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D-Index
41
Citations
5916
World Ranking
7786
National Ranking
190

J.C. van Dijk 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 J.C. van Dijk sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J.C. van Dijk 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 J.C. van Dijk sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Chemical engineering
  • Environmental engineering
  • Artificial intelligence

His scientific interests lie mostly in Water treatment, Environmental engineering, Water quality, Surface water and Fluidized bed. The various areas that J. C. van Dijk examines in his Water treatment study include Activated carbon, Surface charge and Dewatering. His work in the fields of Environmental engineering, such as Sanitary engineering, overlaps with other areas such as Distribution system, Water consumption and Water drinking.

As part of his studies on Water quality, J. C. van Dijk frequently links adjacent subjects like Anoxic waters. His study in Surface water is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Adsorption, Environmental chemistry, Coagulation, Flocculation and Distilled water. The study incorporates disciplines such as Crystallization, Pellet and Sewage treatment in addition to Fluidized bed.

His most cited work include:

  • Bacteriology of drinking water distribution systems: an integral and multidimensional review (84 citations)
  • Impact of particles on sediment accumulation in a drinking water distribution system (72 citations)
  • Drinking Water: Principles and Practices (61 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Environmental engineering, Water treatment, Audit, Expert system and Fouling. His Environmental engineering research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Water quality and Groundwater. His research in Water quality intersects with topics in Environmental chemistry, Water resource management and Water supply, Water industry.

Water treatment is a subfield of Waste management that he tackles. In his research, Audit process and Process is intimately related to Process management, which falls under the overarching field of Audit. His research investigates the connection between Fouling and topics such as Permeation that intersect with issues in Concentration polarization, Chromatography, Nanofiltration and Reverse osmosis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Environmental engineering (25.32%)
  • Water treatment (17.72%)
  • Audit (13.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2016)?

  • Environmental engineering (25.32%)
  • Water quality (13.92%)
  • Adsorption (8.86%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Environmental engineering, Water quality, Adsorption, Anoxic waters and Water treatment. His work often combines Environmental engineering and Backwashing studies. His Water quality study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Particle and Water supply.

His Adsorption research includes themes of Pesticide, Total organic carbon, Effluent and Filter. His study on Water treatment also encompasses disciplines like

  • Nuclear chemistry most often made with reference to Inorganic chemistry,
  • Groundwater which is related to area like Nitrate. His biological study deals with issues like Membrane fouling, which deal with fields such as Surface water.

Between 2011 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Bacteriology of drinking water distribution systems: an integral and multidimensional review (84 citations)
  • Zeolites for nitrosamine and pharmaceutical removal from demineralised and surface water: Mechanisms and efficacy (47 citations)
  • Quantification and identification of particle-associated bacteria in unchlorinated drinking water from three treatment plants by cultivation-independent methods. (45 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Chemical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Environmental engineering

Water quality, Activated carbon, Adsorption, Anaerobic bacteria and Pyrosequencing are his primary areas of study. His work on Water supply expands to the thematically related Water quality. His Activated carbon study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Water treatment and Surface charge.

His Adsorption research incorporates themes from Contact angle, Surface water and Surface energy. Anaerobic bacteria combines with fields such as Microbiology, Anoxic waters and Candidate division in his investigation.

Best Publications

  • Simulating Residential Water Demand with a Stochastic End-Use Model

    E. J. M. Blokker;J. H. G. Vreeburg;J. C. van Dijk

  • The role of electrostatic interactions on the rejection of organic solutes in aqueous solutions with nanofiltration

    A.R.D. Verliefde;E.R. Cornelissen;S.G.J. Heijman;J.Q.J.C. Verberk

  • Pyrosequencing Reveals Bacterial Communities in Unchlorinated Drinking Water Distribution System: An Integral Study of Bulk Water, Suspended Solids, Loose Deposits, and Pipe Wall Biofilm

