A Ahmad, N Masood, HM Hammad, M Amjad, …
    Open Geosciences, 13 (1), 1561-1577 (2021)
    Citations: 42
  • “An Introduction to Climate Change Phenomenon”
    S Naz, Z Fatima, P Iqbal, A Khan, I Zakir, H Ullah, G Abbas, M Ahmed, …
    Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture: Theory, Practice and Future … (2022)
    Citations: 41
  • “Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection and NDVI Estimation in Pakistan’s Southern Punjab Province”
    Y Hu, A Raza, NR Syed, S Acharki, RL Ray, S Hussain, H Dehghanisanij, …
    Sustainability, 15 (4), 3572 (2023)
    Citations: 40
  • “Consequences and Mitigation Strategies of Heat Stress for Sustainability of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) Production Under the Changing Climate”
    AE Sabagh, A Hossain, MS Islam, MA Iqbal, S Fahad, D Ratnasekera, …
    Plant Stress Physiology (2020)
    Citations: 39

 

Tianpeng Gao | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Prof Tianpeng Gao |  Environmental Science  | Best Researcher Award

Executive president/ Director at  Xi’an University/ Lanzhou City University, China

Dr. Tianpeng Gao is a distinguished professor and an eminent figure in the fields of ecological restoration and environmental science. He currently serves as vice chairman of the Ecological Restoration Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Ecological Economics, and holds significant leadership positions in several professional societies including the Gansu provincial Society of Botany, Society of Biotechnology, and Society of Microbiology. Additionally, he is the director of both the Gansu Mining Area Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration Engineering Research Center and the key laboratory of plant stress physiology and ecological restoration technology in Xi’an City.

 

Profile:

📚 Academic and Research Contributions:

Dr. Gao Tianpeng is a distinguished professor specializing in the evaluation and remediation of damaged ecosystems. He has served in numerous prestigious roles, including Vice Chairman of the Ecological Restoration Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Ecological Economics, and several other vice-chairman positions in botanical and biotechnological societies in Gansu Province. He is also the director of multiple research centers and key laboratories, reflecting his leadership in ecological research.

🏆 Achievements:

Projects: Led 4 NSFC-funded projects, 8 provincial key R&D plans, and 8 municipal key projects. Publications: Authored over 100 academic articles with nearly 1000 citations. Awards: Received several provincial and municipal scientific and technological progress awards. Patents: Holds 8 invention patents authorized by the Chinese government.

🌐 Contributions to Research & Development, Innovations, and Extension Activities

Dr. Gao’s contributions span across screening ultra-enriched plants, microbial ecology of contaminated sites, ecological risk assessments, and developing innovative technologies for ecological restoration and wastewater treatment. His work in outreach has led to the develoment of green, non-polluting remediation technologies and agro-ecological restoration methods for cold and dry areas.

🌿 Environmental Science Research Focus:

Dr. Tianpeng Gao’s research in Environmental Science is multi-faceted, addressing critical issues in ecological restoration and environmental management, particularly in the context of Western China. His main research areas include: Assessment of Damaged Ecosystems: Objective: Evaluating the extent of ecological damage and formulating strategies for restoration. Approach: Utilizing advanced methodologies to assess ecosystem health and resilience. Plant-Microbial Remediation of Heavy Metal Pollutions: Focus Areas: Mining areas of the Qinling and Qilian Mountains in Western China. Techniques: Combining plant and microbial technologies to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals. Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress: Regions: Cold and arid regions. Studies: Investigating how plants adapt and survive under extreme environmental stresses through physiological and molecular pathways. Microbial Ecology in Contaminated Sites: Research: Isolating, culturing, and analyzing microbial communities from metal-contaminated sites. Application: Using microbial diversity to enhance bioremediation processes. Ecological Risk Assessment and Remediation: Projects: Conducting ecological risk assessments for heavy metal pollution in mining areas. Innovations: Developing and implementing ecological remediation technologies. Technological Innovations for Environmental Management: Innovations: Creating early warning systems for pollution, microbial fuel cells for effluent discharge monitoring, and integrated plant-microbe technologies for ecological restoration. Biological Treatment of Wastewater: Focus: Developing effective treatment technologies for wastewater in northern Chinese cities, especially during severe winter conditions. Technologies: Implementing artificial wetland systems for suburban sewage treatment. Ecological Security and Green Technologies: Goals: Establishing evaluation criteria for ecological security barriers in eco-cities. Outreach: Promoting green technologies for ecological remediation and agro-ecological restoration in cold and dry areas. Innovative Agricultural Practices: Approach: Using traditional agricultural measures to support ecological restoration in challenging climates.

Citations:

  • Citations: 666 citations by 629 documents
  • Documents: 85 published documents
  • h-index: 15

 

Publication Top Notes:

  • Title: Agricultural Production Can Be a Carbon Sink: A Case Study of Jinchang City
    • Authors: Chang, G., Liu, H., Yin, Z., Li, K., Gao, T.
    • Journal: Sustainability (Switzerland), 2023, 15(17), 12872
    • Citations: 1
  • Title: Inoculation of Exogenous Complex Bacteria to Enhance Resistance in Alfalfa and Combined Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil
    • Authors: Gao, T., Liu, Y., Yang, D., Xu, J., Xu, D.
    • Journal: Current Microbiology, 2023, 80(6), 213
    • Citations: 2
  • Title: Microplastics enhanced the toxic effects of sulfamethoxazole on aerobic granular sludge and enriched antibiotic resistance genes
    • Authors: Ji, J., Peng, L., Gao, T., Yun, H., Li, X.
    • Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 464, 142783
    • Citations: 9
  • Title: Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Nitric Oxide Application on Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Plants
    • Authors: Liu, X., Gong, D., Ke, Q., Wang, S., Gao, T.
    • Journal: Plants, 2023, 12(7), 1494
    • Citations: 0
  • Title: The cultivation regimes of Morchella sextelata trigger shifts in the community assemblage and ecological traits of soil bacteria
    • Authors: Zhang, Y., Zhao, Q., Uroz, S., Martin, F., Xu, L.
    • Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 14, 1257905
    • Citations: 0
  • Title: Environmental Parameters Determine the Structure of Soil Bacteria under Different Land use Types in Tailings Area
    • Authors: Li, X., Xu, J., Li, L., Wan, Y., Gao, T.
    • Journal: Geomicrobiology Journal, 2023, 40(7), pp. 640–653
    • Citations: 1
  • Title: Effect of Immobilized Bacteria and Bidens Pilosa L on the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil
    • Authors: Wang, H., Liu, Y., He, Y., Chang, G., Gao, T.
    • Conference: Environmental Science and Engineering, 2023, pp. 115–126
    • Citations: 0