Paul Westerhoff

54.3k total citations · 20 hit papers
478 papers, 43.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Westerhoff is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Westerhoff has authored 478 papers receiving a total of 43.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 146 papers in Water Science and Technology and 124 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Paul Westerhoff's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (121 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (86 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (54 papers). Paul Westerhoff is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (121 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (86 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (54 papers). Paul Westerhoff collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Paul Westerhoff's co-authors include Kiril Hristovski, Wen Chen, Karl S. Booksh, Jerry A. Leenheer, Troy M. Benn, Yeomin Yoon, Shane A. Snyder, Sergi Garcia‐Segura, John C. Crittenden and Eric C. Wert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Paul Westerhoff

465 papers receiving 42.7k 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.

  1. Fluorescence Excitation−Emission Matrix Regional Integration to Quantify Spectra for Dissolved Organic Matter
    2003 5.2k citations Wen Chen, Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  2. Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity
    2001 2.5k citations Paul Westerhoff et al. profile →
  3. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Food and Personal Care Products
    2012 1.6k citations Paul Westerhoff, Kiril Hristovski et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  4. Nanoparticle Silver Released into Water from Commercially Available Sock Fabrics
    2008 1.4k citations Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. Fate of Endocrine-Disruptor, Pharmaceutical, and Personal Care Product Chemicals during Simulated Drinking Water Treatment Processes
    2005 1.2k citations Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  6. Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate: Fundamentals to full-scale water treatment applications
    2018 948 citations Sergi Garcia‐Segura, Kiril Hristovski et al. profile →
  7. Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, and Endocrine Disruptors in Water: Implications for the Water Industry
    2003 717 citations Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Engineering Science profile →
  8. Titanium Nanomaterial Removal and Release from Wastewater Treatment Plants
    2009 644 citations Mehlika A. Kiser, Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  9. The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?
    2018 613 citations John C. Crittenden, Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  10. Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system
    2019 568 citations Michael F. Hochella, David W. Mogk et al. Science profile →
  11. Total Value of Phosphorus Recovery
    2016 532 citations Treavor H. Boyer, Paul Westerhoff et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  12. Stability of commercial metal oxide nanoparticles in water
    2007 509 citations Yongsheng Chen, Paul Westerhoff et al. Water Research profile →
  13. Impact of natural organic matter and divalent cations on the stability of aqueous nanoparticles
    2009 503 citations Yongsheng Chen, Paul Westerhoff et al. Water Research profile →
  14. Formation, precursors, control, and occurrence of nitrosamines in drinking water: A review
    2013 464 citations Paul Westerhoff et al. Water Research profile →
  15. Capturing the lost phosphorus
    2011 418 citations Bruce E. Rittmann, Paul Westerhoff et al. profile →
  16. Comparison of Different Methods for the Point of Zero Charge Determination of NiO
    2011 411 citations Paul Westerhoff et al. profile →
  17. Multiple Roles of Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Oxidation Processes
    2022 308 citations Xin Yang, Fernando L. Rosario‐Ortiz et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  18. Critical Review of Thermal Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Mechanisms and Implications for Thermal Treatment Processes
    2022 162 citations Paul Westerhoff, Kyle Doudrick et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  19. Ultra-fast green hydrogen production from municipal wastewater by an integrated forward osmosis-alkaline water electrolysis system
    2024 66 citations Chii Shang, Paul Westerhoff et al. profile →
  20. Brine management with zero and minimal liquid discharge
    2025 20 citations Paul Westerhoff 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
Paul Westerhoff United States 95 13.4k 13.0k 11.7k 9.9k 8.0k 478 43.7k
Baoshan Xing United States 129 14.0k 1.0× 11.9k 0.9× 23.5k 2.0× 21.5k 2.2× 15.4k 1.9× 926 67.9k
Jiuhui Qu China 113 19.5k 1.5× 7.3k 0.6× 12.0k 1.0× 7.4k 0.7× 9.5k 1.2× 815 47.3k
Urs von Gunten Switzerland 102 25.1k 1.9× 20.3k 1.6× 4.1k 0.4× 14.7k 1.5× 6.6k 0.8× 323 44.8k
Min Yang China 94 7.1k 0.5× 6.1k 0.5× 7.8k 0.7× 8.9k 0.9× 4.8k 0.6× 1.6k 42.9k
Mika Sillanpää Finland 121 29.7k 2.2× 6.9k 0.5× 18.1k 1.5× 9.6k 1.0× 13.8k 1.7× 1.3k 73.7k
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong 137 15.7k 1.2× 6.1k 0.5× 10.6k 0.9× 17.5k 1.8× 16.4k 2.0× 685 64.2k
Ravi Naidu Australia 113 10.1k 0.8× 14.0k 1.1× 6.3k 0.5× 22.1k 2.2× 9.8k 1.2× 1.0k 55.4k
