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4121
National Ranking
35

Emmanuel Kakaras 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 Emmanuel Kakaras sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emmanuel Kakaras 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 Emmanuel Kakaras sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Emmanuel Kakaras is affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Their research work primarily focuses on engineering, with a notable emphasis on biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, plant science, aerospace engineering, and environmental engineering as subfields.

The main topics addressed throughout Kakaras's publications include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Forest biomass utilization and management
  • Thermochemical biomass conversion processes
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • Process optimization and integration
  • Catalysts for methane reforming
  • Biodiesel production and applications

Kakaras has contributed several recent papers that highlight their involvement in sustainable energy and biomass research. Selected publications include:

  • Bioenergy with carbon capture and utilization: A review on the potential deployment towards a European circular bioeconomy, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Combustion of olive tree pruning pellets versus sunflower husk pellets at industrial boiler. Monitoring of emissions and combustion efficiency, 2021, Renewable Energy
  • Performance evaluation and optimization of the cooling system of a hybrid thermionic-photovoltaic converter, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Valorisation of olive tree prunings for the production of particleboards. Evaluation of the particleboard properties at different substitution levels, 2023, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Monitoring feedstock losses over five months storage of olive tree pruning hog fuel in piles. Comparison of covered vs. uncovered storage, 2021, Biomass and Bioenergy

Frequent publication venues where Kakaras's work appears include:

  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Kakaras collaborates regularly with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Panagiotis Grammelis
  • Michael Alexandros Kougioumtzis
  • Emmanouil Karampinis
  • Sotiriοs Karellas
  • Efthymia Ioanna Koytsoumpa

Best Publications

  • Energetic and economic investigation of Organic Rankine Cycle applications

    A. Schuster;S. Karellas;E. Kakaras;H. Spliethoff

  • Effects of ethanol-diesel fuel blends on the performance and exhaust emissions of heavy duty DI diesel engine

    D.C. Rakopoulos;C.D. Rakopoulos;E.C. Kakaras;E.G. Giakoumis

  • Investigation of the performance and emissions of bus engine operating on butanol/diesel fuel blends

    D.C. Rakopoulos;C.D. Rakopoulos;D.T. Hountalas;E.C. Kakaras

  • Energetic and exergetic analysis of waste heat recovery systems in the cement industry

    S. Karellas;A.-D. Leontaritis;G. Panousis;E. Bellos

  • Investigation of technical and economic aspects for methanol production through CO2 hydrogenation

    Konstantinos Atsonios;Kyriakos D. Panopoulos;Emmanuel Kakaras

  • Ash properties and environmental impact of various biomass and coal fuels and their blends

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  • Agglomeration in fluidised bed gasification of biomass

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  • Alternative thermochemical routes for aviation biofuels via alcohols synthesis: Process modeling, techno-economic assessment and comparison

    Konstantinos Atsonios;Michael-Alexander Kougioumtzis;Kyriakos D. Panopoulos;Emmanuel Kakaras

  • Integrated CHP with autothermal biomass gasification and SOFC–MGT

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  • High temperature solid oxide fuel cell integrated with novel allothermal biomass gasification: Part I: Modelling and feasibility study

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  • Comparative thermodynamic analysis of compressed air and liquid air energy storage systems

    Piotr Krawczyk;Łukasz Szabłowski;Sotirios Karellas;Emmanuel Kakaras

  • Smart energy management algorithm for load smoothing and peak shaving based on load forecasting of an island’s power system

    Spyridon Chapaloglou;Athanasios Nesiadis;Petros Iliadis;Konstantinos Atsonios

  • Energy and exergy analysis of adiabatic compressed air energy storage system

    Lukasz Szablowski;Piotr Krawczyk;Krzysztof Badyda;Sotirios Karellas

  • Pyrolysis and Combustion Characteristics of Biomass and Waste-Derived Feedstock

    George Skodras;Panagiotis Grammelis;Panagiotis Basinas;Emmanuel Kakaras

  • Thermocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation for methanol and ethanol production: Process improvements

    Konstantinos Atsonios;Kyriakos D. Panopoulos;Emmanuel Kakaras

  • Numerical investigation of the oxy-fuel combustion in large scale boilers adopting the ECO-Scrub technology

    Nikos Nikolopoulos;Aristeidis Nikolopoulos;Emmanouil Karampinis;Panagiotis Grammelis

  • Integration of calcium looping technology in existing cement plant for CO2 capture: Process modeling and technical considerations

    K. Atsonios;P. Grammelis;S.K. Antiohos;N. Nikolopoulos

  • Computer simulation studies for the integration of an external dryer into a Greek lignite-fired power plant

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  • An innovative biomass gasification process and its coupling with microturbine and fuel cell systems

    S. Karellas;J. Karl;E. Kakaras

  • High-resolution 3-D full-loop simulation of a CFB carbonator cold model

    A. Nikolopoulos;N. Nikolopoulos;A. Charitos;P. Grammelis

  • Numerical investigation Greek lignite/cardoon co-firing in a tangentially fired furnace

    E. Karampinis;N. Nikolopoulos;A. Nikolopoulos;P. Grammelis

  • Calcium looping for CO2 capture from a lignite fired power plant

    Ilias Vorrias;Konstantinos Atsonios;Aristeidis Nikolopoulos;Nikos Nikolopoulos

  • High temperature electrolyte supported Ni-GDC/YSZ/LSM SOFC operation on two-stage Viking gasifier product gas

    P. Hofmann;A. Schweiger;L. Fryda;K.D. Panopoulos

  • An advanced EMMS scheme for the prediction of drag coefficient under a 1.2 MWth CFBC isothermal flow—Part II: Numerical implementation

    A. Nikolopoulos;K. Atsonios;N. Nikolopoulos;P. Grammelis

  • Effects of biomass co-firing with coal on ash properties. Part I: Characterisation and PSD

    P. Grammelis;G. Skodras;E. Kakaras

Frequent Co-Authors

Panagiotis Grammelis
Panagiotis Grammelis Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Sotirios Karellas
Sotirios Karellas National Technical University of Athens
Nikos Nikolopoulos
Nikos Nikolopoulos Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Constantine D. Rakopoulos
Constantine D. Rakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Junjie Yan
Junjie Yan Xi'an Jiaotong University
Angelos A. Lappas
Angelos A. Lappas Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Günter Scheffknecht
Günter Scheffknecht University of Stuttgart
Judith C. Chow
Judith C. Chow Desert Research Institute
Cheryl L. Waldner
Cheryl L. Waldner University of Saskatchewan

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