Koenraad Muylaert

15.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
211 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Koenraad Muylaert is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Koenraad Muylaert has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 78 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 56 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Koenraad Muylaert's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (100 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (76 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (52 papers). Koenraad Muylaert is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (100 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (76 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (52 papers). Koenraad Muylaert collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Greece. Koenraad Muylaert's co-authors include Imogen Foubert, Dries Vandamme, Γιώργος Μάρκου, Wim Vyverman, Eline Ryckebosch, Koen Goiris, Ilse Fraeye, Ivo F.J. Vankelecom, Charlotte Bruneel and Koen Sabbe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Koenraad Muylaert

205 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalg... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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. Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalgae for bulk biomass production
    2013 693 citations Dries Vandamme, Imogen Foubert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Koenraad Muylaert Belgium 58 6.3k 2.8k 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 211 12.0k
Hee‐Mock Oh South Korea 55 5.7k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 801 0.5× 332 12.5k
Yoav Bashan United States 69 4.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 2.9k 1.3× 847 0.4× 748 0.4× 237 19.2k
Luz E. de‐Bashan United States 43 4.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 945 0.4× 554 0.3× 685 0.4× 97 9.8k
Vı́tor Vasconcelos Portugal 59 2.2k 0.4× 7.5k 2.7× 3.0k 1.3× 4.1k 2.0× 520 0.3× 566 14.7k
Michael A. Borowitzka Australia 50 6.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 185 0.1× 128 9.9k
Roberto De Philippis Italy 47 2.6k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 468 0.2× 333 0.2× 132 7.2k
Fatimah Md. Yusoff Malaysia 45 1.9k 0.3× 737 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 759 0.4× 554 0.3× 325 7.1k
Peter D. Nichols Australia 61 1.3k 0.2× 1.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.6× 2.3k 1.1× 410 0.2× 201 12.6k
Blahoslav Maršálek Czechia 40 893 0.1× 3.1k 1.1× 982 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 141 6.8k
Linda A. Lawton United Kingdom 43 1.2k 0.2× 3.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 683 0.4× 139 5.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Thielemans, Wim, Koenraad Muylaert, Michiel Dusselier, et al.. (2024). Effects of microplastics on Daphnia -associated microbiomes in situ and in vitro. The ISME Journal. 19(1). 1 indexed citations
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Gifuni, Imma, et al.. (2024). Innovative vs classical methods for drying heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris: Impact on protein quality and sensory properties. Food Research International. 182. 114142–114142. 19 indexed citations
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Cuéllar‐Bermúdez, Sara P., Maarten A. Mees, Dries Vandamme, et al.. (2023). Isolation, purification, and metal-induced gelation of released polysaccharides from spent culture medium of Arthrospira. Algal Research. 70. 103010–103010. 6 indexed citations
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Thoré, Eli S.J., Koenraad Muylaert, Michael G. Bertram, & Tomas Brodin. (2023). Microalgae. Current Biology. 33(3). R91–R95. 44 indexed citations
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Decaestecker, Ellen, et al.. (2023). Effects of the invasive fish Poecilia reticulata on the behavioral response of Daphnia pulex to the exotic submerged macrophyte Egeria densa. Hydrobiologia. 851(5). 1183–1201. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pengfei, Koenraad Muylaert, Jay J. Cheng, et al.. (2019). Cobalt enrichment enhances the tolerance of Botryococcus braunii to high concentration of CO2. Bioresource Technology. 297. 122385–122385. 8 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Pieter, Aaike De Wever, Jochen Vandekerkhove, et al.. (2018). Database on environmental conditions and biodiversity in shallow lakes in Belgium and the Netherlands. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Μάρκου, Γιώργος, Dries Vandamme, & Koenraad Muylaert. (2014). Ammonia inhibition on Arthrospira platensis in relation to the initial biomass density and pH. Bioresource Technology. 166. 259–265. 83 indexed citations
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Beuckels, Annelies, Erik Smolders, & Koenraad Muylaert. (2014). Wastewater treatment using microalgae. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute).
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Fraeye, Ilse, Charlotte Bruneel, Charlotte Lemahieu, et al.. (2012). Dietary enrichment of eggs with omega-3 fatty acids: A review. Food Research International. 48(2). 961–969. 209 indexed citations
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Goiris, Koen, et al.. (2012). The influence of nutrient limitation on antioxidant activity and UV-susceptibility of Phaeodactylum tricornutum. VLIZ Special Publication. 1 indexed citations
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Muylaert, Koenraad, Dries Vandamme, Boudewijn Meesschaert, & Imogen Foubert. (2009). Flocculation of microalgae using cationic starch. Phycologia. 48(4). 63–63. 4 indexed citations
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Wichelen, Jeroen Van, Koenraad Muylaert, Katleen Van der Gucht, & Wim Vyverman. (2006). Observations on little studied protists (chytrids and an amoeba), affecting phytoplankton populations in the upper reaches of the schelde estuary (Belgium). Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 139(2). 153–166. 10 indexed citations
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Gucht, Katleen Van der, Tom Vandekerckhove, Nele Vloemans, et al.. (2005). Characterization of bacterial communities in four freshwater lakes differing in nutrient load and food web structure. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 53(2). 205–220. 147 indexed citations
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Muylaert, Koenraad, et al.. (2002). Microphytobenthos communities in the freshwater tidal to brackish reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium).. Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute). 135. 15–26. 10 indexed citations
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Fockedey, N., Koenraad Muylaert, Jan Mees, & Wim Vyverman. (1998). Laboratory-made estuarine flocs: colonisation by micro-organisms. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Vyverman, Wim, Koen Sabbe, & Koenraad Muylaert. (1996). Structural and functional diversity of protistan communities. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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