Ultrahigh Pb2+ ion Adsorption by EDTA-Modified Super-Porous Silica Aerogel Derived from Rice Husk Ash.

Van Doan Nguyen, Van-Giang Le*

2025, 286, 122803.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122803 

SCI, Q1, IF 7.7, ISSN: 1096-0953

Ranking 14/687 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Progress in Biochar Derived Adsorbents: Preparation, Modification Strategies, and Applications for Remediation of Antibiotics from Wastewater.

Van Doan Nguyen, The-anh Luu,  Van-Giang Le*

2025, xx, xxxx,

https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00872G 

SCI, Q1, IF 4.7, ISSN: 2633-5409

Ranking 21/124 in Chemistry

Eco-friendly synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose–DTPA incorporated lettuce leaves for lead decontamination: modeling, economic evaluation, and practical wastewater treatment.

Van Doan Nguyen, Anh Tuan Vu, Van-Giang Le*

2025, 8, 7391–7409.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c01092 

ESCI, Q1, IF 4.7, ISSN: 2576–6422

Ranking 12/76 in Biochemistry 

Corrigendum to “Selective recovery of iron and aluminum from red mud wastewater using fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization

Manh Tuan Truong, The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le*

2025, 7, 100093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scowo.2025.100093 

Scopus, ISSN: 2666–0164

Ranking 218/324 in Materials Chemistry

Advanced functional materials for photocatalytic removal of PFASs from water and wastewater: Progress toward sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Van-Giang Le, The Anh Luu, Minh-Ky Nguyen.

2025, 77, 108403.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108403 

SCI, Q1, IF 6.7, ISSN: 2214–7144,

Ranking 21/235 in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Plastic wastes for carbon-based materials: investigations on recent applications towards environmentally sustainable, carbon dioxide capture and green energy.

The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le, Minh Ky Nguyen.

2025, 370, 125899, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125899

SCIE, Q1, IF 7.6, ISSN: 1873-6424 

Ranking 3/133 in Toxicology  

Mitigating deactivation in dry methane reforming by lanthanum catalysts for enhanced hydrogen production: a review.

M.B. Bahari, C.R. Mamat, A.A. Jalil, Van-Giang Le

2025; 104, 426-443, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.122

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.1, ISSN: 1879-3487

Ranking 20/434 in Condensed Matter Physics

Marine macro-litter sources and ecological impact: a review.

Van-Giang Le, Minh-Ky Nguyen, D. Duc Nguyen

2024; 22:1257–1273, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-024-01702-w

SCIE, Q1, IF 20.4, ISSN: 1610-3653 

Ranking 3/139 in Environmental Chemistry  

Recovery of high-quality struvite fertilizer product from swine wastewater using fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization.

The Anh Luu, Gia Cuong Nguyen, Van-Giang Le*

2025, 15 (30), 24122-24136, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA03370E 

SCIE, Q1, IF 4.6, ISSN: 2046–2069

Ranking 63/280 in General Chemical Engineering 

Selective recovery of iron and aluminum from red mud wastewater using fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization.

Manh Tuan Truong, The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le*

2025, 7, 100087, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scowo.2025.100087 

Scopus, ISSN: 2666–0164

Ranking 218/324 in Materials Chemistry

Valorization of agriculture residues into value-added products: a comprehensive review of recent studies.

Van-Giang Le, Tuan-Dung Hoang, Minh-Ky Nguyen.

2024; 24(8): 00333, https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202300333 

SCIE, Q1, IF 7, ISSN: 1527-8999

Ranking 30/317 in Materials Chemistry

Ecotoxicological response of algae to contaminants in aquatic environments: a review.

Van-Giang Le, Minh-Ky Nguyen, D. Duc Nguyen.

2024; 21(6): 168050, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01680-5

SCIE, Q1, IF 20.4, ISSN: 1610-3653 

Ranking 3/139 in Environmental Chemistry

Microplastics in aquaculture environments: Current occurrence, adverse effects, ecological risk, and nature-based mitigation solutions.

