2026 Carlos Ricardo Soccol: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	101	1419	1277	2	2	654	45426

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Ricardo Soccol is affiliated with the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research integrates several subfields including biomedical engineering, molecular biology, plant science, food science, and nutrition and dietetics.

The primary focus of their work revolves around biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, and algal biology and biofuel production. Additional areas of research interest include enzyme catalysis and immobilization, catalysis for biomass conversion, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, and enzyme production and characterization.

Frequent coauthors of Carlos Ricardo Soccol include:

Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe
Júlio César de Carvalho
Susan Grace Karp
Gilberto Vinícius de Melo Pereira
Vanete Thomaz-Soccol

Their publication record features several recent papers such as:

Lignocellulosic biomass: Acid and alkaline pretreatments and their effects on biomass recalcitrance - Conventional processing and recent advances (2020, Bioresource Technology)
Lignin as a potential source of high-added value compounds: A review (2020, Journal of Cleaner Production)
A review on hydrothermal carbonization of potential biomass wastes, characterization and environmental applications of hydrochar, and biorefinery perspectives of the process (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
Microalgal biomass pretreatment for integrated processing into biofuels, food, and feed (2020, Bioresource Technology)
Chemical composition and health properties of coffee and coffee by-products (2020, Advances in food and nutrition research)

Carlos Ricardo Soccol has published a significant number of works in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

Bioresource Technology
Fermentation
Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing
Biotechnology Research and Innovation
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to books published by Springer International Publishing and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Titles include:

Biohydrogen - Advances and Processes (2024)
Liquid Biofuels: Bioethanol (2022)
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Technologies for Production of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food Products (2022)
Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals - Climate Change Mitigation: Sequestration of Green House Gases (2021)

Best Publications

Advances in microbial amylases.

Ashok Pandey;Poonam Nigam;Carlos R. Soccol;Vanete T. Soccol

1675
Citations
Biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues. I: sugarcane bagasse

Ashok Pandey;Carlos R Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Vanete T Soccol

1657
Citations
New developments in solid state fermentation: I-bioprocesses and products.

Ashok Pandey;Carlos R Soccol;David Mitchell

1536
Citations
Solid state fermentation for the production of industrial enzymes

A Pandey;P Selvakumar;CR Soccol;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

1252
Citations
Recent advances in solid-state fermentation.

Reeta Rani Singhania;Anil Kumar Patel;Carlos R. Soccol;Ashok Pandey

1050
Citations
Alpha amylase from a fungal culture grown on oil cakes and its properties

Sumitra Ramachandran;Anil K. Patel;Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri;Sandhya Chandran

1023
Citations
The realm of microbial lipases in biotechnology

Ashok Pandey;Sailas Benjamin;Carlos R. Soccol;Poonam Nigam

994
Citations
Current Developments in Solid-state Fermentation

Ashok Pandey;Carlos Ricardo Soccol;Christian Larroche

769
Citations
TRENDS IN NON-DAIRY PROBIOTIC BEVERAGES

Flávera C. Prado;Jose L. Parada;Ashok Pandey;Carlos R. Soccol

763
Citations
Biotechnological potential of coffee pulp and coffee husk for bioprocesses

Ashok Pandey;Carlos R. Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Debora Brand

682
Citations
The potential of probiotics: a review.

Carlos Ricardo Soccol;Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe;Michele Rigon Spier;Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros

648
Citations
Biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues. II: cassava bagasse

Ashok Pandey;Carlos R Soccol;Poonam Nigam;Vanete T Soccol

635
Citations
Oil cakes and their biotechnological applications--a review.

Sumitra Ramachandran;Sudheer Kumar Singh;Christian Larroche;Carlos Ricardo Soccol

618
Citations
Potential carbon dioxide fixation by industrially important microalgae.

Eduardo Bittencourt Sydney;Wilerson Sturm;Julio Cesar de Carvalho;Vanete Thomaz-Soccol;Vanete Thomaz-Soccol

605
Citations
New perspectives for citric acid production and application

Carlos R. Soccol;Luciana P. S. Vandenberghe;Cristine Rodrigues;Ashok Pandey

567
Citations
Bioethanol from lignocelluloses: Status and perspectives in Brazil.

Carlos Ricardo Soccol;Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe;Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros;Susan Grace Karp;Susan Grace Karp

542
Citations
Production, purification and properties of microbial phytases.

Ashok Pandey;George Szakacs;Carlos R. Soccol;Jose A. Rodriguez-Leon

498
Citations
“Solid State Fermentation in Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications” Reference Book

A Pandey;CR Soccol;JA Rodriguez-Leon;Poonam Singh Nee Nigam

488
Citations
Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Purification, Properties and use as Biopreservatives

José Luis Parada;Carolina Ricoy Caron;Adriane Bianchi P. Medeiros;Carlos Ricardo Soccol

480
Citations
Recent developments and innovations in solid state fermentation

Carlos Ricardo Soccol;Eduardo Scopel Ferreira da Costa;Luiz Alberto Junior Letti;Susan Grace Karp

429
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Satinder Kaur Brar York University

Poonam Singh Nee Nigam University of Ulster

Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

George Szakacs Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Luiz Pereira Ramos Federal University of Paraná

Mausam P. Verma University of Quebec

Marie Stiborová Charles University

Guillermo R. Castro Universidade Federal do ABC

Vasco Azevedo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

External Links

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