    G. Liu;G. L. Bakker;S. Li;S. Li;J. H. G. Vreeburg

  • Influence of membrane fouling by (pretreated) surface water on rejection of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) by nanofiltration membranes

    A.R.D. Verliefde;E.R. Cornelissen;S.G.J. Heijman;I. Petrinic

  • Influence of electrostatic interactions on the rejection with NF and assessment of the removal efficiency during NF/GAC treatment of pharmaceutically active compounds in surface water

    A.R.D. Verliefde;S.G.J. Heijman;E.R. Cornelissen;G. Amy

  • Arsenic in drinking water: A worldwide water quality concern for water supply companies

    D. Van Halem;D. Van Halem;S.A. Bakker;G.L. Amy;G.L. Amy;J.C. Van Dijk

  • Assessing the sustainability of the silver-impregnated ceramic pot filter for low-cost household drinking water treatment

    D. van Halem;D. van Halem;H. van der Laan;S.G.J. Heijman;J.C. van Dijk

  • Bacteriology of drinking water distribution systems: an integral and multidimensional review

    G. Liu;J. Q. J. C. Verberk;J. C. Van Dijk

  • Impact of particles on sediment accumulation in a drinking water distribution system

    J.H.G. Vreeburg;D. Schippers;J.Q.J.C. Verberk;J.C. van Dijk

  • Modeling equilibrium adsorption of organic micropollutants onto activated carbon

    D.J. de Ridder;L. Villacorte;A.R.D. Verliefde;A.R.D. Verliefde;J.Q.J.C. Verberk

  • The Dutch secret: how to provide safe drinking water without chlorine in the Netherlands

    P.W.M.H. Smeets;G.J. Medema;J.C. Van Dijk

  • Influence of natural organic matter on equilibrium adsorption of neutral and charged pharmaceuticals onto activated carbon.

    D. J. de Ridder;A. R. D. Verliefde;S. G. J. Heijman;J. Q. J. C. Verberk

  • Zeolites for nitrosamine and pharmaceutical removal from demineralised and surface water: Mechanisms and efficacy

    D.J. de Ridder;J.Q.J.C. Verberk;S.G.J. Heijman;G.L. Amy;G.L. Amy

  • Definition and quantification of initial anthropogenic pollutant release in swimming pools.

    M.G.A. Keuten;F.M. Schets;J.F. Schijven;J.Q.J.C. Verberk

  • Developments in water softening by means of pellet reactors

    A. Graveland;J.C. van Dijk;P.J. de Moel;J.H.C.M. Oomen

  • To what extent are pesticides removed from surface water during coagulation-flocculation?

    Pham Thi Thuy;K. Moons;J. C. Van Dijk;Nguyen Viet Anh

  • A comparison of additional treatment processes to limit particle accumulation and microbial growth during drinking water distribution.

    G. Liu;M.C. Lut;J.Q.J.C. Verberk;J.C. Van Dijk

  • Drinking Water: Principles and Practices

    P J de Moel;J Q J C Verberk;J C van Dijk

  • Practical applications of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for water safety plans

    P. W. M. H. Smeets;L. C. Rietveld;J. C. van Dijk;G. J. Medema

  • Zero liquid discharge: Heading for 99% recovery in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis

    S.G.J. Heijman;H. Guo;S. Li;J.C. van Dijk

  • Ceramic silver-impregnated pot filters for household drinking water treatment in developing countries: material characterization and performance study

    D. van Halem;S.G.J. Heijman;A.I.A. Soppe;J.C. van Dijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Luuk C. Rietveld
Luuk C. Rietveld Delft University of Technology
Gertjan Medema
Gertjan Medema Michigan State University
Wim S. J. Uijttewaal
Wim S. J. Uijttewaal Delft University of Technology
Wen-Tso Liu
Wen-Tso Liu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.C.M. van Loosdrecht
M.C.M. van Loosdrecht Delft University of Technology
Renaud Denoyel
Renaud Denoyel Aix-Marseille University

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