• A. A. Altaf, A. Khosropour, A. Zadehnazari S. Kausar, A. Zarei, I. Mosleh, & A. Abbaspourrad, (2025) Selective Adsorption of Magnesium Using Lithium Carboxylate-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c04084 (Impact Factor; 4.5)
• A. A. Altaf, A. Khosropour, A. Zadehnazari & A. Abbaspourrad, (2023) Lithium Pyrene Squarate Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Lithium and Magnesium Separation from Salt Water. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 19672. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c01051 (Impact Factor; 8.3)
• *A. A. Altaf, M. Ahmed, M. Hamayun, S. Kausar, M. Waqar and A. Badshah, (2020) Titania nano-fibers: A review on synthesis and utilities, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 501, 119268.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.119268 (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• A. A. Altaf; A. Badshah; B. Lal; S. Murtaza; P. B. Chatterjee; K. Akbar; D. C. Crans, (2018) “Probing of ferrocenylanilines on model micelle/reverse micelle membrane and their enhanced reactivity for reactive oxidants” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 32, e4334 https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.4334 (Impact Factor; 3.7)
• *A. A. Altaf, M. Hamayun, B. Lal, M. N. Tahir, A. A. Holder, A. Badshah, D. C. Crans, (2018) “Ferrocene-based anilides: synthesis, structural characterization and inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase” Dolton Transaction, 47, 11769. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8dt01726c (Impact Factor; 3.5)
• *A. A. Altaf, N. Khan, B. Lal, A. Badshah (2017) “Synthesis, characterization and DNA-intercalation studies of two ferrocene-based Fe-Sn heterobimetallic compounds, and crystal structure of trimethyltin (p-ferrocenyl)benzoate” Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 70 No.20, 3523-3540.https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2017.1384547 (Impact Factor; 1.9).
• *A. A. Altaf; S. Kausar; M. Hamayun; B. Lal; M. N. Tahir; A. Badshah (2017) “Ferrocenylaniline based amide analogs of methoxybenzoic acids: Synthesis, structural characterization and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibition studies” Journal of Molecular Structure, 1146, 130 – 137. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.molstruc.2017.05.132 (Impact Factor; 4.0).
• *A. A. Altaf; U. Hashmat; M. Yousaf; B. Lal; S. Ullah; A. A. Holder; A. Bshah (2016) “Synthesis and characterization of azo-guanidine based alcoholic media naked eye DNA sensor” Royal Society Open Science, 3, 160351.https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160351(Impact Factor; 2.9)
• A. A. Altaf, B. Lal, A. Badshah, M. Usman, P.B. Chatterjee, F.Huq, Shafiq Ullah,D. C. Crans (2016) “Synthesis, structural characterization, modal membrane interaction and anti-tumor cell line studies of nitrophenyl ferrocenes” Journal of Molecular Structure, 1113 162 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.02.045(Impact Factor; 4.0)
• *A. A. Altaf, B. Lal, N. Khan, A. Badshah, Shafiq Ullah K. Akbar (2016) “Spectroscopic, Electrochemical and In-Silico Characterization of Complex Formed between 2-Ferrocenylbenzoic Acid and DNA” Journal of Chemistry, Article ID 7468951 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7468951(Impact Factor; 2.8)
• *A. A. Altaf, A. Shahzad, Z. Gul, S. A. Khan, A. Badshah, M. N. Tahir, Z. I. Zafar, E. Khan (2015) “Synthesis, Crystal Structure and DFT Calculations of 1,3-Diisobutyl Thiourea” Journal of Chemistry, 913435. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/913435 (Impact Factor; 2.8)
• A.A. Altaf; N. Khan; A. Badshah; B. Lal; Shafiqullah; S. Anwar; M. Subhan (2011) “Improved synthesis of ferrocenyl aniline.” Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 33, No. 5, 691-693. https://jcsp.org.pk/issueDetail.aspx?aid=190c45d3-20c2-456f-9b2f-7b3b5ca4fc29(Impact Factor; 0.6)
• A.A. Altaf; A. Badshah; N. Khan; S. Marwat; S. Ali (2011) “Zirconium complexes in homogeneous ethylene polymerization” Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 64, No. 10, 1815 – 1836 https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2011.568616(Impact Factor; 1.9)
