Pow‐Seng Yap

14.5k total citations · 20 hit papers
100 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Pow‐Seng Yap is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pow‐Seng Yap has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 25 papers in Water Science and Technology and 18 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pow‐Seng Yap's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (9 papers). Pow‐Seng Yap is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (9 papers). Pow‐Seng Yap collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Egypt. Pow‐Seng Yap's co-authors include Ahmed I. Osman, David W. Rooney, Mohamed Farghali, Zhonghao Chen, Goodluck Msigwa, Mingyu Yang, Samer Fawzy, Teik‐Thye Lim, Kuok Ho Daniel Tang and Ikko Ihara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Pow‐Seng Yap

99 papers receiving 9.0k 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. Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review
    2022 776 citations Lin Chen, Goodluck Msigwa et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  2. Cost, environmental impact, and resilience of renewable energy under a changing climate: a review
    2022 555 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Lin Chen et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  3. Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions
    2020 500 citations Pow‐Seng Yap et al. profile →
  4. Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review
    2023 445 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Ahmed M. Elgarahy et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  5. Circular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues
    2022 424 citations Mingyu Yang, Goodluck Msigwa et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  6. Strategies to save energy in the context of the energy crisis: a review
    2023 333 citations Mohamed Farghali, Ahmed I. Osman et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  7. Synthesis of green nanoparticles for energy, biomedical, environmental, agricultural, and food applications: A review
    2024 291 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Yubin Zhang et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  8. Artificial intelligence for waste management in smart cities: a review
    2023 201 citations Bingbing Fang, Jiacheng Yu et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  9. Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review
    2023 184 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Ahmed M. Elgarahy et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  10. Green construction for low-carbon cities: a review
    2023 182 citations Lin Chen, Lepeng Huang et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  11. Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review
    2023 171 citations Mohamed Farghali, Ahmed I. Osman et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  12. Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review
    2023 165 citations Yushan Jiang, Zhonghao Chen et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  13. Membrane Technology for Energy Saving: Principles, Techniques, Applications, Challenges, and Prospects
    2024 140 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Zhonghao Chen et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  14. The Toxicity of Mercury and Its Chemical Compounds: Molecular Mechanisms and Environmental and Human Health Implications: A Comprehensive Review
    2024 128 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Ahmed M. Elgarahy et al. profile →
  15. Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review
    2023 119 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Mohamed Farghali et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  16. Coordination-driven innovations in low-energy catalytic processes: Advancing sustainability in chemical production
    2024 117 citations Ahmed I. Osman, Mohamed Farghali et al. profile →
  17. Municipal solid waste management challenges in developing regions: A comprehensive review and future perspectives for Asia and Africa
    2024 112 citations Zhonghao Chen, Ahmed I. Osman et al. profile →
  18. Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review
    2024 92 citations Yubing Zhang, Zhonghao Chen et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
  19. Recent Technological Advancements in BIM and LCA Integration for Sustainable Construction: A Review
    2024 68 citations Zhonghao Chen, Lepeng Huang et al. Sustainability profile →
  20. Conversion of waste into sustainable construction materials: A review of recent developments and prospects
    2024 53 citations Lin Chen, Zhonghao Chen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Pow‐Seng Yap 1.9k 1.8k 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 100 9.3k
Hesam Kamyab 2.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 308 12.4k
Hyunook Kim 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 2.5k 1.8× 213 8.7k
Shahabaldin Rezania 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 995 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 177 8.9k
Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 202 6.4k
Krishna Kumar Yadav 2.4k 1.3× 816 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 312 10.2k
Julie B. Zimmerman 915 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 216 12.0k
Brajesh Dubey 1.5k 0.8× 753 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 986 0.7× 197 7.9k
Xuan‐Thanh Bui 3.1k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.4× 2.7k 1.9× 323 9.3k
Fares Almomani 1.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.1× 877 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 284 8.5k
Yi Qian 2.2k 1.1× 924 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.5× 294 8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pow‐Seng Yap

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All Works

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Osman, Ahmed I., Bingbing Fang, Yubin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of sustainable bioenergy production: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(3). 1115–1154. 73 indexed citations
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Osman, Ahmed I., Zhonghao Chen, Ahmed M. Elgarahy, et al.. (2024). Membrane Technology for Energy Saving: Principles, Techniques, Applications, Challenges, and Prospects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 140 indexed citations breakdown →
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Osman, Ahmed I., Mahmoud Nasr, Chukwunonso O. Aniagor, et al.. (2024). Synergistic technologies for a circular economy: upcycling waste plastics and biomass. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 19(1). 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhonghao, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, & Pow‐Seng Yap. (2024). Integrating leachate treatment into circular economy landfill practices for nutrient, energy, and material (NEM) recovery and climate change mitigation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 68. 106524–106524. 3 indexed citations
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Gaayda, Jamila El, M. Errami, Javed Anwar Aziz, et al.. (2024). Adsorption of synthetic cationic dyes from water (experimental, DFT and Monte Carlo studies) and treatment of real industrial wastewater using dextrose compound-modified layered double hydroxide. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194. 1605–1624. 7 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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Yap, Pow‐Seng, et al.. (2024). Advances in smart cities with system integration and energy digitalization technologies: A state-of-the-art review. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 72. 104012–104012. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yubing, Zhonghao Chen, Yushan Jiang, et al.. (2024). Biomaterials technology and policies in the building sector: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(2). 715–750. 92 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Zhonghao, et al.. (2024). Recent Technological Advancements in BIM and LCA Integration for Sustainable Construction: A Review. Sustainability. 16(3). 1340–1340. 68 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ighalo, Joshua O., Zhonghao Chen, Chinemerem Ruth Ohoro, et al.. (2024). A review of remediation technologies for uranium-contaminated water. Chemosphere. 352. 141322–141322. 41 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhonghao, Ahmed I. Osman, David W. Rooney, Wen‐Da Oh, & Pow‐Seng Yap. (2023). Remediation of Heavy Metals in Polluted Water by Immobilized Algae: Current Applications and Future Perspectives. Sustainability. 15(6). 5128–5128. 41 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhonghao, Lin Chen, Kuan Shiong Khoo, et al.. (2023). Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: A critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views. Biotechnology Advances. 69. 108265–108265. 99 indexed citations
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Aziz, Khalid, Jihen Elleuch, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, et al.. (2023). Uncovering applicability of Navicula permitis algae in removing phenolic compounds: A promising solution for olive mill wastewater treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 56. 104313–104313. 10 indexed citations
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Farghali, Mohamed, Ahmed I. Osman, Israa M. A. Mohamed, et al.. (2023). Strategies to save energy in the context of the energy crisis: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21(4). 2003–2039. 333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Osman, Ahmed I., Mohamed Farghali, Yitong Dong, et al.. (2023). Reducing the carbon footprint of buildings using biochar-based bricks and insulating materials: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(1). 71–104. 43 indexed citations
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Lau, Sie Yon, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Enzyme-based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoflower Particles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 377. 1011–1011. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Lin, Goodluck Msigwa, Mingyu Yang, et al.. (2022). Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 20(4). 2277–2310. 776 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Sen, Ning Xu, Pow‐Seng Yap, et al.. (2021). Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: a review. RSC Advances. 11(26). 15762–15784. 160 indexed citations

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