Tom Van Gerven

18.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
290 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Tom Van Gerven is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Van Gerven has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 87 papers in Materials Chemistry and 75 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tom Van Gerven's work include Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (51 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (42 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (40 papers). Tom Van Gerven is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (51 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (42 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (40 papers). Tom Van Gerven collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Greece. Tom Van Gerven's co-authors include Koen Binnemans, Bart Blanpain, Andrzej Stankiewicz, Carlo Vandecasteele, Peter Tom Jones, Yiannis Pontikes, Chenna Rao Borra, Allan Walton, Yongxiang Yang and Matthias Buchert and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Tom Van Gerven

276 papers receiving 13.8k 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.

Recycling of rare earths: a critical review

2013 1.8k citations Koen Binnemans, Peter Tom Jones et al. profile →
Towards zero-waste valorisation of rare-earth-containing industrial process residues: a critical review

2015 480 citations Koen Binnemans, Peter Tom Jones et al. profile →
REE Recovery from End-of-Life NdFeB Permanent Magnet Scrap: A Critical Review

2016 452 citations Tom Van Gerven, Peter Tom Jones et al. profile →
Recent developments in membrane-based technologies for CO2 capture

2012 446 citations Tom Van Gerven et al. profile →
Structure, Energy, Synergy, Time—The Fundamentals of Process Intensification

2009 424 citations Tom Van Gerven, Andrzej Stankiewicz profile →
Leaching of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud)

2015 398 citations Yiannis Pontikes, Koen Binnemans et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Van Gerven

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An in-depth comparison of the ultrasonic horn and plate transducer: Building from fundamentals to applications 2025 ·Process Safety and Environmental Protection ·(unknown), (unknown), Georgios D. Stefanidis, Tom Van Gerven	0
2	Particle tuning in reactive crystallization via microwave-assisted temperature cycling for improved downstream performance 2025 ·Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification ·(unknown), Ioannis Papaioannou, Tom Van Gerven, Georgios D. Stefanidis	0
3	Recent advancements in centrifugal contactor design for chemical processing 2025 ·Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering ·(unknown), Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven	1
4	Intensification of Ethylene Carbonate Synthesis via Microwave‐Induced Phase‐Change Cycles 2025 ·ChemSusChem ·Ioannis Papaioannou, (unknown), (unknown), Xin Gao, Tom Van Gerven, Georgios D. Stefanidis	0
5	Bipolar membrane electrodialysis for amine regeneration from amine chloride stream: Closing the amine utilization loop 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Van Gerven, Xing Yang	3
6	Investigation of oscillatory baffled reactors for the hydrometallurgical separation of cobalt and nickel 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven	2
7	Preliminary Environmental and Economic Assessment of Mineral Carbonation of Steel Slags as a Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology 2024 ·Procedia CIRP ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giuseppe Granata, Sara Vicca, Tom Van Gerven, Karel Van Acker	2
8	Non-aqueous solvent extraction of cobalt and nickel using undiluted ionic liquids in milliflow contacting devices 2024 ·Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification ·(unknown), Sofía Riaño, (unknown), Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven	1
9	Crystallization of para-aminobenzoic acid forms from specific solvents 2024 ·CrystEngComm ·Mohammed Noorul Hussain, Luc Van Meervelt, Tom Van Gerven	2
10	Ultrasound mechanisms and their effect on solid synthesis and processing: a review 2024 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Georgios D. Stefanidis, Michiel Dusselier, Tom Van Gerven, Simon Kuhn	26
11	Unraveling the Role of Fluid Shear on Primary Nucleation of Paracetamol through an Energy-Dissipation Rate Analysis 2024 ·Crystal Growth & Design ·(unknown), Christos Xiouras, Tom Van Gerven, Simon Kuhn	3
12	2DVLE: a simulation game for an active learning introduction to vapour–liquid equilibrium 2023 ·European Journal of Engineering Education ·(unknown), Tom Van Gerven	1
13	Cobalt/nickel purification by solvent extraction with ionic liquids in millifluidic reactors: From single-channel to numbered-up configuration with solvent recycle 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven	9
14	Study of motivation and engagement for chemical laboratory safety training with VR serious game 2023 ·Safety Science ·(unknown), Tom Van Gerven, Jean‐Luc Dubois, Kristel Bernaerts	14
15	Continuous Crystallization Using Ultrasound Assisted Nucleation, Cubic Cooling Profiles and Oscillatory Flow 2021 ·Processes ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Van Gerven, Leen C.J. Thomassen, Leen Braeken	6
16	Dawn of a new era in industrial photochemistry: the scale-up of micro- and mesostructured photoreactors 2020 ·Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Leen Braeken, Leen C.J. Thomassen, Simon Kuhn, Tom Van Gerven, M. Enis Leblebici	66
17	Sonocrystallisation: Observations, theories and guidelines 2019 ·Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification ·Jeroen Jordens, Bjorn Gielen, Christos Xiouras, Mohammed Noorul Hussain, Georgios D. Stefanidis, Leen C.J. Thomassen, Leen Braeken, Tom Van Gerven	53
18	Reducing the Induction Time Using Ultrasound and High-Shear Mixing in a Continuous Crystallization Process 2018 ·Crystals ·(unknown), (unknown), Jeroen Jordens, Tom Van Gerven, Leen C.J. Thomassen, Leen Braeken	28
19	Microwave-assisted steam reforming of alcohols for hydrogen production 2010 ·Lirias (KU Leuven) ·(unknown), Georgios D. Stefanidis, Tom Van Gerven, Andrzej Stankiewicz	1
20	An integrated materials valorisation scheme for Enhanced Landfill Mining 2010 ·Lirias (KU Leuven) ·Tom Van Gerven, Daneel Geysen, Yiannis Pontikes, Özlem Çizer, Gilles Mertens, Jan Elsen, Koenraad Van Balen, Peter Tom Jones, Bart Blanpain	1

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