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Willy Verstraete

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Willy Verstraete publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willy Verstraete sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,041 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Willy Verstraete D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willy Verstraete sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 176 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Willy Verstraete is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes in environmental science with a significant focus on pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, molecular biology, ecology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Their research spans various aspects of environmental systems, with a particular emphasis on wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery, and microbial processes.

The main topics covered in Verstraete's work include:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Verstraete has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in prominent venues such as:

  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Bioresource Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Green Chemistry
  • MATEC Web of Conferences

Some recent papers include:

  • Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities, 2020, Biotechnology Advances
  • Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage, 2024, Nature Sustainability
  • Insights of metallic nanoparticles and ions in accelerating the bacterial uptake of antibiotic resistance genes, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Upcycling of biowaste carbon and nutrients in line with consumer confidence: the "full gas" route to single cell protein, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • A sustainable waste-to-protein system to maximise waste resource utilisation for developing food- and feed-grade protein solutions, 2022, Green Chemistry

Frequent collaborators of Verstraete include:

  • Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
  • Ilje Pikaar
  • Silvio Matassa
  • Nico Boon
  • Kenneth N. Timmis

Best Publications

  • Microbial Fuel Cells: Methodology and Technology†

    Bruce E Logan;Bert Hamelers;René Rozendal;Uwe Schröder

  • Probiotic Bacteria as Biological Control Agents in Aquaculture

    Laurent Verschuere;Geert Rombaut;Patrick Sorgeloos;Willy Verstraete

  • Microbial fuel cells: novel biotechnology for energy generation

    Korneel Rabaey;William Verstraete

  • Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: A review

    Willem De Muynck;Nele De Belie;Willy Verstraete

  • Biofuel Cells Select for Microbial Consortia That Self-Mediate Electron Transfer

    Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon;Steven D. Siciliano;Marc Verhaege

  • Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater from the Textile Wet-Processing Industry : Review of Emerging Technologies

    Philippe C. Vandevivere;Roberto Bianchi;Willy Verstraete

  • Microbial phenazine production enhances electron transfer in biofuel cells

    Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon;Monica Höfte;Willy Verstraete

  • The basics of bio-flocs technology: The added value for aquaculture

    P. De Schryver;R. Crab;T. Defoirdt;N. Boon

  • Nitrogen removal techniques in aquaculture for a sustainable production

    Roselien Crab;Yoram Avnimelech;Tom Defoirdt;Peter Bossier

  • Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete

    Kim Van Tittelboom;Nele De Belie;Willem De De Muynck;Willy Verstraete

  • Continuous Electricity Generation at High Voltages and Currents Using Stacked Microbial Fuel Cells

    Peter Aelterman;Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon

  • A microbial fuel cell capable of converting glucose to electricity at high rate and efficiency.

    Korneel Rabaey;Geert Lissens;Steven D. Siciliano;Willy Verstraete

  • Initial community evenness favours functionality under selective stress

    Lieven Wittebolle;Massimo Marzorati;Lieven Clement;Annalisa Balloi

  • Self-healing concrete by use of microencapsulated bacterial spores

    Jianyun Wang;H. Soens;Willy Verstraete;N. De Belie

  • Biofloc technology in aquaculture: Beneficial effects and future challenges

    Roselien Crab;Tom Defoirdt;Peter Bossier;Willy Verstraete

  • Biological denitrification in microbial fuel cells.

    Peter Clauwaert;Korneel Rabaey;Peter Aelterman;Liesje De Schamphelaire

  • Key roles of pH and calcium metabolism in microbial carbonate precipitation

    Frederik Hammes;Willy Verstraete

  • Comparison of Five In Vitro Digestion Models To Study the Bioaccessibility of Soil Contaminants

    Agnes G. Oomen;Alfons Hack;Mans Minekus;Evelijn Zeijdner

  • Tubular microbial fuel cells for efficient electricity generation.

    Korneel Rabaey;Peter Clauwaert;Peter Aelterman;Willy Verstraete

  • Microbial fuel cells

    Korneel Rabaey;Willy Verstraete

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Korneel Rabaey
Korneel Rabaey Ghent University
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Eva M. Top
Eva M. Top University of Idaho
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University
Peter Bossier
Peter Bossier Ghent University
Steven D. Siciliano
Steven D. Siciliano University of Saskatchewan
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck University of Antwerp
Marta Carballa
Marta Carballa University of Santiago de Compostela
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University

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