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Biomass and Bioenergy
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Biomass and Bioenergy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 154 180 229 36
Environmental Sciences 218 82 94 23
Biology and Biochemistry 339 44 54 19
Ecology and Evolution 389 24 28 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 576
Documents by Best Scientists*: 589
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 214
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.16
Impact Factor: 5.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biomass & Bioenergy?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Biomass, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Agronomy and Pulp and paper industry. It covers research in Biomass, particularly Energy crop and how they are related with concepts in Energy source. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Bioenergy, it also covered topics in Agroforestry, Production (economics), Agricultural economics and Greenhouse gas.

The concepts on Biofuel presented in Biomass & Bioenergy can also apply to other research fields, including Biodiesel and Fermentation. Biodiesel research featured in Biomass & Bioenergy incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Transesterification and Diesel fuel. The research on Agronomy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Willow, Panicum virgatum and Woody plant.

While the primary focus in the journal is Pulp and paper industry, it also dissects topics surrounding Biogas and Methane as a whole. It tackles the study of Pyrolysis which is crucial to the subjects of Chemical engineering and Organic chemistry. Renewable energy research discussed connects with the study of Fossil fuel.

  • Biomass (33.04%)
  • Bioenergy (23.39%)
  • Biofuel (21.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review of fast pyrolysis of biomass and product upgrading (2830 citations)
  • Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops and crop residues (1478 citations)
  • Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass: techno-economic performance in short-, middle- and long-term (1376 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biomass & Bioenergy:

The journal publications investigate areas of study like Biomass, Biofuel, Bioenergy, Agronomy and Pulp and paper industry. The most cited articles deal with Biomass in conjunction with Botany and similar fields in Food science. The works on Biofuel tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Biodiesel and Raw material.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Biomass, Pulp and paper industry, Bioenergy, Biofuel and Raw material. Some problems in Biomass that were presented in Biomass & Bioenergy overlapped with concepts under Pyrolysis, Chemical engineering, Biochar and Renewable energy. While Biomass & Bioenergy mainly focused on Pulp and paper industry studies, it also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Anaerobic digestion which intersects with area such as Biogas, Organic matter and Food science,
  • Fermentation that intertwine with fields like Hydrolysis,
  • Yield (chemistry) that connect with fields like Biodiesel..

The work on Bioenergy addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Agronomy. Biorefinery is a major topic of Biofuel research. It focuses on Raw material but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Production (economics) and Heat of combustion.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Biomass-to-hydrogen: A review of main routes production, processes evaluation and techno-economical assessment (19 citations)
  • Recent progress in genetically modified microalgae for enhanced carbon dioxide sequestration (18 citations)
  • Water caltrop shell-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbons with high CO2 adsorption capacity (15 citations)

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 Biomass & Bioenergy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • André Faaij (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Raffaele Spinelli (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy A. Volk (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Reinhart Ceulemans (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shahab Sokhansanj (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Biomass & Bioenergy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (166 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (79 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (69 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Iowa State University (65 papers) absent at the last 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, 13.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.00% of all publications and 78.40% 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

  • A review on hydrothermal carbonization of biomass and plastic wastes to energy products

    Yafei Shen

    (2020)
    390 Citations
  • Insights from enzymatic degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose to fermentable sugars– a review

    Aicha Asma Houfani;Aicha Asma Houfani;Aicha Asma Houfani;Nico Anders;Antje C. Spiess;Antje C. Spiess;Petr Baldrian

    (2020)
    247 Citations
  • Recent progress in genetically modified microalgae for enhanced carbon dioxide sequestration

    Bahram Barati;Kuo Zeng;Jan Baeyens;Shuang Wang

    (2021)
    177 Citations
  • Current advances in on-site cellulase production and application on lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels: A review

    Joyce Gueiros Wanderley Siqueira;Cristine Rodrigues;Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe;Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • Furfural production from biomass residues: Current technologies, challenges and future prospects

    (2022)
    159 Citations
  • Biomass supply chain environmental and socio-economic analysis: 40-Years comprehensive review of methods, decision issues, sustainability challenges, and the way forward

    Seyed Mojib Zahraee;Nirajan Shiwakoti;Peter Stasinopoulos

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass to fuels and value-added chemicals: Products applications and challenges to develop large-scale operations

    Ramon Filipe Beims;Yulin Hu;Hengfu Shui;Chunbao (Charles) Xu;Chunbao (Charles) Xu

    (2020)
    117 Citations
  • Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic agro-forest based biomass residues

    Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Ekaterina Sermyagina;Jussi Saari;Marcia Silva de Jesus

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • Enhancement of food waste thermophilic anaerobic digestion through synergistic effect with chicken manure

    Wachiranon Chuenchart;Mohanakrishnan Logan;Chirawit Leelayouthayotin;Chettiyappan Visvanathan

    (2020)
    89 Citations

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