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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 46 5250 5058 160 158 227 7026
Environmental Sciences 48 5604 5373 102 102 284 7508

Francesco Fatone publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesco Fatone between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesco Fatone published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 45 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 26 publications
1987 2025

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesco Fatone: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 6
2005 10
2006 11
2007 14
2008 13
2009 7
2010 12
2011 15
2012 13
2013 18
2014 22
2015 10
2016 8
2017 13
2018 9
2019 9
2020 18
2021 33
2022 26
2023 15
2024 19
2025 26
Total 330
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Francesco Fatone 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 Francesco Fatone sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 218–227 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 227 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346 227
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Francesco Fatone 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 Francesco Fatone sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301 46
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Francesco Fatone is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy and has focused their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their publication record includes significant contributions to subfields such as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics span several key areas, including Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies.

Among their recent papers are the following works:

  • Combined sewer overflows: A critical review on best practice and innovative solutions to mitigate impacts on environment and human health, 2020, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Microplastics in real wastewater treatment schemes: Comparative assessment and relevant inhibition effects on anaerobic processes, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Brine treatment technologies towards minimum/zero liquid discharge and resource recovery: State of the art and techno-economic assessment, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Decentralized Community Composting: Past, Present and Future Aspects of Italy, 2020, Sustainability
  • An overview of operations and processes for circular management of dredged sediments, 2022, Waste Management

Frequent coauthors in Francesco Fatone's work include Anna Laura Eusebi, Alessia Foglia, Çağrı Akyol, J. González-Camejo, and Giulia Cipolletta. These collaborations reflect ongoing research partnerships within their fields of expertise.

The scientist's work has been published often in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Environmental Management, Water Research, and Journal of Cleaner Production.

Best Publications

  • Monitoring and diagnosis of energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants. A state of the art and proposals for improvement

    Stefano Longo;Benedetto Mirko d’Antoni;Michael Bongards;Antonio Chaparro

  • Thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of cattle manure with agro-wastes and energy crops: Comparison of pilot and full scale experiences

    Cristina Cavinato;F. Fatone;D. Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan

  • Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and source sorted biowaste in pilot- and full-scale reactors.

    Cristina Cavinato;David Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan;Francesco Fatone

  • Effect of trace element supplementation on the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of foodwaste in batch trials: The influence of inoculum origin

    Veronica Facchin;Cristina Cavinato;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan

  • A decade of nitrous oxide (N2O) monitoring in full-scale wastewater treatment processes: A critical review.

    V. Vasilaki;T.M. Massara;P. Stanchev;F. Fatone

  • Optimization of two-phase thermophilic anaerobic digestion of biowaste for hydrogen and methane production through reject water recirculation.

    Cristina Cavinato;David Bolzonella;Francesco Fatone;Franco Cecchi

  • Nutrients recovery from anaerobic digestate of agro-waste: Techno-economic assessment of full scale applications.

    D. Bolzonella;F. Fatone;M. Gottardo;N. Frison

  • Fate of aromatic hydrocarbons in Italian municipal wastewater systems: an overview of wastewater treatment using conventional activated-sludge processes (CASP) and membrane bioreactors (MBRs).

    Francesco Fatone;Silvia Di Fabio;David Bolzonella;Franco Cecchi

  • High rate mesophilic, thermophilic, and temperature phased anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: A pilot scale study

    David Bolzonella;Cristina Cavinato;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan

  • Combined sewer overflows: A critical review on best practice and innovative solutions to mitigate impacts on environment and human health

    Alice Botturi;E. Gozde Ozbayram;Katharina Tondera;Nathalie I. Gilbert

  • Anaerobic Fermentation of Organic Municipal Solid Wastes for the Production of Soluble Organic Compounds

    David Bolzonella;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan;Franco Cecchi

  • Progress in real-time control applied to biological nitrogen removal from wastewater. A short-review

    Letizia Zanetti;Nicola Frison;Elisa Nota;Martino Tomizioli

  • Microplastics in real wastewater treatment schemes: Comparative assessment and relevant inhibition effects on anaerobic processes

    Lucia Pittura;Alessia Foglia;Çağrı Akyol;Giulia Cipolletta

  • Tracing pharmaceuticals in a municipal plant for integrated wastewater and organic solid waste treatment.

    Aleksandra Jelic;Francesco Fatone;Silvia Di Fabio;Mira Petrovic;Mira Petrovic

  • Application of food waste disposers and alternate cycles process in small-decentralized towns: a case study.

    Paolo Battistoni;Francesco Fatone;Daniele Passacantando;David Bolzonella

  • Microalgae Cultivation on Anaerobic Digestate of Municipal Wastewater, Sewage Sludge and Agro-Waste

    Luca Zuliani;Nicola Frison;Aleksandra Jelic;Francesco Fatone

  • Life cycle assessment of nutrient removal technologies for the treatment of anaerobic digestion supernatant and its integration in a wastewater treatment plant

    G. Rodriguez-Garcia;N. Frison;J.R. Vázquez-Padín;A. Hospido

  • Brine treatment technologies towards minimum/zero liquid discharge and resource recovery: State of the art and techno-economic assessment.

    Giulia Cipolletta;Nicola Lancioni;Çağrı Akyol;Anna Laura Eusebi

  • Auto-nucleation and crystal growth of struvite in a demonstrative fluidized bed reactor (FBR).

    P Battistoni;R Boccadoro;F Fatone;Paolo Pavan

  • Recovery of volatile fatty acids from fermentation of sewage sludge in municipal wastewater treatment plants.

    Stefano Longo;Evangelia Katsou;Symeon Alexandros Malamis;Nicola Frison

Frequent Co-Authors

David Bolzonella
David Bolzonella University of Verona
Paolo Pavan
Paolo Pavan Ca Foscari University of Venice
Nicola Frison
Nicola Frison University of Verona
Almudena Hospido
Almudena Hospido University of Santiago de Compostela
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Mira Petrovic
Mira Petrovic Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Francisco Omil
Francisco Omil University of Santiago de Compostela
Mauro Majone
Mauro Majone Sapienza University of Rome

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