Faculty Profiles -University of Gujrat

Dr Sajjad Hussain Sumrra

Designation : Associate Professor (Tenured )
Specialization : Inorganic Chemistry

Email : sajjadchemist@uog.edu.pk

Office Number : +(92) N/A

Biography

Dr Sajjad has been performing in teaching inorganic chemistry courses to BS(hons)/M.Sc, M.Phil/MS and PhD at the basic and advanced level since 2013. He earned his doctoral degree in inorganic chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan; Pakistan in 2013 on the title “Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Properties of Vanadyl(IV) Complexes with Triazole Derived Compounds. During research, he worked extensively on synthesis, characterization and biological investigation of metal based compounds and state-of-the-art characterization techniques like IR, NMR, XRD, Mass, UV-Visible, Magnetic Susceptibility, and Conductance. He had six months research experience at the Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, UK in 2008-09. Because of his advanced trainings on these above mentioned instruments, he deals in these instruments confidently to support inorganic research work. On personal level of research, he had produced a number of research publications and book chapters in the international peer review journals and publishers. Additionally, he is supervising PhD and M.Phil students in the field of inorganic chemistry. For future, he is scheming on advanced applied research to serve the community on the basis of his own research capacity and through established collaboration with national and international research groups and research scientists. He is coauthor of more than 120 publications in international impact factor bearing journals, which received more than 3620 citations, with H-index of 41 and impact factor is more than 400.

Brief statement of Research Interest

• Research work in the field of coordination chemistry and medicinal chemistry has attained much attention in previous years. Particular goal of this research is to devise, build up and analysis for the mutual discovery and managing of pharmacological investigation in targeted field of pharmaceutical awareness. Bioinorganic chemistry is an area of research work which has benefited the many industries especially pharmaceuticals. This field of specialization has provided extensive applications for the evolution of pharmaceuticals, biomedicine, clinical science and catalysis. • The hottest issue in today’s world is the frightening growing rate of bacterial and fungal species which cause serious health problems and are mostly resistant to present drugs. So there is really a need of newly synthesized effective antimicrobial drugs which seize important characteristics like minimal side effects, highly pure in nature, enormous way of action, excellent binding capacity and vast range of activities. Bacterial/fungal/diabetes/cancer resistance is rising as a universal concern for which novel remedies/medications are to be synthesized and fix the medicinal resistance problem more violently. • Recently, there is a demand for novel targets to contest with severe bactericidal and fungicidal infections due to resistance to antibacterial as well as antifungal agents. Owing to entrenched medicinal significance of N/O/S based compounds and biological importance of transition metals, it is highly important to join the interaction of both moiety to synthesize biologically new metals based potent compounds which probably work as potential applicants to effort effectively against resistant bactericidal/fungal strains as well as diabetic and cancerous diseases and address the issue of resistance successfully.

Education

PhD,B.Z University Multan
BEd,Allama Iqbal Open University
MSc,University of Agricultural Faisalabad
BSc,B.Z University Multan
FSc,Multan Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Matric,Dera Ghazi Khan Board

Honors and Awards

Awarded International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) Scholarship (2008-2009) for PhD HEC, Pakistan
Awarded Indigenous Scholarship (2005-2009) for PhD HEC, Pakistan
Awarded Post Doc Fellowship (2023) HEC, Pakistan
According to Alper-Doger Scientific Index ranking 2025, positioned at 3rd in the University of Gujrat and at 322 number in Pakistan for 2023-2024 Alper-Doger Scientific Index ranking 2025
Awarded 04 Performance Based Increments through strict notified criteria of UOG (got more than 90% marks) in 4 consecutive years from 2020-2023 University of Gujrat, Gujrat
Awarded HEC Best Teacher Award for the year 2022-2023 University of Gujrat, Gujrat
Research productivity award based on 2022-23 publication data in 2025 (Secured 7th positions of researchers in University of Gujrat) University of Gujrat, Gujrat

