Raf Dewil

19.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
283 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Raf Dewil is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Raf Dewil has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Water Science and Technology, 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 66 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Raf Dewil's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (62 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers). Raf Dewil is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (62 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers). Raf Dewil collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and China. Raf Dewil's co-authors include Lise Appels, Jan Baeyens, Jan Degrève, Jan Van Impe, Mohammadreza Kamali, Anke Brems, Deirdre Cabooter, Yimin Deng, Qian Kang and Tianwei Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Raf Dewil

274 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

Principles and potential ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2011 2017 2009 2020 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Principles and potential of the anaerobic digestion of waste-activated sludge
    2008 2.3k citations Lise Appels, Jan Baeyens et al. profile →
  2. Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges
    2011 692 citations Lise Appels, Joost Lauwers et al. profile →
  3. New perspectives for Advanced Oxidation Processes
    2017 511 citations Raf Dewil et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  4. Fundamentals, kinetics and endothermicity of the biomass pyrolysis reaction
    2009 498 citations Jan Baeyens, Raf Dewil et al. profile →
  5. Post-combustion carbon capture
    2020 443 citations Raf Dewil, Jan Baeyens et al. profile →
  6. Challenges and opportunities in improving the production of bio-ethanol
    2014 428 citations Jan Baeyens, Lise Appels et al. profile →
  7. Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge
    2018 377 citations Raf Dewil, Bart Van der Bruggen et al. profile →
  8. Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects
    2021 206 citations Mohammadreza Kamali, S.M. Al–Salem et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Raf Dewil 4.6k 4.6k 3.8k 3.5k 2.6k 283 14.8k
Soon Woong Chang 3.9k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 380 15.5k
Zhenya Zhang 2.5k 0.5× 4.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 3.5k 1.3× 442 15.5k
Eric D. van Hullebusch 3.8k 0.8× 5.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 5.0k 1.4× 3.3k 1.3× 316 17.0k
J. Rajesh Banu 5.7k 1.2× 2.9k 0.6× 4.5k 1.2× 3.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 359 14.9k
Jan Baeyens 6.1k 1.3× 4.5k 1.0× 3.7k 1.0× 3.6k 1.0× 4.0k 1.5× 267 21.5k
Dinh Duc Nguyen 3.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 317 13.6k
Shicheng Zhang 6.9k 1.5× 3.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 331 15.2k
Sunita Varjani 5.2k 1.1× 3.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 6.3k 1.8× 3.2k 1.2× 328 20.8k
Shang‐Lien Lo 3.6k 0.8× 3.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 285 12.3k
Eldon R. Rene 2.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 3.6k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 395 13.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raf Dewil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Raf Dewil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Raf Dewil 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 Raf Dewil. Raf Dewil 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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Liu, Riri, et al.. (2025). Sustainable fabrication of mixed matrix membranes using oxycut powder from steel waste for efficient heavy metal removal. Journal of Membrane Science. 723. 123956–123956. 3 indexed citations
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Kakavandi, Babak, et al.. (2025). Advanced oxidation processes for spent caustic wastewater treatment: A systematic review of efficiency, challenges, and future perspectives. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 40. 104436–104436.
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Liu, Riri, Jiale Du, Qin Chen, et al.. (2025). Facile construction of a tight polypeptide-based composite ultrafiltration membrane with antimicrobial activity for sustainable treatment of highly saline organic wastewater. Journal of Membrane Science. 720. 123796–123796. 7 indexed citations
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Dewil, Raf, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric corrosion of welded dissimilar T-joints made of steel and improvements in the corrosion prediction model. Engineering Failure Analysis. 170. 109273–109273. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhongda, Frédéric Lynen, Najmeh Askari, et al.. (2024). Direct electron transfer mediated electrochemical activation of persulfates by reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) cathode. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113416–113416. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanyan, Xi Zhang, Yaoli Guo, et al.. (2024). Advancing drinking water safety: Facile fabrication of nanofiltration membrane for enhanced antibiotics removal and efficient water softening. Desalination. 591. 118024–118024. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chengfei, Ge Song, Jiana Jing, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient FeS/Fe3O4 @ biomass carbon bifunctional catalyst with enriched oxygen vacancies for heterogeneous electro-Fenton catalysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135692–135692. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Junwei, Fang Long, Daliang Xu, et al.. (2024). Intercalation of small molecules in the selective layer of polyamide nanofiltration membranes facilitates the separation of Mg2+/Li+. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150659–150659. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Daliang, Xi Zhang, Riri Liu, et al.. (2024). Choline chloride modification of nanofiltration membranes for improving heavy metal ions separation in wastewater. Journal of Membrane Science. 708. 123079–123079. 12 indexed citations
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Karrabi, Mohsen, et al.. (2024). A new concept for bioenergy yield in anaerobic digestion process: Highlighting current yield challenges. Fuel. 375. 132558–132558. 2 indexed citations
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Bashardoust, Parnia, Stefanos Giannakis, Emad Dehghanifard, Babak Kakavandi, & Raf Dewil. (2024). Treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater by a sequential KMnO4/CoFe2O4-mediated catalytic ozonation process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151350–151350. 22 indexed citations
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Rupani, Parveen Fatemeh, Asha Embrandiri, Vinod Kumar Garg, et al.. (2023). Vermicomposting of Green Organic Wastes Using Eisenia Fetida Under Field Conditions: a Case Study of a Green Campus. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 14(8). 2519–2530. 10 indexed citations
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Mikulčić, Hrvoje, Xuebin Wang, Neven Duić, & Raf Dewil. (2023). Climate crisis and recent developments in bio-based restoration of ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management. 332. 117417–117417. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yong, Mohammadreza Kamali, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biochar in hydroxyl radical-based electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (eAOPs) – Mechanisms and prospects. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143291–143291. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xi, et al.. (2023). Degradation of ciprofloxacin using magnetite nanoparticle-activated periodate: Kinetic, mechanistic and toxicity evaluation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 478. 147323–147323. 47 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yan, Yi Li, Shushan Yuan, et al.. (2019). A chemically assembled anion exchange membrane surface for monovalent anion selectivity and fouling reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(11). 6348–6356. 73 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huili, Jan Degrève, Jan Baeyens, & Raf Dewil. (2014). Wall-to-Bed Heat Transfer at Minimum Gas-Solid Fluidization. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2014. 1–8. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huili, Raf Dewil, Jan Degrève, & Jan Baeyens. (2013). The design of cyclonic pre-heaters in suspension cement kilns. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering. 7(4). 307–312. 18 indexed citations
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Lauwers, Joost, et al.. (2012). Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) with Waste Activated-Sludge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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