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ABU YAYA

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Computational Materials ORCID 0000-0001-6823-1276 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Atomistic Materials ModellingNanomaterialsComposite Materials
Publications

134

Citations

2,565

H-index

27

i10-index

57

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
19.1
Most cited paper
130
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:33
Publications

134 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Effects of substrates on the performance of optoelectronic devices: A review
J Asare, B Agyei-Tuffour, EA Amonoo, D Dodoo-Arhin, E Nyankson, ...
2020 Cogent Engineering 7 (1), 1829274, 2020 Engineering 13
Synthesis and characterization of zinc and copper oxide nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity
RB Asamoah, A Yaya
2020 Engineering 11
Iron and silver nanostructures: Biosynthesis, characterization and their catalytic properties
PO Ohemeng, E Dankyi, S Darko, A Yaya, AA Salifu, C Ahenkorah, ...
2020 Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 22, 100453, 2020 Engineering 10
Potential application of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate salt (DOSS)–saponin binary dispersant in oil spill remediation: synergistic interaction between DOSS and saponin
E Nyankson, B Agyei-Tuffour, JK Efavi, A Yaya, B Onwona-Agyeman, ...
2020 Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 231 (2), 76, 2020 Engineering 10
Investigating triaxial electrical properties of ceramic composites for electroporcelain insulators
A.N.N. Dowuona, A.Yaya, E. Nyankson, J.K. Efavi, L.N.W. Damoah, D. Dodoo ...
2018 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research 19 (2), 95-100, 2018 Engineering 10
Application of discarded rubber car tyres as synthetic coarse aggregates in light weight pavement concretes
D Dodoo-Arhin, SA Mensah, A Yaya, B Agyei-Tuffour
2015 American Journal of Materials Science 5 (4), 75-83, 2015 Engineering 10
Electronic interaction in composites of a conjugated polymer and carbon nanotubes: first-principles calculation and photophysical approaches
F Massuyeau, J Wéry, JL Duvail, S Lefrant, A Yaya, C Ewels, E Faulques
2015 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 6 (1), 1138-1144, 2015 Engineering 10
Exploring carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide adsorption on (5, 5) aluminum nitride nanotubes for enhanced sensor applications: a DFT study
N Suleiman, VA Apalangya, B Mensah, K Kan-Dapaah, A Yaya
2024 Molecules 29 (3), 557, 2024 Engineering 9
Adsorption of CO and CO2 interaction with (7, 0) AlN nanotubes to enhance sensing capabilities: a DFT approach
N Suleiman, V Apalangya, K Kan-Dapaah, B Mensah, VW Elloh, A Yaya, ...
2025 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 199, 112537, 2025 Natural Sciences 8
A study of the interactions of carbon based fillers in acrylonitrile butadiene rubber matrix for high deformation sensor applications
B Mensah, A Yaya, B Onwona-Agyeman, RA Ofori, C Dompreh
2023 Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 42 (21-22), 1091-1106, 2023 Engineering 8
Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal‐Doped MoS2 Monolayer: First‐Principles Calculations
D Boakye, H Martin, LK Labik, A Britwum, OA Nunoo, VW Elloh, ...
2023 physica status solidi (b) 260 (7), 2200337, 2023 Engineering 8
Photothermally-heated superparamagnetic polymeric nanocomposite implants for interstitial thermotherapy
IB Yeboah, SWK Hatekah, A Yaya, K Kan-Dapaah
2022 Nanomaterials 12 (6), 955, 2022 Engineering 8
Destruction of Fibroadenomas Using Photothermal Heating of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles: Experiments and Models
IB Yeboah, SWK Hatekah, YK Konku-Asase, A Yaya, K Kan-Dapaah
2020 Applied Sciences 10 (17), 5844, 2020 Engineering 8
A study of polybromide chain formation using carbon nanomaterials via density functional theory approach
A Yaya, CP Ewels, JK Efavi, B Agyei-Tuffour, K Kan-Dapaah, ...
2016 Cogent Engineering 3 (1), 1261509, 2016 Engineering 8
Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin–polyethylene composites
B Agyei‐Tuffour, YD Bensah, LNW Damoah, D Dodoo‐Arhin, A Yaya, ...
2014 Polymer composites 35 (8), 1507-1515, 2014 Engineering 8
Hydroxyapatite nano‐pillars on TI‐6Al‐4V: Enhancements in cell spreading and proliferation during cell/surface integration
SA Osafo, PO Etinosa, JD Obayemi, AA Salifu, T Asumadu, D Klenam, ...
2024 Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 112 (10), 1778-1792, 2024 Engineering 7
Design of novel hybrid 2D nanomaterials for optical, optoelectronic and micro-electro-mechanical systems applications
VW Elloh, EO Boadu, G Gebreyesus, AK Mishra, D Dodoo-Arhin, A Yaya
2023 Hybrid Advances 3, 100045, 2023 Engineering 7
Modified nanostructured titania photocatalysts for aquatic disinfection applications
D Dodoo-Arhin, E Bowen-Dodoo, B Agyei-Tuffour, E Nyankson, ...
2021 Materials Today: Proceedings 38, 1183-1190, 2021 Engineering 7
Synthesis of nanostructured cupric oxide for visible light assisted degradation of organic wastewater pollutants
D Dodoo-Arhin, EE Mbu, SK Ntwampe, EN Malenga, E Fosso-Kankeu, ...
2021 Cogent Engineering 8 (1), 1920563, 2021 Engineering 7
Mapping the stacking interaction of triphenyl vinylene oligomers with graphene and carbon nanotubes
A Yaya, A Impellizzeri, F Massuyeau, JL Duvail, P Briddon, CP Ewels
2019 Carbon 141, 274-282, 2019 Engineering 7
The influence of bi2o3 and sb2o3 doping on the microstructure and electrical properties of sintered zinc oxide
A Yaya, D Dodoo-Arhin
2012 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2012 Engineering 7
Synthesis and morphology of flexible polyurethane foams containing neem oil and clove powder
C Kuranchie, A Yaya, F Aboagye-Antwi, YD Bensah
2024 International Journal of Polymer Science 2024 (1), 5047916, 2024 Engineering 6
Density functional theory-based studies predict carbon nanotubes as effective mycolactone inhibitors
N Suleiman, A Yaya, MD Wilson, S Aryee, SK Kwofie
2022 Molecules 27 (14), 4440, 2022 Engineering 6
Structural and Electronic properties of PVK/C60 Nanoheterostructure interfaces-A DFT Approach
VW Elloh, AK Mishra, D Dodoo-Arhin, EKK Abavare, G Gebreyesus, ...
2020 Surfaces and Interfaces 20, 100556, 2020 Engineering 6
Dispersion and functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTS) for nanocomposite applications
A Yaya, A Tekley, E Annan, JK Efavi, EK Tiburu, B Onwona-Agyeman, ...
2016 Matériaux & Techniques 104 (6-7), 607, 2016 Engineering 6