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Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Rongrong Wang
University of Science and Technology Beijing
2
Zhixiang She
University of Science and Technology of China
3
Alexandra Devlin
University of Oxford
4
Yingjie Xu
Hefei University of Technology
5
Grzegorz Izydorczyk
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
6
Zhihao Shen
Kunming University of Science and Technology
7
Qifang Zheng
Kunming University of Science and Technology
8
Joseph Jegan Roy
Nanyang Technological University
9
Shuronjit Kumar Sarker
RMIT University
10
Gao Tian-ming
China Geological Survey

Rising Stars Papers

1
Direct recycling of Li‐ion batteries from cell to pack level: Challenges and prospects on technology, scalability, sustainability, and economics
Carbon Energy|2024
118 cit.
2
Lignocellulosic biomass fertilizers: Production, characterization, and agri-applications
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
72 cit.
3
Selective adsorption of soluble starch on the cassiterite surface for effective flotation separation of scheelite from cassiterite
Surfaces and Interfaces|2024
64 cit.
4
Flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite using mineral fulvic acid as selective depressant under weakly alkaline conditions
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China|2025
55 cit.
5
An original strategy and evaluation of a reaction mechanism for recovering valuable metals from zinc oxide dust containing intractable germanide
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2024
43 cit.
6
A novel oxidation reagent scheme to realize efficient flotation separation of chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite
Applied Surface Science|2025
42 cit.
7
A novel activation scheme for fine cassiterite flotation by using a metal ion modified collector
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects|2025
41 cit.
8
Mechanistic insights into flotation separation of galena and chalcopyrite with polymaleic acid as Pb-affinity depressant: Experiments and MD simulations
Separation and Purification Technology|2024
31 cit.
9
A novel mixed depressant for the flotation separation of scheelite and cassiterite: Adsorption mechanism and performance
Separation and Purification Technology|2024
25 cit.
10
Flotation separation of chalcopyrite from galena based on selective adsorption of pyrogallic acid: Experiments and MD simulations
Applied Surface Science|2024
24 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ahmad Ghahreman
Queen's University
2
Futing Zi
Kunming University of Science and Technology
3
Chenyang Zhang
Xi'an Jiaotong University
4
Wenbao Liu
Guizhou Academy of Sciences
5
Hongying Xia
Kunming University of Science and Technology
6
Rajesh Kumar Jyothi
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
7
Guang Han
Kunming University of Science and Technology
8
Subrata Hait
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
9
Pengcheng Hu
Wuhan University of Technology
10
Sofía Riaño
KU Leuven

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Highly adhesive and self-healing γ-PGA/PEDOT:PSS conductive hydrogels enabled by multiple hydrogen bonding for wearable electronics
Nano Energy|2022
222 cit.
2
Choline chloride–ethylene glycol based deep-eutectic solvents as lixiviants for cobalt recovery from lithium-ion battery cathode materials: are these solvents really green in high-temperature processes?
Green Chemistry|2022
135 cit.
3
Highly efficient dissolution of the cathode materials of spent Ni–Co–Mn lithium batteries using deep eutectic solvents
Green Chemistry|2022
125 cit.
4
Interactions Between Phenolic Acids and Microorganisms in Rhizospheric Soil From Continuous Cropping of Panax notoginseng
Frontiers in Microbiology|2022
120 cit.
5
Platinum group metals recycling from spent automotive catalysts: metallurgical extraction and recovery technologies
Separation and Purification Technology|2023
109 cit.
6
Separation of cobalt and nickel via solvent extraction with Cyanex-272: Batch experiments and comparison of mixer-settlers and an agitated column as contactors for continuous counter-current extraction
Separation and Purification Technology|2022
88 cit.
7
Conductive hydrogels for bioenergy harvesting and self-powered application
Progress in Materials Science|2023
84 cit.
8
Recovery of cobalt from lithium-ion battery cathode material by combining solvoleaching and solvent extraction
Green Chemistry|2022
81 cit.
9
The effects of hydroxyl on selective separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite: A mechanism study
Applied Surface Science|2022
79 cit.
10
Plastic rain—Atmospheric microplastics deposition in urban and peri-urban areas of Patna City, Bihar, India: Distribution, characteristics, transport, and source analysis
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2023
79 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Derek R. Lovley
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2
Jillian F. Banfield
Planetary Science Institute
3
Tao Jiang
Northeastern University
4
D. Barrie Johnson
Natural History Museum
5
Guanzhou Qiu
Central South University
6
Martin A. A. Schoonen
Brookhaven National Laboratory
7
Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi
Tarbiat Modares University
8
Wolfgang Sand
Universität Hamburg
9
Olli H. Tuovinen
The Ohio State University
10
Shuming Wen
Kunming University of Science and Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The absolute energy positions of conduction and valence bands of selected semiconducting minerals
American Mineralogist|2000
3.8k cit.
2
dRep: a tool for fast and accurate genomic comparisons that enables improved genome recovery from metagenomes through de-replication
The ISME Journal|2017
3.2k cit.
3
Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires
Nature|2005
2.6k cit.
4
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
Nature|2004
2.4k cit.
5
Imperfect Oriented Attachment: Dislocation Generation in Defect-Free Nanocrystals
Science|1998
2.4k cit.
6
Novel Mode of Microbial Energy Metabolism: Organic Carbon Oxidation Coupled to Dissimilatory Reduction of Iron or Manganese
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|1988
2.4k cit.
7
Electricity Production by<i>Geobacter sulfurreducens</i>Attached to Electrodes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|2003
2.2k cit.
8
A new view of the tree of life
Nature Microbiology|2016
2.1k cit.
9
Humic substances as electron acceptors for microbial respiration
Nature|1996
1.8k cit.
10
Recovery of genomes from metagenomes via a dereplication, aggregation and scoring strategy
Nature Microbiology|2018
1.8k cit.

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