Elena Radu

974 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 517 citations indexed

About

Elena Radu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Radu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 517 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Materials Chemistry, 3 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Elena Radu's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (2 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (2 papers). Elena Radu is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (2 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (2 papers). Elena Radu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Austria and Slovakia. Elena Radu's co-authors include Olga C. Nunes, Iakovos C. Iakovides, Jaqueline Rocha, Nazareno Scaccia, Ian Zammit, Célia M. Manaia, Ioannis D. Kampouris, R Marano, Francisco Cerqueira and Gianuário Fortunato and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

Elena Radu

12 papers receiving 515 citations

Hit Papers

Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants: Tac... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants: Tackling the black box
    2018 357 citations Célia M. Manaia, Jaqueline Rocha et al. Environment International profile →

Peers

Elena Radu
Isobel C. Stanton United Kingdom
H.W. Gerritsen Netherlands
Alexander Voigt Germany
Jakub Hubeny Poland
Magdalena Pazda Poland
Ayella Maile-Moskowitz United States
Stefanie Heß Germany
R Marano Israel
Sebastian Niestępski Poland
Damiano Cacace Germany
Isobel C. Stanton United Kingdom
Elena Radu
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Countries citing papers authored by Elena Radu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Radu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Radu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elena Radu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elena Radu 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 Elena Radu. Elena Radu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Zarafu, Irina, Carmen Limban, Diana Camelia Nuță, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional Evaluation of Graphene Oxide–Sulfonamide Nanoconjugates: Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, Cytocompatibility and Xenobiotic Metabolism Gene Expression Insight. Molecules. 30(12). 2585–2585. 2 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Ananda, Elena Radu, Norbert Kreuzinger, Warish Ahmed, & Tarja Pitkänen. (2024). Key considerations for pathogen surveillance in wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 945. 173862–173862. 21 indexed citations
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Onose, Gelu, Ana Iulia Neagu, Gabriela Ion, et al.. (2023). Molecular Aspects of Hypoxic Stress Effects in Chronic Ethanol Exposure of Neuronal Cells. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 45(2). 1655–1680. 6 indexed citations
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Radu, Elena, Amandine Masseron, Fabian Amman, et al.. (2022). Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha lineage and its correlation with quantitative wastewater-based epidemiology data. Water Research. 215. 118257–118257. 14 indexed citations
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Chivu‐Economescu, Mihaela, Coralia Bleoţu, Camelia Grancea, et al.. (2022). Kinetics and persistence of cellular and humoral immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine in healthcare workers with or without prior COVID‐19. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 26(4). 1293–1305. 28 indexed citations
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Ficai, Denisa, Ludmila Motelică, Roxana Truşcă, et al.. (2022). Mesoporous Silica Materials Loaded with Gallic Acid with Antimicrobial Potential. Nanomaterials. 12(10). 1648–1648. 26 indexed citations
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Krampe, Jörg, Josef Lahnsteiner, Elena Radu, et al.. (2021). Fate and persistence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes through a multi-barrier treatment facility for direct potable reuse. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination. 11(3). 373–390. 32 indexed citations
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Radu, Elena, Markus Woegerbauer, Peter Strauß, et al.. (2020). Resilience of agricultural soils to antibiotic resistance genes introduced by agricultural management practices. The Science of The Total Environment. 756. 143699–143699. 26 indexed citations
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Manaia, Célia M., Jaqueline Rocha, Nazareno Scaccia, et al.. (2018). Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants: Tackling the black box. Environment International. 115. 312–324. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Radu, Elena, et al.. (2017). Bituminos Insulations Durability of Underground Metallic Pipelines II. Laboratory study on the aging of bituminous material. Revista de Chimie. 68(4). 646–651. 1 indexed citations
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Radu, Elena, et al.. (2016). Biocorrosion and biodeterioration of some materials used in electrical engineering. 38–43. 3 indexed citations
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