Sabry M. Shaheen
Kafrelsheikh University Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafrelsheikh; Faculty of Agricuture
Research areas: Environmental Science · Pollution · Heavy metals in environment · Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal · Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
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About
Dr. Sabry M. Shaheen is a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate List, 2021, 2022). He is working as Full Professor for Soil and Water Sciences at the University of Kafrelsheikh, Egypt (2015-liftime (currently not active)). Currently (2018- to date), Prof. Shaheen is working as “Senior Scientist” at Wuppertal University, Germany.
Prof. Shaheen is an Experienced Humboldtian, because he got the esteemed Alexander von Humboldt fellowship for experienced researchers (7/2016-3/2018). He also worked as Expert in the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education (Feb. 2015- June 2016).
Prof. Shaheen has gained international recognition for his applied research work in biogeochemistry of trace elements, remediation of contaminated soils and water, water treatments and pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, and environmental risk assessment.
During the period 2007-2025, together with his team and partners, Prof. Shaheen published 280 papers in 59 of the ISI-Web of science listed Journals with a total impact factor of 2350, and he also published 21 book chapters in international publishers. The articles have been cited over 27000 citations, with an outstanding scopus h-index of 83, google h-index of 90, and i10-index of 247 (data extracted on 30.12.2025).
Prof. Shaheen has been identified as a Global Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate List, 2021 and 2022) in the field of Environment and Ecology. Also, Prof. Shaheen has been ranked among the top 2% of researchers in the world (Stanford University Survey) for the sixth year in a row. Also, according to the latest ScholarGPS global rankings, which assess research performance based on publication output, citations, and scientific influence over the past five years, he was honored to be globally ranked #8 in Soil Contamination. Moreover, he has been ranked #1 in Egypt in the evaluation of environmental scientists (The Best Environmental Sciences Scientist in Egypt) and ranked #2 in the evaluation of chemistry for the fourth year in-a-row. Also, according to the AD Scientific Index, 2025, Prof. Shaheen has the highest h-index among all scholars at his home University (Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt), and thus he has been ranked #1 among scholars in all fields in Kafrelsheikh University, ranked #1 among scholars in the field of Agricultural & Soil Sciences in Egypt and Africa.
Prof. Shaheen is acting/acted as Associate Editor and a member of the editorial board of some ISI-Web of Science listed Journals in the area of his study [e.g, Environmental Pollution (Impact Factor (IF) = 7.6); Biochar (IF= 13.5); The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (IF= 6.39); Sustainability (IF= 3.89), Journal of Archive of Agronomy and Soil Sciences (IF = 2.24), Energy & Environment (IF = 3.15), Frontiers in Chemistry (IF = 5.45); Earth System and Environment]. He also is acting as a Peer-Reviewer for more than 25 of the ISI web of Sciences listed Q1 journals.
Prof. Shaheen has awarded The Order of the Republic of Egypt for Science and Art (2019); “The State Award for Excellence in Agricultural Sciences (2018); "Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers (2015)"; "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Award for Environmental Management (2014)"; "The State Incentive Award in Agricultural Sciences (2011)"; and "The Kafrelsheikh University Incentive Award in Environmental Sciences in 2010".
Employment
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Kafrelsheikh University Faculty of Agriculture Full Professor2015 - Present
Education
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University of Kafrelsheikh; Faculty of Agricuture Full Professor2015 - Present
Projects & Funding
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Publications (217)
- Aquaculture sediments amended with biochar improved soil health and plant growth in a degraded soil Save
- Arsenic in Gold Mining Wastes: An Environmental and Human Health Threat in Ghana Save
- Bio-assembled MgO-coated tea waste biochar efficiently decontaminates phosphate from water and kitchen waste fermentation liquid Save
- Biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) and its influence on soil microbial community composition, function, and activity: A review Save
- Contaminant containment for sustainable remediation of persistent contaminants in soil and groundwater Save
- Cow bone-derived biochar enhances microbial biomass and alters bacterial community composition and diversity in a smelter contaminated soil Save
- Effect of corn pre-puffing on the efficiency of MgO-engineered biochar for phosphorus recovery from livestock wastewater: mechanistic investigations and cost benefit analyses Save
- Effects of ball milling on biochar adsorption of contaminants in water: A meta-analysis Save
- Impacts of land uses on spatio-temporal variations of seasonal water quality in a regulated river basin, Huai River, China Save
- Iron-modified phosphorus- and silicon-based biochars exhibited various influences on arsenic, cadmium, and lead accumulation in rice and enzyme activities in a paddy soil Save
- Lactic acid bacteria promoted soil quality and enhanced phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by mustard: A trial for bioengineering of toxic metal contaminated mining soils Save
- Molecular composition and possible transformations of labile soil organic matter fractions in Mediterranean arable soils: Relevance and implications Save
- Multiple-functionalized biochar affects rice yield and quality via regulating arsenic and lead redistribution and bacterial community structure in soils under different hydrological conditions Save
- Occurrence profiling and environmental risk assessment of veterinary antibiotics in vegetable soils at Chongqing region, China Save
- Pandemic COVID-19 ends but soil pollution increases: Impacts and a new approach for risk assessment Save
- Pros and Cons of Biochar to Soil Potentially Toxic Element Mobilization and Phytoavailability: Environmental Implications Save
- Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments Save
- The role of various ameliorants on geochemical arsenic distribution and CO2-carbon efflux under paddy soil conditions Save
- Accumulation pattern and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in selected wastewater-irrigated soils and plants in Vehari, Pakistan Save
- Addition of walnut shells biochar to alkaline arable soil caused contradictory effects on CO2 and N2O emissions, nutrients availability, and enzymes activity Save