Assistant Professor
Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan
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051-9575225
naeem.khan@aiou.edu.pk

Education

Ph.D. (Analytical Chemistry) University of Peshawar, Pakistan + Kyungpook National University South Korea (Fully Funded Scholarship under the Indigenous 5000 Ph.D. Fellowship Program (Batch IV) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan

M.Sc. (Chemistry), Institute of Chemical Sciences (ICS), University of Peshawar, Pakistan

 

 

Experience

Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan (2013-2021)

Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Since November 2021

Publications

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Waqar Ali, Zarbad Shah, Muhammad Idrees, Hussain Gulab, Adnan “A Validated Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Moxifloxacin in its Pure Form, Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Samples’’Analytical Sciences 2020, 36, 361-366. (Impact Factor: 2.081)

 

        1. Kausar Shaheen, Hongli Suo, Tofail Arshad, Zarbad Shah, Shahid Ali Khan, Sher Bahadar Khan, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Min Liu, Lin Ma, Jin Cui, Yao Tang Ji, Yi Wang “Metal oxides nanomaterials for the photocatalytic mineralization of toxic water wastes under solar light illumination’’ Journal of Water Process Engineering ,34 (2020) 101138, 1-12. (Impact Factor: 5.485)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Niaz Bibi, Irum and Muhamamd Idrees, “A Micellar-Enhanced Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Ciprofloxacin in Pure form, Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Samples” Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 56 (2019) 6, 510-515  (Impact Factor: 1.049)

 

        1. Muhammad Idrees, Muhamamd Ayaz. Rafida Bibi, Muhammad Naeem Khan, “Fluorescecne quenching of the probe L-Tryptophan and Indole by aninons in aqueous system’’ Analytical Sciences, 2020, 36, 183-185. (Impact Factor: 2.081)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan,Rainaz Begum, Zarbad Shah and Sang Hak Lee.“Development and validation of an ecofriendly chemiluminescence method for the determination of citalopram in pharmaceutical preparations using Cu2+-grafted oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes’’ South African Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 71, 118-126. (Impact Factor: 1.119)

 

        1. Muhammad Idrees, Rafida Bibi, Muhammad Naeem Khan, “Phenanthrene Fluorescence Quenching in Aqueous Sodium DodecylSulphate (SDS) and Determination of Important Metal Ions” Journal of Fluorescence, 28: 1251–1254, 2018. (Impact Factor: 2.217)

 

        1. Muhammad Idrees, Shazia Rafique, Sami Ullah, F. Akbar Jan, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Fazal Mabood, “Heavy metals level of medicinal plants collected from selected district in   khyber- pakthtunkhwa, Pakistan” FARMACIA, (2018), 66(5):861-865. (Impact Factor: 1.433)

 

        1. Hussain Gulab, Zarbad Shah, Mazhar Mahmood, Syed Raza Shah, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Ulrich Florke, Shahid Ali Khan , “Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of a new calcium complex using sodium 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 1, 10-phenanthroline as ligands” Journal of Molecular Structure. 1154 (2018) 140-144. (Impact Factor: 3.196)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Jalal Ahmad, Muhammad Noman Jan, HussainGulab, and Muhammad Idrees “Development and Validation of a New Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Cephalexin Monohydrate in Pure Form and Pharmaceutical Formulations” Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society (2016), Vol. 27, No. 5, 912-918. (Impact Factor: 1.838)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Abdul Qayum, Ubaid Ur Rehman, Hussain Gulab and  Muhammad Idrees “Spectrophotometric Method for Quantitative Determination of Cefixime in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Preparations using Ferroin Complex” JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 82 (4)705–711 (2015). (Impact Factor: 0.741)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Jasmin Shah and Sang Hak Lee, “A Validated Silver Nanoparticle Enhanced Chemiluminescence Method for the Determination of Citalopram in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Human Plasma,”Luminescence (The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence), 2014; 29: 266–274. (Impact Factor: 2.464)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Jasmin Shah, Sang Hak Lee and Young Ho Kim, “Determination of Sulpiride in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Fluids Using a Cr (III) Enhanced Chemiluminescence Method,” Luminescence (The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence), 2013; 28: 915–921. (Impact Factor: 2.464)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan,Jasmin Shah, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Sang Hak Lee, “A Validated Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Citalopram in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Preparations Based on the Measurement of the Silver Nanoparticles-Enhanced Fluorescence of Citalopram/Terbium Complexes,” Journal of Fluorescence, (2013) 23, 161–169. (Impact Factor: 2.217)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, Muhammad Naeem Khan and Sultan Shah, “Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Sulpiride in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Human Plasma through Derivatization with 2-Cyanoacetamide,” Luminescence (The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence), (2013) 28: 719-725. (Impact Factor: 2.464)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, Muhammad Naeem Khan and Inayatullah, “Spectrofluorimetric Method for Quantification of Citalopram in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Fluids through Oxidation with Ce (IV),”JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 79 (6), 922–928 (2013). (Impact Factor: 0.741)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Muhammad Naeem Khan and Sultan Shah, “Validated Spectrofluorimetric Method for          Determination of Sulpiride in Commercial Formulations using Hantzsch Condensation Reaction,” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 26 (5), (2013) 921-928. (Impact Factor: 0. 684)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Muhammad Naeem Khan and Inayatullah, “Development and Validation of Micellar-Enhanced Spectrofluorimetric Method for Determination of Sulpiride in Pharmaceutical Formulations and Biological Samples,” Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 49 (2012) 6, 451–457. (Impact Factor: 1.089)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Inayatullah, and Muhammad Naeem Khan, “Quantification of Sparfloxacin in Pharmaceutical Dosages and Biological Samples,” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 25 (4), (2012) 823–829. (Impact Factor: 0. 684)

