Virender K. Sharma

46.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
531 papers, 37.7k citations indexed

About

Virender K. Sharma is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Virender K. Sharma has authored 531 papers receiving a total of 37.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Water Science and Technology, 102 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 101 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Virender K. Sharma's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (189 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (67 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (67 papers). Virender K. Sharma is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (189 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (67 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (67 papers). Virender K. Sharma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Czechia. Virender K. Sharma's co-authors include Ria A. Yngard, Radek Zbořil, Mingbao Feng, Mary Sohn, Thomas J. McDonald, Leslie Cizmas, Frank J. Millero, Ajay K. Ray, Hyunook Kim and Xingmao Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Virender K. Sharma

520 papers receiving 36.7k citations

Hit Papers

Silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis and their antimicro... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2006 2020 2009 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis and their antimicrobial activities
    2008 3.0k citations Virender K. Sharma, Ria A. Yngard et al. profile →
  2. Silver Colloid Nanoparticles:  Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Antibacterial Activity
    2006 1.9k citations Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  3. Occurrence and toxicity of antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review
    2020 1.1k citations Leslie Cizmas, Thomas J. McDonald et al. Chemosphere profile →
  4. Aquatic arsenic: Toxicity, speciation, transformations, and remediation
    2009 915 citations Virender K. Sharma et al. Environment International profile →
  5. Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of ferrites under visible light: A review
    2011 699 citations Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  6. A review of the influence of treatment strategies on antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes
    2016 603 citations Virender K. Sharma, Leslie Cizmas et al. Chemosphere profile →
  7. Silver polymeric nanocomposites as advanced antimicrobial agents: Classification, synthetic paths, applications, and perspectives
    2011 519 citations Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  8. Ferrates: Greener Oxidants with Multimodal Action in Water Treatment Technologies
    2015 356 citations Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  9. Nitrogen-doped graphene and graphene quantum dots: A review onsynthesis and applications in energy, sensors and environment
    2018 352 citations Manpreet Kaur, Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  10. Treatment of organic pollutants by homogeneous and heterogeneous Fenton reaction processes
    2018 351 citations Éric Lichtfouse, Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  11. AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Personalized Approach to the Evaluation and Management of GERD: Expert Review
    2022 160 citations Kenneth J. Chang, Virender K. Sharma et al. profile →
  12. Bioavailability, phytotoxicity and plant uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review
    2023 127 citations Virender K. Sharma 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
Virender K. Sharma United States 98 13.9k 11.5k 9.8k 8.1k 6.8k 531 37.7k
Huijuan Liu China 94 12.1k 0.9× 8.0k 0.7× 6.3k 0.6× 11.1k 1.4× 4.0k 0.6× 635 31.8k
Jiuhui Qu China 113 19.5k 1.4× 12.0k 1.0× 9.5k 1.0× 16.2k 2.0× 7.4k 1.1× 815 47.3k
Jun Ma China 95 21.7k 1.6× 6.5k 0.6× 10.3k 1.0× 12.1k 1.5× 4.6k 0.7× 572 32.7k
Pedro J. J. Alvarez United States 102 9.4k 0.7× 16.3k 1.4× 11.9k 1.2× 7.9k 1.0× 11.7k 1.7× 446 42.5k
Gang Yu China 102 11.8k 0.8× 6.9k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 7.0k 0.9× 8.4k 1.2× 491 35.6k
Paul Westerhoff United States 95 13.4k 1.0× 11.7k 1.0× 8.0k 0.8× 6.1k 0.8× 9.9k 1.5× 478 43.7k
Jun Ma China 96 17.7k 1.3× 6.3k 0.5× 8.5k 0.9× 9.6k 1.2× 2.9k 0.4× 544 28.7k
Xie Quan China 109 12.1k 0.9× 17.7k 1.5× 8.5k 0.9× 20.8k 2.6× 4.8k 0.7× 801 46.6k
Han‐Qing Yu China 120 17.9k 1.3× 9.3k 0.8× 13.0k 1.3× 13.5k 1.7× 15.8k 2.3× 864 58.9k
