Sergio Ferro

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Sergio Ferro is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Ferro has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 38 papers in Electrochemistry and 22 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Ferro's work include Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (38 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (18 papers). Sergio Ferro is often cited by papers focused on Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (38 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (18 papers). Sergio Ferro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Brazil and Australia. Sergio Ferro's co-authors include Carlos A. Martínez‐Huitle, Achille De Battisti, Marco Vocciante, Marco A. Quiróz, Davide Rosestolato, Roberto Bagatin, Steven M. George, J. W. Klaus, Christos Comninellis and G. Lodi and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Ferro

105 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Electrochemical oxidation of organic pollutants for the wastewater treatment: direct and indirect processes

2006 1.5k citations Carlos A. Martínez‐Huitle, Sergio Ferro profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio Ferro Italy	40	2.7k	1.9k	1.7k	1.7k	1.1k	107	5.8k
Artur de Jesus Motheo Brazil	43	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	182	5.3k
G. Cerisola Italy	41	5.3k 2.0×	3.1k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.5×	95	8.2k
Xiuping Zhu China	46	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	845 0.5×	743 0.7×	103	5.7k
Mingzhu Xia China	47	2.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	518 0.3×	3.0k 2.7×	242	7.6k
Jianmeng Chen China	40	2.4k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	915 0.5×	645 0.4×	1.8k 1.7×	114	5.4k
Mohamed A. Shenashen Japan	56	1.4k 0.5×	678 0.4×	2.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	2.7k 2.5×	171	8.9k
Ioannis Poulios Greece	41	2.7k 1.0×	4.4k 2.3×	867 0.5×	391 0.2×	2.2k 2.1×	133	7.2k
Aracely Hernández‐Ramírez Mexico	42	1.5k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	800 0.5×	475 0.3×	1.7k 1.6×	139	4.9k
Manhong Huang China	42	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	304 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	163	5.6k
Inderjeet Tyagi India	57	5.4k 2.0×	1.2k 0.6×	869 0.5×	346 0.2×	2.7k 2.5×	143	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sergio Ferro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Ferro

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

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Santos, José Eudes L., et al.. (2025). Effective Endotoxin Reduction in Hospital Reverse Osmosis Water Using eBooster™ Electrochemical Technology. Water. 17(15). 2353–2353. 1 indexed citations

Monteiro, Mayra Kerolly Sales, et al.. (2025). Comparison of Chromatographic and Electrochemical Methods for Detecting and Quantifying Sunscreen Agents and Their Degradation Products in Water Matrices. Applied Sciences. 15(10). 5504–5504. 1 indexed citations

Ferro, Sergio, et al.. (2025). eBoosterTM: The First Electrochemical Disinfection System to Reduce Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Networks Without Maintenance. Water. 17(9). 1361–1361. 1 indexed citations

Araújo, Danyelle Medeiros de, et al.. (2022). An Electroanalytical Solution for the Determination of Pb2+ in Progressive Hair Dyes Using the Cork–Graphite Sensor. Sensors. 22(4). 1466–1466. 11 indexed citations

Franchi, Elisabetta, Meri Barbafieri, G. Petruzzelli, Sergio Ferro, & Marco Vocciante. (2022). Screening of Plants and Indigenous Bacteria to Improve Arsenic Phytoextraction. Applied Sciences. 12(14). 7267–7267. 5 indexed citations

Franchi, Elisabetta, Meri Barbafieri, G. Petruzzelli, Sergio Ferro, & Marco Vocciante. (2022). Improvement of Arsenic Phytoextraction Using Indigenous Bacteria and Mobilizing Agents. Applied Sciences. 12(18). 9059–9059. 1 indexed citations

Ferro, Sergio, et al.. (2021). Spray and Aerosolised pH-Neutral Electrochemically Activated Solution Reduces Salmonella Enteritidis and Total Bacterial Load on Egg Surface. Applied Sciences. 11(2). 732–732. 3 indexed citations

Ferro, Sergio & Marco Vocciante. (2021). Sustainable Environmental Solutions. Applied Sciences. 11(15). 6868–6868. 1 indexed citations

Vocciante, Marco, Vincenzo G. Dovì, & Sergio Ferro. (2021). Sustainability in ElectroKinetic Remediation Processes: A Critical Analysis. Sustainability. 13(2). 770–770. 61 indexed citations

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Araújo, Danyelle Medeiros de, et al.. (2021). Electrochemical Determination of Lead Using A Composite Sensor Obtained from Low-Cost Green Materials:Graphite/Cork. Applied Sciences. 11(5). 2355–2355. 20 indexed citations

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Ogunniyi, Abiodun D., et al.. (2020). Effects of an Eco-Friendly Sanitizing Wash on Spinach Leaf Bacterial Community Structure and Diversity. Applied Sciences. 10(8). 2986–2986. 5 indexed citations

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Ogunniyi, Abiodun D., Manouchehr Khazandi, Sergio Ferro, et al.. (2019). Decontamination of aerosolised bacteria from a pig farm environment using a pH neutral electrochemically activated solution (Ecas4 anolyte). PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222765–e0222765. 10 indexed citations

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Dandie, Catherine E., Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Sergio Ferro, et al.. (2019). Disinfection options for irrigation water: Reducing the risk of fresh produce contamination with human pathogens. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 50(20). 2144–2174. 34 indexed citations

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Pietrelli, Loris, Nicolò Maria Ippolito, Sergio Ferro, Vincenzo G. Dovì, & Marco Vocciante. (2019). Removal of Mn and As from drinking water by red mud and pyrolusite. Journal of Environmental Management. 237. 526–533. 63 indexed citations

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Vocciante, Marco, et al.. (2019). Enhancements in phytoremediation technology: Environmental assessment including different options of biomass disposal and comparison with a consolidated approach. Journal of Environmental Management. 237. 560–568. 87 indexed citations

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Pietrelli, Loris, Sergio Ferro, & Marco Vocciante. (2018). Raw materials recovery from spent hydrochloric acid-based galvanizing wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 341. 539–546. 49 indexed citations

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Aravind, Priyadharshini, Subramanyan Vasudevan, Sergio Ferro, & G. Rajagopal. (2016). Eco-friendly and facile integrated biological-cum-photo assisted electrooxidation process for degradation of textile wastewater. Water Research. 93. 230–241. 67 indexed citations

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Vocciante, Marco, et al.. (2015). Enhancements in ElectroKinetic Remediation Technology: Environmental assessment in comparison with other configurations and consolidated solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 289. 123–134. 71 indexed citations

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Ferro, Sergio, Davide Rosestolato, Carlos A. Martínez‐Huitle, & Achille De Battisti. (2014). Charge-storage process in IrO 2 -SnO 2 mixed-oxide electrodes. Role of coating composition, solution pH and Temperature. Electrochimica Acta. 148. 85–92. 11 indexed citations

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Ferro, Sergio. (2011). Physicochemical and Electrical Properties of Praseodymium Oxides. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–7. 29 indexed citations

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