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Koenraad Muylaert

Koenraad Muylaert

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
70
Citations
16999
World Ranking
1368
National Ranking
19

Koenraad Muylaert publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koenraad Muylaert sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 344 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Koenraad Muylaert D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koenraad Muylaert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Koenraad Muylaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Energy. Their work spans several subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects with significant attention to Algal biology and biofuel production, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques, Membrane Separation Technologies, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, Micro and Nano Robotics, and Coagulation and Flocculation Studies.

Muylaert's recent publications include:

  • Potential of microalgae as flavoring agents for plant-based seafood alternatives, 2022, Future Foods
  • Applying membrane technology in microalgae industry: A comprehensive review, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Microalgae, 2023, Current Biology
  • Synergy between membrane filtration and flocculation for harvesting microalgae, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Combining patterned membrane filtration and flocculation for economical microalgae harvesting, 2021, Water Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Wim Thielemans, Zhenyu Zhao, Ivo F.J. Vankelecom, N.R.H. Rao, and Ellen Decaestecker.

Their work is published regularly in a selection of journals and venues such as Algal Research, Separation and Purification Technology, Bioresource Technology, Water Research, and Future Foods.

Best Publications

  • Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalgae for bulk biomass production.

    Dries Vandamme;Imogen Foubert;Koenraad Muylaert

  • Antioxidant potential of microalgae in relation to their phenolic and carotenoid content

    Koen Goiris;Koenraad Muylaert;Ilse Fraeye;Imogen Foubert

  • Microalgal and cyanobacterial cultivation: the supply of nutrients.

    Giorgos Markou;Dries Vandamme;Koenraad Muylaert

  • The power of species sorting: Local factors drive bacterial community composition over a wide range of spatial scales

    Katleen Van der Gucht;Karl Cottenie;Koenraad Muylaert;Nele Vloemans

  • Flocculation of Chlorella vulgaris induced by high pH: role of magnesium and calcium and practical implications.

    Dries Vandamme;Imogen Foubert;Ilse Fraeye;Boudewijn Meesschaert;Boudewijn Meesschaert

  • Flocculation of microalgae using cationic starch

    Dries Vandamme;Imogen Foubert;Boudewijn Meesschaert;Boudewijn Meesschaert;Koenraad Muylaert

  • Nitrogen availability influences phosphorus removal in microalgae-based wastewater treatment.

    Annelies Beuckels;Erik Smolders;Koenraad Muylaert

  • Evaluation of electro-coagulation-flocculation for harvesting marine and freshwater microalgae.

    Dries Vandamme;Sandra Cláudia Vieira Pontes;Koen Goiris;Imogen Foubert

  • Nutritional evaluation of microalgae oils rich in omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids as an alternative for fish oil.

    Eline Ryckebosch;Charlotte Bruneel;Romina Termote-Verhalle;Koen Goiris

  • MULTI‐GROUP BIODIVERSITY IN SHALLOW LAKES ALONG GRADIENTS OF PHOSPHORUS AND WATER PLANT COVER

    S.A.J. Declerck;J. Vandekerkhove;L. Johansson;K. Muylaert

  • Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phytoplankton Communities in a Freshwater Tidal Estuary (Schelde, Belgium)

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe;Wim Vyverman

  • Nutrients utilization and contaminants removal. A review of two approaches of algae and cyanobacteria in wastewater

    Sara P. Cuellar-Bermudez;Gibran S. Aleman-Nava;Rashmi Chandra;J. Saul Garcia-Perez

  • Impact of nutrient stress on antioxidant production in three species of microalgae

    Koen Goiris;Willem Van Colen;Isabel Wilches;Fabián León-Tamariz

  • Relationship between bacterial community composition and bottom-up versus top-down variables in four eutrophic shallow lakes.

    Koenraad Muylaert;Katleen Van der Gucht;Nele Vloemans;Luc De Meester

  • Characterization of bacterial communities in four freshwater lakes differing in nutrient load and food web structure

    Katleen Van der Gucht;Tom Vandekerckhove;Nele Vloemans;Sylvie Cousin

  • Detection of flavonoids in microalgae from different evolutionary lineages

    Koen Goiris;Koenraad Muylaert;Stefan Voorspoels;Bart Noten

  • Changes in phytoplankton diversity and community composition along the salinity gradient of the Schelde estuary (Belgium/The Netherlands).

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe;Wim Vyverman

  • Spring phytoplankton assemblages in and around the maximum turbidity zone of the estuaries of the Elbe (Germany), the Schelde (Belgium/The Netherlands) and the Gironde (France)

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe

  • Bioflocculation as an innovative harvesting strategy for microalgae

    Md. Asraful Alam;Dries Vandamme;Wan Chun;Xinqing Zhao

  • Influence of organic matter generated by Chlorella vulgaris on five different modes of flocculation.

    Dries Vandamme;Imogen Foubert;Ilse Fraeye;Koenraad Muylaert

  • Membrane photobioreactors for integrated microalgae cultivation and nutrient remediation of membrane bioreactors effluent

    Lisendra Marbelia;Muhammad Roil Bilad;Iason Passaris;Valerie Discart

  • Harvesting microalgal biomass using a magnetically induced membrane vibration (MMV) system: Filtration performance and energy consumption

    Muhammad Roil Bilad;Valerie Discart;Dries Vandamme;Imogen Foubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Vyverman
Wim Vyverman Ghent University
Koen Sabbe
Koen Sabbe Ghent University
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Johan Buyse
Johan Buyse KU Leuven
Muhammad Roil Bilad
Muhammad Roil Bilad Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University

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