R. D. Tyagi

17.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
284 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

R. D. Tyagi is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Tyagi has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Pollution, 78 papers in Molecular Biology and 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. D. Tyagi's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (39 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (38 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (38 papers). R. D. Tyagi is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (39 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (38 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (38 papers). R. D. Tyagi collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. R. D. Tyagi's co-authors include Rao Y. Surampalli, Satinder Kaur Brar, Patrick Drogui, Yan Song, T. K. Ghose, S. Yan, Sridhar Pilli, Tanaji T. More, Xiaolei Zhang and Jayprakash Yadav and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Tyagi

280 papers receiving 12.3k 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. Extracellular polymeric substances of bacteria and their potential environmental applications
    2014 813 citations R. D. Tyagi et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  2. Ultrasonic pretreatment of sludge: A review
    2010 637 citations Sridhar Pilli, Yan Song et al. profile →
  3. Review on fate and mechanism of removal of pharmaceutical pollutants from wastewater using biological approach
    2016 575 citations Bhagyashree Tiwari, Balasubramanian Sellamuthu et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  4. Engineered nanoparticles in wastewater and wastewater sludge – Evidence and impacts
    2009 540 citations Satinder Kaur Brar, R. D. Tyagi et al. profile →
  5. Sources, occurrence and toxic effects of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
    2023 92 citations Sridhar Pilli, P. Venkateswara Rao et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. D. Tyagi 4.0k 3.7k 3.4k 2.5k 2.0k 284 12.8k
Rao Y. Surampalli 4.6k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 3.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 277 13.8k
Sami Sayadi 3.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 438 17.2k
Eldon R. Rene 3.6k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 2.5k 1.2× 395 13.2k
Shungui Zhou 4.9k 1.2× 2.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 441 18.7k
Satinder Kaur Brar 5.0k 1.3× 5.5k 1.5× 3.5k 1.0× 4.3k 1.8× 1.8k 0.9× 475 21.0k
Raymond Jianxiong Zeng 5.5k 1.4× 3.1k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 319 14.1k
Maria A.M. Reis 9.0k 2.2× 3.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 2.9k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 351 18.0k
Sunita Varjani 6.3k 1.6× 5.2k 1.4× 3.2k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.6× 328 20.8k
Mukesh Kumar Awasthi 6.3k 1.6× 4.7k 1.3× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 5.4k 2.7× 394 22.5k
Samir Kumar Khanal 3.8k 0.9× 4.3k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 181 13.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Tyagi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pilli, Sridhar, et al.. (2025). Optimizing autoclave pretreatment and inoculum-to-substrate ratio for enhanced anaerobic digestion of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124427–124427. 1 indexed citations
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Tyagi, R. D., Ashok Pandey, Patrick Drogui, et al.. (2024). Decentralized Sanitation and Water Treatment. 1 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Bhagyashree, et al.. (2024). Nature’s architects: a comprehensive review of extracellular polymeric substances and their diverse applications. Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy. 6(4). 529–551. 18 indexed citations
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Song, Yan, et al.. (2024). Cassava Peel Starch as a Raw Material for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Synthesis by <i>Cupriavidus</i> <i>necator</i>. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 14(11). 3127–3144. 1 indexed citations
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Pilli, Sridhar, et al.. (2023). Pre-Treated Crude Glycerol a Valuable Green Energy Source in the Era of Circular Bioeconomy—a Review. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 4(2). 877–904. 4 indexed citations
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Pilli, Sridhar, et al.. (2023). Rice mill wastewater management in the era of circular economy. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119248–119248. 7 indexed citations
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Mostafazadeh, Ali Khosravanipour, et al.. (2023). Treatment of laundry wastewater using extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 5 indexed citations
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Mostafazadeh, Ali Khosravanipour, et al.. (2022). Advancements in laundry wastewater treatment for reuse: a review. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 57(11). 927–946. 17 indexed citations
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Chavan, Shraddha, et al.. (2021). Bioconversion of organic wastes into value-added products: A review. Bioresource Technology. 344(Pt B). 126398–126398. 112 indexed citations
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Mostafazadeh, Ali Khosravanipour, Patrick Drogui, Satinder Kaur Brar, et al.. (2021). An insight into an electro-catalytic reactor concept for high value-added production from crude glycerol: Optimization, electrode passivation, product distribution, and reaction pathway identification. Renewable Energy. 172. 130–144. 9 indexed citations
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Sridhar, P., et al.. (2021). Environmental applications of microbial extracellular polymeric substance (EPS): A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 287. 112307–112307. 189 indexed citations
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Kumar, Lalit, Sravan Kumar Yellapu, R. D. Tyagi, & Patrick Drogui. (2021). Microbial lipid and biodiesel production from municipal sludge fortified with crude glycerol medium using pH-based fed-batch strategy. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(1). 105032–105032. 16 indexed citations
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Talan, Anita, Bhagyashree Tiwari, Bhoomika Yadav, et al.. (2020). Food waste valorization: Energy production using novel integrated systems. Bioresource Technology. 322. 124538–124538. 54 indexed citations
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Yao, Kouassi Benjamin, et al.. (2018). Optimization of Rubber Seed Oil Transesterification to Biodiesel Using Experimental Designs and Artificial Neural Networks. Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 8(1). 39–61. 4 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Bhagyashree, Balasubramanian Sellamuthu, Yassine Ouarda, et al.. (2016). Review on fate and mechanism of removal of pharmaceutical pollutants from wastewater using biological approach. Bioresource Technology. 224. 1–12. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tyagi, R. D., et al.. (2011). Statistical optimization of agro-industrial diets for the rearing of Cydia pomonella using response surface methodology. Agronomy Research. 9. 281–297. 1 indexed citations
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Tyagi, R. D., et al.. (2011). Rheological profile of diets produced using agro-industrial wastes for rearing codling moth larvae for baculovirus biopesticides. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B. 46(3). 220–230. 5 indexed citations
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Misra, Kshipra, et al.. (2007). Lindane - A Contaminant of Global Concern. I Control Pollution. 23(1). 169–187. 4 indexed citations
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