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2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
116
Citations
60475
World Ranking
146
National Ranking
67

Chemistry

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114
Citations
58459
World Ranking
650
National Ranking
271

Paul Westerhoff 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 Paul Westerhoff sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 515 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Westerhoff 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 Paul Westerhoff sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Paul Westerhoff is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to water treatment and environmental processes. Key areas of focus include Water Treatment and Disinfection, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research, Membrane Separation Technologies, Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications, and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction.

Paul Westerhoff has contributed extensively to scientific literature with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Multiple Roles of Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Oxidation Processes" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Reactivity of Chlorine Radicals (Cl and Cl2•-) with Dissolved Organic Matter and the Formation of Chlorinated Byproducts" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Exploring the Mechanisms of Selectivity for Environmentally Significant Oxo-Anion Removal during Water Treatment: A Review of Common Competing Oxo-Anions and Tools for Quantifying Selective Adsorption" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Guiding the Design Space for Nanotechnology to Advance Sustainable Crop Production" (2020) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Critical Review of Thermal Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Mechanisms and Implications for Thermal Treatment Processes" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology

The venues where Paul Westerhoff publishes frequently include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science Nano

Collaborations are an integral part of Westerhoff's research, with frequent coauthors including Sergi Garcia-Segura, Michael S. Wong, Zhe Zhao, Julie B. Zimmerman, and Bruce E. Rittmann, highlighting a network of cooperative scientific efforts.

Best Publications

  • Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix regional integration to quantify spectra for dissolved organic matter.

    Wen Chen;Paul Westerhoff;Jerry A. Leenheer;Karl Booksh

  • Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity

    Diane M. McKnight;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Paul K. Westerhoff;Peter T. Doran

  • Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Food and Personal Care Products

    Alex Weir;Paul Westerhoff;Lars Fabricius;Lars Fabricius;Kiril Hristovski

  • Nanoparticle Silver Released into Water from Commercially Available Sock Fabrics

    Troy M. Benn;Paul Westerhoff

  • Fate of endocrine-disruptor, pharmaceutical, and personal care product chemicals during simulated drinking water treatment processes.

    Paul Westerhoff;Yeomin Yoon;Shane A. Snyder;Eric C Wert

  • Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, and Endocrine Disruptors in Water: Implications for the Water Industry

    Shane A. Snyder;Paul Westerhoff;Yeomin Yoon;David L. Sedlak

  • Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate: Fundamentals to full-scale water treatment applications

    Sergi Garcia-Segura;Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes;Kiril Hristovski;Paul Westerhoff

  • Titanium nanomaterial removal and release from wastewater treatment plants.

    M. A. Kiser;Paul Westerhoff;T. Benn;Y. Wang

  • Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system

    Michael F. Hochella;Michael F. Hochella;David W. Mogk;James Ranville;Irving C. Allen

  • Stability of commercial metal oxide nanoparticles in water.

    Yang Zhang;Yongsheng Chen;Paul Westerhoff;Kiril Hristovski

  • The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?

    Stephanie K. Loeb;Pedro J.J. Alvarez;Jonathon A. Brame;Ezra L. Cates

  • Impact of natural organic matter and divalent cations on the stability of aqueous nanoparticles

    Yang Zhang;Yongsheng Chen;Paul Westerhoff;John Crittenden

  • Total Value of Phosphorus Recovery

    Brooke K. Mayer;Lawrence A. Baker;Treavor H. Boyer;Pay Drechsel

  • Reactivity of natural organic matter with aqueous chlorine and bromine.

    Paul Westerhoff;P. Chao;H. Mash

  • Nanofiltration and ultrafiltration of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

    Yeomin Yoon;Paul Westerhoff;Shane A. Snyder;Eric C. Wert

  • Relationships between the structure of natural organic matter and its reactivity towards molecular ozone and hydroxyl radicals

    Paul Westerhoff;George Aiken;Gary Amy;Jean Debroux

  • The release of nanosilver from consumer products used in the home.

    Troy Benn;Bridget Cavanagh;Kiril Hristovski;Jonathan D. Posner

  • Capturing the lost phosphorus.

    Bruce E. Rittmann;Brooke Mayer;Paul Westerhoff;Mark Edwards

  • Formation, precursors, control, and occurrence of nitrosamines in drinking water: a review.

    Stuart W. Krasner;William A. Mitch;Daniel L. McCurry;David Hanigan

  • Occurrence and removal of titanium at full scale wastewater treatment plants: implications for TiO2 nanomaterials

    Paul Westerhoff;Guixue Song;Kiril Hristovski;Mehlika A. Kiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiril Hristovski
Kiril Hristovski Arizona State University
Pierre Herckes
Pierre Herckes Arizona State University
Stuart W. Krasner
Stuart W. Krasner Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
John C. Crittenden
John C. Crittenden Georgia Institute of Technology
James F. Ranville
James F. Ranville Colorado School of Mines
Sergi Garcia-Segura
Sergi Garcia-Segura Arizona State University
Yeomin Yoon
Yeomin Yoon Ewha Womans University
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University
Shane A. Snyder
Shane A. Snyder Georgia Institute of Technology
Lawrence A. Baker
Lawrence A. Baker University of Minnesota

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