Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala

730 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 592 citations indexed

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Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 592 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 6 papers in Water Science and Technology and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala's work include Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (6 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers). Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (6 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (3 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers). Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Sweden and Germany. Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala's co-authors include Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Emmanuel Menya, Joseph Jjagwe, Olle Wahlberg, Joseph F. Hawumba, Henning Storz, Bengt Hultman, E. Płaza, Elżbieta Płaza and Charles B. Niwagaba and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Process Safety and Environmental Protection and Journal of environmental chemical engineering.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala

10 papers receiving 574 citations

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Synthesis and Application of Granular Activated Carbon from Biomass Waste Materials for Water Treatment: A Review

2021 498 citations Joseph Jjagwe, Peter Wilberforce Olupot et al. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala Uganda	7	284	140	109	79	73	12	592
K.R. Thines Malaysia	5	294 1.0×	150 1.1×	90 0.8×	102 1.3×	79 1.1×	7	530
Henning Storz Germany	12	214 0.8×	183 1.3×	104 1.0×	81 1.0×	67 0.9×	16	686
P.A.M. Mourão Portugal	15	338 1.2×	147 1.1×	184 1.7×	113 1.4×	64 0.9×	44	690
M. Ruthiraan Malaysia	8	383 1.3×	177 1.3×	123 1.1×	121 1.5×	113 1.5×	11	655
Xincheng Lu China	12	196 0.7×	153 1.1×	124 1.1×	72 0.9×	48 0.7×	27	518
Xinyu Ge China	14	326 1.1×	104 0.7×	185 1.7×	84 1.1×	108 1.5×	28	587
Belgin Karabacakoğlu Türkiye	8	490 1.7×	172 1.2×	126 1.2×	89 1.1×	149 2.0×	14	700
Isabel Pestana da Paixão Cansado Portugal	14	180 0.6×	127 0.9×	152 1.4×	83 1.1×	46 0.6×	38	518
Anjan Deb Finland	14	321 1.1×	173 1.2×	157 1.4×	103 1.3×	90 1.2×	20	699
Hong Fei Sun China	10	410 1.4×	145 1.0×	150 1.4×	91 1.2×	123 1.7×	18	736

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12 of 12 papers shown

Nyenje, Philip M., et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Microplastics in Nakivubo Catchment: Implications for the Pollution of Lake Victoria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 21–21. 2 indexed citations

Niwagaba, Charles B., et al.. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from container-based sanitation systems in East African cities: a case study in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 14(12). 1231–1243.

Menya, Emmanuel, Joseph Jjagwe, Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala, Henning Storz, & Peter Wilberforce Olupot. (2023). Progress in deployment of biomass-based activated carbon in point-of-use filters for removal of emerging contaminants from water: A review. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 192. 412–440. 21 indexed citations

Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and efficacy of cactus-banana peels composite as a natural coagulant for water treatment. Results in Engineering. 17. 100945–100945. 17 indexed citations

Jjagwe, Joseph, Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Emmanuel Menya, & Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala. (2021). Synthesis and Application of Granular Activated Carbon from Biomass Waste Materials for Water Treatment: A Review. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts. 6(4). 292–322. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

Olupot, Peter Wilberforce, et al.. (2021). Development and appraisal of handwash-wastewater treatment system for water recycling as a resilient response to COVID-19. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(5). 106113–106113. 10 indexed citations

Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi. (2012). Removal of Natural Organic Matter and Control of Trihalomethanes Formation in Water Treatment. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology).

Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi, Olle Wahlberg, & Elżbieta Płaza. (2012). Horizontal Flow Filtration Bed: Impact on Removal of Natural Organic Matter and Iron Co-Existing in Water Source. Separation Science and Technology. 47(11). 1628–1637. 3 indexed citations

Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi, et al.. (2011). Characteristics of natural organic matter and formation of chlorination by-products at Masaka waterworks. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA. 60(8). 511–519. 6 indexed citations

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Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi, Olle Wahlberg, & Joseph F. Hawumba. (2009). The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precursors and iron from drinking water. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 9(6). 707–714. 20 indexed citations

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Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi. (2007). Application of indigenous materials in drinking water treatment. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi, et al.. (2006). Performance evaluation of drinking water treatment plants in Kampala - case of Ggaba II. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 373–376. 6 indexed citations

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