Kingsley Safo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at University of Notre Dame and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2022, latest 2026

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry

In their own words

Advanced Oxidation Processes
Wastewater Treatment
Photocatalysis
Chemical Engineering Processes
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
Advanced and Nanostructured Materials

Publications: 142022–2026
Citations: 77to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.671.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 57%8 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment964%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Graduate Research Assistant, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame2023–2027
Research Assistant, Chemical EngineeringAuburn University2023
Research Student, Chemical and Petrochemical EngineeringEgypt-Japan University of Science and Technology2020–2023

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame2023–2027
Certificate of Honour in Carbon Neutrality, Faculty of Engineering, 2022 SDG Global Summer School.

Publications

14 in all

Sustainable Utilization of Electric Arc Furnace Slag-derive Nanocomposite Catalyst as Effective Photocatalysts for CO2 Capturing and Reduction under a Continuous Flow Photoreactor into Hydrogen and Methanol
2026Scholars International Journal of Chemistry and Material SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36348/sijcms.2026.v09i02.001
Enhancing tetracycline antibiotic photocatalytic degradation using TiO2–slag nanocomposite: optimization using response surface model

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Biomedical Engineering643%

Water Science and Technology536%

Materials Chemistry429%

Inorganic Chemistry214%

Analytical Chemistry17%

Electrical and Electronic Engineering17%

Mechanical Engineering17%

Organic Chemistry17%

Topics most written on

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques8
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells6
Advanced oxidation water treatment3
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies2
Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications2
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal1
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies1
Catalysis for Biomass Conversion1
Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes1
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications1
Dye analysis and toxicity1
Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

71% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4578101113Home

Most frequent partner countries

Egypt14
United States6
Japan4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Egypt-Japan University of Science and TechnologyEG14 papers
Aswan UniversityEG6 papers
University of Notre DameUS5 papers
Kyushu UniversityJP4 papers
Alexandria UniversityEG4 papers
University of Nebraska–LincolnUS1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Water Practice & Technology2
Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management1
Environmental Science and Pollution Research1
International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering1
Key engineering materials1
Research on Chemical Intermediates1
Scholars International Journal of Chemistry and Material Sciences1
Water Science and Engineering1

How it can be read

57% free to read

Diamond 2 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 6 · 43%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 14 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation4
7Affordable and clean energy2
12Responsible consumption and production2
2Zero hunger1

Certificate of Honor in Climate change,, Faculty of graduate studies and Environmental ResearchAin Shams University2022

Master in Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Petrochemical EngineeringEgypt-Japan University of Science and Technology2020–2023

Bachelor of Science, Petroleum EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Engineering2014–2018

Honours, memberships and service

Falling wall Innovative Research Award, Received from the Germane DAAD Program in Cairo, Egypt. For breaking the Wall of Waste and Water Pollution.DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service2022
Best Research Proposal Award, Sustainable Technology for water management CompetitionAbu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Co2022
Best Paper Presentation Award, Faculty of ScienceAlexandria University2022
TICAD 7 Scholarship Award, Design for a master’s degree in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering under the supervision of two Japanese Professors from Kyushu UniversityEgypt-Japan University of Science and Technology2020
First Class Student Award, Upstanding student award based on student’s overall academic performance at the department of petroleum EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2018
Total Energy Scholarship Award, Design for a Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering under a good academic performance and a high grade West African Examination result from Senior High SchoolTotalEnergies SE2014

2026Water Practice & TechnologyJournalFirst author0 citations10.2166/wpt.2026.294

Statistical optimization modeling of organic dye photodegradation process using slag nanocomposite

2022Research on Chemical IntermediatesJournalFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1007/s11164-022-04807-5

Solvothermal Prepared Slag Nanocomposite as a Catalyst for Organic Dye Photodegradation

2022Key engineering materialsJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4028/p-u25360

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Japan International Cooperation Agency4