Eleni Koutra

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Eleni Koutra is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eleni Koutra has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eleni Koutra's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (16 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (4 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (3 papers). Eleni Koutra is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (16 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (4 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (3 papers). Eleni Koutra collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Egypt and China. Eleni Koutra's co-authors include Michael Kornaros, Sameh S. Ali, Jianzhong Sun, Tamer Elsamahy, Daochen Zhu, Ehsan Daneshvar, Rania Al-Tohamy, Esraa A. Abdelkarim, Mostafa M. El‐Sheekh and Omidvar Farhadian and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Eleni Koutra

31 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal
    2021 426 citations Sameh S. Ali, Tamer Elsamahy et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects
    2021 319 citations Sameh S. Ali, Tamer Elsamahy et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eleni Koutra Greece 21 741 728 511 410 372 31 2.0k
Wen Yi Chia Malaysia 24 598 0.8× 533 0.7× 443 0.9× 637 1.6× 280 0.8× 38 2.4k
Ana F. Miranda Australia 20 612 0.8× 730 1.0× 486 1.0× 332 0.8× 174 0.5× 36 1.9k
Nan-Qi Ren China 18 697 0.9× 655 0.9× 419 0.8× 497 1.2× 102 0.3× 21 2.1k
Shu-Hong Gao China 25 275 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 490 1.0× 344 0.8× 253 0.7× 65 2.1k
Charles U. Ugwu Japan 12 923 1.2× 797 1.1× 340 0.7× 552 1.3× 986 2.7× 19 2.4k
Daniel Puyol Spain 27 490 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 389 0.8× 466 1.1× 167 0.4× 70 2.4k
Ahmad Razi Othman Malaysia 30 209 0.3× 785 1.1× 834 1.6× 328 0.8× 164 0.4× 116 2.5k
Shengjun Xu China 27 1.1k 1.4× 755 1.0× 576 1.1× 602 1.5× 60 0.2× 95 2.9k
Αpostolos Vlyssides Greece 27 450 0.6× 436 0.6× 631 1.2× 644 1.6× 99 0.3× 75 2.6k
Wai Yan Cheah Malaysia 24 1.2k 1.6× 220 0.3× 246 0.5× 809 2.0× 211 0.6× 33 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Eleni Koutra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eleni Koutra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eleni Koutra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eleni Koutra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eleni Koutra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eleni Koutra. Eleni Koutra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Τσίγκου, Κωνσταντίνα, et al.. (2024). Exploring the impact of microalgal fatty acid content on anaerobic digestion and methane production: An experimental and mathematical modeling study. Renewable Energy. 230. 120859–120859. 4 indexed citations
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Ioannidi, Alexandra Α., Zacharias Frontistis, Αθανασία Πεταλά, et al.. (2023). Assessing the Efficacy of A Mo2C/Peroxydisulfate System for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment: A Study of Losartan Degradation, E. coli Inactivation, and Synergistic Effects. Catalysts. 13(9). 1285–1285. 2 indexed citations
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Koutra, Eleni, et al.. (2022). Mathematical Modeling of Microalgal Growth during Anaerobic Digestion Effluent Bioremediation. Water. 14(23). 3938–3938. 3 indexed citations
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Berninger, Frank, et al.. (2022). Utilization of the microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda for hexavalent chromium bioremediation and biodiesel production. Bioresource Technology. 346. 126665–126665. 39 indexed citations
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Koutra, Eleni, et al.. (2022). Variability of the photosynthetic machinery tolerance when imposed to rapidly or slowly imposed dehydration in native Mediterranean plants. Photosynthetica. 60(SPECIAL ISSUE 2022). 88–101. 7 indexed citations
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Ali, Sameh S., Tamer Elsamahy, Eleni Koutra, et al.. (2021). Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment: A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal. The Science of The Total Environment. 771. 144719–144719. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Sameh S., Rania Al-Tohamy, Eleni Koutra, et al.. (2021). Coupling azo dye degradation and biodiesel production by manganese-dependent peroxidase producing oleaginous yeasts isolated from wood-feeding termite gut symbionts. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 61–61. 64 indexed citations
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Ali, Sameh S., Tamer Elsamahy, Rania Al-Tohamy, et al.. (2021). Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects. The Science of The Total Environment. 780. 146590–146590. 319 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Sameh S., Rania Al-Tohamy, Eleni Koutra, et al.. (2021). Nanobiotechnological advancements in agriculture and food industry: Applications, nanotoxicity, and future perspectives. The Science of The Total Environment. 792. 148359–148359. 130 indexed citations
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Ali, Sameh S., Rania Al-Tohamy, Eleni Koutra, et al.. (2020). Valorizing lignin-like dyes and textile dyeing wastewater by a newly constructed lipid-producing and lignin modifying oleaginous yeast consortium valued for biodiesel and bioremediation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 403. 123575–123575. 80 indexed citations
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Kaselas, Christos, et al.. (2020). Is It Always Wilms’ Tumor? Localized Cystic Disease of The Kidney in An Infant: An Extremely Rare Case Report And Review of The Literature. Pediatric Reports. 12(2). 8483–8483. 2 indexed citations
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Sakarika, Myrsini, et al.. (2019). Two-stage anaerobic digestion harnesses more energy from the co-digestion of end-of-life dairy products with agro-industrial waste compared to the single-stage process. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 153. 107404–107404. 33 indexed citations
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Koutra, Eleni, et al.. (2019). Effect of organic carbon and nutrient supplementation on the digestate-grown microalga, Parachlorella kessleri. Bioresource Technology. 294. 122232–122232. 20 indexed citations
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Daneshvar, Ehsan, et al.. (2018). Sequential cultivation of microalgae in raw and recycled dairy wastewater: Microalgal growth, wastewater treatment and biochemical composition. Bioresource Technology. 273. 556–564. 174 indexed citations
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Koutra, Eleni, Christina Ν. Economou, Panagiota Tsafrakidou, & Michael Kornaros. (2018). Bio-Based Products from Microalgae Cultivated in Digestates. Trends in biotechnology. 36(8). 819–833. 107 indexed citations
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Koutra, Eleni, George Grammatikopoulos, & Michael Kornaros. (2016). Microalgal post-treatment of anaerobically digested agro-industrial wastes for nutrient removal and lipids production. Bioresource Technology. 224. 473–480. 32 indexed citations

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