Van-Giang Le, Minh-Ky Nguyen, D. Duc Nguyen

2024; 209, 11716822, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117168

SCIE, Q1, IF 5.3, ISSN: 1572-9826

Ranking 3/184 in Environmental Engineering 

Review on personal protective equipment: Emerging concerns in micro(nano)plastic pollution and strategies for addressing environmental challenges.

Van-Giang Le, Minh-Ky Nguyen, D. Duc Nguyen

2024; 257: 119345, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119345

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.3, ISSN: 1096-0953

Ranking 25/665 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

A comprehensive review of micro- and nano-plastics in the atmosphere: Occurrence, fate, toxicity, and strategies for risk reduction.

Van-Giang Le, Deyi Hou, Tao Zhang, Nanthi Bolan.

2023; 904: 166649, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166649

SCIE, Q1, IF 10.753, ISSN: 1879-1026

Ranking 7/173 in Environmental Engineering 

Divergent response of maize and soybean rhizosphere to arbuscular mycorrhiza.

Ali Feizi, Anh The Luu, Duyen Thi Thu Hoang.

2024; 29: 100834, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100834 

SCIE, Q1, IF 3.7, ISSN: 2452-2198 

Ranking 115/487 in Plant Science 

Ecotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics on aquatic algae: Facts, challenges, and future opportunities.

Minh Ky Nguyen, Van-Giang Le, D. Duc Nguyen.

2023; 346: 118982, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118982

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.7, ISSN: 1095-8630

Ranking 16/376 in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 

A comprehensive review on ecological effects of microplastic pollution: an interaction with pollutants in the ecosystems and future perspectives.

Minh-Ky Nguyen, Van-Giang Le, Abubakr M. IdrisI.

2023; 168: 117294, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117294  

SCIE, Q1, IF 13.1, ISSN: 1879-3142

Ranking 1/141 in Analytical Chemistry 

Enhance diclofenac removal in wastewater by photocatalyst process combination with hydroxyl peroxide.

Van-Tung Tra, Thi-Hieu Tran, Van-Giang Le.

2023; 08: 100506; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100506  

Q1, Scopus, ISSN: 2666–0164

Ranking 23/115 in Engineering 

Succession of biochar addition for soil amendment and contaminants remediation during co-composting: a state of art review.

Huu Tuan Tran, The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le.

2023; 342: 118191, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118191

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.91, ISSN: 1095-8630

Ranking 16/376 in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Environmental memory of microbes regulates the response of soil enzyme kinetics to extreme water events: Drought-rewetting-flooding.

Shang Wang, Duyen Thi Thu Hoang, Anh The Luu.

2023; 437: 116593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116593

SCIE, Q1, IF 6.1, ISSN: 1872-6259

Ranking 4/147 in Soil Science 

Organic composts as a vehicle for the entry of microplastics into the environment: a comprehensive review.

Van Re Le, Minh Ky Nguyen, Van-Giang Le.

2023; 892: 164758, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164758  

SCIE, Q1, IF 10.753, ISSN: 1879-1026

Ranking 7/173 in Environmental Engineering 

Dynamic of microbial community in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification process: a review.

Vu Van Huynh, Van-Giang Le, Xuan Thanh Bui.

2023; 22: 101415, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101415

ESCI, Q1, IF 4.3, ISSN: 2589-014X

Ranking 37/173 in Environmental Engineering

Investigation of biochar amendments on odor reduction and their characteristics during food waste co-composting.

Minh Ky Nguyen, Xuan Thanh Bui, Van-Giang Le.

2023; 865: 161128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161128.

SCIE, Q1, IF 10.753, ISSN: 1879-1026

Ranking 7/173 in Environmental Engineering 

Advances in Mxene-based photoanodes for water-splitting.

M.B. Bahari, A.A. Jalil, N.S. Hassan, Van-Giang Le.

