A. K. Haritash

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

A. K. Haritash is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. K. Haritash has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pollution, 20 papers in Environmental Engineering and 20 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in A. K. Haritash's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (12 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (10 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (10 papers). A. K. Haritash is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (12 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (10 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (10 papers). A. K. Haritash collaborates with scholars based in India, Türkiye and United States. A. K. Haritash's co-authors include C. P. Kaushik, Sakshi Kamboj, Manisha Verma, Santosh Kumar Singh, Asheesh Kumar Yadav, Ankur Kansal, Shalini Gaur, Nisha Rani, Sunil Kumar and Sanak Ray and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemosphere and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

A. K. Haritash

66 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biodegradation aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review

2009 2.3k citations A. K. Haritash, C. P. Kaushik profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. K. Haritash India	24	2.3k	1.5k	816	532	423	75	4.4k
C. P. Kaushik India	34	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	917 1.1×	389 0.7×	367 0.9×	107	5.6k
Daoyong Zhang China	40	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	954 1.2×	898 1.7×	308 0.7×	202	5.6k
Fasheng Li China	40	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	883 1.1×	318 0.6×	286 0.7×	269	5.6k
Brian J. Reid United Kingdom	38	3.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	818 1.0×	287 0.5×	480 1.1×	83	5.7k
Wenhong Fan China	39	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	365 0.7×	344 0.8×	160	5.7k
Yu Yang United States	41	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	558 0.7×	388 0.7×	357 0.8×	95	4.2k
Jiin‐Shuh Jean Taiwan	40	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.9×	476 0.9×	194 0.5×	118	5.7k
Qixing Zhou China	41	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	662 0.8×	350 0.7×	268 0.6×	201	5.6k
Baghdad Ouddane France	37	2.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.6×	987 1.2×	198 0.4×	418 1.0×	154	5.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Al-Sari, Majed I. & A. K. Haritash. (2025). REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL ORGANIC WASTE COMPOSTING: METHODS, PROCESS PARAMETERS, AND CLIMATE BENEFITS. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 24(3). 513–527.

Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the phytoremediation potential of ornamental plants in lead (Pb)-contaminated soil. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 1–10.

Karaca, Öznur, et al.. (2025). Effects of electrode geometry on electrokinetic removal of heavy metals and salt ions from co-contaminated soils. Applied Geochemistry. 197. 106655–106655.

Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2025). Influence of land use pattern on urban stormwater runoff characteristics: a spatio-temporal case study of Delhi, India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 140. 103989–103989.

Al-Sari, Majed I. & A. K. Haritash. (2025). Assessment of gaseous emissions, fundamental relationships between operational parameters, and energy consumption during static enhanced aeration composting process. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 10(6). 5731–5743.

Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2024). Phytoremediation of Chromium (VI)-Contaminated Soil by Euphorbia tithymaloides L. and Metagenomic Analysis of Rhizospheric Bacterial Community. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 235(8). 1 indexed citations

Al-Sari, Majed I. & A. K. Haritash. (2024). A logistic regression model to facilitate setting of organic waste composting policy for sustainable waste management. Environment Development and Sustainability. 27(12). 30741–30760. 3 indexed citations

Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2024). Fe(III)-modified bamboo biochar for the removal of phosphate from synthetic and field stormwater runoff. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 10(4). 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the photocatalytic degradation efficacy of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol: performance evaluation and influencing factors. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 15(3). 1091–1101. 6 indexed citations

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Karaca, Öznur, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Pb-contaminated soil by electrokinetics: Enhancements by varying voltage, chelant, and electrode material. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 250. 107240–107240. 16 indexed citations

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Karaca, Öznur, et al.. (2023). Combined effects of high voltage gradient and electrolyte conditioning on electrokinetic remediation for chromium (VI)-contaminated soils. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 34(2). 635–646. 16 indexed citations

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Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2023). Heavy metal profile, mobility, and source characterization in size-fractionated bed-sediments of River Ganga, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 188. 114650–114650. 12 indexed citations

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Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2023). Phytoremediation potential of ornamental plants for heavy metal removal from contaminated soil: a critical review. Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology. 64(5). 709–734. 16 indexed citations

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Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2022). Cadmium Uptake From Soil by Ornamental Metallophytes: A Meta-analytical Approach. Environmental Management. 71(5). 1087–1097. 8 indexed citations

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Haritash, A. K., et al.. (2021). Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health effects, and its management. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(5). 6670–6677. 18 indexed citations

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Verma, Manisha & A. K. Haritash. (2020). Review of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater. Advances in Environmental Research. 9(1). 1–17. 15 indexed citations

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Karaca, Öznur, et al.. (2020). Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater for Drinking and Agricultural Use: A Case Study of Rural Areas of Alwar, Rajasthan. Environmental Management. 67(3). 513–521. 8 indexed citations

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Kumar, Krishan, et al.. (2018). Degradation of AY36 using TiO2-UV photocatalytic system. 1(3). 2 indexed citations

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Haritash, A. K. & C. P. Kaushik. (2016). Degradation of low molecular weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by microorganisms isolated from contaminated soil. International Journal on Environmental Sciences. 6(5). 472–482. 24 indexed citations

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Kaushik, C. P., et al.. (2006). Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Urban Centres of Haryana (India) in Relation to Different Anthropogenic Activities and Health Risks. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 122(1-3). 27–40. 70 indexed citations

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