Biodiesel Production and Applications
Biodiesel Production and Applications is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the technical aspects of biodiesel production, including transesterification, catalysts, feedstock selection, and the impact of biodiesel on engine performance and emissions. It also covers the use of various vegetable oils and waste cooking oil as feedstocks for biodiesel production, highlighting its role in renewable energy.
- Biodiesel
- Transesterification
- Catalyst
- Feedstock
- Engine Performance
- Emissions
- Vegetable Oils
- Fatty Acid Methyl Esters
- Waste Cooking Oil
- Renewable Energy
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Biodiesel Production and Applications research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (1.7k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Biodiesel Production and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Biodiesel Production and Applications research, followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 70 works
- 2 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 58 works
- 3 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 40 works
- 4 Jiangsu UniversityChina 38 works
- 5 State University of MalangIndonesia 37 works
- 6 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 35 works
- 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 34 works
- 8 Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMalaysia 33 works
- 9 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 32 works
- 10 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Biodiesel Production and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Biodiesel Production and Applications include J.L.G. Fierro, Ayhan Demirbaş and Rolf D. Reitz.
- 1 J.L.G. Fierro Spain 2.7k citations
- 2 Ayhan Demirbaş Türkiye 2.6k citations
- 3 Rolf D. Reitz United States 2.5k citations
- 4 Gordon McKay Qatar 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Biodiesel Production and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Biodiesel Production and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ipoh, Pekan and Salem.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IpohMY · 28.5 works19×
- PekanMY · 32.8 works18×
- SalemIN · 22.2 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Biodiesel Production and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Biodiesel Production and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, National Institute Of Technology Silchar and Central Queensland University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 73.2 | 39.0% | 8.6× | 70 | — |
| 2 | National Institute Of Technology SilcharIndia | 68.0 | 40.1% | 20.0× | 28 | +64.2% |
| 3 | Central Queensland UniversityAustralia | 64.2 | 28.7% | 12.9× | 11 | +604.8% |
| 4 | Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyIndia | 63.3 | 24.3% | 16.5× | 20 | +230.6% |
| 5 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 63.2 | 19.7% | 6.9× | 58 | +426.5% |
| 6 | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 62.5 | 20.3% | 10.0× | 20 | +1163.8% |
| 7 | Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia | 62.4 | 24.2% | 21.7× | 28 | +38.3% |
| 8 | University of TehranIran | 62.1 | 36.5% | 4.9× | 25 | +239.3% |
| 9 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 59.8 | 11.6% | 14.9× | 27 | +894.6% |
| 10 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMalaysia | 58.0 | 6.9% | 18.3× | 33 | +147.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Biodiesel Production and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Biodiesel Production and Applications.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.