Pierre Pichat

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Pierre Pichat is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Pichat has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 53 papers in Materials Chemistry and 41 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Pierre Pichat's work include TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (69 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (62 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (41 papers). Pierre Pichat is often cited by papers focused on TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (69 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (62 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (41 papers). Pierre Pichat collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Spain. Pierre Pichat's co-authors include C. Guillard, Jean-Marie Herrmann, Jean Disdier, Michel V. Mathieu, Michel Primet, Alexander G. Agrios, Ghassan Al-Sayyed, Ezio Pelizzetti, Nick Serpone and Jean Marie Herrmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Chemistry of Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Pichat

142 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Exploiting the interparticle electron transfer process in the photocatalysed oxidation of phenol, 2-chlorophenol and pentachlorophenol: chemical evidence for electron and hole transfer between coupled semiconductors

1995 588 citations Pierre Pichat et al. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry profile →
Infrared study of the surface of titanium dioxides. I. Hydroxyl groups

1971 522 citations Pierre Pichat, Michel V. Mathieu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pierre Pichat France	48	6.5k	4.4k	1.8k	1.2k	582	144	8.7k
Jean-Marie Herrmann France	42	7.1k 1.1×	4.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	827 1.4×	65	9.3k
Vincenzo Augugliaro Italy	54	7.9k 1.2×	5.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 2.7×	142	10.1k
M. Schiavello Italy	42	4.9k 0.7×	3.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	860 0.7×	501 0.9×	92	6.5k
Hisao Hidaka Japan	53	7.5k 1.2×	4.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	155	10.7k
Elena Selli Italy	54	5.7k 0.9×	5.4k 1.2×	855 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	596 1.0×	194	8.8k
J.A. Navı́o Spain	57	7.1k 1.1×	6.1k 1.4×	958 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	815 1.4×	219	9.6k
Feng Chen China	49	8.1k 1.3×	6.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	672 1.2×	158	10.0k
Baoxue Zhou China	57	7.8k 1.2×	5.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.4×	3.2k 2.7×	477 0.8×	193	10.9k
Carolina Belver Spain	47	3.0k 0.5×	3.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	858 0.7×	794 1.4×	138	6.8k
J.M. Herrmann France	33	3.2k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	714 0.4×	621 0.5×	487 0.8×	58	4.7k

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Pichat, Pierre. (2018). Photon-involving Purification of Water and Air. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 4 indexed citations

Pichat, Pierre. (2013). Representative examples of infrared spectroscopy uses in semiconductor photocatalysis. Catalysis Today. 224. 251–257. 10 indexed citations

Pichat, Pierre. (2010). Some views about indoor air photocatalytic treatment using TiO2: Conceptualization of humidity effects, active oxygen species, problem of C1–C3 carbonyl pollutants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 99(3-4). 428–434. 103 indexed citations

Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (2010). Investigations of Photo-Excited TiO<sub>2</sub> Based on Time Resolved Microwave Conductivity and Oxygen Isotopic Exchange. Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena. 162. 41–48. 15 indexed citations

Marín, Juan, Pierre Pichat, J.A. Navı́o, Luis A. Ríos, & Gloria Restrepo. (2007). Preparation of TiO2 and TiO2/SiO2 Films on Polyester Granules for Photocatalytic Applications. Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies. 10(2). 1 indexed citations

Saı̈di, Mohamed, et al.. (2006). Fe-pillared clay as a Fenton-type heterogeneous catalyst for cinnamic acid degradation. Journal of Environmental Management. 80(4). 342–346. 53 indexed citations

Lapertot, Miléna, Pierre Pichat, Sandra Parra, C. Guillard, & C. Pulgarín. (2006). Photocatalytic Degradation ofp-Halophenols in TiO₂Aqueous Suspensions: Halogen Effect on Removal Rate, Aromatic Intermediates and Toxicity Variations. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 41(6). 1009–1025. 29 indexed citations

Agrios, Alexander G., et al.. (2006). Probing multiple effects of TiO2 sintering temperature on photocatalytic activity in water by use of a series of organic pollutant molecules. Catalysis Today. 120(2). 196–202. 74 indexed citations

Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (2006). Light-induced isotopic exchange between O2 and semiconductor oxides, a characterization method that deserves not to be overlooked. Research on Chemical Intermediates. 33(3-5). 239–250. 32 indexed citations

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Disdier, Jean, et al.. (2005). Measuring the Effect of Photocatalytic Puriﬁers on Indoor Air Hydrocarbons and Carbonyl Pollutants. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 55(1). 88–96. 23 indexed citations

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Shchukin, Dmitry G., Elena Stepanovna Ustinovich, Dmitri Sviridov, & Pierre Pichat. (2004). Effect of silver deposits on the photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide for the removal of 2-chlorophenol in water. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 3(1). 142–144. 24 indexed citations

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Negishi, Nobuaki, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, & Pierre Pichat. (2003). Preparation Of The Transport TiO2 Film Photocatalyst And Its Use For The Photodegradation Of VOCs. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 66. 1 indexed citations

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Guillard, C., et al.. (2003). Degradation mechanism of t-butyl methyl ether (MTBE) in atmospheric droplets. Chemosphere. 53(5). 469–477. 19 indexed citations

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Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (1999). Degradation of palmitic (hexadecanoic) acid deposited on TiO2-coated self-cleaning glass: kinetics of disappearance, intermediate products and degradation pathways. New Journal of Chemistry. 23(4). 365–374. 70 indexed citations

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Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (1999). Testing the Efficacy and the Potential Effect on Indoor Air Quality of a Transparent Self-Cleaning TiO₂-Coated Glass through the Degradation of a Fluoranthene Layer. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 38(10). 3878–3885. 71 indexed citations

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Paola, Piccinini, Pierre Pichat, & C. Guillard. (1998). Phototransformations of solid pentachlorophenol. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 119(2). 137–142. 21 indexed citations

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Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (1998). Benzene and toluene gas-phase photocatalytic degradation over H2O and HCL pretreated TiO2: by-products and mechanisms. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 118(3). 197–204. 292 indexed citations

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Amalric, Laurence, C. Guillard, & Pierre Pichat. (1995). The photodegradation of 2,3-benzofuran and its intermediates, 2-coumaranone and salicylaldehyde, in TiO2 aqueous suspensions. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 85(3). 257–262. 17 indexed citations

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Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (1975). Infra-red structural study of various type L zeolites. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 71(0). 991–991. 21 indexed citations

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Pichat, Pierre, et al.. (1966). Étude de l’oxydation catalytique de CO sur la thorine par spectrométrie infrarouge. Journal de Chimie Physique. 63. 1026–1036. 13 indexed citations

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