Paolo Roccaro

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Paolo Roccaro is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Roccaro has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 27 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 21 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Roccaro's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (33 papers), Environmental Chemistry and Analysis (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers). Paolo Roccaro is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (33 papers), Environmental Chemistry and Analysis (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers). Paolo Roccaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Singapore. Paolo Roccaro's co-authors include Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Massimiliano Sgroi, Erica Gagliano, Pietro P. Falciglia, Shane A. Snyder, Gregory V. Korshin, Tarun Anumol, Gregg L. Oelker, Mingquan Yan and Giuseppe Mancini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Roccaro

72 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by adsorption: Role of PFAS chain length, effect of organic matter and challenges in adsorbent regeneration

2019 878 citations Erica Gagliano, Massimiliano Sgroi et al. Water Research profile →

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Paolo Roccaro

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Federico G.A. Vagliasindi Italy

Massimiliano Sgroi Italy

Eric Dickenson United States

Lokesh P. Padhye New Zealand

Wenyi Dong China

Huacheng Xu China

Xin Hu China

Xingwen Lu China

Pan Wu China

Beihai Zhou China

Federico G.A. Vagliasindi Italy

Paolo Roccaro

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752 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Paolo Roccaro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paolo Roccaro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Roccaro

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Shukla, Saurabh, Ramsha Khan, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, & Paolo Roccaro. (2025). Advancing sustainable agriculture through multi-omics profiling of biosolids for safe application: A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124292–124292. 1 indexed citations

Fazzino, Filippo, Paolo Roccaro, Antonino Di Bella, et al.. (2025). Use of fluorescence for real-time monitoring of contaminants of emerging concern in (waste)water: Perspectives for sensors implementation and process control. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115916–115916. 1 indexed citations

Birben, Nazmiye Cemre, Yeakub Zaker, Ali Reza Faraji, et al.. (2025). The effects of granular activated carbon heating rate and moisture content on defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during microwave regeneration. Water Research. 282. 123618–123618. 1 indexed citations

Shukla, Saurabh, Ramsha Khan, & Paolo Roccaro. (2025). Plastic Waste Recycling is Insufficient to Mitigate Plastic Pollution: the Need for a Paradigm Shift. Current Pollution Reports. 11(1).

Shukla, Saurabh, Ramsha Khan, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Gregory V. Korshin, & Paolo Roccaro. (2025). Effects of microplastics on water disinfection and formation of disinfection by-products. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 46. 100632–100632. 1 indexed citations

Gagliano, Erica, Pietro P. Falciglia, Yeakub Zaker, et al.. (2023). State of the research on regeneration and reactivation techniques for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-laden granular activated carbons (GACs). Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 42. 100955–100955. 25 indexed citations

Angelakιs, Andreas N., Daniele Zaccaria, Jens Krasilnikoff, et al.. (2020). Irrigation of World Agricultural Lands: Evolution through the Millennia. Water. 12(5). 1285–1285. 67 indexed citations

Valipour, Mohammad, Stavros Yannopoulos, Rohitashw Kumar, et al.. (2020). The Evolution of Agricultural Drainage from the Earliest Times to the Present. Sustainability. 12(1). 416–416. 41 indexed citations

Gagliano, Erica, Pietro P. Falciglia, Vincenza Brancato, et al.. (2019). Preliminary investigation on regeneration of simulated radionuclide-contaminated activated carbons by microwave irradiation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chenyang, Gregory V. Korshin, Andrey M. Kuznetsov, et al.. (2019). Comparison of the yields of mono-, Di- and tri-chlorinated HAAs and THMs in chlorination and chloramination based on experimental and quantum-chemical data. Water Research. 169. 115100–115100. 23 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo, et al.. (2019). Degradation of root exudates in closed hydroponic systems using UV/H2O2: Kinetic investigation, reaction pathways and cost analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 687. 479–487. 13 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo & Federico G.A. Vagliasindi. (2018). Indoor release of asbestiform fibers from naturally contaminated water and related health risk. Chemosphere. 202. 76–84. 14 indexed citations

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Ávila, Cristina, Catiane Pelissari, Pablo Heleno Sezerino, et al.. (2017). Enhancement of total nitrogen removal through effluent recirculation and fate of PPCPs in a hybrid constructed wetland system treating urban wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 584-585. 414–425. 82 indexed citations

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Sgroi, Massimiliano, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Shane A. Snyder, & Paolo Roccaro. (2017). N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and its precursors in water and wastewater: A review on formation and removal. Chemosphere. 191. 685–703. 171 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo, et al.. (2014). Optimization of the Coagulation Process to Remove Total Suspended Solids (TSS) from Produced Water. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo & Federico G.A. Vagliasindi. (2014). Risk Assessment of the Use of Biosolids Containing Emerging Organic Contaminants in Agriculture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo, Gregory V. Korshin, David Cook, Christopher W.K. Chow, & Mary Drikas. (2014). Effects of pH on the speciation coefficients in models of bromide influence on the formation of trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids. Water Research. 62. 117–126. 54 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo & Federico G.A. Vagliasindi. (2013). Sustainable Remediation of a Closed Solid Waste Landfill Site: Development and Application of a Holistic Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo, Massimiliano Sgroi, & Federico G.A. Vagliasindi. (2013). Removal of Xenobiotic Compounds from Wastewater for Environment Protection: Treatment Processes and Costs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32. 505–510. 57 indexed citations

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Roccaro, Paolo, Hyun-Shik Chang, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, & Gregory V. Korshin. (2007). Differential absorbance study of effects of temperature on chlorine consumption and formation of disinfection by-products in chlorinated water. Water Research. 42(8-9). 1879–1888. 89 indexed citations

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