2026 Robert C. Brown: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	88	2273	2042	816	682	355	29597
Engineering and Technology	90	264	251	93	87	407	30413

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
2002 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Robert C. Brown is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with a concentration on Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Soil Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Odor and Emission Control Technologies
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Recent publications by Robert C. Brown include:

"Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges" (2022) published in Green Chemistry
"Meeting global challenges with regenerative agriculture producing food and energy" (2021) published in Nature Sustainability
"Biochar as an Additive in Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sludge: Biochar Properties and Their Effects on the Digestion Performance" (2020) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
"Enhancing Biochar as Scaffolding for Slow Release of Nitrogen Fertilizer" (2021) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
"Capture and Release of Orthophosphate by Fe-Modified Biochars: Mechanisms and Environmental Applications" (2021) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Robert C. Brown include:

Chumki Banik
Ryan Smith
Chad A. Peterson
Santanu Bakshi
Jacek A. Koziel

The most common publication venues where Robert C. Brown has contributed multiple papers are:

Energy & Fuels
Green Chemistry
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Chemical Engineering Journal
Preprints.org

Robert C. Brown was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2002.

Best Publications

Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems

Catherine E. Brewer;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Justinus A. Satrio;Robert C. Brown

1021
Citations
Review of the pyrolysis platform for coproducing bio-oil and biochar

David A. Laird;Robert C. Brown;James E. Amonette;Johannes C. Lehmann

965
Citations
Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis to Transportation Fuels

Mark M. Wright;Daren E. Daugaard;Justinus A. Satrio;Robert C. Brown

954
Citations
Influence of inorganic salts on the primary pyrolysis products of cellulose

Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan;Justinus A. Satrio;Robert C. Brown;Brent H. Shanks

920
Citations
Biorenewable Resources: Engineering New Products from Agriculture

Robert C. Brown;Tristan R. Brown

779
Citations
A review of cleaning technologies for biomass-derived syngas

Patrick J. Woolcock;Robert C. Brown

710
Citations
Characterization of Biochars Produced from Cornstovers for Soil Amendment

James W. Lee;Michelle Kidder;Barbara R. Evans;Sokwon Paik

587
Citations
Expanding Plastics Recycling Technologies: Chemical Aspects, Technology Status and Challenges

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568
Citations
Synthesis, properties, and environmental applications of nanoscale iron-based materials: A review

Ling Li;Maohong Fan;Robert C. Brown;J. (Hans) Van Leeuwen

564
Citations
Preparation of activated carbon from forest and agricultural residues through CO2 activation

Tengyan Zhang;Walter P. Walawender;L.T. Fan;Maohong Fan

564
Citations
Product distribution from fast pyrolysis of glucose-based carbohydrates

Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan;Justinus A. Satrio;Robert C. Brown;Brent H. Shanks

556
Citations
Techno-economic comparison of biomass-to-transportation fuels via pyrolysis, gasification, and biochemical pathways

Robert P. Anex;Andy Aden;Feroz Kabir Kazi;Joshua Fortman

546
Citations
Catalytic pyrolysis of individual components of lignocellulosic biomass

Kaige Wang;Kwang Ho Kim;Robert C. Brown

545
Citations
Understanding the fast pyrolysis of lignin.

Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan;Robert C. Brown;Brent H. Shanks

541
Citations
Product Distribution from the Fast Pyrolysis of Hemicellulose

Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan;Robert C. Brown;Brent H. Shanks

515
Citations
Thermochemical processing of biomass : conversion into fuels, chemicals and power

Robert C. Brown

484
Citations
Distinguishing primary and secondary reactions of cellulose pyrolysis

Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan;Dustin L. Dalluge;Brent H. Shanks;Robert C. Brown

403
Citations
Estimating Profitability of Two Biochar Production Scenarios: Slow Pyrolysis vs. Fast Pyrolysis

Tristan R. Brown;Mark M. Wright;Robert C. Brown

393
Citations
Fast pyrolysis of microalgae remnants in a fluidized bed reactor for bio-oil and biochar production

Kaige Wang;Robert C. Brown;Sally Homsy;Liliana Martinez

385
Citations
Criteria to Select Biochars for Field Studies based on Biochar Chemical Properties

Catherine E. Brewer;Rachel Unger;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Robert C. Brown

373
Citations
Fast pyrolysis of biomass and waste plastic in a fluidized bed reactor

Yuan Xue;Shuai Zhou;Robert C. Brown;Atul Kelkar

366
Citations
Biochar Production Technology

Akwasi A. Boateng;Manuel Garcia-Perez;Ondrˇej Mašek;Robert Brown

351
Citations
Characterization of bio-oil recovered as stage fractions with unique chemical and physical properties

A.S. Pollard;M.R. Rover;R.C. Brown

343
Citations