Michael Burkhardt

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Burkhardt is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Burkhardt has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pollution, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Burkhardt's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers). Michael Burkhardt is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers). Michael Burkhardt collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Singapore. Michael Burkhardt's co-authors include S. Zuleeg, Rälf Kaegi, Brian Sinnet, Harald Hagendorfer, R. Vonbank, Bing Wu, M. Boller, Niels Kuster, Hansruedi Siegrist and Andreas Voegelin and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Michael Burkhardt

55 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Behavior of Metallic Silver Nanoparticles in a Pilot Wastewater Treatment Plant

2011 633 citations Rälf Kaegi, Andreas Voegelin et al. profile →
Synthetic TiO2 nanoparticle emission from exterior facades into the aquatic environment

2008 618 citations Rälf Kaegi, A. Ulrich et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Gravity-driven membrane filtration for water and wastewater treatment: A review

2018 369 citations Wouter Pronk, An Ding et al. Water Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael Burkhardt	1.6k	1.3k	983	900	790	57	3.9k
Xiaowei Liu	506 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	755 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	791 1.0×	162	3.9k
Elijah J. Petersen	4.1k 2.5×	1.6k 1.2×	2.5k 2.5×	347 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	98	5.8k
R. David Holbrook	1.3k 0.8×	996 0.8×	771 0.8×	410 0.5×	991 1.3×	50	3.1k
Chien‐Yen Chen	620 0.4×	710 0.5×	614 0.6×	412 0.5×	378 0.5×	113	3.4k
Perrine Chaurand	1.4k 0.9×	847 0.6×	696 0.7×	318 0.4×	420 0.5×	74	3.7k
Liang Peng	1.3k 0.8×	807 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	926 1.0×	347 0.4×	181	4.5k
Han Zhang	212 0.1×	1.1k 0.9×	519 0.5×	1000 1.1×	716 0.9×	165	2.7k
Dong Zhang	1.2k 0.8×	564 0.4×	599 0.6×	904 1.0×	419 0.5×	208	4.6k
Todd P. Luxton	2.0k 1.2×	856 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	287 0.3×	602 0.8×	63	3.8k
Gang Wen	550 0.3×	799 0.6×	902 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.5×	170	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Burkhardt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Burkhardt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Burkhardt

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20 of 20 papers shown

Burkhardt, Michael, et al.. (2025). Impact of microplastic fibres on direct membrane filtration of low-strength primary wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118476–118476. 1 indexed citations

Hube, Selina, et al.. (2024). Microplastics affect membrane biofouling and microbial communities during gravity-driven membrane filtration of primary wastewater. Chemosphere. 353. 141650–141650. 10 indexed citations

Hube, Selina, et al.. (2023). Ultrasonication-assisted fouling control during ceramic membrane filtration of primary wastewater under gravity-driven and constant flux conditions. Separation and Purification Technology. 310. 123083–123083. 21 indexed citations

Hube, Selina, et al.. (2023). Gravity-driven membrane reactor for decentralized wastewater treatment: Comparison of reactor configuration and membrane module. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 54. 104055–104055. 6 indexed citations

Burkhardt, Michael, et al.. (2023). Effect of hydraulic retention time on performances of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) reactor for seawater pretreatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103599–103599. 5 indexed citations

Sutter, Matthias, et al.. (2019). Biocarriers facilitated gravity-driven membrane (GDM) reactor for wastewater reclamation: Effect of intermittent aeration cycle. The Science of The Total Environment. 694. 133719–133719. 40 indexed citations

Pronk, Wouter, An Ding, Eberhard Morgenroth, et al.. (2018). Gravity-driven membrane filtration for water and wastewater treatment: A review. Water Research. 149. 553–565. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

Burkhardt, Michael, Eunhye Kim, & Priscilla P. Nelson. (2018). EMI database analysis focusing on relationship between density and mechanical properties of sedimentary rocks. Geomechanics and Engineering. 14(5). 491–498. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Bing, Stanislaus Raditya Suwarno, Xin Liu, et al.. (2017). Improved performance of gravity-driven membrane filtration for seawater pretreatment: Implications of membrane module configuration. Water Research. 114. 59–68. 68 indexed citations

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Wu, Bing, et al.. (2016). Optimization of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration process for seawater pretreatment. Water Research. 93. 133–140. 87 indexed citations

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Kaegi, Rälf, Andreas Voegelin, Brian Sinnet, et al.. (2015). Transformation of AgCl nanoparticles in a sewer system — A field study. The Science of The Total Environment. 535. 20–27. 36 indexed citations

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Duester, Lars, Michael Burkhardt, Arno C. Gutleb, et al.. (2014). Toward a comprehensive and realistic risk evaluation of engineered nanomaterials in the urban water system. Frontiers in Chemistry. 2. 39–39. 19 indexed citations

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Akhondi, Ebrahim, Bing Wu, Shuyang Sun, et al.. (2014). Gravity-driven membrane filtration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis: Linking biofouling layer morphology with flux stabilization. Water Research. 70. 158–173. 133 indexed citations

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Bester, Kai, et al.. (2011). Activated soil filters for removal of biocides from contaminated run-off and waste-waters. Chemosphere. 85(8). 1233–1240. 29 indexed citations

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Kaegi, Rälf, Brian Sinnet, S. Zuleeg, et al.. (2010). Release of silver nanoparticles from outdoor facades. Environmental Pollution. 158(9). 2900–2905. 425 indexed citations

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Kaegi, Rälf, A. Ulrich, Brian Sinnet, et al.. (2008). Synthetic TiO2 nanoparticle emission from exterior facades into the aquatic environment. Environmental Pollution. 156(2). 233–239. 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burkhardt, Michael, et al.. (2005). Stoffemissionen durch Bahnanlagen und Bahnbetrieb. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 56(12). 18–22.

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Burkhardt, Michael, Krispin Stoob, Christian Stamm, et al.. (2004). Veterinary antibiotics in animal slurries - a new environmental issue in grassland research.. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 322–324. 4 indexed citations

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Schönborn, Frank, et al.. (2001). Basis for optimization of in vitro exposure apparatus for health hazard evaluations of mobile communications. Bioelectromagnetics. 22(8). 547–559. 51 indexed citations

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Schönborn, Frank, Michael Burkhardt, & Niels Kuster. (1998). Differences in Energy Absorption Between Heads of Adults and Children in the Near Field of Sources. Health Physics. 74(2). 160–168. 135 indexed citations

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