Thomas F. Speth

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas F. Speth is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas F. Speth has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas F. Speth's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (25 papers), Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (16 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (15 papers). Thomas F. Speth is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (25 papers), Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (16 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (15 papers). Thomas F. Speth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ghana and Ireland. Thomas F. Speth's co-authors include Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Richard J. Miltner, Rajender S. Varma, Detlef R.U. Knappe, Brad Acrey, E. Weber, Caroline Tebes-Stevens, John W. Washington, W. Matthew Henderson and Jill A. Awkerman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Accounts of Chemical Research and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas F. Speth

63 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

2022 1.2k citations Marina G. Evich, Mary J. B. Davis et al. Science profile →
Occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in source water and their treatment in drinking water

2019 291 citations Thomas F. Speth, Gulizhaer Abulikemu et al. profile →

Peers

Thomas F. Speth

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E. Weber United States

Federico G.A. Vagliasindi Italy

Qiang Yu China

Ziwen Du China

Mohamed Ateia United States

Xin Hu China

Feng Xiao United States

James Farrell United States

Michelle Crimi United States

Bill Batchelor United States

E. Weber United States

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Citations per year, relative to Thomas F. Speth Thomas F. Speth (= 1×) peers E. Weber

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas F. Speth

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas F. Speth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas F. Speth

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

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Burkhardt, Jonathan B., et al.. (2025). How Do Novel PFAS Sorbents Fit into Current Engineering Paradigm?. ACS ES&T Engineering. 5(4). 830–838. 3 indexed citations

Burkhardt, Jonathan B., et al.. (2023). Polanyi adsorption potential theory for estimating PFAS treatment with granular activated carbon. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103691–103691. 7 indexed citations

Haupert, Levi M., et al.. (2023). Impact of phosphate addition on PFAS treatment performance for drinking water. AWWA Water Science. 5(6). 4 indexed citations

Abulikemu, Gulizhaer, et al.. (2022). Validating the use of lyophilized natural organic matter as background material in GAC rapid small-scale column tests. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 47. 102773–102773. 1 indexed citations

Evich, Marina G., Mary J. B. Davis, James McCord, et al.. (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment. Science. 375(6580). eabg9065–eabg9065. 1166 indexed citations breakdown →

Tow, Emily W., Mahmut S. Erşan, Tae Lee, et al.. (2021). Managing and treating per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in membrane concentrates. AWWA Water Science. 3(5). 1–23. 90 indexed citations

Parvez, Shahid, Glenn Rice, Linda K. Teuschler, et al.. (2017). Method to assess component contribution to toxicity of complex mixtures: Assessment of puberty acquisition in rats exposed to disinfection byproducts. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 58. 311–321. 9 indexed citations

Narotsky, Michael G., Gary Klinefelter, Jerome M. Goldman, et al.. (2013). Comprehensive Assessment of a Chlorinated Drinking Water Concentrate in a Rat Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicity Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(18). 3432109848–3432109848. 30 indexed citations

Pressman, Jonathan G., Daniel L. McCurry, Shahid Parvez, et al.. (2012). Disinfection byproduct formation in reverse-osmosis concentrated and lyophilized natural organic matter from a drinking water source. Water Research. 46(16). 5343–5354. 17 indexed citations

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Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N., Jonathan G. Pressman, Colin White, Thomas F. Speth, & Daniel L. McCurry. (2011). Novel thermally stable poly(vinyl chloride) composites for sulfate removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 188(1-3). 19–25. 8 indexed citations

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Williams, Daniel J., et al.. (2009). The impact of temperature on the performance of anaerobic biological treatment of perchlorate in drinking water. Water Research. 43(7). 1867–1878. 18 indexed citations

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Speth, Thomas F., et al.. (2009). Factors affecting atrazine concentration and quantitative determination in chlorinated water. Journal of Chromatography A. 1217(5). 676–682. 16 indexed citations

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Miltner, Richard J., Thomas F. Speth, Susan D. Richardson, et al.. (2008). Integrated Disinfection By-Products Mixtures Research: Disinfection of Drinking Waters by Chlorination and Ozonation/Postchlorination Treatment Scenarios. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 71(17). 1133–1148. 31 indexed citations

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Simmons, Jane Ellen, Susan D. Richardson, Linda K. Teuschler, et al.. (2008). Research Issues Underlying the Four-Lab Study: Integrated Disinfection By-Products Mixtures Research. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 71(17). 1125–1132. 31 indexed citations

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Speth, Thomas F., Richard J. Miltner, Susan D. Richardson, & Jane Ellen Simmons. (2008). Integrated Disinfection By-Products Mixtures Research: Concentration by Reverse Osmosis Membrane Techniques of Disinfection By-Products from Water Disinfected by Chlorination and Ozonation/Postchlorination. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 71(17). 1149–1164. 22 indexed citations

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Speth, Thomas F. & Michael R. Schock. (2007). Removing Esoteric Contaminants from Drinking Waters: Impacts of Treatment Implementation. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 133(7). 665–669. 2 indexed citations

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Simmons, Jane Ellen, Linda K. Teuschler, Chris Gennings, et al.. (2004). Component-Based and Whole-Mixture Techniques for Addressing the Toxicity Of Drinking-Water Disinfection By-Product Mixtures. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 67(8-10). 741–754. 39 indexed citations

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Bouwer, Edward J., et al.. (2003). Study of water quality improvements during riverbank filtration at three midwestern United States drinking water utilities. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 4297. 8 indexed citations

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Simmons, Jane Ellen, Susan D. Richardson, Thomas F. Speth, et al.. (2002). Development of a research strategy for integrated technology-based toxicological and chemical evaluation of complex mixtures of drinking water disinfection byproducts.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(suppl 6). 1013–1024. 71 indexed citations

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Speth, Thomas F. & Richard J. Miltner. (1998). Adsorption Capacity of GAC for Synthetic Organics (PDF). American Water Works Association. 90(4). 171–174. 17 indexed citations

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