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2026
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Chemistry
Netherlands
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
27455
World Ranking
2654
National Ranking
63

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
86
Citations
27640
World Ranking
360
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Carbon dioxide

Microbial fuel cell, Microbial electrolysis cell, Inorganic chemistry, Hydrogen production and Environmental engineering are his primary areas of study. Hubertus V.M. Hamelers interconnects Waste management, Redox, Chemical engineering and Nuclear chemistry in the investigation of issues within Microbial fuel cell. His Microbial electrolysis cell study combines topics in areas such as Bioelectrochemical reactor and Biochemical engineering.

His work in Inorganic chemistry addresses issues such as Hydrogen, which are connected to fields such as Microbial electrosynthesis and Electrochemical cell. His Hydrogen production research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Electrolysis, Electromethanogenesis and Analytical chemistry. The study incorporates disciplines such as Reversed electrodialysis, Electrodialysis, Energy recovery and Biodegradation in addition to Environmental engineering.

His most cited work include:

  • Towards practical implementation of bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment. (839 citations)
  • Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas Production from Organic Matter (819 citations)
  • Effects of membrane cation transport on pH and microbial fuel cell performance. (574 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Microbial fuel cell, Anode, Analytical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Membrane. His Microbial fuel cell research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Waste management, Internal resistance and Chemical engineering. The various areas that he examines in his Anode study include Composite material and Oxygen.

His studies deal with areas such as Dielectric spectroscopy and Biological system as well as Analytical chemistry. He has researched Inorganic chemistry in several fields, including Hydrogen production, Hydrogen, Electrolysis and Electrochemistry, Overpotential. His study on Electrodialysis is often connected to Stack as part of broader study in Membrane.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbial fuel cell (35.82%)
  • Anode (19.40%)
  • Analytical chemistry (19.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Electrochemistry (13.43%)
  • Membrane (16.42%)
  • Ammonia (8.21%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Hubertus V.M. Hamelers mainly investigates Electrochemistry, Membrane, Ammonia, Electrodialysis and Ammonium. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Wastewater and Analytical chemistry. His research investigates the link between Analytical chemistry and topics such as Molecular physics that cross with problems in Ion.

His Membrane study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Scientific method and Electrolyte. His Ammonia study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Hydrogen and Anode. His study in the field of Reversed electrodialysis also crosses realms of Scaling.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Chain Elongation with Reactor Microbiomes: Open-Culture Biotechnology To Produce Biochemicals. (201 citations)
  • Salinity Gradients for Sustainable Energy: Primer, Progress, and Prospects (114 citations)
  • Nernst-Planck transport theory for (reverse) electrodialysis: II. Effect of water transport through ion-exchange membranes (65 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen

Hubertus V.M. Hamelers spends much of his time researching Electrochemistry, Ammonia, Fermentation, Reversed electrodialysis and Osmotic power. His research integrates issues of Inorganic chemistry, Hydrogen, Anode and Efficient energy use in his study of Electrochemistry. Hubertus V.M. Hamelers combines subjects such as Ammonium, Wastewater, Stripping, Sewage treatment and Pulp and paper industry with his study of Ammonia.

His Fermentation research includes themes of Product formation, Biotechnology, Bioprocess engineering, Microbial metabolism and Thermodynamic model. His research in Reversed electrodialysis intersects with topics in Nernst equation, Nanofiltration, Desalination, Energy storage and Renewable energy. His work deals with themes such as Pressure-retarded osmosis, Salinity and Electrodialysis, which intersect with Osmotic power.

Best Publications

  • Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas Production from Organic Matter

    Bruce Ernest Logan;Douglas Call;Shaoan Cheng;Hubertus V M Hamelers

  • Towards practical implementation of bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment.

    René A. Rozendal;René A. Rozendal;Hubertus V.M. Hamelers;Korneel Rabaey;Jurg Keller

  • Effects of membrane cation transport on pH and microbial fuel cell performance.

