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Catherine N. Mulligan

Catherine N. Mulligan

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
16543
World Ranking
4379
National Ranking
185

Catherine N. Mulligan publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine N. Mulligan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 215 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Catherine N. Mulligan D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine N. Mulligan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Catherine N. Mulligan is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on pollution control and remediation technologies.

Their recent work includes publications on the application of biosurfactants and membrane technologies in environmental remediation and sustainable water treatment. Key recent papers include:

  • Surfactant-enhanced mobilization of persistent organic pollutants: Potential for soil and sediment remediation and unintended consequences (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil Using Biosurfactants (2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
  • Practices for Eutrophic Shallow Lake Water Remediation and Restoration: A Critical Literature Review (2023, Water)
  • Energetic and economic feasibility of a combined membrane-based process for sustainable water and energy systems (2020, Applied Energy)
  • A framework for the evaluation and selection of shoreline surface washing agents in oil spill response (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)

The research topics frequently addressed by Mulligan include:

  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

They have contributed extensively to core subfields such as Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their collaborative network features frequent co-authors such as Chunjiang An, Huifang Bi, Khaled Touati, Stefan Rommer, and Peter Hedman, reflecting interdisciplinary cooperation in environmental technology and engineering.

Mulligan has published multiple articles in reputable journals and venues including Materials, Water, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and The Science of The Total Environment, indicating a broad dissemination of their research findings across environmental science and applied engineering audiences.

Best Publications

  • Remediation technologies for metal-contaminated soils and groundwater: an evaluation

    C.N. Mulligan;R.N. Yong;B.F. Gibbs

  • Environmental applications for biosurfactants

    Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Surfactant-enhanced remediation of contaminated soil: a review

    C.N Mulligan;R.N Yong;B.F Gibbs

  • Occurrence of arsenic contamination in Canada: sources, behavior and distribution.

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Heavy metal removal from sediments by biosurfactants.

    Catherine N Mulligan;Raymond N Yong;Bernard F Gibbs

  • An evaluation of technologies for the heavy metal remediation of dredged sediments.

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Raymond N. Yong;Bernard F. Gibbs

  • Effect of natural organic matter on arsenic release from soils and sediments into groundwater

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Recent advances in the environmental applications of biosurfactants

    Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Biosorption of lead(II), cadmium(II), copper(II) and nickel(II) by anaerobic granular biomass

    Alaa H. Hawari;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Natural attenuation of contaminated soils.

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Raymond N. Yong

  • Natural attenuation processes for remediation of arsenic contaminated soils and groundwater.

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Metal Removal from Contaminated Soil and Sediments by the Biosurfactant Surfactin

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Raymond N. Yong;Bernard F. Gibbs;Susan James

  • Selection of microbes producing biosurfactants in media without hydrocarbons

    Catherine N. Mulligan;David G. Cooper;Ronald J. Neufeld

  • An evaluation of surfactant foam technology in remediation of contaminated soil

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Speciation and surface structure of inorganic arsenic in solid phases: a review.

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Remediation of a heavy metal-contaminated soil by a rhamnolipid foam

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Suiling Wang

  • Remediation with surfactant foam of PCP-contaminated soil

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Farzad Eftekhari

  • Bioleaching of heavy metals from a low-grade mining ore using Aspergillus niger.

    Catherine N Mulligan;Mahtab Kamali;Bernard F Gibbs

  • The production of surfactin by Bacillus subtilis grown on peat hydrolysate

    John D. Sheppard;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Enhanced mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings by humic acid

    Suiling Wang;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in Soils

    Raymond N. Yong;Catherine N. Mulligan

  • Bioremediation of metal contamination.

    Catherine N. Mulligan;Rosa Galvez-Cloutier

  • ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF BIOSURFACTANTS

    C N Mulligan

Frequent Co-Authors

Md. Saifur Rahaman
Md. Saifur Rahaman Reveau Technologies and Solutions Inc
David A. Walsh
David A. Walsh Concordia University
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Michel C. Boufadel
Michel C. Boufadel New Jersey Institute of Technology
Chunjiang An
Chunjiang An Concordia University
Carmen Mihaela Neculita
Carmen Mihaela Neculita University of Quebec
Karsten Baumann
Karsten Baumann University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William E. Wilson
William E. Wilson Environmental Protection Agency
Steven H. Cadle
Steven H. Cadle Air Improvement Resource, Inc.
Delbert J. Eatough
Delbert J. Eatough Brigham Young University

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