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Safia Ahmed

Environmental Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1976
Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme-mediated dye degradationMicrobial Metabolism and Applications

Publications

189

Citations

7,511

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

Safia Ahmed studies how microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria can break down pollutants and clean contaminated water and soil. Much of the work focuses on constructed wetlands and microbial treatments to remove antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, plastics, and industrial chemicals from wastewater, as well as exploring microbes for producing useful compounds and generating energy.

Microbial biodegradation of plastics and pollutantsConstructed wetlands for wastewater treatmentRemoval of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteriaMicrobial energy generation and bioconversionBioprospecting of fungal metabolites

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, generally ranging from about 5 to 12 papers per year with recent years around 11.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 573 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 7,511cohort median 2,398
h-index: 39cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 7.2cohort median 3.7

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 11% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 75 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 12 publications12172018: 12 publications12182019: 10 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 12 publications12212022: 9 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 11 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 1 collaborator at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PubMed×4
  • Research Square×4
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery×3
  • AMB Express×2
  • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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