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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 34 9188 8841 580 551 102 5481

Aimaro Sanna publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aimaro Sanna between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aimaro Sanna published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2017. 12 of the 107 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2017. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications
2002 2025

107 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aimaro Sanna: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 5
2013 6
2014 12
2015 9
2016 12
2017 16
2018 7
2019 3
2020 4
2021 5
2022 5
2023 3
2024 4
2025 8
Total 107
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Aimaro Sanna publications per year - data summary

  • Aimaro Sanna, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Heriot-Watt University, has 107 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2002, 2007, 2008 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 24 years in the span carry no publications at all (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.3 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 25 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 4 publications (0.5 per year); 2010-2017: 64 publications (8.0 per year); 2018-2025: 39 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Aimaro Sanna publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aimaro Sanna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 98–107 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 102 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283 102
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Aimaro Sanna publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Aimaro Sanna, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Heriot-Watt University, records 102 publications - the 9th percentile of the discipline.
  • 9% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Aimaro Sanna, and about 91% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Aimaro Sanna ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Aimaro Sanna D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aimaro Sanna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200 34
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Aimaro Sanna D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Aimaro Sanna, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Heriot-Watt University, records 34 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Aimaro Sanna, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Aimaro Sanna ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Aimaro Sanna is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

Their research covers a variety of main topics including thermochemical biomass conversion processes, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, chemical looping and thermochemical processes, catalysis for biomass conversion, carbon dioxide capture technologies, lignin and wood chemistry, and catalysts for methane reforming.

Recent notable publications by Aimaro Sanna include:

  • Tuning Na2ZrO3 for fast and stable CO2 adsorption by solid state synthesis, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Recent Catalytic Advances in Hydrotreatment Processes of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil, 2021, Catalysts
  • Thermogravimetric characterisation and kinetic analysis of Nannochloropsis sp. and Tetraselmis sp. microalgae for pyrolysis, combustion and oxy-combustion, 2020, Energy
  • Highly selective hydropyrolysis of lignin waste to benzene, toluene and xylene in presence of zirconia supported iron catalyst, 2022, Bioresource Technology
  • Hydrogenation of Biobased Aldehydes to Monoalcohols Using Bimetallic Catalysts, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Giuseppe Bagnato, Ocean Cheung, Javier Fermoso, Michela Signoretto, and Federica Menegazzo.

Sanna's work is commonly published in the following venues:

  • Molecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Catalysts
  • Bioresource Technology

Best Publications

  • Renewable Chemical Commodity Feedstocks from Integrated Catalytic Processing of Pyrolysis Oils

    Tushar P. Vispute;Huiyan Zhang;Huiyan Zhang;Aimaro Sanna;Aimaro Sanna;Rui Xiao

  • A review of mineral carbonation technologies to sequester CO2

    A. Sanna;M. Uibu;G. Caramanna;R. Kuusik

  • Glycerol Production and Transformation: A Critical Review with Particular Emphasis on Glycerol Reforming Reaction for Producing Hydrogen in Conventional and Membrane Reactors

    Giuseppe Bagnato;Adolfo Iulianelli;Aimaro Sanna;Angelo Basile

  • Waste materials for carbon capture and storage by mineralisation (CCSM) - A UK perspective

    Aimaro Sanna;Aimaro Sanna;Marco Dri;Matthew R. Hall;Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Degradation of amine-based solvents in CO2 capture process by chemical absorption

    Fernando Vega;Aimaro Sanna;Benito Navarrete;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of the aqueous fraction of bio-oil with Ru/C and Pt/C catalysts

    Aimaro Sanna;Aimaro Sanna;Tushar P. Vispute;Tushar P. Vispute;George W. Huber;George W. Huber

  • Post-processing pathways in carbon capture and storage by mineral carbonation (CCSM) towards the introduction of carbon neutral materials

    Aimaro Sanna;Matthew R. Hall;Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Nannochloropsis algae pyrolysis with ceria-based catalysts for production of high-quality bio-oils.

