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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
53286
World Ranking
2379
National Ranking
2

Yusuf Chisti 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 Yusuf Chisti sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 407 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yusuf Chisti 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 Yusuf Chisti 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: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Yusuf Chisti is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to research in biotechnology and related fields. Their work spans several areas of molecular biology, renewable energy and sustainability, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, as well as biomaterials.

The primary topics of research covered by Yusuf Chisti include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Enzyme catalysis and immobilization
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth
  • Microbial metabolites in food biotechnology

The research outputs of Yusuf Chisti have been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Biotechnology Advances
  • Biofuel Research Journal
  • Marine Drugs
  • Fermentation
  • Industrial Crops and Products

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Yusuf Chisti include:

  • Collagen Extraction from Animal Skin, 2022, Biology
  • Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Schizochytrium (Aurantiochytrium) spp., 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • Pathogens and predators impacting commercial production of microalgae and cyanobacteria, 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • Removal of nitrate and phosphate from simulated agricultural runoff water by Chlorella vulgaris, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental impacts of examination gloves made of natural rubber and nitrile rubber, identified by life-cycle assessment, 2021, SPE Polymers

The scientist has collaborated regularly with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Nanthiya Hansupalak
  • Carolina Shene
  • Juan A. Asenjo
  • Panithi Wiroonpochit
  • Keikhosro Karimi

Their research contributions emphasize developments in algal biology for biofuel production, microbial processes, and sustainable approaches within biotechnology. This body of work reflects engagement with diverse scientific domains and intersections between environmental sustainability and bioengineering.

Best Publications

  • Biodiesel from microalgae.

    Yusuf Chisti

  • Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol.

    Yusuf Chisti

  • Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts.

    Amit Kumar Mittal;Yusuf Chisti;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • RECOVERY OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS AND METABOLITES: PROCESS OPTIONS AND ECONOMICS

    E Molina Grima;E.-H Belarbi;F.G Acién Fernández;A Robles Medina

  • Production, purification, characterization, and applications of lipases.

    Rohit Sharma;Yusuf Chisti;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Botryococcus braunii: A Renewable Source of Hydrocarbons and Other Chemicals

    Anirban Banerjee;Rohit Sharma;Yusuf Chisti;U. C. Banerjee

  • Biotechnology-a sustainable alternative for chemical industry.

    Maria Gavrilescu;Yusuf Chisti

  • Tubular photobioreactor design for algal cultures.

    E. Molina;J. Fernández;F.G. Acién;Y. Chisti

  • Photobioreactors: light regime, mass transfer, and scaleup

    E. Molina Grima;F.G.Acién Fernández;F. Garcı́a Camacho;Yusuf Chisti

  • Constraints to commercialization of algal fuels.

    Yusuf Chisti

  • Protein measurements of microalgal and cyanobacterial biomass.

    Cynthia Victoria González López;María del Carmen Cerón García;Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernández;Cristina Segovia Bustos

  • Disruption of microbial cells for intracellular products

    Yusuf Chisti;Murray Moo-Young

  • RETRACTED: A process for high yield and scaleable recovery of high purity eicosapentaenoic acid esters from microalgae and fish oil

    El-Hassan Belarbi;Emilio Molina;Yusuf Chisti

  • Comparative evaluation of compact photobioreactors for large-scale monoculture of microalgae

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;Antonio Contreras Gómez;Francisco Garcı́a Camacho;Emilio Molina Grima

  • Polysaccharopeptides of Coriolus versicolor: physiological activity, uses, and production

    Jian Cui;Yusuf Chisti

  • Towards a luxury uptake process via microalgae--defining the polyphosphate dynamics.

    Nicola Powell;Andy Shilton;Yusuf Chisti;Steven Pratt

  • Airlift-driven external-loop tubular photobioreactors for outdoor production of microalgae: assessment of design and performance

    F.G. Acién Fernández;J.M. Fernández Sevilla;J.A. Sánchez Pérez;E. Molina Grima

  • A mechanistic model of photosynthesis in microalgae

    F. Camacho Rubio;F. García Camacho;J. M. Fernández Sevilla;Y. Chisti

  • Bubble-column and airlift photobioreactors for algal culture

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;Francisco García Camacho;Antonio Contreras Gómez;Emilio Molina Grima

  • Shear rate in stirred tank and bubble column bioreactors

    J.A. Sánchez Pérez;E.M. Rodríguez Porcel;J.L. Casas López;J.M. Fernández Sevilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Uttam Chand Banerjee
Uttam Chand Banerjee University of Waterloo
M. Moo-Young
M. Moo-Young University of Waterloo
E. Molina Grima
E. Molina Grima University of Almería
J.A. Sánchez Pérez
J.A. Sánchez Pérez University of Almería
Andy Shilton
Andy Shilton Massey University
Meisam Tabatabaei
Meisam Tabatabaei Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba University of Almería
José Luis García
José Luis García Spanish National Research Council
Johann Plank
Johann Plank Technical University of Munich
Keikhosro Karimi
Keikhosro Karimi Isfahan University of Technology

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