Akhtar Alam

@jcbose.ac.in

DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow
Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
1249

Scholar Citations

18

Scholar h-index

28

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Metal‐Free Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction
    S Dutta, A Alam, P Chakrabortty, P Pachfule
    ChemistryEurope 4 (4), e202500176 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Engineering Intermolecular Charge Transfer in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation
    A Chakraborty, U Pal, SP Swain, S Mondal, A Alam, T Saha-Dasgupta, ...
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 3
  • Triptycene-based porous organic network polymers: From synthesis to applications
    A Alam, A Hassan, N Das
    Progress in Materials Science 155, 101528 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 13
  • Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis
    B Mishra, A Alam, A Chakraborty, B Kumbhakar, S Ghosh, P Pachfule, ...
    Advanced Materials 37 (52), 2413118 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 208
  • Engineering Intermolecular Charge Transfer in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation
    P Pachfule, A Chakraborty, U Pal, SP Swain, S Mondal, A Alam, ...
    ChemRxiv 2025 (0819) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reactions
    A Alam, P Chakrabortty, A Chakraborty, S Ghosh, P Pachfule
    ChemCatChem 17 (16), e01000 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Influence on crystallinity of nanoporous covalent organic frameworks for efficient sequestration of organic iodides and iodine
    A Hassan, S Mondal, SA Wahed, S Goswami, A Alam, M Ghosh, KK Dey, ...
    ACS Applied Nano Materials 8 (25), 12895-12908 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Triptycene-Based and Keto-Functionalized Porous Organic Polymer for Selective CO 2 Capture over N 2 /CH 4 and Iodine Sequestration Applications
    SA Wahed, A Hassan, A Alam, R Bera, N Das
    ACS Applied Polymer Materials 7 (8), 5127-5137 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Xantphos–Cu‐Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks for C─ H Arylation through Sensitized Electron Transfer
    A Alam, M Roy, S Maji, A Chakraborty, V Singh, A Kumar, S Mondal, ...
    Advanced Materials 37 (15), 2416100 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 16
  • Enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation by tuning hydrazone linkage density in covalent organic frameworks
    A Chakraborty, A Alam, U Pal, A Sinha, S Das, T Saha-Dasgupta, ...
    Nature Communications 16 (1), 503 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 143
  • Natural polymer-based bioadsorbents for wastewater treatment
    A Alam, A Hassan, Z Sultana, N Das
    RSC Sustainability , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 19
  • Isomeric cyano-vinylene-linked covalent organic frameworks and their impact on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
    A Nagar, A Alam, P Pachfule, CM Nagaraja
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13 (19), 14304-14313 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Design of donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen generation
    A Nagar, G Singh, A Alam, P Pachfule, CM Nagaraja
    Materials Chemistry Frontiers 9 (9), 1421-1430 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Benzothiadiazole-based donor–acceptor covalent organic framework for photocatalytic hydrogen generation
    A Nagar, G Singh, A Alam, P Pachfule, CM Nagaraja
    Sustainable Energy & Fuels 9 (7), 1885-1894 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation
    A Alam, B Kumbhakar, A Chakraborty, B Mishra, S Ghosh, A Thomas, ...
    ACS Materials Letters 6 (5), 2007-2049 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 109
  • Covalent organic frameworks as heterogeneous photocatalysts for cross-coupling reactions
    A Chakraborty, M Roy, A Alam, D Adhikari, P Pachfule
    Green Chemistry 26 (18), 9619-9651 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 52
  • Impact of the crystallinity of covalent organic frameworks on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
    B Mishra, A Alam, B Kumbhakar, D Díaz Díaz, P Pachfule
    Crystal Growth & Design 23 (6), 4701-4719 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 58
  • Impact of the crystallinity of covalent organic frameworks on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
    D Díaz Díaz, B Mishra, A Alam, B Kumbhakar, P Pachfule
    American Chemical Society , 2023
    2023
  • Super-fast iodine capture by an ionic covalent organic network (iCON) from aqueous and vapor media
    A Hassan, S Chandra, A Alam, N Das
    RSC Sustainability 1 (3), 511-522 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 23
  • Triptycene based fluorinated polymers with improved carbon dioxide capture and hydrogen/methane storage
    A Hassan, R Bera, A Alam, N Das
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 346, 112320 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis
    B Mishra, A Alam, A Chakraborty, B Kumbhakar, S Ghosh, P Pachfule, ...
