Brij Mohan

Dr. Brij Mohan is a materials chemist and Senior Researcher at CQE, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, collaborating with Prof. Armando J. L. Pombeiro. His research focuses on MOFs, COFs/HOFs, functional nanocomposites, chemical and biosensing, environmental remediation, and sustainable energy materials. He has 162+ SCI-indexed publications, 4,000+ citations, and was listed among Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

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Brij Briz Mohan is a materials chemist specializing in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), chemical sensing, and functional materials for energy and environmental applications. He is a Senior Researcher at the Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, where he conducts independent research in structural and electrochemical materials science and mentors graduate researchers (Lab Head: Prof. Armando J. L. Pombeiro). He completed his postdoctoral research associate position at Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen (Mentor: Prof. Peng REN). He also holds a visiting professorship at Chiang Mai University, Thailand (Collaborator: Assoc. Prof. Pisith Singjai) and serves as Professor in MOF Sensors (Category A Talent) at Hainan Normal University, China (Collaborator: Prof. Wei Sun). At NanoTRIZ, Australia, he is Principal Investigator, Head of the Nanochemistry Lab, and External Scientific Lead in a remote capacity (Founder and collaborator: Prof. Alexander A. Solovev). Dr. Briz has authored more than 162 SCI-indexed publications, receiving over 4,000 citations, with a Scopus h-index of 35 and a Google Scholar h-index of 38. He was recognized in the Stanford–Elsevier lists of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in 2024, 2025, and 2026. In the 2026 single-year list, he ranked 11,102 worldwide and 33rd in Portugal, and was also included in the career-long list. His research examines how the structure and chemistry of porous and hybrid materials govern their performance in biosensing, healthcare diagnostics, food safety monitoring, water remediation, contaminant adsorption, and energy harvesting, including osmotic energy and nanogenerators. Alongside his research, Dr. Briz serves as Scientific Director of PorScience, promoting international collaboration and the translation of materials research into practical applications. He is an editorial board member of BMC Chemistry, BMC Cancer, and Discover Materials, and reviews manuscripts for Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, the American Chemical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His research has received support from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal; the National Natural Science Foundation of China; and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission.