Dr. Amor Hedfi, Associate Professor in Taif University-KSA Since 2015. He obtained his PhD in the Laboratory of Biomonitoring of the Environment, University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte-Tunisia in 2008. Dr. Amor Hedfiis the first or co-author of 120 scientific papers, 94 of which are indexed in the SCI -expanded database. As a researcher, he was actively involved in 2 scientific projects and he participated in many international congresses.

During his employment, he actively participated in teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the Faculty of sciences of Bizerte- Tunisia and in Taif university-KSA. He successfully supervised 3 master thesis and 1 doctoral thesis.

His research interests are: Marine invertebrates, Meiofauna, Free-living nematodes diversity and Taxonomy, Aquatic Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Aquatic environment and polluants, impact of xenobiotics on environment, nanoparticles.

• Marine Invertebrates
• Meiofauna
• Free-living Nematodes Diversity and Taxonomy
• Aquatic Ecology
• Ecotoxicology
• Aquatic Environment and Polluants
• Impact of Xenobiotics on Environment
• Nanoparticles

• E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja, P. Vitiello and P. Aïssa., 2005. Effects of Hydrocarbon Contamination on a Free living Marine Nematode Community: Results from Microcosm Experiments. Mar. Pollut. Bull, 50: 1197-1204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.018
• A. Hedfi, E. Mahmoudi, F. Boufahja, H. Beyrem and P. Aïssa., 2007. Effects of increasing levels of nickel contamination on structure of offshore nematode communities in experimental microcosms. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol, 79: 345-349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9261-0
• E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja et P. Aïssa 2007. Réponse d’une communauté de nématodes libres marins à une contamination par un métal lourd (le cobalt): étude microcosmique. Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr, 132(1-2) : 111-123.
• H. Beyrem, E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja, P. Aïssa. 2007. Individual and combined effects of cadmium and diesel on a nematode community in a laboratory microcosm experiment. Ecotox. Environ. Safe, 68: 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.12.007
• E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja, P. Vitiello, P. Aïssa., 2007. Individual and combined effects of lead and zinc on a free-living marine nematode community: Results from microcosm experiments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol, 343: 317-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.017
• E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja, P. Aïssa and P. Vitiello., 2008. Mussel-farming effects on Mediterranean benthic nematode communities. Nematology, Vol. 10 (3): 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854108783900285
• A. Hedfi, E. Mahmoudi, H. Beyrem, F. Boufahja, E. Naceur et P. Aïssa., 2008. Réponse d’une communauté de nématodes libres marins à une contamination par le cuivre: étude microcosmique. Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr, 133(1-3): 93-102.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, J. Amorri, P. Aïssa, H. Beyrem & E. Mahmoudi., 2010. Evaluation des réponses trophiques des nématodes libres de la baie de Bizerte (NE Tunisie) au stress pétrolier. Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique de Rabat, 32 (2) : 55 - 64.
• Boufahja F., Hedfi A., Amorri J., Aïssa P., Beyrem H. & Mahmoudi E., 2010. Approche dynamique de biosurveillance chez les nématodes libres de la baie de Bizerte (Tunisie). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 135(3-4): 223-236.
• Boufahja F., Hedfi A., Amorri J., Aïssa P., Beyrem H. & Mahmoudi E., 2010 Pertinence de la biometrie en biosurveillance chez Paracomesoma dubium (Nematoda, Comesomatidae) originaire des côtes de la lagune de Bizerte (Tunisie). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 135 (3-4): 205-221.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, J. Amorri, P. Aïssa, H. Beyrem & E. Mahmoudi., 2011. An assessment of the impact of chromium-amended sediment on a marine nematode assemblage using microcosm bioassays. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 142 : 242–255. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8762-6.
• Morphometric and energetic differences between nematode feeding groups of Moens, Vincx (1997) and their suitability for the environmental biomonitoring. Ekólogia (Bratislava). 30 (1): 91-109.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, J. Amorri, P. Aïssa, H. Beyrem & E. Mahmoudi., 2011. Examination of the bioindicator potential of Oncholaimus campylocercoides (Nematoda, Oncholaimidae) from Bizerte bay (Tunisia). Ecological indicators. 11 (5): 1139-1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.12.014
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, J. Amorri, P. Aïssa, E. Mahmoudi & H. Beyrem, 2011. Experimental validation of the ‘Relative Volume of the Pharyngeal Lumen (RVPL)’ of free-living nematodes as a biomonitoring index using sediment-associated metals and/or Diesel Fuel fuel in microcosms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 399 (2): 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.017
• Hamouda Beyrem, Fehmi Boufahja, Amor Hedfi, Naceur Essid, Patricia Aïssa & Ezzeddine Mahmoudi., 2011. Laboratory Study on Individual and Combined Effects of Cobalt- and Zinc-Spiked Sediment on Meiobenthic Nematodes. Biol. Trace. Elem. Res. 144: 790–803. DOI 10.1007/s12011-011-9032-y
• Boufahja F., Hedfi A., Essid N., Aïssa P., Mahmoudi E. & Beyrem H. 2012. An observational study on changes in biometry and generation time of Odontophora villoti (Nematoda, Axonolaimidae) related to petroleum pollution in Bizerte bay, Tunisia. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res, 19: 646-655. DOI 10.1007/s11356-011-0609-y
• Amor Hedfi, Fehmi Boufahja, Manel Ben Ali, Patricia Aïssa, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi & Hamouda Beyrem., 2013. Do trace metals (chromium, copper, and nickel) influence toxicity of diesel fuel for free-living marine nematodes?. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 20: 3760–3770. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1305-2
• Ridha Dalhoumi, Amor Hedfi, Patricia Aissa and Stephane Aulagnier, 2014. Bats of Jebel Mghilla National Park (central Tunisia): first survey and habitat-related activity. Tropical Zoology. 27(2): 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.2014.936752
• Ahmed NASRI, Fehmi BOUFAHJA, Amor HEDFI, Ezzeddine MAHMOUDI, Patricia AÏSSA and Naceur ESSID, 2015. Impact of penicillin G on the trophic diversity (Moens & Vincx, 1997) of marine nematode community: results from microcosm experiments. Cah. Biol. Mar. (2015) 56 : 65-72. http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/CBM/
• Nasri, A., Jouili, S., Boufahja, F., Hedfi, A., Mahmoudi, E., Aïssa, P, Beyrem, H. 2015. Effects of increasing levels of pharmaceutical penicillin G contamination on structure of free living nematode communities in experimental microcosms. Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 40(1), 215-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2015.06.007
• Ben Ali MJ, Guesmi F, Harrath AH, Alwasel S, Hedfi A, Ncib S, Landoulsi A, Aldahmash B, Ben-Attia M. (2015). Investigation of Antiulcer and Antioxidant Activity of Juniperus phoenicea L. (1753) Essential Oil in an Experimental Rat Model. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 38(11): 1738-1746. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b15-00412
• Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Ahmed H. NourEl-Deen, Bandar Albogami, Montaser M. S. Hassan, Tarek Saif and Fehmi Boufahja 2018. Distribution and Abundance of Benthic Meiofauna in the Eastern Red Sea Coasts (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Annual Research & Review in Biology ARRB Article no..41312 26 (2): 1-12. http://www.journalrepository.org/media/journals/ARRB_32/2018/May/Hedfi2622018ARRB41312.pdf
• Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Montaser M. Hassan, Bander Albogami, Samia S. AlZahrani , Ezzeddine Mahmoudi , Paraskevi K. Karachle , Melissa Rohal-Lupher , Fehmi Boufahja 2021. Nematode traits after separate and simultaneous exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (anthracene, pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene) in closed and open microcosms. Env. Pollut. 276: 116759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116759
• Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Paraskevi K. Karachle, Fehmi Boufahja, 2021.Toxicity of hydroxychloroquine, a potential treatment for COVID-19, on free-living 2 marine nematodes. Mar. Poll. Bull. 167: 112361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112361
• Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Ahmed Noureldeen, Hadeer Darwish, Tahani K. Altowairqi, Fehmi Boufahja, 2021. Impact of treated sewage on meiobenthic nematodes: a case study from the Tunisian Refining Industries Company . Braz. J. Biol. 82: e246116. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.246116
• Sadok Boulaaba, Sonia Zrelli, Manel Ben Ali, Moncef Boumaiza, Mustapha Bejaoui1, Amor Hedfi, Montaser M. Hassan, Fehmi Boufahja. 2021. Spatiotemporal distribution patterns in Chironomidae communities in the wadis of Northern Tunisia. Braz. J. Biol. 82: e247073. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.247073
• Rihab Jaouani, Mohamed Dellali, Catherine Mouneyrac, Sihem Ben Hassine, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Montaser M. Hassan, Hamouda Beyrem and Fehmi Boufahja. 2021. Assessment of carbamazepine acute toxicity in the cockle Cerastoderma edule through chemical, physiological and biochemical tools. Braz. J. Biol. 82: e247035. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.247035
• Ramzi Amari, Mehrez Gammoudi, Haithem Tlili, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Bander Albogami, Mohammed Almalki, Mohamed Salah Allagui, Mohamed Sghaier Achouri. 2021. Notes on the biological development of the darkling beetle Blaps nefrauensis nefrauensis Seidlitz, 1893 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Braz. J. Biol. 82: e246316. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.246316
• Noura Brahmi, Anouar Feriani, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Helene Talarmin, Aida Elleuch, Montaser M. Hassan, Bander Albogami and Mohamed Salah Allagui, 2021. Antioxidant and hepato-protective effect of Cheatomorpha gracilis extract against High Fat Diet-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and Hepatic steatosis desorders in mice and its characterization by HPLC. Braz. J. Biol. 82: e246319. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.246319
• Haq Sirajul, Dildar Sadaf, Ben Ali Manel, Mezni Amine, Hedfi Amor, Shahzad Muhammad Imran, Shahzad Nadia, Shah Amreen, 2021. Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of biosynthesized of NiO nanoparticles using Raphanus sativus R. sativus extract. Mater. Res. Express.8: 055006. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/abfc7c
• Amreen Shah, Isfahan Tauseef, Manel Ben Ali, Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Amine Mezni, Amor Hedfi, Syed Kashif Haleem, Sirajul Haq, 2021. In-Vitro and In-Vivo Tolerance and Therapeutic Investigations of Phyto-Fabricated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles against Selected Pathogens. Toxics. 9 (5): 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9050105
• Rizk Roquia, Alameraw Mesfin, Rawash Mohamed, Juzsakova Tatjána, Domokos Endre, Hedfi Amor, Almalki Mohammed, Boufahja Fehmi, Gabriel Plavan, M Shafik Hesham, Rédey Ákos, 2021. Does the Balaton Lake affected by pollution? Assessment through Surface Water Quality Monitoring by using different assessment methods. Saudi J. Biol. Sci. 28, (9), 5250-5260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.039
• Naceur Essid, Manel Faiza, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Derya Urkmez, Fehmi Boufahja 2021. Toxicity of synthetic Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on meiofauna: Estradiol benzoate as a case study Env. Pollut. 286: 117300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117300
• Guesmi Fatma, Prasad Sahdeo, Tahri Wiem, Dridi Imen, Ben Ali Manel, Hedfi Amor, A. Ismail Ismail, Landoulsi Ahmed, 2021. Volatile Oil of Teucrium alopecurus sensitizes colon cancer cells to TRAIL-induced cell death. 13: 1-13. DOI:10.52586/S548
• Yeferni Mounir, Ben Saïd Olfa, Mahmoudi Ezzeddine, Essid Naceur, Hedfi Amor, Almalki Mohammed, Pacioglu Octavian, Dervishi Aida, Boufahja Fehmi, 2021. Effectiveness of Shewanella oneidensis bioaugmentation on the bioremediation of phenanthrene-contaminated sediments assessed by nematode and microflora characteristics. Env. Poll. 292 , 118281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118281
• Haq Aqsa Waheed RajSirajul, Ur Rehman Sadiq, Mezni Amine, Hedfi Amor, Shahzad Muhammad Imran, Shahzad Nadia, Rehman Wajid, Waseem Muhammad, Ud Din Salah, 2021. Phytogenic synthesis and characterization of NiO-ZnO nanocomposite for the photodegradation of brilliant green and 4-nitrophenol. J. Chemistry. ID 3475036, 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/3475036
• Ramzi Amari, Fatma Guesmia, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Issam Saidi, Mohammed Almalki, Bander Albogami, Abdelfattah El feki, Mohamed Sghaier Achouri, Mohamed Salah Allagui, 2021. What happened when the scarab larval hemolymph mixed with human blood? Did the larval immune defense kill red blood cells as foreign bodies?, J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 43 (4): 101947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101947
• Imen Bouzidi, Badreddine Sellami, Amor Hedfi, Amine Mezni, Octvian Pacioglu, Fehmi Boufahja, Karine Mougin2 and Hamouda Beyrem, 2021. Nanoparticles influence the herbicide diuron mediated toxicity on marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: Single and mixture exposure study. Mater. Res. Express. 8, 085005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac19eb
