Katsuki Kimura

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Katsuki Kimura is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Katsuki Kimura has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Water Science and Technology, 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 40 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Katsuki Kimura's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (80 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (61 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (33 papers). Katsuki Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (80 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (61 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (33 papers). Katsuki Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Katsuki Kimura's co-authors include Yoshimasa Watanabe, Gary Amy, Hiroshi Yamamura, Hiroe Hara, Jörg E. Drewes, Nobuhiro Yamato, Taro Miyoshi, Zhiwei Wang, Qiaoying Wang and Jinxing Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Katsuki Kimura

93 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Membrane cleaning in membrane bioreactors: A review

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katsuki Kimura Japan	37	4.6k	2.9k	1.8k	894	838	101	5.6k
Emile Cornelissen Netherlands	43	5.3k 1.1×	3.9k 1.3×	935 0.5×	790 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	146	6.5k
S.G.J. Heijman Netherlands	40	3.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	903 0.5×	660 0.7×	593 0.7×	140	4.7k
Xiaomao Wang China	50	5.8k 1.3×	4.1k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	177	7.6k
Bing Tang China	42	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	975 0.6×	586 0.7×	580 0.7×	141	5.4k
Arne Verliefde Belgium	44	4.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	707 0.4×	389 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	150	5.4k
Hanmin Zhang China	44	3.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	479 0.5×	925 1.1×	151	5.2k
Xiaoxiang Cheng China	43	4.2k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	564 0.3×	905 1.0×	707 0.8×	138	5.0k
Shengji Xia China	39	2.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	605 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	459 0.5×	124	4.1k
Manhong Huang China	42	2.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	703 0.4×	386 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	163	5.6k
Shaobin Huang China	40	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	918 0.5×	419 0.5×	915 1.1×	162	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Katsuki Kimura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katsuki Kimura

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ueda, Jumpei, et al.. (2025). Development of a novel in-sediment passive sampler for profiling orthophosphate and internal phosphorus release near the sediment–water interface in a eutrophic lake. Water Research. 282. 123634–123634.

Hafuka, Akira, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effects of nanobubbles and chemicals on backwashing for submerged MBRs treating municipal wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 63. 105541–105541. 2 indexed citations

Hafuka, Akira, et al.. (2023). Efficient Recovery of Organic Matter from Municipal Wastewater by a High-Rate Membrane Bioreactor Equipped with Flat-Sheet Ceramic Membranes. Membranes. 13(3). 300–300. 6 indexed citations

Hafuka, Akira, et al.. (2023). Innovative receiving phase for Chemcatcher® passive sampler for phosphorus in the water environment: Calibration of sampling rate by water temperature and pH. Water Research. 243. 120412–120412. 2 indexed citations

Hafuka, Akira, et al.. (2023). EFFICIENT CONTROL OF FOULING IN A HIGH-RATE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (HR-MBR) FOR CARBON RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER. Japanese Journal of JSCE. 79(25). n/a–n/a.

Hafuka, Akira, et al.. (2023). Fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors by nanobubble-assisted backwashing. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103860–103860. 10 indexed citations

Suzuki, Ayana, et al.. (2022). Quantitative and qualitative variations of biopolymers in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor treating municipal wastewater throughout 3 years of operation. Journal of Environmental Management. 328. 116863–116863. 9 indexed citations

Gao, Yue, Zhou Fang, Peng Liang, et al.. (2019). Anaerobic digestion performance of concentrated municipal sewage by forward osmosis membrane: Focus on the impact of salt and ammonia nitrogen. Bioresource Technology. 276. 204–210. 39 indexed citations

Kimura, Katsuki & Hiroki Uchida. (2018). Intensive membrane cleaning for MBRs equipped with flat-sheet ceramic membranes: Controlling negative effects of chemical reagents used for membrane cleaning. Water Research. 150. 21–28. 45 indexed citations

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Yamamura, Hiroshi, et al.. (2015). Tracking inorganic foulants irreversibly accumulated on low-pressure membranes for treating surface water. Water Research. 87. 218–224. 17 indexed citations

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Böhm, Lutz, et al.. (2014). Rising behaviour of single bubbles in narrow rectangular channels in Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 65. 11–23. 48 indexed citations

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Fukushima, Toshikazu, Makoto Urai, Ikuro Kasuga, et al.. (2014). Toxicity assessment of chlorinated wastewater effluents by using transcriptome-based bioassays and Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) analysis. Water Research. 52. 73–82. 27 indexed citations

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Lateef, Shaik Khaja, et al.. (2013). Direct membrane filtration of municipal wastewater with chemically enhanced backwash for recovery of organic matter. Bioresource Technology. 150. 149–155. 101 indexed citations

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Kimura, Katsuki, Ken Tanaka, & Yoshimasa Watanabe. (2013). Microfiltration of different surface waters with/without coagulation: Clear correlations between membrane fouling and hydrophilic biopolymers. Water Research. 49. 434–443. 150 indexed citations

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Nakagome, Hideki, et al.. (2012). E203 Pyrolysis oil technology from deposable household electric appliance product plastics. Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shinpojiumu koen ronbunshu/Doryoku, enerugi gijutsu no saizensen koen ronbunshu. 2012.17(0). 385–388.

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Kimura, Katsuki, et al.. (2009). Influence of residual organic macromolecules produced in biological wastewater treatment processes on removal of pharmaceuticals by NF/RO membranes. Water Research. 43(15). 3751–3758. 89 indexed citations

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Kimura, Katsuki, et al.. (2008). Changes in characteristics of soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactors associated with different solid retention times: Relation to membrane fouling. Water Research. 43(4). 1033–1039. 174 indexed citations

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Kimura, Katsuki, et al.. (2007). Baffled membrane bioreactor (BMBR) for efficient nutrient removal from municipal wastewater. Water Research. 42(3). 625–632. 57 indexed citations

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Yamato, Nobuhiro, Katsuki Kimura, & Yoshimasa Watanabe. (2005). Influence of Operating Condition and Suspension Characteristics on Membrane Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment. 28(11). 663–669. 2 indexed citations

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Kimura, Katsuki, et al.. (2004). Irreversible membrane fouling during ultrafiltration of surface water. Water Research. 38(14-15). 3431–3441. 391 indexed citations

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