| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Parameters affecting the photocatalytic degradation of dyes using TiO2: a review | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 642 |
| 2 | Drinking water contamination and treatment techniques | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 598 |
| 3 | Adsorption of dyes using different types of clay: a review | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 403 |
| 4 | Fixed-bed column adsorption study: a comprehensive review | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 389 |
| 5 | Removal of dyes using agricultural waste as low-cost adsorbents: a review | Applied Water Science | 2013 | 378 |
| 6 | Activity enhancement of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge process: metabolite reduction and CO2 mitigation intensification process | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 339 |
| 7 | Removal of heavy metals and pollutants by membrane adsorption techniques | Applied Water Science | 2018 | 330 |
| 8 | Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in the coastal stretch of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India | Applied Water Science | 2012 | 289 |
| 9 | Hydro-geochemistry and application of water quality index (WQI) for groundwater quality assessment, Anna Nagar, part of Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India | Applied Water Science | 2015 | 224 |
| 10 | Assessment of groundwater quality of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India, with reference to arsenic contamination using multivariate statistical analysis | Applied Water Science | 2018 | 218 |
| 11 | Comparative adsorption isotherms and modeling of methylene blue onto activated carbons | Applied Water Science | 2011 | 215 |
| 12 | Delineation of groundwater potential zones in the crystalline basement terrain of SW-Nigeria: an integrated GIS and remote sensing approach | Applied Water Science | 2014 | 210 |
| 13 | A GIS-based approach in drainage morphometric analysis of Kanhar River Basin, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 210 |
| 14 | Assessment of groundwater potential zones using multi-influencing factor (MIF) and GIS: a case study from Birbhum district, West Bengal | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 207 |
| 15 | Delineation of groundwater potential zones in the Comoro watershed, Timor Leste using GIS, remote sensing and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) technique | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 193 |
| 16 | Removal of heavy metals from emerging cellulosic low-cost adsorbents: a review | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 186 |
| 17 | The hydrogeochemical signatures, quality indices and health risk assessment of water resources in Umunya district, southeast Nigeria | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 186 |
| 18 | Water quality assessment in terms of water quality index (WQI): case study of the Kolong River, Assam, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 183 |
| 19 | A GIS-based assessment of recent changes in drainage and morphometry of Betwa River basin and sub-basins, Central India | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 183 |
| 20 | Malachite green “a cationic dye” and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 180 |
| 21 | Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil due to leachate migration from an open dumping site | Applied Water Science | 2013 | 172 |
| 22 | Potential health risk and levels of heavy metals in water resources of lead–zinc mining communities of Abakaliki, southeast Nigeria | Applied Water Science | 2020 | 171 |
| 23 | A broader approach to recreational water quality assessment: Buenos Aires City case study | Applied Water Science | 2020 | 167 |
| 24 | Contamination of fluoride in groundwater and its effect on human health: a case study in hard rock aquifers of Siddipet, Telangana State, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 165 |
| 25 | Geochemical characterization and evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic and agricultural utility in semi-arid region of Basara, Telangana State, South India | Applied Water Science | 2018 | 160 |
| 26 | Flood susceptibility analysis through remote sensing, GIS and frequency ratio model | Applied Water Science | 2018 | 158 |
| 27 | Cadmium (heavy metals) bioremediation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a minireview | Applied Water Science | 2018 | 157 |
| 28 | Human exposure risk to heavy metals through groundwater used for drinking in an intensively irrigated river delta | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 156 |
| 29 | Geological and geomorphological controls on groundwater occurrence in a hard rock region | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 153 |
| 30 | A review on characterization and bioremediation of pharmaceutical industries’ wastewater: an Indian perspective | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 151 |
| 31 | Synthesis, characterisation and methyl orange adsorption capacity of ferric oxide–biochar nano-composites derived from pulp and paper sludge | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 150 |
| 32 | Biological removal of phenol from wastewaters: a mini review | Applied Water Science | 2015 | 149 |
| 33 | Water quality analysis of River Yamuna using water quality index in the national capital territory, India (2000–2009) | Applied Water Science | 2011 | 144 |
| 34 | Modeling adsorption mechanism of paraquat onto Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon) wood sawdust | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 142 |
| 35 | Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the sediment of the River Ghaghara, a major tributary of the River Ganga in Northern India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 141 |
| 36 | Evaluation of water quality index for River Sabarmati, Gujarat, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 139 |
| 37 | Principal component analysis and hydrochemical facies characterization to evaluate groundwater quality in Varahi river basin, Karnataka state, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 138 |
| 38 | Water quality index to determine the surface water quality of Sankey tank and Mallathahalli lake, Bangalore urban district, Karnataka, India | Applied Water Science | 2013 | 137 |
| 39 | A critical review of synthesis parameters affecting the properties of zinc oxide nanoparticle and its application in wastewater treatment | Applied Water Science | 2021 | 137 |
| 40 | Prioritization of watershed through morphometric parameters: a PCA-based approach | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 135 |
| 41 | Adsorption isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies for the removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), Zn(II) and Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions using Albizia lebbeck pods | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 134 |
| 42 | Performance of machine learning methods in predicting water quality index based on irregular data set: application on Illizi region (Algerian southeast) | Applied Water Science | 2021 | 134 |
| 43 | Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index (WQI) under GIS framework | Applied Water Science | 2021 | 130 |
| 44 | Prioritizing erosion-prone area through morphometric analysis: an RS and GIS perspective | Applied Water Science | 2014 | 129 |
| 45 | Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and irrigational use in the Southern Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 128 |
| 46 | Comparison of the experimental results with the Langmuir and Freundlich models for copper removal on limestone adsorbent | Applied Water Science | 2019 | 127 |
| 47 | Sustainable treatment of landfill leachate | Applied Water Science | 2015 | 125 |
| 48 | Development of a water quality index (WQI) for the Loktak Lake in India | Applied Water Science | 2017 | 125 |
| 49 | A study on groundwater geochemistry and water quality in layered aquifers system of Pondicherry region, southeast India | Applied Water Science | 2012 | 123 |
| 50 | Geographical information system-based morphometric analysis of Bharathapuzha river basin, Kerala, India | Applied Water Science | 2013 | 123 |
