Mika Sillanpää

93.1k total citations · 38 hit papers
1.3k papers, 73.7k citations indexed

About

Mika Sillanpää is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Mika Sillanpää has authored 1.3k papers receiving a total of 73.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 512 papers in Water Science and Technology, 319 papers in Materials Chemistry and 286 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Mika Sillanpää's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (263 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (224 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (141 papers). Mika Sillanpää is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (263 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (224 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (141 papers). Mika Sillanpää collaborates with scholars based in Finland, India and South Africa. Mika Sillanpää's co-authors include Amit Bhatnagar, Eveliina Repo, Varsha Srivastava, Anu Matilainen, Mohamed Chaker Ncibi, Shichang Kang, Mikko Vepsäläinen, Ali Ayati, Manu Lahtinen and Bahareh Tanhaei and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mika Sillanpää

1.3k papers receiving 72.0k citations

Hit Papers

Natural organic matter removal by coagulation during drin... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2010 2010 2018 2012 2020 250 500 750 1000
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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. Natural organic matter removal by coagulation during drinking water treatment: A review
    2010 1.1k citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  2. Utilization of agro-industrial and municipal waste materials as potential adsorbents for water treatment—A review
    2010 1.0k citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  3. Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastic particles and fibers in conventional activated sludge process and advanced MBR technology
    2018 974 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  4. An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications
    2012 964 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  5. Methods for preparation and activation of activated carbon: a review
    2020 962 citations Imran Ali, Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  6. Fluoride removal from water by adsorption—A review
    2011 959 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  7. Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives
    2020 930 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  8. A review on modification methods to cellulose-based adsorbents to improve adsorption capacity
    2016 881 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  9. Water purification using magnetic assistance: A review
    2010 748 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  10. A review of emerging adsorbents for nitrate removal from water
    2011 694 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  11. Electrokinetic soil remediation — critical overview
    2002 680 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  12. Agricultural waste peels as versatile biomass for water purification – A review
    2015 638 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  13. Removal of natural organic matter in drinking water treatment by coagulation: A comprehensive review
    2017 596 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemosphere profile →
  14. Heterogeneous water phase catalysis as an environmental application: a review
    2002 588 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemosphere profile →
  15. An overview of the methods used in the characterisation of natural organic matter (NOM) in relation to drinking water treatment
    2011 580 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemosphere profile →
  16. A critical review on application of photocatalysis for toxicity reduction of real wastewaters
    2020 572 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  17. Removal of natural organic matter from drinking water by advanced oxidation processes
    2010 565 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemosphere profile →
  18. Applications of chitin- and chitosan-derivatives for the detoxification of water and wastewater — A short review
    2009 552 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  19. Tansy fruit mediated greener synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles
    2010 543 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  20. Adsorption isotherm models: A comprehensive and systematic review (2010−2020)
