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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
140
Citations
76801
World Ranking
47
National Ranking
1

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
123
Citations
63025
World Ranking
56
National Ranking
6

Chemistry

D-Index
120
Citations
59637
World Ranking
492
National Ranking
18

Nanthi Bolan 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 Nanthi Bolan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 656 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nanthi Bolan 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 Nanthi Bolan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 140 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Nanthi Bolan is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to pollution control, soil science, and water science.

The scientist's work is prominently featured in several publication venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Chemosphere

Nanthi Bolan has contributed extensively to the following fields and subfields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Soil Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Water Science and Technology

The main research topics covered in Bolan's publications include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Nanthi Bolan include:

  • "Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality," 2021, published in The Innovation
  • "How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar," 2021, published in GCB Bioenergy
  • "Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant," 2020, published in Biochar
  • "Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils," 2020, published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Soil salinity under climate change: Challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security," 2020, published in Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nanthi Bolan include:

  • Hailong Wang
  • Jörg Rinklebe
  • Binoy Sarkar
  • Kadambot H. M. Siddique
  • M.B. Kirkham

Nanthi Bolan has been recognized with professional fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), awarded in 2015
  • Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), awarded in 2011

Best Publications

  • Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review.

    Mahtab Ahmad;Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Jung Eun Lim;Ming Zhang

  • Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize?

    Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan;Anitha Kunhikrishnan;Ramya Thangarajan;Ramya Thangarajan;Jurate Kumpiene

  • A critical review on the role of mycorrhizal fungi in the uptake of phosphorus by plants

    N. S. Bolan

  • Biochar reduces the bioavailability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals

    Jin Hee Park;Jin Hee Park;Jin Hee Park;Girish Kumar Choppala;Girish Kumar Choppala;Nanthi Sirangie Bolan;Nanthi Sirangie Bolan;Jae Woo Chung

  • Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification

    Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Season S. Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Ming Zhang

  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

    Fang Wang;Jean Damascene Harindintwali;Zhizhang Yuan;Zhizhang Yuan;Min Wang

  • Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review.

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Season S. Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Role of organic amendments on enhanced bioremediation of heavy metal(loid) contaminated soils

    Jin Hee Park;Dane Lamb;Dane Lamb;Periyasamy Paneerselvam;Periyasamy Paneerselvam;Girish Choppala;Girish Choppala

  • Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants

    Xiaokai Zhang;Hailong Wang;Lizhi He;Kouping Lu

  • Role of assisted natural remediation in environmental cleanup

    Domy Adriano;WW Wenzel;Jaco Vangronsveld;NS Bolan

  • How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

    Stephen Joseph;Annette L. Cowie;Annette L. Cowie;Lukas Van Zwieten;Lukas Van Zwieten;Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan

  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

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  • Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;James Tsz Fung Wong;Yohey Hashimoto;Longbin Huang

  • Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant

    Zahangir Hossain;Zahangir Hossain;Zahangir Hossain;Mezbaul Bahar;Binoy Sarkar;Scott Wilfred Donne

  • Ionic-strength and pH effects on the sorption of cadmium and the surface charge of soils

    R. Naidu;R. Naidu;N.S. Bolan;R. S. Kookana;K.G. Tiller;K.G. Tiller

  • Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

    Manish Kumar;Xinni Xiong;Mingjing He;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil.

    Kouping Lu;Xing Yang;Gerty Gielen;Nanthi Bolan

  • Removal and Recovery of Phosphate From Water Using Sorption

    Paripurnanda Loganathan;Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran;Jaya Kandasamy;Nanthi S. Bolan

  • Dissolved Organic Matter: Biogeochemistry, Dynamics, and Environmental Significance in Soils

    Nanthi S. Bolan;Domy C. Adriano;Anitha Kunhikrishnan;Trevor James

  • Soil acidification and liming interactions with nutrientand heavy metal transformationand bioavailability

    Nanthi S Bolan;Domy C Adriano;Denis Curtin

  • Uses and management of poultry litter.

    N.S. Bolan;A.A. Szogi;T. Chuasavathi;B. Seshadri

  • Processes of soil acidification during nitrogen cycling with emphasis on legume based pastures

    N. S. Bolan;M. J. Hedley;R. E. White

  • Biochar application for the remediation of heavy metal polluted land: A review of in situ field trials

    David O'Connor;Tianyue Peng;Junli Zhang;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Denitrification and N2O:N2 production in temperate grasslands: processes, measurements, modelling and mitigating negative impacts.

    Surinder Saggar;N. Jha;J. Deslippe;N.S. Bolan

  • Influence of low-molecular-weight organic acids on the solubilization of phosphates.

    N. S. Bolan;R. Naidu;S. Mahimairaja;S. Baskaran

Frequent Co-Authors

Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Binoy Sarkar
Binoy Sarkar University of Adelaide
M. B. Kirkham
M. B. Kirkham Kansas State University
M. J. Hedley
M. J. Hedley Massey University
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Jiafa Luo
Jiafa Luo AgResearch

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