World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
AWWA Water Science
H-index 12

AWWA Water Science

2577-8161

Published by: American Water Works Association

https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/25778161

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 454 32 55 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 57
Documents by Best Scientists*: 76
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 18
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.6
Impact Factor: 1.8

Top Publications

  • Considerations for Large Building Water Quality after Extended Stagnation.

    Caitlin R. Proctor;William J. Rhoads;Tim Keane;Maryam Salehi

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • Removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from groundwaters using activated carbon and ion exchange resin packed columns

    Chao Zeng;Ariel Atkinson;Naushita Sharma;Harsh Ashani

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Managing and treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in membrane concentrates

    Emily W. Tow;Mahmut Selim Ersan;Soyoon Kum;Tae Lee

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Granular activated carbon adsorption of perfluoroalkyl acids from ground and surface water

    (2022)
    46 Citations
  • Foam fractionation removal of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from landfill leachate

    Philip McCleaf;Ylva Kjellgren;Lutz Ahrens

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Pre- and post-flushing of three schools in Arizona due to COVID-19 shutdown

    Rain Richard;Treavor H. Boyer

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Data-mining methods predict chlorine residuals in premise plumbing using low-cost sensors

    Daniella Saetta;Rain Richard;Carlos A Leyva;Paul Westerhoff

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Longitudinal assessment of point‐of‐use carbon filters for removal of per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances from private well water

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Full factorial study of pipe characteristics, stagnation times, and water quality

    Dienye L. Tolofari;Sheldon V. Masters;Tim Bartrand;Kerry A. Hamilton

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Reuse treatment with ozonation, biofiltration, and activated carbon adsorption for total organic carbon control and disinfection byproduct regulation compliance

    R. Scott Summers;Steven Takeo Shiokari;Sierra Johnson;Eric Peterson

    (2020)
    12 Citations

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