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Stijn Van Hulle

Stijn Van Hulle

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
49
Citations
7465
World Ranking
4413
National Ranking
51

Stijn Van Hulle 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 Stijn Van Hulle sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 199 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stijn Van Hulle 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 Stijn Van Hulle 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: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stijn Van Hulle is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pollution.

Their research interests are centered on water treatment technologies and sustainability, with key topics including Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Diederik P.L. Rousseau, Kristof Demeestere, Xuetong Yang, Changtao Chen, and Rui Zhang.

Common venues for their research publications include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Stijn Van Hulle are:

  • Wastewater reclamation and reuse potentials in agriculture: towards environmental sustainability, 2020, Environment Development and Sustainability
  • Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands as tertiary treatment: Can they be an efficient barrier for microplastics pollution?, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Comparison and performance assessment of ozone-based AOPs in view of trace organic contaminants abatement in water and wastewater: A review, 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Natural pigments from microalgae grown in industrial wastewater, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Life cycle assessment of microalgae systems for wastewater treatment and bioproducts recovery: Natural pigments, biofertilizer and biogas, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Enrichment of Anammox biomass from municipal activated sludge: experimental and modelling results

    Ana Dapena-Mora;Stijn W. H. Van Hulle;J. Luis Campos;Ramon Mendez

  • The present status of landfill leachate treatment and its development trend from a technological point of view

    Junling Gao;Junling Gao;Violet Oloibiri;Michael Chys;Wim Audenaert

  • Performance assessment of electrospun nanofibers for filter applications.

    Decostere Bjorge;Nele Daels;Sander De Vrieze;Pascal Dejans

  • A critical comparison of systematic calibration protocols for activated sludge models: a SWOT analysis.

    Gürkan Sin;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle;Dirk J.W. De Pauw;Ann van Griensven

  • Modeling and simulation of oxygen-limited partial nitritation in a membrane-assisted bioreactor (MBR).

    Stijn Wyffels;Stijn W. H. Van Hulle;Pascal Boeckx;Eveline I. P. Volcke

  • Wastewater reclamation and reuse potentials in agriculture: towards environmental sustainability

    Jemal Fito;Stijn W. H. Van Hulle

  • Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands as tertiary treatment: Can they be an efficient barrier for microplastics pollution?

    Qintong Wang;Carmen Hernández-Crespo;Carmen Hernández-Crespo;Marcello Santoni;Stijn Van Hulle

  • Effect of enzymatic pretreatment of various lignocellulosic substrates on production of phenolic compounds and biomethane potential

    Michel Schroyen;Han Vervaeren;Hanne Vandepitte;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle

  • Comparison and performance assessment of ozone-based AOPs in view of trace organic contaminants abatement in water and wastewater: A review

    Ze Liu;Ze Liu;Kristof Demeestere;Stijn Van Hulle

  • Natural pigments from microalgae grown in industrial wastewater.

    Larissa T. Arashiro;Larissa T. Arashiro;María Boto-Ordóñez;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle;Ivet Ferrer

  • Impact of enzymatic pretreatment on corn stover degradation and biogas production

    Michel Schroyen;Han Vervaeren;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle;Katleen Raes

  • Micropollutant elimination by O3, UV and plasma-based AOPs: An evaluation of treatment and energy costs.

    Niels Wardenier;Ze Liu;Anton Nikiforov;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle

  • Coupling a hydrological water quality model and an economic optimization model to set up a cost-effective emission reduction scenario for nitrogen

    Jan Cools;Steven Broekx;Veronique Vandenberghe;Hannes Sels

  • A comparative study on the efficiency of ozonation and coagulation-flocculation as pretreatment to activated carbon adsorption of biologically stabilized landfill leachate.

    Violet Oloibiri;Innocent Chukwudi Ufomba;Michael Chys;Wim T. M. Audenaert

  • Characterisation of landfill leachate by EEM-PARAFAC-SOM during physical-chemical treatment by coagulation-flocculation, activated carbon adsorption and ion exchange

    Violet Oloibiri;Sam De Coninck;Michael Chys;Kristof Demeestere

  • Ozonation of biologically treated landfill leachate: efficiency and insights in organic conversions

    Michael Chys;Violet A. Oloibiri;Wim T.M. Audenaert;Kristof Demeestere

  • The effect of primary treatment of wastewater in high rate algal pond systems: Biomass and bioenergy recovery.

    Larissa T. Arashiro;Ivet Ferrer;Diederik P.L. Rousseau;Stijn W.H. Van Hulle

  • Sugarcane biorefineries wastewater: bioremediation technologies for environmental sustainability

    Jemal Fito;Nurelegne Tefera;Stijn W. H. Van Hulle

  • Removal of several pesticides in a falling water film DBD reactor with activated carbon textile: Energy efficiency.

    Patrick Vanraes;Houria Ghodbane;Dries Davister;Niels Wardenier

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristof Demeestere
Kristof Demeestere Ghent University
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Herman Van Langenhove
Herman Van Langenhove Ghent University
Eveline Volcke
Eveline Volcke Ghent University
Gürkan Sin
Gürkan Sin Technical University of Denmark
Frederic Lynen
Frederic Lynen Ghent University
Katleen Raes
Katleen Raes Ghent University
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck University of Antwerp
Gijs Du Laing
Gijs Du Laing Ghent University

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