Memberships

Royal Chemical Society, UK Memeber

Supervisions

Student Name	Degree	Title	Status / Completed Year
Asifa Noreen	MS	Bio-fabrication of metal nanoparticles from botanical source for therapeutic applications Bio-fabrication of metal nanoparticles from botanical source for therapeutic applications	2024
Umm-e- Aiman	MS	Green synthesis and biological activities of metallic nanoparticles using plant extract Green synthesis and biological activities of metallic nanoparticles using plant extract	2024
Kashif Haseeb	MS	Metal-endowed triazoles: The marvel of modern era Metal-endowed triazoles: The marvel of modern era	2024
Allah Ditta	MS	Metal based organosulfur compounds as therapeutic applications Metal based organosulfur compounds as therapeutic applications	2024
Ahmad Raza	MS	Synthesis, structural elucidation and biological significance of transition metals based thiazole Synthesis, structural elucidation and biological significance of transition metals based thiazole	2023
Khalil Nawaz	MS	Synthesis of nanoparticles using the extract of potent plants and exploration of their biological activities Synthesis of nanoparticles using the extract of potent plants and exploration of their biological activities	2023
Syeda Sara	MS	Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of metals based sulfonamide Schiff base Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of metals based sulfonamide Schiff base	2023
Masira Asif	MS	Chemical synthesis and spectral characterization of thiazole Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes Chemical synthesis and spectral characterization of thiazole Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes	2023
Wajeeha Gohar	MS	Characterization and biological evaluation of nanoparticles synthesized using botanical extracts Characterization and biological evaluation of nanoparticles synthesized using botanical extracts	2023
Affifa Batool	MS	Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles with their advanced antimicrobial profile Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles with their advanced antimicrobial profile	2022
Tayyaba Akhtar	MS	Synthetic spectral and pharmacological study of triazole Schiff base metal complexes Synthetic spectral and pharmacological study of triazole Schiff base metal complexes	2022
Amina Irfan	MS	Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by a facile green chemical approach Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by a facile green chemical approach	2022
Muntaha Dar	BS	Synthesis and characterization of Schiff base derived from 4-(4-(4-methylphenyl)-3 triflouromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzene sulphonamide Synthesis and characterization of Schiff base derived from4-(4-(4-methylphenyl)-3triflouromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulphonamide	2017
Zobia Ifrahim	M.Sc.	Template synthesis and antibacterial study of triazole based metal complexes Template synthesis and antibacterial study of triazole based metal complexes	2017
Somia Khaliq	BS	Synthesis and IR characterization of metal based triazole derivatives Synthesis and IR characterization of metal based triazole derivatives	2017
Ambreen Sultana	BS	Synthesis and characterization of metal complexes of celecoxib carboxylic acid and bezafibrate Synthesis and characterization of metal complexes of celecoxib carboxylic acid and bezafibrate	2017
Umaira Luqman	M.Sc.	Synthesis and IR spectral studies of mono- and bi-nuclear metal chelates of triazole Synthesis and IR spectral studies of mono- and bi-nuclear metal chelates of triazole	2016
Linta Rizwan	M.Sc.	IR spectral characterization of metal chelates of mono-Schiff base triazole IR spectral characterization of metal chelates of mono-Schiff base triazole	2016
Samia Kausar	M.Sc.	Synthesis, spectral characterization and antimicrobial studies of nitrogen donor compound and its metal(II) complexes Synthesis, spectral characterization and antimicrobial studies of nitrogen donor compound and its metal(II) complexes	2015
Fazila Mushtaq	M.Sc.	Synthesis and characterization of metals based biologically active triazole Synthesis and characterization of metals based biologically active triazole	2015
Saba Mumtaz	M.Sc.	Antibacterial antioxidant and enzyme inhibition studies of metal based triazole Antibacterial antioxidant and enzyme inhibition studies of metal based triazole	2015
Fatima Baig	MS	Antimicrobial investigation of triazole endowed metal chelates Antimicrobial investigation of triazole endowed metal chelates	2022
Abrar-Ul Hassan	Ph.D	Design, synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and biological evaluation of nitrogen and oxygen endowed transition metal complexes Design, synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and biological evaluation of nitrogen and oxygen endowed transition metal complexes	2022
Sadaf Noreen	Ph.D	Complexes of imino substituted ligands with transition metals: Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial screening Complexes of imino substituted ligands with transition metals: Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial screening	2022
Sultana Riaz	MS	Synthesis, characterization and biological assessment of metal-based sulfonamides Synthesis, characterization and biological assessment of metal-based sulfonamides	2022
Wardha Zafar	MS	Structural and biological assessment of metal based triazole Structural and biological assessment of metal based triazole	2021
Umme Habiba	MS	Design, synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial screening of triazole Schiff bases and their metal complexes Design, synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial screening of triazole Schiff bases and their metal complexes	2021
Ojala Yousuf	MS	Biological evaluation of phenylenediamine metal endowed compounds Biological evaluation of phenylenediamine metal endowed compounds	2020
Rabia Arshad	MS	Role of metal based aminothiazole derived chelates as antimicrobial agents Role of metal based aminothiazole derived chelates as antimicrobial agents	2019
Zunaira Arshad	MS	Biological significance of ethanolamine-based metal complexes Biological significance of ethanolamine-based metal complexes	2019
Zobia Ifrahim	MS	Structural and biological investigation of triazole based metal derivatives Structural and biological investigation of triazole based metal derivatives	2019
Sadia Aslam	MS	Adsorptive removal of methyl orange by amino acids grafted silica nanoparticles Adsorptive removal of methyl orange by amino acids grafted silica nanoparticles	2018
Hassan Javed	MS	DFT and spectroscopic studies of bioactive metal based triazoles DFT and spectroscopic studies of bioactive metal based triazoles	2018
Muhammad Anees	MS	Nitrogen and oxygen endowed transition metal complexes as antibacterial/antifungal agents Nitrogen and oxygen endowed transition metal complexes as antibacterial/antifungal agents	2018
Saira Arif	MS	Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of metals based nitrogen donor Schiff bases Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of metals based nitrogen donor Schiff bases	2018
Fazila Mushtaq	MS	Nitrogen based metal chelates as antimicrobial agents Nitrogen based metal chelates as antimicrobial agents	2017
Shagufta Ramzan	MS	Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of metals based triazoles Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of metals based triazoles	2017
Sabaahat Ul-Ain	MS	Metals based nitrogen donor compounds: Synthesis, spectral characterization and biological screening Metals based nitrogen donor compounds: Synthesis, spectral characterization and biological screening	2017
Aftab Hussain Atif	MS	Metals based nitrogen derived compounds: Synthesis, characterization and biological studies Metals based nitrogen derived compounds: Synthesis, characterization and biological studies	2017
Ifza Sahrish	MS	Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of triazole derived compound and their metal complexes Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of triazole derived compound and their metal complexes	2017
Muhammad Luqman Asghar	MS	Metals based triazole; Their synthesis, spectral characterization and biological screening Metals based triazole; Their synthesis, spectral characterization and biological screening	2016
Anam Suleman	MS	Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of triazole derived Schiff base metal(II) complexes Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of triazole derived Schiff base metal(II) complexes	2016

