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Vincent O'Flaherty

Vincent O'Flaherty

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
50
Citations
7540
World Ranking
4499
National Ranking
22

Vincent O'Flaherty publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincent O'Flaherty sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 139 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Vincent O'Flaherty D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincent O'Flaherty sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vincent O'Flaherty is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway, and their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in the area. Their work spans multiple subfields including building and construction, molecular biology, pollution, agronomy and crop science, and water science and technology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties

Notable recent publications by Vincent O'Flaherty include:

  • Combined Stochastic and Deterministic Processes Drive Community Assembly of Anaerobic Microbiomes During Granule Flotation, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate bio-production and its rise as biomaterial of the future, 2022, Journal of Biotechnology
  • Reactor configuration influences microbial community structure during high-rate, low-temperature anaerobic treatment of dairy wastewater, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Principles, Advances, and Perspectives of Anaerobic Digestion of Lipids, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their scholarly work are:

  • Anna Christine Trego
  • Camilla Thorn
  • Stephen Nolan
  • Sinéad M. Waters
  • Umer Zeeshan Ijaz

Vincent O'Flaherty has published regularly in several scientific venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Bioresource Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Effect of pH on growth kinetics and sulphide toxicity thresholds of a range of methanogenic, syntrophic and sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Vincent O'Flaherty;Thérèse Mahony;Ronan O'Kennedy;Emer Colleran

  • Bioremediation of olive mill wastewater

    Christopher J. McNamara;Christos C. Anastasiou;Vincent O’Flaherty;Ralph Mitchell

  • Methanogenic population structure in a variety of anaerobic bioreactors

    Sharon McHugh;Micheal Carton;Thérèse Mahony;Vincent O'Flaherty

  • DNA extraction method affects microbial community profiles from soils and sediment

    Cora Carrigg;Olivia Rice;Siobhán Kavanagh;Gavin Collins

  • Quantitative analysis of methanogenic community dynamics in three anaerobic batch digesters treating different wastewaters

    Changsoo Lee;Jaai Kim;Kwanghyun Hwang;Vincent O'Flaherty

  • Microbial community structure and methanogenic activity during start-up of psychrophilic anaerobic digesters treating synthetic industrial wastewaters.

    Gavin Collins;Adele Woods;Sharon McHugh;Micheal W. Carton

  • Reactor performance and microbial community dynamics during anaerobic biological treatment of wastewaters at 16–37 °C

    Sharon McHugh;Micheal Carton;Gavin Collins;Vincent O'Flaherty

  • LONG-TERM COMPETITION BETWEEN SULPHATE-REDUCING AND METHANE-PRODUCING BACTERIA DURING FULL-SCALE ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF CITRIC ACID PRODUCTION WASTEWATER

    V O'Flaherty;P Lens;B Leahy;E Colleran

  • Development of microbial community structure and actvity in a high-rate anaerobic bioreactor at 18 °C

    Sean Connaughton;Gavin Collins;Vincent O’Flaherty

  • Reproducible, high-yielding, biological caproate production from food waste using a single-phase anaerobic reactor system.

    Corine Orline Nzeteu;Anna Christine Trego;Florence Abram;Vincent O’Flaherty

  • Long-Term Persistence and Leaching of Escherichia coli in Temperate Maritime Soils

    Fiona P. Brennan;Fiona P. Brennan;Vincent O'Flaherty;Gaelene Kramers;Gaelene Kramers;Jim Grant

  • The Microbiology and Biochemistry of Anaerobic Bioreactors with Relevance to Domestic Sewage Treatment

    Vincent O’Flaherty;Gavin Collins;Thérèse Mahony

  • Psychrophilic methanogenic community development during long-term cultivation of anaerobic granular biofilms

    Rory M McKeown;Colm Scully;Anne-Marie Enright;Fabio A Chinalia;Fabio A Chinalia

  • Long-term effects of operating temperature and sulphate addition on the methanogenic community structure of anaerobic hybrid reactors.

    Seán Pender;Margaret Toomey;Micheál Carton;Dónal Eardly

  • Concentration of Norovirus during Wastewater Treatment and Its Impact on Oyster Contamination

    John Flannery;Sinéad Keaveney;Paulina Rajko-Nenow;Vincent O'Flaherty

  • Microbial analysis of anodic biofilm in a microbial fuel cell using slaughterhouse wastewater

    Krishna P. Katuri;Ann-Marie Enright;Vincent O'Flaherty;Dónal Leech

  • Long-term, high-rate anaerobic biological treatment of whey wastewaters at psychrophilic temperatures.

    Sharon McHugh;Gavin Collins;Vincent O’Flaherty

  • Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15–18 °C

    Gavin Collins;Clare Foy;Sharon McHugh;Thérèse Mahony

  • Combined Stochastic and Deterministic Processes Drive Community Assembly of Anaerobic Microbiomes During Granule Flotation

    Anna Christine Trego;Paul G. McAteer;Paul G. McAteer;Corine Nzeteu;Therese Mahony

  • Low-temperature anaerobic biological treatment of solvent-containing pharmaceutical wastewater.

    Anne-Marie Enright;Sharon McHugh;Gavin Collins;Vincent O’Flaherty

  • Effect of sulfate on low-temperature anaerobic digestion.

    Pádhraig Madden;Abdul M. Al-Raei;Anne M. Enright;Fabio A. Chinalia

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin Collins
Gavin Collins University of Galway
Karl G. Richards
Karl G. Richards Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
Changsoo Lee
Changsoo Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Owen Fenton
Owen Fenton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Martin Cormican
Martin Cormican University of Galway
Dirk de Beer
Dirk de Beer Max Planck Society
Dónal Leech
Dónal Leech University of Galway
Laura M. Cardenas
Laura M. Cardenas Rothamsted Research

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