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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14040
World Ranking
9222
National Ranking
707

Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13829
World Ranking
8083
National Ranking
464

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.

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61 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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