    Tevfik Aysu;Aimaro Sanna

  • Mineral carbonation from metal wastes: Effect of solid to liquid ratio on the efficiency and characterization of carbonated products

    Marco Dri;Aimaro Sanna;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Enhancing Mg extraction from lizardite-rich serpentine for CO2 mineral sequestration

    Aimaro Sanna;Xiaolong Wang;Alicja Lacinska;Mike T. Styles

  • Development of sodium/lithium/fly ash sorbents for high temperature post-combustion CO2 capture

    Aimaro Sanna;Ili Izyan Syazwani Ramli;M Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Dissolution of steel slag and recycled concrete aggregate in ammonium bisulphate for CO2 mineral carbonation

    Marco Dri;Aimaro Sanna;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Bio-oil and bio-char from low temperature pyrolysis of spent grains using activated alumina.

    Aimaro Sanna;Sujing Li;Rob Linforth;Katherine A. Smart

  • Carbon dioxide capture and storage by pH swing aqueous mineralisation using a mixture of ammonium salts and antigorite source

    Aimaro Sanna;Aimaro Sanna;Marco Dri;Marco Dri;M Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Silicate rock dissolution by ammonium bisulphate for pH swing mineral CO2 sequestration

    Aimaro Sanna;Alicja Lacinska;Mike T. Styles;M Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Advanced Biofuels from Thermochemical Processing of Sustainable Biomass in Europe

    Aimaro Sanna

  • Synergistic effects during the co-pyrolysis and co-gasification of high volatile bituminous coal with microalgae.

    Javier Fermoso;Thomas Corbet;Francesca Ferrara;Alberto Pettinau

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of Tetraselmis and Isochrysis microalgae by nickel ceria based catalysts for hydrocarbon production

    Tevfik Aysu;Tevfik Aysu;Nur Adilah Abd Rahman;Aimaro Sanna

  • Ceria on alumina support for catalytic pyrolysis of Pavlova sp. microalgae to high-quality bio-oils

    Tevfik Aysu;Tevfik Aysu;Javier Fermoso;Aimaro Sanna

  • Tuning Na2ZrO3 for fast and stable CO2 adsorption by solid state synthesis

    S. Munro;M. Åhlén;O. Cheung;A. Sanna

  • Effects of titania based catalysts on in-situ pyrolysis of Pavlova microalgae

    Tevfik Aysu;Tevfik Aysu;Oluwafunmilola Opeyemi Ola;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer;Aimaro Sanna

  • CO2 Capture at High Temperature Using Fly Ash-Derived Sodium Silicates

    Aimaro Sanna;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

  • Recent Catalytic Advances in Hydrotreatment Processes of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil

    Giuseppe Bagnato;Aimaro Sanna;Emilia Paone;Enrico Catizzone

  • Effect of Li-LSX-zeolite on the in-situ catalytic deoxygenation and denitrogenation of Isochrysis sp. microalgae pyrolysis vapours

    Nur Adilah Abd Rahman;Javier Fermoso;Aimaro Sanna

  • Ceria promoted deoxygenation and denitrogenation of Thalassiosira weissflogii and its model compounds by catalytic in-situ pyrolysis

    Tevfik Aysu;M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer;Aimaro Sanna

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer
M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer Heriot-Watt University
Angelo Basile
Angelo Basile National Research Council (CNR)
Adolfo Iulianelli
Adolfo Iulianelli National Research Council (CNR)
George W. Huber
George W. Huber University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xiaolong Wang
Xiaolong Wang University of California, San Diego
Huiyan Zhang
Huiyan Zhang Southeast University
Jin Xuan
Jin Xuan University of Surrey
Alberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli National Research Council (CNR)
Robert S. T. Linforth
Robert S. T. Linforth University of Nottingham
Bart J. Kooi
Bart J. Kooi University of Groningen

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