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Waste and Biomass Valorization
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Waste and Biomass Valorization

1877-2641

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12649

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 215 84 124 23
Engineering and Technology 222 133 187 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 528
Documents by Best Scientists*: 602
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 79
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.645
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Waste and Biomass Valorization?

The journal facilitates discussions on Waste management, Food science, Pulp and paper industry, Biomass and Raw material. In addition to Waste management research, the journal aims to explore topics under Biodiesel and Renewable energy. The work on Biodiesel addressed in it expands to the thematically related Transesterification.

Topics in Food science were tackled in line with various other fields like Hydrolysis, Cellulase, Hydrolysate and Antioxidant. It focuses on Pulp and paper industry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cellulose, Wastewater, Lignin, Anaerobic digestion and Biogas. The journal focuses on Anaerobic digestion research as part of the broader topic of Methane.

Bioenergy is a major topic of Biofuel research presented in it. Research on Fermentation presented in it focuses, in particular, on Ethanol fuel and Solid-state fermentation. It explores the study of Pyrolysis to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Chemical engineering.

  • Waste management (21.91%)
  • Food science (20.16%)
  • Pulp and paper industry (19.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chemical Research and Climate Change as Drivers in the Commercial Adoption of Alkali Activated Materials (243 citations)
  • Biohydrogen Production from Biomass and Wastes via Dark Fermentation: A Review (232 citations)
  • A Review of Biogas Utilisation, Purification and Upgrading Technologies (220 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Waste and Biomass Valorization:

Waste management, Biomass, Biofuel, Pulp and paper industry and Food science are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. Issues in Waste management were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Raw material and Anaerobic digestion. While the most cited papers focused on Pulp and paper industry, they were also able to explore topics like Cellulose and Lignin.

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 Waste and Biomass Valorization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ange Nzihou (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dimitris Malamis (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Gerasimos Lyberatos (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Konstantinos Moustakas (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maria Loizidou (12 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 Waste and Biomass Valorization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Technical University of Athens (61 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Toulouse (39 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (32 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (28 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 9.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.04% of all publications and 70.74% 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

  • Biogas Production from Organic Waste: Recent Progress and Perspectives

    M.R. Atelge;M.R. Atelge;David Krisa;Gopalakrishnan Kumar;Cigdem Eskicioglu

    (2020)
    304 Citations
  • Hydrothermal Carbonization of Organic Waste and Biomass: A Review on Process, Reactor, and Plant Modeling

    Giulia Ischia;Luca Fiori

    (2021)
    208 Citations
  • Chitin and Chitosan Based Composites for Energy and Environmental Applications: A Review

    Sherin Peter;Sherin Peter;Nathalie Lyczko;Deepu Gopakumar;Deepu Gopakumar;Hanna J. Maria

    (2021)
    183 Citations
  • Hydrogen and Carbon Nanotubes from Pyrolysis-Catalysis of Waste Plastics: A Review

    Paul T. Williams

    (2021)
    181 Citations
  • Preparation and Application of Hierarchical Porous Carbon Materials from Waste and Biomass: A Review

    Xiao-Li Zhou;Hua Zhang;Li-Ming Shao;Fan Lü

    (2021)
    179 Citations
  • Hydrothermal Carbonization of Argan Nut Shell: Functional Mesoporous Carbon with Excellent Performance in the Adsorption of Bisphenol A and Diuron

    Mohamed Zbair;Mohamed Zbair;Michael Bottlinger;Kaisu Ainassaari;Satu Ojala

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • Phyco-synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated from Marine Algae Sargassum myriocystum and Its Potential Biological and Environmental Applications

    Perumal Balaraman;Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian;Durairaj Kaliannan;Mahendran Durai

    (2020)
    118 Citations
  • Properties and Assessment of Applications of Red Mud (Bauxite Residue): Current Status and Research Needs

    Peddireddy Sreekanth Reddy;Narala Gangadhara Reddy;Narala Gangadhara Reddy;Vesna Zalar Serjun;Bijayananda Mohanty

    (2021)
    97 Citations

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