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Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
64
Citations
14597
World Ranking
2327
National Ranking
93

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
63
Citations
14505
World Ranking
1770
National Ranking
97

Paul Lant 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 Paul Lant sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 209 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Lant 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 Paul Lant sits on this spectrum.

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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Paul Lant is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields, including pollution, biomaterials, industrial and manufacturing engineering, water science and technology, as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist has contributed to several main research topics such as microplastics and plastic pollution, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, energy and environmental impacts, risk and safety analysis, recycling and waste management techniques, environmental impact and sustainability, and water-energy-food nexus studies.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Hazardous state lifetimes of biodegradable plastics in natural environments, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Renewable electricity generation in the Australian water industry: Lessons learned and challenges for the future, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Quantification of renewable electricity generation in the Australian water industry, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • What is stopping India's rapid decarbonisation? Examining social factors, speed, and institutions in Odisha, 2021, Energy Research & Social Science
  • Expert opinion on influential factors driving renewable energy adoption in the water industry, 2020, Renewable Energy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul Lant include Bronwyn Laycock, Steven Pratt, Maureen Hassall, Clement Matthew Chan, and Steven Kenway.

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in bench-scale sequencing batch reactors

    Elisabeth V. Münch;Paul Lant;Jürg Keller

  • The influence of key chemical constituents in activated sludge on surface and flocculating properties

    Britt-Marie Wilén;Britt-Marie Wilén;Bo Jin;Paul Lant

  • The chemomechanical properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

    Bronwyn Laycock;Peter Halley;Steven Pratt;Alan Werker

  • Nitrous oxide generation in full-scale biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plants

    Jeffrey Foley;David de Haas;Zhiguo Yuan;Paul Lant

  • Impacts of morphological, physical and chemical properties of sludge flocs on dewaterability of activated sludge

    Bo Jin;Britt-Marie Wilén;Britt-Marie Wilén;Paul Lant

  • Comprehensive life cycle inventories of alternative wastewater treatment systems.

    Jeffrey Foley;David de Haas;Ken Hartley;Paul Lant

  • A comprehensive insight into floc characteristics and their impact on compressibility and settleability of activated sludge

    Bo Jin;Britt-Marie Wilén;Britt-Marie Wilén;Paul Lant

  • Activated sludge flocculation: on-line determination of floc size and the effect of shear

    C. A. Biggs;P. A. Lant

  • Decreasing activated sludge thermal hydrolysis temperature reduces product colour, without decreasing degradability.

    Jason Dwyer;Daniel Starrenburg;Stephan Tait;Keith Barr

  • Life cycle assessment of high-rate anaerobic treatment, microbial fuel cells, and microbial electrolysis cells.

    Jeffrey M Foley;René A Rozendal;Christopher K Hertle;Paul A Lant

  • Enrichment of denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms.

    Shihu Hu;Raymond J. Zeng;Luke C. Burow;Paul Lant

  • Public attitudes towards bioplastics – knowledge, perception and end-of-life management

    Leela Dilkes-Hoffman;Peta Ashworth;Bronwyn Laycock;Steven Pratt

  • The rate of biodegradation of PHA bioplastics in the marine environment: A meta-study

    Leela Sarena Dilkes-Hoffman;Paul Andrew Lant;Bronwyn Laycock;Steven Pratt

  • N2O production rate of an enriched ammonia-oxidising bacteria culture exponentially correlates to its ammonia oxidation rate.

    Yingyu Law;Bing-Jie Ni;Paul Lant;Zhiguo Yuan

  • Environmental impact of biodegradable food packaging when considering food waste

    Leela S. Dilkes-Hoffman;Joe L. Lane;Tim Grant;Steven Pratt

  • Soft-sensors for process estimation and inferential control

    Ming T. Tham;Gary A. Montague;A. Julian Morris;Paul A. Lant

  • The connection between water and energy in cities: a review

    S. J. Kenway;P. A. Lant;A. Priestley;Peter Daniels

  • The effect of pH on N2O production under aerobic conditions in a partial nitritation system

    Yingyu Law;Paul Lant;Zhiguo Yuan

  • Comparative life cycle assessment and financial analysis of mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate production.

    Nicholas Gurieff;Paul Andrew Lant

  • Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of potato starch wastewater to lactic acid by Rhizopus oryzae and Rhizopus arrhizus

    Li Ping Huang;Li Ping Huang;Bo Jin;Bo Jin;Paul Lant;Jiti Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Jin
Bo Jin University of Adelaide
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
Jurg Keller
Jurg Keller University of Queensland
Simon Smart
Simon Smart University of Queensland
Peter J. Halley
Peter J. Halley University of Queensland
Catherine Manathunga
Catherine Manathunga University of the Sunshine Coast
Shihu Hu
Shihu Hu University of Queensland
Damien J. Batstone
Damien J. Batstone University of Queensland
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Tove A. Larsen
Tove A. Larsen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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