Birgitte K. Ahring

24.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
324 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Birgitte K. Ahring is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgitte K. Ahring has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Building and Construction, 142 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 124 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Birgitte K. Ahring's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (145 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (124 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (69 papers). Birgitte K. Ahring is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (145 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (124 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (69 papers). Birgitte K. Ahring collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Pakistan. Birgitte K. Ahring's co-authors include İrini Angelidaki, Anne Belinda Thomsen, Helene B. Klinke, Peter Westermann, Jens Ejbye Schmidt, Hinrich Hartmann, Hariklia N. Gavala, Sven G. Sommer, Henrik Bjarne Møller and Lars Ellegaard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Birgitte K. Ahring

316 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Inhibition of ethanol-producing yeast and bacteria by degradation products produced during pre-treatment of biomass

2004 1.1k citations Birgitte K. Ahring et al. profile →
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF SWINE MANURE: INHIBITION BY AMMONIA

1998 963 citations Birgitte K. Ahring et al. profile →
Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of livestock waste: the effect of ammonia

1993 621 citations Birgitte K. Ahring et al. profile →
Methane productivity of manure, straw and solid fractions of manure

2003 559 citations Birgitte K. Ahring et al. profile →
Volatile fatty acids as indicators of process imbalance in anaerobic digestors

1995 557 citations Birgitte K. Ahring et al. profile →
Current status of biogas upgrading for direct biomethane use: A review

2021 229 citations Muhammad Usman Khan, Jonathan T.E. Lee et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chain elongation for the production of caproic acid from green waste using a mixed culture: Effect of the concentration of electron donor and acceptor 2025 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Birgitte K. Ahring	2
2	Emerging trends in sewage sludge pretreatment: Enhancing treatment efficiency and sustainable waste management 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Usman Khan, Alnour Bokhary, Birgitte K. Ahring	2
3	Cellulose-based bioplastic replacement of single use plastic bags in the collection and treatment of food waste via anaerobic digestion for a zero-waste circular economy 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Jonathan T.E. Lee, Muhammad Usman Khan, Jingxin Zhang, (unknown), Sheng Chew, Alvin Wei Liang Ee, Jie Bu, Yong Wei Tiong, Xiangzhou Yuan, Yong Sik Ok, Birgitte K. Ahring, Yen Wah Tong	0
4	Caproic acid production from short-chained carboxylic acids produced by arrested anaerobic digestion of green waste: Development and optimization of a mixed caproic acid producing culture 2024 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), Birgitte K. Ahring	5
5	Assessing feasible H2–CO2 sources in the US as Feedstocks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Precursors: Acetic Acid and Ethanol Production via Hydrogenotrophic Pathways 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Timothy E. Seiple, Birgitte K. Ahring, (unknown)	7
6	Strategies to overcome mass transfer limitations of hydrogen during anaerobic gaseous fermentations: A comprehensive review 2023 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), Birgitte K. Ahring	23
7	Acetate Production from Syngas Produced from Lignocellulosic Biomass Materials along with Gaseous Fermentation of the Syngas: A Review 2023 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Birgitte K. Ahring	23
8	Batch screening of weak base ion exchange resins for optimized extraction of acetic acid under fermentation conditions 2022 ·Chemical Engineering Journal Advances ·(unknown), Keerthi Srinivas, Birgitte K. Ahring	6
9	On-site enzymes produced from Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 and Aspergillus saccharolyticus for hydrolysis of wet exploded corn stover and loblolly pine 2013 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Philip J. Teller, Birgitte K. Ahring	63
10	Enhanced Biomethanation in Co-Digestion of Cassava Pulp and Pig Manure Using A Two-Phase Anaerobic System 2012 ·Pornpan Panichnumsin, Annop Nopharatana, Birgitte K. Ahring, Pawinee Chaiprasert	16
11	Ethanol production from Sorghum bicolor using both separate and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation in batch and fed batch systems 2009 ·AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ·(unknown), Muhammad Gulfraz, Nosheen Fatima Rana, Asif Ahmad, Birgitte K. Ahring, Nasir Mehmood Minhas, (unknown)	23
12	Wet Oxidation Pre-Treatment – the Way To Improve Economics of Energy Production From Manure? 2006 ·Hinrich Uellendahl, Zuzana Mladenovska, (unknown), Birgitte K. Ahring	1
13	Increased transcripts of the dnaK locus genes in Methanosarcina mazei S-6 exposed to supraoptimal concentrations of ammonia 2006 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Marianne Lange, Alberto J.L. Macario, Birgitte K. Ahring, Everly Conway de Macario	1
14	Strategies for the anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste 2006 ·Water Science & Technology ·Hinrich Hartmann, Birgitte K. Ahring	3
15	Thermophilic ethanol production from wheat straw hydrolysate in continuous culture 2005 ·Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) ·Tania I. Georgieva, Birgitte K. Ahring	1
16	Lactic acid production from wheat straw hemicellulose hydrolysate by Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus brevis 2002 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), Gunnar Jönsson, A. Schmidt, Birgitte K. Ahring	153
17	Developments at the seconds international symposium on anaerobic digestion of solid waste 2000 ·Bioresource Technology ·Willy Verstraete, J.B. van Lier, F. G. Pohland, A. Tilche, J. Mata‐Álvarez, Birgitte K. Ahring, D.L. Hawkes, Franco Cecchi, R. Moletta, Tatsuya Noike	7
18	Temperature-dependent enumeration and characterization of anaerobic, thermophilic xylan-degrading bacteria present in two Icelandic hot springs 1993 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Peter Nielsen, Indra M. Mathrani, Birgitte K. Ahring	6
19	Methanogenesis from acetate: Physiology of a thermophilic, acetate-utilizing methanogenic bacterium 1985 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Birgitte K. Ahring, Peter Westermann	28
20	Isolation and characterization of a thermophilic, acetate-utilizing methanogenic bacterium 1984 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Birgitte K. Ahring, Peter Westermann	20

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