Dr. Hafiz Rizwan Sharif
Associate Professor
rizwan.sharif@ucp.edu.pk
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Dr. Hafiz Rizwan Sharif is working as Associate Professor at University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He received Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. He has been awarded with Chinese President Award for acknowledging his outstanding research abilities. He is HEC-approved Ph.D. supervisor and received best faculty member award in 2018. He is keen to keep himself up to date about latest trends in the field of food and nutritional sciences and assist his students to improve their learning and problem-solving abilities. His areas of expertise are encapsulation of bio-active compounds and development of functional foods to improve their physico-chemical stability and tackle life-style related diseases.
Dr. Hafiz Rizwan has published several research and review articles in well reputed international journals with 170 plus cumulative IF, h-index (16), i10-index (22), 2200 plus citations. He is co-author of 4 book chapters published under Elsevier, Springer and UAF-Press. He has presented his research findings in different national and international conferences and seminars. He is also member of Editorial Boards of various journals.
Updated on December, 2023
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9058-8172
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| Ph.D | Food Science & Technology | Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | 2017 |
| M.Sc (Hons.) | Food Technology | National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | 2012 |
| B.Sc (Hons.) | Agriculture – Food Technology | National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | 2010 |
| F.Sc | Pre-medical | BISE-Faisalabad | 2006 |
| Metric | Science | BISE-Gujranwala | 2004 |
| Associate Professor | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 2023 to date |
| Assistant professor | The University of Chenab, Gujrat | 2022-2023 |
| Assistant professor | The University of Lahore | 2017-2022 |
| 1 | Abuzar, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Mian Kamran Sharif, Rizwan Arshad et al., (2023). Potential industrial and nutritional applications of shrimp by-products: a review. 26 (2) 3407-3432. (IF-3.38) DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2023.2283378 |
| 2 | Waqas Ashraf, Abdur Rehman, Arif Hussain, Aiman Karim, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Mahbuba Siddiquy, Zhang Lianfu. (2023). Optimization of extraction process and estimation of flavonoids from fenugreek using green extracting deep eutectic solvents coupled with ultrasonication. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 1-17 (IF-5.6) DOI.org/10.1007/s11947-023-03170-6 |
| 3 | Rizwan Arshad, Saira Masood, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Gulden Goksen, Baojun Xu and Muhammad Faisal Manzoor. (2023). New Insights into Health-Promoting Effects of Nobiletin from Citrus Fruits. Food Reviews International. 1-20. (IF-5.8) DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2023.2212047 |
| 4 | Tahir Mehmood, Anwaar Ahmed, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Sameem Javed, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Faiz-ul-Hassan Shah, Muhammad Imran, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad, and Shamas Murtaza. (2022). Physicochemical Characteristics of Mixed Surfactant-Stabilized l-Ascorbic Acid Nanoemulsions during Storage. Langmuir. 38 (31) 9500-9506 (IF=3.9) DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00650 |
| 5 | Rizwan Arshad, Aysha Sameen, Mian Anjum Murtaza, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Sahifa Dawood, Zahoor Ahmed, Arash Nemat and Muhammad Faisal Manzoor. (2022). Impact of vitamin D on maternal and fetal health: A review. Food Science and Nutrition. 2022:00:1-11 (IF:3.9) DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2948 |
| 6 | Abdur Rehman, Tong Qunyi, Sameh A. Korma, Wen Han, Aiman Karim, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Ahmad Ali, Sanabil Yaqoob, Salah A. Khalifa and Ilaria Cacciotti. (2021). Influence of diverse natural biopolymers on the physicochemical characteristics of borage seed oil-peppermint oil loaded W/O/W nanoemulsions entrapped with lycopene. Nanotechnology. 32 (2021) 505302 (IF= 3.5). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac22de |