• A. A. Altaf; A. Badshah; N. Khan; M. N. Tahir (2010) “N-(4-Ferrocenylphenyl)benzamide” Acta Cryst. E66, m831 https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810023470(Impact Factor; 0.9)

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• U. Hashmat, *A. A. Altaf, N. Rasool, S. A. Waheed, M. Hamayun, A. A. Holder (2025) Rational Design of π-Extended Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Solar Energy Harvesting: Synthesis to Device Integration, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c19928 (Impact Factor; 8.3)
• L. H. Kharboot, *A. A. Altaf (2025) Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: broader implications for renewable energy solutions from (2020–2025), Inorganica Chimica Acta, 588, 122882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2025.122882 (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• Z. Gul, A. Iqbal, J. Shoukat, A. Anila, R. Rahman, S. Ullah, M. S. Ashiq & *A. A. Altaf, (2025). Nanoparticles Based Sensors for Cyanide Ion Sensing, Basic Principle, Mechanism and Applications. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 55, 474–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408347.2023.2295511 (Impact Factor; 5.0)
• G. Haydar, *A. A. Altaf, A. Iqbal, U. Hashmat, S. Kausar (2025) Factors Impacting the Gastrointestinal Digestive Enzymes Fate of Magnesium Oxide Clusters: In Silico Characterization, Chemistry & Biodiversity, 22, e00157 https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202500157 (Impact Factor; 5.0)
• S. Kausar, *A. A. Altaf, M. Hamayun, M. I. Tariq, W. Shahbaz, H. Shoukat, M. Hamza, S. Iqbal, (2024) Molybdenum Based Manganese Oxides as Optoelectronic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structural & Optical Characterization, ChemistrySelect , 9, e202302854. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202302854 (Impact Factor; 1.9)
• Z. Gul, S. Khan, S. Ullah, H. Ullah, M. U. Khan, M. Ullah & *A. A. Altaf (2024) Recent Development in Coordination Compounds as a Sensor for Cyanide Ions in Biological and Environmental Segments, Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 54, 508 – 528. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408347.2022.2085027 (Impact Factor; 5.0)
• S. Kausar & *A. A. Altaf, (2023) Alkylammonium lead chloride perovskites: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity for conversion of lignin into value added products. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 310, 128490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128490 (Impact Factor; 4.3)
• M. Hamza, *A. A. Altaf, S. Kausar, S. Murtaza, A. Shahpal, M. Hamayun, M. Tayyab, K. Rizwan, H. Shoukat & A. Maqsood (2023) Mesoporous Cu-Doped Manganese Oxide Nano Straws for Photocatalytic Degradation of Hazardous Alizarin Red Dye. ACS Omega, 8, 35956. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c03736 (Impact Factor; 4.1)
• U. Hashmat, N. Rasool, S. Kausar & *A. A. Altaf (2023) Azo-guanidine-based novel molecules for dye-sensitized solar cell applications: a density functional theory study. Chemical Papers, 77, 2031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02606-1 (Impact Factor; 2.1)
• Z. Razzaq, M. Hamayun, S. Murtaza, S. Kausar, *A. A. Altaf, R. U. Khan & T. Javaid, (2023). Removal of As(V) and Cr(VI) with Low-Cost Novel Virgin and Iron-Impregnated Banana Peduncle-Activated Carbons. ACS Omega, 8, 2098. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05957 (Impact Factor; 4.100)
• A. Tatheer, S. Murtaza, N. Kausar, *A. A. Altaf, S. Kausar, S. Ahmed, S. Muhammad, A. Hussain. (2022) Synthesis, Theoretical Investigations & Biological Evaluation of Ibuprofen Drug Hybrids, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 31, 2032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-022-02955-2 (Impact Factor; 2.600)
• R. U. Khan, M. Hamayun, *A. A. Altaf, S. Kausar, Z. Razzaq, T. Javaid, (2022) Assessment and Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Ions from the Industrial Wastewater of Faisalabad, Pakistan., Processes, 10, 2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10112165 (Impact Factor; 3.0)
