Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
Catalysis for Biomass Conversion is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 23.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the catalytic conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals, utilizing renewable resources and green chemistry principles. The research covers a wide range of topics including the production of platform chemicals, liquid fuels, and value-added products using heterogeneous catalysts, hydrogenolysis, and ionic liquids.
- Biomass
- Catalytic Conversion
- Renewable Resources
- Platform Chemicals
- Green Chemistry
- Liquid Fuels
- Heterogeneous Catalysts
- Hydrogenolysis
- Ionic Liquids
- Value-Added Products
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.9k and 575 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.9k works
- 2 India 575 works
- 3 United States 356 works
- 4 Spain 202 works
- 5 Brazil 197 works
- 6 France 170 works
- 7 Japan 169 works
- 8 Germany 165 works
- 9 Russia 156 works
- 10 South Korea 148 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research, followed by Nanjing Forestry University and Tianjin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 90 works
- 2 Nanjing Forestry University China 82 works
- 3 Tianjin University China 52 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 49 works
- 5 East China University of Science and Technology China 47 works
- 6 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 47 works
- 7 South China University of Technology China 40 works
- 8 Sichuan University China 39 works
- 9 Zhejiang University China 35 works
- 10 Southeast University China 35 works
Who are the leading researchers in Catalysis for Biomass Conversion?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion include Avelino Corma and Markus Antonietti.
- 1 Avelino Corma 4.4k citations
- 2 Markus Antonietti 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research done?
The largest centres of Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Tianjin (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Changzhou and Ghaziabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChangzhouCN · 35.1 works11×
- GhaziabadIN · 27.2 works8.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Catalysis for Biomass Conversion than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Catalysis for Biomass Conversion?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, Beijing Forestry University and Hubei 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 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 79.2 | 26.1% | 27.2× | 82 | +531.0% |
| 2 | Beijing Forestry University China | 68.8 | 37.1% | 16.7× | 32 | +56.8% |
| 3 | Hubei University China | 65.3 | 42.2% | 9.7× | 12 | — |
| 4 | Changzhou University China | 62.8 | 29.8% | 17.8× | 31 | +52.1% |
| 5 | Ningxia University China | 62.0 | 22.5% | 11.9× | 16 | +346.9% |
| 6 | Qilu University of Technology China | 61.9 | 23.7% | 9.7× | 15 | +478.7% |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar India | 61.7 | 40.2% | 12.0× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China | 61.6 | 19.8% | 16.4× | 47 | +80.9% |
| 9 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research India | 59.3 | 12.3% | 12.8× | 26 | +928.3% |
| 10 | Guangxi University China | 58.8 | 23.3% | 8.6× | 34 | +105.3% |
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 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Catalysis for Biomass Conversion.
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.