Petros Gikas

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Petros Gikas is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Petros Gikas has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Water Science and Technology, 21 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 19 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Petros Gikas's work include Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (14 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (10 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers). Petros Gikas is often cited by papers focused on Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (14 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (10 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers). Petros Gikas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and China. Petros Gikas's co-authors include Eleni Vaiopoulou, George Tchobanoglous, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Hui Hwang Goh, Ezio Ranieri, Andrew G. Livingston, Xue Liang, Kit Wayne Chew and Baoning Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Petros Gikas

71 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Unlocking digital technologies for waste recycling in Industry 4.0 era: A transformation towards a digitalization-based circular economy in Indonesia

2022 191 citations Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman et al. profile →
Challenges and opportunities for biochar to promote circular economy and carbon neutrality

2023 133 citations Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
Decarbonization in waste recycling industry using digitalization to promote net-zero emissions and its implications on sustainability

2023 97 citations Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Petros Gikas Greece	30	1.1k	836	717	530	452	74	3.0k
Carmen Teodosiu Romania	34	1.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.2×	690 1.0×	512 1.0×	562 1.2×	146	4.0k
Mentore Vaccari Italy	34	703 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	784 1.1×	313 0.6×	532 1.2×	116	3.7k
Naser Mehrdadi Iran	27	1.2k 1.2×	557 0.7×	853 1.2×	272 0.5×	291 0.6×	174	2.6k
Hongchen Wang China	26	911 0.9×	853 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	382 0.7×	546 1.2×	91	3.2k
Diego Rosso United States	33	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	1.4k 2.0×	493 0.9×	662 1.5×	136	4.0k
Chihhao Fan Taiwan	30	929 0.9×	611 0.7×	665 0.9×	547 1.0×	326 0.7×	89	2.9k
Petros Samaras Greece	37	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	872 1.6×	925 2.0×	144	4.2k
Neha Gupta India	28	1.2k 1.2×	793 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	695 1.3×	342 0.8×	48	3.8k
Gholamreza Nabi Bidhendi Iran	33	1.7k 1.6×	547 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	642 1.2×	503 1.1×	183	4.0k
Iván Muñoz Spain	27	835 0.8×	710 0.8×	502 0.7×	257 0.5×	255 0.6×	55	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Petros Gikas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petros Gikas

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Janczak, Damian, Jeannette Jacqueline Łucejko, Magdalena Zborowska, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of tree leaf properties for potential biogas production. Journal of Environmental Management. 393. 127018–127018.

Katzourakis, Vasileios E., et al.. (2025). Investigation and efficiency estimation of a hydrocyclone for the treatment of primary municipal wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 125134–125134. 2 indexed citations

Luo, Ling, Xin Zhao, Jie Hu, et al.. (2024). The reduction of antibiotic resistance genes in lettuce and soil amended with sewage sludge compost. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(4). 113290–113290. 3 indexed citations

Gikas, Petros, et al.. (2024). The state of the art in biosolids gasification. Journal of Environmental Management. 364. 121385–121385. 3 indexed citations

Ranieri, Ezio, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Petros Gikas, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from aerobic and anaerobic wastewater treatment plants in Southeast of Italy. Journal of Environmental Management. 337. 117767–117767. 27 indexed citations

Mohyuddin, Ayesha, et al.. (2023). Fabrication, characterization, and application of light weight thermal insulation material from combined buffing dust and plaster of paris for construction industry. Journal of Environmental Management. 347. 119129–119129. 13 indexed citations

Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Xue Liang, et al.. (2023). Decarbonization in waste recycling industry using digitalization to promote net-zero emissions and its implications on sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management. 338. 117765–117765. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Xue Liang, Deepak Singh, et al.. (2021). Harnessing landfill gas (LFG) for electricity: A strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Jakarta (Indonesia). Journal of Environmental Management. 301. 113882–113882. 68 indexed citations

Vaiopoulou, Eleni & Petros Gikas. (2020). Regulations for chromium emissions to the aquatic environment in Europe and elsewhere. Chemosphere. 254. 126876–126876. 194 indexed citations

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Huang, Hongli, et al.. (2020). Brassica junceaによる根圏土壌と重金属蓄積におけるCuとZnの分布に及ぼす肥料堆肥の影響【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 231(5). 195. 2 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros, et al.. (2020). Techno-economic assessment of landfill gas (LFG) to electric energy: Selection of the optimal technology through field-study and model simulation. Chemosphere. 269. 128688–128688. 23 indexed citations

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Tun, Maw Maw, Helena Raclavská, Dagmar Juchelková, et al.. (2020). Spent coffee ground as renewable energy source: Evaluation of the drying processes. Journal of Environmental Management. 275. 111204–111204. 37 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros, et al.. (2019). Nitrification-denitrification of municipal wastewater without recirculation, using encapsulated microorganisms. Journal of Environmental Management. 242. 258–265. 30 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros, et al.. (2013). The effect of heavy metals and temperature on microbial growth and lag. Global NEST Journal. 11(3). 325–332.

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Kellis, Manolis, et al.. (2013). Review of Wastewater Reuse in the Mediterranean Countries, Focusing on Regulations and Policies for Municipal and Industrial Applications. Global NEST Journal. 15(3). 333–350. 58 indexed citations

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Zhu, Baoning, et al.. (2010). Biogas production from municipal solid wastes using an integrated rotary drum and anaerobic-phased solids digester system. Bioresource Technology. 101(16). 6374–6380. 41 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros, S. Sevinç Şengör, Timothy R. Ginn, James G. Moberly, & Brent Peyton. (2009). The effects of heavy metals and temperature on microbial growth and lag.. Global NEST Journal. 11(3). 325–332. 22 indexed citations

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Zhu, Baoning, et al.. (2008). Characteristics and biogas production potential of municipal solid wastes pretreated with a rotary drum reactor. Bioresource Technology. 100(3). 1122–1129. 96 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros. (2006). Kinetic responses of activated sludge to individual and joint nickel (Ni(II)) and cobalt (Co(II)): An isobolographic approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 143(1-2). 246–256. 78 indexed citations

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Gikas, Petros & Andrew G. Livingston. (1997). Specific ATP and specific oxygen uptake rate in immobilized cell aggregates: Experimental results and theoretical analysis using a structured model of immobilized cell growth. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 55(4). 660–673. 32 indexed citations

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