His research is mainly focused on the design, synthesis and development of new functional organic molecules for optoelectronics uses and pharmaceutical industries (API). He also worked as a Post. Doc Fellow of Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP) at GDUT, Guangzhou, P R China (2018–2019). He has over 34 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and three review articles in a wide range of chemistry and get 655 citation (h-index: 11). He has two accepted process. He is a life member of BCS, BAAS, NITUB, DUCCA; and Founding Member of National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB).

Selected Publications

1. Monarul Islam, Chuan-Zeng Wang, Bigyan Sharma, Shofiur Rahman, Paris E. Georghiou, Abdullah Alodhayb, Taisuke Matsumoto, Junji Tanaka and Takehiko Yamato, “Synthesis and DFT conformational analysis of trimethyl-functionalized [2.2] metacyclophanes and their Lewis-acid assisted reactions”, J. Mol. Struct., 2022, 1266, 133523.
2. Bikash Dev Nath, Md. Monarul Islam, Md. Rezaul Karim, Shofiur Rahman, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh, Paris E. Georghiou, and Melita Menelaou, “Recent Progress in Metal-Incorporated Acyclic Schiff-base Derivatives: Biological Aspects” ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7, e202104.
3. Monarul Islam, Bigyan Sharma, Shofiur Rahman, Abdullah Alodhayb, Paris E. Georghiou and Takehiko Yamato “Synthesis, Structures and DFT Calculations of 9-Methoxy[3.3] metaparacyclophanes and their Lewis acid–catalyzed reactivity” J. Mol. Struct., 2021, 1236, 130334.
4. Monarul Islam, Paris E. Georghiou, Shofiur Rahman and Takehiko Yamato “Calix[3]arene-Analogous Metacyclophanes: Synthesis, Structures and Properties with Infinite Potential” Molecules, 2020, 25, 4202.

Md. Monarul Islam, Xing Feng, Chuan-Zeng Wang, Shofiur Rahman, Abdullah Alodhayb, Paris E. Georghiou, Taisuke Matsumoto, Junji Tanaka, Carl Redshaw and Takehiko Yamato, “Studies on Lewis-Acid Induced Reactions of 8-Methoxy[2.2]metacyclophanes: A New Synthetic Route to Alkylated Pyrenes”ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5, 1269–1274.