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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
19088
World Ranking
3025
National Ranking
1182

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
54
Citations
17732
World Ranking
3116
National Ranking
921

Glen T. Daigger 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 Glen T. Daigger sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 347 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Glen T. Daigger 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 Glen T. Daigger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For combining the theory and practice of wastewater-nutrient control and for improving the practice of environmental engineering worldwide.

Overview

Glen T. Daigger is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. The primary field of study through their research is Environmental Science, with a notable focus on several subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The research topics covered by Daigger's work include:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management

Daigger has contributed to numerous publications spanning multiple respected journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Science & Technology
  • Water Environment Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Daigger are:

  • "Emerging Trends and Prospects for Municipal Wastewater Management in China" (2022, ACS ES&T Engineering)
  • "Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage" (2024, Nature Sustainability)
  • "Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment" (2021, Water Science & Technology)
  • "Enhanced performance of simultaneous carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor (AOA-SBR) system by alternating the cycle times" (2020, Bioresource Technology)
  • "Life Cycle Assessment of Urine Diversion and Conversion to Fertilizer Products at the City Scale" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daigger include:

  • Shuli Liu
  • Gangfu Song
  • Yuhong Zhang
  • Yatong Gao
  • Cheng Yang

Daigger's book contributions are linked to publishers such as UWA Publishing and the Water Environment Federation. Notable titles include:

  • "Pathways to Water Sector Decarbonization, Carbon Capture and Utilization" (2023, UWA Publishing)
  • "Novel Integrated High-Rate Filtration and Fixed-Film Biological Reactor Demonstrates Simultaneous TSS and BOD Removal in Wet Weather Peak Flows" (2020, Water Environment Federation)

Daigger was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for contributions to combining the theory and practice of wastewater-nutrient control and improving environmental engineering practices internationally.

Best Publications

  • Biological wastewater treatment.

    C. P. Leslie Grady;Glen T. Daigger;Nancy G. Love;Carlos D. M. Filipe

  • Manual on the Causes and Control of Activated Sludge Bulking, Foaming, and Other Solids Separation Problems

    David Jenkins;Michael G. Richard;Glen T. Daigger

  • Manual on the causes and control of activated sludge bulking and foaming

    David Jenkins;Michael G. Richard;Glen T. Daigger

  • Mainstream partial nitritation-anammox in municipal wastewater treatment: status, bottlenecks, and further studies.

    Yeshi Cao;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht;Glen T. Daigger

  • A new planning and design paradigm to achieve sustainable resource recovery from wastewater

    Jeremy S. Guest;Steven J. Skerlos;James L. Barnard;M. Bruce Beck

  • Evolving Urban Water and Residuals Management Paradigms: Water Reclamation and Reuse, Decentralization, and Resource Recovery

    Glen T. Daigger

  • A metabolic model for acetate uptake under anaerobic conditions by glycogen accumulating organisms: Stoichiometry, kinetics, and the effect of pH.

    Carlos D. M. Filipe;Glen T. Daigger;C. P. Leslie Grady

  • The effects of Fenton's reagent pretreatment on the biodegradability of nonionic surfactants

    M Kitis;Craig D. Adams;G Daigger

  • pH as a key factor in the competition between glycogen-accumulating organisms and phosphorus-accumulating organisms.

    Filipe Cd;Daigger Gt;Grady Cp

  • Tools for water quality monitoring and mapping using paper-based sensors and cell phones.

    Clémence Sicard;Chad Glen;Brandon Aubie;Dan Wallace

  • Stoichiometry and kinetics of acetate uptake under anaerobic conditions by an enriched culture of phosphorus-accumulating organisms at different pHs.

    Carlos D. M. Filipe;Glen T. Daigger;C. P. Leslie Grady

  • Emerging Trends and Prospects for Municipal Wastewater Management in China

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  • Characterization of the denitrifying fraction of phosphate accumulating organisms in biological phosphate removal

    Jens Meinhold;Carlos D.M. Filipe;Glen T. Daigger;Steven Howard Isaacs

  • THE DYNAMICS OF MICROBIAL GROWTH ON SOLUBLE SUBSTRATES. A UNIFYING THEORY

    Glen T. Daigger;C.P.Leslie Grady

  • Effects of pH on the rates of aerobic metabolism of phosphate-accumulating and glycogen-accumulating organisms.

    Carlos D. M. Filipe;Glen T. Daigger;C. P. Leslie Grady

  • High-rate biological waste water treatment process using activated sludge recycle

    Glen T. Daigger;James R. Borberg;Liliana M. Morales

  • Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security

    Katherine R. Zodrow;Qilin Li;Regina M. Buono;Wei Chen

  • Factors Affecting Nitrification

    Melvin R. Hockenbury;C. P. Leslie Grady;Glen T. Daigger

  • Phosphate complexation model and its implications for chemical phosphorus removal.

    S. Smith;I. Takács;S. Murthy;G. T. Daigger

  • Significance of design and operational variables in chemical phosphorus removal.

    A. Szabó;I. Takács;S. Murthy;G. T. Daigger

  • Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application

    Glen T. Daigger;Bruce E. Rittmann;Samer Adham;Gianni Andreottola

  • Method and apparatus for treating wastewater usingmembrane filters

    Daigger Glen T;Wollmann Albert M;Murthy Sudhir N;Fleischer Edwin J

Frequent Co-Authors

Sudhir Murthy
Sudhir Murthy Columbia University
Eberhard Morgenroth
Eberhard Morgenroth Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Nancy G. Love
Nancy G. Love University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Craig D. Adams
Craig D. Adams Saint Louis University
John T. Novak
John T. Novak Virginia Tech
Mehmet Kitis
Mehmet Kitis Süleyman Demirel University
David Jenkins
David Jenkins University of Tennessee at Knoxville
David A. Frank
David A. Frank Harvard University

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