• Mohamed Dellali, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Ahmed Noureldeen, Hadeer Darwish, Hamouda Beyrem, Thomas Gyedu-Ababio, Aida Dervishi, Paraskevi K. Karachle, Fehmi Boufahja, 2021. Multi-biomarker approach in Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ruditapes decussatus as a predictor of pelago-benthic responses after exposure to Benzo[a]Pyrene. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 249, 109141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109141
• Haq Sirajul, Dildar Sadaf, Ben Ali Manel, Mezni Amine, Hedfi Amor, Shahzad Muhammad Imran, Shahzad Nadia, Shah Amreen, 2021. Green synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles and the effect of annealing temperature on their physiochemical and biological properties. Crystals. 1(12), 1502. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121502
• Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Roquia Rizk, Ahmed Noureldeen, Hadeer Darwish, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, Gabriel Plăvan, Octavian Pacioglu, Fehmi Boufahja, 2021. Effects of benzo(a)pyrene on meiobenthic assemblage and biochemical biomarkers in an Oncholaimus campylocercoides (Nematoda) microcosm. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 16885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16885-w
• Mohamed Mahmoudi, Wiem Bejaoui, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Naceur Essid, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, Roquia Rizk, Octavian Pacioglu, Derya Urkmez, Aida Dervishi, Fehmi Boufahja, 2021. Treatment effectiveness of wastewater assessed experimentally through taxonomic and feeding features of meiobenthic nematodes. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. :15844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15844-9
• Rokia Rizk, Tatjána Juzsakova, Manel Ben Ali, Mohamed Ali Rawash, Endre Domokos, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki , Fehmi Boufahja, Hesham M Shafik, Ákos Rédey, 2021. Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination of Surface Water, Sediments and Nile Tilapia in Lake Nasser, Egypt. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 101748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101748
• Sanaullah Sajid, Manel Ben Ali, Sajjad ur Rahman, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Mashkoor Mohsin Gilani, Zia ud Din Sindhu, 2021. Molecular characterization and demographic study on infectious bursal disease virus in district Faisalabad. Plos One. 0254605. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254605
• Guesmi Fatma, Ben Ali Manel, Ben Mouhoub Ramla, Hedfi Amor, S. AL-Harbi Mohammad, Landoulsi1 Ahmed. 2021. Chemopreventive Strategies of Teucrium alopecurus De Noé Water Insoluble fraction for Hepatocarcinogenesis in LPS-induced Mice Models: Pharmacological Attributes. 2021. Phamacogn. mag. 17 (76). 865-871. https://doi.org/10.4103/pm.pm_585_20
• Ur Rehman Fazal, Mahmood Rashid, Ben Ali Manel, Hedfi Amor, Almalki Mohammed, Mezni Amine, Rehman Wajid, Haq Sirajul, Afsa Humma. 2021. Bergenia ciliate mediated mixed phase synthesis and characterization of silver-copper oxide nanocomposite for environmental and biological applications. Materials. 14(20), 6085. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14206085
• Sarfraz Hashim, Alamgir Akhtar Khan, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Fatima Mehvish, Muhammad Saifullah, Muqarrab Ali, Aamir Hussain, Ammar Ashraf, Muhammad Waqas, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, 2021. Performance evaluation of indigenous floppy sprinkler irrigation system for various crops water management. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 101636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101636
• Allouche Mohamed, Ishak Sahar, Nasri Ahmed, Hedfi Amor, Ben Ali Manel, Albogami Bander, Almalki Mohammed, Pacioglu Octavian, Boufahj Fehmi. 2021. What is the Impact of Microplastics and Lipid Regulators on Marine Meiofauna? Case Study of Polyvinyl Chloride, Atorvastatin and Simvastatin. Sustainability. 13(23), 13190. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313190
• Haq Sirajul, Afsar Humma, Ben Ali Manel, Almalki Mohammed, Alboqami Bander, Hedfi Amor. 2021. Green synthesis and characterization of ZnO-ZrO2 heterojunction for environmental and biological applications. Crystals. 11(12), 1502. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121502
• Sellami Badreddine, Bouzidi Imen, Rizk Roquia, Hedfi Amor, Almalki Mohammed, Pacioglu Octavian, Boufahja Fehmi, Beyrem Hamouda, Sheehang David. 2021. Impacts of nanoparticles and phosphonates in the behavior and oxidative status of the mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Saudi. J. Biol. Sci. 28(11): 6365-6374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.017
