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Buchun Si publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Buchun Si sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 76 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Buchun Si D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Buchun Si sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Buchun Si is a researcher affiliated with China Agricultural University in China. Their work spans multiple areas within engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on topics related to bioenergy and sustainable processes.

The primary fields of study for Buchun Si are:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, their research covers specific subfields such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering

Major topics addressed by Buchun Si include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Algal biology and biofuel production

Buchun Si has contributed to a number of scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Fuel

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Buchun Si include:

  • "Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash into wealth," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Adsorption or direct interspecies electron transfer? A comprehensive investigation of the role of biochar in anaerobic digestion of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Promoting dark fermentation for biohydrogen production: Potential roles of iron-based additives," 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yuanhui Zhang
  • Weizhong Jiang
  • Shuai Tang
  • Hai-Feng Lu
  • Jamison Watson

Best Publications

  • Valorization of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: pathways towards commercial viability

    Jamison Watson;Jamison Watson;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • Gasification of biowaste: A critical review and outlooks

    Jamison Watson;Yuanhui Zhang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • Conversion efficiency and oil quality of low-lipid high-protein and high-lipid low-protein microalgae via hydrothermal liquefaction.

    Hao Li;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Baoming Li

  • Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer

    Zixin Wang;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Jamison Watson

  • Renewable diesel blendstocks produced by hydrothermal liquefaction of wet biowaste

    Wan Ting Chen;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Timothy H. Lee;Zhenwei Wu

  • Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash into wealth.

    Hongxu Zhou;Rabin Bhattarai;Yunkai Li;Buchun Si

  • Experimental and model enhancement of food waste hydrothermal liquefaction with combined effects of biochemical composition and reaction conditions.

    Aersi Aierzhati;Michael J. Stablein;Niki E. Wu;Chih Ting Kuo

  • The role of hydraulic retention time on controlling methanogenesis and homoacetogenesis in biohydrogen production using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and packed bed reactor (PBR)

    Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Baoming Li;Zhangbing Zhu

  • Microbial electrolysis cell to treat hydrothermal liquefied wastewater from cornstalk and recover hydrogen: Degradation of organic compounds and characterization of microbial community

    Ruixia Shen;Zhidan Liu;Yanhong He;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang

  • Towards biohythane production from biomass: Influence of operational stage on anaerobic fermentation and microbial community

    Buchun Si;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Jiaming Li

  • Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots

    Libin Yang;Libin Yang;Qisi Su;Buchun Si;Yalei Zhang

  • Anaerobic conversion of the hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: fate of organics and intensification with granule activated carbon/ozone pretreatment

    Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Libin Yang;Xuefei Zhou;Jamison Watson

  • Effects of the extraction solvents in hydrothermal liquefaction processes: Biocrude oil quality and energy conversion efficiency

    Jamison Watson;Jamison Watson;Jianwen Lu;Raquel de Souza;Buchun Si;Buchun Si

  • Inhibitors degradation and microbial response during continuous anaerobic conversion of hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater.

    Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Zhangbing Zhu;Mengmeng Shen

  • Continuous production of biohythane from hydrothermal liquefied cornstalk biomass via two-stage high-rate anaerobic reactors.

    Bu Chun Si;Jia Ming Li;Zhang Bing Zhu;Yuan Hui Zhang

  • Elemental migration and characterization of products during hydrothermal liquefaction of cornstalk

    Zhangbing Zhu;Buchun Si;Jianwen Lu;Jamison Watson

  • Recovery of reducing sugars and volatile fatty acids from cornstalk at different hydrothermal treatment severity.

    Zhangbing Zhu;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Baoming Li

  • Promoting dark fermentation for biohydrogen production: Potential roles of iron-based additives

    Yi Ren;Buchun Si;Zhidan Liu;Weizhong Jiang

  • Integrated anaerobic digestion and algae cultivation for energy recovery and nutrient supply from post-hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater.

    Libin Yang;Buchun Si;Xiaobo Tan;Huaqiang Chu

  • Bioprocess engineering for biohythane production from low-grade waste biomass: technical challenges towards scale up.

    Zhidan Liu;Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Jianwei He

  • Development of a mobile, pilot scale hydrothermal liquefaction reactor: Food waste conversion product analysis and techno-economic assessment

    Aersi Aierzhati;Jamison Watson;Buchun Si;Michael Stablein

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuanhui Zhang
Yuanhui Zhang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yalei Zhang
Yalei Zhang Tongji University
Qiang Liao
Qiang Liao Chongqing University
Hong Yang
Hong Yang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zhiyong Jason Ren
Zhiyong Jason Ren Princeton University
Chia-Fon Lee
Chia-Fon Lee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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