Luca Alibardi

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Luca Alibardi is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Alibardi has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Building and Construction, 11 papers in Water Science and Technology and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Luca Alibardi's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (11 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers). Luca Alibardi is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (11 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (6 papers). Luca Alibardi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Australia. Luca Alibardi's co-authors include Raffaello Cossu, Francesca Girotto, Alessandro Spagni, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Mubbshir Saleem, Peter Vale, Lorenzo Favaro, Elise Cartmell, Marina Basaglia and Sergio Casella and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Luca Alibardi

28 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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 generation and industrial uses: A review

2015 533 citations Francesca Girotto, Luca Alibardi et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luca Alibardi Italy	19	652	625	505	430	404	29	1.9k
Antoine P. Trzcinski Australia	24	619 0.9×	749 1.2×	602 1.2×	376 0.9×	540 1.3×	62	2.1k
Ting Chen China	29	606 0.9×	515 0.8×	312 0.6×	468 1.1×	312 0.8×	85	2.3k
A.F. Chica Spain	28	734 1.1×	817 1.3×	322 0.6×	478 1.1×	367 0.9×	59	2.2k
Jun Yin China	23	961 1.5×	632 1.0×	332 0.7×	396 0.9×	577 1.4×	78	2.0k
Federico Battısta Italy	28	845 1.3×	776 1.2×	266 0.5×	288 0.7×	358 0.9×	50	2.0k
Giorgia De Gioannis Italy	23	784 1.2×	585 0.9×	199 0.4×	397 0.9×	404 1.0×	59	1.8k
Steven Wainaina Sweden	18	696 1.1×	583 0.9×	234 0.5×	292 0.7×	351 0.9×	25	1.7k
Fernando G. Fermoso Spain	29	1.1k 1.8×	668 1.1×	281 0.6×	445 1.0×	447 1.1×	108	2.1k
Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan India	22	612 0.9×	492 0.8×	253 0.5×	274 0.6×	427 1.1×	37	2.0k
Maazuza Othman Australia	23	682 1.0×	420 0.7×	439 0.9×	611 1.4×	300 0.7×	52	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Alibardi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Alibardi, Luca, Alice Strazzabosco, & Raffaello Cossu. (2025). Characterisation and anaerobic digestion of fat, oil and grease (FOG) waste from wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124193–124193. 2 indexed citations

Loveridge, Fleur, Alma Schellart, Simon Rees, et al.. (2022). Heat recovery and thermal energy storage potential using buried infrastructure in the UK. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 175(1). 10–26. 5 indexed citations

Alibardi, Luca, Peter Vale, & Yadira Bajón-Fernández. (2021). Full-scale trials to achieve low total phosphorus in effluents from sewage treatment works. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 40. 101981–101981. 7 indexed citations

Alibardi, Luca, Thomas Fruergaard Astrup, Fabiano Asunis, et al.. (2020). Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation. Waste Management. 114. 274–286. 81 indexed citations

Villa, Raffaella, Luca Alibardi, Henriette Stokbro Jensen, et al.. (2019). Potential influence of sewer heat recovery on in-sewer processes. Water Science & Technology. 80(12). 2344–2351. 8 indexed citations

Saleem, Mubbshir, Alessandro Spagni, Luca Alibardi, Alberto Bertucco, & Maria Cristina Lavagnolo. (2018). Assessment of dynamic membrane filtration for biological treatment of old landfill leachate. Journal of Environmental Management. 213. 27–35. 58 indexed citations

Vale, Peter, Luca Alibardi, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino, et al.. (2017). Impacts of coagulation-flocculation treatment on the size distribution and bioavailability of trace metals (Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn) in municipal wastewater. Water Research. 128. 120–128. 85 indexed citations

Alibardi, Luca, Kevin Green, Lorenzo Favaro, et al.. (2017). Performance and stability of sewage sludge digestion under CO2 enrichment: A pilot study. Bioresource Technology. 245(Pt A). 581–589. 32 indexed citations

Alibardi, Luca & Raffaello Cossu. (2016). Pre-treatment of tannery sludge for sustainable landfilling. Waste Management. 52. 202–211. 67 indexed citations

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Lavagnolo, Maria Cristina, et al.. (2016). Use of oleaginous plants in phytotreatment of grey water and yellow water from source separation of sewage. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 55. 274–282. 10 indexed citations

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Saleem, Mubbshir, Luca Alibardi, Raffaello Cossu, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, & Alessandro Spagni. (2016). Analysis of fouling development under dynamic membrane filtration operation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 312. 136–143. 60 indexed citations

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Saleem, Mubbshir, Luca Alibardi, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Raffaello Cossu, & Alessandro Spagni. (2016). Effect of filtration flux on the development and operation of a dynamic membrane for anaerobic wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. 180. 459–465. 39 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca, et al.. (2015). Anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment at ambient temperature. Chemical Engineering Journal. 284. 130–138. 72 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca & Raffaello Cossu. (2015). Effects of carbohydrate, protein and lipid content of organic waste on hydrogen production and fermentation products. Waste Management. 47(Pt A). 69–77. 210 indexed citations

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Girotto, Francesca, Luca Alibardi, & Raffaello Cossu. (2015). Food waste generation and industrial uses: A review. Waste Management. 45. 32–41. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bajón-Fernández, Yadira, K. Green, Ana Soares, et al.. (2015). Biological carbon dioxide utilisation in food waste anaerobic digesters. Water Research. 87. 467–475. 35 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca, et al.. (2014). Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgal Residues to Enhance the Energetic Profit of Biocrude Production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca & Raffaello Cossu. (2014). Composition variability of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and effects on hydrogen and methane production potentials. Waste Management. 36. 147–155. 192 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca, Raffaello Cossu, Mubbshir Saleem, & Alessandro Spagni. (2014). Development and permeability of a dynamic membrane for anaerobic wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 161. 236–244. 59 indexed citations

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Alibardi, Luca, Lorenzo Favaro, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, et al.. (2009). Microbiological analyses in batch test for hydrogen production. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 2 indexed citations

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