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Marcel Janssen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11500
World Ranking
12065
National Ranking
315

Marcel Janssen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcel Janssen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 115 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Marcel Janssen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcel Janssen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marcel Janssen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans environmental science and energy, with a particular focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental chemistry. This work incorporates industrial and manufacturing engineering aspects as well as molecular biology and pollution studies.

The scientist's primary topics of investigation include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
  • Biocrusts and microbial ecology
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Microalgae based production of single-cell protein, 2022, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Hypes, hopes, and the way forward for microalgal biotechnology, 2023, Trends in Biotechnology
  • Impact of hydraulic retention time on community assembly and function of photogranules for wastewater treatment, 2020, Water Research
  • Doubling of Microalgae Productivity by Oxygen Balanced Mixotrophy, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Mixotrophic cultivation of Galdieria sulphuraria for C-phycocyanin and protein production, 2021, Algal Research

Marcel Janssen frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Algal Research
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Water Research
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Journal of Applied Phycology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with multiple coauthors, including:

  • René H. Wijffels (21 publications)
  • María J. Barbosa (18 publications)
  • Lukas M. Trebuch (6 publications)
  • Pedro Moñino Fernández (6 publications)
  • L.E.M. Vet (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Potent and selective inhibition of HIV-1 replication in vitro by a novel series of TIBO derivatives

    Rudi Pauwels;Koen Andries;Jan Desmyter;Dominique Schols

  • Photobiological hydrogen production: photochemical efficiency and bioreactor design

    Ida Akkerman;Marcel Janssen;Jorge Rocha;René H. Wijffels

  • Enclosed outdoor photobioreactors: Light regime, photosynthetic efficiency, scale‐up, and future prospects

    Marcel Janssen;Johannes Tramper;Luuc R Mur;René H Wijffels

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater effluent using microalgal biofilms

    N.C. Boelee;H. Temmink;M.G.J. Janssen;C.J.N. Buisman

  • Carotenoid and fatty acid metabolism in light-stressed Dunaliella salina

    Packo P. Lamers;Carlien C.W. van de Laak;Petrouchka S. Kaasenbrood;Jeroen Lorier

  • Cultivation of microalgae on artificial light comes at a cost

    Ward Blanken;Maria Cuaresma;Maria Cuaresma;René H. Wijffels;Marcel Janssen

  • Carotenoid and fatty acid metabolism in nitrogen-starved Dunaliella salina, a unicellular green microalga

    Packo P. Lamers;Marcel Janssen;Ric C.H. De Vos;Raoul J. Bino

  • Exploring and exploiting carotenoid accumulation in Dunaliella salina for cell-factory applications.

    Packo P. Lamers;Marcel Janssen;Ric C.H. De Vos;Raoul J. Bino

  • Microalgae cultivation in air-lift reactors: modeling biomass yield and growth rate as a function of mixing frequency.

    Maria J Barbosa;Marcel Janssen;Nienke Ham;Johannes Tramper

  • Comparison of four outdoor pilot-scale photobioreactors

    Jeroen H. De Vree;Rouke Bosma;Marcel Janssen;Maria J. Barbosa

  • Productivity of Chlorella sorokiniana in a short light-path (SLP) panel photobioreactor under high irradiance

    María Cuaresma;María Cuaresma;Marcel Janssen;Carlos Vílchez;René H. Wijffels

  • Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) production by the marine microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta and Tetraselmis suecica in batch cultivation.

    Eira C. Carballo-Cárdenas;Pham Minh Tuan;Marcel Janssen;René H. Wijffels

  • Horizontal or vertical photobioreactors? How to improve microalgae photosynthetic efficiency

    María Cuaresma;María Cuaresma;Marcel Janssen;Carlos Vílchez;René H. Wijffels

  • Metabolic modeling of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: energy requirements for photoautotrophic growth and maintenance.

    Anna M. J. Kliphuis;Anne J. Klok;Dirk E. Martens;Packo P. Lamers

  • Synthesis and anti-HIV-1 activity of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-5-methylimidazo[4,5,1-jk][1,4]benzodiazepin- 2(1H)-one (TIBO) derivatives.

    Michael J. Kukla;Henry J. Breslin;Craig J. Diamond;Philip P. Grous

  • Efficiency of light utilization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under medium-duration light/dark cycles

    Marcel Janssen;Matthias Janssen;Marcel de Winter;Johannes Tramper

  • Photosynthetic efficiency of Dunaliella tertiolecta under short light/dark cycles

    Marcel Janssen;Peter Slenders;Johannes Tramper;Luuc R. Mur

  • Design Process of an Area-Efficient Photobioreactor

    Jan-Willem F. Zijffers;Marcel Janssen;Johannes Tramper;René H. Wijffels

  • Impact of light color on photobioreactor productivity

    Tim de Mooij;Guus de Vries;Christos Latsos;Rene Hubertus Wijffels;Rene Hubertus Wijffels

  • Photosynthetic efficiency of Chlorella sorokiniana in a turbulently mixed short light‐path photobioreactor

    Anna M. J. Kliphuis;Lenneke de Winter;Carsten Vejrazka;Dirk E. Martens

Frequent Co-Authors

René H. Wijffels
René H. Wijffels Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Tramper
Johannes Tramper Wageningen University & Research
Cees J.N. Buisman
Cees J.N. Buisman Wageningen University & Research
Hardy Temmink
Hardy Temmink Wageningen University & Research
Dirk E. Martens
Dirk E. Martens Wageningen University & Research
Luuc R. Mur
Luuc R. Mur University of Amsterdam
Grietje Zeeman
Grietje Zeeman Wageningen University & Research
Ric C. H. de Vos
Ric C. H. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Raoul J. Bino
Raoul J. Bino Wageningen University & Research
Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi University of Verona

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