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h-index: 135
Works: 869
Citations: 71K

Most-cited papers

Navigating the Challenges of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting: The Path to Broader Sustainable Development
S. Chopra, S. Senadheera, P. Dissanayake, Piumi Amasha Withana +3 more
2024Sustainability232 citations Open access
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Vanadium in the Environment: Biogeochemistry and Bioremediation.
Bao-Gang Zhang, Han Zhang, Jinxi He, Shun-Gui Zhou +3 more
2023Environmental Science and Technology137 citations
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Conversion of organic solid waste into energy and functional materials using biochar catalyst: bibliometric analysis, research progress, and directions
H. Lyu, J. Lim, Qianru Zhang, S. Senadheera +3 more
2023Applied Catalysis B: Environmental77 citations Open access
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Low-density polyethylene microplastics alter chemical properties and microbial communities in agricultural soil
K. Palansooriya, Mee Kyung Sang, A. El-Naggar, Liang Shi +4 more
2023Scientific Reports74 citations Open access
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Biodegradable plastics in soils: sources, degradation, and effects.
Piumi Amasha Withana, Xiangzhou Yuan, Darvin Im, Yujin Choi +4 more
2025Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts68 citations Open access
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Active Learning-Based Guided Synthesis of Engineered Biochar for CO2 Capture
Xiangzhou Yuan, M. Suvarna, J. Lim, J. Pérez-Ramírez +2 more
2024Environmental Science and Technology55 citations Open access
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Embedding Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: A Review of Practices and Challenges
Samhita Ankareddy, Gregor Dorfleitner, Lin Zhang, Sik-Ok Yong
2025Cleaner Environmental Systems51 citations Open access
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A review on catalytic pyrolysis of municipal plastic waste
B. Biakhmetov, Abay Dostiyarov, Sik-Ok Yong, Si-Ming You
2023WIREs Energy and Environment51 citations Open access
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Machine learning prediction and interpretation of the impact of microplastics on soil properties.
Piumi Amasha Withana, Jie Li, S. Senadheera, Chuanfang Fan +2 more
2023Environmental Pollution48 citations
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Regional and global hotspots of arsenic contamination of topsoil identified by deep learning
Mengting Wu, Chongchong Qi, S. Derrible, Yosoon Choi +2 more
2024Communications Earth & Environment46 citations Open access
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Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation
Song-Lin Wu, Yun-Jia Liu, G. Southam, Tuan A. H. Nguyen +14 more
2023iScience43 citations Open access
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Biochar-based catalytic upgrading of plastic waste into liquid fuels towards sustainability
Fang-Hua Li, Ning Wang, Xin He, Mingyue Deng +6 more
2025Communications Earth & Environment41 citations Open access
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Optimizing bioplastics translation
Lam-Tan Hao, Sungbin Ju, Dong Ki Hwang, Dong Soo Hwang +7 more
2024Nature Reviews Bioengineering40 citations
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Sustainable biochar: Market development and commercialization to achieve ESG goals
S. Senadheera, Piumi Amasha Withana, Siming You, Daniel C. W. Tsang +2 more
2025Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews37 citations Open access
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Effects of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) and poly(lactic acid) plastic degradation on soil ecosystems
P. Dissanayake, Piumi Amasha Withana, Mee Kyung Sang, Yoora Cho +7 more
2024Soil use and management37 citations Open access
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Functionalized Biochar: Mechanisms of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups in Water Pollutant Remediation
Bao-Jun Yi, Feng Guo, Qi Wei, Fang Huang +5 more
2025ACS ES&T Water34 citations
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Atmospheric microplastics: Challenges in site- and target-specific measurements
Ji Hoon Seo, Yujin Shin, I. Song, Jonghun Lim +2 more
2024Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TrAC)33 citations Open access
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Enhancing agricultural productivity with biochar: Evaluating feedstock and quality standards
Guiying Lin, Yi-Ying Wang, Xiaodong Wu, Jun Meng +2 more
2025Bioresource Technology Reports31 citations
