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54
Citations
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National Ranking
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Paolo Pavan 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 Paolo Pavan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 292 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paolo Pavan 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 Paolo Pavan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paolo Pavan is affiliated with Ca Foscari University of Venice in Italy. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, focusing extensively on areas related to anaerobic digestion, biodegradable polymers, and pollution.

Their main research topics include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Process Optimization and Integration
  • Chromium Effects and Bioremediation
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis

Subfields of study where Paolo Pavan has made contributions cover Building and Construction, Biomaterials, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Molecular Biology.

The following recent papers provide insight into their research:

  • Enhancing volatile fatty acids (VFA) production from food waste in a two-phases pilot-scale anaerobic digestion process, 2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review, 2022, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Downstream processing and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) produced by mixed microbial culture (MMC) and organic urban waste as substrate, 2020, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Biopolymers from Urban Organic Waste: Influence of the Solid Retention Time to Cycle Length Ratio in the Enrichment of a Mixed Microbial Culture (MMC), 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Sewage sludge as carbon source for polyhydroxyalkanoates: a holistic approach at pilot scale level, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production

Paolo Pavan frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), and Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Francesco Valentino
  • Marco Gottardo
  • Mauro Majone
  • Giulia Adele Tuci
  • David Bolzonella

The body of work by Paolo Pavan emphasizes sustainable approaches to waste management and biopolymer production, often through pilot-scale and process optimization studies. The integration of engineering principles with environmental applications is apparent across their research and publication record.

Best Publications

  • Mesophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: influence of the solid retention time in the wastewater treatment process

    David Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan;Paolo Battistoni;Franco Cecchi

  • Phosphate removal in anaerobic liquors by struvite crystallization without addition of chemicals: Preliminary results

    P. Battistoni;G. Fava;Paolo Pavan;A. Musacco

  • Thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of cattle manure with agro-wastes and energy crops: Comparison of pilot and full scale experiences

    Cristina Cavinato;F. Fatone;D. Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan

  • Dry anaerobic digestion of differently sorted organic municipal solid waste: a full-scale experience.

    David Bolzonella;P Pavan;S Mace;Franco Cecchi

  • Semi-dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: focusing on the start up phase

    D Bolzonella;L Innocenti;Paolo Pavan;Pietro Traverso

  • Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and source sorted biowaste in pilot- and full-scale reactors.

    Cristina Cavinato;David Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan;Francesco Fatone

  • Effect of trace element supplementation on the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of foodwaste in batch trials: The influence of inoculum origin

    Veronica Facchin;Cristina Cavinato;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan

  • Bio-hythane production from food waste by dark fermentation coupled with anaerobic digestion process: a long-term pilot scale experience

    Cristina Cavinato;Antonio Giuliano;David Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan

  • Struvite crystallization: a feasible and reliable way to fix phosphorus in anaerobic supernatants

    P Battistoni;P Pavan;M Prisciandaro;F Cecchi

  • Optimization of two-phase thermophilic anaerobic digestion of biowaste for hydrogen and methane production through reject water recirculation.

    Cristina Cavinato;David Bolzonella;Francesco Fatone;Franco Cecchi

  • Anaerobic digestion of the Barcelona central food market organic wastes. Experimental study.

    Joan Mata-Alvarez;P. Llabrés;Franco Cecchi;Paolo Pavan

  • Phosphorus removal from a real anaerobic supernatant by struvite crystallization.

    P Battistoni;A De Angelis;P Pavan;M Prisciandaro

  • High rate mesophilic, thermophilic, and temperature phased anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: A pilot scale study

    David Bolzonella;Cristina Cavinato;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan

  • An urban biorefinery for food waste and biological sludge conversion into polyhydroxyalkanoates and biogas.

    Giulia Moretto;Ivan Russo;David Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan

  • Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste: Thermophilic vs. Mesophilic Performance At High Solids

    Franco Cecchi;Paolo Pavan;Joan Mata Alvarez;Angelo Bassetti

  • Recent developments in biohythane production from household food wastes: A review.

    David Bolzonella;Federico Battista;Cristina Cavinato;Marco Gottardo

  • Application of the IWA ADM1 model to simulate anaerobic co-digestion of organic waste with waste activated sludge in mesophilic condition

    K. Derbal;M. Bencheikh-lehocine;F. Cecchi;A.-H. Meniai

  • Performance of thermophilic semi-dry anaerobic digestion process changing the feed biodegradability.

    P. Pavan;P. Battistoni;J. Mata-Alvarez;F. Cecchi

  • Anaerobic Fermentation of Organic Municipal Solid Wastes for the Production of Soluble Organic Compounds

    David Bolzonella;Francesco Fatone;Paolo Pavan;Franco Cecchi

  • Pilot-Scale Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Combined Treatment of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Sewage Sludge

    Francesco Valentino;Giulia Moretto;Laura Lorini;David Bolzonella

  • Co-digestion of livestock effluents, energy crops and agro-waste: Feeding and process optimization in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions

    Antonio Giuliano;D. Bolzonella;Paolo Pavan;Cristina Cavinato

Frequent Co-Authors

David Bolzonella
David Bolzonella University of Verona
Francesco Fatone
Francesco Fatone Marche Polytechnic University
Joan Mata-Álvarez
Joan Mata-Álvarez University of Barcelona
Mauro Majone
Mauro Majone Sapienza University of Rome
Nicola Frison
Nicola Frison University of Verona
Marina Prisciandaro
Marina Prisciandaro University of L'Aquila
Antonio Marcomini
Antonio Marcomini Ca Foscari University of Venice
Renaud Escudié
Renaud Escudié University of Montpellier
Debora Fino
Debora Fino Polytechnic University of Turin
Gerasimos Lyberatos
Gerasimos Lyberatos National Technical University of Athens

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