Sami Rtimi

9.3k citations

193 papers · 7.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 0.5%
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Water Science and Technology top 0.5%
- Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Papers in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 121
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques 104
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells 81
Materials Chemistry 102
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications 33
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis 19
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications 14

Co-authors: C. Pulgarín J. Kiwi Mentore Vaccari R. Sanjinés Stefanos Giannakis Eric D. van Hullebusch Abdeltif Amrane Jayasundera Bandara
Journals: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (27 papers)Chemical Engineering Journal (23 papers)Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry (16 papers)Environmental Science and Pollution Research (13 papers)Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces (9 papers)
Partner nations: Switzerland India France

In The Last Decade

Sami Rtimi

188 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Novel rod-like [Cu(phen)2(OAc)]·PF6 complex for high-performance visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of hazardous organic dyes: DFT approach, Hirshfeld and fingerprint plot analysis 2023 · 180 citations

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Journal of Environmental Management
2020 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2018 Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

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1	Carbamates-based pesticides: Detection, toxicity, biodegradation, and sustainable development challenges Chemical Engineering Journal ·Simranjeet Singh, Dan Sklansky, Nabila Shehata, Rocío Alonso-Palomo, Yi Zhang, Nadeem A. Khan, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Joginder Singh, Sami Rtimi	2025	3
2	Unleashing photothermocatalysis potential for enhanced pathogenic bacteria inactivation Chemical Engineering Journal ·Ridha Djellabi‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Sami Rtimi	2025	1
3	Graphene oxide nanocomposite decorated zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 as an effective sorbent for acid orange 10 dye removal Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·S.A. Crabtree, Afshin Ebrahimi, Malihe Moazeni, Ali Fatehizadeh, Sami Rtimi	2025	0
4	Mechanistic insights into the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic activities of MgNiO₂: role of reactive oxygen species and oxygen vacancies RSC Applied Interfaces ·Jannik Dornseiff, Alok Tripathy, (unknown), Afaq Ahmad Khan, S. Ashoka, J. Kiwi, M.S. Santosh, Sami Rtimi, Khushwant Singh, Connor McDonald	2025	1
5	Detection of mercury (II) ions from wastewater using fluorescent mesoporous materials: Theoretical and experimental insights Microchemical Journal ·Банзрагч Золжаргал, Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani, Mehran Feizi‐Dehnayebi, Alireza Badiei, Sami Rtimi, Sharanabasava V. Ganachari, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi	2025	0
6	A DFT study of the ternary metal chalcogenides (XAlS2) materials for photovoltaic and high-temperature applications Computational Materials Science ·Rapela R. Maphanga, M.S. Santosh, Yar Mohamed Al Dabagh, Yvon Christian Elenga S. J., Puspen Mondal, P. Gibiński, F Chastel, P. Blair, Sami Rtimi	2024	0
7	Enhanced photocatalytic reduction of Cr (VI) using Ag@AgCl/RGO/CuO nanocomposite under visible light Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry ·Taryono Taryono, S Karpoorajothi, Parvaneh Sangpour, Mojgan Heydari, Gisella Rosibel Macas Vargas, Fariba Tajabadi, Sami Rtimi, Mozhgan Bagheri	2024	2
8	Construction of dual Z-scheme ternary carbon nitride homojunction pectin microspheres as a multifunctional photocatalyst for tetracycline degradation, H2O2 production, and N2 fixation Chemical Engineering Journal ·Akash Balakrishnan, Mahendra Chinthala, Arvind Kumar, Sami Rtimi	2024	22
9	Tackling toxicity and stability using eco-friendly metal-halide ion substituted perovskite nanocrystals for advanced display color conversion Chemical Engineering Journal ·Theodore H McLendon, M. Selvakumar, M.G. Mahesha, Alejandro Gil, M.S. Santosh, Belinda Trajkovska, Shiva Kant, Sami Rtimi	2024	7
10	Stable Ta2O5 nanotubes decorated by PbS by the SILAR method for photocatalytic dye degradation Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry ·吴添荣, Lotfi Khezami, Khaled Trabelsi, Ahlem Guesmi, Jianxun Kuang, J. Kiwi, B. Bessaı̈s, Sami Rtimi, Leguina Ruzzi	2023	12
