Tom Sleutels

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Tom Sleutels is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Sleutels has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Environmental Engineering, 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tom Sleutels's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (63 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (32 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (24 papers). Tom Sleutels is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (63 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (32 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (24 papers). Tom Sleutels collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Spain. Tom Sleutels's co-authors include H.V.M. Hamelers, Cees J.N. Buisman, Annemiek ter Heijne, René A. Rozendal, Adriaan W. Jeremiasse, Philipp Kuntke, Shaoan Cheng, Bruce E. Logan, Douglas F. Call and Michel Saakes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Tom Sleutels

82 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas Production from Organic Matter
    2008 983 citations H.V.M. Hamelers, Tom Sleutels et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom Sleutels Netherlands 34 3.9k 2.4k 1.6k 1.5k 889 82 5.0k
Annemiek ter Heijne Netherlands 44 4.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 849 1.0× 115 5.8k
Douglas F. Call United States 31 4.7k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 705 0.8× 56 5.6k
Peter Clauwaert Belgium 30 4.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 901 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 54 5.0k
Gunda Mohanakrishna India 42 3.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 703 0.8× 79 4.6k
Guangli Liu China 40 2.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 910 0.6× 674 0.8× 151 4.7k
César I. Torres United States 40 5.2k 1.3× 3.6k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 805 0.9× 91 6.2k
Krishna P. Katuri Saudi Arabia 34 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 624 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 469 0.5× 59 3.6k
Adriaan W. Jeremiasse Netherlands 17 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 696 0.4× 883 0.6× 408 0.5× 23 3.1k
Wulin Yang China 34 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 766 0.5× 902 0.6× 232 0.3× 78 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Sleutels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Sleutels

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mesman, Rob, Tom Sleutels, Jelle Postma, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer in anaerobic methanotrophic archaea. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1477–1477. 33 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2024). Rheological properties of thermally treated and digested sludge: Implications for energy requirements of pumps and agitators. Bioresource Technology. 408. 131153–131153. 4 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2022). Maximum thickness of non-buffer limited electro-active biofilms decreases at higher anode potentials. Biofilm. 4. 100092–100092. 4 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Federico, Maite Pijuan, Nick Duinslaeger, et al.. (2022). Ammonia recovery from anaerobic digester centrate using onsite pilot scale bipolar membrane electrodialysis coupled to membrane stripping. Water Research. 218. 118504–118504. 48 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2021). Donnan Dialysis for scaling mitigation during electrochemical ammonium recovery from complex wastewater. Water Research. 201. 117260–117260. 32 indexed citations
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Veelen, H. Pieter J. van, et al.. (2021). The effect of intermittent anode potential regimes on the morphology and extracellular matrix composition of electro-active bacteria. Biofilm. 4. 100064–100064. 24 indexed citations
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Barbosa, Raquel, et al.. (2020). Enrichment of Hydrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria from High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(4). 11 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2020). Minimal Bipolar Membrane Cell Configuration for Scaling Up Ammonium Recovery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(47). 17359–17367. 44 indexed citations
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Barbosa, Raquel, Tom Sleutels, Willy Verstraete, & Nico Boon. (2020). Hydrogen oxidizing bacteria are capable of removing orthophosphate to ultra-low concentrations in a fed batch reactor configuration. Bioresource Technology. 311. 123494–123494. 9 indexed citations
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Heijne, Annemiek ter, et al.. (2020). Electron Storage in Electroactive Biofilms. Trends in biotechnology. 39(1). 34–42. 86 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2019). Competition of electrogens with methanogens for hydrogen in bioanodes. Water Research. 170. 115292–115292. 28 indexed citations
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Caizán‐Juanarena, Leire, Tom Sleutels, Doekle Yntema, et al.. (2019). Combination of bioelectrochemical systems and electrochemical capacitors: Principles, analysis and opportunities. Biotechnology Advances. 39. 107456–107456. 65 indexed citations
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Ni, Gaofeng, Elias Broman, Domenico Simone, et al.. (2018). Microbial Community and Metabolic Activity in Thiocyanate Degrading Low Temperature Microbial Fuel Cells. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2308–2308. 14 indexed citations
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Ni, Gaofeng, et al.. (2018). Haloalkaliphilic microorganisms assist sulfide removal in a microbial electrolysis cell. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 363. 197–204. 29 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, Annemiek ter Heijne, Philipp Kuntke, Cees J.N. Buisman, & H.V.M. Hamelers. (2017). Membrane Selectivity Determines Energetic Losses for Ion Transport in Bioelectrochemical Systems. ChemistrySelect. 2(12). 3462–3470. 45 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2016). Low Substrate Loading Limits Methanogenesis and Leads to High Coulombic Efficiency in Bioelectrochemical Systems. Microorganisms. Microorganisms. 4(1). 2 indexed citations
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Kuntke, Philipp, Tom Sleutels, Michel Saakes, & Cees J.N. Buisman. (2014). Hydrogen production and ammonium recovery from urine by a Microbial Electrolysis Cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 39(10). 4771–4778. 150 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, Annemiek ter Heijne, Cees J.N. Buisman, & H.V.M. Hamelers. (2012). Bioelectrochemical Systems: An Outlook for Practical Applications. ChemSusChem. 5(6). 1012–1019. 198 indexed citations
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Kuntke, Philipp, H. Brüning, G. Zeeman, et al.. (2012). Ammonium recovery and energy production from urine by a microbial fuel cell. Water Research. 46(8). 2627–2636. 357 indexed citations
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Sleutels, Tom, et al.. (2011). Effect of operational parameters on Coulombic efficiency in bioelectrochemical systems. Bioresource Technology. 102(24). 11172–11176. 123 indexed citations

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