Lokesh P. Padhye

7.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
94 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Lokesh P. Padhye is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lokesh P. Padhye has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 39 papers in Pollution and 23 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Lokesh P. Padhye's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (27 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (20 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (12 papers). Lokesh P. Padhye is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (27 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (20 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (12 papers). Lokesh P. Padhye collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and China. Lokesh P. Padhye's co-authors include Ching‐Hua Huang, Mélanie Kah, Swadhina Priyadarshini Lenka, Nanthi Bolan, Tahereh Jasemizad, Jörg Rinklebe, Ajit K. Sarmah, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Hailong Wang and Hong Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Lokesh P. Padhye

91 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 2022 2023 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse
    2018 546 citations Lokesh P. Padhye et al. profile →
  2. A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants
    2021 481 citations Mélanie Kah, Lokesh P. Padhye et al. Water Research profile →
  3. Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review
    2022 384 citations Nanthi Bolan, Son A. Hoang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  4. Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events
    2023 229 citations Shiv Bolan, Lokesh P. Padhye et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  5. The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications
    2023 227 citations Shiv Bolan, Deyi Hou et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  6. Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar
    2022 174 citations Nanthi Bolan, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lokesh P. Padhye New Zealand 37 1.7k 1.6k 1.5k 984 914 94 5.3k
Zhihui Yang China 42 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 841 0.9× 149 4.9k
Yanyan Gong China 36 1.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 647 0.7× 94 5.5k
Jun Yao China 45 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 849 0.9× 275 6.7k
Huilun Chen China 41 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 937 0.6× 793 0.8× 676 0.7× 157 4.8k
Lizhong Zhu China 45 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 641 0.7× 187 6.9k
Jiangyong Hu Singapore 41 1.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 895 0.9× 619 0.7× 153 5.5k
Daoyong Zhang China 40 2.1k 1.2× 954 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 672 0.7× 997 1.1× 202 5.6k
Wenyi Dong China 34 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 806 0.5× 863 0.9× 638 0.7× 134 3.9k
George A. Sorial United States 42 2.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 494 0.5× 176 6.6k
Lee Blaney United States 36 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 968 0.6× 758 0.8× 934 1.0× 86 4.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sandoval‐Pauker, Christian, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical Reduction of PFOA in Organic Media: A Step toward Environmental Remediation. ACS electrochemistry.. 1(11). 2484–2494.
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Kookana, Rai S., Bo Sha, Karl C. Bowles, et al.. (2025). Human exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Asia and contributing factors, with a focus on East Asia. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 27(9). 2614–2635. 3 indexed citations
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Kah, Mélanie, et al.. (2025). Tire-wear particles and tire-related emerging contaminants: Characteristics, occurrence, and toxicity in the environment. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 48. 100666–100666.
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Kumar, Manish, Sachin Krushna Bhujbal, Kirtika Kohli, et al.. (2024). A review on value-addition to plastic waste towards achieving a circular economy. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 171106–171106. 43 indexed citations
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Leri, Alessandra C., Oshadi Hettithanthri, Shiv Bolan, et al.. (2024). Bromine contamination and risk management in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133881–133881. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhuang, Qiang Wei, Mohamed S. Gaballah, et al.. (2024). Performance and mechanism of chromium removal using flow electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI): Validation and optimization. Separation and Purification Technology. 340. 126696–126696. 19 indexed citations
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Yu, Ying, Manish Kumar, Shiv Bolan, et al.. (2023). Various additive release from microplastics and their toxicity in aquatic environments. Environmental Pollution. 343. 123219–123219. 83 indexed citations
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Bansal, Bipan, et al.. (2023). A critical review on current urea removal technologies from water: An approach for pollution prevention and resource recovery. Separation and Purification Technology. 314. 123652–123652. 63 indexed citations
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Bolan, Shiv, Timothy J. McCarthy, Hasintha Wijesekara, et al.. (2023). Sustainable management of hazardous asbestos-containing materials: Containment, stabilization and inertization. The Science of The Total Environment. 881. 163456–163456. 25 indexed citations
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Kumar, Manish, Nanthi Bolan, Tahereh Jasemizad, et al.. (2022). Mobilization of contaminants: Potential for soil remediation and unintended consequences. The Science of The Total Environment. 839. 156373–156373. 74 indexed citations
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Bolan, Nanthi, Ajit K. Sarmah, Sanandam Bordoloi, et al.. (2022). Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar. Environmental Pollution. 317. 120632–120632. 174 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jasemizad, Tahereh & Lokesh P. Padhye. (2022). Photodegradation and adsorption of hexazinone in aqueous solutions: removal efficiencies, kinetics, and mechanisms. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(32). 48330–48339. 7 indexed citations
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Mohapatra, Sanjeeb, Daniel D. Snow, Patrick J. Shea, et al.. (2022). Photodegradation of a mixture of five pharmaceuticals commonly found in wastewater: Experimental and computational analysis. Environmental Research. 216(Pt 3). 114659–114659. 31 indexed citations
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Kumar, Manish, Nanthi Bolan, Son A. Hoang, et al.. (2021). Remediation of soils and sediments polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: To immobilize, mobilize, or degrade?. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126534–126534. 221 indexed citations
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Mohapatra, Sanjeeb, Neha Sharma, Gayatree Mohapatra, Lokesh P. Padhye, & Suparna Mukherji. (2021). Seasonal variation in fluorescence characteristics of dissolved organic matter in wastewater and identification of proteins through HRLC-MS/MS. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 413. 125453–125453. 31 indexed citations
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Jasemizad, Tahereh, Lev Bromberg, T. Alan Hatton, & Lokesh P. Padhye. (2020). Oxidation of betrixaban to yield N-nitrosodimethylamine by water disinfectants. Water Research. 186. 116309–116309. 18 indexed citations
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Padhye, Lokesh P., et al.. (2020). Energy Recovery in SWRO Desalination: Current Status and New Possibilities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 2. 55 indexed citations
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Hamzah, Nurhidayah, Naresh Singhal, Lokesh P. Padhye, & Simon Swift. (2018). Effect of surfactants on Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 physicochemical properties. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 6(2). 3392–3398. 13 indexed citations
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Greiner, Anthony D., et al.. (2011). Membrane Processes. Water Environment Research. 83(10). 1187–1284. 3 indexed citations
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Padhye, Lokesh P., Ken Rainwater, W. Andrew Jackson, & Audra Morse. (2007). Kinetics for a Membrane Reactor Reducing Perchlorate. Water Environment Research. 79(2). 140–146. 4 indexed citations

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