Alex De Visscher

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alex De Visscher is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Environmental Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex De Visscher has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 19 papers in Environmental Engineering and 15 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alex De Visscher's work include Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (14 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (11 papers) and Odor and Emission Control Technologies (10 papers). Alex De Visscher is often cited by papers focused on Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (14 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (11 papers) and Odor and Emission Control Technologies (10 papers). Alex De Visscher collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Belgium and United States. Alex De Visscher's co-authors include Oswald Van Cleemput, Herman Van Langenhove, Chongchong Wu, Ian D. Gates, Pascal Boeckx, Khaiwal Ravindra, R.P. Dahiya, Suman Mor, Amit Chandra and Kurt A. Spokas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Alex De Visscher

73 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial methane oxidati... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Microbial methane oxidation processes and technologies for mitigation of landfill gas emissions
    2009 430 citations Alex De Visscher et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex De Visscher Canada 28 1.2k 765 488 398 321 74 3.0k
Fabrizio Passarini Italy 37 1.1k 1.0× 568 0.7× 381 0.8× 669 1.7× 107 0.3× 121 4.0k
Fan Chen China 35 453 0.4× 689 0.9× 626 1.3× 408 1.0× 393 1.2× 155 3.3k
S. Devotta India 37 761 0.6× 440 0.6× 841 1.7× 577 1.4× 799 2.5× 153 4.8k
Paul L. Bishop United States 44 833 0.7× 542 0.7× 455 0.9× 1.0k 2.6× 1.3k 4.0× 182 6.2k
JoAnn Silverstein United States 24 473 0.4× 510 0.7× 146 0.3× 341 0.9× 519 1.6× 70 2.4k
Robert K. Ham United States 34 1.8k 1.5× 421 0.6× 871 1.8× 524 1.3× 184 0.6× 84 3.8k
Angélique Léonard Belgium 38 422 0.4× 371 0.5× 545 1.1× 622 1.6× 309 1.0× 220 4.4k
James E. Alleman United States 30 481 0.4× 428 0.6× 167 0.3× 205 0.5× 500 1.6× 74 2.4k
Siwei Li China 37 565 0.5× 598 0.8× 632 1.3× 1.1k 2.7× 895 2.8× 267 4.8k
Michele Notarnicola Italy 35 1.1k 0.9× 213 0.3× 416 0.9× 581 1.5× 1.4k 4.4× 135 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex De Visscher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex De Visscher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex De Visscher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pourebrahimi, Sina, Alex De Visscher, & Gilles H. Peslherbe. (2024). DFT investigation of Pt-doped CTF-1 covalent triazine frameworks for adsorption and sensing of SF6 decomposition products. Surfaces and Interfaces. 49. 104404–104404. 24 indexed citations
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Pourebrahimi, Sina, Majid Pirooz, & Alex De Visscher. (2024). Experimental and computational studies on oxygen functionalization of covalent triazine frameworks for enhanced hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 95. 239–246. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Chongchong, Alex De Visscher, & Ian D. Gates. (2018). Interactions of Biodegradable Ionic Liquids with a Model Naphthenic Acid. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 176–176. 12 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2016). Simplified flare combustion model for flare plume rise calculations. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 94(7). 1249–1261. 3 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2012). Biofiltration for BTEX Removal. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 42(24). 2648–2692. 21 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lei, Tarek Abichou, Jeffrey P. Chanton, David K. Powelson, & Alex De Visscher. (2009). Long-Term Numerical Simulation of Methane Transport and Oxidation in Compost Biofilter. Practice Periodical of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management. 13(3). 196–202. 26 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2008). Three‐dimensional CFD model for a flat plate photocatalytic reactor: Degradation of TCE in a serpentine flow field. AIChE Journal. 55(2). 312–320. 20 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2008). Toluene Removal Biofilter Modeling. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 58(7). 947–956. 9 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2007). Cu sorption on Phragmites australis leaf and stem litter: A kinetic study. Chemosphere. 69(7). 1136–1143. 11 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2007). Modelling of stable isotope fractionation by methane oxidation and diffusion in landfill cover soils. Waste Management. 28(9). 1535–1542. 21 indexed citations
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Mor, Suman, Alex De Visscher, Khaiwal Ravindra, et al.. (2006). Induction of enhanced methane oxidation in compost: Temperature and moisture response. Waste Management. 26(4). 381–388. 102 indexed citations
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Mor, Suman, Khaiwal Ravindra, Alex De Visscher, R.P. Dahiya, & Amit Chandra. (2006). Municipal solid waste characterization and its assessment for potential methane generation: A case study. The Science of The Total Environment. 371(1-3). 1–10. 226 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De & Jan Vanderdeelen. (2005). Consistency issues of aqueous solubility data and solution thermodynamics of electrolytes. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 77(3). 619–629. 5 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2005). Improved quantification of methane oxidation in landfill cover soils by numerical modeling of stable isotope fractionation. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations
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Dewulf, Jeroen, et al.. (2001). Ultrasonic degradation of trichloroethylene and chlorobenzene at micromolar concentrations: kinetics and modelling. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 8(2). 143–150. 77 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, et al.. (2000). Calibration of a Multipoint Sampling System Connected with a Photoacoustic Detector. International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry. 76(2). 115–133. 5 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De & Herman Van Langenhove. (1998). Sonochemistry of organic compounds in homogeneous aqueous oxidising systems. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 5(3). 87–92. 49 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, Herman Van Langenhove, & Peter Van Eenoo. (1997). Sonochemical degradation of ethylbenzene in aqueous solution: a product study. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 4(2). 145–151. 30 indexed citations
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Visscher, Alex De, Peter Van Eenoo, David Drijvers, & Herman Van Langenhove. (1996). Kinetic Model for the Sonochemical Degradation of Monocyclic Aromatic Compounds in Aqueous Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(28). 11636–11642. 83 indexed citations

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