    2021 510 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  21. A review of bio-based materials for oil spill treatment
    2018 490 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  22. Fate of diclofenac in municipal wastewater treatment plant — A review
    2014 467 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  23. Recent advances in removal techniques of Cr(VI) toxic ion from aqueous solution: A comprehensive review
    2020 466 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  24. Nanoadsorbents based on conducting polymer nanocomposites with main focus on polyaniline and its derivatives for removal of heavy metal ions/dyes: A review
    2018 466 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Environmental Research profile →
  25. The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their applications in wastewater treatment
    2017 455 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  26. Preparation and characterization of a novel chitosan/Al2O3/magnetite nanoparticles composite adsorbent for kinetic, thermodynamic and isotherm studies of Methyl Orange adsorption
    2014 455 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  27. EDTA-Cross-Linked β-Cyclodextrin: An Environmentally Friendly Bifunctional Adsorbent for Simultaneous Adsorption of Metals and Cationic Dyes
    2015 447 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  28. Recent advances in using of chitosan-based adsorbents for removal of pharmaceutical contaminants: A review
    2021 445 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  29. Recent advancement in biodiesel production methodologies using various feedstock: A review
    2018 443 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  30. MIL-101(Fe)/g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis toward simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of bisphenol A in aqueous media
    2020 415 citations Samia Ben Hammouda, Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  31. Adsorption of Co(II) and Ni(II) by EDTA- and/or DTPA-modified chitosan: Kinetic and equilibrium modeling
    2010 414 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  32. Recent advances in membrane filtration for heavy metal removal from wastewater: A mini review
    2022 276 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Journal of Water Process Engineering profile →
  33. Applications of artificial intelligence in water treatment for optimization and automation of adsorption processes: Recent advances and prospects
    2021 250 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  34. Persistent organic pollutants in water resources: Fate, occurrence, characterization and risk analysis
    2022 183 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  35. Climate-resilient strategies for sustainable management of water resources and agriculture
    2021 180 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  36. Progress in layered double hydroxides (LDHs): Synthesis and application in adsorption, catalysis and photoreduction
    2023 128 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  37. Global impact of COVID-19 on agriculture: role of sustainable agriculture and digital farming
    2022 122 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →
  38. Adsorption and desorption processes of toxic heavy metals, regeneration and reusability of spent adsorbents: Economic and environmental sustainability approach
    2024 103 citations Mika Sillanpää et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mika Sillanpää Finland 121 29.7k 18.1k 13.8k 13.7k 11.5k 1.3k 73.7k
Jianlong Wang China 112 25.1k 0.8× 12.2k 0.7× 13.1k 0.9× 17.9k 1.3× 9.6k 0.8× 743 55.9k
Vinod Kumar Gupta India 149 41.5k 1.4× 22.3k 1.2× 13.2k 1.0× 12.8k 0.9× 9.9k 0.9× 711 85.7k
Dionysios D. Dionysiou United States 145 37.2k 1.3× 25.4k 1.4× 16.8k 1.2× 42.5k 3.1× 7.8k 0.7× 726 78.0k
Xiangke Wang China 152 22.0k 0.7× 36.4k 2.0× 15.6k 1.1× 15.4k 1.1× 14.6k 1.3× 690 75.4k
Jiuhui Qu China 113 19.5k 0.7× 12.0k 0.7× 9.5k 0.7× 16.2k 1.2× 6.5k 0.6× 815 47.3k
Bin Gao United States 115 22.8k 0.8× 10.7k 0.6× 12.7k 0.9× 5.8k 0.4× 9.9k 0.9× 517 49.9k
Han‐Qing Yu China 120 17.9k 0.6× 9.3k 0.5× 13.0k 0.9× 13.5k 1.0× 7.5k 0.6× 864 58.9k
Yong Sik Ok South Korea 159 26.4k 0.9× 11.6k 0.6× 20.6k 1.5× 7.2k 0.5× 14.8k 1.3× 915 92.1k
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong 137 15.7k 0.5× 10.6k 0.6× 16.4k 1.2× 5.6k 0.4× 10.7k 0.9× 685 64.2k
Gordon McKay Qatar 111 44.1k 1.5× 13.0k 0.7× 11.5k 0.8× 4.1k 0.3× 14.5k 1.3× 738 69.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mika Sillanpää