    René A Rozendal;Hubertus V M Hamelers;Cees J N Buisman

  • Principle and perspectives of hydrogen production through biocatalyzed electrolysis

    René A. Rozendal;Hubertus V.M. Hamelers;Gerrit J.W. Euverink;Sybrand J. Metz

  • A REVIEW: THE ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF SEWAGE IN UASB AND EGSB REACTORS

    Lucas Seghezzo;Grietje Zeeman;Jules B. van Lier;H.V.M. Hamelers

  • Salinity-gradient power : Evaluation of pressure-retarded osmosis and reverse electrodialysis

    Jan W. Post;Joost A. Veerman;Hubertus V.M. Hamelers;Gerrit J.W. Euverink

  • Chain Elongation with Reactor Microbiomes: Open-Culture Biotechnology To Produce Biochemicals.

    Largus T. Angenent;Hanno Richter;Wolfgang Buckel;Catherine M. Spirito

  • Energy recovery from controlled mixing salt and fresh water with a reverse electrodialysis system.

    Jan W Post;Hubertus V M Hamelers;Cees J N Buisman

  • Hydrogen Production with a Microbial Biocathode

    René A. Rozendal;Adriaan W. Jeremiasse;Hubertus V. M. Hamelers;Cees J. N. Buisman

  • Bipolar membranes: A review on principles, latest developments, and applications

    R. Pärnamäe;S. Mareev;V. Nikonenko;S. Melnikov

  • Ammonium recovery and energy production from urine by a microbial fuel cell

    P. Kuntke;K.M. Smiech;H. Bruning;G. Zeeman

  • Green electricity production with living plants and bacteria in a fuel cell

    David P. B. T. B. Strik;H. V. M. Hamelers;Jan F. H. Snel;Cees J. N. Buisman

  • Biological formation of caproate and caprylate from acetate: fuel and chemical production from low grade biomass

    Kirsten J. J. Steinbusch;Hubertus V. M. Hamelers;Caroline M. Plugge;Cees J. N. Buisman

  • Performance of single chamber biocatalyzed electrolysis with different types of ion exchange membranes

    René A. Rozendal;Hubertus V.M. Hamelers;Redmar J. Molenkamp;Cees J.N. Buisman

  • Copper recovery combined with electricity production in a microbial fuel cell.

    Annemiek Ter Heijne;Fei Liu;Renata van der Weijden;Jan Weijma

  • A bipolar membrane combined with ferric iron reduction as an efficient cathode system in microbial fuel cells.

    Annemiek ter Heijne;Hubertus V. M. Hamelers;Vinnie de Wilde;Rene A. Rozendal

  • Moisture Relationships in Composting Processes

    Tom L. Richard;H.V.M. (Bert) Hamelers;Adrie Veeken;Tiago Silva

  • Salinity Gradients for Sustainable Energy: Primer, Progress, and Prospects

    Ngai Yin Yip;Doriano Brogioli;Hubertus V. M. Hamelers;Kitty Nijmeijer

  • NH3, N2O and CH4 emissions during passively aerated composting of straw-rich pig manure

    G.L. Szanto;H.V.M. Hamelers;W.H. Rulkens;A.H.M. Veeken

  • Microbial electrolysis cell with a microbial biocathode.

    Adriaan W. Jeremiasse;Hubertus V.M. Hamelers;Cees J.N. Buisman

  • New applications and performance of bioelectrochemical systems

    Hubertus V. M. Hamelers;Annemiek Ter Heijne;Tom H. J. A. Sleutels;Adriaan W. Jeremiasse

Frequent Co-Authors

Cees J.N. Buisman
Cees J.N. Buisman Wageningen University & Research
David P.B.T.B. Strik
David P.B.T.B. Strik Wageningen University & Research
Michel Saakes
Michel Saakes Wageningen University & Research
Odne Stokke Burheim
Odne Stokke Burheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gatze Lettinga
Gatze Lettinga Wageningen University & Research
P.M. Biesheuvel
P.M. Biesheuvel Wageningen University & Research
Ludo Diels
Ludo Diels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Korneel Rabaey
Korneel Rabaey Ghent University
Jurg Keller
Jurg Keller University of Queensland
Grietje Zeeman
Grietje Zeeman Wageningen University & Research

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