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Peter A. Vanrolleghem

Peter A. Vanrolleghem

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Engineering and Technology
Canada
2026
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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
100
Citations
32436
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
17

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
102
Citations
35096
World Ranking
136
National Ranking
5

Peter A. Vanrolleghem 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 Peter A. Vanrolleghem sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 858 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Peter A. Vanrolleghem 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 Peter A. Vanrolleghem sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

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

Overview

Peter A. Vanrolleghem is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research focuses primarily on Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main research topics, including Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Water Systems and Optimization, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Membrane Separation Technologies.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Peter A. Vanrolleghem include Thomas Maere, Dominic Frigon, Sarah Dorner, Niels Nicolaï, and Alexandra Tsitouras.

Publishing regularly, this researcher frequently contributes to venues such as Water Science & Technology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Water Quality Research Journal, Water Environment Research, and Water Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • A critical review of the data pipeline: how wastewater system operation flows from data to intelligence, 2020, Water Science & Technology
  • Machine learning for modeling N2O emissions from wastewater treatment plants: Aligning model performance, complexity, and interpretability, 2023, Water Research
  • Artificial intelligence techniques in electrochemical processes for water and wastewater treatment: a review, 2022, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
  • SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Water Quality Research Journal
  • The transition of WRRF models to digital twin applications, 2022, Water Science & Technology

In addition to research articles, Peter A. Vanrolleghem has contributed to book publications predominantly from UWA Publishing, with titles including Quantification and Modelling of Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Water Systems (2022), Pathways to Water Sector Decarbonization, Carbon Capture and Utilization (2023), and Celebrating passion for Water, Science and Technology (2022).

Other book contributions include works published by Water Environment Federation and Frontiers Media, such as An Essential Tool for WRRF Modeling: A Realistic and Complete Influent Generator for Flow Rate and Water Quality Based On Machine Learning (2020) and Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens (2023).

Best Publications

  • Uncertainty in the environmental modelling process - A framework and guidance

    Jens Christian Refsgaard;Jeroen P. van der Sluijs;Anker Lajer Højberg;Peter A. Vanrolleghem

  • Nonlinear process monitoring using kernel principal component analysis

    Jong-Min Lee;ChangKyoo Yoo;Sang Wook Choi;Peter A. Vanrolleghem

  • Engineering aspects and practical application of autotrophic nitrogen removal from nitrogen rich streams

    Stijn W.H. Van Hulle;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle;Helge J.P. Vandeweyer;Boudewijn D. Meesschaert;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Peter A. Vanrolleghem

  • The COST Simulation Benchmark: Description and Simulator Manual

    Peter Vanrolleghem;S Gillot

  • Dynamical modelling and estimation in wastewater treatment processes.

    Denis Dochain;Peter A. Vanrolleghem

  • Respirometry in control of the activated sludge process

    Henri Spanjers;Peter Vanrolleghem;Gustaf Olsson;Peter Dold

  • Model-based design of horizontal subsurface flow constructed treatment wetlands: a review.

    Diederik P.L. Rousseau;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Niels De Pauw

  • A mathematical model linking tree sap flow dynamics to daily stem diameter fluctuations and radial stem growth.

    Kathy Steppe;Dirk J W De Pauw;Raoul Lemeur;Peter A Vanrolleghem

  • Respirometry as a tool for rapid characterization of wastewater and activated sludge

    Henri Spanjers;Peter Vanrolleghem

  • Nutrient recovery from digestate : systematic technology review and product classification

    Céline Vaneeckhaute;Viooltje Lebuf;Evi Michels;Evangelina Belia

  • Benchmark Simulation Model no. 1 (BSM1)

    J. Alex;L. Benedetti;J. Copp;K.V. Gernaey

  • Benchmark simulation model no 2: general protocol and exploratory case studies

    U. Jeppsson;Marie-Noëlle Pons;I. Nopens;J. Alex

  • Real-time control of urban wastewater systems - Where do we stand today ?

    M Schuetze;A Campisano;H Colas;W Schilling

  • Benchmarking of Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Krist V. Gernaey;Ulf Jeppsson;Peter A. Vanrolleghem;John B. Copp

  • Estimating (combinations of) Activated Sludge Model No. 1 parameters and components by respirometry

    Peter A. Vanrolleghem;Henri Spanjers;Britta Petersen;Philippe Ginestet

  • On-line monitoring equipment for wastewater treatment processes: state of the art

    Peter Vanrolleghem;Ds Lee

  • River Water Quality Model no. 1 (RWQM1): II. Biochemical process equations

    P. Reichert;D. Borchardt;Mogens Henze;W. Rauch

  • Deterministic modelling of integrated urban drainage systems.

    W Rauch;Jl Bertrand-Krajewski;P Krebs;O Mark

  • Nitrification monitoring in activated sludge by oxygen uptake rate (OUR) measurements.

    Joanna Surmacz-Gorska;Krist Gernaey;Carl Demuynck;Peter Vanrolleghem

  • Influence of temperature and pH on the kinetics of the Sharon nitritation process

    Stijn W. H. Van Hulle;Stijn W. H. Van Hulle;Eveline I. P. Volcke;Josefa Lopez Teruel;Brecht Donckels

  • Sensitivity analysis for hydrology and pesticide supply towards the river in SWAT

    Katrijn Holvoet;A. van Griensven;P. Seuntjens;P. A. Vanrolleghem

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Krist V. Gernaey
Krist V. Gernaey Technical University of Denmark
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Eveline Volcke
Eveline Volcke Ghent University
Ulf Jeppsson
Ulf Jeppsson Lund University
Gürkan Sin
Gürkan Sin Technical University of Denmark
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
ChangKyoo Yoo
ChangKyoo Yoo Kyung Hee University
Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Erik Meers
Erik Meers Ghent University

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