Piet N.L. Lens

41.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
785 papers, 31.9k citations indexed

About

Piet N.L. Lens is a scholar working on Pollution, Building and Construction and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Piet N.L. Lens has authored 785 papers receiving a total of 31.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Pollution, 210 papers in Building and Construction and 191 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Piet N.L. Lens's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (201 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (188 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (81 papers). Piet N.L. Lens is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (201 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (188 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (81 papers). Piet N.L. Lens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Ireland and Italy. Piet N.L. Lens's co-authors include Eric D. van Hullebusch, Giovanni Esposito, Y.V. Nancharaiah, G. Lettinga, Francesco Pirozzi, Eldon R. Rene, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, Luigi Frunzo, Alfons J. M. Stams and Marcel H. Zandvoort 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

Piet N.L. Lens

767 papers receiving 31.0k citations

Hit Papers

A review on dark fermenta... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2015 2014 2004 2019 1998 250 500 750
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. A review on dark fermentative biohydrogen production from organic biomass: Process parameters and use of by-products
    2015 756 citations Anish Ghimire, Luigi Frunzo et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. Pretreatment methods to enhance anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste
    2014 701 citations Antonio Pánico, Giovanni Esposito et al. Applied Energy profile →
  3. Anaerobic sludge granulation
    2004 524 citations Piet N.L. Lens et al. Water Research profile →
  4. Electron donors for autotrophic denitrification
    2019 443 citations Francesco Di Capua, Francesco Pirozzi et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  5. Biotechnological Treatment of Sulfate-Rich Wastewaters
    1998 429 citations Piet N.L. Lens et al. profile →
  6. The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions
    2017 416 citations Piet N.L. Lens et al. profile →
  7. Selenium: environmental significance, pollution, and biological treatment technologies
    2016 359 citations Lea Chua Tan, Y.V. Nancharaiah et al. profile →
  8. Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions
    2021 256 citations Piet N.L. Lens 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
Piet N.L. Lens Netherlands 85 10.2k 7.8k 7.4k 6.5k 5.8k 785 31.9k
Jo‐Shu Chang Taiwan 118 7.9k 0.8× 7.2k 0.9× 19.5k 2.6× 7.1k 1.1× 3.8k 0.7× 886 56.8k
Han‐Qing Yu China 120 15.8k 1.5× 5.7k 0.7× 13.0k 1.8× 17.9k 2.8× 7.5k 1.3× 864 58.9k
Bruce E. Rittmann United States 93 13.8k 1.3× 3.3k 0.4× 6.6k 0.9× 6.2k 1.0× 5.0k 0.9× 745 39.0k
Duu‐Jong Lee Taiwan 106 14.3k 1.4× 7.6k 1.0× 13.7k 1.9× 12.5k 1.9× 8.0k 1.4× 1.2k 53.1k
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong 137 17.5k 1.7× 6.3k 0.8× 16.4k 2.2× 15.7k 2.4× 10.7k 1.8× 685 64.2k
İrini Angelidaki Denmark 105 10.2k 1.0× 24.1k 3.1× 15.4k 2.1× 6.8k 1.1× 5.0k 0.9× 550 42.5k
G. Lettinga Netherlands 80 10.1k 1.0× 9.7k 1.2× 4.4k 0.6× 7.0k 1.1× 3.5k 0.6× 392 21.4k
Yu Liu China 95 14.0k 1.4× 4.8k 0.6× 7.4k 1.0× 12.9k 2.0× 6.9k 1.2× 856 37.3k
Lenore S. Clesceri United States 13 19.5k 1.9× 7.8k 1.0× 8.3k 1.1× 22.0k 3.4× 13.7k 2.4× 24 66.8k
Huu Hao Ngo Australia 102 17.2k 1.7× 3.2k 0.4× 9.7k 1.3× 20.5k 3.2× 12.1k 2.1× 788 46.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piet N.L. Lens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Bing, Bowen Qi, Wenxin Shi, et al.. (2025). Impaired denitrification of aerobic granules in response to micro/nanoplastic stress: Insights from interspecies interactions and electron transfer processes. Water Research. 279. 123472–123472. 13 indexed citations
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Mills, Simon, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, & Piet N.L. Lens. (2025). Environmental instability reduces shock resistance by enriching specialist taxa with distinct two component regulatory systems. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 11(1). 54–54. 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Nathan, Richard O’Shea, Beatrice Smyth, Piet N.L. Lens, & Jerry D. Murphy. (2024). An assessment of decarbonisation pathways for intercontinental deep-sea shipping using power-to-X fuels. Applied Energy. 376. 124163–124163. 5 indexed citations
