Jörg E. Drewes

22.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
338 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Jörg E. Drewes is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Jörg E. Drewes has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Water Science and Technology, 132 papers in Pollution and 130 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Jörg E. Drewes's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (110 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (88 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (86 papers). Jörg E. Drewes is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (110 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (88 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (86 papers). Jörg E. Drewes collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Jörg E. Drewes's co-authors include Pei Xu, Christopher Bellona, Uwe Hübner, Gary Amy, Karl G. Linden, David B. Miklos, Martin Jekel, Konrad Koch, Christian Remy and Stuart J. Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Jörg E. Drewes

328 papers receiving 17.6k citations

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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.

Evaluation of advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment – A critical review

2018 2.3k citations Jörg E. Drewes, Uwe Hübner et al. Water Research profile →
Factors affecting the rejection of organic solutes during NF/RO treatment—a literature review

2004 849 citations Jörg E. Drewes et al. Water Research profile →
Fate of antibiotics during municipal water recycling treatment processes

2010 638 citations Stuart J. Khan, Jörg E. Drewes et al. Water Research profile →
Treatment of brackish produced water using carbon aerogel-based capacitive deionization technology

2008 538 citations Jörg E. Drewes et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jörg E. Drewes Germany	65	9.4k	6.4k	4.9k	4.3k	3.5k	338	18.1k
Bruce Jefferson United Kingdom	70	9.5k 1.0×	3.7k 0.6×	3.8k 0.8×	3.9k 0.9×	5.3k 1.5×	267	18.0k
John L. Zhou Australia	78	6.0k 0.6×	7.3k 1.1×	3.2k 0.7×	5.1k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	312	21.0k
Eric D. van Hullebusch France	68	5.4k 0.6×	5.0k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	316	17.0k
Xinde Cao China	84	10.7k 1.1×	10.2k 1.6×	5.6k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	5.4k 1.5×	270	26.4k
Xiaochang C. Wang China	65	6.8k 0.7×	7.0k 1.1×	3.6k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	498	18.2k
Faisal I. Hai Australia	68	6.4k 0.7×	7.2k 1.1×	3.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.5×	2.7k 0.8×	208	14.1k
Zhi Dang China	79	6.5k 0.7×	7.8k 1.2×	4.7k 0.9×	5.1k 1.2×	2.7k 0.8×	666	22.8k
Meththika Vithanage Sri Lanka	78	8.7k 0.9×	9.0k 1.4×	4.0k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	4.6k 1.3×	315	22.9k
S. Vigneswaran Australia	70	10.9k 1.2×	2.7k 0.4×	5.4k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	4.0k 1.1×	431	16.8k
Jinren Ni China	73	6.7k 0.7×	4.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	332	18.6k

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Hübner, Uwe, et al.. (2025). Rejection of viruses and mobile genetic elements by ceramic ultrafiltration membranes: impacts of operational conditions and implications for water reuse system performance validation. 15(3). 557–574.

Deutsch, Adam, et al.. (2025). Flow characteristics and concentration polarization of surface-patterned reverse osmosis membranes in spacer-filled feed channels: A CFD modeling study. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 76. 108229–108229. 3 indexed citations

Arcanjo, Gemima Santos, et al.. (2024). Successful application of photocatalytic recycled TiO2-GO membranes for the removal of trace organic compounds from tertiary effluent. Chemosphere. 362. 142730–142730. 2 indexed citations

Hübner, Uwe, et al.. (2024). Assuring reclaimed water quality using a multi-barrier treatment train according to the new EU non-potable water reuse regulation. Water Research. 267. 122429–122429. 9 indexed citations

Pütz, Peter, et al.. (2024). Wastewater-based epidemiology: deriving a SARS-CoV-2 data validation method to assess data quality and to improve trend recognition. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1497100–1497100. 1 indexed citations

Panglisch, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Surface-Patterned Water Separation Membranes: A Critical Analysis of Current Knowledge and Future Research Needs. ACS ES&T Water. 4(12). 5225–5242. 4 indexed citations

Tan, Kui, Shujin Hou, Uwe Hübner, et al.. (2024). Trace Adsorptive Removal of PFAS from Water by Optimizing the UiO‐66 MOF Interface. Advanced Materials. 37(6). e2413120–e2413120. 25 indexed citations

Wurzbacher, Christian, et al.. (2023). Optimizing UVC-disinfection using LEDs as an energy efficient pre-treatment for biofouling control in spiral-wound membrane systems. Desalination. 557. 116589–116589. 2 indexed citations

Reid, Elliot, Thomas Igou, Yangying Zhao, et al.. (2023). The Minus Approach Can Redefine the Standard of Practice of Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(18). 7150–7161. 32 indexed citations

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Moreira, Victor Rezende, Yuri Abner Rocha Lebron, Cláudia Karina Barbosa de Vasconcelos, et al.. (2022). Converting recycled membranes into photocatalytic membranes using greener TiO2-GRAPHENE oxide nanomaterials. Chemosphere. 306. 135591–135591. 14 indexed citations

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Lippert, Thomas, et al.. (2020). From pre-treatment to co-treatment - How successful is ultrasonication of digested sewage sludge in continuously operated anaerobic digesters?. Renewable Energy. 166. 56–65. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jun, Yu Tian, Linlin Yin, Jie Zhang, & Jörg E. Drewes. (2018). Insight into the effects of biochar as adsorbent and microwave receptor from one-step microwave pyrolysis of sewage sludge. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(19). 18424–18433. 32 indexed citations

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Sisson, Scott A., et al.. (2017). Robust evaluation of performance monitoring options for ozone disinfection in water recycling using Bayesian analysis. Water Research. 124. 605–617. 15 indexed citations

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Huber, Maximilian, et al.. (2016). A novel test method to determine the filter material service life of decentralized systems treating runoff from traffic areas. Journal of Environmental Management. 179. 66–75. 15 indexed citations

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Heuwinkel, H., et al.. (2014). Correlation between biogas yield and chemical composition of energy crops. Bioresource Technology. 174. 316–320. 97 indexed citations

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Sedlak, David L., Jörg E. Drewes, & Richard G. Luthy. (2013). Introduction: Reinventing Urban Water Infrastructure. Environmental Engineering Science. 30(8). 393–394. 3 indexed citations

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Regnery, Julia, Jonghyun Lee, Peter K. Kitanidis, et al.. (2013). Integration of Artificial Recharge and Recovery Systems for Impaired Water Sources in Urban Settings: Overcoming Current Limitations and Engineering Challenges. Environmental Engineering Science. 30(8). 409–420. 20 indexed citations

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Drewes, Jörg E., et al.. (2008). Produced Water in the Western United States: Geographical Distribution, Occurrence, and Composition. Environmental Engineering Science. 25(2). 239–246. 152 indexed citations

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Drewes, Jörg E., et al.. (2008). Towards a sustainable mining habitat in South Africa. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. I. 23–31. 2 indexed citations

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Drewes, Jörg E.. (2004). 53. Fate and Transport of Organic Constituents during Groundwater Recharge Using Water of Impaired Quality. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 15(2). 20–20. 3 indexed citations

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