Peter Weiland

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Weiland is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Weiland has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Building and Construction, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Peter Weiland's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (31 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (15 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (9 papers). Peter Weiland is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (31 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (15 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (9 papers). Peter Weiland collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and Cuba. Peter Weiland's co-authors include R. Borja, Joachim Clemens, E. Sánchez, Manfred Trimborn, Barbara Amon, L. Travieso, A. Rozzi, Ulfert Onken, Monika Heiermann and Matthias Plöchl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Bioresource Technology and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Peter Weiland

69 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Biogas production: current state and perspectives

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Weiland Germany	25	2.5k	1.7k	1.0k	855	784	72	4.7k
В.А. Вавилин Russia	27	2.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	730 0.9×	85	4.1k
F. Fdz‐Polanco Spain	41	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.6×	929 1.2×	88	4.6k
S. Heaven United Kingdom	38	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	968 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	129	5.4k
T.R. Sreekrishnan India	38	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	134	5.4k
Orhan Yenigün Türkiye	31	2.0k 0.8×	879 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	941 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	71	4.3k
Luigi Frunzo Italy	31	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	825 0.8×	726 0.8×	526 0.7×	94	3.6k
Jingxin Zhang China	41	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	847 1.0×	808 1.0×	122	4.1k
L.W. Hulshoff Pol Netherlands	31	2.1k 0.8×	949 0.6×	2.2k 2.2×	1.3k 1.6×	588 0.8×	69	4.2k
Serge R. Guiot Canada	44	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	2.4k 2.4×	1.1k 1.3×	450 0.6×	180	6.6k
J.B. van Lier Netherlands	45	3.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.5×	2.5k 2.4×	2.4k 2.8×	1.4k 1.7×	156	7.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Weiland

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Weiland, Peter, et al.. (2025). Continuous and Cost-efficient Production of Metal Powders for the Next Breakthrough in Metal Additive Manufacturing. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 72(Supplement). S517–S522. 1 indexed citations

Krampen, Günter, et al.. (2015). Citation success of different publication types: a case study on all references in psychology publications from the German-speaking countries (D–A–CH–L–L) in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Scientometrics. 104(3). 827–840. 3 indexed citations

Weiland, Peter. (2010). Biogas-Studie: Es läuft noch nicht rund. 120–124. 1 indexed citations

Weiland, Peter, et al.. (2010). Abundance of trace elements in demonstration biogas plants. Biosystems Engineering. 108(1). 57–65. 184 indexed citations

Dohrmann, Anja B., et al.. (2010). Bacterial community structure in experimental methanogenic bioreactors and search for pathogenic clostridia as community members. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89(6). 1991–2004. 20 indexed citations

Zarić, Milan, Silvio Montalvo, K. Ilangovan, et al.. (2010). The impact of ammonia nitrogen concentration and zeolite addition on the specific methanogenic activity of granular and flocculent anaerobic sludges. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 45(7). 883–889. 31 indexed citations

Oechsner, H., et al.. (2009). Schwachstellen an Biogasanlagen verstehen und vermeiden. OpenAgrar. 1 indexed citations

Osterburg, Bernhard, Hiltrud Nieberg, Sebastian Rüter, et al.. (2009). Erfassung, Bewertung und Minderung von Treibhausgasemissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors : Studie im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz. Econstor (Econstor). 4 indexed citations

Weiland, Peter, et al.. (2007). Biomethane for future mobility.. 57(1). 71–79. 7 indexed citations

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Weiland, Peter. (2006). Stand der Technik bei Biogasanlagen : Bundesweite Erhebung zu Leistung, Funktion und Wirtschaftlichkeit. OpenAgrar. 33(2). 50–53.

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Seifert, H.J. & Peter Weiland. (2005). Thermische und biotechnologische Konversion biogener Energieträger. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 77(8). 1153–1153. 2 indexed citations

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Kroiß, H., Peter Fischer, Hans‐Joachim Jördening, et al.. (2004). Anaerobe Testverfahren zu Abbaubarkeit, Hemmung und Aktivität. 51(9). 997–1002. 1 indexed citations

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Weiland, Peter. (2003). Production and Energetic Use of Biogas from Energy Crops and Wastes in Germany. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 109(1-3). 263–274. 183 indexed citations

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Sánchez, E., et al.. (2002). Effect of influent strength changes on the performance of a down-flow anaerobic fixed bed reactor treating piggery waste. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 36(1). 73–82. 9 indexed citations

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Zarić, Milan, et al.. (2001). Synergistic effects of natural and modified zeolites on the methanogenesis of acetate and methanol. Biotechnology Letters. 23(7). 559–562. 14 indexed citations

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Borja, R., Enrique Sánchez, & Peter Weiland. (1996). Influence of ammonia concentration on thermophilic anaerobic digestion of cattle manure in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Process Biochemistry. 31(5). 477–483. 108 indexed citations

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Sánchez, E., et al.. (1995). Piggery waste treatment by anaerobic digestion and nutrient removal by ionic exchange. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 15(3-4). 235–244. 41 indexed citations

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Weiland, Peter, et al.. (1994). Effect of the organic volumetric loading rate on soluble COD removal in down-flow anaerobic fixed-bed reactors. Bioresource Technology. 47(2). 173–176. 11 indexed citations

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Onken, Ulfert & Peter Weiland. (1980). Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in an airlift loop fermentor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 10(1-2). 31–40. 44 indexed citations

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Weiland, Peter & Ulfert Onken. (1980). Fluiddynamik und Stoffübergang in einem Airlift‐Schlaufenreaktor mit äußerem Umlauf. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 52(3). 264–265. 11 indexed citations

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