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Vo, Thi-Dieu-Hien, et al.. (2024). Floating treatment wetlands to improve the water quality of the Hang Bang canal, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Effect of plant species. Chemosphere. 362. 142786–142786. 3 indexed citations
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Matassa, Silvio, et al.. (2024). Sulfur-containing microbial protein production from sulfide-rich biogas in hollow fiber membrane bioreactors. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115264–115264. 2 indexed citations
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Logan, Mohanakrishnan, et al.. (2024). Coupling protein recovery to methane and lactic acid production to valorize duckweed used in selenate remediation. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 33. 103515–103515. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Jian, Juping You, Piet N.L. Lens, et al.. (2023). Biofilm metagenomic characteristics behind high coulombic efficiency for propanethiol deodorization in two-phase partitioning microbial fuel cell. Water Research. 246. 120677–120677. 12 indexed citations
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Zeng, Danfei, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous production and recovery of volatile fatty acids from fermentation process using an electrochemically assisted up-flow granular sludge bed reactor. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(2). 109568–109568. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Wenxin, Xinyu Yang, Shuchang Huang, Piet N.L. Lens, & Bing Zhang. (2023). Comprehensive analysis reveals the differentiated influential mechanism of degradable poly (ε-caprolactone) and polybutylene succinate microplastics on nitrogen transformation in aerobic granular sludge systems. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147619–147619. 18 indexed citations
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Sinharoy, Arindam & Piet N.L. Lens. (2023). Biomineralization of indium to indium selenide by anaerobic granular sludge in the presence of selenium oxyanions for sustainable recovery. Hydrometallurgy. 216. 106021–106021. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuchang, Bing Zhang, Chun Yang, et al.. (2023). Metagenomic analysis reveals the responses of microbial communities and nitrogen metabolic pathways to polystyrene micro(nano)plastics in activated sludge systems. Water Research. 241. 120161–120161. 96 indexed citations
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Fuess, Lucas Tadeu, Felipe Eng, Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci, et al.. (2022). Solving the bottlenecks of sugarcane vinasse biodigestion: Impacts of temperature and substrate exchange on sulfate removal during dark fermentation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 455. 140965–140965. 15 indexed citations
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Florentino, Ariovaldo O., et al.. (2021). Enrichment of Autotrophic Denitrifiers From Anaerobic Sludge Using Sulfurous Electron Donors. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 678323–678323. 31 indexed citations
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Ghimire, Anish, Vincenzo Luongo, Luigi Frunzo, et al.. (2020). Biohythane production from food waste in a two-stage process: assessing the energy recovery potential. Environmental Technology. 43(14). 2190–2196. 24 indexed citations
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Capua, Francesco Di, et al.. (2019). Long-term performance evaluation of an anoxic sulfur oxidizing moving bed biofilm reactor under nitrate limited conditions. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 5(6). 1072–1081. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bing, Li Wei, Yuan Guo, et al.. (2019). Microalgal-bacterial consortia: From interspecies interactions to biotechnological applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 118. 109563–109563. 308 indexed citations
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Pradhan, Nirakar, Eldon R. Rene, Piet N.L. Lens, et al.. (2017). Adsorption Behaviour of Lactic Acid on Granular Activated Carbon and Anionic Resins: Thermodynamics, Isotherms and Kinetic Studies. Energies. 10(5). 665–665. 59 indexed citations
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Tan, Lea Chua, Y.V. Nancharaiah, Eric D. van Hullebusch, & Piet N.L. Lens. (2017). Effect of elevated nitrate and sulfate concentrations on selenate removal by mesophilic anaerobic granular sludge bed reactors. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 4(2). 303–314. 20 indexed citations

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