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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Biomass-to-hydrogen: A review of main routes production, processes evaluation and techno-economical assessment	301
Recent advances in butanol production by acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation	140
Recent progress in genetically modified microalgae for enhanced carbon dioxide sequestration	129
Microalgal lipids: A review of lipids potential and quantification for 95 phytoplankton species	114
Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: Processes, challenges, and opportunities	109
Biomass-derived porous activated carbon from Syzygium cumini fruit shells and Chrysopogon zizanioides roots for high-energy density symmetric supercapacitors	108
Potential and challenges of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage as a carbon-negative energy source: A review	103
Biogas as an energy vector	97
A review on biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nanocatalysts: Operation mechanisms and performances	97
Water caltrop shell-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbons with high CO2 adsorption capacity	96
Biomass supply chain environmental and socio-economic analysis: 40-Years comprehensive review of methods, decision issues, sustainability challenges, and the way forward	94
Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to optimize 2G bioethanol production: A review	91
Conversion of wheat husk to high surface area activated carbon for energy storage in high-performance supercapacitors	87
Advances in catalytic production of value-added biochemicals and biofuels via furfural platform derived lignocellulosic biomass	83
A review of recent progress in biogas upgrading: With emphasis on carbon capture	81
Furfural production from biomass residues: Current technologies, challenges and future prospects	76
Review on synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste: Significance of operating conditions and interaction mechanism	75
Activated carbon produced from bamboo and solid residue by CO2 activation utilized as CO2 adsorbents	75
Does biomass energy drive environmental sustainability? An SDG perspective for top five biomass consuming countries	75
Lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatment using low-cost ionic liquid for bioethanol production: An economically viable method for wheat straw fractionation	75
Process optimization of ultrasonic-assisted biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using waste chicken eggshell-derived CaO as a green heterogeneous catalyst	71
Preparation of low-cost activated carbons from amazonian nutshells for CO2 storage	71
Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic agro-forest based biomass residues	65
Over-acidification control strategies for enhanced biogas production from anaerobic digestion: A review	65
Integrated pre-treatment stage of biosorbent – sonication for mixed brewery and restaurant effluents to enhance the photo-fermentative hydrogen production	65

Sugarcane straw as a potential second generation feedstock for biorefinery and white biotechnology applications	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	63
Cellulose and lignin profiling in seven, economically important bamboo species of India by anatomical, biochemical, FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis	60
Biomass-derived activated carbons with extremely narrow pore size distribution via eco-friendly synthesis for supercapacitor application	60
The greenhouse gas removal potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to support the UK's net-zero emission target	58
Serial anaerobic digestion improves protein degradation and biogas production from mixed food waste	58
Strategic assessment of sustainable aviation fuel production technologies: Yield improvement and cost reduction opportunities	57
Zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Fusarium oxysporum to enhance bioethanol production from rice-straw	57
Biogas: Potential, challenges, and perspectives in a changing China	56
A review on the role of pretreatment technologies in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass of corn stover	55
Practical strategies to improve harvestable biomass energy yield in microalgal culture: A review	54
Enhancing bio-hydrogen production from food waste in single-stage hybrid dark-photo fermentation by addition of two waste materials (exhausted resin and biochar)	54
Process modeling and optimization for biomass steam-gasification employing response surface methodology	54
Progress and recent trends in photosynthetic assisted microbial fuel cells: A review	53
Direct transesterification of wet microalgae to biodiesel using phosphonium carboxylate ionic liquid catalysts	52
A review on lignocellulosic biomass waste into biochar-derived catalyst: Current conversion techniques, sustainable applications and challenges	52
Coffee by-products derived resources. A review	52
Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge for biofuel application: A review on fundamentals, current challenges and strategies	51
Carbon dioxide removal potential from decentralised bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and the relevance of operational choices	51
Optimization of lignocellulosic biomass-to-biofuel supply chains with densification: Literature review	51
Investigations on porous carbon derived from sugarcane bagasse as an electrode material for supercapacitors	50
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
Optimisation of methane fermentation as a valorisation method for food waste products	48
A comprehensive review on bioethanol production from corn stover: Worldwide potential, environmental importance, and perspectives	48