Apostolis Koutinas

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
212 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Apostolis Koutinas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Apostolis Koutinas has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 134 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Apostolis Koutinas's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (123 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (103 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (77 papers). Apostolis Koutinas is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (123 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (103 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (77 papers). Apostolis Koutinas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and Brazil. Apostolis Koutinas's co-authors include Séraphim Papanikolaou, Nikolaos Kopsahelis, Ioannis K. Kookos, Colin Webb, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Dimitrios Ladakis, Anestis Vlysidis, Ruohang Wang, Sofia Maina and Vasiliki Kachrimanidou and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Apostolis Koutinas

207 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Food waste as a valuable resource for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels. Current situation and global perspective

2012 834 citations Carol Sze Ki Lin, James H. Clark et al. profile →
Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers

2014 398 citations Apostolis Koutinas, Anestis Vlysidis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Apostolis Koutinas Greece	57	5.5k	5.1k	1.8k	1.3k	839	212	9.9k
Parameswaran Binod India	58	5.0k 0.9×	3.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.1×	634 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	217	10.1k
Carlos Ariel Cardona Álzate Colombia	46	6.6k 1.2×	3.4k 0.7×	869 0.5×	635 0.5×	688 0.8×	251	9.1k
Débora de Olíveira Brazil	51	3.5k 0.6×	5.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	428	11.0k
Raveendran Sindhu India	60	4.8k 0.9×	3.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	689 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	220	10.4k
Carol Sze Ki Lin Hong Kong	64	5.3k 1.0×	4.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	710 0.8×	258	12.8k
Denise Maria Guimarães Freire Brazil	54	3.9k 0.7×	6.6k 1.3×	982 0.6×	556 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	301	10.2k
Eulógio Castro Spain	53	4.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.6×	773 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	639 0.8×	218	7.9k
Séraphim Papanikolaou Greece	65	7.5k 1.4×	9.7k 1.9×	785 0.4×	894 0.7×	633 0.8×	175	12.4k
Reeta Rani Singhania Taiwan	57	5.1k 0.9×	3.6k 0.7×	894 0.5×	722 0.6×	2.0k 2.3×	203	10.0k
Hongzhang Chen China	48	4.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.5×	984 0.6×	606 0.5×	930 1.1×	246	7.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Apostolis Koutinas

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Arias, Ana, Dimitrios Ladakis, Sofia María Ioannidou, et al.. (2025). Lignin as a renewable resource for bio-oil and oligomers production. An environmental perspective. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 38. 104192–104192. 2 indexed citations

Vlysidis, Anestis, et al.. (2025). Circular microbial oil production and extraction using oleaginous yeasts, post-consumer bioplastic wastes and green solvents. Waste Management. 204. 114936–114936. 1 indexed citations

Ladakis, Dimitrios, Sofia María Ioannidou, Eleni Stylianou, et al.. (2025). Bioprocess development and life cycle assessment of succinic acid production from grape stalks incorporating electricity-driven technologies. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117803–117803.

Mendes, Ana C., et al.. (2025). Development of antimicrobial coatings: exploiting electrospinning technology with sugar beet pulp pectin. Food Hydrocolloids. 168. 111531–111531. 2 indexed citations

Cabrera, Gema, et al.. (2025). Innovative pretreatments for the valorisation of the invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae. Industrial Crops and Products. 233. 121415–121415.

Tsouko, Erminta, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of alternative sugar beet pulp refining strategies for efficient pectin extraction and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 208. 109368–109368. 8 indexed citations

Ladakis, Dimitrios, et al.. (2024). Biorefinery electrification of brewers’ spent grains using plasma bubbles for sustainable production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 153548–153548. 5 indexed citations

Ioannidou, Sofia María, Eleni Stylianou, Chrysanthi Pateraki, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic and environmental sustainability assessment of succinic acid production from municipal biowaste using an electrochemical membrane bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145070–145070. 11 indexed citations

Montañez, Julio, et al.. (2023). Scale-up and fed-batch cultivation strategy for the enhanced co-production of microbial lipids and carotenoids using renewable waste feedstock. Journal of Environmental Management. 339. 117866–117866. 15 indexed citations

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Ladakis, Dimitrios, et al.. (2023). Extraction of Fish Protein Concentrates from Discards and Combined Application with Gelatin for the Development of Biodegradable Food Packaging. Sustainability. 15(15). 12062–12062. 9 indexed citations

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Rebolledo-Leiva, Ricardo, et al.. (2023). Attributional and consequential life cycle perspectives of second-generation polylactic acid: The benefits of integrating a recycling strategy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 420. 138354–138354. 13 indexed citations

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Stylianou, Eleni, José M. Carvajal‐Arroyo, Dimitrios Ladakis, et al.. (2023). Development of an electrochemical membrane bioreactor for succinic acid production and in situ separation with engineered Yarrowia lipolytica cultivated on municipal biowaste hydrolysate. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 142877–142877. 9 indexed citations

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Montoneri, Enzo, Michalis Koutinas, Elio Padoan, et al.. (2022). Integrated chemical and biochemical technology to produce biogas with a reduced ammonia content from municipal biowaste. Validating lab-scale research in a real operational environment. Environmental Science Advances. 1(5). 746–768. 9 indexed citations

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Pateraki, Chrysanthi, et al.. (2021). Valorization of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste for fumaric acid production and electrochemical membrane extraction using Candida blankii. Bioresource Technology Reports. 17. 100900–100900. 1 indexed citations

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Galanopoulos, Christos, Aristide Giuliano, Apostolis Koutinas, Isabella De Bari, & Diego Barletta. (2021). Process Superstructure Optimization for Resin and Aromatic Monomer Production from Kraft Lignin. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Lokesh, Kadambari, Avtar S. Matharu, Ioannis K. Kookos, et al.. (2020). Hybridised sustainability metrics for use in life cycle assessment of bio-based products: resource efficiency and circularity. Green Chemistry. 22(3). 803–813. 59 indexed citations

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Papadaki, Aikaterini, et al.. (2018). Enzymatic esterification of palm fatty-acid distillate for the production of polyol esters with biolubricant properties. Industrial Crops and Products. 116. 90–96. 86 indexed citations

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Melo, Eduardo M. de, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose from Citrus-Based Sustainable Resources. ACS Omega. 3(8). 10365–10373. 89 indexed citations

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Chatzifragkou, Afroditi, et al.. (2014). Oleaginous yeast Cryptococcus curvatus exhibits interplay between biosynthesis of intracellular sugars and lipids. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 117(5). 657–672. 67 indexed citations

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Koutinas, Apostolis. (2014). Solvent extraction and analysis of phenolic compounds derived from spent sulphite liquor for enhanced succinic acid fermentation. 1 indexed citations

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