Mahir Alkan

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Mahir Alkan is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahir Alkan has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Water Science and Technology, 33 papers in Biomaterials and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mahir Alkan's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (24 papers) and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (18 papers). Mahir Alkan is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (24 papers) and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (18 papers). Mahir Alkan collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United Kingdom and United States. Mahir Alkan's co-authors include Mehmet Doğan, Özkan Demirbaş, Yasemin Turhan, Nalan Tekin, Pınar Turan, Yavuz Onganer, Hılmı Namlı, M. Muhtar Kocakerìm, M. Hamdi Karaoğlu and Cengiz Özmetin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mahir Alkan

107 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Adsorption kinetics and mechanism of cationic methyl violet and methylene blue dyes onto sepiolite

2006 561 citations Mehmet Doğan, Mahir Alkan et al. Dyes and Pigments profile →
Adsorption of methylene blue onto hazelnut shell: Kinetics, mechanism and activation parameters

2008 553 citations Mehmet Doğan, Mahir Alkan et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mahir Alkan Türkiye	44	4.3k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	108	7.5k
Renbi Bai Singapore	49	4.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	86	8.0k
Feng‐Chin Wu Taiwan	41	5.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	872 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	52	8.9k
Mehmet Doğan Türkiye	55	4.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	203	9.5k
Stephen J. Allen United Kingdom	44	5.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	674 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	83	8.0k
Wan Saime Wan Ngah Malaysia	39	6.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	65	9.3k
Ru‐Ling Tseng Taiwan	47	6.4k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	950 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	56	9.8k
Huan‐Ping Chao Taiwan	36	5.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	684 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	85	7.8k
S Suhas India	28	5.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.4×	817 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	65	8.8k
Lee D. Wilson Canada	55	4.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.7×	1.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	1.9k 1.7×	327	10.3k
Bernabé L. Rivas Chile	39	2.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	420	7.4k

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Türkyilmaz, Aydın, Berna Koçer Kızılduman, Serap Doğan, et al.. (2017). The adsorption of methyl violet on activated carbon from aqueous solutions.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 26(5). 3668–3675. 2 indexed citations

Demirbaş, Özkan, et al.. (2014). Adsorption of casein onto some oxide minerals and electrokinetic properties of these particles. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 204. 197–203. 1 indexed citations

Türkyilmaz, Aydın, Mehmet Doğan, & Mahir Alkan. (2013). Surface and adsorptive properties of activated carbon prepared from pomegranate shell.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 22. 3317–3325. 3 indexed citations

Doğan, Mehmet, et al.. (2009). The Rheological Properties of Turkish Delight. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 6(1). 2 indexed citations

Doğan, Mehmet, M. Hamdi Karaoğlu, & Mahir Alkan. (2008). Adsorption kinetics of maxilon yellow 4GL and maxilon red GRL dyes on kaolinite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 165(1-3). 1142–1151. 113 indexed citations

Doğan, Serap, Pınar Turan, Mehmet Doğan, Mahir Alkan, & Seyfullah Oktay Arslan. (2007). Inhibition Kinetic of Ocimum basilicum L. Polyphenol Oxidase. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 5(1). 3 indexed citations

Turan, Pınar, Mehmet Doğan, & Mahir Alkan. (2007). Uptake of trivalent chromium ions from aqueous solutions using kaolinite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 148(1-2). 56–63. 61 indexed citations

Alkan, Mahir, Mehmet Doğan, Yasemin Turhan, Özkan Demirbaş, & Pınar Turan. (2007). Adsorption kinetics and mechanism of maxilon blue 5G dye on sepiolite from aqueous solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 139(2). 213–223. 219 indexed citations

Demirbaş, Özkan, et al.. (2007). Removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions by hazelnut shell. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 153(1-2). 677–684. 49 indexed citations

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Alkan, Mahir, Özkan Demirbaş, Mehmet Doğan, & Oktay Arslan. (2006). Surface properties of bovine serum albumin – adsorbed oxides: Adsorption, adsorption kinetics and electrokinetic properties. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 96(1-3). 331–340. 56 indexed citations

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Doğan, Mehmet, et al.. (2006). Adsorption kinetics and mechanism of cationic methyl violet and methylene blue dyes onto sepiolite. Dyes and Pigments. 75(3). 701–713. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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Doğan, Serap, Pınar Turan, Mehmet Doğan, Oktay Arslan, & Mahir Alkan. (2005). Purification and Characterization of Ocimum basilicum L. Polyphenol Oxidase. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53(26). 10224–10230. 28 indexed citations

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Tekin, Nalan, et al.. (2005). Adsorption of polyvinylimidazole onto kaolinite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 296(2). 472–479. 45 indexed citations

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Tekin, Nalan, et al.. (2005). Adsorption of cationic polyacrylamide onto sepiolite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 134(1-3). 211–219. 63 indexed citations

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Doğan, Mehmet & Mahir Alkan. (2004). SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PERLITE AS AN ADSORBENT. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 13. 251–257. 31 indexed citations

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Alkan, Mahir, et al.. (2004). Sorption of acid red 57 from aqueous solution onto sepiolite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 116(1-2). 135–145. 270 indexed citations

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Alkan, Mahir, Özkan Demirbaş, & Mehmet Doğan. (2004). Electrokinetic properties of sepiolite suspensions in different electrolyte media. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 281(1). 240–248. 96 indexed citations

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Doğan, Mehmet, Mahir Alkan, & Yavuz Onganer. (2000). Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Perlite. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 120(3-4). 229–248. 309 indexed citations

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Doğan, Mehmet, Mahir Alkan, & Ümit Çakır. (1997). Electrokinetic Properties of Perlite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 192(1). 114–118. 83 indexed citations

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Alkan, Mahir & M. Muhtar Kocakerìm. (1987). Dissolution kinetics of ulexite in water saturated by sulphur dioxide. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 40(4). 215–222. 18 indexed citations

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