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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 49 4423 4253 15 15 185 7218

Edson Luiz Foletto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edson Luiz Foletto between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edson Luiz Foletto published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2014. 9 of the 278 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2014. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 2 publications
2000 2026

278 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edson Luiz Foletto: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 0
2005 3
2006 3
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 1
2011 4
2012 10
2013 20
2014 33
2015 27
2016 14
2017 10
2018 20
2019 29
2020 24
2021 32
2022 12
2023 10
2024 3
2025 7
2026 2
Total 278
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Edson Luiz Foletto publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edson Luiz Foletto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 178–187 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 185 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421 185
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Edson Luiz Foletto D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edson Luiz Foletto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246 49
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Edson Luiz Foletto is a researcher affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil. Their primary area of expertise lies within Environmental Science, with a substantial focus on Water Science and Technology as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment. The researcher's work extensively covers topics related to pollutant removal and catalytic processes, particularly adsorption and biosorption.

The major fields of study that characterize their scientific contributions include:

  • Environmental Science (86 publications)

Within this main field, their subfields of study are:

  • Water Science and Technology (59 publications)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (26 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (19 publications)
  • Analytical Chemistry (15 publications)
  • Pollution (12 publications)

Foletto's prominent research topics address:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (78 publications)
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (38 publications)
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment (36 publications)
  • Analytical chemistry methods development (24 publications)
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (16 publications)
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (12 publications)
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management (12 publications)

The researcher has contributed a significant number of articles to key scientific venues, notably:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (26 publications)
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering (12 publications)
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering (3 publications)
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection (3 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)

Among Foletto's recent publications are:

  • Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Microplastics physicochemical properties, specific adsorption modeling and their interaction with pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • High-performance removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide in water using activated carbon derived from Queen palm fruit endocarp (Syagrus romanzoffiana), 2020, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Adsorption of ketoprofen and paracetamol and treatment of a synthetic mixture by novel porous carbon derived from Butia capitata endocarp, 2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Highly efficient adsorption performance of a novel magnetic geopolymer/Fe3O4 composite towards removal of aqueous acid green 16 dye, 2020, Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Foletto often collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • Guilherme Luiz Dotto (65 co-authored works)
  • Dison S.P. Franco (31 co-authored works)
  • Jordana Georgin (27 co-authored works)
  • Matias S. Netto (27 co-authored works)
  • Luís F.O. Silva (20 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry.

    Angélica Fátima Mantelli Streit;Gabriela Collazzo;Susanne Druzian;Rodrigo S. Verdi

  • Preparation of activated carbon from peanut shell by conventional pyrolysis and microwave irradiation-pyrolysis to remove organic dyes from aqueous solutions

    Jordana Georgin;Guilherme Luiz Dotto;Marcio Antonio Mazutti;Edson Luiz Foletto

  • New biochar from pecan nutshells as an alternative adsorbent for removing reactive red 141 from aqueous solutions

    Maria A. Zazycki;Marcelo Godinho;Daniele Perondi;Edson L. Foletto

  • Preparation and characterization of NiFe2O4/activated carbon composite as potential magnetic adsorbent for removal of ibuprofen and ketoprofen pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions

    Andressa Cristiana Fröhlich;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Aplicabilidade das cinzas da casca de arroz

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Ronaldo Hoffmann;Rejane Scopel Hoffmann;Utinguassú Lima Portugal Jr.

  • Development of CO2 activated biochar from solid wastes of a beer industry and its application for methylene blue adsorption.

    Mauro A. Franciski;Enrique C. Peres;Marcelo Godinho;Daniele Perondi

  • Chitosan/polyamide nanofibers prepared by Forcespinning® technology: A new adsorbent to remove anionic dyes from aqueous solutions

    G.L. Dotto;J.M.N. Santos;E.H. Tanabe;D.A. Bertuol

  • Preparation of mesoporous geopolymer using metakaolin and rice husk ash as synthesis precursors and its use as potential adsorbent to remove organic dye from aqueous solutions

    Tuany Ramos Barbosa;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto;Sérgio Luiz Jahn

  • Adsorption of crystal violet dye onto a mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite synthetized using chitin as template

    G.V. Brião;Sérgio Luiz Jahn;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Conversion of rice hull ash into soluble sodium silicate

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Ederson Gratieri;Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira;Sérgio Luiz Jahn

  • Microplastics physicochemical properties, specific adsorption modeling and their interaction with pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants.

    Yasmin Vieira;Eder C. Lima;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Synthesis of zinc aluminate (ZnAl2O4) spinel and its application as photocatalyst

    Suellen Battiston;Caroline Rigo;Eric da Cruz Severo;Marcio Antonio Mazutti

  • Highly efficient and reusable mesoporous zeolite synthetized from a biopolymer for cationic dyes adsorption

    Giani V. Brião;Sérgio L. Jahn;Edson L. Foletto;Guilherme L. Dotto

  • Synthesis of ZnAl2O4 nanoparticles by different routes and the effect of its pore size on the photocatalytic process

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Suellen Battiston;Jana Marimon Simões;Mariana Moro Bassaco

  • Development of chitosan/bentonite hybrid composite to remove hazardous anionic and cationic dyes from colored effluents

    G.L. Dotto;F.K. Rodrigues;E.H. Tanabe;R. Fröhlich

  • Oil removal from produced water by conjugation of flotation and photo-Fenton processes

    Syllos Santos da Silva;Osvaldo Chiavone-Filho;Eduardo Lins de Barros Neto;Edson Luiz Foletto

  • A detailed non-isothermal kinetic study of elephant grass pyrolysis from different models

    G.C. Collazzo;C.C. Broetto;D. Perondi;J. Junges

  • Highly efficient adsorption performance of a novel magnetic geopolymer/Fe3O4 composite towards removal of aqueous acid green 16 dye

    D.L. Rossatto;M.S. Netto;S.L. Jahn;E.S. Mallmann

  • Alternative synthesis for ZnFe2O4/chitosan magnetic particles to remove diclofenac from water by adsorption.

    Juliana M.N. dos Santos;Carolina R. Pereira;Edson L. Foletto;Guilherme L. Dotto

  • Biological degradation coupled to photocatalysis by ZnO/polypyrrole composite for the treatment of real textile wastewater

    María Belén Ceretta;María Belén Ceretta;Yasmin Vieira;Erika A. Wolski;Erika A. Wolski;Edson L. Foletto

  • Rapid and facile preparation of zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) oxide by microwave-solvothermal technique and its catalytic activity in heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction

    Chayene G. Anchieta;Eric C. Severo;Caroline Rigo;Marcio A. Mazutti

  • Synthesis of ternary zinc spinel oxides and their application in the photodegradation of organic pollutant

    Chayene G. Anchieta;Daniela Sallet;Edson L. Foletto;Syllos S. da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Guilherme Luiz Dotto
Guilherme Luiz Dotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Marcio A. Mazutti
Marcio A. Mazutti Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Dison S. P. Franco
Dison S. P. Franco University of the Coast
Erico M.M. Flores
Erico M.M. Flores Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Eder C. Lima
Eder C. Lima Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Helen Treichel
Helen Treichel Federal University of Fronteira Sul
Luiz Felipe Valandro
Luiz Felipe Valandro Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Dachamir Hotza
Dachamir Hotza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira
Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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