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Sheikh A. Akbar

Engineering · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1985

Publications

304

Citations

15,554

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Sheikh A. Akbar's work centers on gas sensors and nanomaterials, especially metal-oxide (such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide) based sensors for detecting gases like ethanol, acetone, and nitrogen oxide, often for applications in breath analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial safety. The publication record also includes related work on nanostructured materials, piezoelectric and wearable sensing devices, and thermal/energy systems, suggesting connections to broader sensor and materials engineering topics. Note that some listed publications (e.g., on particle physics detectors, fisheries commodities, or hand sanitizers) appear unrelated to this core focus and may reflect shared author names or co-authored contributions in adjacent fields.

Metal-oxide gas sensorsNanomaterials and nanostructures (ZnO, TiO2)Sensor selectivity and materials designWearable and piezoelectric sensing devicesCeramic and electrochemical sensor materials

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from around 10 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 21 in 2022, with continued strong activity (12-16 papers/year) through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 12.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 21 publications21222023: 15 publications232024: 16 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical×10
  • Ceramics International×6
  • Chemosphere×6
  • Molecules×5
  • Elsevier eBooks×5
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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 19, 2026.

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