Santhana Krishnan

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Santhana Krishnan is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Santhana Krishnan has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Water Science and Technology, 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 27 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Santhana Krishnan's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (27 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Santhana Krishnan is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (27 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Santhana Krishnan collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Thailand and India. Santhana Krishnan's co-authors include Mohd Nasrullah, A. W. Zularisam, Lakhveer Singh, Farah Amalina, Mimi Sakinah, Abdul Syukor Abd Razak, Ramalingam Subramaniam, K. Ravikumar, K. Balu and Hesam Kamyab and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Santhana Krishnan

89 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Biochar production techniques utilizing biomass waste-derived materials and environmental applications – A review

2022 210 citations Farah Amalina, Abdul Syukor Abd Razak et al. profile →
A comprehensive review of AI-enhanced smart grid integration for hydrogen energy: Advances, challenges, and future prospects

2024 84 citations Hesam Kamyab, Santhana Krishnan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Santhana Krishnan Malaysia	34	1.2k	988	785	722	515	90	3.6k
Ackmez Mudhoo Mauritius	39	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	714 0.9×	755 1.0×	973 1.9×	88	4.6k
Mei Fong Chong Malaysia	24	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	763 1.0×	536 0.7×	564 1.1×	48	3.5k
Phaik Eong Poh Malaysia	28	1.5k 1.2×	969 1.0×	655 0.8×	413 0.6×	479 0.9×	66	3.6k
Ángeles Blanco Spain	41	1.9k 1.5×	1.6k 1.7×	946 1.2×	562 0.8×	514 1.0×	209	6.1k
Mahmoud Nasr Egypt	35	1.3k 1.1×	718 0.7×	696 0.9×	502 0.7×	671 1.3×	160	3.6k
Norli Ismail Malaysia	35	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	573 0.7×	507 0.7×	690 1.3×	154	4.1k
Sangyong Kim South Korea	27	946 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	430 0.5×	865 1.2×	311 0.6×	84	3.1k
Chunxing Li China	35	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	764 1.0×	1.4k 2.0×	1.1k 2.2×	79	3.8k
Malini Balakrishnan India	34	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	448 0.6×	469 0.6×	512 1.0×	95	3.3k
Sabino De Gisi Italy	28	1.3k 1.0×	573 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	548 0.8×	811 1.6×	90	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Santhana Krishnan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Santhana Krishnan

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Laosiripojana, Navadol, et al.. (2025). Influence of hydrothermal pretreatment and hydrochar addition on enhanced anaerobic digestion of various biomass. Biomass and Bioenergy. 204. 108431–108431.

Srinivasan, Gokul Raghavendra, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Zaher Mundher Yaseen‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, et al.. (2024). Mono- and Co- solvency based transesterification of Caryota urens seed oil. Industrial Crops and Products. 209. 117965–117965. 1 indexed citations

Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2024). Improving biogas production with application of trimetallic nanoparticle using response surface methods. Renewable Energy. 234. 121199–121199. 4 indexed citations

Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2024). Elucidating the role of sub-thermophilic temperature and pre-hydrolyzation for effective upgrading scheme of old swine manure digesters. Bioresource Technology. 408. 131199–131199. 1 indexed citations

Amalina, Farah, Abdul Syukor Abd Razak, Santhana Krishnan, A. W. Zularisam, & Mohd Nasrullah. (2023). The synthesization of activated carbon from electrocoagulated palm oil mill effluent sludge for wastewater treatment. Materials Today Proceedings. 107. 8–16. 5 indexed citations

Krishnan, Santhana, Yu‐You Li, Mimi H. Hassim, et al.. (2023). Performance evaluation and energy potential analysis of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) in the treatment of simulated milk wastewater. Chemosphere. 317. 137923–137923. 33 indexed citations

Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2023). Performance and microbial analysis of a fluidized bed membrane bioreactor operated in the partial nitrification and anammox (PN/A) mode for polishing anaerobically treated effluent to industrial discharge standard. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 109808–109808. 5 indexed citations

Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2023). Integrated poultry waste management by co-digestion with perennial grass: Effects of mixing ratio, pretreatments, reaction temperature, and effluent recycle on biomethanation yield. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 196. 108937–108937. 4 indexed citations

Amalina, Farah, Santhana Krishnan, A. W. Zularisam, & Mohd Nasrullah. (2023). Recent advancement and applications of biochar technology as a multifunctional component towards sustainable environment. Environmental Development. 46. 100819–100819. 34 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, Hesam Kamyab, Shazwin Mat Taib, et al.. (2021). Current technologies for recovery of metals from industrial wastes: An overview. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 22. 101525–101525. 177 indexed citations

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Bhuyar, Prakash, et al.. (2021). A review on the impact of conductive nanoparticles (CNPs) in anaerobic digestion: Applications and limitations. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23. 101526–101526. 62 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2021). Understanding the need of satellite towns in India. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 1114(1). 12043–12043. 3 indexed citations

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Malav, Lal Chand, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Neha Gupta, et al.. (2020). A review on municipal solid waste as a renewable source for waste-to-energy project in India: Current practices, challenges, and future opportunities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 277. 123227–123227. 261 indexed citations

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Dolah, Rozzeta, et al.. (2020). Development of F-N-C-O Taguchi Method for Robust Measurement System Using a Case Study of T-Peel Test on Adhesion Strength. Applied Sciences. 10(18). 6203–6203. 1 indexed citations

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Kamyab, Hesam, et al.. (2020). Treatment of Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology: A Brief Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 78. 535–540. 19 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, Mohd Fadhil Md Din, Zaiton Abdul Majid, et al.. (2019). Statistical optimization of titanium recovery from drinking water treatment residue using response surface methodology. Journal of Environmental Management. 255. 109890–109890. 15 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, Mohd Fadhil Md Din, Shazwin Mat Taib, et al.. (2018). Utilization of micro‒algal biomass residues (MABRS) for bio‒hythane production‒ a perspective. Journal of Applied Biotechnology & Bioengineering. 5(3). 8 indexed citations

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Omar, Wahid, et al.. (2018). Greening campus experience: moving towards living laboratory action plan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 48. 2006–2006. 4 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, Lakhveer Singh, Mimi Sakinah, et al.. (2016). Effect of organic loading rate on hydrogen (H 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) production in two-stage fermentation under thermophilic conditions using palm oil mill effluent (POME). Energy Sustainable Development. 34. 130–138. 50 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Santhana, et al.. (2015). Optimization of Monoclonal Antibodies Purification Expressed in H-192 cells using Preparative Native-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis. UMP Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Pahang). 1 indexed citations

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