Lesley Joseph

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lesley Joseph is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley Joseph has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Water Science and Technology, 4 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Lesley Joseph's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (6 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (4 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (3 papers). Lesley Joseph is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (6 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (4 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (3 papers). Lesley Joseph collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Puerto Rico. Lesley Joseph's co-authors include Yeomin Yoon, Joseph R.V. Flora, Byung‐Moon Jun, Chang Min Park, Yong-Gyun Park, Min Jang, Jiyong Heo, Andreas Heyden, Miao Yu and Juan C. Muñoz-Senmache and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Chemical Engineering Journal and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Lesley Joseph

10 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world using low-cost materials: A review

2019 662 citations Lesley Joseph, Byung‐Moon Jun et al. Chemosphere profile →
Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by metal-organic framework nanoadsorbents: A review

2019 329 citations Lesley Joseph, Byung‐Moon Jun et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lesley Joseph United States	9	880	402	324	278	249	14	1.6k
Chanaka Navarathna United States	19	833 0.9×	376 0.9×	338 1.0×	207 0.7×	131 0.5×	31	1.6k
Patiparn Punyapalakul Thailand	19	579 0.7×	386 1.0×	201 0.6×	219 0.8×	214 0.9×	46	1.2k
Xiaodong Xin China	19	842 1.0×	442 1.1×	308 1.0×	201 0.7×	209 0.8×	68	2.0k
Ojo O. Fatoba South Africa	22	591 0.7×	400 1.0×	305 0.9×	464 1.7×	259 1.0×	44	2.0k
G. Janet Joshiba India	12	1.1k 1.2×	341 0.8×	377 1.2×	298 1.1×	215 0.9×	16	1.9k
Zhijie Liang China	21	817 0.9×	364 0.9×	315 1.0×	218 0.8×	189 0.8×	36	1.5k
Gang Chu China	17	612 0.7×	313 0.8×	264 0.8×	284 1.0×	126 0.5×	36	1.3k
Pinhua Rao China	23	653 0.7×	382 1.0×	329 1.0×	184 0.7×	184 0.7×	66	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lesley Joseph

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14 of 14 papers shown

Joseph, Lesley. (2025). Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused untold environmental damage − recovery will take effort and time.

Joseph, Lesley. (2025). This Is What Ecocide Looks Like: Reflections on Israel’s War on the Environment in Gaza. Journal of Palestine Studies. 54(2). 82–87. 1 indexed citations

Joseph, Lesley. (2025). Towards a more comprehensive environmental justice index: a critical review of existing indicators and indices. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 1–34.

Joseph, Lesley, et al.. (2024). Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: Examining the Food Environments Surrounding South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). American Journal of Health Promotion. 39(3). 438–449.

Joseph, Lesley, Sewoon Kim, Byung-Moon Jun, et al.. (2021). Removal of Cu2+, Cd2+, and Pb2+ from aqueous solution by fabricated MIL-100(Fe) and MIL-101(Cr): Experimental and molecular modeling study. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(6). 106663–106663. 29 indexed citations

Joseph, Lesley, Byung‐Moon Jun, Joseph R.V. Flora, Chang Min Park, & Yeomin Yoon. (2019). Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world using low-cost materials: A review. Chemosphere. 229. 142–159. 662 indexed citations breakdown →

Joseph, Lesley, Byung‐Moon Jun, Min Jang, et al.. (2019). Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by metal-organic framework nanoadsorbents: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 369. 928–946. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

Joseph, Lesley, Linkel K. Boateng, Joseph R.V. Flora, et al.. (2013). Removal of bisphenol A and 17α-ethinyl estradiol by combined coagulation and adsorption using carbon nanomaterials and powdered activated carbon. Separation and Purification Technology. 107. 37–47. 80 indexed citations

Joseph, Lesley, et al.. (2012). Removal of natural organic matter from potential drinking water sources by combined coagulation and adsorption using carbon nanomaterials. Separation and Purification Technology. 95. 64–72. 95 indexed citations

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Joseph, Lesley, Qammer Zaib, Iftheker A. Khan, et al.. (2011). Removal of bisphenol A and 17α-ethinyl estradiol from landfill leachate using single-walled carbon nanotubes. Water Research. 45(13). 4056–4068. 131 indexed citations

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Heo, Jiyong, Lesley Joseph, Yeomin Yoon, et al.. (2011). Removal of micropollutants and NOM in carbon nanotube-UF membrane system from seawater. Water Science & Technology. 63(11). 2737–2744. 25 indexed citations

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Joseph, Lesley, Jiyong Heo, Yong-Gyun Park, Joseph R.V. Flora, & Yeomin Yoon. (2011). Adsorption of bisphenol A and 17α-ethinyl estradiol on single walled carbon nanotubes from seawater and brackish water. Desalination. 281. 68–74. 161 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sacoby, et al.. (2010). Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerability: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis. Environmental Justice. 3(1). 13–19. 62 indexed citations

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Pierce, Charles E., et al.. (2009). Ground Damage Assessment from Tornado-Borne Projectiles. 40. 709–718. 1 indexed citations

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