Bruce E. Dale

33.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
331 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Bruce E. Dale is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce E. Dale has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 127 papers in Molecular Biology and 66 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Bruce E. Dale's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (254 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (98 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (63 papers). Bruce E. Dale is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (254 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (98 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (63 papers). Bruce E. Dale collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Bruce E. Dale's co-authors include Seungdo Kim, Venkatesh Balan, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Mingjie Jin, Bryan Bals, Charles E. Wyman, Ming W. Lau, Mark T. Holtzapple and Michael R. Ladisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bruce E. Dale

329 papers receiving 22.8k citations

Hit Papers

Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2005 2008 2015 2011 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops and crop residues
    2003 1.4k citations Seungdo Kim, Bruce E. Dale profile →
  2. Coordinated development of leading biomass pretreatment technologies
    2005 1.0k citations Charles E. Wyman, Bruce E. Dale et al. profile →
  3. How biotech can transform biofuels
    2008 831 citations Bruce E. Dale, Charles E. Wyman et al. profile →
  4. Designer synthetic media for studying microbial-catalyzed biofuel production
    2015 782 citations Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Mingjie Jin et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels profile →
  5. Deconstruction of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
    2011 752 citations Bruce E. Dale et al. profile →
  6. Evaluation of ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass harvested in different seasons and locations
    2010 663 citations Bryan Bals, Mingjie Jin et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels profile →
  7. Multi-scale visualization and characterization of lignocellulosic plant cell wall deconstruction during thermochemical pretreatment
    2011 422 citations Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Venkatesh Balan et al. profile →
  8. Cellulosic biofuel contributions to a sustainable energy future: Choices and outcomes
    2017 343 citations G. Philip Robertson, Stephen K. Hamilton et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce E. Dale United States 79 18.8k 9.7k 3.5k 2.7k 2.7k 331 23.8k
Lee R. Lynd United States 69 17.9k 1.0× 12.0k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 4.4k 1.6× 2.3k 0.9× 262 23.0k
Charles E. Wyman United States 84 24.8k 1.3× 10.4k 1.1× 4.9k 1.4× 3.7k 1.4× 3.5k 1.3× 224 27.7k
Blake A. Simmons United States 80 15.7k 0.8× 8.9k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 443 25.1k
Mohammad J. Taherzadeh Sweden 83 14.6k 0.8× 9.1k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 486 25.7k
Michael E. Himmel United States 77 21.9k 1.2× 11.5k 1.2× 8.7k 2.5× 6.0k 2.2× 5.9k 2.2× 342 29.5k
Keikhosro Karimi Iran 65 11.9k 0.6× 6.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 272 15.8k
J. N. Saddler Canada 55 14.1k 0.7× 5.6k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 2.9k 1.1× 185 15.9k
Arthur J. Ragauskas United States 110 40.0k 2.1× 9.1k 0.9× 13.3k 3.8× 6.1k 2.2× 10.2k 3.8× 875 56.1k
Brian H. Davison United States 40 10.5k 0.6× 4.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 174 13.9k
Timothy J. Tschaplinski United States 56 8.6k 0.5× 5.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 6.6k 2.4× 206 17.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce E. Dale

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All Works

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Mohammadi, Maedeh, David B. Hodge, Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, et al.. (2025). High throughput pretreatment of corn stover using compacted biomass with recycled ammonia (COBRA) process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159731–159731. 2 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Eric, Tyler J. Lark, Yanhua Xie, et al.. (2024). Available land for cellulosic biofuel production: a supply chain centered comparison. Environmental Research Letters. 20(1). 14067–14067. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhaoxian, et al.. (2023). Big data mining, rational modification, and ancestral sequence reconstruction inferred multiple xylose isomerases for biorefinery. Science Advances. 9(5). eadd8835–eadd8835. 53 indexed citations
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Kim, Seungdo, Bruce E. Dale, Rafael A. Martinez‐Feria, et al.. (2023). Global warming intensity of biofuel derived from switchgrass grown on marginal land in Michigan. GCB Bioenergy. 15(3). 319–331. 10 indexed citations
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Morais, Ana Rita C., David B. Hodge, Venkatesh Balan, et al.. (2022). Development of an ammonia pretreatment that creates synergies between biorefineries and advanced biomass logistics models. Green Chemistry. 24(11). 4443–4462. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiangxue, Rui Zhai, Ye Yuan, et al.. (2018). Mixing alkali pretreated and acid pretreated biomass for cellulosic ethanol production featuring reduced chemical use and decreased inhibitory effect. Industrial Crops and Products. 124. 719–725. 40 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajeev, Samarthya Bhagia, Micholas Dean Smith, et al.. (2018). Cellulose–hemicellulose interactions at elevated temperatures increase cellulose recalcitrance to biological conversion. Green Chemistry. 20(4). 921–934. 55 indexed citations
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Sousa, Leonardo da Costa, et al.. (2018). Ethanol production potential from AFEX™ and steam-exploded sugarcane residues for sugarcane biorefineries. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11(1). 127–127. 53 indexed citations
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Robertson, G. Philip, Stephen K. Hamilton, Bradford L. Barham, et al.. (2017). Cellulosic biofuel contributions to a sustainable energy future: Choices and outcomes. Science. 356(6345). 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jin, Mingjie, Yanping Liu, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Bruce E. Dale, & Venkatesh Balan. (2017). Development of rapid bioconversion with integrated recycle technology for ethanol production from extractive ammonia pretreated corn stover. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114(8). 1713–1720. 11 indexed citations
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Jordan, Nicholas R., Lisa A. Schulte, Carol L. Williams, et al.. (2013). Landlabs: An Integrated Approach to Creating Agricultural Enterprises That Meet the Triple Bottom Line. Journal of higher education outreach & engagement. 17(4). 175–200. 14 indexed citations
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Dale, Bruce E., et al.. (2011). Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Balan, Venkatesh, Bryan Bals, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Rebecca J. Garlock, & Bruce E. Dale. (2011). A short review on ammoniabased lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. 2011(1). 89–114. 1 indexed citations
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Huber, George W. & Bruce E. Dale. (2009). Grassoline at the pump. (Cover story). Scientific American. 301(1). 52–59. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Seungdo & Bruce E. Dale. (2003). Cumulative Energy and Global Warming Impact from the Production of Biomass for Biobased Products. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 7(3-4). 147–162. 119 indexed citations
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Ferrer, Alexis, et al.. (1997). FR 38. Influence of west-african lambs weight at birth on the mortality and growth rate. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal. 5(3). 63. 3 indexed citations
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Dale, Bruce E., et al.. (1982). FREEZE-EXPLOSION TECHNIQUE FOR INCREASING CELLULOSE HYDROLYSIS.. 12. 31–43. 80 indexed citations
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Moreira, Antonio R., et al.. (1982). Utilization of the fermentor off-gases from an acetone-butanol fermentation. 12. 263–277. 4 indexed citations

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