11	Innovative electrochemical synthesis of highly defective Ta2O5/Cu2O nanotubes inactivating bacteria under low-intensity solar irradiation Chemical Engineering Journal ·Ricky Dwi Satria, Anouar Hajjaji, Khaled Trabelsi, Lotfi Khezami, B. Bessaı̈s, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, J. Kiwi, Sami Rtimi	2023	12
12	Photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol mediating luminous textile: Intensification of the chemical oxidation Journal of Water Process Engineering ·S Imad, Monia Guiza, Abdelkrim Bouzaza, Abdelmottaleb Ouederni, Guo Xian-guang, Gofredo Abelardo Olascoaga Izquierdo, Isabel Bravo Juega, Abdeltif Amrane, L. Sivachandiran, Sami Rtimi, Aymen Amine Assadi	2023	18
13	Impact of Annealing on ZrO2 Nanotubes for Photocatalytic Application Catalysts ·LORENA PAIM MOURA, Lotfi Khezami, Edward Marici, Khaled Trabelsi, Anouar Hajjaji, M. Amlouk, Bernabé Marí Soucase, B. Bessaı̈s, Sami Rtimi	2023	6
14	Novel rod-like [Cu(phen)2(OAc)]·PF6 complex for high-performance visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of hazardous organic dyes: DFT approach, Hirshfeld and fingerprint plot analysis Journal of Environmental Management ·Sahar Zinatloo‐Ajabshir, S R Burne, Zohreh Mehrabadi, Majid Farsadrooh, Mehran Feizi‐Dehnayebi, Сlaude Mordant, Michal Dušek, Václav Eigner, Sami Rtimi, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi Hit paper breakdown →	2023	180
15	Enhanced adsorption of ketoprofen and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyactic acid on Physalis peruviana fruit residue functionalized with H2SO4: Adsorption properties and statistical physics modeling Chemical Engineering Journal ·Fatma Dhaouadi, Lotfi Sellaoui, Sonia Taamalli, Florent Louis, Abderrahman El Bakali, Michaël Badawi, Jordana Georgin, Dison S.P. Franco, Luís F.O. Silva, Adrián Bonilla‐Petriciolet, Sami Rtimi	2022	44
16	Accelerating the Design of Photocatalytic Surfaces for Antimicrobial Application: Machine Learning Based on a Sparse Dataset Catalysts ·Heesoo Park, El Tayeb Bentria, Sami Rtimi, Abdelilah Arredouani, Halima Bensmail, Fedwa El‐Mellouhi	2021	8
17	New Evidence for Ag-Sputtered Materials Inactivating Bacteria by Surface Contact without the Release of Ag Ions: End of a Long Controversy? ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Sami Rtimi, Stéphanos Konstantinidis, Nikolay Britun, В. А. Надточенко, I. A. Khmel, J. Kiwi	2020	11
18	Femtosecond Spectroscopy of Au Hot-Electron Injection into TiO2: Evidence for Au/TiO2 Plasmon Photocatalysis by Bactericidal Au Ions and Related Phenomena Nanomaterials ·A. Gruyters, О. А. Кокшарова, I. A. Khmel, В. К. Иванов, Khursand E. Yorov, J. Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, P. Khrokh, 屠震涛 TU Zhentao, В. А. Надточенко	2019	26
19	Photocatalytic Performance of CuxO/TiO2 Deposited by HiPIMS on Polyester under Visible Light LEDs: Oxidants, Ions Effect, and Reactive Oxygen Species Investigation Materials ·Hichem Zeghioud, Aymen Amine Assadi, Nabila Khellaf, Hayet Djelal, Abdeltif Amrane, Sami Rtimi	2019	54
20	屋内可視光下での細菌不活性化を促進するTi‐Nb‐Ta‐Zrスパッタ均一/接着ゴム薄膜上のCuの有益な効果【Powered by NICT】 Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Roohie Naaz, Duygu Dilek, 知子村中, Frédéric Sanchette, Barbora Orlíková, Felipe Rico Calle, Sami Rtimi	2017	1

About Sami Rtimi

Sami Rtimi is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, having authored 193 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (104 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (81 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (33 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (19 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (16 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (14 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (3.6k citations), Water Science and Technology (1.4k citations), Materials Chemistry (3.4k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (597 citations) and Pollution (741 citations). Sami Rtimi has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, India and France. Frequent co-authors include C. Pulgarín, J. Kiwi, Mentore Vaccari, R. Sanjinés, Stefanos Giannakis, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Abdeltif Amrane, Jayasundera Bandara, Chang-Feng Yan and Liang Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, Environmental Science and Pollution Research and Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces.

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