Grażyna Płaza

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Grażyna Płaza is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Grażyna Płaza has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Pollution, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Grażyna Płaza's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (24 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (12 papers). Grażyna Płaza is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (24 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (12 papers). Grażyna Płaza collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Germany and United States. Grażyna Płaza's co-authors include Zofia Piotrowska‐Seget, Magdalena Pacwa-Płociniczak, Swaranjit Singh Cameotra, Krzysztof Ulfig, Grzegorz Nałęcz‐Jawecki, Joanna Chojniak, Robin L. Brigmon, İbrahim M. Banat, Varenyam Achal and Łukasz Jałowiecki and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Grażyna Płaza

120 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Environmental Applications of Biosurfactants: Recent Advances

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Peers

Grażyna Płaza

POLLU

HTM

Chaofeng Shen China

Shannon L. Bartelt‐Hunt United States

Raj Boopathy United States

Kateřina Demnerová Czechia

Safia Ahmed Pakistan

Michael Gatheru Waigi China

Wenjie Ren China

Agnieszka Mrozik Poland

Sandhya Mishra China

Chunyan Li China

Chaofeng Shen China

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1.1k ×1.7

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516 ×0.8

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341 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Grażyna Płaza

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Fields of papers citing papers by Grażyna Płaza

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Grażyna Płaza

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

All Works

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2025). Modern Technologies in Occupational Health and Safety Training: An Analysis of Education, Innovation, and Sustainable Work Practices in Industry. Sustainability. 17(16). 7305–7305. 1 indexed citations

Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2025). Ergonomics/Human Factors in the Era of Smart and Sustainable Industry: Industry 4.0/5.0. Management Systems in Production Engineering. 33(2). 229–238. 1 indexed citations

Mendrek, Barbara, Agnieszka Kowalczuk, Wojciech Wałach, et al.. (2025). Designing antibacterial polymeric systems: (co)poly(2-oxazoline) conjugates with acyclic and macrocyclic polyamino polycarboxylic chelators. Biomaterials Science. 13(14). 3876–3886.

Jałowiecki, Łukasz, et al.. (2024). A hybrid system based on the combination of adsorption, electrocoagulation, and wetland treatment for the effective remediation of industrial wastewater from underground coal gasification (UCG). Journal of Environmental Management. 371. 123180–123180. 2 indexed citations

Mendrek, Barbara, Wojciech Wałach, Aleksander Foryś, et al.. (2024). Chelate-functionalized poly(2-oxazoline) for the destruction of bacterial cell membranes. Polymer Chemistry. 15(23). 2387–2396. 4 indexed citations

Dzionek, Anna, Danuta Wojcieszyńska, Ariel Marchlewicz, et al.. (2023). Naproxen as environmental pollution, its effect on bacteria metabolism and degradation mechanism in immobilized Planococcus sp. S5. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148174–148174. 10 indexed citations

Cruzeiro, Catarina, Abilash Chakravarthy Durai Raj, Joseph Nesme, et al.. (2022). Exudates from Miscanthus x giganteus change the response of a root-associated Pseudomonas putida strain towards heavy metals. Environmental Pollution. 313. 119989–119989. 12 indexed citations

Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2021). PN-ISO 37120 Standard – Known or Unknown by Local Administration – Preliminary Study. 4(1). 489–498. 1 indexed citations

Kuzior, Aleksandra, et al.. (2021). Reception of the Smart City Concept in the Opinion of Local Administration Officials – A Case Study. Management Systems in Production Engineering. 29(4). 320–326. 10 indexed citations

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Markowicz, Anna, Grażyna Płaza, & Zofia Piotrowska‐Seget. (2016). Activity and functional diversity of microbial communities in long-term hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminated soils. Archives of Environmental Protection. 42(4). 3–11. 19 indexed citations

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2015). Wyzwania dla sektora biopaliw w świetle rozwijającej się biogospodarki. Digital Library of the Silesian University of Technology (Silesian University of Technology). 41–55. 1 indexed citations

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2011). Charakterystyka mikrobiologiczna odcieków ze składowisk odpadów komunalnych. 45(2). 50–59. 2 indexed citations

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Ulfig, Krzysztof, et al.. (2010). Keratinolytic and non-keratinolytic fungi in sewage sludge. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 19(3). 635–642. 4 indexed citations

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2009). Application of the root elongation test as indicator to assess phytotoxicity of contaminated soils.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 18(3). 353–359. 1 indexed citations

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2009). Wpływ wielościennych nanorurek węglowych na wzrost bakterii z rodzaju Bacillus i produkcję biosurfaktantów. Ochrona Środowiska. 31. 21–24. 1 indexed citations

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Ulfig, Krzysztof, et al.. (2009). Examination of keratinolytic and associated non-keratinolytic fungi in sewage sludge.. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 18(6). 1163–1169. 2 indexed citations

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Płaza, Grażyna, et al.. (2008). Biodegradation of Crude Oil and Distillation Products by Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 17(1). 87–94. 25 indexed citations

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Ulfig, Krzysztof, et al.. (2002). [Keratinolytic fungi in an acidic petroleum waste lagoon at a petroleum refinery].. PubMed. 53(3). 267–76. 3 indexed citations

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Ulfig, Krzysztof, et al.. (1996). First isolation of Microsporum racemosum Borelli in Poland.. PubMed. 47(3). 313–8. 3 indexed citations

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Ulfig, Krzysztof, et al.. (1996). Further statistical evaluation of the occurrence of keratinolytic fungi in dam sediments. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 6(1). 39–47. 4 indexed citations

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