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All Works

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Prasad, Bablu, et al.. (2024). Hyphenated Fenton-column packed nMnO-modified wood biochar for tannery effluent treatment: Adsorption mechanism and reusability study. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 1). 118786–118786. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shengdong, et al.. (2024). A mini-review on polyvinyl alcohol/lignin (nano)composites: Preparation, applications and perspectives. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 42. 101861–101861. 7 indexed citations
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Shao, Minmin, Juliana Rodrigues, Parisa Asadollahi, et al.. (2024). Revolutionizing cancer treatment via bioengineered extracellular vesicles: Exploring nanovesicles to fully synthetic solutions. Applied Materials Today. 40. 102395–102395. 8 indexed citations
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Amiri, Omid, et al.. (2024). Synergetic effect of Fe2O3 and Na2WO4 piezo catalyst to remove pharmaceuticals waste in water. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16. 100332–100332.
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Chen, Zhao, Jiadong Liu, Bo Gao, & Mika Sillanpää. (2024). Sterilization mechanism of CuCeOx on fungus: Oxidative damage and energy metabolism disequilibrium. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114564–114564. 1 indexed citations
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Ivanets, Andrei, et al.. (2024). Utilization of (Ca, Mg)-Zr phosphates adsorbents saturated by Cs+, Sr2+, Co2+ ions in NZP ceramic matrices. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(13). 7716–7729. 5 indexed citations
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Jasrotia, Rohit, Mohd Fazil, Jahangeer Ahmed, et al.. (2024). High performance Sm substituted Ni-Zn catalysts for green hydrogen generation via Photo/Electro catalytic water splitting processes. Journal of King Saud University - Science. 36(9). 103426–103426. 10 indexed citations
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Gaayda, Jamila El, Ilham Karmal, Issam Barra, et al.. (2024). Application of grape seed and Austrocylindropuntia mucilage for the simultaneous removal of azo dye and turbidity from synthetic wastewater: Optimizing experimental conditions using Box-Behnken Design (BBD). Journal of Water Process Engineering. 58. 104718–104718. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Jianqing, Di Ma, Mika Sillanpää, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive evaluation and Mechanistic comparison of Cr-Catalyzed homogeneous Fenton-Like reactions for coexisting organics degradation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 157918–157918. 5 indexed citations
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Dharaskar, Swapnil, et al.. (2023). Efficient CO2/CH4 separation using [Bmim][Ac]/Pebax-1657 supported ionic liquid membranes and its prediction by density functional theory. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 124. 103856–103856. 15 indexed citations
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Rani, Malika, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of quaternary GO/CoCrO3/SiO2/Ag2WO4Nanocomposite based on energy storage and photocatalytic applications. Materials Science and Engineering B. 298. 116838–116838. 3 indexed citations
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Okla, Mohammad K., Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Ibrahim A. Alaraidh, et al.. (2023). Tandem CQDs loaded triple metal oxide interface-reinforced built-in electric field for a wide-spectral-responsive photocatalyst. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 679. 132417–132417. 15 indexed citations
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Sekkoum, Khaled, Nasser Belboukhari, Zeid A. ALOthman, et al.. (2023). Enantio-resolution of some chiral sulfoxide drugs on amylose and cellulose-based stationary phases: Elution order, absolute configuration and chiral mechanism determination. Microchemical Journal. 193. 109019–109019. 4 indexed citations
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Aravind, M., M. Amalanathan, Sadia Aslam, et al.. (2023). Hydrothermally synthesized Ag-TiO2 nanofibers (NFs) for photocatalytic dye degradation and antibacterial activity. Chemosphere. 321. 138077–138077. 47 indexed citations
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Sajid, Muhammad Munir, Haifa Zhai, Naveed Akhtar Shad, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of novel Fe doped MoS2/BiVO4 magnetic composite for enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 151. 110589–110589. 6 indexed citations
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Rani, Malika, Kiran Batool, Aboud Ahmed Awadh Bahajjaj, et al.. (2023). Nanoengineering of novel MXene (Ti3C2Tx) based MgCr2O4 nanocomposite with detailed synthesis, morphology and characterization for enhanced energy storage application. Materials Science and Engineering B. 299. 117036–117036. 9 indexed citations
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Aslam, Sadia, Afzal Hussain, Zaib Un Nisa, et al.. (2023). Health risks assessment and source admeasurement of potentially dangerous heavy metals (Cu, Fe, and Ni) in rapidly growing urban settlement. Environmental Research. 242. 117736–117736. 40 indexed citations
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Amin, Nowshad, Kazi Sajedur Rahman, Jagadeesh Pasupuleti, et al.. (2023). Influence of pulsed Nd:YAG laser oscillation energy on silicon wafer texturing for enhanced absorption in photovoltaic cells. Results in Physics. 48. 106435–106435. 8 indexed citations
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Hajjaji, Souad El, et al.. (2022). Comparative Review of Different Adsorption Techniques Used in Heavy Metals Removal in Water. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 13(4). 397–397. 39 indexed citations
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