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Koen Binnemans

Koen Binnemans

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
112
Citations
54019
World Ranking
726
National Ranking
13

Koen Binnemans publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koen Binnemans sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 808 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Koen Binnemans D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koen Binnemans sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Koen Binnemans is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing primarily in engineering with a strong focus on extraction and separation processes. Their work spans several subfields including mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, catalysis, inorganic chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research covers key topics such as ionic liquids properties and applications, radioactive element chemistry and processing, metal extraction and bioleaching, advancements in battery materials, recycling and waste management techniques, and chemical synthesis and characterization.

Notable recent papers authored by Koen Binnemans include:

  • "Ionic Liquids and Deep-Eutectic Solvents in Extractive Metallurgy: Mismatch Between Academic Research and Industrial Applicability," 2023, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  • "The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometallurgy," 2022, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy

Other influential papers from collaborators and related work in their domain include:

  • "Solvometallurgical recovery of cobalt from lithium-ion battery cathode materials using deep-eutectic solvents," 2020, Green Chemistry
  • "Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe: technology development trends," 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • "Oxidative Dissolution of Metals in Organic Solvents," 2021, Chemical Reviews

Koen Binnemans frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • RSC Advances
  • Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Green Chemistry

The researcher collaborates regularly with several fellow scientists, including Thomas Cardinaels, Sofía Riaño, Tom Van Gerven, Jan Fransaer, and K. Van Hecke.

Best Publications

  • Lanthanide-based luminescent hybrid materials.

    Koen Binnemans

  • Interpretation of europium(III) spectra

    Koen Binnemans

  • Recycling of rare earths: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • Ionic liquid crystals.

    Koen Binnemans

  • Ionic Liquid Crystals: Versatile Materials.

    Karel Goossens;Kathleen Lava;Kathleen Lava;Christopher W. Bielawski;Koen Binnemans

  • Lanthanides and Actinides in Ionic Liquids

    Koen Binnemans

  • Towards zero-waste valorisation of rare-earth-containing industrial process residues: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • REE Recovery from End-of-Life NdFeB Permanent Magnet Scrap: A Critical Review

    Yongxiang Yang;Allan Walton;Richard Sheridan;Konrad Güth

  • Chapter 155 Rationalization of crystal-field parametrization

    Christiane Görller-Walrand;Koen Binnemans

  • Leaching of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud)

    Chenna Rao Borra;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans;Tom Van Gerven

  • Lanthanide-containing liquid crystals and surfactants

    Koen Binnemans;Christiane Görller-Walrand

  • Chapter 167 Spectral intensities of f-f transitions

    Christiane Görller-Walrand;Koen Binnemans

  • Task-specific ionic liquid for solubilizing metal oxides

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Stijn Pittois;Jan Thoen

  • Chapter 225 – Rare-earth beta-diketonates

    Koen Binnemans

  • A luminescent tris(2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)europium(III) complex covalently linked to a 1,10-phenanthroline-functionalised sol–gel glass

    Koen Binnemans;Philip Lenaerts;Kris Driesen;Christiane Görller-Walrand

  • Removal of transition metals from rare earths by solvent extraction with an undiluted phosphonium ionic liquid: separations relevant to rare-earth magnet recycling

    Tom Vander Hoogerstraete;Sil Wellens;Katrien Verachtert;Koen Binnemans

  • Recovery of rare earths and other valuable metals from bauxite residue (red mud): A review

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Solvometallurgy: An Emerging Branch of Extractive Metallurgy

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones

  • Rare-Earth-Containing Magnetic Liquid Crystals

    Koen Binnemans;Yury G. Galyametdinov;Rik Van Deun;Duncan W. Bruce

  • Purification of imidazolium ionic liquids for spectroscopic applications

    Peter Nockemann;Koen Binnemans;Kris Driesen

  • Thin Films of Highly Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes Covalently Linked to an Organic−Inorganic Hybrid Material via 2-Substituted Imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline Groups

    Philip Lenaerts;Annick Storms;Jules Mullens;Jan D'haen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Fransaer
Jan Fransaer KU Leuven
Peter Nockemann
Peter Nockemann Queen's University Belfast
Rik Van Deun
Rik Van Deun Ghent University
Wim Dehaen
Wim Dehaen KU Leuven
Dirk De Vos
Dirk De Vos KU Leuven
Kristof Van Hecke
Kristof Van Hecke Ghent University

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