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Achieving the sustainable waste management of medical plastic packaging using a life cycle assessment approach
Yoora Cho, Piumi Amasha Withana, J. Rhee, Song-Tak Lim +3 more
2024Heliyon30 citations Open access
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A hidden demethylation pathway removes mercury from rice plants and mitigates mercury flux to food chains
Wen-Li Tang, Xu Bai, Yang Zhou, Christian Sonne +28 more
2024Nature Food29 citations Open access
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Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review
Xiaoqi Sun, Piumi Amasha Withana, K. Palansooriya, M. Vithanage +5 more
2024Land Degradation & Development29 citations
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Carbon Negative Biochar Systems Contribute to Sustainable Urban Green Infrastructure: A Critical Review
S. Senadheera, Piumi Amasha Withana, J. Lim, Si-Ming You +4 more
2024Green Chemistry26 citations
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Contrasting effects of food waste and its biochar on soil properties and lettuce growth in a microplastic-contaminated soil
K. Palansooriya, Piumi Amasha Withana, Yoonah Jeong, Mee Kyung Sang +4 more
2024Applied Biological Chemistry25 citations Open access
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Recent developments on multi- versus single-metallic catalytic graphitisation of biocarbon: A review
S. Krishnan, C. White, Kuo Zeng, N. Kalarikkal +4 more
2025Fuel24 citations Open access
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Efficient Removal of Nanoplastics by Iron-modified Biochar: Understanding the Removal Mechanisms.
Jiang Huang, Xiao Tan, Imran Ali, Sik-Ok Yong +3 more
2024Environmental Pollution24 citations
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Engineered biochar for advanced oxidation process towards tetracycline degradation: Role of iron and graphitic structure
Zhengshuai Sun, Qi Wei, Wenbin Hua, Mei-Xia Chen +3 more
2024Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering21 citations Open access
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Sustainable thermochemical plastic valorization towards a circular economy: a critical review
Liang Chen, Can Zhao, Xiangzhou Yuan, Huiyan Zhang +4 more
2025Green Chemistry20 citations
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Toward More Nature-Positive Outcomes: A Review of Corporate Disclosure and Decision Making on Biodiversity
Maheshika Senanayake, I. Harymawan, Gregor Dorfleitner, Seungsoo Lee +2 more
2024Sustainability20 citations Open access
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Soil microplastic analysis: a harmonized methodology
Piumi Amasha Withana, S. Senadheera, De-Fu He, Michael S. Bank +3 more
2024Critical reviews in environmental science and technology19 citations
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Size reduction of biochar to nanoscale decrease polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals content and bioavailability in nanobiochar.
Monika Raczkiewicz, Ondřej Mašek, Sik-Ok Yong, P. Oleszczuk
2024Science of the Total Environment19 citations
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Green synthesized nanoscale zero-valent iron impregnated tea residue biochar efficiently captures metal(loid)s for sustainable water remediation.
Jie Wang, Jun-Hao Huang, Jun Meng, Gen-Xing Pan +3 more
2024Journal of Environmental Management18 citations
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Current status on utilizing a life cycle system perspective to evaluate renewable energy production systems for achieving UN SDGs
A. W. Ee, J. Lee, Hailin Tian, Ee-Yang Lim +6 more
2024Resources, Conservation and Recycling18 citations
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Upcycling waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into high-performance activated carbon for electrochemical desalination.
Jhen-Cih Wu, Jui-Yao Chang, Xiangzhou Yuan, Eakalak Khan +2 more
2024Chemosphere18 citations
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Designing Multivariate Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks with Ni/Co Dual-Metal Atom Sites for Cooperative NO2 Capture and NO Retention
Shanshan Shang, Chao Yang, Yuan-Meng Tian, Zeyu Tao +8 more
2023Separation and Purification Technology18 citations Open access
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Sustainably graphitizing biomass into advanced carbon materials for energy and environmental applications
Bao-Jun Yi, Zhengshuai Sun, Jiaqi Deng, J. Lim +5 more
2026Sustainable Carbon Materials17 citations Open access
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Influence of biochar addition and plant management (cutting and time) on ryegrass growth and migration of As and Pb during phytostabilization.
