S. Keerthanan

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

S. Keerthanan is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Keerthanan has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Pollution, 7 papers in Water Science and Technology and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. Keerthanan's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (7 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (6 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (2 papers). S. Keerthanan is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (7 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (6 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (2 papers). S. Keerthanan collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, Australia and United Kingdom. S. Keerthanan's co-authors include Meththika Vithanage, Chamila Jayasinghe, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Nanthi Bolan, Jörg Rinklebe, Ajayan Vinu, M.B. Kirkham, Son A. Hoang, Manish Kumar and Lal Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

S. Keerthanan

12 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: A review

2021 224 citations Nanthi Bolan, Manish Kumar et al. Environment International profile →

Peers

S. Keerthanan

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Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu South Africa

Pranab Kumar Ghosh India

S.K. Dwivedi India

Tatjana Šolević Knudsen Serbia

Qinmei Zhong China

Kaixuan Zheng China

Ruixia Hao China

Foluso O. Agunbiade Nigeria

Muhammad Mahroz Hussain Pakistan

Rosa Devesa‐Rey Spain

Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu South Africa

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264 ×1.0

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434 ×1.9

HTM

179 ×0.9

161 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to S. Keerthanan S. Keerthanan (= 1×) peers Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu

Countries citing papers authored by S. Keerthanan

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Keerthanan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Keerthanan

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

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13 of 13 papers shown

Hettithanthri, Oshadi, Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, S. Keerthanan, Sammani Ramanayaka, & Meththika Vithanage. (2022). Colloidal biochar for enhanced adsorption of antibiotic ciprofloxacin in aqueous and synthetic hydrolyzed human urine matrices. Chemosphere. 297. 133984–133984. 34 indexed citations

Keerthanan, S., Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, Ondřej Mašek, & Meththika Vithanage. (2022). Plant uptake of personal care products and biochar-assisted immobilization in soil: an appraisal. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23(7). 2669–2684. 3 indexed citations

Keerthanan, S., Chamila Jayasinghe, Nanthi Bolan, Jörg Rinklebe, & Meththika Vithanage. (2022). Retention of sulfamethoxazole by cinnamon wood biochar and its efficacy of reducing bioavailability and plant uptake in soil. Chemosphere. 297. 134073–134073. 16 indexed citations

Bolan, Nanthi, Son A. Hoang, Mohsin Tanveer, et al.. (2021). From mine to mind and mobiles – Lithium contamination and its risk management. Environmental Pollution. 290. 118067–118067. 114 indexed citations

Jayawardhana, Yohan, S. Keerthanan, Su Shiung Lam, & Meththika Vithanage. (2021). Ethylbenzene and toluene interactions with biochar from municipal solid waste in single and dual systems. Environmental Research. 197. 111102–111102. 21 indexed citations

Bolan, Nanthi, Manish Kumar, Ekta Singh, et al.. (2021). Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: A review. Environment International. 158. 106908–106908. 224 indexed citations breakdown →

Kumar, Manish, Nanthi Bolan, Son A. Hoang, et al.. (2021). Remediation of soils and sediments polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: To immobilize, mobilize, or degrade?. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126534–126534. 221 indexed citations

Keerthanan, S., Suranga M. Rajapaksha, Lukáš Trakal, & Meththika Vithanage. (2020). Caffeine removal by Gliricidia sepium biochar: Influence of pyrolysis temperature and physicochemical properties. Environmental Research. 189. 109865–109865. 54 indexed citations

Keerthanan, S., et al.. (2020). Immobilization and retention of caffeine in soil amended with Ulva reticulata biochar. Journal of Environmental Management. 281. 111852–111852. 23 indexed citations

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Keerthanan, S., Amit Bhatnagar, Kushani Mahatantila, et al.. (2020). Engineered tea-waste biochar for the removal of caffeine, a model compound in pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), from aqueous media. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 19. 100847–100847. 93 indexed citations

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Keerthanan, S., Chamila Jayasinghe, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, & Meththika Vithanage. (2020). Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the environment: Plant uptake, translocation, bioaccumulation, and human health risks. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 51(12). 1221–1258. 180 indexed citations

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Keerthanan, S., et al.. (2019). Natural Plant Extracts as Acid-Base Indicator and Determination of Their pKa Value. Journal of Chemistry. 2019. 1–6. 45 indexed citations

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Keerthanan, S., et al.. (2018). Plant Seeds as Biosorbents for the Purification of Water. Chemistry & Chemical Technology. 9(2). 30–39. 1 indexed citations

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