Leaderboards/Heavy Metal Pollution Remediation

Heavy Metal Pollution Remediation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Obey Gotore
Nagasaki University
2
Guanhai Mo
Guizhou University
3
Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya
Durban University of Technology
4
Dhafer Ali Alamri
Dammam Central Hospital
5
Hengji Qin
Hohai University
6
Fatih Sayın
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
7
P. Thamarai
Saveetha University
8
Puhui Zhao
Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research
9
E P Surbakti
IPB University
10
Uridna Lufthansa
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Carbon mitigation in agriculture: Pioneering technologies for a sustainable food system
Trends in Food Science & Technology|2024
71 cit.
2
Emerging trends and promising prospects in nanotechnology for improved remediation of wastewater contaminants: Present and future outlooks
Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management|2024
47 cit.
3
Biofuel production from marine macroalgae: Pathways, technologies, and sustainable energy solutions
Industrial Crops and Products|2024
32 cit.
4
Review on advancing heavy metals removal: The use of iron oxide nanoparticles and microalgae-based adsorbents
Cleaner Chemical Engineering|2024
30 cit.
5
Experimental investigation of Cd (II) ion adsorption on surface-modified mixed seaweed Biosorbent: A study on analytical interpretation and thermodynamics
Environmental Research|2024
26 cit.
6
Utilization of bioresources for high-value bioproducts production: Sustainability and perspectives in circular bioeconomy
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments|2024
17 cit.
7
Recent Advances in Carbon Nanomaterials: Pioneering Sustainable Environmental Contamination Remediation and Advancing Circular Economy Practices
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology|2025
10 cit.
8
Unraveling strong and weak interaction mechanisms for the synergistic removal of divalent heavy metals and tetracycline by multifunctional magnetic biochar
Chemical Engineering Journal|2025
10 cit.
9
Effects of batch and continuous-flow operation on biotreatment of Mn(II)-containing mine drainage
Journal of Environmental Sciences|2024
9 cit.
10
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Pb (II) Ion Adsorption Using Surface Modified Macroalgal Biosorbents: Modelling and Desorption Study
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Imran Kalim
Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
2
Nandou Tenkeu Muller
University of Douala
3
Rina Kumari
Central University of Gujarat
4
N Aliyah
Institut Kesehatan Medistra Lubuk Pakam
5
Khairiraihanna Johari
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
6
Sethu Rameshkumar
Bharathidasan University
7
Putri Sari Dewi
Mercu Buana University
8
Johan Ismail
Universiti Putra Malaysia
9
Fitridawati Soehardi
Universitas Lancang Kuning
10
Haya Fathana
National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Cloud-based large-scale data retrieval, mapping, and analysis for land monitoring applications with Google Earth Engine (GEE)
Environmental Challenges|2022
74 cit.
2
Assessing spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface temperature and satellite-derived indices for new town development and suburbanization planning
Urban Governance|2022
40 cit.
3
Assessing spatiotemporal variations in land surface temperature and SUHI intensity with a cloud based computational system over five major cities of India
Sustainable Cities and Society|2022
30 cit.
4
Google earth engine based computational system for the earth and environment monitoring applications during the COVID-19 pandemic using thresholding technique on SAR datasets
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C|2022
14 cit.
5
Spatiotemporal Characterization Of Land Surface Temperature In Relation Landuse/Cover: A Spatial Autocorrelation Approach
Journal of Landscape Ecology|2023
14 cit.
6
Assessment of groundwater nitrate vulnerability using DRASTIC and modified DRASTIC in upper catchment of Sabarmati basin
Environmental Earth Sciences|2023
14 cit.
7
Evaluating the impact of flood inundation with the cloud computing platform over vegetation cover of Ganga Basin during COVID-19
Spatial Information Research|2022
11 cit.
8
Source apportionment of groundwater quality in agriculture-dominated semiarid region, India—using an integrated approach of hydrochemistry, stable isotopes and land use/land cover change
Environment Development and Sustainability|2023
11 cit.
9
Land Use and Land Coverage Analysis with Google Earth Engine and Change Detection in the Sonipat District of the Haryana State in India
Unknown Journal|2022
10 cit.
10
Evaluating the influence of road construction on landslide susceptibility in Saudi Arabia’s mountainous terrain: a Bayesian-optimised deep learning approach with attention mechanism and sensitivity analysis
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2023
9 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Yau Shu Wong
University of Alberta
2
M.T.H. Siddiqui
RMIT University
3
Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman
University of Malaya
4
Salmiati Salmiati
University of Technology Malaysia
5
David L. Kaplan
Tufts University
6
Mayyada M. H. El‐Sayed
American University in Cairo
7
Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
8
Ida Idayu Muhamad
University of Technology Malaysia
9
Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi
University of Technology Malaysia
10
Ehsan Daneshvar
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin
Nature Protocols|2011
3k cit.
2
Silk as a biomaterial
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
2.5k cit.
3
Mechanism of silk processing in insects and spiders
Nature|2003
1.4k cit.
4
Electrospun silk-BMP-2 scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Biomaterials|2006
1.1k cit.
5
Three-dimensional aqueous-derived biomaterial scaffolds from silk fibroin
Biomaterials|2004
968 cit.
6
Porous 3-D Scaffolds from Regenerated Silk Fibroin
Biomacromolecules|2004
882 cit.
7
Silk matrix for tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligaments
Biomaterials|2002
860 cit.
8
Structure and Properties of Silk Hydrogels
Biomacromolecules|2004
856 cit.
9
Functionalized silk-based biomaterials for bone formation
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research|2000
820 cit.
10
The inflammatory responses to silk films in vitro and in vivo
Biomaterials|2004
780 cit.

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