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Germán Buitrón 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 Germán Buitrón sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 226 publications — 72nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Germán Buitrón 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 Germán Buitrón sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Germán Buitrón is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Environmental Science. Subfields of particular interest in their work include Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Frequent publication venues where Germán Buitrón has contributed include:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Water Science & Technology
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

Their collaborative work includes partnerships with several co-authors, notably:

  • Julián Carrillo-Reyes
  • Karla M. Muñoz-Páez
  • Miguel Vital-Jácome
  • Virginia Montiel-Corona
  • Idania Valdez-Vázquez

Recent publications by Germán Buitrón reflect a focus on bioenergy, wastewater treatment, and microbial processes. Significant papers include:

  • "A review on the factors influencing biohydrogen production from lactate: The key to unlocking enhanced dark fermentative processes" (2020), published in Bioresource Technology
  • "Microbial co-culturing strategies for the production high value compounds, a reliable framework towards sustainable biorefinery implementation - an overview" (2020), published in Bioresource Technology
  • "Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage and wastewater treatment plants in Mexico" (2020), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Biological treatment for the degradation of cyanide: A review" (2021), published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • "Production of polyhydroxybutyrate by pure and mixed cultures of purple non-sulfur bacteria: A review" (2020), published in Journal of Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • Microalgal-bacterial aggregates: Applications and perspectives for wastewater treatment.

    Guillermo Quijano;Juan S. Arcila;Germán Buitrón

  • Stability problems in the hydrogen production by dark fermentation: Possible causes and solutions

    Elena Castelló;Antonio Djalma Nunes Ferraz-Junior;Cristiane Andreani;Melida del Pilar Anzola-Rojas

  • Biohydrogen production from Tequila vinasses in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: effect of initial substrate concentration, temperature and hydraulic retention time.

    Germán Buitrón;Carolina Carvajal

  • Aerobic degradation of the azo dye acid red 151 in a sequencing batch biofilter

    Germán Buitrón;Maribel Quezada;Gloria Moreno

  • A review on the factors influencing biohydrogen production from lactate: The key to unlocking enhanced dark fermentative processes.

    Octavio García-Depraect;Roberto Castro-Muñoz;Raúl Muñoz;Eldon R. Rene

  • Microalgae–bacteria aggregates: effect of the hydraulic retention time on the municipal wastewater treatment, biomass settleability and methane potential

    Juan S Arcila;Germán Buitrón

  • Biodegradation of phenolic compounds by an acclimated activated sludge and isolated bacteria

    Germán Buitrón;Ariel González;Luz M. López-Marín

  • Influence of solar irradiance levels on the formation of microalgae-bacteria aggregates for municipal wastewater treatment

    Juan S. Arcila;Germán Buitrón

  • Enhancement of biofuel production via microbial augmentation: The case of dark fermentative hydrogen

    Gopalakrishnan Kumar;Gopalakrishnan Kumar;Péter Bakonyi;Takuro Kobayashi;Kai Qin Xu

  • Hydrogen and methane production via a two-stage processes (H2-SBR + CH4-UASB) using tequila vinasses

    Germán Buitrón;Gopalakrishnan Kumar;Andrés Martinez-Arce;Gloria Moreno

  • Hydrogen and butanol production from native wheat straw by synthetic microbial consortia integrated by species of Enterococcus and Clostridium

    Idania Valdez-Vazquez;Marisol Pérez-Rangel;Adán Tapia;Germán Buitrón

  • Effect of the initial total solids concentration and initial pH on the bio-hydrogen production from cafeteria food waste

    Carlos Ramos;Carlos Ramos;Germán Buitrón;Iván Moreno-Andrade;Rolando Chamy

  • Microbial communities from 20 different hydrogen-producing reactors studied by 454 pyrosequencing

    Claudia Etchebehere;Elena Castelló;Jorge Wenzel;Mélida del Pilar Anzola-Rojas

  • Characterization of the microorganisms from an acclimated activated sludge degrading phenolic compounds

    Germán Buitrón;Ariel González

  • Anaerobic/aerobic treatment of colorants present in textile effluents

    R. Ma. Melgoza;A. Cruz;G. Buitrón

  • Microbial co-culturing strategies for the production high value compounds, a reliable framework towards sustainable biorefinery implementation - an overview.

    Gilver Rosero-Chasoy;Rosa M. Rodríguez-Jasso;Cristóbal N. Aguilar;Germán Buitrón

  • Biological treatment for the degradation of cyanide: A review

    Angélica Alvillo-Rivera;Sofía Garrido-Hoyos;Germán Buitrón;Pandiyan Thangarasu-Sarasvathi

  • Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage and wastewater treatment plants in Mexico

    Julián Carrillo-Reyes;Martín Barragán-Trinidad;Germán Buitrón

  • Hydrogen production in a microbial electrolysis cell fed with a dark fermentation effluent

    Isaac Rivera;Germán Buitrón;Péter Bakonyi;Nándor Nemestóthy

  • Evaluation of two control strategies for a sequencing batch reactor degrading high concentration peaks of 4-chlorophenol.

    Germán Buitrón;Marie-Eve Schoeb;Iván Moreno-Andrade;Jaime A. Moreno

  • Distinct effects of furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural and its mixtures on dark fermentation hydrogen production and microbial structure of a mixed culture

    Karla M. Muñoz-Páez;Elba L. Alvarado-Michi;Germán Buitrón;Idania Valdez-Vazquez

  • Controlled backwashing in a membrane sequencing batch reactor used for toxic wastewater treatment

    Alejandro Vargas;Iván Moreno-Andrade;Germán Buitrón

  • Simultaneous biohydrogen production and purification in a double-membrane bioreactor system

    P. Bakonyi;N. Nemestóthy;J. Lankó;I. Rivera

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaime A. Moreno
Jaime A. Moreno National Autonomous University of Mexico
Gopalakrishnan Kumar
Gopalakrishnan Kumar Yonsei University
Elías Razo-Flores
Elías Razo-Flores Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Francisco J. Cervantes
Francisco J. Cervantes National Autonomous University of Mexico
Marcelo Zaiat
Marcelo Zaiat Universidade de São Paulo
Eric Trably
Eric Trably INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Nicolas Bernet
Nicolas Bernet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sang-Hyoun Kim
Sang-Hyoun Kim Yonsei University
Denis Dochain
Denis Dochain Université Catholique de Louvain
Kaiqin Xu
Kaiqin Xu National Institute for Environmental Studies

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