Claude Largeau

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
174 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Claude Largeau is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude Largeau has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 35 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 32 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Claude Largeau's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (87 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (33 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (28 papers). Claude Largeau is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (87 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (33 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (28 papers). Claude Largeau collaborates with scholars based in France, Netherlands and Spain. Claude Largeau's co-authors include Sylvie Derenne, M. Vandenbroucke, Pierre Metzger, E. Casadevall, J.W. de Leeuw, Claire Berkaloff, André Mariotti, Erik Tegelaar, Joëlle Templier and F. Béhar and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Claude Largeau

173 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Kerogen origin, evolution... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2007 2004 1989 250 500 750
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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. Kerogen origin, evolution and structure
    2007 952 citations Claude Largeau et al. Organic Geochemistry profile →
  2. Botryococcus braunii: a rich source for hydrocarbons and related ether lipids
    2004 519 citations Pierre Metzger, Claude Largeau Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
  3. A reappraisal of kerogen formation
    1989 449 citations J.W. de Leeuw, Sylvie Derenne et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Claude Largeau 4.3k 1.9k 1.6k 1.4k 1.4k 174 10.1k
Sylvie Derenne 3.2k 0.8× 462 0.2× 2.1k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 1.0k 0.7× 253 10.1k
Ping’an Peng 4.2k 1.0× 657 0.4× 3.6k 2.2× 1.2k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 414 14.1k
John K. Volkman 7.2k 1.7× 2.7k 1.4× 4.3k 2.7× 5.0k 3.6× 2.3k 1.7× 193 19.6k
Simon C. Brassell 5.7k 1.3× 209 0.1× 3.0k 1.9× 1.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 104 9.1k
Patrick G. Hatcher 3.1k 0.7× 814 0.4× 4.4k 2.8× 7.0k 5.0× 2.0k 1.5× 398 26.7k
Friedrich Widdel 3.3k 0.8× 714 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 5.6k 4.0× 377 0.3× 100 18.2k
George W. Luther 802 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 4.0k 2.8× 541 0.4× 288 22.4k
Jürgen Rullkötter 4.1k 1.0× 137 0.1× 2.3k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 169 8.4k
Steve Larter 8.1k 1.9× 1.1k 0.6× 386 0.2× 974 0.7× 4.3k 3.1× 262 13.0k
Jeffrey S. Seewald 2.5k 0.6× 201 0.1× 997 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 424 0.3× 105 7.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claude Largeau

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All Works

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Metzger, Pierre, Marie‐Noëlle Rager, & Claude Largeau. (2007). Polyacetals based on polymethylsqualene diols, precursors of algaenan in Botryococcus braunii race B. Organic Geochemistry. 38(4). 566–581. 46 indexed citations
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Quénéa, Katell, Sylvie Derenne, Cornélia Rumpel, et al.. (2006). Black carbon quantification in forest and cultivated sandy soils ( Landes de Gascogne, France ). Influence of change in land-use. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Templier, Joëlle, Sylvie Derenne, Jean‐Philippe Croué, & Claude Largeau. (2005). Comparative study of two fractions of riverine dissolved organic matter using various analytical pyrolytic methods and a 13C CP/MAS NMR approach. Organic Geochemistry. 36(10). 1418–1442. 61 indexed citations
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Metzger, Pierre, et al.. (2004). C31–C34 methylated squalenes from a Bolivian strain of Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry. 65(23). 3159–3165. 50 indexed citations
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Metzger, Pierre & Claude Largeau. (2004). Botryococcus braunii: a rich source for hydrocarbons and related ether lipids. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 66(5). 486–496. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Derenne, Sylvie, F. Robert, Laurent Binet, et al.. (2002). Use of Combined Spectroscopic and Microscopic Tools for Deciphering the Chemical Structure and Origin of the Insoluble Organic Matter in the Orgueil and Murchison Meteorites. LPI. 1182. 8 indexed citations
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Metzger, Pierre, et al.. (2002). Botryolins A and B, two tetramethylsqualene triethers from the green microalga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry. 59(8). 839–843. 19 indexed citations
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Gauthier, Adrien, Sylvie Derenne, Laurent Dupont, et al.. (2002). Characterization and comparison of two ligno-cellulosic substrates by 13C CP/MAS NMR, XPS, conventional pyrolysis and thermochemolysis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 373(8). 830–838. 23 indexed citations
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Dobrijévic, M., Chahrazade El Amri, M. H. Baron, et al.. (2001). Preparation for Mars sample return: search for biosignatures and prebiotic chemistry on Mars. ESASP. 496. 333–336. 1 indexed citations
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Derenne, Sylvie, Claude Largeau, Denise Pons, et al.. (2000). [Lipids from fossil plants and their relation to modern plants. Example s of Cenomanian flora from Anjou and Bohemia].. PubMed. 194(2). 57–64. 2 indexed citations
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Robert, F., et al.. (1999). Geochemical Study of the Insoluble Organic Matter of Orgueil and Murchison Meteorites. M&PSA. 34. 3 indexed citations
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Robert, F., et al.. (1998). Preliminary Geochemical Study of Insoluble Organic Matter from the Orgueil Meteorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement. 33. 1 indexed citations
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Fisher, Keith J., Claude Largeau, & Sylvie Derenne. (1996). Can oil shales be used to produce fullerenes?. Organic Geochemistry. 24(6-7). 715–723. 9 indexed citations
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Gelin, François, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Pierre Metzger, et al.. (1993). Mechanisms of flash pyrolysis of ether lipids isolated from the green microalga Botryococcus braunii race A. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 27(2). 155–168. 40 indexed citations
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Derenne, Sylvie, et al.. (1992). Formation of ultralaminae in marine kerogens via selective preservation of thin resistant outer walls of microalgae. Organic Geochemistry. 19(4-6). 345–350. 79 indexed citations
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Frenz, John, et al.. (1989). Hydrocarbon recovery and biocompatibility of solvents for extraction from cultures of Botryococcus braunii. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 34(6). 755–762. 64 indexed citations
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Derenne, Sylvie, Claude Largeau, E. Casadevall, & Claire Berkaloff. (1989). Occurrence of a resistant biopolymer in the L race of Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry. 28(4). 1137–1142. 70 indexed citations
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Largeau, Claude, et al.. (1987). Latex constituents of euphorbia candelabrum euphorbia grantii euphorbia tirucalli and synadenium grantii. Phytochemistry. 26(1). 3041–3046. 3 indexed citations
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