Sie Yon Lau

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Sie Yon Lau is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sie Yon Lau has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Water Science and Technology, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sie Yon Lau's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (15 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (10 papers). Sie Yon Lau is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (15 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (10 papers). Sie Yon Lau collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Australia and United States. Sie Yon Lau's co-authors include Jibrail Kansedo, Michael K. Danquah, Tung Chiong, Jaison Jeevanandam, Kehinde Shola Obayomi, Siaw Fui Kiew, João Rodrigues, Ahmed Barhoum, Pow‐Seng Yap and Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman‬ and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Sie Yon Lau

70 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Efficiency of various recent wastewater dye removal methods: A review

2018 2.1k citations Jibrail Kansedo, Sie Yon Lau et al. profile →
Green approaches for the synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial and plant extracts

2022 304 citations Jaison Jeevanandam, Sie Yon Lau et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sie Yon Lau Malaysia	24	1.6k	1.3k	909	859	745	74	3.8k
Saima Noreen Pakistan	36	2.2k 1.4×	989 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	440 0.5×	713 1.0×	133	4.4k
Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo Cyprus	37	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	723 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	619 0.8×	89	3.8k
Duyen Thi Cam Nguyen Vietnam	38	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	670 0.7×	633 0.7×	657 0.9×	100	3.3k
Dipak V. Pinjari India	42	1.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.7×	917 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.8×	111	5.9k
Nahit Aktaş Türkiye	40	856 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	638 0.7×	892 1.2×	134	4.8k
Abdul Naeem Pakistan	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	687 0.8×	500 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	100	3.6k
Jibrail Kansedo Malaysia	23	1.2k 0.8×	855 0.7×	731 0.8×	688 0.8×	2.0k 2.6×	52	4.2k
Juan Garcı́a Spain	39	2.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	983 1.1×	800 0.9×	851 1.1×	128	4.7k
Saif Ali Chaudhry India	30	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	738 0.8×	523 0.6×	823 1.1×	55	3.4k
A. Sivasamy India	34	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	729 0.8×	966 1.1×	837 1.1×	112	4.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Suparmaniam, Uganeeswary, Cheng Li, Man Kee Lam, et al.. (2025). Enhancing lipid yield in freshwater microalgae through synergistic abiotic stressors for sustainable biodiesel production. Biomass and Bioenergy. 200. 107978–107978. 1 indexed citations

So, Pui San, Sie Yon Lau, Ga‐Lai Law, & Charles Wang Wai Ng. (2025). Saturated hydraulic conductivity of construction wastes for potential replacement of sand blanket. Géotechnique Letters. 15(3). 210–218.

Lau, Sie Yon, et al.. (2025). Review of electrochemical reactors for the efficient removal of heavy metals from wastewater. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 152. 18–32. 4 indexed citations

Hadibarata, Tony, et al.. (2024). A review on biodegradation of Bisphenol A (BPA) with bacteria and fungi under laboratory conditions. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 195. 105893–105893. 10 indexed citations

Lau, Sie Yon, Sook Yan Choy, Jaison Jeevanandam, et al.. (2024). Unleashing the power of plant-based modified starch as a game-changing natural coagulant. Process Biochemistry. 147. 213–227. 3 indexed citations

Jeyasundar, Parimala Gnana Soundari Arockiam, et al.. (2024). Nanotechnology-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems. Sustainability. 16(21). 9231–9231. 19 indexed citations

Lam, Man Kee, Jun Wei Lim, Voon-Loong Wong, et al.. (2024). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by algae: Advancements, challenges and sustainable prospects. Materials Today Chemistry. 42. 102389–102389. 6 indexed citations

Tan, Inn Shi, et al.. (2024). Durable polylactic acid bionanocomposites with biomass-derived nanocellulose additives: Recent advances in production. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 177. 105774–105774. 7 indexed citations

Tan, Inn Shi, et al.. (2024). Anthill clay activated Ocimum gratissimum extract for effective adsorption of methylene blue and chromium (VI) ion from wastewater: Insights into the adsorption isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 67. 106286–106286. 11 indexed citations

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Lim, Steven, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Microwave Irradiation and Ethanol Pre-Treatment toward Bioproducts Fractionation from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch. Sustainability. 16(3). 1275–1275. 1 indexed citations

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Soonmin, Ho, et al.. (2024). A Comprehensive Review of Recent Progress on the Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds. 110–124. 1 indexed citations

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Obayomi, Kehinde Shola, Sie Yon Lau, Jianhua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Removal of Congo red dye from aqueous environment by zinc terephthalate metal organic framework decorated on silver nanoparticles-loaded biochar: Mechanistic insights of adsorption. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 355. 112568–112568. 53 indexed citations

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Obayomi, Kehinde Shola, Sie Yon Lau, Michael K. Danquah, et al.. (2023). Selective adsorption of organic dyes from aqueous environment using fermented maize extract-enhanced graphene oxide-durian shell derived activated carbon composite. Chemosphere. 339. 139742–139742. 27 indexed citations

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Lau, Sie Yon, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Enzyme-based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoflower Particles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 377. 1011–1011. 3 indexed citations

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Biswas, Jayanta Kumar, Manish Kumar, Sunita Varjani, et al.. (2023). Biofilters and bioretention systems: the role of biochar in the blue-green city concept for stormwater management. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 9(12). 3103–3119. 15 indexed citations

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Kansedo, Jibrail, et al.. (2023). Growth Study and Biological Hydrogen Production by novel strain Bacillus paramycoides. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 377. 1004–1004. 2 indexed citations

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Obayomi, Kehinde Shola, Sie Yon Lau, Michael K. Danquah, Tung Chiong, & Masahiro Takeo. (2022). Advances in graphene oxide based nanobiocatalytic technology for wastewater treatment. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. 17. 100647–100647. 34 indexed citations

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Obayomi, Kehinde Shola, Sie Yon Lau, Abdul Zahir, et al.. (2022). Removing methylene blue from water: A study of sorption effectiveness onto nanoparticles-doped activated carbon. Chemosphere. 313. 137533–137533. 49 indexed citations

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Tan, Kei Xian, Sie Yon Lau, & Michael K. Danquah. (2018). Process evaluation and in vitro selectivity analysis of aptamer-drug polymeric formulation for targeted pharmaceutical delivery. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 101. 996–1002. 4 indexed citations

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Tan, Kei Xian, et al.. (2018). Design and characterization of a multi‐layered polymeric drug delivery vehicle. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 97(S1). 1243–1252. 4 indexed citations

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