François Perreault

10.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
119 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

François Perreault is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, François Perreault has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Water Science and Technology and 42 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in François Perreault's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (38 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (28 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (23 papers). François Perreault is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (38 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (28 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (23 papers). François Perreault collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Brazil. François Perreault's co-authors include Menachem Elimelech, Andréia Fonseca de Faria, Radovan Popovic, Siamak Nejati, Abdallah Oukarroum, Onur G. Apul, William Gerson Matias, Marissa E. Tousley, Sílvia Pedroso Melegari and Gamze Ersan and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

François Perreault

114 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2015 2013 2018 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials
    2015 1.2k citations François Perreault, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  2. Antimicrobial Properties of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: Why Size Matters
    2015 779 citations François Perreault, Siamak Nejati et al. profile →
  3. Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Functionalized with Biocidal Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
    2013 439 citations François Perreault, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  4. The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges
    2018 436 citations François Perreault, Menachem Elimelech et al. profile →
  5. Adsorption of organic contaminants by graphene nanosheets: A review
    2017 381 citations Gamze Ersan, Onur G. Apul et al. Water Research profile →
  6. Aging of microplastics increases their adsorption affinity towards organic contaminants
    2022 226 citations Ana C. Barrios, Onur G. Apul et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers

François Perreault
Jilai Gong China
Heechul Choi South Korea
Débora F. Rodrigues United States
Seoktae Kang South Korea
Yen‐Peng Ting Singapore
Yu Tang China
Kiril Hristovski United States
Shaily Mahendra United States
Janardhan Reddy Koduru South Korea
Jilai Gong China
François Perreault
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Countries citing papers authored by François Perreault

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Perreault

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Perreault

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Perreault, François, et al.. (2023). Linear solvation energy relationships for adsorption of aromatic organic compounds by microplastics. Chemical Engineering Science. 282. 119233–119233. 6 indexed citations
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Cruces, Edgardo, et al.. (2023). Toxicity mechanisms of graphene oxide and cadmium in Microcystis aeruginosa: evaluation of photosynthetic and oxidative responses. Aquatic Toxicology. 263. 106703–106703. 4 indexed citations
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Ersan, Gamze, Mahmut S. Erşan, François Perreault, & Sergi Garcia‐Segura. (2023). Enabling in situ electro-regeneration systems for PFOA-laden spent activated carbon adsorbents reuse. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111369–111369. 10 indexed citations
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Rho, Hojung, et al.. (2023). Biofilm inhibition on surfaces by ultraviolet light side-emitted from optical fibres. Nature Water. 1(7). 649–657. 19 indexed citations
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Luo, Yihao, Shahnawaz Sinha, Li Ling, et al.. (2023). Phenotypic and Transcriptional Responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to UV-C Irradiation via Side-Emitting Optical Fibers: Implications for Biofouling Control. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(41). 15736–15746. 13 indexed citations
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Ali, Mohamed E.A., et al.. (2023). Preparation and characterization of carbon black coated membranes for the treatment of saline water by membrane distillation. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 20(4). 1477–1488. 4 indexed citations
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Ray, Hannah, François Perreault, & Treavor H. Boyer. (2022). Ammonia recovery and fouling mitigation of hydrolyzed human urine treated by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 8(2). 429–442. 19 indexed citations
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Rho, Hojung, Pingfeng Yu, Chung-Seop Lee, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers. Water Research. 224. 119094–119094. 32 indexed citations
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Cruces, Edgardo, Nicolás Arancibia‐Miranda, Karen Manquián-Cerda, et al.. (2022). Copper/Silver Bimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Aluminosilicate Geomaterials as Antibacterial Agents. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(1). 1472–1483. 32 indexed citations
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Perreault, François, et al.. (2022). Modified linear solvation energy relationships for adsorption of perfluorocarboxylic acids by polystyrene microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 860. 160524–160524. 24 indexed citations
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Ray, Hannah, François Perreault, & Treavor H. Boyer. (2020). Ammonia Recovery from Hydrolyzed Human Urine by Forward Osmosis with Acidified Draw Solution. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(18). 11556–11565. 37 indexed citations
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Falinski, Mark M., R. Steven Turley, Amanda W. Lounsbury, et al.. (2020). Doing nano-enabled water treatment right: sustainability considerations from design and research through development and implementation. Environmental Science Nano. 7(11). 3255–3278. 22 indexed citations
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Ray, Hannah, François Perreault, & Treavor H. Boyer. (2020). Rejection of nitrogen species in real fresh and hydrolyzed human urine by reverse osmosis and nanofiltration. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 8(4). 103993–103993. 52 indexed citations
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Bavarian, Mona, et al.. (2020). All Dry Bottom‐Up Assembly of Omniphobic Interfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7(12). 12 indexed citations
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Ray, Hannah, François Perreault, & Treavor H. Boyer. (2019). Urea recovery from fresh human urine by forward osmosis and membrane distillation (FO–MD). Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 5(11). 1993–2003. 65 indexed citations
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Barrios, Ana C., et al.. (2018). Removal of Bromide from Surface Water: Comparison Between Silver-Impregnated Graphene Oxide and Silver-Impregnated Powdered Activated Carbon. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(9). 988–995. 20 indexed citations
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Perreault, François, Abdallah Oukarroum, Sílvia Pedroso Melegari, William Gerson Matias, & Radovan Popovic. (2012). Polymer coating of copper oxide nanoparticles increases nanoparticles uptake and toxicity in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Chemosphere. 87(11). 1388–1394. 145 indexed citations
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Perreault, François. (2011). The Arctic Linked to the Emerging Dominant Ideas in Canada's Foreign and Defence Policy. 2 indexed citations

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