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68
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Cristian Picioreanu 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 Cristian Picioreanu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 153 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cristian Picioreanu 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 Cristian Picioreanu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Cristian Picioreanu is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and environmental science, with particular attention to biomedical engineering, water science and technology, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and related topics such as fuel cells and related materials, water treatment and disinfection, fluid dynamics and mixing, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, as well as coral and marine ecosystems studies.

Frequent coauthors include Bastiaan Blankert, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, Fernan David Martinez, Luigi Ranieri, and Luca Fortunato.

Cristian Picioreanu's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Water Research
  • Separation and Purification Technology

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Picioreanu include:

  • Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands, 2020, Desalination
  • Controlling the hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms by engineering biofilm physical structure, 2022, Water Research
  • A comparison between chemical cleaning efficiency in lab-scale and full-scale reverse osmosis membranes: Role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Microbial competition reduces metabolic interaction distances to the low µm-range, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Alleviating mass transfer limitations in industrial external-loop syngas-to-ethanol fermentation, 2022, Chemical Engineering Science

Best Publications

  • Startup of reactors for anoxic ammonium oxidation: experiences from the first full-scale anammox reactor in Rotterdam.

    Wouter R.L. van der Star;Wiebe R. Abma;Dennis Blommers;Jan-Willem Mulder

  • Challenges in microbial ecology: building predictive understanding of community function and dynamics

    Stefanie Widder;Rosalind J Allen;Thomas Pfeiffer;Thomas P Curtis

  • Mathematical modeling of biofilm structure with a hybrid differential-discrete cellular automaton approach.

    Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;Joseph J. Heijnen

  • The membrane bioreactor: a novel tool to grow anammox bacteria as free cells.

    Wouter R.L. van der Star;Andreea I. Miclea;Andreea I. Miclea;Udo G.J.M. van Dongen;Gerard Muyzer

  • A computational model for biofilm-based microbial fuel cells.

    Cristian Picioreanu;Ian M. Head;Krishna P. Katuri;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Individual-based modelling of biofilms.

    J.U Kreft;C. Picioreanu;J.W.T. Wimpenny;M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Two-dimensional model of biofilm detachment caused by internal stress from liquid flow.

    Cristian Picioreanu;Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;Joseph J. Heijnen

  • Particle-based multidimensional multispecies biofilm model.

    Cristian Picioreanu;Jan-Ulrich Kreft;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Effect of dynamic process conditions on nitrogen oxides emission from a nitrifying culture.

    Marlies J. Kampschreur;Nico C. G. Tan;Robbert Kleerebezem;Cristian Picioreanu

  • Effect of diffusive and convective substrate transport on biofilm structure formation: A two-dimensional modeling study

    Cristian Picioreanu;Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. Van Loosdrecht;Joseph J. Heijnen

  • Influence of biomass production and detachment forces on biofilm structures in a biofilm airlift suspension reactor

    W. K. Kwok;W. K. Kwok;C. Picioreanu;S. L. Ong;M. C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Mathematical modelling of biofilm structures

    M.C.M. van Loosdrecht;J.J. Heijnen;H. Eberl;J. Kreft

  • Biofilm-control strategies based on enzymic disruption of the extracellular polymeric substance matrix: a modelling study

    Joao B. Xavier;Joao B. Xavier;Cristian Picioreanu;Suriani Abdul Rani;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • A new combined differential-discrete cellular automaton approach for biofilm modeling: application for growth in gel beads.

    Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;Joseph J. Heijnen

  • Three-dimensional biofilm model with individual cells and continuum EPS matrix.

    Erik Alpkvist;Christian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;Anders Heyden

  • iDynoMiCS: next-generation individual-based modelling of biofilms.

    Laurent A. Lardon;Laurent A. Lardon;Brian V. Merkey;Brian V. Merkey;Sónia Martins;Andreas Dötsch

  • Kinetic model of a granular sludge SBR: Influences on nutrient removal

    M.K. de Kreuk;C. Picioreanu;M. Hosseini;J.B. Xavier

  • Modelling the effect of oxygen concentration on nitrite accumulation in a biofilm airlift suspension reactor

    C. Picioreanu;M. C. M. van Loosdrecht;J. J. Heijnen

  • A framework for multidimensional modelling of activity and structure of multispecies biofilms

    Joao B. Xavier;Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Microbial fuel cells meet with external resistance.

    Krishna P. Katuri;Keith Scott;Ian M. Head;Cristian Picioreanu

  • Model based evaluation of the effect of pH and electrode geometry on microbial fuel cell performance

    Cristian Picioreanu;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht;Thomas P. Curtis;Keith Scott

  • Outcompeting nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in single-stage nitrogen removal in sewage treatment plants: a model-based study.

    Julio Pérez;Julio Pérez;Tommaso Lotti;Robbert Kleerebezem;Cristian Picioreanu

Frequent Co-Authors

M.C.M. van Loosdrecht
M.C.M. van Loosdrecht Delft University of Technology
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mike S. M. Jetten
Mike S. M. Jetten Radboud University
Joao B. Xavier
Joao B. Xavier Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph J. Heijnen
Joseph J. Heijnen Delft University of Technology
Robbert Kleerebezem
Robbert Kleerebezem Delft University of Technology
Damien J. Batstone
Damien J. Batstone University of Queensland
Thomas P. Curtis
Thomas P. Curtis Newcastle University
Marc Strous
Marc Strous University of Calgary
Eberhard Morgenroth
Eberhard Morgenroth Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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