• Khaoula Telahigue, Imen Rabeh, Lazhar Mhadhbi, Salwa Nechi, Emna Chelbi, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Tarek Hajji. 2022. Glyphosate exposure modulates lipid composition, histo-architecture and oxidative stress status and induces neurotoxicity in the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber. Pestic. Biochem. Phys. 184 : 105099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105099
• M. Yasin, H. A. Khan, W Majeed, S Mushtaq, A. Hedfi, S. Maalik, M. Ben Ali, S. Mustafa, S. Kanwal, S. Tahreem. 2022. Investigation of roost composition of passerine birds in different environmental conditions. Braz. J. Biol. 82: e263354. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.263354
• Rimsha Ehsan, Sirajul Haq, Nadia Shahzad, Manel Ben Ali, Fethi Ben Abdallah, Montasser M Hassan, Amor Hedfi, Salah Ud Din and Muhammad Imran Shahzad. 2022. Tin dioxide nanoparticles for waste water treatment: facile synthesis and characterization. Mater. Res. Express. 9 : 055006. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac6cce
• Mohamed Allouche, Sahar Ishak, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Mohammed Almalki, Paraskevi K. Karachle, Abdel Halim Harrath, Ramadan H. Abu-Zied, Riadh Badraoui, Fehmi Boufahja. 2022. Molecular interactions of polyvinyl chloride microplastics and beta-blockers (Diltiazem and Bisoprolol) and their effects on marine meiofauna: Combined in vivo and modeling study. J. Hazard. Mater. 431 :128609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128609
• Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Marwa Korkobi, Mohamed Allouche, Abdel Halim Harrath, Hamouda Beyrem, Octavian Pacioglu, Riadh Badraoui, Fehmi Boufahja. 2022. The exposure to polyvinyl chloride microplastics and chrysene induces multiple changes in the structure and functionality of marine meiobenthic communities. J. Hazard. Mater. 436 : 129161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129161
• Amor Hedfi, Mohamed Allouche, Faten Hoineb, Manel Ben Ali, Abdel Halim Harrath, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, Hamouda Beyrem, Paraskevi K. Karachle, Derya Urkmez, Octavian Pacioglu, Riadh Badraoui, Fehmi Boufahja. 2022. The response of meiobenthinc sediment-dwelling nematodes to pyrene: Results from open microcosms, toxicokinetics and in silico molecular interactions. Mar. Pollut. Bull. : 114252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114252
• Haq S, Ben Ali M, Mezni A, Hedfi A, Rehman W, Sarwar Gh, Zain-ul-Abdin, Din S. U, Rehman F. U, Abbasi S. A, Lone A. L. Fabrication and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic application. 2022. Dig. J. Nanomater. Biostructures.17 Issue 2 : p 499-505. ISI Journal, Impact Factor : 0.963
• S. Haq, M. Ben Ali, A. Mezni, A. Hedfi, W. Rehman, M. Waseem, F. U Rehman , B. Khan, S. U. Din, F. U. Rehman, S. A. Abbasi, A. L. Lone. 2022. Highly crystalline zinc stannate nanocatalyst for rhodamine 6G degradation: synthesis and characterization. J. Ovonic. Res. 18 (2) : 121-127. DOI: 10.15251/JOR.2022.182.121
• Ramzi Amari, Fatma Guesmi, Issam Saidi, Hafsia Bouzenna, Ichrak Khaled, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Akram S. Alghamdi, Najla Hfaiedh, Mohamed Salah Allagui Ahmed Landoulsi 2023. Insecticidal and Antimicrobial Potential of the Volatile Oils of the Aerial Parts of Teucrium ramosissimum and Thymus hirtus subsp. algeriensis Growing in the South-West of Tunisia. 2022. J. Essent. Oil-Bear. Plants, 25:6, 1185-1207. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2022.2150008
• Sirajul Haq, Nadia Shahzad, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Khaled Elmnasri, Manel Ben Ali, Alaa Baazeem, Amor Hedfi and Rimsha Ehsan 2022. Investigations into the Antifungal, Photocatalytic, and Physicochemical Properties of Sol-Gel-Produced Tin Dioxide Nanoparticles. Molecules, 27, 6750. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196750
• Uzma Ramzan, Farah Rauf Shakoori, Muhammad Tariq Zahid, Waqar Majeed, Itrat Zahra, Syed Zaghum Abbas, Amor Hedfi, Sabry Hassan, Abdul Rauf Shakoori and Abdullah Al Mutery 2022. Biodegradation and Decolorization of Textile Azo Dyes by Paramecium caudatum Isolated from Industrial Wastewater. water. 316, Part 1 :120459. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14213553
• Ramzi Amari, Fatma Guesmi, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Issam Saidi, Akram S. Alghamdi, Bander Albogami, Mohamed Sghaier Achouri, Mohamed Salah Allagui. 2022. Immune response in the larva of the dung beetle Phyllognathus excavates against human blood cells as foreign bodies. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 34 :101947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101947
