Ata Akçıl

10.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Ata Akçıl is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ata Akçıl has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 79 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 48 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Ata Akçıl's work include Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (78 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (73 papers) and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (47 papers). Ata Akçıl is often cited by papers focused on Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (78 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (73 papers) and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (47 papers). Ata Akçıl collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Kazakhstan and India. Ata Akçıl's co-authors include Ayşenur Tuncuk, Hacı Deveci, Sandeep Panda, Ceren Erüst, Hasan Çiftçi, N. Kuyucak, Ersin Yener Yazıcı, Valentina Stazi, Chandra Sekhar Gahan and T. I. Mudder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ata Akçıl

123 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): causes, treatment and case studies 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2011 2015 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): causes, treatment and case studies
    2005 1.2k citations Ata Akçıl et al. profile →
  2. Aqueous metal recovery techniques from e-scrap: Hydrometallurgy in recycling
    2011 564 citations Ayşenur Tuncuk, Ata Akçıl et al. Minerals Engineering profile →
  3. Precious metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards using cyanide and non-cyanide lixiviants – A review
    2015 382 citations Ata Akçıl, Ceren Erüst et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ata Akçıl Türkiye 45 4.4k 3.3k 2.4k 2.1k 1.5k 128 8.1k
Ondřej Mašek United Kingdom 55 1.3k 0.3× 3.7k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 461 0.3× 180 10.1k
Hocheol Song South Korea 52 875 0.2× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 3.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 179 9.6k
Anna H. Kaksonen Australia 47 2.0k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 222 7.2k
Kyoung S. Ro United States 38 1.4k 0.3× 3.8k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 420 0.3× 128 8.5k
Francesco Vegliò Italy 51 4.7k 1.1× 3.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.2× 3.2k 1.5× 399 0.3× 234 8.3k
Anastasios Zouboulis Greece 58 1.4k 0.3× 3.0k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 6.6k 3.1× 2.4k 1.6× 326 12.4k
Ling Zhao China 51 824 0.2× 2.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.5× 649 0.4× 147 8.8k
Sandhya Babel Thailand 37 1.3k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 4.8k 2.2× 443 0.3× 175 9.9k
Huajun Huang China 45 1.7k 0.4× 4.7k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 225 0.1× 102 8.7k
Chihpin Huang Taiwan 56 1.0k 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 4.7k 2.2× 785 0.5× 235 10.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ata Akçıl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ata Akçıl

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2025). Study of alkaline hydrometallurgical process for stibnite flotation tailings reprocessing: Semi-pilot antimony leaching. Minerals Engineering. 222. 109168–109168. 1 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2025). Technology Development of Gold Heap Leaching in Kazakhstan: An Overview. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review. 47(2). 226–253.
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Panda, Sandeep, et al.. (2024). Small‐scale and scale‐up bioleaching of Li, Co, Ni and Mn from spent lithium‐ion batteries. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 99(5). 1069–1082. 12 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2024). Overview on Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Rare-Earth Metals from Red Mud. Minerals. 14(6). 587–587. 17 indexed citations
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Mishra, Srabani, et al.. (2022). Biotechnological Avenues in Mineral Processing: Fundamentals, Applications and Advances in Bioleaching and Bio-beneficiation. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review. 44(1). 22–51. 43 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2022). Kritik Hammaddelerin Geri Dönüşüm ile Döngüsel Ekonomiye Kazandırılması. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 61(3). 168–178. 2 indexed citations
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Kenzhaliyev, Bagdaulet, et al.. (2022). Mathematical modeling of sulfuric acid leaching of pyrite cinders after preliminary chemical activation. Kompleksnoe Ispolzovanie Mineralnogo Syra = Complex Use of Mineral Resources. 325(2). 5–13. 2 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2021). Technological trends, emerging applications and metallurgical strategies in antimony recovery from stibnite. Minerals Engineering. 175. 107304–107304. 44 indexed citations
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Mishra, Srabani, et al.. (2021). A Review on Chemical versus Microbial Leaching of Electronic Wastes with Emphasis on Base Metals Dissolution. Minerals. 11(11). 1255–1255. 12 indexed citations
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Sethurajan, Manivannan, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Danilo Fontana, et al.. (2019). Recent advances on hydrometallurgical recovery of critical and precious elements from end of life electronic wastes - a review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49(3). 212–275. 285 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2018). Conditions of nitric acid treatment of phosphorus slag for rems recovery and production of precipitated silicon dioxide. Kompleksnoe Ispolzovanie Mineralnogo Syra = Complex Use of Mineral Resources. 305(2). 28–38. 7 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata, et al.. (2015). Precious metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards using cyanide and non-cyanide lixiviants – A review. Waste Management. 45. 258–271. 382 indexed citations breakdown →
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Noaparast, Mohammad, et al.. (2013). The Effect of Different Additives and Medium on the Bioleaching of Molybdenite for Cu and Mo Extraction Using Mix Mesophilic Microorganism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Beyhan, Mehmet, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of management, economy and the potential of metal recovery of electrical and electronic wastes (e-waste). Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences – Sigma Mühendislik ve Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 3. 261. 8 indexed citations
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Gürbüz, Fatma, Hasan Çiftçi, & Ata Akçıl. (2008). Biodegradation of cyanide containing effluents by Scenedesmus obliquus. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 162(1). 74–79. 87 indexed citations
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Akçıl, Ata & T. I. Mudder. (2003). Microbial destruction of cyanide wastes in gold mining: process review.. Biotechnology Letters. 25(6). 445–450. 129 indexed citations
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Karagüzel, Cengiz, et al.. (2000). EVALUATION OF HEMATITE ORE BY MAGNETIC ROASTING AND PELLETIZING. 159–166.

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