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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
12786
World Ranking
2134
National Ranking
25

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
12844
World Ranking
6709
National Ranking
151

Fabio Fava publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fabio Fava sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 307 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Fabio Fava D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fabio Fava sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fabio Fava is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and focuses primarily on Environmental Science. Their research spans diverse subfields including Pollution, Biomaterials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
  • Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

Fabio Fava has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, including:

  • Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
  • Nanomaterials
  • New Biotechnology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Marine Environmental Research

Some recent papers by Fabio Fava highlight key areas of their research:

  • Biodegradation of polyvinyl chloride plastic films by enriched anaerobic marine consortia, 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • The role of biotechnology in the transition from plastics to bioplastics: an opportunity to reconnect global growth with sustainability, 2021, FEBS Open Bio
  • Enzymatic Degradation of the Most Common Aliphatic Bio-Polyesters and Evaluation of the Mechanisms Involved: An Extended Study, 2022, Polymers
  • Mineral-Doped Poly(L-lactide) Acid Scaffolds Enriched with Exosomes Improve Osteogenic Commitment of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, 2020, Nanomaterials
  • A Multidisciplinary Perspective of Ultra-Processed Foods and Associated Food Processing Technologies: A View of the Sustainable Road Ahead, 2021, Nutrients

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fabio Fava include:

  • Giulio Zanaroli
  • Lorenzo Bertin
  • Andrea Negroni
  • Elena Biagi
  • Noura Raddadi

Best Publications

  • Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation

    Maria Gavrilescu;Kateřina Demnerová;Jens Aamand;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Microplastics Generation: Onset of Fragmentation of Polyethylene Films in Marine Environment Mesocosms

    Nicolas Kalogerakis;Katerina Karkanorachaki;G. Calypso Kalogerakis;Elisavet I. Triantafyllidi

  • A review on slurry bioreactors for bioremediation of soils and sediments

    Ireri V Robles-González;Fabio Fava;Héctor M Poggi-Varaldo

  • Polyvinyl chloride biodegradation by Pseudomonas citronellolis and Bacillus flexus.

    Lucia Giacomucci;Noura Raddadi;Michelina Soccio;Nadia Lotti

  • Biotechnological applications of extremophiles, extremozymes and extremolytes

    Noura Raddadi;Ameur Cherif;Daniele Daffonchio;Mohamed Neifar

  • The path to next generation biofuels: successes and challenges in the era of synthetic biology

    Clementina Dellomonaco;Fabio Fava;Ramon Gonzalez

  • Biowaste biorefinery in Europe: opportunities and research & development needs.

    Fabio Fava;Grazia Totaro;Ludo Diels;Maria Reis

  • Valorisation of agro-industrial by-products, effluents and waste: concept, opportunities and the case of olive mill wastewaters

    Federico Federici;Fabio Fava;Nicolas Kalogerakis;Dionissios Mantzavinos

  • Bioremediation of a soil contaminated by hydrocarbon mixtures: the residual concentration problem.

    M Nocentini;D Pinelli;F Fava

  • Biodegradation of oil-based plastics in the environment: Existing knowledge and needs of research and innovation.

    Noura Raddadi;Fabio Fava

  • Environmental conditions and community evenness determine the outcome of biological invasion.

    Karen De Roy;Massimo Marzorati;Andrea Negroni;Olivier Thas;Olivier Thas

  • Vanillin production using metabolically engineered Escherichia coli under non-growing conditions.

    Paolo Barghini;Diana Di Gioia;Fabio Fava;Maurizio Ruzzi

  • Recovery of high added value natural polyphenols from actual olive mill wastewater through solid phase extraction.

    Lorenzo Bertin;Francesco Ferri;Alberto Scoma;Leonardo Marchetti

  • Biodegradation of weathered polystyrene films in seawater microcosms.

    Evdokia Syranidou;Katerina Karkanorachaki;Filippo Amorotti;Filippo Amorotti;Martina Franchini

  • Exploiting olive oil mill effluents as a renewable resource for production of biodegradable polymers through a combined anaerobic-aerobic process

    M. Beccari;Lorenzo Bertin;D. Dionisi;Fabio Fava

  • Towards multi-purpose biorefinery platforms for the valorisation of red grape pomace: production of polyphenols, volatile fatty acids, polyhydroxyalkanoates and biogas

    Gonzalo A. Martinez;Stefano Rebecchi;Deborha Decorti;Joana M. B. Domingos

  • In situ groundwater and sediment bioremediation: barriers and perspectives at European contaminated sites

    Mauro Majone;Roberta Verdini;Federico Aulenta;Simona Rossetti

  • Metabolic engineering of Pseudomonas fluorescens for the production of vanillin from ferulic acid

    Diana Di Gioia;Francesca Luziatelli;Andrea Negroni;Anna Grazia Ficca

  • Development of tailored indigenous marine consortia for the degradation of naturally weathered polyethylene films.

    Evdokia Syranidou;Katerina Karkanorachaki;Filippo Amorotti;Filippo Amorotti;Eftychia Repouskou

  • Effects of humic substances on the bioavailability and aerobic biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in a model soil

    Fabio Fava;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Isolation and characterisation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading fungi from a historically contaminated soil.

    Valeria Tigini;Valeria Prigione;Sara Di Toro;Fabio Fava

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniele Daffonchio
Daniele Daffonchio King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mauro Majone
Mauro Majone Sapienza University of Rome
Nicolas Kalogerakis
Nicolas Kalogerakis Technical University of Crete
Carlo Prati
Carlo Prati University of Bologna
Nadia Lotti
Nadia Lotti University of Bologna
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Spiros N. Agathos
Spiros N. Agathos Université Catholique de Louvain
Maria A.M. Reis
Maria A.M. Reis Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Paola Taddei
Paola Taddei University of Bologna
Federica Chiellini
Federica Chiellini University of Pisa

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