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Biofuel production and bioconversion

Biofuel production and bioconversion is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 70k research works in it since 1950. 21.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the technological aspects of producing biofuels, particularly bioethanol, from lignocellulosic biomass. It covers topics such as pretreatment methods, enzymatic hydrolysis, biorefinery concepts, biomass recalcitrance, and ethanol fermentation. The research aims to address challenges in biofuel production and explore the potential of biomass as a sustainable energy source.

  • Pretreatment
  • Enzymatic Hydrolysis
  • Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • Bioethanol Production
  • Cellulase Enzymes
  • Biorefinery Concept
  • Biomass Recalcitrance
  • Ethanol Fermentation
  • Ionic Liquid Pretreatment
  • Global Bioenergy Potential
Research works
70k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
15k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+10%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Biofuel production and bioconversion research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (2.8k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.8k works
  2. 2 India 1.4k works
  3. 3 Indonesia 842 works
  4. 4 United States 827 works
  5. 5 Brazil 675 works
  6. 6 Malaysia 287 works
  7. 7 Germany 271 works
  8. 8 Japan 264 works
  9. 9 Spain 252 works
  10. 10 Nigeria 241 works

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.

China: 35.2%India: 18.2%Indonesia: 10.7%United States: 10.5%6 others listed: 25.4%35%largest
China2,763 · 35.2%India1,426 · 18.2%Indonesia842 · 10.7%United States827 · 10.5%6 others listed1,990 · 25.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Biofuel production and bioconversion research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Forestry University publishes the most Biofuel production and bioconversion research, followed by Jiangnan University and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 100 works
  2. 2 Jiangnan UniversityChina 78 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 70 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 62 works
  5. 5 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 54 works
  6. 6 Guangxi UniversityChina 46 works
  7. 7 South China University of TechnologyChina 45 works
  8. 8 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 42 works
  9. 9 Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia 42 works
  10. 10 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 40 works

Who are the leading researchers in Biofuel production and bioconversion?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Biofuel production and bioconversion include Guangming Zeng, Soo‐Jin Park and Jason P. Hallett.

  1. 1 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
  2. 2 Soo‐Jin Park South Korea 3.2k citations
  3. 3 Jason P. Hallett United Kingdom 3.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Biofuel production and bioconversion research done?

The largest centres of Biofuel production and bioconversion research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and São Paulo (Brazil).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 475 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 254 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 132 works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 130 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 122 works
  6. 6 Tianjin China 116 works
  7. 7 Jakarta Indonesia 115 works
  8. 8 Bangkok Thailand 107 works
  9. 9 Wuxi China 98 works
  10. 10 Seoul South Korea 93 works
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Where is the best place to study Biofuel production and bioconversion?

Among universities, judged by research, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Hubei University and Nanjing Forestry 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.

0%20%40%mean 28.04%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati: 42, 26.8%Hubei University: 21, 38.2%Nanjing Forestry University: 100, 23.1%Jiangnan University: 78, 28.0%Qilu University of Technology: 29, 17.4%Changzhou University: 25, 33.8%Beijing Forestry University: 35, 32.1%Norwegian University of Life Sciences: 11, 29.7%Beijing University of Chemical Technology: 42, 22.3%Tianjin University of Science and Technology: 32, 29.0%Hubei UniversityJiangnan UniversityIndian Institute of …Nanjing Forestry Uni…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia 69.026.8%10.3×42 +180.8%
2 Hubei UniversityChina 66.738.2%9.3×21 +129.4%
3 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 63.923.1%18.5×100 -1.1%
4 Jiangnan UniversityChina 63.028.0%11.0×78 -23.4%
5 Qilu University of TechnologyChina 62.217.4%10.4×29 +246.9%
6 Changzhou UniversityChina 60.133.8%8.1×25 +119.4%
7 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 59.532.1%10.4×35 -9.7%
8 Norwegian University of Life SciencesNorway 58.129.7%10.8×11 +48.3%
9 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 56.822.3%8.1×42 +99.9%
10 Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina 56.829.0%14.2×32 -8.7%

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 Biofuel production and bioconversion research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Biofuel production and bioconversion.

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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.