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Mehmet A. Oturan

Mehmet A. Oturan

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Chemistry
France
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
103
Citations
40954
World Ranking
1108
National Ranking
14

Mehmet A. Oturan publications per year

1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publications 2002: 1 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publications
1984 2026

354 publications in total across all disciplines

Mehmet A. Oturan publication distribution in Chemistry in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Mehmet A. Oturan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 318 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mehmet A. Oturan D-index placement in Chemistry in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Mehmet A. Oturan sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Mehmet A. Oturan is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science, Energy, and Chemistry. Their research focuses significantly on water science and technology, renewable energy, sustainability, electrochemistry, biomedical engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include advanced oxidation water treatment, advanced photocatalysis techniques, electrochemical analysis and applications, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, water quality monitoring and analysis, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, and radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Frequent coauthors in Mehmet A. Oturan's research include Clément Trellu, Nihal Oturan, Yoan Péchaud, and Emmanuel Mousset.

They have published in several venues, most notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (8 publications)
  • Separation and Purification Technology (7 publications)
  • Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (5 publications)
  • Chemosphere (5 publications)

Selected recent papers by Mehmet A. Oturan include:

  • Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment: Advances in formation and detection of reactive species and mechanisms, 2020, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Nanostructured electrodes for electrocatalytic advanced oxidation processes: From materials preparation to mechanisms understanding and wastewater treatment applications, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Highly efficient and stable FeIIFeIII LDH carbon felt cathode for removal of pharmaceutical ofloxacin at neutral pH, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Recent advances in electro-Fenton process and its emerging applications, 2022, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Outstanding performance of electro-Fenton process for efficient decontamination of Cr(III) complexes via alkaline precipitation with no accumulation of Cr(VI): Important roles of iron species, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Their work extensively covers mechanisms and applications related to advanced oxidation processes, electro-Fenton processes, and the use of nanostructured electrodes in environmental remediation.

Best Publications

  • Electro-Fenton process and related electrochemical technologies based on Fenton's reaction chemistry

    Enric Brillas;Ignasi Sirés;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Principles and Applications. A Review

    Mehmet A. Oturan;Jean-Jacques Aaron

  • Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: today and tomorrow. A review

    Ignasi Sirés;Enric Brillas;Mehmet A. Oturan;Manuel A. Rodrigo

  • An overview on the removal of synthetic dyes from water by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.

    P.V. Nidheesh;Minghua Zhou;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Complete Destruction of p-Nitrophenol in Aqueous Medium by Electro-Fenton Method

    Mehmet A. Oturan;Jose Peiroten;Pascal Chartrin;Aurel J. Acher

  • Coupling of membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes for removal of pharmaceutical residues: A critical review

    Soliu O. Ganiyu;Eric D. van Hullebusch;Marc Cretin;Giovanni Esposito

  • Removal of residual anti-inflammatory and analgesic pharmaceuticals from aqueous systems by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes. A review

    Ling Feng;Eric D. van Hullebusch;Manuel A. Rodrigo;Giovanni Esposito

  • Electrochemically Assisted Remediation of Pesticides in Soils and Water: A Review

    M. A. Rodrigo;N. Oturan;M. A. Oturan

  • Phenol degradation by advanced electrochemical oxidation process electro-Fenton using a carbon felt cathode

    Marcio Pimentel;Marcio Pimentel;Nihal Oturan;Marcia Dezotti;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Carbon sponge as a new cathode material for the electro-Fenton process: Comparison with carbon felt cathode and application to degradation of synthetic dye basic blue 3 in aqueous medium

    Ali Özcan;Yücel Şahin;A. Savaş Koparal;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • An ecologically effective water treatment technique using electrochemically generated hydroxyl radicals for in situ destruction of organic pollutants: Application to herbicide 2,4-D

    M. A. Oturan

  • Removal of hydrophobic organic pollutants from soil washing/flushing solutions: A critical review.

    Clément Trellu;Emmanuel Mousset;Yoan Pechaud;David Huguenot

  • Catalytic behavior of the Fe3+/Fe2+ system in the electro-Fenton degradation of the antimicrobial chlorophene

    Ignasi Sirés;José Antonio Garrido;Rosa María Rodríguez;Enric Brillas

  • Electrochemical treatment of the antibiotic sulfachloropyridazine: kinetics, reaction pathways, and toxicity evolution.

    Ahmad Dirany;Ignasi Sirés;Nihal Oturan;Ali Özcan

  • Degradation of azo dyes in water by Electro-Fenton process

    Elodie Guivarch;Stephane Trevin;Claude Lahitte;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment: Advances in formation and detection of reactive species and mechanisms

    Soliu Oladejo Ganiyu;Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Influence of the anode materials on the electrochemical oxidation efficiency. Application to oxidative degradation of the pharmaceutical amoxicillin

    Flamur Sopaj;Manuel A. Rodrigo;Nihal Oturan;Fetah I. Podvorica

  • Production of hydroxyl radicals by electrochemically assisted Fenton's reagent: Application to the mineralization of an organic micropollutant, pentachlorophenol

    Mehmet A. Oturan;Nihal Oturan;Claude Lahitte;Stéphane Trevin

  • Electrochemistry: as cause and cure in water pollution—an overview

    Subramanyan Vasudevan;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Electrocatalytic destruction of the antibiotic tetracycline in aqueous medium by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: Effect of electrode materials

    Nihal Oturan;Jie Wu;Hui Zhang;Virender K. Sharma

  • Application of response surface methodology to the removal of the antibiotic tetracycline by electrochemical process using carbon-felt cathode and DSA (Ti/RuO2-IrO2) anode

    Jie Wu;Hui Zhang;Nihal Oturan;Yan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Nihal Oturan
Nihal Oturan Université Gustave Eiffel
Eric D. van Hullebusch
Eric D. van Hullebusch Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Ignasi Sirés
Ignasi Sirés University of Barcelona
Jean Pinson
Jean Pinson Université Paris Cité
Enric Brillas
Enric Brillas University of Barcelona
Marc Cretin
Marc Cretin University of Montpellier
Jean-Michel Savéant
Jean-Michel Savéant Université Paris Cité
Minghua Zhou
Minghua Zhou Nankai University
Christian Amatore
Christian Amatore École Normale Supérieure
Marco Panizza
Marco Panizza University of Genoa

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