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Olli H. Tuovinen

Engineering · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1971
Metal Extraction and BioleachingMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMine drainage and remediation techniquesExtraction and Separation ProcessesPesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Publications

389

Citations

11,800

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1971

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies environmental microbiology, focusing on how microorganisms interact with metals, minerals, and contaminated environments. Topics include bioleaching (using microbes to extract metals like uranium and copper from ores), microbial processes affecting antimony and other pollutants in mining-impacted groundwater, and methane cycling in cave and peatland ecosystems. The work spans applied environmental biotechnology as well as historical and policy-related writing on chemical and biological weapons treaties.

Bioleaching and metal extraction using microbesMine drainage and antimony/heavy metal bioremediationMicrobial ecology of caves and peatlands (methane cycling)Environmental microbiology and biogeochemistryHistory and policy of chemical/biological weapons

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly 2 and 8 papers per year, with a notable increase in the most recent year (2025).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 8 publications8252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×6
  • Hydrometallurgy×4
  • The Science of The Total Environment×4
  • Applied Engineering in Agriculture×4
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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