| 7 | Abdur Rehman, Tong Qunyi, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Sameh A. Korma, Aiman Karim, Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Arshad Mehmood, Muhammad Waheed Iqbal, Husnain Raza, Ahmad Ali and Tariq Mehmood. (2021). Biopolymer based nanoemulsion delivery system: An effective approach to boost the antioxidant potential of essential oil in food products. Carbohydrate polymer technologies and applications. 2 (2021) 100082. DOI: org/10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100082 |
| 8 | Waqas Ashraf, Aamir Shehzad, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Rana Muhammad Aadil, Moazzam Rafiq Khan and Lianfu Zhang. (2020). Influence of selected hydrocolloids on the rheological, functional, and textural properties of wheat-pumpkin flour bread. Journal of food processing and preservation. 44 (10) e14777. (IF= 2.5). DOI: org/10.1111/jfpp.14777 |
| 9 | Husnain Raza, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Farah Zaaboul, Muhammad Shoaib, Waleed Aboshora1, Barkat Ali and Lianfu Zhang. (2020). Effect of germination under mineral stress on the content of isoflavones and functional properties of chickpeas (Cicer Arietinum). Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science, 57 (2) 597-604 (IF= 0.856). DOI: 10.21162/PAKJAS/19.844 |
| 10 | Wei Chang, Fei Liu, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Zhengnon Huang, H. Douglas Goff, Fang Zhong. (2019). Preparation of chitosan films by neutralization for improving their preparation effects on chilled meat. Food Hydrocolloids, 90, 50-61. (IF= 10.70). DOI : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.09.026 |
| 11 | Husnain Raza, Kashif Ameer, Farah Zaaboul, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Barkat Ali, Muhammad Shoaib,Wasim Akhtar and Lianfu Zhang. (2019). Effects of ball-milling on physicochemical, thermal and functional properties of extruded chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) powder. CyTa – Journal of Food, 17 (1) 563–573. (IF= 2.1). DOI.org/10.1080/19476337.2019.1617352 |
| 12 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Peter A. Williams, Mian Kamran Sharif, Shabbar Abbas, Hamid Majeed, Kingslay G. Masamba, Waseem Safdar and Fang Zhong. (2018). Current progress in the utilization of native and modified legume proteins as emulsifiers and encapsulants – A review. Food Hydrocolloids, 76, 2-16. (IF= 10.70). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.01.002 |
| 13 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Shabar Abbas, Hamid Majeed, Waseem Safdar, Muhammad Shamoon, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Muhammad Shoaib, Husnain Raza, Junaid Haider. (2017). Formulation, characterization and antimicrobial properties of black cumin essential oil nanoemulsions stabilized by OSA starch. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 54(10), 3358–3365. (IF= 3.1). DOI:10.1007/s13197-017-2800-8 |
| 14 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, H. Douglas Goff, Hamid Majeed, Muhammad Shamoon, Fei Liu, John Nsor-Atindana, Junaid Haider, Rong Liang, Fang Zhong. (2017). Physicochemical properties of β-carotene and eugenol co-encapsulated flax seed oil powders using OSA starches as wall material. Food Hydrocolloids, 73, 274–283. (IF= 10.70). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.07.002 |
| 15 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Peter A. Williams, Mian Kamran Sharif, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Hamid Majeed, Waseem Safdar, Muhammad Shamoon, Muhammad Shoaib, Junaid Haider and Fang Zhong. (2017). Influence of OSA-starch on the physico chemical characteristics of flax seed oil-eugenol nanoemulsions. Food Hydrocolloids, 66, 365–377. (IF= 10.70). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2016.12.002 |
| 16 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Douglas H. Goff, Hamid Majeed, Fei Liu, John Nsor-Atindana, Juanid Haider, Rong Liang and Fang Zhong. (2017). Physicochemical stability of β-carotene and α-tocopherol enriched nanoemulsions: Influence of carrier oil, emulsifier and antioxidant. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 529, 550–559. (IF= 5.2). DOI.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.076 |
