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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 85 2734 2461 66 58 211 21209

Nihal Oturan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nihal Oturan between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nihal Oturan published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 6 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1993 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nihal Oturan: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 8
2008 12
2009 10
2010 12
2011 6
2012 14
2013 8
2014 15
2015 11
2016 18
2017 19
2018 12
2019 17
2020 15
2021 9
2022 7
2023 5
2024 3
2025 3
Total 215
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Nihal Oturan 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 Nihal Oturan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 211 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 211
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Nihal Oturan 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 Nihal Oturan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275 85
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Nihal Oturan is affiliated with Université Gustave Eiffel in France and focuses their research on environmental science, energy, and chemistry. Their work contributes primarily to water science and technology, renewable energy, sustainability, electrochemistry, biomedical engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research extensively covers the following main topics:

  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Nihal Oturan has published numerous papers, including these recent works:

  • Highly efficient and stable FeIIFeIII LDH carbon felt cathode for removal of pharmaceutical ofloxacin at neutral pH, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Electro-Fenton treatment of a complex pharmaceutical mixture: Mineralization efficiency and biodegradability enhancement, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Electrochemical technologies for the treatment of pesticides, 2020, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Remediation of soils contaminated by hydrophobic organic compounds: How to recover extracting agents from soil washing solutions?, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Efficient photocatalytic degradation of furosemide by a novel sonoprecipited ZnO over ion exchanged clinoptilolite nanorods, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology

Their work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemosphere
  • Electrochimica Acta

Nihal Oturan often collaborates with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mehmet A. Oturan
  • Clément Trellu
  • Yoan Péchaud
  • Jing Ma
  • Aydeniz Demir

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kinetics of oxidative degradation/mineralization pathways of the antibiotic tetracycline by the novel heterogeneous electro-Fenton process with solid catalyst chalcopyrite

    Natija Barhoumi;Natija Barhoumi;Hugo Olvera-Vargas;Nihal Oturan;David Huguenot

  • 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

  • Unprecedented total mineralization of atrazine and cyanuric acid by anodic oxidation and electro-Fenton with a boron-doped diamond anode

    Nihal Oturan;Enric Brillas;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • The reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) mediated by environmentally relevant carboxylic acids: State-of-the-art and perspectives.

    Bo Jiang;Bo Jiang;Yifan Gong;Jianan Gao;Tong Sun

  • Non-precious Co3O4-TiO2/Ti cathode based electrocatalytic nitrate reduction: Preparation, performance and mechanism

    Jianan Gao;Bo Jiang;Bo Jiang;Congcong Ni;Yuanfeng Qi

  • Electrochemical abatement of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole from water

    Ahmad Dirany;Ignasi Sirés;Nihal Oturan;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Removal of Acid Orange 7 from water by electrochemically generated Fenton's reagent.

    Ali Özcan;Mehmet A. Oturan;Nihal Oturan;Yücel Şahin

  • Electro-Fenton degradation of antimicrobials triclosan and triclocarban

    Ignasi Sirés;Nihal Oturan;Mehmet A. Oturan;Rosa María Rodríguez

  • Sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide (Ti4O7) as a suitable ceramic anode for electrooxidation of organic pollutants: A case study of kinetics, mineralization and toxicity assessment of amoxicillin.

    Soliu O. Ganiyu;Nihal Oturan;Stéphane Raffy;Marc Cretin

  • Pyrite as a sustainable catalyst in electro-Fenton process for improving oxidation of sulfamethazine. Kinetics, mechanism and toxicity assessment

    Natija Barhoumi;Natija Barhoumi;Nihal Oturan;Hugo Olvera-Vargas;Enric Brillas

  • A review on efficiency and cost effectiveness of electro- and bio-electro-Fenton processes: Application to the treatment of pharmaceutical pollutants in water

    Hélène Monteil;Yoan Péchaud;Nihal Oturan;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Indirect electrochemical treatment of bisphenol A in water via electrochemically generated Fenton's reagent.

    Belgin Gözmen;Mehmet A Oturan;Nihal Oturan;Oktay Erbatur

  • Degradation of Acid Orange 7 by electrochemically generated •OH radicals in acidic aqueous medium using a boron-doped diamond or platinum anode: A mechanistic study

    Samiha Hammami;Nizar Bellakhal;Nihal Oturan;Mehmet A. Oturan

  • Degradation of organics in reverse osmosis concentrate by electro-Fenton process.

    Minghua Zhou;Qingqing Tan;Qian Wang;Yongli Jiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Mehmet A. Oturan
Mehmet A. Oturan Université Paris Cité
Eric D. van Hullebusch
Eric D. van Hullebusch Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Ignasi Sirés
Ignasi Sirés University of Barcelona
Enric Brillas
Enric Brillas University of Barcelona
Marc Cretin
Marc Cretin University of Montpellier
Minghua Zhou
Minghua Zhou Nankai University
Rosa María Rodríguez
Rosa María Rodríguez University of Barcelona
Jean Pinson
Jean Pinson Université Paris Cité
Marco Panizza
Marco Panizza University of Genoa
Marta Pazos
Marta Pazos Universidade de Vigo

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