Igor Vassilev

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Igor Vassilev is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Vassilev has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Environmental Engineering, 9 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Igor Vassilev's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (9 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (5 papers). Igor Vassilev is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (15 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (9 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (5 papers). Igor Vassilev collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and Germany. Igor Vassilev's co-authors include Frauke Kracke, Pablo Ledezma, Bernardino Virdis, Jens O. Krömer, Stefano Freguia, Jürg Keller, Marika Kokko, Pau Batlle‐Vilanova, Sebastià Puig and Paolo Dessì and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Igor Vassilev

15 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial electron transport and energy conservation – ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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. Microbial electron transport and energy conservation – the foundation for optimizing bioelectrochemical systems
    2015 505 citations Frauke Kracke, Igor Vassilev et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Igor Vassilev Finland 11 801 364 319 266 207 15 1.0k
Frauke Kracke United States 14 927 1.2× 460 1.3× 483 1.5× 305 1.1× 214 1.0× 23 1.3k
Edward V. LaBelle United States 8 639 0.8× 304 0.8× 299 0.9× 263 1.0× 111 0.5× 9 747
Ala’a Ragab Saudi Arabia 7 1.2k 1.5× 639 1.8× 253 0.8× 324 1.2× 245 1.2× 8 1.4k
Araceli González del Campo Spain 13 602 0.8× 490 1.3× 188 0.6× 213 0.8× 150 0.7× 17 808
Na Chu China 17 561 0.7× 294 0.8× 304 1.0× 165 0.6× 172 0.8× 32 810
Dao‐Bo Li China 17 623 0.8× 404 1.1× 201 0.6× 166 0.6× 194 0.9× 22 955
Bin Lai Germany 15 609 0.8× 438 1.2× 179 0.6× 204 0.8× 161 0.8× 32 911
Jayesh M. Sonawane India 16 885 1.1× 726 2.0× 142 0.4× 466 1.8× 152 0.7× 27 1.2k
Sarah M. Carver United States 10 807 1.0× 669 1.8× 171 0.5× 394 1.5× 171 0.8× 16 1.0k
Anne Sydow Germany 10 432 0.5× 234 0.6× 184 0.6× 132 0.5× 155 0.7× 13 652

Countries citing papers authored by Igor Vassilev

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Fields of papers citing papers by Igor Vassilev

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Vassilev

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Igor Vassilev. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Igor Vassilev 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 Igor Vassilev. Igor Vassilev is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Yao, Hui, Igor Vassilev, Johanna M. Rinta‐Kanto, et al.. (2025). Selective butyrate production from CO2 and methanol in microbial electrosynthesis - influence of pH. Bioelectrochemistry. 165. 109000–109000. 3 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, M. Tuominen, Anne Heponiemi, et al.. (2024). Impregnation of granular activated carbon with nickel or copper improves performance of microbial electrosynthesis. Bioresource Technology. 418. 131914–131914. 1 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, Johanna M. Rinta‐Kanto, & Marika Kokko. (2024). Comparing the performance of fluidized and fixed granular activated carbon beds as cathodes for microbial electrosynthesis of carboxylates from CO2. Bioresource Technology. 403. 130896–130896. 8 indexed citations
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Yao, Hui, Johanna M. Rinta‐Kanto, Igor Vassilev, & Marika Kokko. (2024). Methanol as a co-substrate with CO2 enhances butyrate production in microbial electrosynthesis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 372–372. 6 indexed citations
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Kokko, Marika, et al.. (2023). Anode-assisted electro-fermentation with Bacillus subtilis under oxygen-limited conditions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 6–6. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xueqin, Simon Jon McIlroy, Igor Vassilev, et al.. (2022). Polyhydroxyalkanoate-driven current generation via acetate by an anaerobic methanotrophic consortium. Water Research. 221. 118743–118743. 15 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, Paolo Dessì, Sebastià Puig, & Marika Kokko. (2022). Cathodic biofilms – A prerequisite for microbial electrosynthesis. Bioresource Technology. 348. 126788–126788. 63 indexed citations
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Zhou, Miaomiao, Igor Vassilev, Stefano Freguia, et al.. (2021). Selective Extraction of Medium-Chain Carboxylic Acids by Electrodialysis and Phase Separation. ACS Omega. 6(11). 7841–7850. 21 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, Nils J. H. Averesch, Pablo Ledezma, & Marika Kokko. (2021). Anodic electro-fermentation: Empowering anaerobic production processes via anodic respiration. Biotechnology Advances. 48. 107728–107728. 42 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, Frauke Kracke, Stefano Freguia, et al.. (2019). Microbial electrosynthesis system with dual biocathode arrangement for simultaneous acetogenesis, solventogenesis and carbon chain elongation. Chemical Communications. 55(30). 4351–4354. 62 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, et al.. (2018). Anodic electro‐fermentation: Anaerobic production of L‐Lysine by recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 115(6). 1499–1508. 52 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Igor, Pau Batlle‐Vilanova, Stefano Freguia, et al.. (2018). Microbial Electrosynthesis of Isobutyric, Butyric, Caproic Acids, and Corresponding Alcohols from Carbon Dioxide. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(7). 8485–8493. 200 indexed citations
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Krieg, Thomas, Jeffery A. Wood, Anne Sydow, et al.. (2018). Characterization of a membrane‐separated and a membrane‐less electrobioreactor for bioelectrochemical syntheses. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 115(7). 1705–1716. 23 indexed citations
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Halan, Babu, et al.. (2016). Growth of Pseudomonas taiwanensis VLB 120∆C biofilms in the presence of n ‐butanol. Microbial Biotechnology. 10(4). 745–755. 11 indexed citations
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Kracke, Frauke, et al.. (2015). Microbial electron transport and energy conservation – the foundation for optimizing bioelectrochemical systems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 575–575. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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