2023; 947: 117750, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117750  SCIE, Q1, IF 4.5, ISSN: 1873-2569

Ranking 4/63 in Physics and Astronomy 

Fluidized bed homogeneous granulation for potassium and phosphorus recovery: K-struvite release kinetics and economic analysis.

Van-Giang Le, The Anh Luu, Yao Hui Huang.

2022; 139: 104494, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104494. 

SCIE, Q1, IF 5.477, ISSN: 1876–1070

Ranking 28/280 in General Chemical Engineering 

Thermodynamic insight into selenium oxyanions removal from synthetic flue gas desulfurization wastewater with temperature-swing solvent extraction.

Michael S. Meissner, Van-Giang Le, Ngoc T. Bui.

2023; 11: 1225843, https://doi:10.3389/fchem.2023.1225843     

SCIE, Q1, IF 5.545, ISSN: 2095-4956

Ranking 5/109 in Fuel Technology 

Response to comment on “recovery of magnesium from industrial effluent and its implication on carbon capture and storage”.

Van-Giang Le, Yao Hui Huang, Chi Thanh Vu.

2022; 10: 15619-15621, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06797

SCIE, Q1, IF 9.224, ISSN: 2168–0485

Ranking 13/280 in General Chemical Engineering 

Screening of non-edible (second-generation) feedstocks for the production of sustainable aviation fuel.

M. Mofijur, Van-Giang Le, T.M Yunus Khan, Kuan Shiong Khoo.

2022; 331: 125897, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125879.

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.035, ISSN: 1873–7153

Ranking 10/192 in Organic Chemistry 

Investigation of biochar amendments on odor reduction and their characteristics during food waste co-composting.

Duyen Thi Thu Hoang, Mehdi Rashtbari, Luu The Anh.

2022; 171: 108728, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108728.

SCIE, Q1, IF 9.7, ISSN: 1879-3428

Ranking 3/147 in Soil Science 

Environmental memory of microbes regulates the response of soil enzyme kinetics to extreme water events: Drought-rewetting-flooding.

Anh The Luu, Duyen Thi Thu Hoang

2023; 409: 115605, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115605

SCIE, Q1, IF 6.1, ISSN: 1872-6259

Ranking 4/147 in Soil Science 

The nitrogen cycle and mitigation strategies for nitrogen loss during organic waste composting: a review.

Hong Giang Hoang, Van-Giang Le, Chi Thanh Vu.

2022; 300: 134514, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134514.    

SCIE, Q1, IF 8.943, ISSN: 0045–6535

Ranking 14/562 in Environmental and Occupational Health 

Recovery of magnesium from industrial effluent and its implication on carbon capture and storage.

Van-Giang Le, Yao Hui Huang, Chi Thanh Vu.

2022; 9: 6732-6740, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00754

SCIE, Q1, IF 9.224, ISSN: 2168–0485

Ranking 13/280 in General Chemical Engineering 

ZnO nanoparticles loaded rice husk biochar as an effective adsorbent for removing reactive red 24 from aqueous solution.

Yuhuan Yang, Huu Tap Van, Van-Giang Le.

2022; 150: 106960, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.106960. 

SCIE, Q1, IF 4.644, ISSN: 1369–8001

Ranking 84/601 in Mechanical Engineering 

Soil washing for the remediation of dioxin-contaminated soil: a review.

Huu Tuan Tran, Van-Giang Le, Chi Thanh Vu.

2022; 421:126767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126767.   

SCI, Q1, IF 14.224, ISSN: 0304–3894

Ranking 5/173 in Environmental Engineering 

Progress and challenges of contaminate removal from wastewater using microalgae biomass.

Shams Forruque Ahmed, M. Mofijur, Van-Giang Le, Hwai Chyuan Ong.

2022; 286: 131656, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131656.  

SCI, Q1, IF 8.943, ISSN: 0045–6535

Ranking 14/562 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 

Phosphorus and potassium recovery from human urine using a fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization process.

