Alan Werker

5.7k total citations
81 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Werker is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pollution and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Werker has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Biomaterials, 54 papers in Pollution and 15 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Alan Werker's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (63 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (46 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers). Alan Werker is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (63 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (46 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers). Alan Werker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Netherlands and Sweden. Alan Werker's co-authors include Steven Pratt, Bronwyn Laycock, Paul Lant, Simon Bengtsson, Peter J. Halley, Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, Thomas Welander, Monica Arcos-Hernandez, Anton Karlsson and Mauro Majone and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Alan Werker

80 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Werker Australia 39 3.0k 2.4k 961 653 625 81 4.4k
Ramesh Babu Ireland 29 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 822 0.9× 534 0.8× 414 0.7× 73 3.6k
Yutaka Tokiwa Japan 44 5.4k 1.8× 3.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 1.5k 2.4× 691 1.1× 132 7.2k
Tatiana G. Volova Russia 39 3.2k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 672 1.0× 250 0.4× 207 4.7k
Alessandro Pellis Austria 34 2.2k 0.7× 989 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 911 1.4× 346 0.6× 124 3.6k
Luísa S. Serafim Portugal 29 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 759 1.2× 246 0.4× 58 3.4k
Patrizia Cinelli Italy 41 4.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 249 0.4× 209 0.3× 145 5.9k
Hidayah Ariffin Malaysia 36 2.4k 0.8× 490 0.2× 1.3k 1.3× 396 0.6× 115 0.2× 131 3.9k
Buenaventurada P. Calabia Japan 11 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 562 0.6× 330 0.5× 395 0.6× 11 2.5k
Masao Kunioka Japan 38 3.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 686 0.7× 1.4k 2.1× 350 0.6× 94 4.9k
J. López Spain 42 4.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 847 0.9× 94 0.1× 442 0.7× 131 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Werker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Werker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Werker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Werker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Werker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Werker. Alan Werker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pei, Ruizhe, et al.. (2023). Influence of environmental conditions on accumulated polyhydroxybutyrate in municipal activated sludge. Water Research. 232. 119653–119653. 11 indexed citations
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Pei, Ruizhe, et al.. (2022). Quantification of polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulated in waste activated sludge. Water Research. 221. 118795–118795. 29 indexed citations
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Chan, Clement Matthew, Luigi‐Jules Vandi, Steven Pratt, et al.. (2019). Understanding the effect of copolymer content on the processability and mechanical properties of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)/wood composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 124. 105437–105437. 46 indexed citations
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Chan, Clement Matthew, Luigi‐Jules Vandi, Steven Pratt, et al.. (2019). Insights into the biodegradation of PHA / wood composites: Micro- and macroscopic changes. Sustainable materials and technologies. 21. e00099–e00099. 57 indexed citations
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Vandi, Luigi‐Jules, Clement Matthew Chan, Alan Werker, et al.. (2018). Extrusion of wood fibre reinforced poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) biocomposites: Statistical analysis of the effect of processing conditions on mechanical performance. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 159. 1–14. 38 indexed citations
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Vandi, Luigi‐Jules, Clement Matthew Chan, Alan Werker, et al.. (2018). Wood-PHA Composites: Mapping Opportunities. Polymers. 10(7). 751–751. 66 indexed citations
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Chan, Clement Matthew, Steven Pratt, Peter J. Halley, et al.. (2018). Mechanical and physical stability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites (WPCs) under natural weathering. Polymer Testing. 73. 214–221. 43 indexed citations
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Chan, Clement Matthew, Luigi‐Jules Vandi, Steven Pratt, et al.. (2017). Mechanical performance and long-term indoor stability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites (WPCs) modified by non-reactive additives. European Polymer Journal. 98. 337–346. 29 indexed citations
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Laycock, Bronwyn, et al.. (2017). The Evolution of Polymer Composition during PHA Accumulation: The Significance of Reducing Equivalents. Bioengineering. 4(1). 20–20. 14 indexed citations
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Chan, Clement Matthew, Luigi‐Jules Vandi, Steven Pratt, et al.. (2016). Processing and characterisation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based wood plastic composites: effect of non-reactive additives. Appita journal. 69(4). 352–360. 8 indexed citations
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Laycock, Bronwyn, et al.. (2015). Fluxes in PHA-storing microbial communities during enrichment and biopolymer accumulation processes. New Biotechnology. 33(1). 61–72. 40 indexed citations
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Morgan-Sagastume, Fernando, Markus Hjort, Dores G. Cirne, et al.. (2015). Integrated production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with municipal wastewater and sludge treatment at pilot scale. Bioresource Technology. 181. 78–89. 172 indexed citations
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Laycock, Bronwyn, Steven Pratt, Peter J. Halley, Alan Werker, & Paul Lant. (2014). Biodegradable polymers from pulp and paper wastewater streams - a critical review. Appita journal. 67(4). 309–315. 2 indexed citations
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Laycock, Bronwyn, et al.. (2014). Fractionation of microbial populations in a PHA accumulating mixed culture and associated PHA content and composition. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 71. 53–58. 10 indexed citations
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Heimersson, Sara, Magdalena Svanström, Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, Gregory Peters, & Alan Werker. (2013). METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN LCA OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT COMBINED WITH PHA BIOPOLYMER PRODUCTION. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 43(32). 996–1002. 1 indexed citations
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Pratt, Steven, Monica Arcos-Hernandez, Peter J. Halley, et al.. (2013). In-line monitoring of thermal degradation of PHA during melt-processing by Near-Infrared spectroscopy. New Biotechnology. 31(4). 357–363. 43 indexed citations
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Morgan-Sagastume, Fernando, Anton Karlsson, Peter Johansson, et al.. (2010). Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates in open, mixed cultures from a waste sludge stream containing high levels of soluble organics, nitrogen and phosphorus. Water Research. 44(18). 5196–5211. 140 indexed citations
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Bengtsson, Simon, Alan Werker, Magnus Christensson, & Thomas Welander. (2007). Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by activated sludge treating a paper mill wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 99(3). 509–516. 297 indexed citations
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Werker, Alan & Eric R. Hall. (2004). Development and application of a quasi-static Langmuir isotherm for modelling selected resin acid fate in pulp mill wastewater treatment. Water Research. 38(8). 1995–2008. 3 indexed citations

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