• M. Tariq, R. Khan, A. Hussain, A. Batool, F. Rasool, M. Yar, K. Ayub, M. Sirajuddin, F. Ullah, S. Ali, A. Akhtar, S. Kausar, *A. A. Altaf (2021) Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, DNA-interaction, molecular docking and DFT studies of novel di-and tri-organotin (IV) carboxylates using 3-(3-nitrophenyl) 2-methylpropenoic acid, Journal of Coordination Chemistry 74, 2407-2426. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2021.1964019. (Impact Factor; 1.900)
• S. I. Khan, S. Ahmad, I. A. Khan, A. Badshah, M. K. Rauf, J. Patujo, M. N. Siddiq, S. Kausar and *A. A. Altaf (2021) Mononuclear copper (I) complexes of triphenylphosphine and N, N'-disubstituted thioureas as potential DNA binding chemotherapeutics, New Journal of Chemistry45, 8925.  https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj06182d. (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• H. Shoukat, *A. A. Altaf, M. Hamayun, S. Ullah, S. Kausar, M. Hamza, S. Muhammad, A. Badshah, N. Rasool and M. Imran (2021) Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene into Benzaldehyde and Benzyl Alcohol Using Molybdenum-Incorporated Manganese Oxide Nanomaterials, ACS Omega6, 19606 - 19615.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c02163. (Impact Factor; 3.7)
• M. A. Shakil, K. Mahmood, *A. A. Altaf, M. N. Tahir, A. Hussain, M. Khalid, M. Tariq, M. Islam, M. Yaqub, A. Badshah, S. Kausar, M.Zaheer(2021) 2-amino-6-methylpyridine based salt converted to carbon electrode material for supercapacitive application, Journal of Molecular Structure1244, 130895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130895. (Impact Factor; 4.00)
• S. Kausar, N. ul Ain, *A. A. Altaf, M. Danish, A. Basit, B. Lal, S. Muhammad, A. Badshah, H. M. K. Javaid (2020) Electrochemical and thermal catalytic studies of Co based molybdenum oxide nanomaterials for C-H bond activation. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 517, 120219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.120219. (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• E. U. Mughal; M. Mirzaei; A. Sadiq, S. Fatima; A. Naseem; N. Naeem; N. Fatima; S. Kausar; *A. A. Altaf; M. N. Zafar; B. A. Khan (2020) Terpyridine-metal complexes: effects of different substituents on their physico-chemical properties and density functional theory studies. Royal Society Open Science, 07, 201208. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201208. (Impact Factor; 2.9)
• M. Hamza, *A. A. Altaf, S. Kausar, S. Murtaza, N. Rasool, R. Gul, A. Badshah, M. Zaheer, S. A. A. Shah, Z. A. Zakaria (2020) Catalytic Removal of Alizarin Red Using Chromium Manganese Oxide Nanorods: Degradation and Kinetic Studies. Catalysts, 10, 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101150. (Impact Factor; 3.8)
• S. Kausar, *A. A. Altaf, M. Hamayun, N. Rasool, M. Hadait, A. Akhtar, S. Muhammad, A. Badshah, S. A. A. Shah, Z. A. Zakaria (2020) i-Propylammonium Lead Chloride Based Perovskite Photocatalysts for Depolymerization of Lignin Under UV Light. Molecules 25, 3520. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153520. (Impact Factor; 4.2)
• M. Danish, M. Tayyab, A. Akhtar, *A. A. Altaf, S. Kausar, S. Ullah, and M. Iqbal, (2020) Effect of soft template variation on the synthesis, physical, and electrochemical properties of Mn₃O₄ nanomaterial, Inorganic and NanoMetal Chemistry, 51, NO. 3, 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/24701556.2020.1790000 (Impact Factor; 1.7).
• N. Sial, N. Rasool, K. Rizwan, *A. A. Altaf, S. Ali, A. Malik, M. Zubair, A. Akhtar, S. Kausar and S. A. A. Shah, (2020) Efficient synthesis of 2,3-diarylbenzo[b]thiophene molecules through palladium (0) Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction and their antithrombolyitc, biofilm inhibition, hemolytic potential and molecular docking studies, Medicinal Chemistry Research,29, 1486–1496 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-020-02568-7. (Impact Factor; 2.6).
