2026 Ali Demirci: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	59	12625	11620	5394	4833	269	11625

Overview

Ali Demirci is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Engineering. Key subfields include Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

Biofuel production and bioconversion
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
Enzyme Production and Characterization
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Microbial Inactivation Methods

Ali Demirci has coauthored multiple papers with recurring collaborators such as Attia Iram, Deniz Çekmecelioğlu, İrfan Turhan, Joshua R. Cassar, and Mustafa Germeç.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
Processes
Fuel
2020 ASABE Annual International Virtual Meeting, July 13-15, 2020
Food Engineering Reviews

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Ali Demirci are:

"Distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and its potential as fermentation feedstock" (2020), published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
"Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water and Its Applications as Sanitation and Cleaning Agent" (2021), published in Food Engineering Reviews
"A Review on the Utilization of Lignin as a Fermentation Substrate to Produce Lignin-Modifying Enzymes and Other Value-Added Products" (2021), published in Molecules
"Biofilm reactors for value-added products production: An in-depth review" (2020), published in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
"Ideal Feedstock and Fermentation Process Improvements for the Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes" (2020), published in Processes

Best Publications

Infrared Heating in Food Processing: An Overview

Kathiravan Krishnamurthy;Harpreet Kaur Khurana;Jun Soojin;Joseph Irudayaraj

524
Citations
Biosynthesis, production and applications of bacterial cellulose

Shin Ping Lin;Iris Loira Calvar;Jeffrey M. Catchmark;Je Ruei Liu

495
Citations
Pullulan: Biosynthesis, production, and applications

Kuan Chen Cheng;Ali Demirci;Jeffrey M. Catchmark

462
Citations
Effect of different additives on bacterial cellulose production by Acetobacter xylinum and analysis of material property

Kuan Chen Cheng;Jeffrey M. Catchmark;Ali Demirci

249
Citations
Enhanced production of bacterial cellulose by using a biofilm reactor and its material property analysis

Kuan Chen Cheng;Jeff M. Catchmark;Ali Demirci

242
Citations
Comparison of electrolyzed oxidizing water with various antimicrobial interventions to reduce Salmonella species on poultry.

KA Fabrizio;RR Sharma;A Demirci;CN Cutter

236
Citations
Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus in milk using flow-through pulsed UV-light treatment system

K. Krishnamurthy;A. Demirci;Joseph Maria Kumar Irudayaraj

230
Citations
Microscopic and Spectroscopic Evaluation of Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus by Pulsed UV Light and Infrared Heating

Kathiravan Krishnamurthy;Jagdish C. Tewari;Joseph Irudayaraj;Ali Demirci

220
Citations
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on raw salmon fillets by pulsed UV-light treatment

Nil P. Ozer;Ali Demirci

213
Citations
Decontamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica on blueberries using ozone and pulsed UV-light.

K.L. Bialka;A. Demirci

206
Citations
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on inoculated alfalfa seeds with pulsed ultraviolet light and response surface modeling

R.R. Sharma;A. Demirci

191
Citations
Pulsed UV‐light treatment of corn meal for inactivation of Aspergillus niger spores

Soojin Jun;Joseph Irudayaraj;Ali Demirci;David Geiser

189
Citations
Ethanol production from carob extract by using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Irfan Turhan;Katherine L. Bialka;Ali Demirci;Mustafa Karhan

186
Citations
Modeling the inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica on raspberries and strawberries resulting from exposure to ozone or pulsed UV-light

Katherine L. Bialka;Ali Demirci;Virendra M. Puri

183
Citations
Evaluation of agar diffusion bioassay for nisin quantification.

T. Pongtharangkul;A. Demirci

180
Citations
Advances in biofilm reactors for production of value-added products

Kuan Chen Cheng;Ali Demirci;Jeffrey M. Catchmark

169
Citations
Efficacy of pulsed UV-light for the decontamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. on raspberries and strawberries.

K.L. Bialka;A. Demirci

168
Citations
Decontamination of Escherichia coli 0157: H7 and Salmonella enterica on blueberries using ozone and pulsed UV-light

Katherine L. Bialka;Ali Demirci

167
Citations
Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus by pulsed UV-light sterilization.

Kathiravan Krishnamurthy;Ali Demirci;Joseph Maria Kumar Irudayaraj

161
Citations
Treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated alfalfa seeds and sprouts with electrolyzed oxidizing water.

Ratna R. Sharma;Ali Demirci

156
Citations