Van-Giang Le, Chi Thanh Vu, Yu Jen Shih, Xuan Thanh Bui, Yao Hui Huang.

2020; 384: 123282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123282.

SCI, Q1, IF 16.744, ISSN: 1385–8947

Ranking 3/338 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 

Advanced treatment technologies for the removal of organic chemical sunscreens from wastewater: a review.

Huu Tuan Tran, Van-Giang Le, Chitsan Lin.

2022; 158: 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-022-00221-y.  

SCIE, Q1, IF 7.3, ISSN: 2198–6592

Ranking 15/237 in Water Science and Technology 

The individual and synergistic indexes for assessments of heavy metal contamination in global rivers and risk: a review.

Hong Giang Hoang, Xuan Thanh Bui, Van-Giang Le, Long D. Nghiem.

2021; 7: 247-262, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-021-00196-2.

SCIE, Q1, IF 7.3, ISSN: 2198–6592

Ranking 15/237 in Water Science and Technology 

Applying a novel sequential double-column fluidized bed crystallization process to the recovery of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from swine wastewater.

Van-Giang Le, Yu Jen Shih, Yao Hui Huang.

2021; 1: 707–718, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.0c00185.

ESCI, Q1, IF 5.3, ISSN: 2690–0637

Ranking 129/248 in Water Science and Technology 

Effects of storage conditions, pH and Mg:P ratio on the precipitation process for phosphate recovery from urine.

Hien Vo Thi Dieu, Van-Giang Le, Kun Yi Andrew Lin, Xuan Thanh Bui.

2022; 5: 100188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2022.100188.

Q1, Scopus, ISSN: 2666–0164

Ranking 23/115 in Engineering 

Struvite recovery from swine wastewater using fluidized bed homogeneous granulation process.

Van-Giang Le, Yu Jen Shih, Yao Hui Huang.

2021; 9:105019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.105019

SCIE, Q1, IF 7.968, ISSN: 2213–3437

Ranking 23/144 in Pollution 

Contamination, ecological risk and source apportionment of heavy metals in sediments and water of a contaminated river in Taiwan.

Van-Giang Le, Yu Jen Shih, Yao Hui Huang.

2017; 82: 32-42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.06.008. 

SCIE, Q1, IF 6.263,  ISSN: 1470–160X

Ranking 39/687 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 

Recovery of lithium from industrial lithium-containing wastewater using fluidized bed homogeneou granulation technology.             

Van-Giang Le, The-Anh Luu, Yao Hui Huang.

2024; 14: 603, https://doi.org/10.3390/min14060603

SCIE, Q2, IF 2.5, ISSN: 2075-163X

Ranking 83/284 in Geology

Recovery of iron (II) and aluminum (III) from acid mine drainage by sequential selective precipitation and fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization process.

Van-Giang Le, Yu Jen Shih, Yao Hui Huang.

2020; 115: 135-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2020.10.007.

SCIE, Q1, IF 5.876, ISSN: 1876–1070

Ranking 28/280 in General Chemical Engineering

Highly efficient recovery of ruthenium (Ru) from integrated circuit (IC) foundry’s wastewater by cementation.

Van-Giang Le, Yu Jen Shih, Yao Hui Huang.

2019; 9: 25303-25308, https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA03331

SCIE, Q1, IF 4.036, ISSN: 2046–2069

Ranking 63/280 in General Chemical Engineering 

The Impact of Waste on Psychological Health in Urban Environments

The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le

2025, 1011–1039, 

In: Shaaban, M. (eds) Soils and Sustainable Agriculture. Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-91114-9_43   

Online ISBN: 978-3-031-91114-9

Water Resources and Bioenergy

The Anh Luu, Van-Giang Le

2025, 1041–1067,

In: Shaaban, M. (eds) Soils and Sustainable Agriculture. 

Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-91114-9_44 

Online ISBN: 978-3-031-91114-9