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Oves M.

King Abdulaziz University

Research areas: Materials Science · Materials Chemistry · Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications · Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity · Heavy metals in environment

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8513-6155
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Dr. Mohammad Oves is an Associate Professor at the Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Aligarh Muslim University, India (2013), followed by postdoctoral research as a Senior Research Fellow on the EU Framework Programme 7 (FP-7) project "Safeguarding Water Resources in India with Green and Sustainable Technology" (SWINGS).
Dr. Oves leads an internationally recognized research program at the interface of environmental microbiology, nanomaterials science, and biomedical applications. His research portfolio encompasses antimicrobial nanomaterial development, heavy metal bioremediation using microbial systems, photodynamic antimicrobial therapy, microplastic biodegradation, and green synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles. His work on nanomaterial-biofilm interactions, particularly using single-walled carbon nanotubes and photodynamic nanostructures against multidrug-resistant pathogens, has contributed significantly to the field of antimicrobial nanotechnology.
With over a decade of academic and research experience, Dr. Oves has published 150+ articles in high-impact international journals, including Frontiers in Microbiology, Nanotechnology Reviews, Nanomaterials, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, and Pharmaceuticals. His scholarly work has garnered 14,250+ citations with an h-index of 50 and i10-index of 98+ (Google Scholar). He has served as editor for six scholarly books published by Springer Nature and Elsevier, covering topics from quantum catalysis to marine microplastics remediation and graphene quantum dots applications.
Dr. Oves has been recognized as a Top 2% Scientist Worldwide by Elsevier-Stanford in the field of environmental science for three consecutive years (2022-2024). He serves as Associate Editor for MDPI Applied Sciences and Frontiers in Microbiology, and is a Top 1% Reviewer globally according to Clarivate Web of Science, having completed 413+ verified peer reviews across 150+ international journals. As Principal Investigator, he has secured competitive research funding exceeding SAR 100,000 from King Abdulaziz University and Saudi government agencies.
His international collaborations include a visiting scholar position at the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Japan (2022), resulting in collaborative publications on photodynamic antimicrobial nanostructures. Dr. Oves is co-inventor on a UK Registered Design Patent (No. 6,431,089) for an AI-controlled photodynamic therapy device for dermatological applications.
Research Interests: Environmental and medical microbiology | Antimicrobial nanomaterials and biofilm control | Heavy metal bioremediation and microbial detoxification | Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy and quantum catalysis | Green synthesis of biomedical nanoparticles | Marine microplastics biodegradation | Multidrug-resistant pathogen control | Computational modeling in environmental science
Professional Affiliations: Lifetime Member, Association of Microbiology of India | Member, Material Research Society Japan (MRS-J) | Member, International Association for Carbon Capture | Saudi Environmental Society

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