| 17 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Mian Kamran Sharif and Fang Zhong. (2017). Preparation, characterization and rheological properties of vitamin E enriched nanoemulsion. Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences, 27(1): 7–14. https://www.psfst.org/journal_view_paper.php?pr=60 |
| 18 | Waseem Safdar, Muhammad Shamoon, Xinyi Zan, Junaid Haider, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Muhammad Shoaib and Yuanda Song. (2017). Growth kinetics, fatty acid composition and metabolic activity changes of Crypthecodinium cohnii under different nitrogen source and concentration. AMB Express, 7(85):1-15. (IF= 3.7). DOI.10.1186/s13568-017-0384-3 |
| 19 | Maoshen Chen, Fei Liu, Bor-Sen Chiou, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Jian Xu, Fang Zhong. (2017). Characterization of film-forming solutions and films incorporating free and nanoencapsulated tea polyphenol prepared by gelatins with different Bloom values. Food Hydrocolloids, 72:381-388. (IF= 10.70). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.05.001 |
| 20 | John Nsor-Atindana, Maoshen Chen, H. Douglas Goff, Fang Zhong, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Yue Li. (2017). Functionality and nutritional aspects of microcrystalline cellulose in food. Carbohydrate Polymers, 172:159-174. (IF= 11.2). DOI.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.021 |
| 21 | Waseem Safdar, Xinyi Zan, Muhammad Shamoon, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Omar Mukama, Xin Tang, Yuanda Song. (2017). Effects of twenty standard amino acids on biochemical constituents, docosahexaenoic acid production and metabolic activity changes of Crypthecodinium cohnii. Bioresource Technology, 238: 738-743. (IF= 11.4). DOI.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.024 |
| 22 | Mian Kamran Sharif, Masood Sadiq Butt and Hafiz Rizwan Sharif. (2017). Development of high dietary fiber leavened pan bread from microwave stabilized fullfat and defatted rice bran supplemented flours. Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences, 27(2), 1-12. https://www.psfst.org/journal_view_paper.php?pr=69 |
| 23 | Nabil Qaid M. Al- Hajj, Methaq algabr, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Waleed Aboshora, Hongxin Wang. (2016). In Vitro and in Vivo Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Leaf Essential Oil of Pulicaria inuloides-Asteraceae. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 4(7): 461-470. DOI: 10.12691/jfnr-4-7-8 |
| 24 | Kingsley George Masamba, Yue Li, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Jianguo Ma and Fang Zhong. (2016). Mechanical and Water Barrier Properties of Zein–Corn Starch Composite Films as Affected by Gallic Acid Treatment. International Journal of Food Engineering, 12(8): 773-781. (IF= 1.6). DOI 10.1515/ijfe-2016-0112 |
| 25 | Waseem Safdar, Haroon Ahmed, Nazish Bostan, Nadia Batool Zahra, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Junaid Haider, Shabbar Abbas. (2016). Comparative analysis of nine different small heat shock protein gene promoters in Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 302(9): 1195-1206. (IF= 1.9). DOI:10.1007/s00606-016-1325-3 |
| 26 | Muhammad Shoaib, Aamir Shehzad, Mukama Omar, Allah Rakha, Husnain Raza, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Azam Shakeel, Anum Ansari and Sobia Niazi. (2016). Inulin: Properties, health benefits and food applications. Carbohydrate Polymers, 147: 444–454. (IF= 11.2). DOI.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.04.020 |
| 27 | Muhammad Shamoon, Muhammad Wasim Sajid, Waseem Safdar, Junaid Haider, Mukama Omar, Alfarga Ammar, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Saud Khalid and Muhammad Atif Randhawa. (2016). An update on hypoallergenicity of peanut and soybean: where are we now? RSC Advances, 6: 79185–79195. (IF= 3.9). DOI: 10.1039/c6ra12515h |
| 28 | Hamid Majeed, Fei Liu, Joseph Hategekimana, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Jing Qi, Barkat Ali, Yuan-Yuan Bian, Jianguo Ma, Wallace Yokoyama and Fang Zhong. (2016). Bactericidal action mechanism of negatively charged food grade clove oil nanoemulsions. Food Chemistry, 197: 75–83. (IF= 8.8). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.10.015 |
| 29 | Hamid Majeed, John Antoniou, Joseph Hategekimana, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Junaid Haider, Fei Liu, Barkat Ali, Liang Rong, Jianguo Ma and Fang Zhong. (2016). In fluence of carrier oil type, particle size on in vitro lipid digestion and eugenol release in emulsion and nanoemulsions. Food Hydrocolloids, 52: 415-422. (IF= 10.70). DOI.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2015.07.009 |