Jing Qiu, Marcella Fernandes de Souza, Xiao-Lin Wang, Sik-Ok Yong +1 more
2024Science of the Total Environment15 citations Open access
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Ultrafast Selective Enrichment of Ammonia Nitrogen from Water Using Sulfonated Covalent Organic Frameworks Bearing Single Cu Sites
Wei Jin, Jingling Liu, Nai-Xia Huang, Zi-Hao Wang +5 more
2023ACS ES&T Engineering15 citations
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AI-guided investigation of biochar’s efficacy in Pb immobilization for remediation of Pb contaminated agricultural land
Yoora Cho, J. Lim, A. Igalavithana, Geonwook Hwang +3 more
2024Applied Biological Chemistry13 citations Open access
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Methanosarcina thermophila bioaugmentation with biochar growth support for valorisation of food waste via thermophilic anaerobic digestion.
J. Lee, Jie Bu, S. Senadheera, Y. Tiong +6 more
2024Journal of Environmental Management13 citations
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Scaling biochar solutions for urban carbon dioxide removal
Yu-Ying Zhang, Weijian Xu, Xiaohong Zhu, Roya Maboudian +2 more
2024One Earth13 citations Open access
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Spectral-Based Machine Learning Enables Rapid and Large-Scale Adsorption Capacity Prediction of Heavy Metals in Soil
Chong-Chong Qi, Tao Hu, Mengting Wu, Sik-Ok Yong +3 more
2024ACS ES&T Engineering12 citations
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Comparing carbon-saving potential of the pyrolysis of non-recycled municipal plastic waste: Influences of system scales and end products
B. Biakhmetov, Yue Li, Qunshan Zhao, Sik-Ok Yong +4 more
2024Journal of Cleaner Production12 citations Open access
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Machine Learning Predicts Biochar Aging Effects on Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils
Shujun Wang, Jie Li, Xiangzhou Yuan, S. Senadheera +3 more
2024ACS Agricultural Science & Technology12 citations
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Conversion of biochar into sulfonate-bearing solid acids used for the hydrolysis of tylosin: the effect of aromaticity and degree of condensation
Qianqian Xie, Xiao Yang, Binoy Sarkar, Xiaomin Dou +2 more
2023Biochar12 citations Open access
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Enhancing advanced oxidation processes: the role of AI in heterogeneous catalysis.
Ning Li, Wenjie Gao, Bei-Bei Yan, Zhan-Jun Cheng +2 more
2025Science Bulletin10 citations Open access
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Reducing environmental burden of electroplating wastewater treatment by ternary cooperation of zero-valence iron, manganese, and graphitic biochar
Zi-Bo Xu, Yuying Zhang, Nigel J. D. Graham, S. Parikh +6 more
2025Communications Materials10 citations Open access
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Influence of biochar characteristics on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons content during co-composting of sewage sludge.
Aleksandra Rombel, K. Różyło, Sik-Ok Yong, P. Oleszczuk
2025Bioresource Technology9 citations
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Machine learning modeling for hydrolysis recycling of PET waste
Jie Li, Lan-jia Pan, H. Abedsoltan, Hailong Wang +4 more
2025Green Chemical Engineering8 citations Open access
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Machine learning and soil spectra enable rapid identification of multiple heavy metals at the continental scale
Chong-Chong Qi, Tao Hu, Mengting Wu, Ping Zhang +4 more
2025Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering8 citations
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Wastewater production footprint of conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells in North America
A. Zolfaghari, Joel Gehman, A. Kondash, K. Konhauser +3 more
2024Nature Water8 citations
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