Tom Stephenson

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Tom Stephenson is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Stephenson has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pollution, 39 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 29 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Tom Stephenson's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (38 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (25 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (13 papers). Tom Stephenson is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (38 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (25 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (13 papers). Tom Stephenson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australia. Tom Stephenson's co-authors include Leopoldo G. Mendoza‐Espinosa, Alejandro Ruiz-Marín, Simon Judd, Bruce Jefferson, Lisa M. Avery, Gideon P. Winward, Yayi Wang, Marc Pidou, Elise Cartmell and Simon A. Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Tom Stephenson

74 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Characterisation of textile wastewaters ‐ a review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Stephenson United Kingdom	32	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	672	638	76	3.9k
Wei Zheng United States	34	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	746 1.1×	515 0.8×	88	5.0k
Mathava Kumar India	38	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	843 0.6×	885 1.3×	526 0.8×	94	4.1k
Liangliang Wei China	37	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	824 1.2×	816 1.3×	131	4.5k
Puspendu Bhunia India	29	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	506 0.8×	326 0.5×	78	4.9k
Márcia Dezotti Brazil	38	2.7k 1.6×	2.8k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	1.0k 1.6×	109	5.7k
Fang Fang China	38	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	419 0.6×	721 1.1×	194	4.7k
Libing Chu China	35	2.9k 1.8×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	733 1.1×	63	5.3k
Yaoning Chen China	41	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	588 0.9×	377 0.6×	90	4.8k
Shou‐Qing Ni China	43	2.6k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	752 0.5×	510 0.8×	888 1.4×	167	4.6k
Ivar Zekker Estonia	39	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	579 0.4×	671 1.0×	580 0.9×	96	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Stephenson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Stephenson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Stephenson

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Hassard, Francis, et al.. (2019). Biosolids recycling impact on biofilm extracellular enzyme activity and performance of hybrid rotating biological reactors. The Science of The Total Environment. 706. 135865–135865. 10 indexed citations

Stephenson, Tom, et al.. (2019). Characterisation of thiocyanate degradation in a mixed culture activated sludge process treating coke wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 288. 121524–121524. 24 indexed citations

Hassard, Francis, et al.. (2018). Microbial extracellular enzyme activity affects performance in a full-scale modified activated sludge process. The Science of The Total Environment. 625. 1527–1534. 25 indexed citations

Vale, Peter, et al.. (2018). The role of pH on the biological struvite production in digested sludge dewatering liquors. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7225–7225. 32 indexed citations

Pidou, Marc, et al.. (2017). Consequences of pH change on wastewater depth filtration using a multimedia filter. Water Research. 128. 111–119. 23 indexed citations

Pidou, Marc, et al.. (2016). The effect of high hydraulic loading rate on the removal efficiency of a quadruple media filter for tertiary wastewater treatment. Water Research. 107. 102–112. 12 indexed citations

Hassard, Francis, et al.. (2014). Rotating biological contactors for wastewater treatment – A review. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 94. 285–306. 126 indexed citations

Wang, Yayi, et al.. (2014). Nitrite survival and nitrous oxide production of denitrifying phosphorus removal sludges in long-term nitrite/nitrate-fed sequencing batch reactors. Water Research. 67. 33–45. 41 indexed citations

Soares, Ana, et al.. (2013). Bio‐Struvite: A New Route to Recover Phosphorus from Wastewater. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 42(7). 994–997. 34 indexed citations

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Dotro, Gabriela, et al.. (2011). A review of the impact and potential of intermittent aeration on continuous flow nitrifying activated sludge. Environmental Technology. 32(15). 1685–1697. 35 indexed citations

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Ruiz-Marín, Alejandro, Leopoldo G. Mendoza‐Espinosa, & Tom Stephenson. (2009). Growth and nutrient removal in free and immobilized green algae in batch and semi-continuous cultures treating real wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 101(1). 58–64. 493 indexed citations

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Winward, Gideon P., Lisa M. Avery, Tom Stephenson, & Bruce Jefferson. (2007). Chlorine disinfection of grey water for reuse: Effect of organics and particles. Water Research. 42(1-2). 483–491. 173 indexed citations

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Germain, Eve, Tom Stephenson, & Pete Pearce. (2005). Biomass characteristics and membrane aeration: Toward a better understanding of membrane fouling in submerged membrane bioreactors (MBRs). Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 90(3). 316–322. 72 indexed citations

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Stephenson, Tom, et al.. (2002). Effect of influent organic content on digested sludge extracellular polymer content and dewaterability. Water Research. 36(14). 3620–3628. 127 indexed citations

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Moore, Rebecca E., J. Quarmby, & Tom Stephenson. (2001). The effects of media size on the performance of biological aerated filters. Water Research. 35(10). 2514–2522. 87 indexed citations

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Stephenson, Tom, et al.. (2000). The application of membrane biological reactors for the treatment of wastewaters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 49(6). 601–610. 225 indexed citations

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Mendoza‐Espinosa, Leopoldo G. & Tom Stephenson. (1999). A Review of Biological Aerated Filters (BAFs) for Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Engineering Science. 16(3). 201–216. 134 indexed citations

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Stephenson, Tom, et al.. (1992). Bioaugmentation for enhancing biological wastewater treatment. Biotechnology Advances. 10(4). 549–559. 91 indexed citations

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Stephenson, Tom & J.N. Lester. (1986). Evaluation of startup and operation of four anaerobic processes treating a synthetic meat waste. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 28(3). 372–380. 32 indexed citations

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Yeoman, S., Tom Stephenson, J.N. Lester, & Roger Perry. (1986). Biotechnology for phosphorus removal during wastewater treatment. Biotechnology Advances. 4(1). 13–26. 8 indexed citations

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