Christopher Bellona

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher Bellona is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Bellona has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Water Science and Technology, 24 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Christopher Bellona's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (27 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (23 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (17 papers). Christopher Bellona is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (27 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (23 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (17 papers). Christopher Bellona collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and Netherlands. Christopher Bellona's co-authors include Jörg E. Drewes, Pei Xu, Gary Amy, Eric Dickenson, Charlie J. Liu, Christopher P. Higgins, Thomas M. Holsen, Selma Mededovic Thagard, Fei Dai and Tae-Uk Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Bellona

59 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Factors affecting the rejection of organic solutes during NF/RO treatment—a literature review

2004 849 citations Christopher Bellona, Jörg E. Drewes et al. Water Research profile →
A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse

2018 546 citations Emily W. Tow, Christopher Bellona et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Bellona United States	32	3.1k	1.9k	1.4k	1.3k	958	60	5.2k
Amy L. Teel United States	35	4.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	830 0.6×	323 0.3×	57	5.7k
Brian P. Chaplin United States	36	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	653 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	274 0.3×	75	5.6k
Sigrid Peldszus Canada	28	1.5k 0.5×	663 0.3×	956 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	308 0.3×	57	3.2k
Jingchun Yan China	33	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	682 0.5×	435 0.3×	563 0.6×	79	5.3k
Namguk Her South Korea	41	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	406 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	412 0.4×	81	6.2k
Tao Lin China	34	1.6k 0.5×	937 0.5×	622 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	253 0.3×	125	3.9k
Jinming Duan China	31	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	524 0.4×	727 0.5×	359 0.4×	90	4.1k
Giovanni Cagnetta China	35	1.2k 0.4×	669 0.3×	945 0.7×	911 0.7×	353 0.4×	58	3.4k
Mohamed Ateia United States	34	959 0.3×	482 0.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	484 0.5×	92	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Bellona

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Bellona

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Bellona

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Bellona, Christopher, et al.. (2025). Reuse of spent granular activated carbon for PFAS removal following hydrothermal alkaline treatment. Water Research. 283. 123794–123794. 6 indexed citations

Richardson, Stephen D., et al.. (2025). Investigation of PFAS rejection by closed-circuit reverse osmosis and nanofiltration and sorption to treatment materials during groundwater treatment: a pilot demonstration. Separation and Purification Technology. 377. 134308–134308. 2 indexed citations

Bellona, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Rejection of PFAS and priority co-contaminants in semiconductor fabrication wastewater by nanofiltration membranes. Water Research. 262. 122111–122111. 31 indexed citations

Bellona, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Membrane Contactors for Ammonia Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Centrate: Pretreatment and Process Optimization. ACS ES&T Water. 4(8). 3284–3296. 7 indexed citations

Vatankhah, Hooman, et al.. (2024). Adsorbability of a wide range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on granular activated carbon, ion exchange resin, and surface modified clay. Water Research. 268. 122774–122774. 13 indexed citations

Vanneste, Johan, et al.. (2024). Characterization of medium and small-scale gold processing operations, wastewaters, and tailings in the Arequipa region of Peru. The Science of The Total Environment. 945. 174034–174034. 4 indexed citations

Vatankhah, Hooman, et al.. (2023). Impact of effluent organic matter on perfluoroalkyl acid removal from wastewater effluent by granular activated carbon and alternative adsorbents. Water Research. 241. 120105–120105. 16 indexed citations

Murray, Conner C., et al.. (2023). PFAS adsorbent selection: The role of adsorbent use rate, water quality, and cost. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. 131481–131481. 37 indexed citations

Figueroa, Linda, Weishi Wang, Nicole Smith, et al.. (2023). Transitional dynamics from mercury to cyanide-based processing in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: Social, economic, geochemical, and environmental considerations. The Science of The Total Environment. 898. 165492–165492. 20 indexed citations

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Vatankhah, Hooman, et al.. (2022). Impact of ozone-biologically active filtration on the breakthrough of Perfluoroalkyl acids during granular activated carbon treatment of municipal wastewater effluent. Water Research. 223. 118988–118988. 18 indexed citations

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Tow, Emily W., Mahmut S. Erşan, Tae Lee, et al.. (2021). Managing and treating per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in membrane concentrates. AWWA Water Science. 3(5). 1–23. 90 indexed citations

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Liu, Charlie J., Garrett McKay, Daqian Jiang, et al.. (2021). Pilot-scale field demonstration of a hybrid nanofiltration and UV-sulfite treatment train for groundwater contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Water Research. 205. 117677–117677. 68 indexed citations

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Pinkard, Brian R., et al.. (2021). Destruction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in a batch supercritical water oxidation reactor. Chemosphere. 279. 130834–130834. 61 indexed citations

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Siriwardena, Dinusha, Michelle Crimi, Thomas M. Holsen, et al.. (2019). Influence of groundwater conditions and co‐contaminants on sorption of perfluoroalkyl compounds on granular activated carbon. Remediation Journal. 29(3). 5–15. 38 indexed citations

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Siriwardena, Dinusha, Michelle Crimi, Thomas M. Holsen, et al.. (2018). Changes in Adsorption Behavior of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid Through Chemically-Facilitated Surface Modification of Granular Activated Carbon. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(4). 453–465. 22 indexed citations

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Murray, Conner C., Hooman Vatankhah, Carrie A. McDonough, et al.. (2018). Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using super-fine powder activated carbon and ceramic membrane filtration. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 366. 160–168. 134 indexed citations

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Dai, Fei, Christopher Bellona, Thomas M. Holsen, et al.. (2016). Experimental and density functional theoretical study of the effects of Fenton’s reaction on the degradation of Bisphenol A in a high voltage plasma reactor. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 308. 419–429. 45 indexed citations

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Dickenson, Eric, et al.. (2013). Nanofiltration and granular activated carbon treatment of perfluoroalkyl acids. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 260. 740–746. 263 indexed citations

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Xu, Pei, et al.. (2005). Rejection of Emerging Organic Micropollutants in Nanofiltration–Reverse Osmosis Membrane Applications. Water Environment Research. 77(1). 40–48. 148 indexed citations

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Bellona, Christopher, Jörg E. Drewes, Pei Xu, & Gary Amy. (2004). Factors affecting the rejection of organic solutes during NF/RO treatment—a literature review. Water Research. 38(12). 2795–2809. 849 indexed citations breakdown →

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