2026 Yves Comeau: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	42	7345	7059	327	307	146	7774

Overview

Yves Comeau is affiliated with Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses extensively on wastewater treatment, constructed wetlands, and environmental engineering applications related to sustainable water management.

The main topics of their research include:

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics

Their work spans several subfields of study, such as:

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Pollution
Ecology
Environmental Engineering
Agronomy and Crop Science

Frequent publication venues for Yves Comeau's research illustrate their engagement with outlets that emphasize ecological, environmental, and water sciences, including:

Ecological Engineering
Water
Plants
Water Science & Technology
The Science of The Total Environment

Notable recent papers authored by Yves Comeau include:

High biomass yield increases in a primary effluent wastewater phytofiltration are associated to altered leaf morphology and stomatal size in Salix miyabeana, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
Design of a zero liquid discharge leachate treatment system using an evapotranspiration willow bed, 2021, Water Research
Chemical Clogging and Evolution of Head Losses in Steel Slag Filters Used for Phosphorus Removal, 2020, Water
Optimization of the wastewater treatment capacity of a short rotation willow coppice vegetation filter, 2020, Ecological Engineering
Two-year performance of single-stage vertical flow treatment wetlands planted with willows under cold-climate conditions, 2020, Ecological Engineering

Yves Comeau collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors who have contributed to several publications together. These frequent collaborators include:

Xavier Lachapelle-T.
Michel Labrecque
Jacques Brisson
Dominique Claveau-Mallet
Chloé Frédette

Best Publications

Biochemical model for enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Y. Comeau;K.J. Hall;R.E.W. Hancock;W.K. Oldham

801
Citations
Initiation of Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57RP Correlates with Emergence of Hyperpiliated and Highly Adherent Phenotypic Variants Deficient in Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Motilities

Eric Déziel;Eric Déziel;Yves Comeau;Richard Villemur

634
Citations
Phosphorus removal by electric arc furnace steel slag and serpentinite.

Aleksandra Drizo;Christiane Forget;Robert P. Chapuis;Yves Comeau

350
Citations
Phosphorus saturation potential: a parameter for estimating the longevity of constructed wetland systems.

Aleksandra Drizo;Yves Comeau;Christiane Forget;Robert P. Chapuis

334
Citations
Artificial aeration to increase pollutant removal efficiency of constructed wetlands in cold climate

Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon;Florent Chazarenc;Florent Chazarenc;Yves Comeau;Jacques Brisson

317
Citations
Influence of macrophyte species on microbial density and activity in constructed wetlands

V. Gagnon;F. Chazarenc;F. Chazarenc;Y. Comeau;J. Brisson

268
Citations
Two-liquid-phase bioreactors for enhanced degradation of hydrophobic/toxic compounds.

Eric Déziel;Yves Comeau;Richard Villemur

219
Citations
Determination of Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate and Poly-β-Hydroxyvalerate in Activated Sludge by Gas-Liquid Chromatography

Yves Comeau;Kenneth J. Hall;William K. Oldham

218
Citations
Phosphorus removal from wastewater by mineral apatite.

Nathalie Bellier;Florent Chazarenc;Florent Chazarenc;Yves Comeau

209
Citations
DYNAMICS OF CARBON RESERVES IN BIOLOGICAL DEPHOSPHATATION OF WASTEWATER

Y. Comeau;W.K. Oldham;K.J. Hall

162
Citations
Biological phosphate removal from wastewater with oxygen or nitrate in sequencing batch reactors

G.J.F.M. Vlekke;Y. Comeau;W.K. Oldham

162
Citations
Critical review of activated sludge modeling: State of process knowledge, modeling concepts, and limitations

H Hauduc;Leiv Rieger;Adrian Oehmen;M C van Loosdrecht

150
Citations
New framework for standardized notation in wastewater treatment modelling

Lluis Corominas;L. Rieger;I. Takács;G. Ekama

142
Citations
Treatment of freshwater fish farm effluent using constructed wetlands: the role of plants and substrate.

S. Naylor;Jacques Brisson;M. A. Labelle;A. Drizo

141
Citations
Bioremediation of pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil by bioaugmentation using activated soil

C. Barbeau;L. Deschênes;D. Karamanev;Y. Comeau

137
Citations
Steel slag filters to upgrade phosphorus removal in small wastewater treatment plants: Removal mechanisms and performance

Cristian Barca;Daniel Meyer;Martin Liira;Peter Drissen

131
Citations
Phosphate release and uptake in enhanced biological phosphorus removal from wastewater

Yves Comeau;Barry Rabionwitz;Kenneth J. Hall;William K. Oldham

130
Citations
Biodegradation of the endogenous residue of activated sludge.

Abdellah Ramdani;Peter Dold;Stéphane Déléris;Daniel Lamarre

130
Citations
Role of inoculum preparation and density on the bioremediation of 2,4-D-contaminated soil by bioaugmentation

Yves Comeau;Charles W. Greer;Réjean Samson

115
Citations
Phosphorus removal from trout farm effluents by constructed wetlands.

Y. Comeau;J. Brisson;J.-P. Réville;C. Forget

113
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Brisson University of Montreal

Eric Déziel Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Charles W. Greer National Research Council Canada

Michel Labrecque University of Montreal

Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval

Nathalie Tufenkji McGill University

Benoit Barbeau Polytechnique Montréal

Krist V. Gernaey Technical University of Denmark

Rao Y. Surampalli University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

External Links

Personal website of Yves Comeau Google Scholar page

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