Service Activity

Member of All Pakistan Tenure-Track Faculty Association (APTTA); • General Secretary (2018-19 & 2021-22). • Joint Secretary (2022-23). • Executive Member of Punjab (2023-24).
Potential Reviewer of Inorganic Chemistry Communications
Potential Reviewer of Inorganica Chimica Acta
Potential Reviewer of Molecules
Potential Reviewer of Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
Potential Reviewer of Research in Chemical Intermediates
Potential Reviewer of BMC Chemistry
Potential Reviewer of Journal of Coordination Chemistry
Potential Reviewer of Bioorganic Chemistry
Potential Reviewer of Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry
Potential Reviewer of Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
Potential Reviewer of Journal of Molecular Structure
Assistant Professor (Visiting) , Pakistan
Assistant Professor (TTS), Pakistan
Tenured Associate Professor (TTS), Pakistan
Assistant Professor (IPFP) , Pakistan
Research Collaborator, UK
Chemistry Teacher & Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Coordinator, Pakistan
Member of Pakistan Chemical Society
Member of Royal Chemical Society, UK
Member of American Chemical Society, USA
GUEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR in Frontiers in Chemistry: Supramolecular Chemistry
Attended meeting of selection board at the Punjab University of Technology Rasul Mandi Bahauddin as an expert to conduct interviews of applicants against teaching posts (02.05.2024)
Conducted thesis Viva-Voce examination of BS and MPhil students at the various universities of Pakistan
Co-opted member of the “Appointment/Selection Committee for Hiring NRPU#20-14751”
Member of Appellate Committee to review grievances of students against disciplinary committee (09.01.2024)
Focal person of IPFP progress reports for HEC at UoG
Member of Committee to Collect Data for UI Green Matric World University Rankings (29.11.2022)
Member of Housing Allotment Committee, Security Committee, Masjid Committee, Canteen Committee. Food Committee, Loan Committee, Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB), Works and CPC Committees at UoG
Member of Organizing Committee to Conduct the 5th UOG Book Fair on 24-25th April 2024 at the University of Gujrat
Convener for technical evaluation committee for hiring the services of janitorial and waste collection for procurement of Lift/Elevator parts for Examination Department at UoG.and for procurement of Lift/Elevator parts for Examination Department at UoG
Convener of Committee to find out the facts, and recommend suitable solutions related to deficiency courses in the Associate Degree Program of Physics (Batch 2021-23) at Ex-UOG City Campus (Marghzar College) Gujrat
Member to review Pending Payments of M/S Rays Technologies on account of Procurement of Lab Equipment, FY 2017-18
Course coordinator of courses of (CHEM-307/405-407) Spring 2023 & (CHEM-101/305/401-403) Fall 2023
Convener of Departmental Examination and Discipline Committee, Rechecking and Retotaling Committee, (Fall-2022 & Spring 2023), DTRC, DRRC and BOS Committees of Department of Chemistry, UOG
Member of BOS Committee of Department of Chemistry, Emerson University, Multan and University of Chakwal, Chakwal and Baba Guru Nanak University, Nankana Sahib
Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat since 09.06.2023
Member of DTRC, Department of Chemistry, Govt College University, Sialkot and University of Okara, Okara
Member of Assessment Team For Review of Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Conduction of Environmental Sciences and Chemical Engineering at UoG (June 2023)
Member of Committee to reconcile (Treasurer Office & Estate Care Record) & Recover receivables of Snack Point II & III
Head Examiner, Fall-2022, 2023 & Spring-2023, 2024
Convener of Committee to confirm the facts regarding setting aside of blacklist penalty in respect of M/S Planet Technologies Pvt Ltd
Member of Team For Conduction of Combined Entrance Test (ECAT-2023) at UoG
Convener of Committee Probing the matter with regards to out-of-syllabus Final Paper of Course IT-101 of BS Mathematics, Semester-I (Fall-2022)
Member of the Organizing Committee for 7th and 8th Convocations of UOG
Member and coordinator of departmental DRRC
Conduction, marking and interview of M.Phil and PhD admission tests (Fall 16-19 and Fall 2022)
Member of Departmental Review and Research Committee (DRRC) for Department of Chemistry (since 04.10.2021)
Member of Committee to Conduct Interviews for Visiting Faculty (Spring/Fall-2022 and 2023) for the Department of Chemistry at UoG
Duty of Preparation of Departmental Workload and Time Table
Member of TTS Standing Committee for scrutiny of the TTS Appointment/Promotion before placing them in the Selection Board and Syndicate/BOG and TTS Evaluation Committee for evaluating the cases of Performance Based Increments (since 08.07.2021)
Member of Food Committee for checking of sanitation, quality and standards of food in Canteens/Cafeterias, Guest House and UOG Hostels (since 01.07.2021)
In-Charge Maintenance, University of Gujrat, Gujrat (June 2021 to till date)
In-Charge Estate Care, University of Gujrat, Gujrat (June 2021 to April 2022)
Reviewed so many research articles of international impact factor bearing journals
Member of Mosque, Canteen, Works, CPC and Loan Committees at UoG
Reviewed Three NRPU research projects of HEC
Member of Departmental Tenure Review Committee (DTRC) for the Department of Chemistry, Departmental Committee for reviewing performance of TTS faculty during their periodic review (since 07.06.2021)
Focal Person for Vaccination of the Departmental Faculty members
Member of Committee to Conduct Interviews for Hiring Research Project under NRPU-6494, 9768
Member of Board of Studies (BOS) of Departmental Committee
Member of DRRC Committee for the Department of Zoology, UoG
Member of Committee for Implementation of COVID-19 SOPs
Member of Departmental Review and Research Committee (DRRC) for Department of Physics since September 2020
Convener of committee of Physical Verification of Printing Press Machine/Stock at UoG (April-May, 2019) and dead Stock Committee at UoG
Member of Committee regarding Pending Vouched Accounts of Land Acquisition (June 2019)
Member of TTS Standing Committee (TTS Representative)
Practical Lab Incharge (BS-13) since February 2018 to January 2020
Member of Committee to Rechecking/Retotaling of answer scripts of the candidates of UOG affiliated colleges under term system for Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Look after Examination Matters of Fall 2016
Member of Registration Committee for Two-Days Interdisciplinary National Workshop On “Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry” from 29-30th March, 2017
Member of Committee to define the criteria for granting performance-based increments to the TTS faculty (2016 to till date)
Conduction of End Term Examinations of Fall-2016
Duty roster for End Term Examinations of Fall-2016
Proctorial duty on 5th Convocation (2016) of UOG, Gujrat
Conduction, marking and interview of M.Phil and PhD admission tests (Fall-16, Fall-17, Fall-18, Fall-19)
Member of Central Admission Committee, Faculty of Sciences, UOG (2016 to till date)
Coordinator for courses; CHEM-402/CHEM-405/CHEM-101/CHEM-305, Department of Chemistry, UOG
Study tour of BS and M.Sc students to Medera Pharmaceutical Industry, Islamabad (Feb 2015) and Fecto Cement Factory, Islamabad (Nov, 2019) and Hamza Sugar Mill and Distillary, Faisalabad (Aug 2022).
Tasks related to complete and compile BOS of Inorganic Section (2015-17)
Member of JBH Chemist Society for M.Sc Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Campus, University of Gujrat (September 2014-Septemeber 2015)
Member of Admission Committee since July 2013, Department of Chemistry, UOG
Coordinator of M.Sc Chemistry, Fatima Jinnah Campus, University of Gujrat (September 2014-15)
Co-opted member of the “Central Purchase Committee” (04.07.2024)
Member of “Probe Committee” to enquire the matter regarding the issues of the Department of Environmental Sciences
Convener of probe committee for three (03) students from the department of Information Technology and Software Engineering about discontinuation and rejoining of their semesters without intimation at UoG
Member of Committee to resolve issue of Ms Roha Rafique, Associate Lecturer (BPS-17) in English regarding Admission in PhD (English) at University of the Punjab, Lahore (05.09.2024)
Member of “Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)” for performing functions as per rules (12.09.2024)
Member of “Ensuring Development of Female Staff in Female and Co-Education Institutions” (22.10.2024)
Member of committee to devise policy for safety measures to enhance security of the Campus and Students of the University of Gujrat
Member of “HJRS-HEC, Recognition System & Holding Thesis” Committee (15.10.2024)
Member of the committee for hiring and steering the whole recruitment process related to NRPU
Authorized by registrar office to conduct TRP of Dr Muhammad Asam Raza and Dr Hummera Rafique
Member of committee to conduct TRP of Provided more than 100 reference letters to students for MPhil and PhD admissions and scholarships for foreign universities

