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Chemistry D-index 92 Citations 34,000 508 World Ranking 744 National Ranking 344

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Awards & Achievements

2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2004 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering the development of biofilm fundamentals and contributing to their widespread use in the cleanup of contaminated waters, soils, and ecosystems.

1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry

Bruce E. Rittmann mostly deals with Biofilm, Environmental chemistry, Waste management, Substrate and Microbiology. His Biofilm research integrates issues from Environmental engineering, Steady state, Inert, Analytical chemistry and Chemical engineering. His Environmental chemistry research includes elements of Water treatment, Biodegradation, Nitrate and Effluent.

His Waste management research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Membrane and Phosphorus. His work in Substrate tackles topics such as Anode which are related to areas like Biofilm matrix, Electrolysis, Methane and Electrochemistry. His Microbiology study combines topics in areas such as Methanogen, Bacteria, Food science and Biochemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications (2063 citations)
  • Human gut microbiota in obesity and after gastric bypass (1325 citations)
  • A unified theory for extracellular polymeric substances, soluble microbial products, and active and inert biomass. (848 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Bruce E. Rittmann spends much of his time researching Biofilm, Environmental chemistry, Biodegradation, Inorganic chemistry and Environmental engineering. Bruce E. Rittmann combines subjects such as Membrane, Chemical engineering, Substrate and Microbiology with his study of Biofilm. His Environmental chemistry research includes themes of Nitrification, Effluent, Water treatment, Biomass and Denitrification.

His research investigates the connection between Biomass and topics such as Bioreactor that intersect with issues in Pulp and paper industry. His Biodegradation study incorporates themes from Photocatalysis, Chromatography, Mineralization and Phenol. His Inorganic chemistry research incorporates elements of Sulfate, Electron donor, Nitrate and Anode.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biofilm (25.13%)
  • Environmental chemistry (24.20%)
  • Biodegradation (18.18%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Biodegradation (18.18%)
  • Environmental chemistry (24.20%)
  • Biofilm (25.13%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Biodegradation, Environmental chemistry, Biofilm, Biomass and Electron donor. His Biodegradation research also works with subjects such as

  • Mineralization which is related to area like Bioremediation,
  • Photocatalysis that intertwine with fields like Anode. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Wastewater, Denitrification, Soil water and Toxicity.

The Biofilm study combines topics in areas such as Tetracycline, Microbial population biology, Microorganism, Membrane and Chemical engineering. He interconnects Food science, Nitrification, Productivity, Extracellular polymeric substance and Synechocystis in the investigation of issues within Biomass. His Electron donor study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nuclear chemistry, Oxygen, Batch reactor, Bioreactor and Electron acceptor.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants. (122 citations)
  • Biofilms, active substrata, and me. (62 citations)
  • How Microbial Aggregates Protect against Nanoparticle Toxicity (56 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry

Bruce E. Rittmann mainly focuses on Biofilm, Biodegradation, Electron donor, Photocatalysis and Denitrification. Bruce E. Rittmann has researched Biofilm in several fields, including Methanosarcina, Microbial population biology, Microorganism and Membrane, Biochemistry. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nitrifying bacteria, Nitrification, Mineralization, Phenol and Acclimatization in addition to Biodegradation.

Bruce E. Rittmann has included themes like Electron acceptor and Nuclear chemistry in his Electron donor study. His research integrates issues of Anaerobic oxidation of methane, Environmental chemistry, Nitrite, Syntrophy and Methylocystaceae in his study of Denitrification. His study brings together the fields of Toxicity and Environmental chemistry.

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Best Publications

Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications

Bruce E. Rittmann;Perry L. McCarty.
(2000)

4072 Citations

Human gut microbiota in obesity and after gastric bypass

Husen Zhang;John K. DiBaise;Andrea Zuccolo;Dave Kudrna.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2009)

1670 Citations

A unified theory for extracellular polymeric substances, soluble microbial products, and active and inert biomass.

Chrysi S. Laspidou;Bruce E. Rittmann.
Water Research (2002)

1230 Citations

Phylogenetic probes for analyzing abundance and spatial organization of nitrifying bacteria.

Bruch K. Mobarry;Michael Wagner;Vincent Urbain;Bruce E. Rittmann.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1996)

1080 Citations

Group-specific 16S rRNA hybridization probes to describe natural communities of methanogens

L Raskin;J M Stromley;B E Rittmann;D A Stahl.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1994)

970 Citations

Opportunities for renewable bioenergy using microorganisms

Bruce E. Rittmann.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2008)

715 Citations

Model of steady‐state‐biofilm kinetics

Bruce E. Rittmann;Perry L. McCarty.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering (1980)

693 Citations

Gut Microbiota and Its Possible Relationship With Obesity

John K. DiBaise;Husen Zhang;Michael D. Crowell;Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings (2008)

693 Citations

A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria.

César I. Torres;Andrew Kato Marcus;Hyung-Sool Lee;Prathap Parameswaran.
Fems Microbiology Reviews (2010)

527 Citations

Evolutionary relationships among ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.

A. Teske;E. Alm;J. M. Regan;S. Toze.
Journal of Bacteriology (1994)

523 Citations

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