# Erik Smolders

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/erik-smolders/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 21,380 |
| Field | Heavy metals in environment |
| h-index | 79 |
| i10-index | 337 |
| Last Known Institution | KU Leuven |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5052150811 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-2444 |
| Works | 624 |

## Researcher papers

- [Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo](https://scholariq.org/papers/sustainability-of-artisanal-mining-of-cobalt-in-dr-congo/)

## Researcher topics

- [Heavy metals in environment](https://scholariq.org/topics/heavy-metals-in-environment/)
- [Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics](https://scholariq.org/topics/soil-and-water-nutrient-dynamics/)
- [Radioactive element chemistry and processing](https://scholariq.org/topics/radioactive-element-chemistry-and-processing/)
- [Radioactive contamination and transfer](https://scholariq.org/topics/radioactive-contamination-and-transfer/)
- [Phosphorus and nutrient management](https://scholariq.org/topics/phosphorus-and-nutrient-management/)

## Researcher university

- [KU Leuven](https://scholariq.org/institutions/ku-leuven/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.