Sandhya Babel

12.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
175 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Sandhya Babel is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandhya Babel has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 49 papers in Pollution and 35 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Sandhya Babel's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (35 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (30 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Sandhya Babel is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (35 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (30 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Sandhya Babel collaborates with scholars based in Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. Sandhya Babel's co-authors include Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Wai‐Hung Lo, Yuk Sing Gilbert Chan, Hanggara Sudrajat, Satoshi Takizawa, Anh Tuan Ta, Dominica del Mundo Dacera, Indika Thushari, Shabbir H. Gheewala and Einstine M. Opiso and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Sandhya Babel

171 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contamin... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2006 2003 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review
    2003 2.8k citations Sandhya Babel Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  2. Physico–chemical treatment techniques for wastewater laden with heavy metals
    2006 1.6k citations Sandhya Babel et al. profile →
  3. Cr(VI) removal from synthetic wastewater using coconut shell charcoal and commercial activated carbon modified with oxidizing agents and/or chitosan
    2003 757 citations Sandhya Babel et al. Chemosphere profile →
  4. Comparisons of low-cost adsorbents for treating wastewaters laden with heavy metals
    2005 606 citations Sandhya Babel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandhya Babel Thailand 37 4.8k 2.3k 2.0k 1.8k 1.5k 175 9.9k
Bing Wang China 55 3.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 316 10.1k
Bahman Ramavandi Iran 63 5.8k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 257 10.5k
Sheng‐Jie You Taiwan 41 4.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 193 8.6k
Shengsen Wang China 48 4.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 132 8.5k
Hamidi Abdul Aziz Malaysia 57 6.1k 1.3× 4.0k 1.7× 2.0k 1.0× 2.9k 1.6× 1.4k 0.9× 390 12.2k
Sha Liang China 53 4.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 201 9.8k
Nengwu Zhu China 58 3.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 202 9.1k
Dezhi Sun China 56 3.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 340 10.2k
Shaobo Liu China 49 5.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 155 10.2k
Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong 53 3.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 3.5k 1.7× 3.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.2× 281 12.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandhya Babel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandhya Babel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandhya Babel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sandhya Babel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sandhya Babel 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 Sandhya Babel. Sandhya Babel 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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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2025). Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant: Unravelling Problems and Proposing Solutions. Environment and Natural Resources Journal. 23(2). 1–11.
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric Microplastics Analysis: Discrepancies, Issues, and Way Forward. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 237(2). 1 indexed citations
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Ta, Anh Tuan, Sandhya Babel, & Li Pang Wang. (2024). Prevalence and characteristics of microplastic contamination in soft drinks and potential consumer exposure. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123810–123810. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Chongqing, Sandhya Babel, & Éric Lichtfouse. (2023). Microplastic Occurrence, Fate, Impact, and Remediation. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 6 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2022). Microplastics pollution in selected rivers from Southeast Asia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 5–17. 19 indexed citations
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Hatakeyama, Kazuto, et al.. (2022). Alternatingly stacked 2D/2D hybrid via preferential intercalation of nitrate ions between layered double hydroxide and graphene oxide. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 296. 127203–127203. 2 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2022). Assessment of the environmental sustainability of municipal solid waste valorization by anaerobic digestion and by composting in Sri Lanka. Environmental Technology. 47(7). 1088–1101. 2 indexed citations
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Thushari, Indika & Sandhya Babel. (2022). Comparative study of the environmental impacts of used cooking oil valorization options in Thailand. Journal of Environmental Management. 310. 114810–114810. 22 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2020). Anion-Scavenging Biopolyamides from Quaternized 4-Aminocinnamic Acid Photodimers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(9). 3786–3795. 4 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2020). Pb phytostabilization by fast-growing trees inoculated with Pb-resistant plant growth-promoting endophytic bacterium. Pollution. 6(4). 923–934. 3 indexed citations
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Sudrajat, Hanggara, Mitsunori Kitta, Sandhya Babel, et al.. (2019). Electron Population and Water Splitting Activity Controlled by Strontium Cations Doped in KTaO3 Photocatalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(30). 18387–18397. 27 indexed citations
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Thushari, Indika & Sandhya Babel. (2018). Activity of Carbon-Based Solid Acid Catalyst Derived from Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Esterification of Palmitic Acid. Environment and Natural Resources Journal. 17(1). 54–62. 5 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya, et al.. (2015). Effects of Thermophilic Heat Pretreatment of Mixed Inoculum on Biohydrogen Production from Synthetic and Sugarcane Mill Wastewaters. Thammasat International Journal of Science and Technology. 20(3). 55–66. 2 indexed citations
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Dacera, Dominica del Mundo, et al.. (2003). Hexane Reduction in a Thai Rice Bran Oil Factory: A Cleaner Technology Approach. Thammasat International Journal of Science and Technology. 8(4). 6–17. 4 indexed citations
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Babel, Sandhya. (2003). Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 97(1-3). 219–243. 2784 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fukushi, Kensuke, et al.. (2002). Survival of Salmonella spp. in a simulated acid-phase anaerobic digester treating sewage sludge. Bioresource Technology. 86(2). 177–181. 10 indexed citations

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