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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 64 8083 7334 464 419 216 13829
Biology and Biochemistry 65 9220 8509 707 657 225 14040

Colin Webb publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin Webb between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin Webb published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 5 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1981 2025

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin Webb: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 7
1990 5
1991 2
1992 4
1993 5
1994 5
1995 8
1996 8
1997 6
1998 7
1999 6
2000 4
2001 9
2002 9
2003 13
2004 9
2005 9
2006 10
2007 16
2008 10
2009 8
2010 7
2011 12
2012 7
2013 11
2014 6
2015 4
2016 17
2017 12
2018 9
2019 7
2020 6
2021 2
2022 0
2023 3
2024 2
2025 3
Total 277
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Colin Webb publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Webb sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 216 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 216
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Colin Webb D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Webb sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 64
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Colin Webb is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields of engineering, with a strong focus on biomedical engineering, molecular biology, and biotechnology. They have also contributed to education and economics and econometrics through their work.

Their scholarly work extensively covers topics including biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, enzyme production and characterization, environmental impact and sustainability, global trade and economics, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, and laser-matter interactions and applications.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Measuring employment in global value chains (2020), OECD science, technology and industry working papers
  • Newly designed multi-stacked circular tray solid-state bioreactor: analysis of a distributed parameter gas balance during solid-state fermentation with influence of variable initial moisture content arrangements (2020), Bioresources and Bioprocessing
  • A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom (2021), High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Dynamic Metabolic Analysis of Cupriavidus necator DSM545 Producing Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) from Glycerol (2020), Processes
  • The OECD STAN Database for industrial analysis (2020), OECD science, technology and industry working papers

Their collaboration network features frequent co-authors including Musaalbakri Abdul Manan, Norihiko Yamano, José Pablo López-Gómez, Peter Horvát, and Ali Alsamawi.

Colin Webb's work has been published most frequently in the OECD science, technology and industry working papers. Other venues include Bioresources and Bioprocessing, High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Processes, and the American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Cereal-based fermented foods and beverages

    A. Blandino;M.E. Al-Aseeri;S.S. Pandiella;D. Cantero

  • Application of cereals and cereal components in functional foods: a review.

    D Charalampopoulos;R Wang;S.S Pandiella;C Webb

  • Biological oxidation of ferrous sulphate by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: a review on the kinetic aspects

    M. Nemati;S.T.L. Harrison;G.S. Hansford;C. Webb

  • Analysing global food waste problem: pinpointing the facts and estimating the energy content

    Mehmet Melikoglu;Mehmet Melikoglu;Carol Sze Ki Lin;Carol Sze Ki Lin;Colin Webb

  • Growth studies of potentially probiotic lactic acid bacteria in cereal-based substrates

    D. Charalampopoulos;S.S. Pandiella;C. Webb

  • Ferrous sulphate oxidation using thiobacillus ferrooxidans: a review

    Anders B. Jensen;Colin Webb

  • Evaluation of the effect of malt, wheat and barley extracts on the viability of potentially probiotic lactic acid bacteria under acidic conditions

    D Charalampopoulos;S.S Pandiella;C Webb

  • Xylanase and pectinase production by Aspergillus awamori on grape pomace in solid state fermentation

    Carolina Botella;Carolina Botella;Ana Diaz;Ignacio de Ory;Colin Webb

  • Distribution of microbial contamination within cereal grains

    Adriana Laca;Zoe Mousia;Mario Dı́az;Colin Webb

  • Treatment of H2S-containing gases : a review of microbiological alternatives

    Anders B. Jensen;Colin Webb

  • A techno-economic analysis of biodiesel biorefineries: assessment of integrated designs for the co-production of fuels and chemicals.

    Anestis Vlysidis;Michael Binns;Colin Webb;Constantinos Theodoropoulos

  • Substrate and product inhibition kinetics in succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes

    Sze Ki Carol Lin;Chenyu Du;Apostolis A. Koutinas;Ruohang Wang

  • Hydrolytic enzyme production by Aspergillus awamori on grape pomace

    C. Botella;I. de Ory;C. Webb;D. Cantero

  • The potential for agro-industrial waste utilization using oleaginous yeast for the production of biodiesel

    D.E. Leiva-Candia;S. Pinzi;M.D. Redel-Macías;Apostolis Koutinas

  • Actinobacillus succinogenes: Advances on succinic acid production and prospects for development of integrated biorefineries

    Chrysanthi Pateraki;Maria Patsalou;Anestis Vlysidis;Nikolaos Kopsahelis

  • Treatment of lead-contaminated water using activated carbon adsorbent from locally available papaya peel biowaste

    Sahar Abbaszadeh;Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi;Colin Webb;Nahid Ghasemi

  • A wheat biorefining strategy based on solid-state fermentation for fermentative production of succinic acid

    Chenyu Du;Sze Ki Carol Lin;Apostolis A. Koutinas;Ruohang Wang

  • Microflora identification of the Bulgarian cereal-based fermented beverage boza

    Velitchka Gotcheva;Severino S Pandiella;Angel Angelov;Zlatka G Roshkova

  • Effect of cereal extracts and cereal fiber on viability of Lactobacillus plantarum under gastrointestinal tract conditions

    Haruhito Michida;Sriappareddy Tamalampudi;Severino S. Pandiella;Colin Webb

  • Glycerol utilisation for the production of chemicals: conversion to succinic acid, a combined experimental and computational study.

    Anestis Vlysidis;Michael Binns;Colin Webb;Constantinos Theodoropoulos

  • On the merits of viable-cell immobilisation.

    George A. Dervakos;Colin Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Apostolis A. Koutinas
Apostolis A. Koutinas Agricultural University of Athens
Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque King Saud University
Richard A Williams
Richard A Williams Heriot-Watt University
James H. Clark
James H. Clark University of York
Mario Díaz
Mario Díaz University of Oviedo
Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi
Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi University of Technology Malaysia
Muhammad Sahimi
Muhammad Sahimi University of Southern California
M.P. Dorado
M.P. Dorado University of Córdoba
Hideki Fukuda
Hideki Fukuda Kobe University
Duncan J. Macquarrie
Duncan J. Macquarrie University of York

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