    Advanced Materials 37 (52), 2413118 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 208
  • Enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation by tuning hydrazone linkage density in covalent organic frameworks
    A Chakraborty, A Alam, U Pal, A Sinha, S Das, T Saha-Dasgupta, ...
    Nature Communications 16 (1), 503 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 143
  • Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation
    A Alam, B Kumbhakar, A Chakraborty, B Mishra, S Ghosh, A Thomas, ...
    ACS Materials Letters 6 (5), 2007-2049 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 109
  • Triptycene, Phenolic-OH, and Azo-Functionalized Porous Organic Polymers: Efficient and Selective CO 2 Capture
    R Bera, M Ansari, A Alam, N Das
    ACS Applied Polymer Materials 1 (5), 959-968 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 95
  • Hydroxy functionalized triptycene based covalent organic polymers for ultra-high radioactive iodine uptake
    A Hassan, A Alam, M Ansari, N Das
    Chemical Engineering Journal 427, 130950 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 81
  • Triptycene based and nitrogen rich hyper cross linked polymers (TNHCPs) as efficient CO2 and iodine adsorbent
    A Hassan, S Goswami, A Alam, R Bera, N Das
    Separation and Purification Technology 257, 117923 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 72
  • Impact of the crystallinity of covalent organic frameworks on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
    B Mishra, A Alam, B Kumbhakar, D Díaz Díaz, P Pachfule
    Crystal Growth & Design 23 (6), 4701-4719 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 58
  • Synthesis, characterization and adsorption studies of a novel triptycene based hydroxyl azo-nanoporous polymer for environmental remediation
    M Ansari, A Alam, R Bera, A Hassan, S Goswami, N Das
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 (2), 103558 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 56
  • Covalent organic frameworks as heterogeneous photocatalysts for cross-coupling reactions
    A Chakraborty, M Roy, A Alam, D Adhikari, P Pachfule
    Green Chemistry 26 (18), 9619-9651 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 52
  • Nanoporous azo polymers (NAPs) for selective CO2 uptake
    R Bera, M Ansari, A Alam, N Das
    Journal of CO2 Utilization 28, 385-392 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 38
  • A mesoporous polymer bearing 3D-Triptycene,–OH and azo-functionalities: Reversible and efficient capture of carbon dioxide and iodine vapor
    M Ansari, A Hassan, A Alam, N Das
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 323, 111242 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 36
  • Triptycene-Based and Schiff-Base-Linked Porous Networks: Efficient Gas Uptake, High CO 2 /N 2 Selectivity, and Excellent Antiproliferative Activity
    A Alam, S Mishra, A Hassan, R Bera, S Dutta, K Das Saha, N Das
    ACS omega 5 (8), 4250-4260 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 27
  • Rapid and efficient removal of diverse anionic water contaminants using a guanidium-based ionic covalent organic network (iCON)
    S Chandra, A Hassan, Prince, A Alam, N Das
    ACS Applied Polymer Materials 4 (9), 6630-6641 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 25
  • Triptycene-based and imine linked porous uniform microspheres for efficient and reversible scavenging of iodine from various media: a systematic study
    A Hassan, A Alam, S Chandra, N Das
    Environmental Science: Advances 1 (3), 320-330 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 25
  • Super-fast iodine capture by an ionic covalent organic network (iCON) from aqueous and vapor media
    A Hassan, S Chandra, A Alam, N Das
    RSC Sustainability 1 (3), 511-522 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 23
  • Triptycene-Based and Amine-Linked Nanoporous Networks for Efficient CO 2 Capture and Separation
    A Alam, R Bera, M Ansari, A Hassan, N Das
    Frontiers in Energy Research 7, 141 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 23
  • Silsesquioxane-based and triptycene-linked nanoporous polymers (STNPs) with a high surface area for CO 2 uptake and efficient dye removal applications
    A Alam, A Hassan, R Bera, N Das
    Materials Advances 1 (9), 3406-3416 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 21
  • Natural polymer-based bioadsorbents for wastewater treatment
    A Alam, A Hassan, Z Sultana, N Das
    RSC Sustainability , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 19
  • Xantphos–Cu‐Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks for C─ H Arylation through Sensitized Electron Transfer
    A Alam, M Roy, S Maji, A Chakraborty, V Singh, A Kumar, S Mondal, ...
    Advanced Materials 37 (15), 2416100 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 16
  • Triptycene based fluorescent polymers with azo motif pendants: Effect of alkyl chain on fluorescence, morphology and picric acid sensing
    M Ansari, A Hassan, A Alam, A Jana, N Das
    Reactive and Functional Polymers 146, 104408 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 15