| 30 | Faiz ul Hassan Shah, Gulam Rasool, Mian Kamran Sharif, Imaran Pasha, Shahzad Ahmad and Hafiz Rizwan Sharif. (2016). Determination of trans fat in traditional Pakistani breakfast and snack foods. International Food Research Journal,23(2):849-853. http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/23%20(02)%202016/(54).pdf |
| 31 | JunaidHaider, Hamid Majeed, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Muhammad Shamoon, Haroon Jamshaid Qazi, Ali Haider, JianguoMa and Fang Zhong. (2016). Krill oil quantification in cs/tpp nanoparticles using novel one step fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. American Journal of Engineering Research, 5(3): 157 164.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319488880_Krill_Oil_Quantification_in_CSTPP_Nanoparticles_Using_Novel_One_Step_Fourier_Transform_Infrared_Spectroscopy |
| 32 | Shabbar Abbas, Eric Karangwa, Mohanad Bashari, Khizar Hayat, Xiao Hong, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif and Xiaoming Zhang. (2015). Fabrication of polymeric nanocapsules from curcumin-loaded nanoemulsion templates by self-assembly. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 23:81–92. (IF=8.4). DOI.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.10.006 |
| 33 | Hamid Majeed, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Junaid Haider, Barkat Ali and Zhong Fang. (2015). Preparation, Characterization of Eugenol loaded nanoemulsions and their Rheological characteristics. European Academic Research, 3(1): 870-879. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320034648_Preparation_characterization_and_rheological_properties_of_vitamin_E_enriched_nanoemulsion |
| 34 | Muhammad Jamirul Ashad Zehadi, Kingsley Masamba, Yue Li, Maoshen Chen, Xuemei Chen, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif and Fang Zhong. (2015). Identification and Purification of Antioxidant Peptides from Lentils (Lens Culinaris) Hydrolysates. Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(3): 123-132. DOI: 10.11648/j.jps.20150303.13 |
| 35 | Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Fang Zhong, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Issa Khan, Mian Kamran Sharif, Muhammad Aslam Khan, Junaid Haider and Faiz-ul-Hassan Shah. (2014). Effect of soaking and microwave pretreatments on nutritional profile and cooking quality of different lentil cultivars. Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences, 24(4): 186-194. https://www.psfst.org/journal_view_paper.php?pr=51 |
| 36 | Kashaf Imran, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Atif Randhawa, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif. (2013). Extraction and Applications of Grapefruit (Citrus paradise) Peel Oil Against E. coli. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12(6): 534-537. DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.534.537 |
| 1 | Mian Kamran Sharif, Makkia Saleem, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Roma Saleem. (2022). Enrichment and fortification of traditional foods with plant protein isolates. Plant protein foods. Springer. 131-169. (Print ISBN: 978-3-030-91205-5; Online ISBN: 978-3-030-91206-2; DOI.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91206-2_5) |
| 2 | Mian Kamran Sharif, Kanza Aziz. Awan, Masood Sadiq Butt and Hafiz Rizwan. Sharif. (2018). Nanotechnology: A Pioneering Rebellion for Food Diligence. Impact of Nanoscience in the Food Industry. Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., USA. 29-56. (ISBN: 978-0-12-811441-4), DOI.org/10.1016/C2016-0-00498-9 |
| 3 | Mian Kamran. Sharif, Faiz ul Hassan Shah, Masood Sadiq Butt and Hafiz Rizwan Sharif. (2017). Role of nanotechnology in enhancing bioavailability and delivery of dietary factors. Nutrient Delivery. Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., USA. 587-618. (ISBN: 978-0-12-804304-2) Doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804304-2.00022-6 |
| 4 | Mian K. Sharif, Masood Sadiq Butt, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif and Muhammad Nasir. (2017). Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Acceptability. Handbook of Food Science and Technology. UAF Press, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. 362-386. |