2026 Marcel Janssen: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	60	12065	11113	315	290	115	11500

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

1152
Citations
Photobiological hydrogen production: photochemical efficiency and bioreactor design

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

680
Citations
Enclosed outdoor photobioreactors: Light regime, photosynthetic efficiency, scale‐up, and future prospects

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

615
Citations
Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater effluent using microalgal biofilms

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

407
Citations
Carotenoid and fatty acid metabolism in light-stressed Dunaliella salina

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

326
Citations
Cultivation of microalgae on artificial light comes at a cost

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

278
Citations
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

245
Citations
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

241
Citations
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

240
Citations
Comparison of four outdoor pilot-scale photobioreactors

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

235
Citations
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

223
Citations
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

202
Citations
Horizontal or vertical photobioreactors? How to improve microalgae photosynthetic efficiency

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

199
Citations
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

194
Citations
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

186
Citations
Efficiency of light utilization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under medium-duration light/dark cycles

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

182
Citations
Photosynthetic efficiency of Dunaliella tertiolecta under short light/dark cycles

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

179
Citations
Design Process of an Area-Efficient Photobioreactor

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

178
Citations
Impact of light color on photobioreactor productivity

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

175
Citations
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

157
Citations