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George Aggelis

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Biology and Biochemistry
Greece
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17306
World Ranking
5685
National Ranking
9

George Aggelis publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Aggelis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

George Aggelis D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Aggelis sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

George Aggelis is affiliated with the University of Patras in Greece and has contributed extensively to research in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Genetics.

Their research addresses main topics such as Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research, and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with George Aggelis include Panagiotis Dritsas, Séraphim Papanikolaou, Marianna Dourou, Christina Ν. Economou, and Maria Mavrommati.

Publications by George Aggelis have appeared regularly in venues such as Carbon Resources Conversion, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), FEMS Microbiology Letters, Applied Sciences, and Water.

Recent papers include:

  • Adaptive laboratory evolution principles and applications in industrial biotechnology, 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • Microbial sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and the prospect of organic residues and wastes as growth media for PUFA-producing microorganisms, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • Screening of oleaginous yeasts for lipid production using volatile fatty acids as substrate, 2020, Biomass and Bioenergy
  • Lignocellulosic Biomass as a Substrate for Oleaginous Microorganisms: A Review, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • High-added value products from microalgae and prospects of aquaculture wastewaters as microalgae growth media, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Letters

Best Publications

  • Lipids of oleaginous yeasts. Part I: Biochemistry of single cell oil production.

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;George Aggelis

  • Lipid production by Yarrowia lipolytica growing on industrial glycerol in a single-stage continuous culture.

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;George Aggelis

  • Lipids of oleaginous yeasts. Part II: Technology and potential applications

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;George Aggelis

  • Microalgal lipids biochemistry and biotechnological perspectives

    Stamatia Bellou;Mohammed N. Baeshen;Ahmed M. Elazzazy;Dimitra Aggeli

  • Yarrowia lipolytica as a potential producer of citric acid from raw glycerol

    S. Papanikolaou;L. Muniglia;I. Chevalot;G. Aggelis

  • Single cell oil (SCO) production by Mortierella isabellina grown on high-sugar content media.

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;Michael Komaitis;George Aggelis

  • Biotechnological valorisation of raw glycerol discharged after bio-diesel (fatty acid methyl esters) manufacturing process: Production of 1,3-propanediol, citric acid and single cell oil

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;Seraphim Papanikolaou;Stylianos Fakas;Stylianos Fakas;Michel Fick;Isabelle Chevalot

  • Evaluating renewable carbon sources as substrates for single cell oil production by Cunninghamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina.

    Stylianos Fakas;Seraphim Papanikolaou;Athanasios Batsos;Maria Galiotou-Panayotou

  • Single cell oil production by Yarrowia lipolytica growing on an industrial derivative of animal fat in batch cultures.

    S Papanikolaou;I Chevalot;M Komaitis;I Marc

  • Silver nanoparticles synthesis mediated by new isolates of Bacillus spp., nanoparticle characterization and their activity against Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus and human pathogens

    Essam K. F. Elbeshehy;Essam K. F. Elbeshehy;Ahmed M. Elazzazy;George Aggelis;George Aggelis

  • Biotechnological conversions of biodiesel derived waste glycerol by yeast and fungal species

    Afroditi Chatzifragkou;Anna Makri;Aikaterini Belka;Stamatina Bellou

  • Metabolic activities of biotechnological interest in Yarrowia lipolytica grown on glycerol in repeated batch cultures

    Anna Makri;Stylianos Fakas;George Aggelis

  • Phenolic removal in a model olive oil mill wastewater using Pleurotus ostreatus in bioreactor cultures and biological evaluation of the process

    G. Aggelis;D. Iconomou;M. Christou;D. Bokas

  • Phenolic removal in olive oil mill wastewater by strains of Pleurotus spp. in respect to their phenol oxidase (laccase) activity

    A. Tsioulpas;D. Dimou;D. Iconomou;G. Aggelis

  • Microbial oils as food additives: recent approaches for improving microbial oil production and its polyunsaturated fatty acid content.

    Stamatia Bellou;Irene-Eva Triantaphyllidou;Dimitra Aggeli;Ahmed Mohammed Elazzazy

  • Kinetic profile of the cellular lipid composition in an oleaginous Yarrowia lipolytica capable of producing a cocoa-butter substitute from industrial fats

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;Isabelle Chevalot;Michael Komaitis;George Aggelis

  • Biotechnological valorization of biodiesel derived glycerol waste through production of single cell oil and citric acid by Yarrowia lipolytica

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;George Aggelis

  • Citric acid production by Yarrowia lipolytica cultivated on olive-mill wastewater-based media

    Seraphim Papanikolaou;Maria Galiotou-Panayotou;Stylianos Fakas;Michael Komaitis

  • Single cell oil production from rice hulls hydrolysate.

    Ch.N. Economou;G. Aggelis;S. Pavlou;S. Pavlou;D.V. Vayenas;D.V. Vayenas

  • Repression of reserve lipid turnover in Cunninghamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina cultivated in multiple-limited media

    S. Papanikolaou;S. Sarantou;M. Komaitis;G. Aggelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Seraphim Papanikolaou
Seraphim Papanikolaou Agricultural University of Athens
Michael Komaitis
Michael Komaitis Agricultural University of Athens
Apostolis A. Koutinas
Apostolis A. Koutinas Agricultural University of Athens
Maria Moustaka-Gouni
Maria Moustaka-Gouni Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Gerasimos Lyberatos
Gerasimos Lyberatos National Technical University of Athens
Moncef Nasri
Moncef Nasri University of Sfax
Hariklia N. Gavala
Hariklia N. Gavala Technical University of Denmark
An-Ping Zeng
An-Ping Zeng Hamburg University of Technology
Jean-Marc Nicaud
Jean-Marc Nicaud Agro ParisTech
Michael Kornaros
Michael Kornaros University of Patras

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