Paul Lessard

2.0k total citations
102 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Paul Lessard is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lessard has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pollution, 33 papers in Environmental Engineering and 32 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul Lessard's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (47 papers), Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (27 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (26 papers). Paul Lessard is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (47 papers), Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (27 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (26 papers). Paul Lessard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Paul Lessard's co-authors include J. de la Noüe, Peter A. Vanrolleghem, Yann Le Bihan, Daniel Proulx, M.B. Beck, Warwick F. Vincent, Jules Thibault, Bernard P. A. Grandjean, Gilles Laliberté and Geneviève Pelletier and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lessard

97 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Lessard Canada 23 563 457 431 344 256 102 1.5k
Shunwen Bai China 26 652 1.2× 473 1.0× 708 1.6× 313 0.9× 216 0.8× 60 1.9k
Iñaki Tejero Monzón Spain 17 365 0.6× 324 0.7× 299 0.7× 301 0.9× 51 0.2× 54 997
Henk J. Lubberding Netherlands 22 512 0.9× 318 0.7× 460 1.1× 169 0.5× 124 0.5× 44 1.3k
Ziwen Zhao China 25 716 1.3× 385 0.8× 506 1.2× 167 0.5× 394 1.5× 69 1.8k
D. Bixio Belgium 18 464 0.8× 989 2.2× 810 1.9× 247 0.7× 123 0.5× 37 1.7k
Monica Odlare Sweden 22 383 0.7× 170 0.4× 395 0.9× 165 0.5× 347 1.4× 59 1.8k
C. Thoeye Belgium 17 583 1.0× 1.2k 2.6× 823 1.9× 300 0.9× 158 0.6× 45 1.9k
Majid Sartaj Canada 26 468 0.8× 597 1.3× 463 1.1× 433 1.3× 41 0.2× 76 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Lessard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Lessard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Lessard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Lessard based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Lessard. Paul Lessard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lessard, Paul, et al.. (2019). Nitrification in a biofilm‐enhanced highly loaded aerated lagoon. Water Environment Research. 93(1). 16–23. 3 indexed citations
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Gadbois, Alain, et al.. (2019). Characterizing the settleability of grit particles. Water Environment Research. 92(5). 731–739. 6 indexed citations
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Lessard, Paul, et al.. (2017). Simultaneous organic matter removal and nitrification of an inert self-supporting immersed media to upgrade aerated lagoons. Water Science & Technology. 77(1). 51–59. 3 indexed citations
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Moretti, P., et al.. (2017). Dynamic modeling of nitrogen removal for a three-stage integrated fixed-film activated sludge process treating municipal wastewater. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 41(2). 237–247. 9 indexed citations
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Choubert, J.M., et al.. (2017). A one dimensional moving bed biofilm reactor model for nitrification of municipal wastewaters. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 40(8). 1141–1149. 4 indexed citations
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Rocher, Vincent, et al.. (2015). Initial and hourly headloss modelling on a tertiary nitrifying wastewater biofiltration plant. Environmental Technology. 37(10). 1188–1196. 6 indexed citations
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Nopens, Ingmar, Marina Arnaldos, Evangelina Belia, et al.. (2014). Maximising the benefits of activated sludge modelling. Water. 16(10). 31–33. 2 indexed citations
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Rocher, Vincent, et al.. (2013). Modelling the nitrification in a full-scale tertiary biological aerated filter unit. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 37(2). 289–300. 15 indexed citations
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Vanrolleghem, Peter A., et al.. (2011). A phenomenological retention tank model using settling velocity distributions. Water Research. 46(20). 6857–6867. 29 indexed citations
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Rieger, Leiv, Imre Takács, Kris Villez, et al.. (2010). Data Reconciliation for Wastewater Treatment Plant Simulation Studies—Planning for High‐Quality Data and Typical Sources of Errors. Water Environment Research. 82(5). 426–433. 50 indexed citations
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Vigne, Emmanuelle, et al.. (2010). The role of loading rate, backwashing, water and air velocities in an up-flow nitrifying tertiary filter. Bioresource Technology. 102(2). 904–912. 5 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Yan, et al.. (2007). Microbiological and molecular characterization of denitrification in biofilters treating pig manure. Bioresource Technology. 99(10). 4495–4502. 27 indexed citations
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Lessard, Paul, et al.. (2006). Effect of algal incorporation on growth, survival and carcass composition of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry. Bioresource Technology. 98(7). 1433–1439. 53 indexed citations
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Lagarde, Fabienne, et al.. (2005). Variability estimation of urban wastewater biodegradable fractions by respirometry. Water Research. 39(19). 4768–4778. 39 indexed citations
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Garzón‐Zúñiga, Marco A., Paul Lessard, & Gerardo Buelna. (2003). Determination of the hydraulic residence time in a trickling biofilter filled with organic matter. Environmental Technology. 24(5). 605–614. 12 indexed citations
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Vanrolleghem, Peter A. & Paul Lessard. (2001). Selected proceedings of the 5th IWA International Symposium on Systems Analysis and Computing in Water Quality Management, held in Gent, Belgium, 18-20 September 2000 : preface. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).
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Babary, J.P., et al.. (2000). Theoretical and practical identifiability of an activated sludge process model. Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation. 37(4). 481–499. 2 indexed citations
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Vanrolleghem, Peter A. & Paul Lessard. (2000). Watermatex 2000 : selected proceedings of the 5th IWA International Symposium on Systems Analysis and Computing in Water Quality Management, held in Gent, Belgium, 18-20 September 2000. 1 indexed citations
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Bihan, Yann Le, Paul Lessard, & Marc C. Lavoie. (1996). Étude préliminaire sur l’utilisation d’essais biochimiques pour le suivi opérationnel d’une unité de biofiltration. Water Quality Research Journal. 31(2). 241–262. 3 indexed citations
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Lessard, Paul. (1991). Dynamic simulation of storm tanks. Water Research. 25(4). 375–391. 13 indexed citations

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