Silvio Canonica

12.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
80 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Silvio Canonica is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvio Canonica has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Water Science and Technology, 40 papers in Pollution and 27 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Silvio Canonica's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (42 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (39 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (20 papers). Silvio Canonica is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (42 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (39 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (20 papers). Silvio Canonica collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Silvio Canonica's co-authors include Urs von Gunten, Jannis Wenk, Kristopher McNeill, Kathrin Fenner, Lawrence P. Wackett, Martin Elsner, Jakob Wirz, Jürg Hoigné, Laurence Meunier and Fernando L. Rosario‐Ortiz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Silvio Canonica

80 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals during Ozonation and Advanced Oxidation Processes

2003 1.4k citations Silvio Canonica, Urs von Gunten et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Evaluating Pesticide Degradation in the Environment: Blind Spots and Emerging Opportunities

2013 868 citations Silvio Canonica et al. profile →
Triplet state dissolved organic matter in aquatic photochemistry: reaction mechanisms, substrate scope, and photophysical properties

2016 519 citations Silvio Canonica et al. profile →
Transformation Kinetics of Phenols in Water: Photosensitization by Dissolved Natural Organic Material and Aromatic Ketones

1995 466 citations Silvio Canonica et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Transformation of Contaminants Induced by Excited Triplet States and the Hydroxyl Radical

2011 436 citations Jannis Wenk, Urs von Gunten et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvio Canonica Switzerland	47	4.9k	4.9k	3.0k	2.1k	1.8k	80	10.5k
Kristopher McNeill United States	63	3.6k 0.7×	5.5k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	183	13.6k
William J. Cooper United States	60	4.9k 1.0×	3.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	224	12.5k
William A. Arnold United States	60	3.3k 0.7×	4.9k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	277	12.9k
Davide Vione Italy	61	5.4k 1.1×	3.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	3.5k 1.9×	319	13.9k
Fritz H. Frimmel Germany	62	3.3k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	264	11.9k
Michael Sander Switzerland	56	2.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	140	11.2k
Valter Maurino Italy	57	3.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	3.8k 2.0×	200	9.7k
Stuart J. Khan Australia	54	4.7k 1.0×	4.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	844 0.5×	207	10.5k
Claudio Minero Italy	69	5.7k 1.1×	3.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	7.3k 4.0×	305	16.0k
Jean‐Philippe Croué France	56	6.5k 1.3×	2.0k 0.4×	3.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.7k 1.5×	165	11.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvio Canonica

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Gunten, Urs von, et al.. (2023). Impact of chlorination and ozonation of dissolved organic matter on its photo-induced production of long-lived photooxidants and excited triplet states. Water Research. 239. 119921–119921. 12 indexed citations

Ludvíková, Lucie, et al.. (2022). Photochemical oxidation of phenols and anilines mediated by phenoxyl radicals in aqueous solution. Water Research. 213. 118095–118095. 31 indexed citations

Wenk, Jannis, Cornelia Graf, Michael Aeschbacher, Michael Sander, & Silvio Canonica. (2021). Effect of Solution pH on the Dual Role of Dissolved Organic Matter in Sensitized Pollutant Photooxidation. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(22). 15110–15122. 36 indexed citations

Gunten, Urs von, et al.. (2020). Enhanced transformation of aquatic organic compounds by long-lived photooxidants (LLPO) produced from dissolved organic matter. Water Research. 190. 116707–116707. 34 indexed citations

Leresche, Frank, Lucie Ludvíková, Dominik Heger, Urs von Gunten, & Silvio Canonica. (2020). Quenching of an Aniline Radical Cation by Dissolved Organic Matter and Phenols: A Laser Flash Photolysis Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(23). 15057–15065. 44 indexed citations

Leresche, Frank, et al.. (2019). Effects of Ozone on the Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(10). 5622–5632. 59 indexed citations

Canonica, Silvio, et al.. (2019). Inhibitory Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Transformation of Selected Anilines and Sulfonamide Antibiotics Induced by the Sulfate Radical. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(20). 11783–11791. 78 indexed citations

Leresche, Frank, Lucie Ludvíková, Dominik Heger, et al.. (2018). Laser flash photolysis study of the photoinduced oxidation of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN). Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 18(2). 534–545. 15 indexed citations

Lee, Minju, et al.. (2016). Abatement of Polychoro-1,3-butadienes in Aqueous Solution by Ozone, UV Photolysis, and Advanced Oxidation Processes (O₃/H₂O₂ and UV/H₂O₂). Environmental Science & Technology. 51(1). 497–505. 45 indexed citations

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Gunten, Urs von, et al.. (2014). Sunlight-induced transformation of sulfadiazine and sulfamethoxazole in surface waters and wastewater effluents. Water Research. 57. 183–192. 138 indexed citations

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Linge, Kathryn L., et al.. (2014). Degradation rates of benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles under UV-C irradiation and the advanced oxidation process UV/H2O2. Water Research. 74. 143–154. 116 indexed citations

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Soltermann, Fabian, et al.. (2014). Photolysis of inorganic chloramines and efficiency of trichloramine abatement by UV treatment of swimming pool water. Water Research. 56. 280–291. 58 indexed citations

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Měšťánková, Hana, Kristin Schirmer, Silvio Canonica, & Urs von Gunten. (2014). Development of mutagenicity during degradation of N -nitrosamines by advanced oxidation processes. Water Research. 66. 399–410. 41 indexed citations

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Soltermann, Fabian, Minju Lee, Silvio Canonica, & Urs von Gunten. (2012). Enhanced N-nitrosamine formation in pool water by UV irradiation of chlorinated secondary amines in the presence of monochloramine. Water Research. 47(1). 79–90. 96 indexed citations

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Sánchez‐Polo, M., J. Rivera‐Utrilla, J.D. Méndez‐Díaz, Silvio Canonica, & Urs von Gunten. (2007). Photooxidation of naphthalenesulfonic acids: Comparison between processes based on O3, O3/activated carbon and UV/H2O2. Chemosphere. 68(10). 1814–1820. 26 indexed citations

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Canonica, Silvio, Laurence Meunier, & Urs von Gunten. (2007). Phototransformation of selected pharmaceuticals during UV treatment of drinking water. Water Research. 42(1-2). 121–128. 335 indexed citations

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Rosenfeldt, Erik J., Karl G. Linden, Silvio Canonica, & Urs von Gunten. (2006). Comparison of the efficiency of OH radical formation during ozonation and the advanced oxidation processes O3/H2O2 and UV/H2O2. Water Research. 40(20). 3695–3704. 432 indexed citations

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Meunier, Laurence, Silvio Canonica, & Urs von Gunten. (2006). Implications of sequential use of UV and ozone for drinking water quality. Water Research. 40(9). 1864–1876. 115 indexed citations

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Schweigert, Nina, Juan L. Acero, Urs von Gunten, et al.. (2000). DNA degradation by the mixture of copper and catechol is caused by DNA-copper-hydroperoxo complexes, probably DNA-Cu(I)OOH. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 36(1). 5–12. 64 indexed citations

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Wegelin, Martin, et al.. (1994). Solar water disinfection: scope of the process and analysis of radiation experiments. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 154–169. 259 indexed citations

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