Journal Publications

1. Shaimaa H Mallah, Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U Hassan, Hasan Güleryüz, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Hussein AK Kyhoiesh, Sadaf Noreen, Ashraf Y Elnaggar “Benzothiophene semiconductor polymer design by machine learning with low exciton binding energy: A vast chemical space generation for new structures” Materials Science In Semiconductor Processing, May 2025 DOI:
2. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H Sumrra, Abrar U Hassan, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Ashraf Y Elnaggar, Sadaf Noreen “A machine learning analysis to predict the stability driven structural correlations of selenium-based compounds as surface enhanced materials” Materials Chemistry And Physics, March 2025 DOI:
3. Abrar Ul Hassan, Sajjad H Sumrra, Wardha Zafar, Nyiang K Nkungli, Norah Alhokbany “Enhanced nonlinear optical responses of doped superalkali metal salts with fluorinated/non-fluorinated planar boron sheets: A theoretical study” Modern Physics Letters B, March 2025 DOI:
4. Sajjad H Sumrra, Mamduh J Aljaafreh, Sadaf Noreen, Abrar U Hassan “Machine Learning–Assisted Design of Ytterbium-Based Materials with Tunable Bandgaps and Enhanced Stability” Brazilian Journal Of Physics, March 2025 DOI:
5. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U Hassan, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Azal S Waheeb, Masar A Awad, Ayad R Jalfan, Sadaf Noreen, Hussein AK Kyhoiesh, Islam H El Azab “A machine learning and DFT assisted analysis of benzodithiophene based organic dyes for possible photovoltaic applications” Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, March 2025 DOI:
6. Tuba Ashraf, Afifa Maryam, Riaz Hussain, Sadia Rani, Bakhat Ali, Muhammad Imran, Shafaq Ashraf, Usman Rahim, Sajjad H. Sumrra* “Synthesis, characterization, natural bond orbital and nonlinear optical exploration of Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes derived from hydrazone Schiff base ligands” Journal Of Molecular Structure, February 2025 DOI:
7. Abrar U Hassan, Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H Sumrra, Sadaf Noreen, Mohamed HH Mahmoud “A rapid UV/Vis assisted designing of benzodithiophene based polymers by machine learning to predict their light absorption for photovoltaics” Organic Electronics, February 2025 DOI:
8. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Cihat Güleryüz, Abrar U Hassan, Zainab A Abass, Talib M Hanoon, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Hussein AK Kyhoiesh, Mohammed T Alotaibi “Exploring structural basis of photovoltaic dye materials to tune power conversion efficiencies: a DFT and ML analysis of Violanthrone” Materials Chemistry And Physics, February 2025 DOI:
9. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H Sumrra, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Abrar U Hassan, Alaa Dahshan “Theoretical calculations of nonlinear optical responses for interpreting nonconjugated molecular systems to affect non optimal properties” Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular And Biomolecular Spectroscopy, February 2025 DOI:
10. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H Sumrra, Abrar U Hassan, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Sadaf Noreen, Ashraf Y Elnaggar “A fast and efficient machine learning assisted prediction of urea and its derivatives to screen crystal propensity with experimental validation” Materials Today Communications, January 2025 DOI:
11. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U Hassan, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Mohamed HH Mahmoud “A machine learning and data-oriented quest to screen the degree of long-range order/disorder in polymeric materials” Materials Today Communications, January 2025 DOI:
12. Sadaf Noreen, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Abrar U Hassan, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Hussein AK Kyhoiesh, Ashraf Y Elnaggar, Islam H El Azab, Mohamed HH Mahmoud “ Machine Learning Assisted Bithiophene Based Donor Acceptor Selection to Design New Fluoresent Dyes for Photovoltaic Applications” Journal Of Fluorescence, January 2025 DOI:
13. Aqsa Bibi, Gul Afza, Zoya Afzal, Mujahid Farid, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad A. Hanif, Bedigama K. K. Kama Jinadasa, Muhammad Zubair “ Synthetic vs. natural antimicrobial agents for safer textiles: a comparative review” Rsc Advances, September 2024 DOI:
14. Sajjad H. Sumrra, Abrar U. Hassan, Wardha Zafar, Zahid H. Chohan, Khalid A. Alrashidi “ Molecular Engineering for UV-Vis to NIR Absorption/Emission Bands of Pyrazine-based A-π-D- π-A Switches to Design TiO2 Tuned Dyes: DFT Insights” Journal of Fluorescence, September 2024 DOI:
15. Zarafshan Shahzadi, Khunish Bibi, Kiran Nawaz, Sadia Akram, Asad Syed, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Zubair, Muddassar Zafar, Nayab Arif, Hind A AL-Shwaiman, Muhammad N. Zafar “Comparative study of un-doped CeO2 and metal (Mn, Co, Fe)-doped CeO2 nanostructures for the removal of golden yellow dye from synthetic wastewater” International Journal Of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, August 2024 DOI:
16. Abrar Ul Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Usman Khan, Tansir Ahamad “ Direct Band Gap Semiconductor Zn1−xBex oxide maquettes as magnetic‐field‐induced harmonics: A comprehensive design benchmarking” ChemistrySelect, July 2024 DOI:
17. Syed S. Shafqat, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad N. Zafar, Sadia Aslam, M Ismail Vohra, Maria Nosheen, Abdulrahman A. Almehizia, Syed R. Shafqat, Muhammad A. Khan “Modification of amino functionalized silica nanoparticles with L-proline and furanacrylic acid as novel composites for the efficient removal of methyl orange” Materials Today Communications, June 2024 DOI:
18. Muhammad Y. Siddique, Sehrish Zafar, Linta Rizwan, Muhammad A.Saleem, Sajjad Haider, Waqar Azeem, Kamran Alam, Yasir Iqbal, Sajjad H. Sumrra. Muhammad F. Nazar “Formulation and Structural Insight of Biocompatible Microemulsion for Enhanced Efficacy of Anticancer Methotrexate” Frontiers Of Materials Science, May 2024 DOI:
19. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H Sumrra, Wardha Zafar, Nyiang K Nkungli, Norah Alhokbany “Enhanced nonlinear optical responses of doped superalkali metal salts with fluorinated/non-fluorinated planar boron sheets: A theoretical study” Modern Physics Letters B, May 2024 DOI:
20. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Nyiang K. Nkungli, Norah Alhokbany “Realizing the effect of s-block metals on a charge transfer crystal of indol-2-one for enhanced NLO responses with efficient energetic offsets” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, May 2024 DOI:
21. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Nyiang K. Nkungli, Sadaf Noreen, Saad M. Alshehri “Design strategy of microbially produced semiconductor maquettes of Cu2Se4SnZn8+ crystal alloy for enhanced harmonic generations” Computational And Theoretical Chemistry, March 2024 DOI:
22. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Saad M. Alshehri “Solvent-assisted investigation of NLO responses of 3, 5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and pyrazine-2-carboxamide cocrystal” Structural Chemistry, February 2024 DOI:
23. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Structure-based screening of sp2 hybridized small donor bridges as donor: acceptor switches for optical and photovoltaic applications: DFT way” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, February 2024 DOI:
24. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H Sumrra*, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Muhammad Imran, Asad Ali “Exploring the optical and photovoltaic changeover for carbazole-bridge push-pull switches against their local excitations and charge transfers” Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry, January 2024 DOI:
25. Muhammad Y. Siddique, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad A. Saleem, Sajjad Haider, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad S. Akhtar, Zahoor H. Farooqi “Formulation of Gelled Microemulsion for Effective Permeation of Celecoxib Across the Skin Barrier” ChemistrySelect, January 2024 DOI:
26. Cihat Güleryüz, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Abrar U. Hassan, Nyiang K. Nkungli, Muhammad S. Muhsan, Saad M. Alshehri “Excited state dependent fast switching NLO behavior investigation of sp2 hybridized donor crystal as D-π-A push–pull switches” Results in Chemistry, January 2024 DOI:
27. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Muhammad Imran “Long range push-pull based NIR switching and photovoltaic optimization as energetic offset novel study design of novel quinazoline anchoring dyes” Materials Science and Engineering B, January 2024 DOI:
28. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Zubair, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Ghulam Mustafa “Design and Exploration of Benzene Like Azobis Triazoles for Long-range Push-Pull Photo-Switching Attributes” Journal Of Fluorescence, December 2023 DOI:
29. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H Sumrra, Muhammad Zubair, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Ghulam Mustafa “Design and Exploration of Benzene Like Azobis Triazoles for Long-range Push-Pull Photo-Switching Attributes” Journal of Fluorescence, December 2023 DOI:
30. Ghulam Mustafa, Sabreena Sabir, Sajjad Hussain Sumrra, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad, Abrar Ul Hassan, Arusa Akhtar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Maryam Ashfaq, Abdullah Mohamed Asiri “Synthesis, structure elucidation, SC-XRD/DFT, molecular modelling simulations and DNA binding studies of 3,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole chalcones” Journal Of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, December 2023 DOI:
31. Ghulam Mustafa, Sabreena Sabir, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad N. Arshad, Abrar U. Hassan, Arusa Akhtar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Maryam Ashfaq, Abdullah M. Asiri “Synthesis, structure elucidation, SC-XRD/DFT, molecular modelling simulations and DNA binding studies of 3,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole chalcones” Journal Of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, December 2023 DOI:
32. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Yuchuan Li, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Sadaf Noreen, Saima Noreen, Nyiang K Nkungli “DFT exploration: Optical and conduction band switching in indaceno donor moiety and its TiO2 adsorbed complexes for an efficient ON-OFF ratio” Materials Science and Engineering B, December 2023 DOI:
33. Riaz Hussain, Syed L. Rubab, Afifa Maryam, Tuba Ashraf, Muhammad Arshad, Kiran Lal, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Shafaq Ashraf, Bakhat Ali “Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Nonlinear Optical Properties, and Antimicrobial Activity of Cu (II), Co (II), and Ni (II) Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Studies” ACS Omega, November 2023 DOI:
34. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ghulam Mustafa, Sadaf Noreen, Asad Ali, Syeda Sara, Muhammad Imran “Enhancing NLO performance by utilizing tyrian purple dye as donor moiety in organic DSSCs with end capped acceptors: A theoretical study” Journal Of Molecular Graphics & Modelling, November 2023 DOI:
35. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Yuchuan Li “ Photovoltaic and optical characterization of organic heterocyclic 6, 6′‐dibromoindigotin crystal under changing solvent polarity by DFT analysis” Crystal Research And Technology, October 2023 DOI:
36. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Zubair, Ghulam Mustafa, Sadaf Noreen, Muhammad Imran “Correlating the charge density and structural fabrication of new organic dyes to create visible light harvesting materials with tunable NLO refining: insights from DFT” Chemical Papers, October 2023 DOI:
37. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muddassar Zafar, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Sadaf Noreen, Cihat Güleryüz “DFT-guided structural modeling of end-group acceptors at Y123 core for sensitizers as high-performance organic solar dyes and NLO responses” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, August 2023 DOI:
38. Muhammad Ashfaq, Yan Li, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad F. Nazar, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad T. Fazal, Humayun Ashraf, Qian Sun “Occurrence and risk evaluation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wastewater and surface water of Lahore, Pakistan” Environmental Geochemistry And Health, July 2023 DOI:
39. Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Sajjad H. Sumrra “A review on the antimicrobial assessment of triazole-azomethine functionalized frameworks incorporating transition metals” Journal Of Molecular Structure, May 2023 DOI:
40. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ghulam Mustafa, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Muhammad Imran, Rana F Mehmood, Abrar Mohyuddin “Novel pull–push solar switches with a D-π-D-π-A framework of the thiophene core: computed absorbance/fluorescence ability with device parameters” Structural Chemistry, April 2023 DOI:
41. Sadaf Noreen, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Zahid H. Chohan, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Imran “Synthesis, characterization, molecular docking and network pharmacology of bioactive metallic sulfonamide-isatin ligands against promising drug targets Journal of Molecular Modeling” Journal Of Molecular Structure, April 2023 DOI:
42. Wardha Zafar, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U. Hassan, Zahid H. Chohan “A review on ‘sulfonamides’: their chemistry and pharmacological potentials for designing therapeutic drugs in medical science” Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, March 2023 DOI:
43. Abrar U Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Yuchuan Li, Ghulam Mustafa, Wardha Zafar, Sadaf Noreen “Enriching the electronic populations of D-π-A type ON-OFF solar switches with sp2 hybridization: A TD DFT possibility to create pull-push effect” Computational And Theoretical Chemistry, March 2023 DOI:
44. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Zubair, Abrar Mohyuddin, Nyiang K Nkungli, Muhammad Imran “Molecular modeling of mordant black dye for future applications as visible light harvesting materials with anchors: design and excited state dynamics” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, March 2023 DOI:
45. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Zubair, Ayesha Mohyuddin, Sadaf Noreen, Muhammad Imran “Creating intense and refined NLO responses by utilizing dual donor structural designs in D-π-D-π-A type organic switches: Computed device parameters” Structural Chemistry, February 2023 DOI:
46. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Imran , Sadaf Noreen, Muhammad Irfan “Enriching the compositional tailoring of NLO responsive dyes with diversity oriented electron acceptors as visible light harvesters: a DFT/TD-DFT approach” Molecular Physics, January 2023 DOI:
47. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad F. Nazar & Cihat Güleryüz “A DFT study on new photovoltaic dyes to investigate their NLO tuning at near infrared region (NIR) as pull–push effect by end capped acceptors” Journal Of Fluorescence, January 2023 DOI:
48. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad N. Zafar “Efficient and tunable enhancement of NLO performance for Indaceno based donor moiety in A-π-D-π-D-π Page 10 of 24 A type first DSSC design by end capped acceptors” Journal of Molecular Modeling, December 2022 DOI:
49. Bushra Zafar, Syed S. Shafqat, Muhammad N. Zafar, Sajjad Haider, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Zubair, Norah Alwadai, Fwzah H. Alshammari, Amani S. Almuslem, Muhammad S. Akhtarh “NaHCO3 assisted multifunctional Co3O4, CuO and Mn2O3 nanoparticles for tartrazine removal from synthetic wastewater and biological activities” Materials Today Communications, December 2022 DOI:
50. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Zubair, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad N. Zafar “Structurally modulated D-π-D-A (semiconductor) anchoring dyes to enhance the tunable NLO response: A DFT/TDDFT quest for new photovoltaic materials” Structural Chemistry, September 2022 DOI:
51. Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Zia-Ur-Rehman, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Ashfaq, Wardha Zafar, Maryam Ashfaq “A critical review on recent trends on pharmacological applications of pyrazolone endowed derivatives” Journal Of Molecular Structure, August 2022 DOI:
52. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Imran, Zahid H. Chohan “A review on the biomedical efficacy of transition metal triazole compounds” Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, June 2022 DOI:
53. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Fazila Mushtaq, Fayyaz Ahmad, Riaz Hussain, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad N. Zafar “Coordination behavior, structural, statistical and theoretical investigation of biologically active metal-based isatin compounds” Chemical Papers, June 2022 DOI:
54. Muhammad Imran, Ahmad Irfan, Rashad Mehmood, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Mohammed A. Assiri, Rasool B. Tareen, Shagufta Perveen, Mohamed Hussien, Noreen Khalid, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Phytochemical, pharmacological and in silico studies on Teucrium stocksianum Bioss” Journal of King Saud University-Science, June 2022 DOI:
55. Sadaf Noreen, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Correlating the charge transfer efficiency of metallic sulfa-isatins to design efficient NLO materials with better drug designs” Biometals, June 2022 DOI:
56. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Imran, Zahid H. Chohan “New 3d multifunctional metal chelates of sulfonamide: spectral, vibrational, molecular modeling, DFT, medicinal and in silico studies” Journal Of Molecular Structure, April 2022 DOI:
57. Abrar U. Hassan*, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Exploration of pull–push effect for novel photovoltaic dyes with A– π–D design: A DFT/TD-DFT investigation” Journal Of Fluorescence, March 2022 DOI:
58. Reem I. Alsantali, Ehsan U. Mughal, Nafeesa Naeem, Meshari A. Alsharif, Amina Sadiq, Anser Ali, Rabab S. Jassas, Qamar Javed, Asif Javid, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Abdulrahman A. Alsimaree, Muhammad N. Zafar, Basim H. Asghar, Hatem M. Altass, Ziad Moussa, Saleh A. Ahmed “Flavone-based hydrazones as new tyrosinase inhibitors: Synthetic imines with emerging biological potential, SAR, molecular docking and drug-likeness studies” Journal Of Molecular Structure, March 2022 DOI:
59. Saira Khan, Riaz Hussain, Abdul Sattar, Mohammed A. Assiri, Muhammad Imran, Ajaz Hussain, Mirza A. Yawer, Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Y. Mehboob, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Khalid, Khurshid Ayub “Quantum chemical designing of novel fullerene-free acceptor molecules for organic solar cell applications” Journal Of Molecular Modeling, March 2022 DOI:
60. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U. Hassan, Muhammad N. Zafar, Syed S. Shaqfat, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Imran “Metal incorporated sulfonamides as promising multidrug targets: Combined enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and theoretical exploration” Journal Of Molecular Structure, February 2022 DOI:
61. Khalid Mahmood, Umay Amara, Shahzadi Siddique, Muhammad Usman, Qiaohong Peng, Muhammad Khalid, Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad Ajmal, Adeel Ahmad, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Zheng-Ping Liu, Waheed S. Khan, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq “Green synthesis of Ag@ CdO nanocomposite and their application towards brilliant green dye degradation from wastewater” Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, February 2022 DOI:
62. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad F. Nazar, Ehsan U. Mughal, Muhammad N. Zafar, Mazhar Iqbal “New organosulfur metallic compounds as potent drugs: synthesis, molecular modeling, spectral, antimicrobial, drug likeness and DFT analysis” Molecular Diversity, February 2022 DOI:
63. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Exploring the bioactive sites of new sulfonamide metal chelates for multi-drug resistance: an experimental versus theoretical design” Journal Of Inorganic And Organometallic Polymers And Materials, February 2022 DOI:
64. Ayesha Baig, Muhammad Zubair, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad N. Zafar, Kausar Jabeen, Muhammad B. Hassan, Umer Rashid “Heating effect on quality characteristics of mixed canola cooking oils” Chemistry Central Journal, January 2022 DOI:
65. Qamar Riaz, Madiha Ahmed, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad F. Nazar, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Iqbal Ahmad and Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaeic “NiO nanoparticles for enhanced removal of methyl orange: equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamic and desorption studies” International Journal Of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, January 2022 DOI:
66. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Nyiang K. Nkungli, Cihat Güleryüz “Theoretical probing of 3d nano metallic clusters as next generation non-linear optical materials” Results in Chemistry, January 2022 DOI:
67. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Sabaahatul A. Malik, Khalid Mahmood, Syed S. Shafqat, Saira Arif “Metal Based Bioactive Nitrogen and Oxygen Donor Mono and Bis Schiff Bases: Design, Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Computational Analysis and Antibacterial Screening” Acta Chimica Slovenica, January 2022 DOI:
68. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Hassan Javed, Muddassar Zafar, Muhammad Z. Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad A. Nadeem “Facile synthesis, spectroscopic evaluation and antimicrobial screening of metal endowed triazole compounds” Biometals, December 2021 DOI:
69. Sadaf Noreen, Sajjad H. Sumrra* “Aminothiazole-linked metal chelates: synthesis, density functional theory, and antimicrobial studies with antioxidant correlations” ACS Omega, November 2021 DOI:
70. Ehsan U. Mughal, Amina Sadiq, Momna Ayub, Nafeesa Naeem, Asif Javid, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Zafar, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Fouzia P. Malik, Ishtiaq Ahmed “Exploring 3-Benzyloxyflavones as new lead cholinesterase inhibitors: synthesis, structure–activity relationship and molecular modelling simulations” Journal Of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, November 2021 DOI:
71. Muhammad N. Zafar, Abdul M. Butt, Gul-e-Saba Chaudhry, Fouzia Perveen, Muhammad F. Nazar, Sara Masood, Andrew F. Dalebrook, Ehsan U. Mughal, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Yeong Y. Sung, Tengku S. T. Muhammad, Leonard J. Wright “Pd (II) complexes with chelating N-(1-alkylpyridin-4 (1H)-ylidene) amide (PYA) ligands: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of anticancer activity” Journal Of Inorganic Biochemistry, November 2021 DOI:
72. Ayesha Baig, Muhammad Zubair, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Umer Rashid, Muhammad N. Zafar, Fayyad Ahmad, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad Bilal, Fahad A. Alharthi, Mujahid Fareed “Green photosensitisers for the degradation of selected pesticides of high risk in most susceptible food: A safer approach” Plos One, October 2021 DOI:
73. Wardha Zafar, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Zahid H. Chohan “A review: Pharmacological aspects of metal based 1, 2, 4-triazole derived Schiff bases” European Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry, October 2021 DOI:
74. Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Qaisar, Noreen Khalid, Muhammad A. R. Basra, Asma T. Shah, Mohamed Hussiena, Mohammed A. Assiri, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Exploration of carbonic anhydrase inhibition of bioactive metabolites from Pistacia integerrima by molecular docking and first-principles investigations” Journal Of Saudi Chemical Society, October 2021 DOI:
75. Ahmad Irfan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Imran, Mohammed A. Assiri, Noreen Khalid, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Quantum chemical and experimental exploration of biological activity and inhibitory potential of new acylated oligosaccharides from Pistacia integerrima JL Stewart ex Brandis” Iranian Journal Of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering-International English Edition, October 2021 DOI:
76. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Zunaira Arshad, Wardha Zafar, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Ashfaq, Abrar U. Hassan, Ehsan U. Mughal, Ahmad Irfan and Muhammad Imran “Metal incorporated aminothiazole-derived compounds: synthesis, density function theory analysis, in vitro antibacterial and antioxidant evaluation” Royal Society Open Science, September 2021 DOI:
77. Muhammad Y. Siddique, Iqra Alamgir, Muhammad F. Nazar, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Safdar, Salah Ud-Din Khan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Rawaiz Khan, Hassan M. Al Swaidan, Omar S. Al-Zaid “Structural and probing dynamics of Brij-35-based microemulsion for fluoroquinolone antibiotics” Colloid And Polymer Science, September 2021 DOI:
78. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad L. Asghar, Fazila Mushtaq, Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Muhammad Imran, Saba Mumtaz “Computational investigation of molecular structures, spectroscopic properties, cholinesterase inhibition and antibacterial activities of triazole Schiff bases endowed metal chelates” Journal Of Molecular Structure, August 2021 DOI:
79. Naheed Ashraf, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Mohammed A. Assiri, Muhammad Usman, Riaz Hussain, Farooq Aziz, Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad A. Ghaffari, Muhammad N. Qaisar, Muhammad Imran, Ahmad Irfan “Digera muricata (L.) Mart. mediated synthesis of antimicrobial and enzymatic inhibitory zinc oxide bionanoparticles” Green Processing And Synthesis, August 2021 DOI:
80. Modeling of phenol removal from water by NiFe2O4 nanocomposite using response surface methodology and artificial neural network techniques “Modeling of phenol removal from water by NiFe2O4 nanocomposite using response surface methodology and artificial neural network techniques” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, August 2021 DOI:
81. Muhammad Imran, Mohammed A. Assiri, Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Meteloxetin (1) Novel Phenolic Amino-Oxetane Cholinesterase Inhibitors from Datura metel Linn and First-Principle Investigations” Arabian Journal For Science And Engineering, June 2021 DOI:
82. Jamshaid Ashraf, Ehsan U. Mughal, Reem I. Alsantali, Rami J. Obaid, Amina Sadiq, Nafeesa Naeem, Anser Ali, Anam Massadaq, Qamar Javed, Asif Javid, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Zafar, Saleh A. Ahmed “Structure-based designing and synthesis of 2-phenylchromone derivatives as potent tyrosinase inhibitors: In vitro and in silico studies” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, April 2021 DOI:
83. Muhammad A. Raza, DEGE Necmi, Onur Erman DOĞAN, AĞAR Tuğgan, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Synthesis of Two New Schiff Bases; Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, Density Functional Theory and Molecular Docking” Journal Of Molecular Structure, March 2021 DOI:
84. Abrar U. Hassan, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad N. Zafar, Ehsan U. Mughal, Muhammad F. Nazar, Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Mohammed A. Assiri “Design, facile synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and medicinal probing of metal‐based new sulfonamide drugs: A theoretical and spectral study” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, March 2021 DOI:
85. Muhammad N. Zafar, Raziya Nadeem, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Syed S. Shafqat “Chemical pretreatments of Trapa bispinosa's peel (TBP) biosorbent to enhance adsorption capacity for Pb(II)” Open Chemistry, March 2021 DOI:
86. Muhammad Imran, Ahmad Irfan, Mohammed A. Assiri, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Saleem, Riaz Hussain, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi “Coumaronochromone as antibacterial and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors from Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merr.: experimental and first-principles approaches” Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C-A Journal Of Biosciences, January 2021 DOI:
87. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Imran, Mohammed A. Assiri, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sabahat Ambreen, Ahmad Irfan “In-vitro antimicrobial screening and coordination behavior of metals based bidentate compounds” Journal Of The Chilean Chemical Society, January 2021 DOI:
88. Abdul M. Butt, Saghir Abbas, Tayyaba Noor, Muhammad N. Tahir, Ehsan U. Mughal, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Zafar “ New 3-D Mn(II) coordination polymer with redox active oxalate linker; an efficient and robust electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction” Inorganica Chimica Acta, January 2021 DOI:
89. Muhammad A. Raza, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Khadija Javed, Zenab Saqib, Jan K. Maurin, Armand Budzianowski “Synthesis, characterization and molecular modeling of amino derived thiazolidinones as esterase and glucosidase inhibitors” Journal Of Molecular Structure, November 2020 DOI:
90. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Muhammad Anees, Awais Asif, Muhammad N. Zafar, Khalid Mehmood, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Muhammad U. Khan “Synthesis, structural, spectral and biological evaluation of metals endowed 1, 2, 4-triazole” Bulletin Of The Chemical Society Of Ethiopia, October 2020 DOI:
91. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Umme Habiba, Wardha Zafar, Muhammad Imran and Zahid H. Chohan “A review on the efficacy and medicinal applications of metal-based triazole derivatives” Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, October 2020 DOI:
92. Maryam Mahmood, Mehwish Abid, Muhammad F. Nazar, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq, Asad M. Khan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Zubiar “The wet chemical synthesis of surfactant-capped quasi-spherical silver nanoparticles with enhanced antibacterial activity” Materials Advances, August 2020 DOI:
93. Seher Khalid, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Zahid H. Chohan “Isatin endowed metal chelates as antibacterial and antifungal agents” Sains Malaysiana, August 2020 DOI:
94. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Abrar U. Hassan, Muhammad Imran, Ehsan U. Mughal, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad N. Tahir, Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad Khalid, Ataualpa A. C. Braga “Synthesis, characterization, and biological screening of metal complexes of novel sulfonamide derivatives: Experimental and theoretical analysis of sulfonamide crystal” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, July 2020 DOI:
95. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Ifza Sahrish, Muhammad A. Raza, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad N. Zafar, Zahid H. Chohan, Muhammad Khalid, Saeed Ahmed “Efficient synthesis, characterization, and in vitro bactericidal studies of unsymmetrically substituted triazole-derived Schiff base ligand and its transition metal complexes” Monatshefte Fur Chemie, April 2020 DOI:
96. Ehsan Ullah Mughal, Hafiz Umar Farooq, Amina Sadiq, Hummera Rafique, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Nighat Fatima, Syed Aun Muhammad, Abdul Manan, Chaudhary Omer Javed and Muhammad Tayyab “An Efficient Protocol for the Synthesis, Biological Screening and Molecular Docking Studies of 3, 4-Dihydropyrimidine-2-one/thione Derivatives” Letters In Drug Design & Discovery, March 2020 DOI:
97. Muhammad F. Nazar, Ayesha Mujeed, Muhammad Y. Siddique, Muddassar Zafar, Muhammad A. Saleem, Asad M. Khan, Muhammad Ashfaq, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad N. Zafar “Structural dynamics of tween-based microemulsions for antimuscarinic drug mirabegron” Colloid And Polymer Science, March 2020 DOI:
98. F. Rehman, M. N. Zafar, S. Yousuf, M. F. Nazar, E. U. Mughal, A. Malik, Sajjad H. Sumrra, M. N. Zafar, and H. Rafique “Zn(II) Complexes with Quinoline Supported Amidate Ligands: Synthesis, Fluorescence, and Catalytic Activity” Russian Journal Of General Chemistry, December 2019 DOI:
99. Naima Munir, Sara Masood, Faroha Liaqat, Muhammad N. Tahir, Sammer Yousuf, Saima Kalsoom, Ehsan U. Mughal, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Aneela Maalik, Muhammad N. Zafar “Synthesis of new Pro-PYE ligands as co-catalysts toward Pd-catalyzed Heck–Mizoroki cross coupling reactions” Rsc Advances, November 2019 DOI:
100. Ehsan U. Mughal, Amina Sadiq, Jamshed Ashraf, Muhammad N. Zafar, Sajjad H. Sumrra, R Tariq, A Mumtaz “Flavonols and 4-thioflavonols as potential acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship and molecular docking studies” Bioorganic Chemistry, October 2019 DOI:
101. Muhammad F. Nazar, Waqar Azeem, Alina Kayani, Muhammad Zubair, Peter John, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad N. Zafar, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Zafar “pH-dependent antibiotic gatifloxacin interacting with cationic surfactant: insights from spectroscopic and chromatographic measurements” Journal Of Solution Chemistry, July 2019 DOI:
102. Muhammad A. Raza, Aisha, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Therapeutic application of zinc and vanadium complexes against diabetes mellitus a coronary disease: A review” Open Chemistry, November 2018 DOI:
103. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Samia Kausar, Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Ehsan U. Mughal, Zahid H. Chohan, Fazila Mushtaq, Umer Rashid “Metal based triazole compounds: Their synthesis, computational, antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antimicrobial properties” Journal Of Molecular Structure, September 2018 DOI:
104. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Aftab H. Atif, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad N. Tahir, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Muhammad F. Nazar, Ataualpa A. C. Braga “Synthesis, crystal structure, spectral and DFT studies of potent isatin derived metal complexes” Journal Of Molecular Structure, August 2018 DOI:
105. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Shagufta Ramzan, Ehsan U. Mughal, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Ghulam Mustafa, Zahid H. Chohan, Muhammad Khalid “Complexes of imino-1, 2, 4-triazole derivative with transition metals: synthesis and antibacterial study” Russian Journal Of General Chemistry, August 2018 DOI:
106. Ehsan U. Mughal, Asif Javid, Amina Sadiq, Shahzad Murtaza, Muhammad N. Zafar, Bilal A. Khan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad N. Tahir, Kanwal, Khalid M. Khan “Synthesis, structure-activity relationship and molecular docking studies of 3-O-flavonol glycosides as cholinesterase inhibitors” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, July 2018 DOI:
107. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Fazila Mushtaq, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Asam Raza, Muhammad Faizan Nazar, Bakhat Ali, Ataualpa A. C. Braga “Synthesis, spectral characterization and computed optical analysis of potent triazole based compounds” Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular And Biomolecular Spectroscopy, February 2018 DOI:
108. Muhammad A. Raza, Muhammad Danish, Mahvish Mushtaq, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Zenab Saqib, Shafiq Ur Rehman “Phenolic profiling and therapeutic potential of local flora of Azad Kashmir; In vitro enzyme inhibition and antioxidant” Open Chemistry, December 2017 DOI:
109. Sonia Rani, Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Zahid H. Chohan “Metal based sulfanilamides: A note on their synthesis, spectral characterization, and antimicrobial activity” Russian Journal Of General Chemistry, August 2017 DOI:
110. Sajjad H. Sumrra*, Anam Suleman, Zahid H. Chohan, Muhammad N. Zafar, Muhammad A. Raza, Tahseen Iqbal “Triazole metal based complexes as antibacterial/antifungal agents” Russian Journal Of General Chemistry, June 2017 DOI:
111. Shakeela Yasmeen, Sajjad H Sumrra, Muhammad S. Akram, Zahid H. Chohan “Antimicrobial metal-based thiophene derived compounds” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, January 2017 DOI:
112. Muhammad Amjad, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Safwan Akram, Zahid H Chohan “Metal-based ethanolamine-derived compounds: a note on their synthesis, characterization and bioactivity” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, November 2016 DOI:
113. Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Hanif, Zahid H. Chohan, M Safwan Akram, Javeed Akhtar and Saad M. Al-Shehri “Metal based drugs: design, synthesis and in-vitro antimicrobial screening of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with some new carboxamide derived compounds: crystal structures of N-[ethyl(propan-2-yl)carbamothioyl]thiophene-2-carboxamide and its copper(II) complex” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, July 2016 DOI:
114. Muhammad N. Zafar, A H Atif, Gul-e-Saba, Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad F. Nazar “Development of some important nitrogen donor ligands for transition metal homogeneous catalysis” Russian Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, April 2016 DOI:
115. Muhammad N. Zafar, A H. Atif, M. F. Nazar, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Pyridine and related ligands in transition metal homogeneous catalysis” Russian Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, January 2016 DOI:
116. Muhammad F. Nazar, Fareeha Mukhtar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Hafiz Muhammad Abd Ur Rahman, Muhammad N. Zafar, Sajjad H. Sumrra “Physicochemical investigation of antibacterial moxifloxacin interacting with quaternary ammonium disinfectants” Fluid Phase Equilibria, November 2015 DOI:
117. Sajjad H. Sumrra, Muhammad Hanif and Zahid H. Chohan “Design, synthesis and in vitro bactericidal/fungicidal screening of some vanadyl(IV)complexes with mono- and di-substituted ONS donor triazoles” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, September 2015 DOI:
118. Sajjad H. Sumrra, M Ibrahim, S Ambreen, M Imran, M Danish and Fouzia Sultana Rehmani “Synthesis, spectral characterization, and biological evaluation of transition metal complexes of bidentate N, O donor Schiff bases” Bioinorganic Chemistry And Applications, July 2014 DOI:
119. Sajjad H. Sumrra and Zahid H. Chohan “In vitro antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of some triazole Schiff bases and their oxovanadium (IV) complexes” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, December 2013 DOI:
120. Sajjad H. Sumrra and Zahid H. Chohan “Antibacterial and antifungal oxovanadium (IV) complexes of triazole-derived Schiff bases” Medicinal Chemistry Research, August 2013 DOI:
121. Sajjad H. Sumrra and Zahid H. Chohan “Metal based new triazoles: their synthesis, characterization and antibacterial/antifungal activities” Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular And Biomolecular Spectroscopy, December 2012 DOI:
122. Zahid H. Chohan and Sajjad H. Sumrra “Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of thienyl derived triazole Schiff bases and their oxovanadium (IV) complexes” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, April 2012 DOI:
123. Z. H. Chohan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, M. H. Youssoufi and T B Hadda “Design and synthesis of triazole Schiff bases and their oxovanadium (IV) complexes as antimicrobial agents” Journal Of Coordination Chemistry, November 2010 DOI:
124. Zahid H. Chohan and Sajjad H. Sumrra “Some biologically active oxovanadium (IV) complexes of triazole derived Schiff bases: their synthesis, characterization and biological properties” Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, October 2010 DOI:
125. Zahid H. Chohan, Sajjad H. Sumrra, M H. Youssoufi and T B Hadda “Metal based biologically active compounds: Design, synthesis, and antibacterial/antifungal/cytotoxic properties of triazole-derived Schiff bases and their oxovanadium(IV) complexes” European Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry, July 2010 DOI:

Research Projects

Date	Title	Agency/Organization	Amount	Status
2014-12-01	Metal Based Triazoles with Their Potentials as Antibacterial/Antifungal Agent (SRG)	Higher Education Commission, Pakistan	0.5 Millions	Completed
2018-10-09	Triazole Endowed Metal Based Compounds as Potential Antimicrobial Agents (NRPU)	Higher Education Commission, Pakistan	4.92 Millions	Completed

Creative Accomplishments

Participated in 4th International Conference (7-8 th November 2018) on “Recent Trends in Chemistry” held at Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad as invited keynote speaker and chaired technical session 2 (Inorganic/Analytical). ( )
Presented as a speaker at the 5th International Conference on Advances in Material Sciences (AIMS-2024) (27-28th November 2024) organized by the Department of Physics, Education University, Lahore. ( )
Presented as keynote speaker at the 1 st International Conference on Applied Science and Technology (24th - 25th October 2024) organized by the Baba Guru Nanak University, Nankana Sahib. ( )
Presented as keynote speaker at the 3rd International Conference Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC 2024 - HYBRID) (06-07 November 2024) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan ( )
Presented in 2nd International Conference Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC HYBRID-2023) (16-18 May 2023) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan. ( )
Synthesized so many New Triazoles, Sulfonamides, Isatins, thiazoles based metal complexes ( New Products Developed )