Han‐Qing Yu China 120 17.9k 1.3× 5.3k 0.4× 9.3k 0.8× 15.8k 1.6× 13.0k 1.6× 864 58.9k
Huijuan Liu China 94 12.1k 0.9× 4.2k 0.3× 8.0k 0.7× 4.0k 0.4× 6.3k 0.8× 635 31.8k
T. David Waite Australia 97 14.3k 1.1× 3.0k 0.2× 4.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.3× 10.8k 1.4× 494 31.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Westerhoff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Westerhoff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Westerhoff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Westerhoff 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 Westerhoff. Paul Westerhoff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Khalil, Charbel Abou, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the Thermal Mineralization of Perfluorooctanesulfonate on Granular Activated Carbon Using Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metal Additives. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(25). 11162–11174. 16 indexed citations
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Galicia, M., et al.. (2024). “Forever chemicals” detection: A selective nano-enabled electrochemical sensing approach for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Chemical Engineering Journal. 491. 151821–151821. 27 indexed citations
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Shang, Chii, et al.. (2024). Protecting against micropollutants in water storage tanks using in-situ TiO2 coated quartz optical fibers. Water Research. 257. 121682–121682. 6 indexed citations
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Reid, Elliot, Thomas Igou, Yangying Zhao, et al.. (2023). The Minus Approach Can Redefine the Standard of Practice of Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(18). 7150–7161. 32 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin, Fernando L. Rosario‐Ortiz, Lei Yu, et al.. (2022). Multiple Roles of Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Oxidation Processes. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11111–11131. 308 indexed citations breakdown →
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Westerhoff, Paul, et al.. (2021). Survey of industrial perceptions for the use of nanomaterials for in-home drinking water purification devices. NanoImpact. 22. 100320–100320. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiale, et al.. (2021). Contribution of wastewater- versus non-wastewater-derived sources to haloacetonitriles formation potential in a wastewater-impacted river. The Science of The Total Environment. 792. 148355–148355. 7 indexed citations
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Garcia‐Segura, Sergi, Ana S. Fajardo, Christian L. Conrad, et al.. (2020). Disparities between experimental and environmental conditions: Research steps toward making electrochemical water treatment a reality. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 22. 9–16. 125 indexed citations
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Hochella, Michael F., David W. Mogk, James F. Ranville, et al.. (2019). Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system. Science. 363(6434). 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lankone, Ronald S., Emmanuel Ruggiero, David G. Goodwin, et al.. (2019). Evaluating performance, degradation, and release behavior of a nanoform pigmented coating after natural and accelerated weathering. NanoImpact. 17. 100199–100199. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Tengfei, Anca G. Delgado, Yi Zuo, et al.. (2019). Multicycle Ozonation+Bioremediation for Soils Containing Residual Petroleum. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(12). 1443–1451. 9 indexed citations
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Barrios, Ana C., et al.. (2018). Removal of Bromide from Surface Water: Comparison Between Silver-Impregnated Graphene Oxide and Silver-Impregnated Powdered Activated Carbon. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(9). 988–995. 20 indexed citations
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Bi, Yuqiang, et al.. (2017). Detection and dissolution of needle-like hydroxyapatite nanomaterials in infant formula. NanoImpact. 5. 22–28. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Yu, Xiangyu Bi, Paul Westerhoff, Kiril Hristovski, & Jean E. McLain. (2014). Engineered Nanomaterials Impact Biological Carbon Conversion in Soils. Environmental Engineering Science. 31(7). 381–392. 7 indexed citations
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Westerhoff, Paul, Mehlika A. Kiser, & Kiril Hristovski. (2013). Nanomaterial Removal and Transformation During Biological Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Engineering Science. 30(3). 109–117. 93 indexed citations
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Torres, César I., et al.. (2011). Fate of Sucralose During Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Engineering Science. 28(5). 325–331. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Paul Westerhoff, Jerry A. Leenheer, & Karl S. Booksh. (2003). Fluorescence Excitation−Emission Matrix Regional Integration to Quantify Spectra for Dissolved Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology. 37(24). 5701–5710. 5232 indexed citations breakdown →
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Amy, Gary, et al.. (1995). Threshold levels for bromate formation in drinking water. 13(1). 157–167. 4 indexed citations

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