• Amreen Shah, Isfahan Tauseef, Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Manel Ben Ali, Sirajul Haq, Khaled Elmnasri, Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Syed Kashif Haleem, Amor Hedfi, Mossadok Ben-Attia. 2023. Histopathological and hematological investigations of mice model inoculated with nickel oxide nanoparticles and bacterial pathogens: In-vitro and in-vivo antibacterial studies. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 35, 1: 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102456
• Riadh Badraoui Mohamed Allouche hiaEl Ouaerc Arif Siddiqui Sahar Ishak Amor Hedfi Hamoud Beyrem Octavian Pacioglu Hassan A. Rudayni Fehmi Boufahja 2023. Ecotoxicity of chrysene and phenanthrene on meiobenthic nematodes with a case study of Terschellingia longicaudata: Taxonomics, toxicokinetics, and molecular interactions modelling. Environ. Pollut. 316, Part 1 :120459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120459
• Itrat Zahra1, Ayesha Liaqat, Michael Betenbaugh, Uzma Ramzan, Khaled Elmnasri, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Bander Albogami, Farah R Shakoori and Abdul R Shakoori. 2023. Bioremediation of heavy metals using a novel species of ciliate Paramecium multimicronucleatum isolated from industrial wastewater. Mater. Res. Express. 10 :035403. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/acc159
• Amreen Shah, Isfahan Tauseef , Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Manel Ben Ali, Sirajul Haq, Khaled Elmnasri, Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Syed Kashif Haleem, Amor Hedfi, Mossadok Ben-Attia. 2023. Histopathological and hematological investigations of mice model inoculated with nickel oxide nanoparticles and bacterial pathogens: In-vitro and in-vivo antibacterial studies. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 35 : 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102456.
• Manel Ben Ali, Khaled Elmnasri, Siraj Haq, Sh. Shujaat, Mbarka Hfaiedh, Fethi Ben Abdallah, Amor Hedfi, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, B. Hamouda, Mossadok Ben-Attia. 2023. Zea mays-mediated fabrication and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles with enhanced antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Dig. J. Nanomater. Biostructures 18, 4: 1577-1585. https://doi.org/10.15251/DJNB.2023.184.1577.
• Amor Hedfi, Sahar Ishak, Abdullah Al Hebs, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Manel Ben Ali, Hassan A. Rudayni and Fehmi Boufahja. 2023. Separate and Simultaneous Effects of Silver Nanoparticles and Arsenic on the Taxonomic Diversity of Free-Living Marine Nematodes. Diversity 15, 7 : 836. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070836
• S. Haq, W. Rehman, M. Waseem, Kh. Elmnasri, A. Hedfi, M. Ben Ali, E. Mahmoudi, M. Ur Rehman, B. Khan. 2023. Variation in the crystallinity of cobalt oxide nanoparticles with increasing annealing temperature and pH. Dig. J. Nanomater. Biostructures 18, 3 : 1079-1084. https://doi.org/10.15251/DJNB.2023.183.1079
• Javeria Aien, Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Sirajul Haq, Abdul Rehman Khan, Khaled Elmnasri, Manel Ben Ali, Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Mohammed I. Alghonaim, Sulaiman A. Alsalamah, Ashraf A. Qurtam, Fehmi Boufahja, Amor Hedfi and Mohamed Dellali 2023. Antibacterial, Antioxidant and Physicochemical Properties of Pipper nigram Aided Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Crystals, 13(2) ;330. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13020330
• Muhammad Naveed ,Abdul Mateen, Dureshahwar, Waqar Majeed, Muhammad Naeem, Yassir Khattab, Amor Hedfi, Fareeha Ansir and Manel Ben Ali. 2023. Efficacy of an Insect-Based Diet with Addition of Probiotics on Growth, Proximate Composition, Enzymatic Efficiency, and Immune Response of Nile Tilapia. Aquac. Nutr. 5557931 : 17. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5557931
• Mehvish Kiran, Khawaja Ansar Yasin, Sirajul Haq, Khaled Elmnasri, Fethi Ben Abdallah, Manel Ben Ali, Amreen Shah, Amor Hedfi and Ezzeddine Mahmoudi. 2023. Nickel-L-leucine framework (MOF): synthesis, structural characterization, and potential applications in biological studies. Mater. Res. Express 10 : 105001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/acfd0f
• Sami Mili, Rym Ennouri, Manel Fatnassi, Siwar Agrebi, Ibtissem Louiz, Yassir Khattab, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali and Houcine Laouar. 2023. Investigating Freshwater Mullet Fisheries in Tunisian Reservoirs: Future Development Prospects. Water, 15(14) : 2554. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142554
• Souhail Elyousfi, Sahar Ishak, Hamouda Beyrem, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Omar H. Abd-Elkader, Octavian Pacioglu, Riadh Badraoui, MohamedA.M. Ali, Amor Hedfi, Fehmi Boufahja, Mohamed Dellal. 2024. Experimental exposure of bivalves (Ruditapes decussatus) and meiobenthos (Metoncholaimus pristiurus) to 2,2′4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE-47) assessed by biochemical, computational modeling, and microbial tools. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 209, Part B: 117191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117191
