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Michael Kornaros

Michael Kornaros

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
10394
World Ranking
3409
National Ranking
26

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
13301
World Ranking
3086
National Ranking
18

Michael Kornaros publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Kornaros sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 185 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Michael Kornaros D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Kornaros is affiliated with the University of Patras in Greece. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and engineering, with a substantial body of work in related subfields including renewable energy, sustainability, pollution, biomedical engineering, building and construction, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Anaerobic digestion and biogas production
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Biodiesel production and applications
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics

Michael Kornaros has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Bioresource Technology, with 11 publications
  • Marine Drugs, contributing 7 publications
  • Fermentation, with 6 publications
  • Renewable Energy, also with 6 publications
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials, with 5 publications

Recent research articles by Kornaros include:

  • "Microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, recent advances, and future prospects" (2022) published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • "Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review" (2023) published in Toxics
  • "Bioplastic production in terms of life cycle assessment: A state-of-the-art review" (2023) published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

Collaborations have been common in Michael Kornaros's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Sameh S. Ali, with 56 joint publications
  • Κωνσταντίνα Τσίγκου, with 40 joint publications
  • Dimitris Zagklis, with 33 joint publications
  • Jianzhong Sun, with 30 joint publications
  • Eleni Koutra, with 27 joint publications

In addition to journal articles, Kornaros has contributed to book publications, including a 2023 title:

  • Algal Systems for Resource Recovery from Waste and Wastewater, published by UWA Publishing

Best Publications

  • Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal

    Sameh Samir Ali;Tamer Elsamahy;Eleni Koutra;Michael Kornaros

  • The utilization of leaf-based adsorbents for dyes removal: A review

    Laura Bulgariu;Leticia Belén Escudero;Olugbenga Solomon Bello;Munawar Iqbal

  • Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects.

    Sameh S. Ali;Tamer Elsamahy;Rania Al-Tohamy;Daochen Zhu

  • Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review

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  • Biological treatment of wastewaters from a dye manufacturing company using a trickling filter.

    M. Kornaros;G. Lyberatos

  • Using cheese whey for hydrogen and methane generation in a two-stage continuous process with alternative pH controlling approaches

    Nikolaos Venetsaneas;Georgia Antonopoulou;Katerina Stamatelatou;Michael Kornaros

  • Removal of phenolics in olive mill wastewaters using the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus

    M.S Fountoulakis;S.N Dokianakis;M.E Kornaros;G.G Aggelis

  • Bioplastic production in terms of life cycle assessment: A state-of-the-art review.

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  • On the occasional biodegradation of pharmaceuticals in the activated sludge process: the example of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole.

    P. Drillia;S.N. Dokianakis;M.S. Fountoulakis;M. Kornaros

  • Purification of olive mill wastewater phenols through membrane filtration and resin adsorption/desorption.

    Dimitris P. Zagklis;Dimitris P. Zagklis;Aikaterini I. Vavouraki;Michael E. Kornaros;Christakis A. Paraskeva;Christakis A. Paraskeva

  • Biohydrogen and methane production from cheese whey in a two-stage anaerobic process

    Georgia Antonopoulou;Katerina Stamatelatou;Nikolaos Venetsaneas;Michael Kornaros

  • Partial nitrification/denitrification can be attributed to the slow response of nitrite oxidizing bacteria to periodic anoxic disturbances.

    M. Kornaros;S. N. Dokianakis;G. Lyberatos

  • Hydrogen production from sugars and sweet sorghum biomass using Ruminococcus albus

    I Ntaikou;Hariklia N. Gavala;M Kornaros;G Lyberatos

  • Clean-Up of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soil by Phytoremediation: A Multidisciplinary and Eco-Friendly Approach

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  • Sequential cultivation of microalgae in raw and recycled dairy wastewater: Microalgal growth, wastewater treatment and biochemical composition

    Ehsan Daneshvar;Mohammad Javad Zarrinmehr;Mohammad Javad Zarrinmehr;Eleni Koutra;Michael Kornaros

  • Nanobiotechnological advancements in agriculture and food industry: Applications, nanotoxicity, and future perspectives.

    Sameh S. Ali;Rania Al-Tohamy;Eleni Koutra;Mohamed S. Moawad

  • A review on halloysite-based adsorbents to remove pollutants in water and wastewater

    Ioannis Anastopoulos;Alok Mittal;Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Usman;Jyoti Mittal

  • Exploitation of olive oil mill wastewater for combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production

    I. Ntaikou;C. Kourmentza;E.C. Koutrouli;K. Stamatelatou

  • Effect of nitrogen concentration on the growth rate and biochemical composition of the microalga, Isochrysis galbana

    Mohammad Javad Zarrinmehr;Omidvar Farhadian;Fatemeh Paykan Heyrati;Javad Keramat

  • Effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the anaerobic co-digestion of agro-industrial wastes in a two-stage CSTR system.

    Margarita Andreas Dareioti;Michael Kornaros

  • Bio-Based Products from Microalgae Cultivated in Digestates.

    Eleni Koutra;Christina N. Economou;Panagiota Tsafrakidou;Michael Kornaros

  • Aloe vera waste biomass-based adsorbents for the removal of aquatic pollutants: A review.

    Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis;Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei;Panagiota Tsafrakidou;Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis

  • Optimization of thermo-chemical hydrolysis of kitchen wastes.

    Aikaterini Ioannis Vavouraki;Evangelos Michael Angelis;Michael Kornaros

  • Anaerobic mesophilic co-digestion of ensiled sorghum, cheese whey and liquid cow manure in a two-stage CSTR system: Effect of hydraulic retention time.

    Margarita Andreas Dareioti;Michael Kornaros

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerasimos Lyberatos
Gerasimos Lyberatos National Technical University of Athens
Ioannis Anastopoulos
Ioannis Anastopoulos University of Ioannina
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Jens Ejbye Schmidt
Jens Ejbye Schmidt University of Southern Denmark
Dominique Patureau
Dominique Patureau University of Montpellier
Damien J. Batstone
Damien J. Batstone University of Queensland
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
Eric Trably
Eric Trably INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark

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