2026 David Lewis: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	55	3023	2895	159	155	233	10547

Overview

David Lewis is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, focusing primarily on thermochemical biomass conversion processes and subcritical and supercritical water processes. Their work also intersects analytical chemistry, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary research approach.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes
Petroleum Processing and Analysis
Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Mineral Processing and Grinding

Recent publications by David Lewis highlight research on hydrothermal liquefaction and reaction kinetics relating to renewable crude and biomass feedstocks. Notable papers include:

"Reaction kinetics and characterisation of species in renewable crude from hydrothermal liquefaction of monomers to represent organic fractions of biomass feedstocks" (2020), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"A kinetic model for the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae, sewage sludge and pine wood with product characterisation of renewable crude" (2021), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"Elemental nitrogen balance, reaction kinetics and the effect of ethanol on the hydrothermal liquefaction of soy protein" (2021), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"The effect of ethanol as a homogeneous catalyst on the reaction kinetics of hydrothermal liquefaction of lipids" (2021), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"Numerical simulation of hydrothermal liquefaction of algae in a lab-scale coil reactor" (2021), published in Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow

David Lewis's research has been frequently published in several venues, including:

Coloration Technology
Chemical Engineering Journal
Process Safety and Environmental Protection
Biomass and Bioenergy
Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow

In collaboration, David Lewis has worked repeatedly with several coauthors, among whom are:

Philip J. van Eyk
Stephen Westland
Andrew Towns
Richard S. Blackburn
Adrian Abel

Their work has contributed toward developments in engineering subfields such as biomedical engineering and analytical chemistry, with additional focus in mechanical engineering and building and construction. The scope of their research encompasses multiple complex processes related to renewable energy sources and chemical engineering applications.

Best Publications

Anaerobic digestion of algae biomass: A review

A.J. Ward;D.M. Lewis;F.B. Green

632
Citations
Disruption of microalgal cells for the extraction of lipids for biofuels: Processes and specific energy requirements

Andrew K. Lee;David M. Lewis;Peter J. Ashman

489
Citations
Architecture of field-programmable gate arrays: the effect of logic block functionality on area efficiency

J. Rose;R.J. Francis;D. Lewis;P. Chow

458
Citations
Microbial flocculation, a potentially low-cost harvesting technique for marine microalgae for the production of biodiesel

Andrew K. Lee;David M. Lewis;Peter J. Ashman

374
Citations
Hector-a hierarchically structured shared memory multiprocessor

Z.G. Vranesic;M. Stumm;D.M. Lewis;R. White

341
Citations
Estimating the cost of desalination plants using a cost database

Michelle K. Wittholz;Brian K. O'Neill;Chris B. Colby;David Lewis

268
Citations
The Stratix II logic and routing architecture

David Lewis;Elias Ahmed;Gregg Baeckler;Vaughn Betz

267
Citations
Discriminating and assessing adsorption and biodegradation removal mechanisms during granular activated carbon filtration of microcystin toxins.

Haixiang Wang;Lionel Ho;Lionel Ho;David M. Lewis;Justin D. Brookes;Justin D. Brookes

245
Citations
The Role of Wave-Induced Coriolis–Stokes Forcing on the Wind-Driven Mixed Layer

Jeff A. Polton;David M. Lewis;Stephen E. Belcher

236
Citations
A time-multiplexed FPGA architecture for logic emulation

D. Jones;D.M. Lewis

210
Citations
Generating highly-routable sparse crossbars for PLDs

Guy Lemieux;Paul Leventis;David Lewis

210
Citations
Design of Interconnection Networks for Programmable Logic

Guy Lemieux;David Lewis

207
Citations
Pilot-scale continuous recycling of growth medium for the mass culture of a halotolerant Tetraselmis sp. in raceway ponds under increasing salinity: A novel protocol for commercial microalgal biomass production

S. Fon Sing;A. Isdepsky;M.A. Borowitzka;D.M. Lewis

185
Citations
The stratixπ routing and logic architecture

David Lewis;Vaughn Betz;David Jefferson;Andy Lee

179
Citations
Harvesting, Thickening and Dewatering Microalgae Biomass

Stephen L. Pahl;Andrew K. Lee;Theo Kalaitzidis;Peter J. Ashman

177
Citations
The effect of logic block architecture on FPGA performance

S. Singh;J. Rose;P. Chow;D. Lewis

162
Citations
Interleaved memory function interpolators with application to an accurate LNS arithmetic unit

D.M. Lewis

162
Citations
Effect of operating conditions on yield and quality of biocrude during hydrothermal liquefaction of halophytic microalga Tetraselmis sp.

B.E. Eboibi;D.M. Lewis;P.J. Ashman;S. Chinnasamy

160
Citations
Harvesting of marine microalgae by electroflocculation: The energetics, plant design, and economics

Andrew K. Lee;David M. Lewis;Peter J. Ashman

153
Citations
Design and analysis of delta-sigma based IIR filters

D.A. Johns;D.M. Lewis

143
Citations