• Mohamed Allouche, Sahar Ishak, May Nasser Bin-Jumah, Haifa Alqhtani, Octaviav Pacioglu, Amor Hedfi, Omar H. Abd-Elkader, Ferhmi Boufahja 2024. Are COVID-19’s medications ecotoxic for free-living marine nematodes? Experimental assessment through separate and combined treatments with miglustat and migalastat. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 80,: 103907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103907
• Muhammad Hassan Bashir, Atiq Ur Rehman, Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Fehmi Boufahja, Khaled Elmnasri, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, Muhammad Tahir Shehzad. 2024. Dust trace metals implications on school’s indoor air quality linked to human health risk at Khurianwala (Pakistan). Atmospheric Environment, 339 : 120889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120889
• Muhammad Ramzan, Ghulam Murtaza, Saadia Malik, Sajida Mushtaq, Waqar Majeed, Khaoula Elhadef, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, Naureen Rana, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi. 2024. Age-stage two-sex life table of an alarming quarantine pest, Trogoderma granarium on stored products. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research : 8896414. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8896414
• M. Kiran, Kh. A. Yasin, S. Haq , Kh. Elmnasri, M. Ben Ali, F. Boufahja , O. Shukurove, , E. Mahmoudi, A. Hedfi. 2024. Synthesis and characterization of manganese-L-arginine framework (MOF) for antibacterial and antioxidant studies. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. Vol. 19, No. 3, : p. 1353 - 1359. https://doi.org/10.15251/DJNB.2024.193.1353
• Tlili H, Ben Chaaban S, Ben Ali M, Elmnasri K, Mahjoubi K, Majeed W, Hedfi A, Chaied I. 2024. Essential oils fumigant, contact and repellent potentials against Oligonychus afrasiaticus McGregor (Acari: Tetranychidae). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 22(4):3835-3849. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2204_38353849
• Itrat Zahra, Lauren De Vine, Robert Cole, Hafiza Arooza Malik, Jinke Wu, Junneng Wen, Amor Hedfi, Ayesha Liaqat, Roohi Ijaz, Uzma Ramzan, Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Farah Rauf Shakoori, Michael J. Betenbaugh. 2024. Insights into the differential proteome landscape of a newly isolated Paramecium multimicronucleatum in response to cadmium stress. Journal of Proteomics. 300, :105178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105178
• Bayan M Aldraiwish, Maha M Alaqeel, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Sadin Özdemir, Octavian Pacioglu, Marian Necula, Eduard C. Milea, Amor Hedfi, Hassan A Rudayni, Fehmi Boufahja. 2024. Are microplastics efficient remediation tools for removing the statin Lipitor? A laboratory experiment with meiobenthic nematodes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11: 1390700. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1390700
• Mehmood Tariq, Mateen Abdul, Naveed Muhammad, Dureshahwar, Zahra Andleeb, Abbas Amna, Hedfi Amor, Ben Ali Mane, Iqra, Suleman and Elmnasri Khaled. 2024. Nutritional Status Assessment of Wild and Cultured Stock of Major Carps in Central Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., : 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20231203062048
• Azeem H, Rehman S. U, Haq S, Din S. U, Elmnasri Kh, Ben Ali M, Elhadef Kh, Hedfi A, Razzokov J, Mahmoudi E. 2024. Structural, bacteriostatic and antioxidant profiling of zinc oxide nanoparticles. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 19: 661-668. https://doi.org/10.15251/DJNB.2024.192.661
• Muhammad Jalal Arif, Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Zain UlAbdin, Muhammad Tayyib, Abid Ali, Waqar Majeed, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi. 2024. Impacts of abiotic factors and pesticide on the development, phenology, and reproductive biology of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Peer J: 18399. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18399S
• Mohamed Allouche, Areej MA Al-Shomrani, Fay S Bagilb, Refah F Alajmi, May Nasser Bin-Jumah, Haifa A Alqhtani, Octavian Pacioglu, Amor Hedfi, Omar H Abd-Elkader, Fehmi Boufahja. 2025. Are irbesartan and losartan ecotoxic for free-living marine nematodes? Response elements from taxonomic and functional features. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 81 : 103934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103934
• A. Hedfi, E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem et P. Aïssa., 2003. Distribution quantitative de la méiofaune d’un milieu fortement anthropisé: le vieux port de Bizerte. Bull. Inst. Natn. Tech. Mer Salammbô, Vol. 30 : 91-100.
