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Algal Research

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 173 79 138 27

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Number of Best Scientists*: 587
Documents by Best Scientists*: 794
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 17
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.009
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Biomass, Food science, Botany, Biochemistry and Algae. In addition to Biomass research, Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts aims to explore topics under Productivity (ecology), Biofuel, Nutrient and Pulp and paper industry. Issues in Biofuel were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Raw material and Algae fuel.

The journal addresses concerns in Pulp and paper industry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Wastewater and Effluent. The study on Wastewater presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Sewage treatment. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts focuses on Food science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Extraction (chemistry) and Polyunsaturated fatty acid, Fatty acid.

The Botany works featured in Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts incorporate elements from Light intensity and Cyanobacteria. It aims to address concerns in Biochemistry, specifically in the areas of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Gene and Enzyme.

  • Biomass (31.27%)
  • Food science (22.10%)
  • Botany (20.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nutrient recycling of aqueous phase for microalgae cultivation from the hydrothermal liquefaction process (343 citations)
  • Anaerobic digestion of algae biomass: A review (334 citations)
  • Process development for hydrothermal liquefaction of algae feedstocks in a continuous-flow reactor (316 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts:

The journal publications investigate studies in Biomass, Botany, Biofuel, Pulp and paper industry and Food science. Biomass research presented in the most cited publications is mostly focused on the subject of Photobioreactor. The journal publications explore research in Botany alongside concepts in Nutrient and other areas of study in Phosphorus.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts (based on the number of publications) are:

  • René H. Wijffels (52 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Navid R. Moheimani (29 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rocky de Nys (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Qiang Hu (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Koenraad Muylaert (20 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (120 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (69 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Almería (55 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Arizona State University (45 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nord University (37 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.62% of all publications and 58.58% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Two-stage cultivation of microalgae for production of high-value compounds and biofuels: A review

    Vinoj Chamilka Liyanaarachchi;Malith Premaratne;Thilini U. Ariyadasa;P.H.V. Nimarshana

    (2021)
    186 Citations
  • Nutrient removal from swine wastewater with growing microalgae at various zinc concentrations

    Xiang Li;Chunping Yang;Guangming Zeng;Shaohua Wu

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Effect of microplastics on growth and biochemical composition of microalga Acutodesmus obliquus

    F.A. Ansari;S.K. Ratha;S.K. Ratha;N. Renuka;L. Ramanna

    (2021)
    90 Citations
  • Algal biorefinery to value-added products by using combined processes based on thermochemical conversion: A review

    Liangliang Fan;Haili Zhang;Jingjing Li;Yunpu Wang

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Size matters – Microalgae production and nutrient removal in wastewater treatment high rate algal ponds of three different sizes

    Donna L. Sutherland;Donna L. Sutherland;Jason Park;Stephan Heubeck;Peter J. Ralph

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Anti-oxidation properties and therapeutic potentials of spirulina

    Pei Han;Jingjing Li;Huiqi Zhong;Jiawen Xie

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Co-culturing of microalgae and bacteria in real wastewaters alters indigenous bacterial communities enhancing effluent bioremediation

    (2022)
    55 Citations
  • Indole-3-acetic acid from Azosprillum brasilense promotes growth in green algae at the expense of energy storage products

    Haixin Peng;Luz E. de-Bashan;Yoav Bashan;Brendan T. Higgins

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Effect of different polystyrene nano-plastic concentrations on Chlorella pyrenoidosa

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • Metagenomic insights into virus removal performance of an algal-based wastewater treatment system utilizing Galdieria sulphuraria

    Himali M.K. Delanka-Pedige;Xiaoxiao Cheng;Srimali P. Munasinghe-Arachchige;Isuru S.A. Abeysiriwardana-Arachchige

    (2020)
    49 Citations

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