Table 6 Most highly cited articles during 1997–2015
From: The Role of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies in Wastewater Treatment: a Bibliometric Analysis
PY | TC-2016 | TC/Y | TI | SO | CC1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 1001 | 125 | Modeled environmental concentrations of engineered nanomaterials (TiO2, ZnO, Ag, CNT, Fullerenes) for different regions [57] | Environmental Science and Technology | Switzerland |
2008 | 884 | 98 | Nanoparticle silver released into water from commercially available sock fabrics [58] | Environmental Science and Technology | USA |
2007 | 615 | 62 | Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors in South Korean surface, drinking, and waste waters [59] | Water Research | USA; South Korea |
2008 | 516 | 57 | The inhibitory effects of silver nanoparticles, silver ions, and silver chloride colloids on microbial growth [60] | Water Research | USA |
2012 | 502 | 100 | Titanium dioxide nanoparticles in food and personal care products [61] | Environmental Science and Technology | USA; Switzerland; Norway |
2001 | 481 | 30 | Study of Au/Au3 + -TiO2 photocatalysts toward visible photooxidation for water and wastewater treatment [62] | Environmental Science and Technology | Hong Kong |
2008 | 462 | 51 | Estimation of cumulative aquatic exposure and risk due to silver: contribution of nano-functionalized plastics and textiles [63] | Science of the Total Environment | Switzerland |
2001 | 385 | 24 | Estrogenic potency of chemicals detected in sewage treatment plant effluents as determined by in vivo assays with Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) [64] | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry | Canada; USA |
2009 | 377 | 47 | Titanium nanomaterial removal and release from wastewater treatment plants [65] | Environmental Science and Technology | USA |
2005 | 355 | 30 | Adsorption thermodynamic, kinetic, and desorption studies of Pb2+ on carbon nanotubes [12] | Water Research | UK; China |
2016 | 41 | 41 | Highly efficient simultaneous ultrasonic-assisted adsorption of brilliant green and eosin B onto ZnS nanoparticles loaded activated carbon: artificial neural network modeling and central composite design optimization [66] | Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | Iran |
2016 | 35 | 35 | Magnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticle synthesis and applications for lead (Pb2+) and chromium (Cr6+) removal from water [67] | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | India; USA |
2016 | 35 | 35 | Graphene-based microbots for toxic heavy metal removal and recovery from water [68] | Nano Letters | Germany; Spain; Singapore |
2015 | 107 | 54 | Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment [69] | Journal of Membrane Science | USA |
2015 | 44 | 22 | Preparation of graphene oxide-based hydrogels as efficient dye adsorbents for wastewater treatment [70] | Nanoscale Research Letters | China |
2015 | 41 | 21 | Graphene oxides for simultaneous highly efficient removal of trace level radionuclides from aqueous solutions [71] | Science China-Chemistry | China; Saudi Arabia |
2014 | 94 | 31 | Adsorptive removal of methylene blue by rhamnolipid-functionalized graphene oxide from wastewater [72] | Water Research | China; USA |
2014 | 92 | 31 | Aqueous adsorption and removal of organic contaminants by carbon nanotubes [73] | Science of the Total Environment | China; Canada |
2014 | 92 | 31 | Fate of zinc oxide and silver nanoparticles in a pilot wastewater treatment plant and in processed biosolids [74] | Environmental Science & Technology | USA; France; UK |