• S. Kausar, *A. Ali Altaf, M. Hamayun, M. Danish, M. Zubair, S. Naz, S. Muhammad, M. Zaheer, S. Ullah and A. Badshah, (2019) Soft Template-Based Bismuth Doped Zinc Oxide Nano Composites for Photocatalytic Depolymerization of Lignin, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 502, 119390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.119390. (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• B. Lal; A. Kanwal; *A. A. Altaf; A. Badshah; F. Asghar; S. Akhter; S.Ullah; S. I. Khan; M. N. Tahir, (2019) “Synthesis, crystal structure, spectral and electrochemical characterization, DNA binding and free radical scavenging studies of ferrocene based thioureas” Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 72, NO. 14, 2376-2392. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2019.1651846 (Impact Factor; 1.900)
• L. Saleem; *A. A. Altaf; A. Badshah; M. K. Rauf; A. Waseem; M. Danish; S. S. Azam; M. N. Arshad; A. M. Asiri; S. Ahmad; R. Gul (2018) “Structural investigations, anti-leishmanial, antibacterial and docking studies of new pentavalent antimony carboxylates” InorganicChimicaActa, 474, 148-155. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ica.2018.01.036 (Impact Factor; 2.545) (Impact Factor; 2.7)
• K. I. Hussain; M. Usman; M. Siddiq; N. Rasool; M. F. Nazar; I. Ahmad; A. A. Holder; *A. A. Altaf (2017) “Application of micellar enhanced ultrafiltration for the removal of sunset yellow dye from aqueous media” Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 38, 139 – 144. https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2016.1146616 (Impact Factor; 2.2).
• R. Gull, *A. A. Altaf, A. Khan, A. Badshah, A. Shah, Z. U. Rehman,R. Naz, M. N. Tahir, A. Junaid (2016) “Biologically Active New N, N', N''-Tri-Substituted Ferrocenyl Phenylguanidines and their Characterization” Medicinal Chemistry, 12, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573406412666160129104817 (Impact Factor; 2.3)
• E. Khan, U. A. Khan, A. Badshah, M. N. Tahir, *A. A. Altaf (2014) “Supramolecular dithiocarbamatogold(III) complex a potential DNA binder and antioxidant agent” Journal of Molecular Structure, 1060 150 – 155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.12.023 (Impact Factor; 4.0)
• N. Khan, A. Badshah, B. Lal, M. A. Malik, J. Raftery, P. O’Brien, *A. A. Altaf (2014) “Synthesis and characterization of iron tin oxide thin films from single source bimetallic precursors”Polyhedron 69 40 – 47.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2013.11.017 (Impact Factor; 2.4)
• M. Jamil; *A. A. Altaf; A. Badshah; Shafiqullah; I Ahmad; M. Zubair; S. Kemal; M. I. Ali (2013) “Naked Eye DNA Detection: Synthesis, Characterization and DNA binding studies of a novel azo-guanidine” SpectrochimcaActa. Part A. 105 165 – 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2012.12.020 (Impact Factor; 4.3)

• Computational Chemistry of networking materials like Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) and Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
• Novel Materials for Catalysis and Energy Devices.
• Synthesis of Inorganic materials like metal oxides, Coordination Complexes and Organometallic (Ferrocene) derivatives
• Characterization of synthetic compounds using instrumental techniques like Powder and Single crystal XRD, NMR, FTIR, SEM, EDX and electrochemical methods
• In-vitro Medicinal applications like DNA interaction and artificial membrane interaction studies using different analytical tools like HNMR, UV-visible spectroscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry etc.
• Computational Docking – designing of various enzyme inhibitors.
• Advance water purification methods

• HEC Postdoctoral Fellowship for nine months research at Cornell University USA
• Travel Grant to participate in conference in Japan by PHEC grant No. 253.06 Dated August 04, 2018
• Travel Grant to participate in conference by HEC grant No. 253.06 Dated 16th August 2016
• Research Productivity Award 2014-15, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Government of Pakistan.
• Travel Grant to participate in conference by HEC grant No.231.07 Dated 6th August 2015
• Indigenous Scholarship for M.Phil and PhD funded by Govt. of Pakistan through HEC
• HEC-IRSIP Scholarship for Six month research work in Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. USA

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