Table 5 The top ten ranking of cited articles from the Arab world associated with solid waste in Scopus [38–47]
From: The Arab world’s contribution to solid waste literature: a bibliometric analysis
SCR | Authors-Year | Title | Source title | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Banat et al. 2003 [38] | Evaluation of the use of raw and activated date pits as potential adsorbents for dye containing waters | Process Biochemistry | 165 |
2nd | Bouallagui et al. 2005 [39] | Bioreactor performance in anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes | Process Biochemistry | 124 |
3rd | Hassen et al. 2001 [40] | Microbial characterization during composting of municipal solid waste | Bioresource Technology | 101 |
4th | Amin 2009 [41] | Removal of direct blue-106 dye from aqueous solution using new activated carbons developed from pomegranate peel: Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 99 |
5th | Amir et al. 2005 [42] | Sequential extraction of heavy metals during composting of sewage sludge | Chemosphere | 97 |
6th | Hameed and El-Khaiary 2008 [43] | Batch removal of malachite green from aqueous solutions by adsorption on oil palm trunk fibre: Equilibrium isotherms and kinetic studies | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 82 |
7th | Khaled et al. 2009 [44] | Removal of Direct N Blue-106 from artificial textile dye effluent using activated carbon from orange peel: Adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 79 |
8th | El-Fadel et al. 2002 [45] | Temporal variation of leachate quality from pre-sorted and baled municipal solid waste with high organic and moisture content | Waste Management | 72 |
9th | Bouallagui et al. 2004 [46] | Two-phases anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes: bioreactors performance | Biochemical Engineering Journal | 60 |
10th | Marafi and Stanislaus 2003 [47] | Options and processes for spent catalyst handling and utilization | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 59 |