D. Pokhrel

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

D. Pokhrel is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Pokhrel has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 5 papers in Pollution and 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in D. Pokhrel's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers). D. Pokhrel is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers). D. Pokhrel collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. D. Pokhrel's co-authors include T. Viraraghavan, Thiruvenkatachari Viraraghavan, Bhesh Bhandari, Tiến Vinh Nguyễn, Huu Hao Ngo, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, S. Vigneswaran and T. Littlewood and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

D. Pokhrel

16 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater—a review

2004 835 citations D. Pokhrel, T. Viraraghavan The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Pokhrel Canada	13	699	421	393	361	351	16	1.6k
Lourdes Ballinas‐Casarrubias Mexico	24	458 0.7×	502 1.2×	320 0.8×	447 1.2×	206 0.6×	74	2.0k
Manas Bandyopadhyay India	18	1.2k 1.8×	439 1.0×	369 0.9×	208 0.6×	327 0.9×	57	2.2k
Raed A. Al-Juboori United Arab Emirates	25	1.1k 1.5×	248 0.6×	326 0.8×	616 1.7×	325 0.9×	96	2.2k
Achintya N. Bezbaruah United States	23	541 0.8×	316 0.8×	454 1.2×	701 1.9×	282 0.8×	65	1.9k
Yinhai He China	21	1.1k 1.5×	244 0.6×	643 1.6×	398 1.1×	549 1.6×	36	2.2k
B. Senthil Rathi India	16	1.1k 1.6×	271 0.6×	331 0.8×	501 1.4×	470 1.3×	34	2.4k
Victor Rezende Moreira Brazil	29	1.2k 1.7×	230 0.5×	440 1.1×	637 1.8×	455 1.3×	101	2.2k
Korneliusz Miksch Poland	21	534 0.8×	151 0.4×	495 1.3×	245 0.7×	724 2.1×	66	1.6k
Sabeha K. Ouki United Kingdom	24	1.3k 1.8×	237 0.6×	841 2.1×	424 1.2×	793 2.3×	60	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Pokhrel

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16 of 16 papers shown

Pokhrel, D. & Thiruvenkatachari Viraraghavan. (2009). Biological filtration for removal of arsenic from drinking water. Journal of Environmental Management. 90(5). 1956–1961. 40 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D., et al.. (2009). Natural hazards and environmental implications in Nepal. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal. 18(5). 478–489. 8 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D., Bhesh Bhandari, & T. Viraraghavan. (2008). Arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Terai region of Nepal: An overview of health concerns and treatment options. Environment International. 35(1). 157–161. 106 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2008). Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solution by Iron Oxide-Coated Biomass: Common Ion Effects and Thermodynamic Analysis. Separation Science and Technology. 43(13). 3545–3562. 27 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2007). Arsenic removal in an iron oxide-coated fungal biomass column: Analysis of breakthrough curves. Bioresource Technology. 99(6). 2067–2071. 51 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2007). Arsenic removal from an aqueous solution by modified A. niger biomass: Batch kinetic and isotherm studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 150(3). 818–825. 130 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2007). Organic arsenic removal from an aqueous solution by iron oxide-coated fungal biomass: An analysis of factors influencing adsorption. Chemical Engineering Journal. 140(1-3). 165–172. 26 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2006). Arsenic removal from an aqueous solution by a modified fungal biomass. Water Research. 40(3). 549–552. 137 indexed citations

Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2006). Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solution by Iron Oxide-Coated Fungal Biomass: A Factorial Design Analysis. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 173(1-4). 195–208. 42 indexed citations

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Nguyễn, Tiến Vinh, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, Huu Hao Ngo, D. Pokhrel, & Thiruvenkatachari Viraraghavan. (2006). Iron-Coated Sponge as Effective Media to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water. Water Quality Research Journal. 41(2). 164–170. 14 indexed citations

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Nguyễn, Tiến Vinh, S. Vigneswaran, Huu Hao Ngo, D. Pokhrel, & T. Viraraghavan. (2006). Specific Treatment Technologies for Removing Arsenic from Water. Engineering in Life Sciences. 6(1). 86–90. 12 indexed citations

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Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2005). Municipal solid waste management in Nepal: practices and challenges. Waste Management. 25(5). 555–562. 156 indexed citations

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Pokhrel, D., et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Treatment Systems for the Removal of Arsenic from Groundwater. Practice Periodical of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management. 9(3). 152–157. 18 indexed citations

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Pokhrel, D. & T. Viraraghavan. (2004). Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater—a review. The Science of The Total Environment. 333(1-3). 37–58. 835 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pokhrel, D. & Thiruvenkatachari Viraraghavan. (2004). Diarrhoeal diseases in Nepal vis-à-vis water supply and sanitation status. Journal of Water and Health. 2(2). 71–81. 43 indexed citations

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Littlewood, T. & D. Pokhrel. (1999). Conceptualisation of diarrhoea in Nepal. Journal of Child Health Care. 3(3). 5–8. 2 indexed citations

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