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South Africa
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
85117
World Ranking
222
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Mika Sillanpää is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on several specialized subfields and topics.

The main subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Materials Chemistry; and Aerospace Engineering. Within these areas, Mika Sillanpää's work prominently centers on Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Photonic and Optical Devices, and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies. Other notable research topics encompass Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

The scientist has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Low Temperature Physics
  • New Journal of Physics

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mika Sillanpää are:

  • Adsorption of Acid orange 7 dyes from aqueous solution using Polypyrrole/nanosilica composite: Experimental and modelling (2021, International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry)
  • Nonreciprocal Transport Based on Cavity Floquet Modes in Optomechanics (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • Energy-level attraction and heating-resistant cooling of mechanical resonators with exceptional points (2021, Physical Review A)
  • Quantum backaction evading measurements of a silicon nitride membrane resonator (2022, New Journal of Physics)
  • Degeneracy-breaking and long-lived multimode microwave electromechanical systems enabled by cubic silicon-carbide membrane crystals (2025, Nature Communications)

Mika Sillanpää frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Laure Mercier de Lépinay
  • Yulong Liu
  • Louise Banniard
  • Cheng Wang
  • Eddy Collin

Best Publications

  • Utilization of agro-industrial and municipal waste materials as potential adsorbents for water treatment—A review

    Amit Bhatnagar;Amit Bhatnagar;Mika Sillanpää

  • Natural organic matter removal by coagulation during drinking water treatment: A review

    Anu Matilainen;Mikko Vepsäläinen;Mika Sillanpää;Mika Sillanpää

  • Fluoride removal from water by adsorption—A review

    Amit Bhatnagar;Eva Kumar;Mika Sillanpää

  • An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications

    Amit Bhatnagar;William Hogland;Marcia Marques;Marcia Marques;Mika Sillanpää

  • Methods for preparation and activation of activated carbon: a review

    Zoha Heidarinejad;Mohammad Hadi Dehghani;Mohsen Heidari;Gholamali Javedan

  • Water purification using magnetic assistance: a review.

    Ritu D. Ambashta;Mika Sillanpää;Mika Sillanpää

  • A review on modification methods to cellulose-based adsorbents to improve adsorption capacity

    Sanna Hokkanen;Amit Bhatnagar;Mika Sillanpää

  • A review of emerging adsorbents for nitrate removal from water

    Amit Bhatnagar;Mika Sillanpää

  • Heterogeneous water phase catalysis as an environmental application: a review.

    Kari Pirkanniemi;Mika Sillanpää

  • An overview of the methods used in the characterisation of natural organic matter (NOM) in relation to drinking water treatment

    Annu Matilainen;Egil T. Gjessing;Tanja Lahtinen;Leif Hed

  • Removal of natural organic matter from drinking water by advanced oxidation processes.

    Anu Matilainen;Mika Sillanpää;Mika Sillanpää

  • Applications of chitin- and chitosan-derivatives for the detoxification of water and wastewater--a short review.

    Amit Bhatnagar;Mika Sillanpää

  • Agricultural waste peels as versatile biomass for water purification – A review

    Amit Bhatnagar;Mika Sillanpää;Anna Witek-Krowiak

  • Tansy fruit mediated greener synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles

    Shashi Prabha Dubey;Manu Lahtinen;Mika Sillanpää

  • Removal of natural organic matter in drinking water treatment by coagulation: A comprehensive review

    Mika Sillanpää;Mohamed Chaker Ncibi;Anu Matilainen;Mikko Vepsäläinen

  • As(V) adsorption on maghemite nanoparticles.

    Tanja Tuutijarvi;Jun Lu;Mika Sillanpaa;Guohua Chen

  • A review of bio-based materials for oil spill treatment.

    Bhairavi Doshi;Mika Sillanpää;Simo Kalliola

  • Fate of diclofenac in municipal wastewater treatment plant — A review

    Niina Vieno;Mika Sillanpää

  • The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their applications in wastewater treatment

    Hamidreza Sadegh;Gomaa A. M. Ali;Gomaa A. M. Ali;Vinod Kumar Gupta;Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf

  • Nanoadsorbents based on conducting polymer nanocomposites with main focus on polyaniline and its derivatives for removal of heavy metal ions/dyes: A review.

    Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare;Ahmad Motahari;Mika Sillanpää

  • Green synthesis and characterizations of silver and gold nanoparticles using leaf extract of Rosa rugosa

    Shashi Prabha Dubey;Manu Lahtinen;Mika Sillanpää;Mika Sillanpää

Frequent Co-Authors

Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Varsha Srivastava
Varsha Srivastava University of Oulu
Eveliina Repo
Eveliina Repo Lappeenranta University of Technology
Chaoliu Li
Chaoliu Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Qianggong Zhang
Qianggong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jie Huang
Jie Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Younghun Kim
Younghun Kim Kwangwoon University
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan Xiamen University

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