Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin | Livestock waste management | Best Researcher Award

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Dr Mohd Huzairi  Mohd Zainudin |  Livestock waste management |  Best Researcher Award

Researcher at  Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, a Malaysian Research Officer at UPM’s Laboratory of Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture & Food Security, has built a notable career in environmental biotechnology. Born on October 26, 1983, Dr. Huzairi earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2015, following an M.Sc. (2009) and a B.Sc. (2005) in Biotechnology from the same institution. His research focuses on microbial ecology, composting, organic waste treatment, and sustainable biomass utilization, contributing significantly to environmental sustainability.

Publication Profile

Academic Background:

  • Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2015
  • M.Sc. in Environmental Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2009
  • B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2005

Research Expertise:

Dr. Huzairi’s research focuses on Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Microbiology, Composting, Molecular Biology, Bioprocess Technology, Biomass Treatment, and Biocatalysts.

Professional Experience and Roles:

Dr. Huzairi has served as a reviewer for numerous international journals, including Frontiers in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, Environmental Pollution, and Bioresource Technology Reports. He is also a judge and guest editor in various symposiums and journals in biotechnology and environmental sciences.

Honors and Awards:

Notable awards include the Graduate Research Fellowship (2010–2013) from UPM, Excellent Service Award (2019), and several medals for his innovations in waste treatment and composting at national and international expos.

Citations:

All-Time Statistics

  • Citations: 725
  • h-index: 13
  • i10-index: 13

Since 2019

  • Citations: 524
  • h-index: 12
  • i10-index: 13

Publication Top Notes

  • Biochar enhanced the nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial communities during the composting of poultry manure and rice straw
    MH Zainudin, NA Mustapha, T Maeda, N Ramli, K Sakai, M Hassan
    Waste Management, 106, 240-249 (2020) — 143 citations
  • Effect of steam pretreatment on oil palm empty fruit bunch for the production of sugars
    S Shamsudin, UKM Shah, H Zainudin, S Abd-Aziz, SMM Kamal, Y Shirai, …
    Biomass and Bioenergy, 36, 280-288 (2012) — 135 citations
  • Indigenous cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic bacteria enhanced rapid co-composting of lignocellulose oil palm empty fruit bunch with palm oil mill effluent anaerobic sludge
    MHM Zainudin, MA Hassan, M Tokura, Y Shirai
    Bioresource Technology, 147, 632-635 (2013) — 94 citations
  • Cellulase Production from Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Degradation by Locally Isolated Thermobifida fusca
    NAF Harun, AS Baharuddin, MHM Zainudin, EK Bahrin, MN Naim, …
    BioResources, 8 (1) (2013) — 52 citations
  • Enhancement of agro-industrial waste composting process via the microbial inoculation: a brief review
    MHM Zainudin, A Zulkarnain, AS Azmi, S Muniandy, K Sakai, Y Shirai, …
    Agronomy, 12 (1), 198 (2022) — 48 citations
  • Novel multifunctional plant growth–promoting bacteria in co-compost of palm oil industry waste
    CFS Chin, Y Furuya, MHM Zainudin, N Ramli, MA Hassan, Y Tashiro, …
    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 124 (5), 506-513 (2017) — 42 citations
  • Bacterial community shift for monitoring the co-composting of oil palm empty fruit bunch and palm oil mill effluent anaerobic sludge
    MHM Zainudin, N Ramli, MA Hassan, Y Shirai, K Tashiro, K Sakai, …
    Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 44 (6), 869-877 (2017) — 41 citations
  • Bacterial community structure and biochemical changes associated with composting of lignocellulosic oil palm empty fruit bunch
    MHM Zainudin, MA Hassan, UKM Shah, N Abdullah, M Tokura, …
    BioResources, 9 (1), 316-335 (2013) — 37 citations
  • A highly thermostable crude endoglucanase produced by a newly isolated Thermobifida fusca strain UPMC 901
    MHM Zainudin, NA Mustapha, MA Hassan, EK Bahrin, M Tokura, …
    Scientific Reports, 9 (1), 13526 (2019) — 29 citations
  • Inhibition of methane production by the palm oil industrial waste phospholine gum in a mimic enteric fermentation
    NA Mustapha, SS Sharuddin, MHM Zainudin, N Ramli, Y Shirai, T Maeda
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 165, 621-629 (2017) — 24 citations
  • Utilization of glucose recovered by phase separation system from acid-hydrolysed oil palm empty fruit bunch for bioethanol production
    M Funaoka, T Shinano, Y Shirai, M Wakisaka, MA Hassan
    Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 35 (1), 117-126 (2012) — 22 citations
  • Effect of inorganic fertilizer application on soil microbial diversity in an oil palm plantation
    SS Salamat, MA Hassan, Y Shirai, AHM Hanif, MS Norizan, …
    BioResources, 16 (2), 2279-2302 (2021) — 20 citations
  • Indigenous cellulolytic aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacterial community enhanced the composting of rice straw and chicken manure with biochar addition
    MHM Zainudin, JT Singam, AQ Sazili, Y Shirai, MA Hassan
    Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 5930 (2022) — 15 citations
  • Enhanced biogas production from palm oil mill effluent supplemented with untreated oil palm empty fruit bunch biomass with a change in the microbial community
    AAM Ali, MHM Zainudin, A Idris, AS Baharuddin, A Sulaiman, …
    Japan Journal of Food Engineering, 13 (3), 37-41 (2012) — 8 citations
  • Enteric methane emission models for diverse beef cattle feeding systems in South-east Asia: A meta-analysis
    TP Tee, YM Goh, MHM Zainudin, SCL Candyrine, K Sommart, …
    Animal Feed Science and Technology, 294, 115474 (2022) — 5 citations
  • Improving Composting Process By Controlling Aeration Time
    KBB Abd Hamid, MHM Zainudin, MAA Samah, K Yunus
    International Journal of Applied Chemistry, 12 (1), 130-135 (2016) — 3 citations
  • Author Correction: A highly thermostable crude endoglucanase produced by a newly isolated Thermobifida fusca strain UPMC 901
    MHM Zainudin, NA Mustapha, MA Hassan, EK Bahrin, M Tokura, …
    Scientific Reports, 10 (2020) — 2 citations
  • Sustainable agricultural and livestock waste management through composting
    MHM Zainudin, MZ Mohd Yusoff, N Ramli, NH Mohd Yasin
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1412594 (2024) — 1 citation
  • Enzymatic Pretreatment Improved the In Vitro Ruminal Degradability of Oil Palm Fronds
    MA Azmi, AF Nicholas, AFM Azmi, MHM Zainudin, MT Yusof, Z Zakaria, …
    Catalysts, 12 (5), 461 (2022) — 1 citation
  • Improvement of bioethanol production in consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) via consortium of Aspergillus niger B2484 and Trichoderma asperellum B1581
    MFSM Ghazali, M Mustafa, NA Izzati, M Zainudin, NA Abd Aziz
    Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 29 (1) (2021) — 1 citation