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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 63 1780 1693 2 2 327 14002
Environmental Sciences 63 2473 2359 9 9 367 14460

Marcelo Zaiat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcelo Zaiat between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcelo Zaiat published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 22 of the 453 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 5 publications
1995 2026

453 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcelo Zaiat: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 4
1997 6
1998 0
1999 4
2000 11
2001 11
2002 14
2003 17
2004 20
2005 18
2006 13
2007 12
2008 15
2009 14
2010 12
2011 10
2012 7
2013 14
2014 12
2015 15
2016 27
2017 21
2018 19
2019 19
2020 16
2021 29
2022 26
2023 18
2024 26
2025 17
2026 5
Total 453
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Marcelo Zaiat publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcelo Zaiat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 318–327 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 327 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175 327
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Marcelo Zaiat D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcelo Zaiat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131 63
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Marcelo Zaiat is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction, Pollution, Molecular Biology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics which include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing

Among recent publications by Marcelo Zaiat are the following papers:

  • Influence of organic loading rate on ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole biodegradation in anaerobic fixed bed biofilm reactors, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Stimulation and inhibition of direct interspecies electron transfer mechanisms within methanogenic reactors by adding magnetite and granular actived carbon, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Reactor start-up strategy as key for high and stable hydrogen production from cheese whey thermophilic dark fermentation, 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Value-added soluble metabolite production from sugarcane vinasse within the carboxylate platform: An application of the anaerobic biorefinery beyond biogas production, 2020, Fuel
  • Enhancing the gas-liquid mass transfer during microbial electrosynthesis by the variation of CO2 flow rate, 2020, Process Biochemistry

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Marcelo Zaiat include:

  • Lucas Tadeu Fuess
  • Felipe Eng
  • Claudia Etchebehere
  • Rodrigo B. Carneiro
  • Álvaro J. Santos-Neto

The scientist publishes regularly in a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Marcelo Zaiat has also contributed to book publications, including work published by Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo de São Carlos eBooks, such as the 2022 publication Educação inclusiva de jovens moradores de comunidades vulneráveis: explorando a potência da pré-iniciação científica para pensar o enfrentamento de problemas locais a partir dos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável.

Best Publications

  • Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil: Challenges and perspectives

    Bruna S. Moraes;Marcelo Zaiat;Antonio Bonomi

  • Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil from energy, environmental, and economic perspectives: Profit or expense?

    Bruna S. Moraes;Tassia L. Junqueira;Lucas G. Pavanello;Otávio Cavalett

  • Anaerobic Processes as the Core Technology for Sustainable Domestic Wastewater Treatment: Consolidated Applications, New Trends,Perspectives, and Challenges

    Eugenio Foresti;Marcelo Zaiat;Marcus Vallero

  • Sulphate removal from industrial wastewater using a packed-bed anaerobic reactor

    Ariovaldo José da Silva;Maria Bernadete Amancio Varesche;Eugênio Foresti;Marcelo Zaiat

  • Stability problems in the hydrogen production by dark fermentation: Possible causes and solutions

    Elena Castelló;Antonio Djalma Nunes Ferraz-Junior;Cristiane Andreani;Melida del Pilar Anzola-Rojas

  • Influence of seed sludge and pretreatment method on hydrogen production in packed-bed anaerobic reactors

    Eduardo Dellosso Penteado;Carolina Zampol Lazaro;Isabel Kimiko Sakamoto;Marcelo Zaiat

  • Hydrogen production in an upflow anaerobic packed bed reactor used to treat cheese whey

    V. Perna;E. Castelló;J. Wenzel;C. Zampol

  • Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of raw sugarcane vinasse.

    Antônio Djalma Nunes Ferraz Júnior;Mirian H. Koyama;Moacir M. de Araújo Júnior;Marcelo Zaiat

  • Influence of carbon sources and C/N ratio on EPS production in anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment.

    A.P. Miqueleto;C.C. Dolosic;E. Pozzi;E. Foresti

  • Thermophilic two-phase anaerobic digestion using an innovative fixed-bed reactor for enhanced organic matter removal and bioenergy recovery from sugarcane vinasse

    Lucas Tadeu Fuess;Luma Sayuri Mazine Kiyuna;Ant�nio Djalma Nunes Ferraz;Gabriela Felix Persinoti

  • Anaerobic sequencing batch reactors for wastewater treatment: a developing technology

    M. Zaiat;J. A. D. Rodrigues;S. M. Ratusznei;E. F. M. de Camargo

  • Application of an anaerobic packed-bed bioreactor for the production of hydrogen and organic acids

    José A.C. Leite;Bruna S. Fernandes;Eloísa Pozzi;Marlei Barboza

  • Long-term operating performance of a poultry slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plant

    V. Del Nery;I.R. de Nardi;M.H.R.Z. Damianovic;E. Pozzi

  • Formaldehyde degradation in an anaerobic packed-bed bioreactor.

    Sônia Valle Walter Borges de Oliveira;Elizabeth de Mattos Moraes;Maria Angela Tallarico Adorno;Maria Bernadete Amâncio Varesche

  • Evaluation of support materials for the immobilization of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea

    A.J. Silva;J.S. Hirasawa;M.B. Varesche;E. Foresti

  • Effect of organic loading rate on hydrogen production from sugarcane vinasse in thermophilic acidogenic packed bed reactors

    Antônio Djalma Nunes Ferraz Júnior;Jorge Wenzel;Claudia Etchebehere;Marcelo Zaiat

  • Anaerobic whey treatment by a stirred sequencing batch reactor (ASBR): effects of organic loading and supplemented alkalinity.

    Gustavo Mockaitis;Suzana M. Ratusznei;José A.D. Rodrigues;Marcelo Zaiat

  • Seasonal characterization of sugarcane vinasse: Assessing environmental impacts from fertirrigation and the bioenergy recovery potential through biodigestion.

    Lucas Tadeu Fuess;Marcelo Loureiro Garcia;Marcelo Zaiat

  • The use of the carbon/nitrogen ratio and specific organic loading rate as tools for improving biohydrogen production in fixed-bed reactors.

    Mélida del Pilar Anzola-Rojas;Samantha Gonçalves da Fonseca;Cynthia Canedo da Silva;Valeria Maia de Oliveira

  • Potential to produce biohydrogen from various wastewaters

    Bruna Soares Fernandes;Guilherme Peixoto;Fernanda Rui Albrecht;Nora Katia Saavedra del Aguila

  • Temporal dynamics and metabolic correlation between lactate-producing and hydrogen-producing bacteria in sugarcane vinasse dark fermentation: The key role of lactate.

    Lucas Tadeu Fuess;Antônio Djalma Nunes Ferraz;Carla Botelho Machado;Marcelo Zaiat

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugenio Foresti
Eugenio Foresti Universidade de São Paulo
Manuel A. Rodrigo
Manuel A. Rodrigo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Eric Trably
Eric Trably INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Deepak Pant
Deepak Pant Flemish Institute for Technological Research
David Jeison
David Jeison Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaiso
Serge R. Guiot
Serge R. Guiot University of Montreal
Germán Buitrón
Germán Buitrón National Autonomous University of Mexico
Antonio Bonomi
Antonio Bonomi State University of Campinas
Sven G. Sommer
Sven G. Sommer Aarhus University
Elías Razo-Flores
Elías Razo-Flores Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

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