Brian Nguyen

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Brian Nguyen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Nguyen has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pollution, 8 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Brian Nguyen's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers). Brian Nguyen is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers). Brian Nguyen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Brian Nguyen's co-authors include Nathalie Tufenkji, David Sinton, Jae Bem You, Chelsea M. Rochman, Dominique Claveau-Mallet, Laura M. Hernandez, Elvis Genbo Xu, Jeffrey M. Farner, Laura Rowenczyk and Hind El Hadri and has published in prestigious journals such as Accounts of Chemical Research, Environmental Science & Technology and Nature Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Nguyen

23 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles

2021 647 citations Julien Gigault, Hind El Hadri et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples

2019 528 citations Brian Nguyen, Dominique Claveau-Mallet et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Nguyen Canada	17	1.7k	1.2k	626	341	324	24	2.2k
Jinli Li China	22	945 0.6×	717 0.6×	235 0.4×	264 0.8×	290 0.9×	79	2.2k
Sara V. Orski United States	18	966 0.6×	789 0.7×	422 0.7×	469 1.4×	385 1.2×	36	2.3k
Tarnuma Tabassum United States	11	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	341 0.5×	336 1.0×	996 3.1×	13	2.6k
Annegret Potthoff Germany	25	920 0.5×	614 0.5×	431 0.7×	772 2.3×	330 1.0×	49	2.1k
Hyunjin Moon United States	5	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	317 0.5×	203 0.6×	1.0k 3.2×	7	2.4k
Vito Locaputo Italy	9	1.1k 0.7×	780 0.7×	289 0.5×	212 0.6×	220 0.7×	15	1.6k
Jeffrey M. Farner Canada	19	3.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.8×	747 1.2×	950 2.8×	709 2.2×	26	3.9k
Manuel A. Martins Portugal	25	1.0k 0.6×	446 0.4×	583 0.9×	846 2.5×	488 1.5×	53	2.2k
Zhilin Zhu China	10	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	324 0.5×	370 1.1×	588 1.8×	18	2.4k
Hind El Hadri France	20	3.0k 1.8×	1.9k 1.6×	753 1.2×	881 2.6×	597 1.8×	35	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Nguyen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Nguyen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Nguyen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Nguyen. The network helps show where Brian Nguyen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Nguyen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Nguyen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Nguyen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Nguyen. Brian Nguyen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nguyen, Brian, et al.. (2025). Procedure-related cerebral air embolism: Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 255. 108982–108982.

Lin, Nicholas, Brian Nguyen, Sasha Omanovic, Christopher Moraes, & Nathalie Tufenkji. (2023). Electrochemical Removal of Bacteria from Zinc Oxide Nanopillars Synthesized on Stainless Steel. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 1(6). 1524–1534. 1 indexed citations

Macairan, Jun‐Ray, et al.. (2023). Tissue Clearing To Localize Microplastics via Three-Dimensional Imaging of Whole Organisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(23). 8476–8483. 9 indexed citations

Rowenczyk, Laura, et al.. (2022). From freshwaters to bivalves: Microplastic distribution along the Saint-Lawrence river-to-sea continuum. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 435. 128977–128977. 25 indexed citations

Nguyen, Brian & Nathalie Tufenkji. (2022). Single-Particle Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy of Nanoplastics. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(10). 6426–6435. 46 indexed citations

Gigault, Julien, Hind El Hadri, Brian Nguyen, et al.. (2021). Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles. Nature Nanotechnology. 16(5). 501–507. 647 indexed citations breakdown →

Nguyen, Brian, Dominique Claveau-Mallet, Laura M. Hernandez, et al.. (2019). Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples. Accounts of Chemical Research. 52(4). 858–866. 528 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhu, Xia, et al.. (2019). Identification of Microfibers in the Environment Using Multiple Lines of Evidence. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(20). 11877–11887. 58 indexed citations

Nguyen, Brian, et al.. (2019). Magnetic Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 6(2). 68–72. 334 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Brian, et al.. (2019). Fluorescent Dyes for Visualizing Microplastic Particles and Fibers in Laboratory-Based Studies. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 6(6). 334–340. 157 indexed citations

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Graham, Percival J., Brian Nguyen, Thomas Burdyny, & David Sinton. (2017). A penalty on photosynthetic growth in fluctuating light. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12513–12513. 52 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Brian, et al.. (2017). Digestible Fluorescent Coatings for Cumulative Quantification of Microplastic Ingestion. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 5(2). 62–67. 16 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiang, et al.. (2017). Emerging microalgae technology: a review. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(1). 13–38. 62 indexed citations

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Ooms, Matthew D., Percival J. Graham, Brian Nguyen, Edward H. Sargent, & David Sinton. (2017). Light dilution via wavelength management for efficient high‐density photobioreactors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114(6). 1160–1169. 29 indexed citations

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Riordon, Jason, et al.. (2017). Periodic harvesting of microalgae from calcium alginate hydrogels for sustained high‐density production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114(9). 2023–2031. 13 indexed citations

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Riordon, Jason, et al.. (2016). Breathable waveguides for combined light and CO2 delivery to microalgae. Bioresource Technology. 209. 391–396. 12 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Brian, Percival J. Graham, & David Sinton. (2016). Dual gradients of light intensity and nutrient concentration for full-factorial mapping of photosynthetic productivity. Lab on a Chip. 16(15). 2785–2790. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiang, Jason Riordon, Brian Nguyen, Matthew D. Ooms, & David Sinton. (2016). Hydrothermal disruption of algae cells for astaxanthin extraction. Green Chemistry. 19(1). 106–111. 22 indexed citations

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Tzanetakis, Tommy, et al.. (2012). Fuel Property Effects on the Combustion Performance and Emissions of Hardwood-Derived Fast Pyrolysis Liquid-Ethanol Blends in a Swirl Burner. Energy & Fuels. 26(9). 5452–5461. 18 indexed citations

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Tzanetakis, Tommy, et al.. (2011). Spray Combustion and Particulate Matter Emissions of a Wood Derived Fast Pyrolysis Liquid-Ethanol Blend in a Pilot Stabilized Swirl Burner. Energy & Fuels. 25(4). 1405–1422. 24 indexed citations

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