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, Sultan Shah, Muhammad Naeem Khan, “Spectrofluorimetric Protocol for Ceftriaxone in Commercial Formulation and Human Plasma after Condensation with Formaldehyde and Ethyl Acetoacetate” Journal of Fluorescence, (2011) 21, 2155–2163. (Impact Factor: 2.217)

 

        1. Kausar Shaheen, Zarbad Shah, Tofail Arshadd, Sher Bahadar Khan, Guo Jiang cheng, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Hongli Suo ‘‘Electrical conductance, dielectric properties and photodegradation ability of aluminum based Heterogeneous nanoparticles’’ Materials Chemistry and Physics 254 (2020) 123546 (Impact Factor: 4.094)

 

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Sundus Kalsoom, Rahana Hussain, Zarbad Shah and Muhamamd Saadiq, “Development of Indirect Spectrophotometric Method for Quantification of Cephalexin in Pure Form and Commercial Formulation Using Complexation Reaction” Pak. J. Anal. Environ. Chem. Vol. 17, No. 2 (2016) 118-123.

 

        1. Jasmin Shah, Muhammad Rasul Jan, Sultan Shah, Muhammad Naeem Khan, “Development and Validation of HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Ceftriaxone and Cefaclor,” Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society (2013), 57(4), 314-320. (Impact Factor: 0.524)

 

        1. Muhammad N. Khan, Irum and Muhammad Mursaleen, ‘‘Determination of Cefixime in pure form, in pharmaceutical products and biological samples through fluorescence quenching of Eosin Y’’ Luminescence (The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence) (2020) 36 (2), 515-524. DOI: 10.1002/bio.3971  (Impact Factor: 2.464)

 

        1. Hussain Gulab, Shahi Malik, Khadim Hussain, Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Muhamamd Idrees, Muhammad Hussain, ‘‘Catalytic co-pyrolysis of waste rubber and waste lubricants with waste copper catalyst into value-added fuel’’International  Journal of  Energy Research, 2021; 45 (10) 15160–15170 (Impact Factor: 5.164)

 

        1. Muhammad Naeem Khan, Irum, Saba Gul, Muslima and Muhammad Mursaleen, Quantification of diclofenac potassium in pure form, in pharmaceutical preparations and human plasma by micellar-enhanced spectrofluorimetric method’’ Tenside Surfactants Detergents 2021, 58 (6), 427-434 (Impact Factor: 1.089)

Project, Research Interests

Research Interests

  1. Analytical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  2. Development of Analytical Methods i.e. Spectrophotometric, Spectrofluorimetric, and Chemiluminescence for Drug Determination in Pharmaceuticals Preparations and Biological Fluids 
  3. Analytical Methods Validation
  4. Molecular fluorescence (Studying the fluorescence of fluorescent probes in aqueous and Micellar systems and applying molecular fluorescence to study various phenomena in interfaces

  5. Synthesis and characterization of Drug-metal complexes and studying their antibacterial activities

     

 

Awards

  1. Awarded a fully funded scholarship for the entire Ph.D. under the Indigenous 5000 Ph.D. Fellowship Program (Batch IV)
  2. Awarded a fully funded scholarship under the International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) for Six months of Research Work at Kyungpook National University, South Korea

About

The Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. During all these past years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.