World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Prasad Kaparaju

Prasad Kaparaju

Prasad Kaparaju 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 Prasad Kaparaju sits on this spectrum.

38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 804+

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

Prasad Kaparaju 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 Prasad Kaparaju 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+

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

Overview

Prasad Kaparaju is a researcher affiliated with Griffith University in Australia, contributing primarily to the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work spans a broad range of topics, with particular emphasis on biofuel production and bioconversion, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, and issues related to microplastics and plastic pollution.

The scientist's research frequently addresses areas such as recycling and waste management techniques, hybrid renewable energy systems, forest biomass utilization and management, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties. These diverse topics reflect a focus on sustainable technologies and environmental impact mitigation.

Key publication venues for Kaparaju's work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Technology
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Energies

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers as frequent co-authors, including Oluchi Mbachu, Nilay Kumar Sarker, Thanuja Gelanigama Mesthrige, Graham Andrew Jenkins, and Chris Pratt.

Some notable recent publications by Kaparaju include:

  • The rise of artificial soil carbon inputs: Reviewing microplastic pollution effects in the soil environment, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A New Contaminant Superhighway? A Review of Sources, Measurement Techniques and Fate of Atmospheric Microplastics, 2020, Water Air & Soil Pollution
  • Design and economic analysis of off-grid solar PV system in Jos-Nigeria, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Enzymatic purification of microplastics in soil, 2021, MethodsX
  • Effect of temperature on oil quality obtained through pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse, 2020, Fuel

Their subfields of study particularly focus on biomedical engineering, building and construction, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, and mechanics of materials. These areas underline a multidisciplinary approach bridging engineering principles with environmental applications.

Best Publications

  • Bioethanol, biohydrogen and biogas production from wheat straw in a biorefinery concept.

    Prasad Laxmi-Narasimha Kaparaju;Maria Serrano;Anne Belinda Thomsen;Prawit Kongjan

  • Biochemical methane potential (BMP) of solid organic substrates: evaluation of anaerobic biodegradability using data from an international interlaboratory study

    F. Raposo;V. Fernández-Cegrí;M.A. De la Rubia;R. Borja

  • Effects of mixing on methane production during thermophilic anaerobic digestion of manure: lab-scale and pilot-scale studies.

    Prasad Kaparaju;Inmaculada Buendia;Lars Ellegaard;Irini Angelidakia

  • Municipal solid waste as a valuable renewable energy resource: a worldwide opportunity of energy recovery by using Waste-To-Energy Technologies

    Diego Moya;Clay Aldás;Germánico López;Prasad Kaparaju

  • Geothermal energy: Power plant technology and direct heat applications

    Diego Moya;Clay Aldás;Prasad Kaparaju

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of potato tuber and its industrial by-products with pig manure

    Prasad Kaparaju;Jukka Rintala

  • Characterization of lignin during oxidative and hydrothermal pre-treatment processes of wheat straw and corn stover.

    Prasad Kaparaju;Claus Felby

  • Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of source-sorted organic fraction of household municipal solid waste: start-up procedure for continuously stirred tank reactor.

    Irini Angelidaki;X. Chen;J. Cui;Prasad Laxmi-Narasimha Kaparaju

  • Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of rendering plant and slaughterhouse wastes

    Suvi Bayr;Marianne Rantanen;Prasad Kaparaju;Jukka Rintala

  • Co-digestion of energy crops and industrial confectionery by-products with cow manure: batch-scale and farm-scale evaluation.

    P. L. N. Kaparaju;Sari Luostarinen;E. Kalmari;J. Kalmari

  • Optimisation of biogas production from manure through serial digestion: lab-scale and pilot-scale studies.

    Prasad Kaparaju;Lars Ellegaard;Irini Angelidaki

  • Optimization of biogas production from wheat straw stillage in UASB reactor

    Prasad Laxmi-Narasimha Kaparaju;M. Serrano;Irini Angelidaki

  • Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions by adopting anaerobic digestion technology on dairy, sow and pig farms in Finland

    P. Kaparaju;J. Rintala

  • Alkaline pretreatment to enhance one-stage CH4 and two-stage H2/CH4 production from sunflower stalks: Mass, energy and economical balances

    F. Monlau;P. Kaparaju;P. Kaparaju;E. Trably;J.P. Steyer

  • The rise of artificial soil carbon inputs: Reviewing microplastic pollution effects in the soil environment.

    Oluchi Mbachu;Graham Jenkins;Prasad Kaparaju;Chris Pratt

  • Effect of reactor configuration on biogas production from wheat straw hydrolysate

    Prasad Laxmi-Narasimha Kaparaju;M. Serrano;Irini Angelidaki

  • Screening pretreatment methods to enhance thermophilic anaerobic digestion of pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment secondary sludge

    Suvi Bayr;Prasad Kaparaju;Jukka Rintala

  • Effects of solid-liquid separation on recovering residual methane and nitrogen from digested dairy cow manure.

    Prasad Laxmi-Narasimha Kaparaju;J.A. Rintala

  • Two-stage anaerobic digestion of tomato, cucumber, common reed and grass silage in leach-bed reactors and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors.

    Padma Shanthi Jagadabhi;Prasad Kaparaju;Jukka Rintala

  • Effect of micro-aeration and leachate replacement on COD solubilization and VFA production during mono-digestion of grass-silage in one-stage leach-bed reactors.

    Padma Shanthi Jagadabhi;Prasad Kaparaju;Jukka Rintala

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka Rintala
Jukka Rintala Tampere University
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark
Jean-Philippe Steyer
Jean-Philippe Steyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Cigdem Eskicioglu
Cigdem Eskicioglu University of British Columbia
Ramón Méndez
Ramón Méndez University of Santiago de Compostela
Eric Trably
Eric Trably INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ivet Ferrer
Ivet Ferrer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Aimo Oikari
Aimo Oikari University of Jyväskylä
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut
Fabrice Béline
Fabrice Béline European University of Brittany

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

The expanding fields of Engineering and Technology in the USA are closely connected to various online degrees and career pathways. Today, professionals look beyond traditional roles, exploring new specializations shaped by innovation and industry needs.

For example, learning project management skills can greatly enhance your ability to lead technical teams. Find out what can you do with a project management degree, including opportunities in both technology and business sectors.

The financial world is rapidly evolving with blockchain and digital currencies. Earning a degree in cryptocurrency opens doors to careers in fintech, cybersecurity, and decentralized app development.

Sports technology and analytics are on the rise. Explore the best online sports management degrees to merge tech skills with the thriving sports industry.

Urban planning is crucial as cities grow smarter and more connected. Discover the cheapest online master's in urban planning for flexible, affordable ways to enter this impactful field.

With these specialized online programs, you can tailor your education to match emerging career trends in Engineering and Technology—and position yourself for long-term success.

Best Scientists Citing Prasad Kaparaju

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles