Faisal I. Hai

18.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
208 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Faisal I. Hai is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Faisal I. Hai has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Pollution, 92 papers in Water Science and Technology and 59 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Faisal I. Hai's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (79 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (68 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (42 papers). Faisal I. Hai is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (79 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (68 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (42 papers). Faisal I. Hai collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Japan and China. Faisal I. Hai's co-authors include Long D. Nghiem, William E. Price, Wenshan Guo, Huu Hao Ngo, Yunlong Luo, Jian Zhang, Shuang Liang, Xiaochang C. Wang, Jinguo Kang and Luong T. Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Faisal I. Hai

201 papers receiving 14.0k 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.

A review on the occurrence of micropollutants in the aquatic environment and their fate and removal during wastewater treatment

2014 3.0k citations Wenshan Guo, Huu Hao Ngo et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Antibiotic sorption onto microplastics in water: A critical review of the factors, mechanisms and implications

2023 148 citations Ashley J. Ansari, Faisal I. Hai et al. Water Research profile →

Peers

Faisal I. Hai

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WST

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HTM

Eric D. van Hullebusch France

Jingchun Tang China

Rao Y. Surampalli United States

Chunping Yang China

Xiaofei Tan China

Rui A.R. Boaventura Portugal

Ajit K. Sarmah New Zealand

Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong

Shuguang Wang China

Jonathan W.C. Wong Hong Kong

Eric D. van Hullebusch France

Faisal I. Hai

5.0k ×0.7

POLLU

5.4k ×0.8

WST

3.8k ×1.1

3.3k ×1.2

IME

2.8k ×1.2

HTM

Citations per year, relative to Faisal I. Hai Faisal I. Hai (= 1×) peers Eric D. van Hullebusch

Countries citing papers authored by Faisal I. Hai

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Faisal I. Hai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Faisal I. Hai

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Jiawei, Jake O’Brien, Lachlan Coin, et al.. (2025). Impact of human lifestyle on the pathogenic potential of urban wastewater. Environmental Research. 286(Pt 1). 122591–122591.

Azad, Armin, M. Neaz Sheikh, & Faisal I. Hai. (2025). Design of alkali-activated pervious concrete for pavement applications: impact of contents and chemical compositions of binders. European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering. 30(1). 1–27. 2 indexed citations

Ansari, Ashley J., et al.. (2024). Effect of embedding a sieving phase into the current plastic recycling process to capture microplastics. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 66. 106075–106075. 2 indexed citations

Mehta, Jyotsana, Neeraj Dilbaghi, Akash Deep, et al.. (2024). Plastic waste upcycling into carbon nanomaterials in circular economy: Synthesis, applications, and environmental aspects. Carbon. 234. 119969–119969. 9 indexed citations

Mahlangu, Oranso T., Thabo T.I. Nkambule, Bhekie B. Mamba, & Faisal I. Hai. (2024). Strategies for mitigating challenges associated with trace organic compound removal by high-retention membrane bioreactors (HR-MBRs). npj Clean Water. 7(1). 9 indexed citations

Hem, Sopheak, Max L. Cummins, Ethan R. Wyrsch, et al.. (2023). Genomic analysis of Citrobacter from Australian wastewater and silver gulls reveals novel sequence types carrying critically important antibiotic resistance genes. The Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168608–168608. 5 indexed citations

Zakaria, Basem S., Seyed Mohammad Mirsoleimani Azizi, Biplob Kumar Pramanik, et al.. (2023). Responses of syntrophic microbial communities and their interactions with polystyrene nanoplastics in a microbial electrolysis cell. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166082–166082. 18 indexed citations

Mahlangu, Oranso T., Machawe M. Motsa, Faisal I. Hai, & Bhekie B. Mamba. (2023). Role of Membrane–Solute Affinity Interactions in Carbamazepine Rejection and Resistance to Organic Fouling by Nano-Engineered UF/PES Membranes. Membranes. 13(8). 744–744. 6 indexed citations

Tufail, Arbab, Jawad Al-Rifai, William E. Price, et al.. (2023). Elucidating the performance of UV-based photochemical processes for the removal of trace organic contaminants: Degradation and toxicity evaluation. Chemosphere. 350. 140978–140978. 9 indexed citations

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Tufail, Arbab, William E. Price, Madjid Mohseni, Biplob Kumar Pramanik, & Faisal I. Hai. (2020). A critical review of advanced oxidation processes for emerging trace organic contaminant degradation: Mechanisms, factors, degradation products, and effluent toxicity. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 40. 101778–101778. 156 indexed citations

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Nelson, Mark D. & Faisal I. Hai. (2019). Nitrogen removal in a cascade of four reactors employing the activated sludge process. Research Online (University of Wollongong).

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Ansari, Ashley J., James A. McDonald, Stuart J. Khan, et al.. (2018). Occurrence and bioconcentration of micropollutants in Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) in a reclaimed water reservoir. The Science of The Total Environment. 650(Pt 1). 585–593. 21 indexed citations

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Hai, Faisal I., et al.. (2018). Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technologies. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Shufan, Faisal I. Hai, William E. Price, et al.. (2016). Occurrence of trace organic contaminants in wastewater sludge and their removals by anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology. 210. 153–159. 92 indexed citations

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Wijekoon, Kaushalya C., James A. McDonald, Stuart J. Khan, et al.. (2015). Development of a predictive framework to assess the removal of trace organic chemicals by anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 189. 391–398. 107 indexed citations

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Ansari, Ashley J., Faisal I. Hai, Wenshan Guo, et al.. (2015). Selection of forward osmosis draw solutes for subsequent integration with anaerobic treatment to facilitate resource recovery from wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 191. 30–36. 75 indexed citations

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Luo, Wenhai, Faisal I. Hai, William E. Price, et al.. (2015). Phosphorus and water recovery by a novel osmotic membrane bioreactor–reverse osmosis system. Bioresource Technology. 200. 297–304. 112 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Luong T., Faisal I. Hai, Shufan Yang, et al.. (2013). Removal of trace organic contaminants by an MBR comprising a mixed culture of bacteria and white-rot fungi. Bioresource Technology. 148. 234–241. 99 indexed citations

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Hai, Faisal I., Kazuo Yamamoto, Fumiyuki Nakajima, & Kensuke Fukushi. (2011). Bioaugmented membrane bioreactor (MBR) with a GAC-packed zone for high rate textile wastewater treatment. Water Research. 45(6). 2199–2206. 66 indexed citations

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Hai, Faisal I.. (2008). Managing our waste. 63–64.

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