Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the pyrolysis and conversion of biomass into bio-oil, biochar, and renewable fuels using various technologies such as hydrothermal carbonization and gasification. It covers topics such as biomass composition, catalytic upgrading, thermochemical conversion, and the properties of resulting products.
- Biomass
- Pyrolysis
- Bio-oil
- Hydrothermal Carbonization
- Gasification
- Biochar
- Renewable Fuels
- Catalytic Upgrading
- Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Thermochemical Conversion
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.2k and 773 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 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research, followed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and China University of Mining and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 147 works
- 2 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 135 works
- 3 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 83 works
- 4 Southeast UniversityChina 76 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 66 works
- 6 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 55 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 52 works
- 8 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 49 works
- 9 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 48 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 47 works
Who are the leading researchers in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes include İbrahim Dinçer, Guangming Zeng and Yong Sik Ok.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 3 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
- 4 Kai Wang China 3.1k citations
- 5 Marc A. Rosen Canada 2.9k citations
- 6 Gao Qing Lu Australia 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research done?
The largest centres of Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hangzhou, Anshan and Ma'anshan City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Hangzhou30.5 works22×
- AnshanCN · 23.9 works16×
- Ma'anshan CityCN · 24.7 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Xi'an University of Science and Technology 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 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 69.3 | 26.3% | 10.0× | 147 | +94.5% |
| 2 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 65.4 | 28.2% | 9.4× | 134 | +52.2% |
| 3 | Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyChina | 65.2 | 38.0% | 11.4× | 24 | +141.2% |
| 4 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 62.7 | 24.6% | 11.6× | 83 | +72.0% |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia | 62.1 | 22.0% | 10.0× | 31 | +311.7% |
| 6 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 60.9 | 31.6% | 11.8× | 49 | +29.1% |
| 7 | AGH University of KrakowPoland | 59.7 | 20.3% | 8.8× | 31 | +470.8% |
| 8 | Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityQatar | 59.1 | 44.9% | 9.1× | 10 | — |
| 9 | Polytechnic Institute of PortalegrePortugal | 57.3 | 33.3% | 70.2× | 8 | +110.0% |
| 10 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 56.3 | 34.1% | 5.5× | 18 | +387.6% |
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 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes.
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.