2026 Petar Sabev Varbanov: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	57	2660	2542	3	2	409	11809

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Czechia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Czechia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Czechia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Petar Sabev Varbanov is affiliated with Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic. The research work covers multiple key areas in engineering and environmental science, with a concentrated focus on process optimization and integration, sustainable supply chain management, and integrated energy systems optimization.

The primary fields of study include:

Engineering
Environmental Science

Within these fields, the main subfields Varbanov has contributed to are:

Mechanical Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their research spans a variety of topics, including:

Process Optimization and Integration
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Advanced Control Systems Optimization

Recent publications exemplify Varbanov's focus on energy, sustainability, and environmental impact:

Perspective review on Municipal Solid Waste-to-energy route: Characteristics, management strategy, and role in circular economy, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
Recent advances in urban green energy development towards carbon emissions neutrality, 2022, Energy
Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus analysis of China: An environmental input-output model-based approach, 2020, Applied Energy
Nanocatalysts in photocatalytic water splitting for green hydrogen generation: Challenges and opportunities, 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
Sustainable design, integration, and operation for energy high-performance process systems, 2021, Energy

Their frequent co-authors include:

Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
Bohong Wang
Hon Huin Chin
Yee Van Fan
Paweł Ocłoń

Regarding publishing venues, Varbanov has a strong presence in several journals and conference series, notably:

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
Energy
Journal of Cleaner Production
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
Energies

Best Publications

Sustainability in the Process Industry: Integration and Optimization

J. Klemeš;Ferenc Friedler;Igor Bulatov;Petar Varbanov

406
Citations
Perspective review on Municipal Solid Waste-to-energy route: Characteristics, management strategy, and role in circular economy

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396
Citations
Modelling and Optimization of Utility Systems

P.S. Varbanov;S. Doyle;R. Smith

303
Citations
New directions in the implementation of Pinch Methodology (PM)

Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Timothy G. Walmsley;Xuexiu Jia

300
Citations
Recent developments in Process Integration

Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Zdravko Kravanja

260
Citations
Total footprints-based multi-criteria optimisation of regional biomass energy supply chains

Lidija Čuček;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Zdravko Kravanja

246
Citations
Recent Advances in Urban Green Energy Development Towards Carbon Neutrality

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230
Citations
Minimising carbon footprint of regional biomass supply chains

Hon Loong Lam;Petar Varbanov;Jiří Klemeš

210
Citations
Cleaner energy for cleaner production: modelling, simulation, optimisation and waste management

Jun Yow Yong;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Donald Huisingh

207
Citations
Optimisation of regional energy supply chains utilising renewables: P-graph approach

Hon Loong Lam;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš

204
Citations
Air pollution terrain nexus: A review considering energy generation and consumption

Xue-Chao Wang;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Xiaobin Dong;Weiguo Fan

196
Citations
Water-Energy-Carbon Emissions nexus analysis of China: An environmental input-output model-based approach

Xue-Chao Wang;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Yutao Wang;Xiaobin Dong

183
Citations
Recent cleaner production advances in process monitoring and optimisation

Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Donald Huisingh

178
Citations
Optimal hybrid renewable energy design in autonomous system using Modified Electric System Cascade Analysis and Homer software

Hassan Zahboune;Smail Zouggar;Goran Krajacic;Petar Sabev Varbanov

173
Citations
Ways to optimize the energy balance of municipal wastewater systems: lessons learned from Austrian applications

Otto Nowak;Peter Enderle;Petar Varbanov

170
Citations
Synthesis of regional networks for the supply of energy and bioproducts

Lidija Čuček;Lidija Čuček;Hon Loong Lam;Hon Loong Lam;Jiří J. Klemeš;Petar S. Varbanov

167
Citations
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) network synthesis for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Wendy Pei Qin Ng;Hon Loong Lam;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš

165
Citations
Integration and management of renewables into Total Sites with variable supply and demand

Petar Sabev Varbanov;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš

152
Citations
A review on hydrogen production from hydrogen sulphide by chemical and photochemical methods

Andrea Pietro Reverberi;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Bruno Fabiano

146
Citations
Total Site targeting with process specific minimum temperature difference (ΔTmin)

Petar Sabev Varbanov;Zsófia Fodor;Jiří Jaromír Klemeš

130
Citations
Heat transfer enhancement, intensification and optimisation in heat exchanger network retrofit and operation

Jiří Jaromír Klemeš;Qiu-Wang Wang;Petar Sabev Varbanov;Min Zeng

127
Citations
Total Site Heat Integration planning and design for industrial, urban and renewable systems

Peng Yen Liew;Wai Lip Theo;Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi;Jeng Shiun Lim

125
Citations
Waste-to-energy (WTE) Network synthesis from municipal solid waste (MSW)

Wendy Ng;H. Lam;P. Varbanov;J. Klemeš

0
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