Biodegradation: Research, Papers and Researchers

01Research activity

Biodegradation research by ScholarsColab researchers

What researchers combine with Biodegradation

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Recent focus (2023 onwards): environment.

02Researchers

PhD researchers working on Biodegradation

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Balendu Shekher GiriSustainability Cluster, SOAE, UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India9 papers on this topic · 716 citationsDr. Maulin P ShahEnvironmental Microbiology Consultant3 papers on this topic · 351 citationsDr. Rupak KumarICMR HQ3 papers on this topic · 2 citationsDr Palas SamantaAssistant Professor, Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, University of North Bengal, Dhupguri, WB, India2 papers on this topic · 60 citationsMoses EMETEREBowen University2 papers on this topic · 2 citationsMohit TiwariBharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering,Delhi1 paper on this topic · 20 citationsDr.S.JamunaChief Scientist1 paper on this topic · 18 citationsProf. Popoola Lekan TaofeekDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Lead City University, Nigeria1 paper on this topic · 4 citations

03Papers

Research papers on Biodegradation

1. Microbial bioremediation & biodegradation2020297 citationsDr. Maulin P Shah
2. Biodegradation of methylene blue dye in a batch and continuous mode using biochar as packing media2019273 citationsEnvironmental ResearchBalendu Shekher Giri
3. Biodegradation of Congo red dye in a moving bed biofilm reactor: Performance evaluation and kinetic modeling2020125 citationsBioresource TechnologyBalendu Shekher Giri
4. Performance evaluation of Malathion biodegradation in batch and continuous packed bed bioreactor (PBBR)2017115 citationsBioresource TechnologyBalendu Shekher Giri
5. Biodegradation and kinetic study of benzene in bioreactor packed with PUF and alginate beads and immobilized with Bacillus sp. M32017100 citationsBioresource TechnologyBalendu Shekher Giri
6. A review of biodegradation and formation of biodegradable microplastics in soil and freshwater environments202458 citationsApplied Biological ChemistryDr Palas Samanta
7. Biodegradation of azo dyes by three isolated bacterial strains: an environmental bioremedial approach.201437 citationsDr. Maulin P Shah
8. Studies on optimization of naphthalene biodegradation using surface response methodology: kinetic study and performance evaluation of a pilot scale integrated aerobic treatment …201935 citationsProcess Safety and Environmental ProtectionBalendu Shekher Giri
9. Biodegradation of fluorene by neoteric LDPE immobilized Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes NRSS3 in a packed bed bioreactor and analysis of external mass transfer correlation201923 citationsProcess BiochemistryBalendu Shekher Giri
10. Biodegradation of reactive orange 16 (RO-16) dye in packed bed bioreactor using seeds of Ashoka and Casuarina as packing medium201722 citationsIndian Journal of BiotechnologyBalendu Shekher Giri
11. Microbial. Transformation and Biodegradation of Calotropis Procera Latex Towards Obtaining Value Added Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Fuels199720 citationsPetroleum Science and TechnologyMohit Tiwari
12. Biodegradation of Sewage Waste Water Using Azolla Microphylla and Its Reuse for Aquaculture of Fish Tilapia Mossambica201518 citationsDr.S.Jamuna
13. Insights on microbial enzymes mediated biodegradation of Azo dyes: a sustainable strategy for environment clean up202517 citationsBioremediation JournalDr. Maulin P Shah
14. A study of external mass transfer effect on biodegradation of phenol using low‐density polyethylene immobilized Bacillus flexus GS1 IIT (BHU) in a packed bed bioreactor202014 citationsWater and Environment JournalBalendu Shekher Giri
15. Kinetics studies and effect of the process parameters on the biodegradation of methyl orange dye20249 citationsJournal of the Indian Chemical SocietyBalendu Shekher Giri
16. Biodegradation effects of crude oil-polluted water using bacteria isolates from sunflower husk on fish growth: parametric optimization using taguchi approach20214 citationsCarpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental SciencesProf. Popoola Lekan Taofeek
17. The Biodegradation of Environmental pollutant – “Morpholine”20142 citationsDr. Rupak Kumar
18. Bioremediation and biodegradation: importance and recent development20242 citationsDr Palas Samanta
19. Enhancing the Production of Bioplastics for Sustainable Recycling and Biodegradation-Short Review20211 citationsMoses EMETERE
20. Evaluation of the effect of Physicochemical Parameters on the Biodegradation of spent engine oil using selected Oleophilic Bacteria20211 citationsMoses EMETERE
21. UNRAVELING THE NOVEL BACTERIAL ASSISTED BIODEGRADATION PATHWAY OF MORPHOLINE20220 citationsHungarian Journal of Industrial ChemistryDr. Rupak Kumar
22. Bacterial Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutant "Morpholine"-A review20150 citationsDr. Rupak Kumar

04Journals

Journals that publish Biodegradation research

Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.

*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →

05Top 2% scientists

World’s Top 2% scientists in Environmental Sciences

The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Environmental Sciences is the research subfield closest to Biodegradation in that list; 2,938 researchers from 86 countries are listed in it.

Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.

06Related topics

Topics related to Biodegradation

Topics that share the most papers with Biodegradation in our researchers’ work:

• Bioreactor24 papers · 9 researchers
• Azo Dye12 papers · 4 researchers
• Bacillus33 papers · 16 researchers
• Bioremediation68 papers · 18 researchers

07Questions

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