Dongmei Zhou China 78 9.4k 0.7× 4.4k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 5.9k 0.7× 8.4k 1.2× 687 26.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Zhou, Hongyu, Xiaoguang Duan, Bingkun Huang, et al.. (2025). Isotope Techniques in Chemical Wastewater Treatment: Opportunities and Uncertainties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(19). e202422892–e202422892. 5 indexed citations
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Lohwacharin, Jenyuk, et al.. (2024). Bromate in drinking water: Occurrence and removal by ultraviolet/sulfite advanced reduction processes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151759–151759. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingzhu, Nannan Wu, Xiaoyu Li, et al.. (2023). Insights into manganese(VII) enhanced oxidation of benzophenone-8 by ferrate(VI): Mechanism and transformation products. Water Research. 238. 120034–120034. 24 indexed citations
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Kaur, Manpreet, et al.. (2023). Structural and adsorptive properties of boron- and phosphorous-doped graphene oxide: Insight into effective removal of Pb(II) and As(III). Journal of Water Process Engineering. 52. 103539–103539. 13 indexed citations
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Ni, Zheng, Na Chen, Ze Liu, et al.. (2023). Particle-size distributions of environmentally persistent free radicals and oxidative potential of soils from a former gasworks site. The Science of The Total Environment. 869. 161747–161747. 13 indexed citations
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Kaur, Manpreet, et al.. (2023). Phosphorous- and Boron-Doped Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Energy-Related Applications. Materials. 16(3). 1155–1155. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Junyue, Juhee Kim, Daniel C. Ashley, Virender K. Sharma, & Ching‐Hua Huang. (2022). Peracetic Acid Enhances Micropollutant Degradation by Ferrate(VI) through Promotion of Electron Transfer Efficiency. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11683–11693. 92 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinbo, Chi Zhang, Hanzhong Jia, Éric Lichtfouse, & Virender K. Sharma. (2022). Abiotic transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via interaction with soil components: A systematic review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 53(5). 676–699. 37 indexed citations
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Kaur, Manmeet, Manpreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of CaFe2O4-NGO Nanocomposite for Effective Removal of Heavy Metal Ion and Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants. Nanomaterials. 11(6). 1471–1471. 34 indexed citations
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Luo, Cong, Mingbao Feng, Tianqi Zhang, Virender K. Sharma, & Ching‐Hua Huang. (2021). Ferrate(VI) Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals in Hydrolyzed Urine: Enhancement by Creatinine and the Role of Fe(IV). ACS ES&T Water. 1(4). 969–979. 50 indexed citations
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Cizmas, Leslie, et al.. (2020). Occurrence and toxicity of antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review. Chemosphere. 251. 126351–126351. 1106 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dong, Feilong, Jiaqi Liu, Cong Li, et al.. (2019). Ferrate(VI) pre-treatment and subsequent chlorination of blue-green algae: Quantification of disinfection byproducts. Environment International. 133(Pt B). 105195–105195. 66 indexed citations
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Bąk, T., et al.. (2018). Evidence of Low-Dimensional Surface Structures for Oxide Materials: Impact on Energy Conversion. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(11). 6469–6476. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Lingling, Fei Peng, Dehua Xia, et al.. (2018). Carbohydrates-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Ultrasensitive Detection of 4-Nitrophenol. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(12). 17391–17401. 64 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiaqi, Xiangru Zhang, Yu Li, et al.. (2018). Phototransformation of halophenolic disinfection byproducts in receiving seawater: Kinetics, products, and toxicity. Water Research. 150. 68–76. 62 indexed citations
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Sharma, Virender K., George A. K. Anquandah, Ria A. Yngard, et al.. (2009). Nonylphenol, octylphenol, and bisphenol-A in the aquatic environment: A review on occurrence, fate, and treatment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 44(5). 423–442. 184 indexed citations

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