• Hedfi A, Essid N, Mahmoudi E, Beyrem H et Aïssa P., 2004. Diversité trophique des nématodes libres d’un milieu anthropisé : le vieux port de Bizerte. Water, Waste and Environmental research, Vol 4. INRST-LTREU: 21-30.
• Essid N, Hedfi A, Beyrem H, Mahmoudi E et Aïssa P., 2004. Impact de la pollution des sédiments du vieux port sur la microflore et la méiofaune. Water, Waste and Environmental research, Vol 4. INRST-LTREU : 37-47.
• E. Mahmoudi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, A. Hedfi, F. Boufahja, P. Aïssa et P. Vitiello., 2005. Structure trophique des peuplements de nématodes libres marins dans un milieu expérimentalement enrichi en cadmium et/ou en hydrocarbures (Diesel). Bull. Inst. Natn. Tech. Mer Salammbô, Vol.32 : 59-67.
• Boufahja F., Beyrem H., Essid N., Hedfi A., Mahmoudi E. & Aïssa P. 2006. Variation verticale des principaux descripteurs des nématocénoses de l’étage infralittoral de la lagune de Bizerte en décembre 2001. Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 5 : 20 - 32.
• Boufahja F., Beyrem H., Essid N., Hedfi A., Mahmoudi E. & Aïssa P. 2006. Morphotypes, structure trophique et état de maturité de la nématofaune de la lagune de Bizerte. Bulletin de l’Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer de Salammbô, 33 : 37 - 45.
• E. Mahmoudi, H. Beyrem, N. Essid, F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi et P. Aïssa., 2006. Evolution de la structure trophique d’une communauté de nématodes libres marins exposée à des doses croissantes en cobalt : Etude microcosmique. Revue FSB, Vol 5 : 33-43.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, N. Essid, H. Beyrem, E. Mahmoudi et P. Aïssa., 2007. Utilisation d’indicateurs démographiques et trophiques chez la nématofaune dans la biosurveillance de la lagune de Bizerte (Hiver 2001 et été 2002). Revue FSB, Vol 6 : 33-40.
• R. Dalhoumi, H. Beyrem, E. Mahmoudi, A. Hedfi et P. Aïssa., 2007. Distribution quantitative de la méiofaune dans la région thermale et Aïn El-Atrous (Korbous-Tunisie) en août 2004. Revue FSB, Vol 6 : 61-69.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, E. Mahmoudi, H. Beyrem, N. Essid et P. Aïssa 2007. Est-ce que la croissance corporelle des nématodes méiobenthiques est affectée par la pollution? Bull. Inst. Natn. Scien. Tech. Mer de Salammbô, Vol. 34.
• F. Boufahja, A. Hedfi, J. Amorri, P. Aïssa, H. Beyrem et E. Mahmoudi. 2010. Potentiels reproducteur et bioindicateur du nématode Paracomesoma dubium (Comesomatidae). Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 8 : 49 - 63.
• Boufahja F., Hedfi A., Amorri J., Aïssa P., Beyrem H. & Mahmoudi E., 2011 (Sous presse). Impact du stress pétrolier sur les données pondérales et énergétiques des nématodes libres de la baie de Bizerte (Tunisie). Journal des Sciences Agronomiques (Revue de l’Institut National Agronomique de Tunis INAT), 26 (1).

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