L.W. Hulshoff Pol

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

L.W. Hulshoff Pol is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, L.W. Hulshoff Pol has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Building and Construction, 29 papers in Pollution and 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in L.W. Hulshoff Pol's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (36 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (27 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (13 papers). L.W. Hulshoff Pol is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (36 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (27 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (13 papers). L.W. Hulshoff Pol collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Spain and Ireland. L.W. Hulshoff Pol's co-authors include G. Lettinga, Piet N.L. Lens, André Visser, Robbert Kleerebezem, Alfons J. M. Stams, Albert J.H. Janssen, Jan Weijma, W.J. de Zeeuw, Renze T. van Houten and Oude Elferink and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

L.W. Hulshoff Pol

65 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Anaerobic sludge granulation

2004 524 citations L.W. Hulshoff Pol, G. Lettinga et al. Water Research profile →
Biotechnological Treatment of Sulfate-Rich Wastewaters

1998 429 citations Piet N.L. Lens, Albert J.H. Janssen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L.W. Hulshoff Pol Netherlands	31	2.2k	2.1k	1.3k	1.0k	949	69	4.2k
Eugênio Foresti Brazil	36	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	559 0.5×	933 1.0×	205	4.4k
Gene F. Parkin United States	30	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	507 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	73	4.4k
В.А. Вавилин Russia	27	1.5k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	376 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	85	4.1k
Gavin Collins Ireland	37	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	720 0.5×	538 0.5×	541 0.6×	103	3.9k
Shihwu Sung United States	38	2.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	249 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	81	5.3k
Jan A. Oleszkiewicz Canada	40	3.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	360 0.3×	839 0.9×	218	5.6k
Pratap Pullammanappallil United States	27	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.7×	358 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	79	5.0k
H. David Stensel United States	29	2.5k 1.1×	942 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	315 0.3×	594 0.6×	114	4.3k
Nanqi Ren China	39	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	921 0.7×	274 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	116	4.5k
Qigui Niu China	36	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	843 0.6×	352 0.3×	539 0.6×	84	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by L.W. Hulshoff Pol

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Velasco, Maria Valéria Robles, et al.. (2025). Quantification of Candida spp. using fluorescence and SERS spectroscopy for bloodstream infection diagnosis. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(48). 15689–15698.

Sipma, Jan, et al.. (2004). Potentials of biological oxidation processes for the treatment of spent sulfidic caustics containing thiols. Water Research. 38(20). 4331–4340. 54 indexed citations

Vallero, M.V.G., L.W. Hulshoff Pol, G. Lettinga, & Piet N.L. Lens. (2003). Effect of NaCl on thermophilic (55°C) methanol degradation in sulfate reducing granular sludge reactors. Water Research. 37(10). 2269–2280. 67 indexed citations

Weijma, Jan, et al.. (2002). Optimisation of sulphate reduction in a methanol-fed thermophilic bioreactor. Water Research. 36(7). 1825–1833. 34 indexed citations

Kleerebezem, Robbert, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, & G. Lettinga. (1999). Anaerobic biodegradability of phthalic acid isomers and related compounds. Biodegradation. 10(1). 63–73. 77 indexed citations

Lens, Piet N.L. & L.W. Hulshoff Pol. (1999). Challenges for environmental bioprocesses using the sulphur cycle. Water. 21. 50–53. 21 indexed citations

Kleerebezem, Robbert, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, & G. Lettinga. (1999). The Role of Benzoate in Anaerobic Degradation of Terephthalate. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(3). 1161–1167. 55 indexed citations

Kleerebezem, Robbert, et al.. (1999). High-Rate Treatment of Terephthalate in Anaerobic Hybrid Reactors. Biotechnology Progress. 15(3). 347–357. 24 indexed citations

Pol, L.W. Hulshoff, Salih Rebac, Mário T. Kato, J.B. van Lier, & G. Lettinga. (1998). Anaerobic treatment of low-strength wastewater.. 5 indexed citations

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Pol, L.W. Hulshoff, et al.. (1997). GTZ sectoral project, promotion of anaerobic technology for the treatment of municipal and industrial sewage and wastes.. 285–293. 24 indexed citations

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Houten, Renze T. van, et al.. (1996). Biological sulfate reduction using synthesis gas as energy and carbon source. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 50(2). 136–144. 1 indexed citations

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Houten, Renze T. van, et al.. (1996). Biological sulfate reduction using synthesis gas as energy and carbon source. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 50(2). 136–144. 53 indexed citations

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Houten, Renze T. van, et al.. (1995). Sulphate reduction by aggregates of sulphate-reducing bacteria and homo-acetogenic bacteria in a lab-scale gas-lift reactor. Bioresource Technology. 54(1). 73–79. 30 indexed citations

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Lettinga, G., Alexander J. B. Zehnder, J.T.C. Grotenhuis, & L.W. Hulshoff Pol. (1988). Granular anaerobic sludge; microbiology and technology. Proceedings of the GASMAT workshop Lunteren, The Netherlands, 25-27 October 1987.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 21 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Álvarez, Reyes, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, & G. Lettinga. (1988). Start-up of a UASB reactor on a carbohydrate waste.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 13(9). 223–229. 1 indexed citations

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Pol, L.W. Hulshoff, et al.. (1988). The selection pressure as a driving force behind the granulation of anaerobic sludge.. 153–161. 46 indexed citations

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Zehnder, Alexander J. B., G. Lettinga, J.T.C. Grotenhuis, & L.W. Hulshoff Pol. (1988). Proceedings of the GASMAT Workshop on Granular anaerobic sludge; microbiology and technology.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Pol, L.W. Hulshoff, et al.. (1986). Physical characterization of anaerobic granular sludge.. 89–101. 27 indexed citations

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Lettinga, G., W.J. de Zeeuw, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, W.M. Wiegant, & A. Rinzema. (1985). Anaerobic treatment based on biomass retention. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 279–301. 2 indexed citations

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Tramper, J., J.W. van Groenestijn, K. Ch. A. M. Luyben, & L.W. Hulshoff Pol. (1984). Some physical and kinetic properties of granular anaerobic sludge. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 20. 145–155. 15 indexed citations

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