Prof Saeid Hojati |  Soil Properties |  Best Researcher Award

Education 🎓

• Ph.D. in Soil Science (Genesis and Classification of Soils), Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
  Thesis: Distribution pattern, genesis, and stability of fibrous clay minerals in soils and Tertiary sediments in central Iran and Zagros regions.
• M.Sc. in Soil Science (Soil Biochemistry), Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
  Thesis: Effects of organic amendments on microbial biomass and enzyme activities in calcareous soil.
• B.Sc. in Soil Science, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Positions Held 🏛️

• Full Professor, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (January 2023 – Present)
• Head of Soil Science Department, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (February 2020 – Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Soil Science Society of Iran (October 2021 – Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (October 2023 – Present)
• Dean Assistant for Postgraduate and Academic Affairs, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (November 2016 – March 2019)
• Associate Professor, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (October 2015 – January 2023)

Memberships 🤝

• Iranian Society of Soil Science (Since 2014)
• Iranian Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography (Since 2009)
• Clay Minerals Society (2010-2011)
• Soil Science Society of America (2005-2006)

Honors and Awards 🏆

• Distinguished Professor for Educational Affairs, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (2020)
• Top Researcher, Khuzestan Province, Agriculture and Natural Resources (2019)
• Distinguished Top Researcher, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (2016)
• Distinguished Ph.D. Thesis, Isfahan University of Technology (2012)

Teaching Experience 📚

• Undergraduate Courses: Soil Survey, Geomorphology, Soils of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, Soil Genesis and Classification, Land Evaluation, Introduction to Soil Science
• Graduate Courses: Digital Soil Mapping, Geostatistics, Soil Geomorphology, Advanced Topics in Soil Genesis, Optical Mineralogy, Methods and Tools in Management of Soil Resources

Research Interests 🔬

• Spatial variability of soil properties
• Digital soil mapping and morphometric analysis
• Effects of land use on soil quality
• Interactions of clay minerals with pollutants
• Paleoclimate interpretation of clay minerals
• Application of stable isotope techniques
• Dust particle origin determination using remote sensing

Citation Metrics 📊

• Total Citations: 800
• Citations Since 2019: 546
• h-index: 15
• h-index Since 2019: 11
• i10-index: 19
• i10-index Since 2019: 14

Publication Top Notes:

• Characteristics of dust deposited along a transect between central Iran and the Zagros Mountains
  S Hojati, H Khademi, AF Cano, A Landi
  Catena 88 (1), 27-36 (2012)
  Citations: 109
• Kinetics and thermodynamics of lead adsorption from aqueous solutions onto Iranian sepiolite and zeolite
  F Sharifipour, S Hojati, A Landi, A Faz Cano
  International Journal of Environmental Research 9 (3), 1001-1010 (2015)
  Citations: 80
• Total and labile forms of soil organic carbon as affected by land use change in southwestern Iran
  DS Geraei, S Hojati, A Landi, AF Cano
  Geoderma Regional 7 (1), 29-37 (2016)
  Citations: 74
• Enhanced hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solution using a sepiolite-stabilized zero-valent iron nanocomposite: impact of operational parameters and artificial neural …
  AR Esfahani, S Hojati, A Azimi, M Farzadian, A Khataee
  Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 49, 172-182 (2015)
  Citations: 57
• Adsorption of Cr (VI) onto micro-and nanoparticles of palygorskite in aqueous solutions: Effects of pH and humic acid
  AA Rouhaninezhad, S Hojati, MN Masir
  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 206, 111247 (2020)
  Citations: 49
• Kinetics and thermodynamics of zinc removal from a metal-plating wastewater by adsorption onto an Iranian sepiolite
  S Hojati, A Landi
  International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 12, 203-210 (2015)
  Citations: 32
• Reductive removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using sepiolite-stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles: Process optimization and kinetic studies
  AR Esfahani, S Hojati, A Azimi, L Alidokht, A Khataee, M Farzadian
  Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 31, 630-638 (2014)
  Citations: 32
• Thermal behavior of a natural sepiolite from Northeastern Iran
  S Hojati, H Khademi
  Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 24 (2), 129-134 (2013)
  Citations: 27
• Effects of sepiolite nanoparticles on the kinetics of Pb and Cu removal from aqueous solutions and their immobilization in columns with different soil textures
  S Alvani, S Hojati, A Landi
  Geoderma 350, 19-28 (2019)
  Citations: 25
• Enzyme activities and microbial biomass carbon in a soil amended with organic and inorganic fertilizers.
  S Hojati, F Nourbakhsh
  American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4, 179-186 (2006)
  Citations: 21
• Physicochemical and mineralogical characteristics of dust particles deposited in Ahvaz city
  B Karimian, A Landi, S Hojati, J Ahadian
  Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research 47 (1), 159-173 (2016)
  Citations: 20
• Genesis and distribution of palygorskite in Iranian soils and sediments
  S Hojati, H Khademi
  Developments in Clay Science 3, 201-218 (2011)
  Citations: 20
• Effect of Raw and NH4+-enriched Zeolite on Nitrogen Uptake by Wheat and Nitrogen Leaching in Soils with Different Textures
  N Mehrab, M Chorom, S Hojati
  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47 (10), 1306-1316 (2016)
  Citations: 19