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D-Index
63
Citations
13283
World Ranking
8470
National Ranking
482

Jan Dolfing publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Dolfing sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 175 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Jan Dolfing D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Dolfing sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan Dolfing is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of research primarily focused on Environmental Science.

Their work covers several subfields within Environmental Science, including:

  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Soil Science

Dolfing's main topics of research include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Their recent papers illustrate the range of research interests and collaboration within the field:

  • "Important ecophysiological roles of non-dominant Actinobacteria in plant residue decomposition, especially in less fertile soils" (2021, Microbiome)
  • "Syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacteria in methanogenic systems" (2021, FEMS Microbiology Reviews)
  • "Stable biogas production from single-stage anaerobic digestion of food waste" (2020, Applied Energy)
  • "Using Microbial Aggregates to Entrap Aqueous Phosphorus" (2020, Trends in biotechnology)
  • "Occurrence and removal of micropollutants in full-scale aerobic, anaerobic and facultative wastewater treatment plants in Brazil" (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)

Dolfing frequently publishes in these venues:

  • Water Research
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Microbial Biotechnology

Collaborations with frequent coauthors are a part of Dolfing's research output, including:

  • Yonghong Wu
  • Ying Xu
  • Pengfei Sun
  • Bruce E. Rittmann
  • Youzhi Feng

Best Publications

  • Evidence of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance Gene Abundances in Archived Soils since 1940

    Charles W. Knapp;Jan Dolfing;Phillip A. I. Ehlert;David W. Graham

  • Nitrifier denitrification as a distinct and significant source of nitrous oxide from soil

    Dorien M. Kool;Jan Dolfing;Nicole Wrage;Jan Willem Van Groenigen

  • Trends in Global Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Animal Production Systems

    O. Oenema;N. Wrage;N. Wrage;G.L. Velthof;J.W. van Groenigen

  • Exocellular electron transfer in anaerobic microbial communities.

    Alfons J. M. Stams;Frank A. M. De Bok;Caroline M. Plugge;Miriam H. A. Van Eekert

  • Determination of the internal chemical energy of wastewater

    Elizabeth Heidrich;Thomas Curtis;Jan Dolfing

  • Performance of a pilot scale microbial electrolysis cell fed on domestic wastewater at ambient temperatures for a 12 month period.

    Elizabeth S. Heidrich;Stephen R. Edwards;Jan Dolfing;Sarah E. Cotterill

  • Biodegradation of perfluorinated compounds.

    John R. Parsons;Monica Sáez;Jan Dolfing;Pim de Voogt

  • Production of hydrogen from domestic wastewater in a pilot-scale microbial electrolysis cell.

    Elizabeth Heidrich;Jan Dolfing;Keith Scott;Stephen Edwards

  • Gibbs free energy of formation of halogenated aromatic compounds and their potential role as electron acceptors in anaerobic environments

    J. Dolfing;B.K. Harrison

  • Important ecophysiological roles of non-dominant Actinobacteria in plant residue decomposition, especially in less fertile soils

    Yuanyuan Bao;Jan Dolfing;Zhiying Guo;Ruirui Chen

  • Isolation and characterization of a bacterium that mineralizes toluene in the absence of molecular oxygen.

    J. Dolfing;J. Zeyer;P. Binder-Eicher;R. P. Schwarzenbach

  • Effect of Ca on the solubility and molecular size distribution of DOC and Cu binding in soil solution samples

    Paul F. A. M. Römkens;Jan Dolfing

  • Thermodynamic constraints on methanogenic crude oil biodegradation

    Jan Dolfing;Stephen R Larter;Ian M Head

  • Reductive dechlorination of 3-chlorobenzoate is coupled to ATP production and growth in an anaerobic bacterium, strain DCB-1

    Jan Dolfing

  • Inhibitory effects of copper on bacteria related to the free ion concentration.

    L. P. T. M. Zevenhuizen;J. Dolfing;E. J. Eshuis;Ineke J. Scholten-Koerselman

  • A review on the bioenergetics of anaerobic microbial metabolism close to the thermodynamic limits and its implications for digestion applications.

    Ling Leng;Peixian Yang;Shubham Singh;Huichuan Zhuang

  • Activity measurements as a tool to characterize the microbial composition of methanogenic environments

    J. Dolfing;W.G.B.M. Bloemen

  • Comparison of methane production rate and coenzyme F420 content of methanogenic consortia in anaerobic granular sludge

    Jan Dolfing;Jan-Willem Mulder

  • Chemical and bacteriological composition of granular methanogenic sludge

    J. Dolfing;A.R.W. Griffioen;A.R.W. van Neerven;L.P.T.M. Zevenhuizen

  • Quantification of syntrophic acetate-oxidizing microbial communities in biogas processes.

    Maria Westerholm;Jan Dolfing;Angela Sherry;Neil D. Gray

  • Cometabolic degradation of trichloroethylene by Pseudomonas cepacia G4 in a chemostat with toluene as the primary substrate.

    A. S. Landa;E. M. Sipkema;J. Weijma;A. A. C. M. Beenackers

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas P. Curtis
Thomas P. Curtis Newcastle University
Peter Kuikman
Peter Kuikman Wageningen University & Research
Ian M. Head
Ian M. Head Newcastle University
David W. Graham
David W. Graham Newcastle University
Oene Oenema
Oene Oenema Wageningen University & Research
Dick B. Janssen
Dick B. Janssen University of Groningen
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Gerard L. Velthof
Gerard L. Velthof Wageningen University & Research
Youzhi Feng
Youzhi Feng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jan Willem van Groenigen
Jan Willem van Groenigen Wageningen University & Research

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