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Orhan Yenigün 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 Orhan Yenigün sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 72 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Orhan Yenigün 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 Orhan Yenigün sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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

  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Environmental Sciences
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Environmental Sciences

Overview

Orhan Yenigün is affiliated with Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with over thirty published works spanning these disciplines.

Their main subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, and Infectious Diseases.

The key research topics explored in their work are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management

Their frequent coauthors include Merve Tunalı, Anwar Musah, Iuri Valério Graciano Borges, Aisha Aldosery, and Patty Kostkova, with multiple collaborations recorded with each.

Orhan Yenigün has contributed to several scientific publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • International Journal of Global Warming
  • The Science of The Total Environment

They have also authored a book titled Microplastics in Water and Wastewater, published in 2020 by UWA Publishing.

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • Effect of microplastics and microplastic-metal combinations on growth and chlorophyll a concentration of Chlorella vulgaris (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Characterization of different types of electronic waste: heavy metal, precious metal and rare earth element content by comparing different digestion methods (2020) in Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
  • Microplastic Abundance in Human-Influenced Soils in Recreational, Residential, and Industrial Areas (2022) in Water Air & Soil Pollution
  • Biosorption of Ag+ and Nd3+ from single- and multi-metal solutions (Ag+, Nd3+, and Au3+) by using living and dried microalgae (2021) in Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
  • A review exploring the overarching burden of Zika virus with emphasis on epidemiological case studies from Brazil (2021) in Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Orhan Yenigün has been recognized by The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi for contributions in Environmental Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion: A review

    Orhan Yenigün;Burak Demirel

  • Anaerobic treatment of dairy wastewaters: a review

    Burak Demirel;Orhan Yenigun;Turgut T. Onay

  • Two‐phase anaerobic digestion processes: a review

    Burak Demirel;Orhan Yenigün

  • Effects of high free ammonia concentrations on the performances of anaerobic bioreactors

    Baris Calli;Bulent Mertoglu;Bulent Inanc;Orhan Yenigun

  • Environmental sustainability in an agricultural development project: a system dynamics approach.

    Ali Kerem Saysel;Yaman Barlas;Orhan Yenigün

  • Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic degradation of municipal solid waste in bioreactor landfills

    A. Suna Erses;Turgut T. Onay;Orhan Yenigun

  • Methanogenic diversity in anaerobic bioreactors under extremely high ammonia levels

    Baris Calli;Bulent Mertoglu;Bulent Inanc;Orhan Yenigun

  • Anaerobic acidogenesis of dairy wastewater: the effects of variations in hydraulic retention time with no pH control

    Burak Demirel;Orhan Yenigun

  • Particulate matter (PM10) in Istanbul: Origin, source areas and potential impact on surrounding regions

    Mustafa Kocak;C. Theodosi;P. Zarmpas;U. Im

  • Flocculating performances of exopolysaccharides produced by a halophilic bacterial strain cultivated on agro-industrial waste

    Serdar Sam;Faruk Kucukasik;Orhan Yenigun;Barbara Nicolaus

  • Production of Methane and Hydrogen from Biomass through Conventional and High-Rate Anaerobic Digestion Processes

    Burak Demirel;Paul Scherer;Orhan Yenigun;Turgut T. Onay

  • Annual and seasonal air temperature trend patterns of climate change and urbanization effects in relation to air pollutants in Turkey

    Mete Tayanç;Mehmet Karaca;Orhan Yenigün

  • Aerosol chemical composition over Istanbul

    C. Theodosi;U. Im;A. Bougiatioti;P. Zarmpas

  • Study of a winter PM episode in Istanbul using the high resolution WRF/CMAQ modeling system

    Ulas Im;Kostandinos Markakis;Alper Unal;Tayfun Kindap

  • Enhancement of anaerobic digestion efficiency of wastewater sludge and olive waste: Synergistic effect of co-digestion and ultrasonic/microwave sludge pre-treatment.

    B. Aylin Alagöz;Orhan Yenigün;Ayşen Erdinçler

  • Ultrasound assisted biogas production from co-digestion of wastewater sludges and agricultural wastes: Comparison with microwave pre-treatment.

    B. Aylin Alagöz;Orhan Yenigün;Ayşen Erdinçler

  • Sorption Studies of 2,4-D on Selected Soils

    Miray Bekbölet;Orhan Yenigün;Ilker Yücel

  • Community changes during start-up in methanogenic bioreactors exposed to increasing levels of ammonia.

    B. Calli;B. Mertoglu;B. Inanc;O. Yenigun

  • Two-phase anaerobic treatment of cheese whey

    Gülüm Yılmazer;Orhan Yenigün

  • Analysis of surface ozone and nitrogen oxides at urban, semi-rural and rural sites in Istanbul, Turkey

    Ulas Im;Selahattin Incecik;Meltem Guler;Adil Tek

  • Changes in microbial ecology in an anaerobic reactor.

    Burak Demirel;Orhan Yenigün

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulas Im
Ulas Im Aarhus University
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Nikos Mihalopoulos National Observatory of Athens
Tércio Ambrizzi
Tércio Ambrizzi Universidade de São Paulo
Barbara Nicolaus
Barbara Nicolaus National Research Council (CNR)
Harry D. Kambezidis
Harry D. Kambezidis National Observatory of Athens
Dimitrios Melas
Dimitrios Melas Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aikaterini Bougiatioti
Aikaterini Bougiatioti National Observatory of Athens
Pavlos Kassomenos
Pavlos Kassomenos University of Ioannina
Kate E. Jones
Kate E. Jones University College London
Katsuaki Koike
Katsuaki Koike Kyoto University

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