Innovative Research Award
Aazam Aarabi – Islamic Azad University
Aazam Aarabi is a food science researcher affiliated with Islamic Azad University in Iran, whose documented scholarly work covers food chemistry, food packaging, food technology, functional foods, food ingredients, and related processing applications. The available scholarly record includes research on pomegranate juice, sugar beet pulp, ferulic acid, vanillin production, cereal products, biodegradable films, mucilage extraction, and food-related materials. [1]
Abstract
Aazam Aarabi’s research profile is situated within food science and technology, with particular emphasis on food chemistry, food processing, food packaging, functional food systems, and the utilization of agricultural by-products. The supplied scholarly record documents publications addressing phenolic compounds, cereal products, edible and biodegradable films, extraction processes, food quality, and emerging food-material applications. [1]
Keywords
Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry, Food Packaging, Functional Foods, Food Processing, Ferulic Acid, Sugar Beet Pulp, Biodegradable Films, Food Ingredients, Cereal Products, Agricultural By-Products, Food Materials, Intelligent Packaging, Food Quality
Introduction
Food science research increasingly combines chemistry, processing technology, materials science, and functional ingredient development to address challenges associated with food quality, sustainability, and value addition. Within this multidisciplinary environment, research involving agricultural by-products can contribute to the recovery of useful compounds and the development of alternative food and packaging materials. Aarabi’s publication record contains several studies positioned within these intersecting areas. [2]
Research Profile
The research record also reflects collaboration with researchers from different food science, chemistry, engineering, and related disciplines. Published work includes multi-author studies involving food formulations, agricultural by-products, polymeric films, starch modification, red beet processing, and intelligent packaging. Such interdisciplinary collaboration is consistent with contemporary approaches in food science, where chemical analysis, material characterization, processing optimization, and product development frequently intersect. [3]
Research Contributions
Food packaging represents a further area of contribution. The supplied publication record includes research evaluating gluten-based films incorporating vanillin, salicylic acid, and montmorillonite, as well as later work involving Persian gum and guar gum. These studies examine physicomechanical and functional properties of polymer-based films, connecting food science with materials development and the broader objective of improving biodegradable or bio-based packaging systems. [4]
Publications
Aazam Aarabi has published research in food science and technology covering food chemistry, food packaging, functional foods, food processing, and agricultural by-product utilization. His publications include studies on pomegranate juice, ferulic acid extraction, sugar beet pulp, vanillin production, cereal products, biodegradable films, flaxseed materials, starch modification, and intelligent food packaging. The supplied Google Scholar record documents publications from 2008 to 2025, reflecting continued research activity across these areas. [2]
Research Impact
The supplied Google Scholar record provides evidence of scholarly visibility through citation counts and publication activity. At the time represented by the supplied document, the profile displayed 574 citations, an h-index of 13, and an i10-index of 15 for the overall Google Scholar record. These figures differ from the bibliometric values supplied separately for this award page, which specify 357 citations and an h-index of 12; therefore, the award-page values have been retained in the infobox as requested.[2]
Award Suitability
The documented research profile is relevant to an innovation-oriented award because it includes studies that connect food science with practical processing, extraction, material development, and food packaging. Research on sugar beet pulp demonstrates an approach to recovering value from an agricultural by-product, while work on biodegradable films addresses material functionality and packaging performance. These research directions provide substantive evidence of innovation-oriented activity in food science.[2]
Conclusion
Aazam Aarabi’s documented academic profile reflects sustained research activity in food science and technology, with particular interests in food chemistry, food packaging, food technology, and functional food. The supplied publication record includes peer-reviewed research involving agricultural by-products, food ingredients, cereal products, polymeric films, intelligent packaging, and food processing. [1]
External Links
References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Aazam Aarabi, Author ID 25923334000. Scopus.
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- Aarabi, A., Mizani, M., Honarvar, M., Faghihian, H., & Gerami, A. (2016). Extraction of ferulic acid from sugar beet pulp by alkaline hydrolysis and organic solvent methods. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 10(1), 42–47.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-015-9274-z
- Aarabi, A., Mizani, M., & Honarvar, M. (2017). The use of sugar beet pulp lignin for the production of vanillin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 94, 345–354.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.10.004
- Khashayary, S., & Aarabi, A. (2021). Evaluation of physico-mechanical and antifungal properties of gluten-based film incorporated with vanillin, salicylic acid, and montmorillonite (Cloisite 15A). Food and Bioprocess Technology, 14(4), 665–678.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11947-020-02584-4
- Najafian, N., Aarabi, A., & Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh, A. (2022). Evaluation of physicomechanical properties of gluten-based film incorporated with Persian gum and guar gum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 223, 1257–1267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.044