Girma Gonfa

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Girma Gonfa is a scholar working on Catalysis, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Girma Gonfa has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Catalysis, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Girma Gonfa's work include Ionic liquids properties and applications (26 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (9 papers). Girma Gonfa is often cited by papers focused on Ionic liquids properties and applications (26 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (9 papers). Girma Gonfa collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Malaysia and Pakistan. Girma Gonfa's co-authors include Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Sami Ullah, Nawshad Muhammad, Chandran Masi, M.I. Abdul Mutalib, Amir Sada Khan, Azmi Mohd Shariff, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis, Firas A. Abdul Kareem and Pervaiz Ahmad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Girma Gonfa

82 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Fresh water resource, scarcity, water salinity challenges and possible remedies: A review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Girma Gonfa Ethiopia	29	609	560	495	469	405	85	2.4k
Kang Wang China	30	455 0.7×	914 1.6×	632 1.3×	872 1.9×	289 0.7×	99	2.8k
Zahra Gholami Iran	25	542 0.9×	622 1.1×	571 1.2×	1.0k 2.2×	804 2.0×	100	2.9k
Yu‐Jen Shih Taiwan	34	591 1.0×	582 1.0×	429 0.9×	663 1.4×	1.2k 3.1×	107	3.3k
Jayaseelan Arun India	36	317 0.5×	1.3k 2.3×	531 1.1×	585 1.2×	691 1.7×	55	3.3k
Jie Yao China	32	231 0.4×	571 1.0×	520 1.1×	747 1.6×	899 2.2×	136	3.1k
Nilson Romeu Marcílio Brazil	27	479 0.8×	410 0.7×	484 1.0×	848 1.8×	306 0.8×	83	1.9k
Qingqing Guan China	31	379 0.6×	1.4k 2.5×	572 1.2×	844 1.8×	514 1.3×	140	2.9k
Dan Bahadur Pal India	24	275 0.5×	731 1.3×	265 0.5×	981 2.1×	457 1.1×	101	2.7k
Wai Siong Chai Malaysia	27	194 0.3×	738 1.3×	365 0.7×	947 2.0×	928 2.3×	47	3.7k
Zaiton Abdul Majid Malaysia	25	183 0.3×	432 0.8×	304 0.6×	671 1.4×	475 1.2×	70	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Girma Gonfa

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2025). Adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using sulfuric acid-treated diatomite. Results in Chemistry. 15. 102205–102205. 6 indexed citations

Gonfa, Girma, Sumia Akram, Dmitry Olegovich Bokov, et al.. (2025). Adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) from water using silver nanoparticle modified-diatomite nanocomposite. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 41993–41993.

Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2025). Response Surface Optimization of Chromium (IV) Removal with Teff Straw-Based Activated Carbon. Results in Chemistry. 15. 102168–102168. 5 indexed citations

Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2025). Adsorptive removal of lead ions from wastewater using modified diatomite. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 20. 100900–100900. 1 indexed citations

Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of diatomite/Fe3O4/Teff straw activated carbon composite adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater. Results in Chemistry. 16. 102486–102486. 2 indexed citations

Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2024). Preparation of modified silica gel supported silver nanoparticles and its evaluation using zone of inhibition for water disinfection. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 17(12). 106036–106036. 6 indexed citations

Oh, Hyun‐Ji, et al.. (2024). Harnessing fermentation for sustainable beverage production: A tool for improving the nutritional quality of coffee bean and valorizing coffee byproducts. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 59. 103263–103263. 4 indexed citations

Woldemariam, Henock Woldemichael, et al.. (2024). Development of active edible films from coffee pulp pectin, propolis, and honey with improved mechanical, functional, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 8. 100557–100557. 14 indexed citations

Woldemariam, Henock Woldemichael, et al.. (2024). Optimization of pectin yield extracted from coffee Arabica pulp using response surface methodology. Heliyon. 10(8). e29636–e29636. 9 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2024). Synthesis And Characterization of Modified Silica Gel Supported Silver Nanoparticles using Batch Studies for Disinfection of Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus for Drinking Water. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 1(2). 64–78. 4 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2023). Thermal activation, characterization and performance evaluation of Ethiopian bentonite for sodium removal. Water Science & Technology. 87(4). 998–1008. 6 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2023). Preparation and characterization of glycerol plasticized yam starch-based films reinforced with titanium dioxide nanofiller. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 5. 100300–100300. 18 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2023). Castor seeds hull activated carbon impregnated with silver nanoparticles for removal of Escherichia coli from water. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. 7. 100320–100320. 6 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2023). Adsorption Studies of Sodium Ions from Aqueous Solution with Natural and Sulfuric Acid-Treated Bean Seed Husk. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 234(3). 6 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using reducing agents of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) extract and tri-sodium citrate. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. 35. 100983–100983. 25 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2022). Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from castor seed hull by chemical activation with H3PO4. Results in Materials. 15. 100304–100304. 53 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2022). Adsorption of Cr(V) from aqueous solution using eggshell-based cobalt oxide- zinc oxide nano-composite. Environmental Challenges. 8. 100574–100574. 14 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, et al.. (2022). Activated carbon from biomass precursors using phosphoric acid: A review. Heliyon. 8(12). e11940–e11940. 153 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, & T. Murugesan. (2014). Volumetric properties of binary mixtures of benzene with cyano-based ionic liquids. AIP conference proceedings. 1621. 256–260. 2 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Girma, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, T. Murugesan, Zakaria Man, & M.I. Abdul Mutalib. (2013). Thiocyanate Based Task-specific Ionic Liquids for Separation of Benzene and Cyclohexane. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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