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78
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3862
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90

Luuk K. Koopal 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 Luuk K. Koopal sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 238 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luuk K. Koopal 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 Luuk K. Koopal sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Luuk K. Koopal is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and has made contributions primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research intersects several subfields including Water Science and Technology, Biomaterials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their published work covers a range of topics, with a focus on clay minerals and soil interactions, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, electrostatics and colloid interactions, iron oxide chemistry and applications, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, as well as minerals flotation and separation techniques.

Koopal's frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Their recent papers include:

  • Equilibrium mono- and multicomponent adsorption models: From homogeneous ideal to heterogeneous non-ideal binding, 2020, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
  • Quantitative Characterization of the Site Density and the Charged State of Functional Groups on Biochar, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Facet-dependent surface charge and Pb2+ adsorption characteristics of hematite nanoparticles: CD-MUSIC-eSGC modeling, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Generic CD-MUSIC-eSGC model parameters to predict the surface reactivity of iron (hydr)oxides, 2022, Water Research
  • Conformational modifications of lysozyme caused by interaction with humic acid studied with spectroscopy, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors with whom Luuk K. Koopal has collaborated include Wenfeng Tan, Juan Xiong, Mingxia Wang, Marcelo J. Avena, and Yu Liang.

Best Publications

  • Measurement and interpretation of electrokinetic phenomena

    A.V. Delgado;F. González-Caballero;R.J. Hunter;L.K. Koopal

  • ION BINDING TO NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER : COMPETITION, HETEROGENEITY, STOICHIOMETRY AND THERMODYNAMIC CONSISTENCY

    David G Kinniburgh;Willem H van Riemsdijk;Luuk K Koopal;Michal Borkovec

  • Metal Ion Binding to Humic Substances: Application of the Non-Ideal Competitive Adsorption Model

    M F Benedetti;C J Milne;D G Kinniburgh;W H Van Riemsdijk

  • Measurement and Interpretation of Electrokinetic Phenomena (IUPAC Technical Report)

    A. V. Delgado;F. González-Caballero;R. J. Hunter;L. K. Koopal

  • Metal ion binding by humic acid: application of the NICA-Donnan model.

    D.G. Kinniburgh;Chr.J. Milne;M.F. Benedetti;J.P. Pinheiro

  • Adsorption of humic acid to mineral particles. 1. Specific and electrostatic interacions.

    A.W.P. Vermeer;W.H. van Riemsdijk;L.K. Koopal

  • Humic Substances Considered as a Heterogeneous Donnan Gel Phase

    M.F. Benedetti;W.H. van Riemsdijk;L.K. Koopal

  • Analytical Isotherm Equations for Multicomponent Adsorption to Heterogeneous Surfaces

    L.K. Koopal;W.H. van Riemsdijk;J.C.M. de Wit;M.F. Benedetti

  • Metal ion binding by natural organic matter: from the model to the field

    M.F. Benedetti;W.H. van Riemsdijk;L.K. Koopal;David Kinniburgh

  • Adsorption of Humic Substances on Goethite: Comparison between Humic Acids and Fulvic Acids †

    Liping Weng;Willem H van Riemsdijk;Luuk K Koopal;Tjisse Hiemstra

  • Ion binding to natural organic matter: General considerations and the NICA–Donnan model

    L.K. Koopal;T. Saito;J.P. Pinheiro;W.H. van Riemsdijk

  • Electrolyte adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces: adsorption models

    W.H Van Riemsdijk;G.H Bolt;L.K Koopal;J Blaakmeer

  • Adsorption of cationic surfactants on silica. Surface charge effects.

    Tatiana P. Goloub;Luuk K. Koopal;Bert H. Bijsterbosch;Marianna P. Sidorova

  • Proton binding to humic substances. 1. Electrostatic effects

    J.C.M. de Wit;W.H. van Riemsdijk;L.K. Koopal

  • Metal ion adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces; Adsorption models.

    W.H. van Riemsdijk;J.C.M. de Wit;L.K. Koopal;G.H. Bolt

  • Metal Ion Adsorption to Complexes of Humic Acid and Metal Oxides: Deviations from the Additivity Rule

    A.W.P. Vermeer;J.K. McCulloch;W.H. van Riemsdijk;L.K. Koopal

  • Adsorption of humic acids to mineral particles. 2. Polydispersity effects with polyelectrolyte adsorption.

    A.W.P. Vermeer;L.K. Koopal

  • Adsorption of cationic and anionic surfactants on charged metal oxide surfaces

    Luuk K. Koopal;Ellen M. Lee;Marcel R. Böhmer

  • Determination of the point-of-zero, charge of manganese oxides with different methods including an improved salt titration method

    Wen-feng Tan;Si-jun Lu;Fan Liu;Xiong-han Feng

  • Adsorption of ionic surfactants on variable-charge surfaces. 1. Charge effects and structure of the adsorbed layer

    Marcel R. Bohmer;Luuk K. Koopal

Frequent Co-Authors

W.H. van Riemsdijk
W.H. van Riemsdijk Wageningen University & Research
Fan Liu
Fan Liu Huazhong Agricultural University
Xionghan Feng
Xionghan Feng Huazhong Agricultural University
Johannes Lyklema
Johannes Lyklema Wageningen University & Research
Marcelo J. Avena
Marcelo J. Avena Universidad Nacional del Sur
Marc F. Benedetti
Marc F. Benedetti Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Xiaoming Wang
Xiaoming Wang Florida State University
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mengqiang Zhu
Mengqiang Zhu University of Maryland, College Park
William A. Ducker
William A. Ducker Virginia Tech

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