Michael Kornaros

12.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
179 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Kornaros is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Pollution and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Kornaros has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Building and Construction, 43 papers in Pollution and 43 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Michael Kornaros's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (47 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (40 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (23 papers). Michael Kornaros is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (47 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (40 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (23 papers). Michael Kornaros collaborates with scholars based in Greece, China and Egypt. Michael Kornaros's co-authors include Sameh S. Ali, Eleni Koutra, G. Lyberatos, Jianzhong Sun, Margarita Andreas Dareioti, Gérasimos Lyberatos, Tamer Elsamahy, Aikaterini I. Vavouraki, Spyros Dokianakis and Κaterina Stamatelatou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michael Kornaros

177 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the envi... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2022 2018 2021 2023 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, Eleni Koutra et al. profile →
  2. Microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, recent advances, and future prospects
    2022 416 citations Sameh S. Ali, Michael Schagerl et al. profile →
  3. The utilization of leaf-based adsorbents for dyes removal: A review
    2018 402 citations Michael Kornaros, Ioannis Anastopoulos et al. Journal of Molecular Liquids profile →
  4. Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects
    2021 319 citations Sameh S. Ali, Rania Al-Tohamy et al. profile →
  5. Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review
    2023 255 citations Manar K. Abd Elnabi, Κωνσταντίνα Τσίγκου et al. Toxics profile →
  6. Bioplastic production in terms of life cycle assessment: A state-of-the-art review
    2023 175 citations Sameh S. Ali, Rania Al-Tohamy et al. profile →
  7. Clean-Up of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soil by Phytoremediation: A Multidisciplinary and Eco-Friendly Approach
    2023 119 citations Sameh S. Ali, Michael Kornaros et al. Toxics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Kornaros Greece 51 2.5k 1.9k 1.9k 1.6k 1.6k 179 8.9k
Eldon R. Rene Netherlands 60 3.6k 1.4× 2.9k 1.5× 1.3k 0.7× 2.3k 1.5× 1.5k 1.0× 395 13.2k
Manish Kumar India 57 3.6k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 746 0.5× 158 10.6k
Dinh Duc Nguyen South Korea 63 2.9k 1.1× 3.2k 1.7× 2.5k 1.3× 3.3k 2.1× 1.7k 1.1× 317 13.6k
Defeng Xing China 59 4.0k 1.6× 2.7k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.7× 294 12.3k
Bing-Feng Liu China 53 2.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 235 8.3k
Haijia Su China 40 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 911 0.5× 1000 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 158 6.3k
Zhongfang Lei Japan 56 3.2k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 3.0k 1.9× 2.0k 1.3× 288 10.2k
Kuan Shiong Khoo Malaysia 57 2.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 3.6k 1.9× 1.3k 0.8× 495 0.3× 272 11.1k
Sanjay P. Govindwar India 67 2.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.4× 899 0.6× 247 14.7k
Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong 53 3.5k 1.4× 3.3k 1.7× 1.3k 0.7× 3.0k 1.9× 636 0.4× 281 12.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Kornaros

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Kornaros

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Kornaros

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiao, Haixin, Min Xiong, Rania Al-Tohamy, et al.. (2025). Rethinking plastics through microbial biodegradation and circular economy innovation – A review. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. 8. 195–224. 1 indexed citations
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Zagklis, Dimitris, et al.. (2025). Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Glass Geopolymerization for the Production of Sustainable Construction Materials. Processes. 13(2). 331–331. 4 indexed citations
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Kornaros, Michael, et al.. (2024). Microalgal Phenolics: Systematic Review with a Focus on Methodological Assessment and Meta-Analysis. Marine Drugs. 22(10). 460–460. 7 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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Zagklis, Dimitris, et al.. (2023). Comparative life cycle assessment of anaerobic digestion, lagoon evaporation, and direct land application of olive mill wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129778–129778. 10 indexed citations
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Kornaros, Michael, et al.. (2023). Valorizing Traditional Greek Wheat Varieties: Phylogenetic Profile and Biochemical Analysis of Their Nutritional Value. Agronomy. 13(11). 2703–2703. 3 indexed citations
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Mastropetros, Savvas Giannis, et al.. (2023). Effect of Nitrogen, Salinity, and Light Intensity on the Biomass Composition of Nephroselmis sp.: Optimization of Lipids Accumulation (Including EPA). Marine Drugs. 21(6). 331–331. 7 indexed citations
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Elnabi, Manar K. Abd, et al.. (2023). Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Recent Advances in Their Removal: A Review. Toxics. 11(7). 580–580. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Sameh S., Michael Kornaros, Alessandro Manni, et al.. (2020). Enhanced anaerobic digestion performance by two artificially constructed microbial consortia capable of woody biomass degradation and chlorophenols detoxification. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 389. 122076–122076. 54 indexed citations
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Mitrogiannis, Dimitris, Maria Psychoyou, Michael Kornaros, et al.. (2019). Calcium-modified clinoptilolite as a recovery medium of phosphate and potassium from anaerobically digested olive mill wastewater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(3). 2977–2991. 11 indexed citations
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Zafiri, Constantina, et al.. (2018). Anaerobic co-digestion of End-of-Life dairy products with agroindustrial wastes in a mesophilic pilot-scale two-stage system: Assessment of system’s performance. Energy Conversion and Management. 165. 851–860. 19 indexed citations
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Anastopoulos, Ioannis, Alok Mittal, Muhammad Usman, et al.. (2018). A review on halloysite-based adsorbents to remove pollutants in water and wastewater. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 269. 855–868. 177 indexed citations
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Sakarika, Myrsini & Michael Kornaros. (2016). Effect of pH on growth and lipid accumulation kinetics of the microalga Chlorella vulgaris grown heterotrophically under sulfur limitation. Bioresource Technology. 219. 694–701. 104 indexed citations
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Kourmentza, Konstantina, Ιωάννα Ντάϊκου, Gérasimos Lyberatos, & Michael Kornaros. (2014). Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Pseudomonas sp. using synthetic and olive mill wastewater under limiting conditions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 74. 202–210. 56 indexed citations
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Kornaros, Michael, et al.. (2013). Anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater. Global NEST Journal. 11(3). 364–372. 30 indexed citations
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Marazioti, C. E., et al.. (2010). On the environmental state of the Mesologgi lagoon in Greece.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19(6). 1151–1164. 3 indexed citations
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Marazioti, C. E., et al.. (2009). The deterioration of the environmental state of the shallow Koutavos lagoon in Kefalonia, Greece.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 18(6). 935–947. 1 indexed citations

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