OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biomass & Bioenergy is 48. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-08-01 to 2024-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Biomass-to-hydrogen: A review of main routes production, processes evaluation and techno-economical assessment	284
Recent advances in butanol production by acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation	133
Recent progress in genetically modified microalgae for enhanced carbon dioxide sequestration	124
Microalgal lipids: A review of lipids potential and quantification for 95 phytoplankton species	111
Biomass-derived porous activated carbon from Syzygium cumini fruit shells and Chrysopogon zizanioides roots for high-energy density symmetric supercapacitors	101
Potential and challenges of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage as a carbon-negative energy source: A review	98
Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: Processes, challenges, and opportunities	95
Biogas as an energy vector	92
A review on biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nanocatalysts: Operation mechanisms and performances	92
Water caltrop shell-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbons with high CO2 adsorption capacity	92
Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to optimize 2G bioethanol production: A review	87
Biomass supply chain environmental and socio-economic analysis: 40-Years comprehensive review of methods, decision issues, sustainability challenges, and the way forward	86
Heterogeneous catalysts for hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass: A review	83
Conversion of wheat husk to high surface area activated carbon for energy storage in high-performance supercapacitors	82
Advances in catalytic production of value-added biochemicals and biofuels via furfural platform derived lignocellulosic biomass	80
A review of recent progress in biogas upgrading: With emphasis on carbon capture	79
Lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatment using low-cost ionic liquid for bioethanol production: An economically viable method for wheat straw fractionation	74
Activated carbon produced from bamboo and solid residue by CO2 activation utilized as CO2 adsorbents	72
Process optimization of ultrasonic-assisted biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using waste chicken eggshell-derived CaO as a green heterogeneous catalyst	71
Does biomass energy drive environmental sustainability? An SDG perspective for top five biomass consuming countries	69
Review on synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste: Significance of operating conditions and interaction mechanism	67
Furfural production from biomass residues: Current technologies, challenges and future prospects	67
Preparation of low-cost activated carbons from amazonian nutshells for CO2 storage	66
New composite of pecan nutshells biochar-ZnO for sequential removal of acid red 97 by adsorption and photocatalysis	64
Integrated pre-treatment stage of biosorbent – sonication for mixed brewery and restaurant effluents to enhance the photo-fermentative hydrogen production	64

Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic agro-forest based biomass residues	64
Over-acidification control strategies for enhanced biogas production from anaerobic digestion: A review	63
Physiochemical properties and pyrolysis behavior evaluations of hydrochar from co-hydrothermal treatment of rice straw and sewage sludge	63
Techno-economic and life cycle analysis of biofuel production via hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae in a methanol-water system and catalytic hydrotreatment using hydrochar as a catalyst support	61
Sugarcane straw as a potential second generation feedstock for biorefinery and white biotechnology applications	60
Biomass-derived activated carbons with extremely narrow pore size distribution via eco-friendly synthesis for supercapacitor application	60
Biogas production from chicken manure at different organic loading rates in a mesophilic full scale anaerobic digestion plant	58
Serial anaerobic digestion improves protein degradation and biogas production from mixed food waste	56
Biogas: Potential, challenges, and perspectives in a changing China	55
Cellulose and lignin profiling in seven, economically important bamboo species of India by anatomical, biochemical, FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis	54
A review on the role of pretreatment technologies in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass of corn stover	53
Two-stage catalytic hydrotreatment of highly nitrogenous biocrude from continuous hydrothermal liquefaction: A rational design of the stabilization stage	53
Progress and recent trends in photosynthetic assisted microbial fuel cells: A review	52
Zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Fusarium oxysporum to enhance bioethanol production from rice-straw	52
Strategic assessment of sustainable aviation fuel production technologies: Yield improvement and cost reduction opportunities	51
Enhancing bio-hydrogen production from food waste in single-stage hybrid dark-photo fermentation by addition of two waste materials (exhausted resin and biochar)	51
Process modeling and optimization for biomass steam-gasification employing response surface methodology	50
Practical strategies to improve harvestable biomass energy yield in microalgal culture: A review	50
Direct transesterification of wet microalgae to biodiesel using phosphonium carboxylate ionic liquid catalysts	50
Optimization of lignocellulosic biomass-to-biofuel supply chains with densification: Literature review	50
The greenhouse gas removal potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to support the UK's net-zero emission target	50
Lab-scale pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization of biomass digestate: Characterization of solid products and compliance with biochar standards	50
Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge for biofuel application: A review on fundamentals, current challenges and strategies	49
A review on lignocellulosic biomass waste into biochar-derived catalyst: Current conversion techniques, sustainable applications and challenges	48
Process intensification and comparison of bioethanol production from food industry waste (potatoes) by ultrasonic assisted acid hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis: Statistical modelling and optimizat	48