D. Franco

1.1k total citations
46 papers, 913 citations indexed

About

D. Franco is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Fuel Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Franco has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 913 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Fuel Technology. Recurrent topics in D. Franco's work include Coal and Coke Industries Research (9 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (7 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (6 papers). D. Franco is often cited by papers focused on Coal and Coke Industries Research (9 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (7 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (6 papers). D. Franco collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Poland and Netherlands. D. Franco's co-authors include J. Mullens, L. C. Van Poucke, Jan Yperman, H. Van den Rul, Marlies K. Van Bael, Jan D’Haen, J. Yperman, Roos Peeters, Grażyna Gryglewicz and J. Van Aelst and has published in prestigious journals such as Fuel, Analytica Chimica Acta and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

D. Franco

44 papers receiving 873 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Franco Belgium 18 386 326 166 144 130 46 913
H. Marsh United Kingdom 14 384 1.0× 328 1.0× 91 0.5× 266 1.8× 140 1.1× 32 1.0k
Yoshinobu Otake Japan 11 300 0.8× 233 0.7× 86 0.5× 176 1.2× 108 0.8× 17 885
J. Yperman Belgium 19 371 1.0× 617 1.9× 128 0.8× 109 0.8× 85 0.7× 61 1.3k
J. Bimer Poland 13 308 0.8× 212 0.7× 33 0.2× 258 1.8× 133 1.0× 23 799
T. Siemieniewska Poland 13 271 0.7× 251 0.8× 45 0.3× 252 1.8× 63 0.5× 26 690
Hiroshi Fujitsu Japan 17 524 1.4× 423 1.3× 37 0.2× 490 3.4× 118 0.9× 122 1.1k
Jianmin Zhao China 18 223 0.6× 312 1.0× 195 1.2× 85 0.6× 89 0.7× 29 1.0k
María‐Jesús Blesa Spain 18 378 1.0× 340 1.0× 64 0.4× 124 0.9× 146 1.1× 50 1.1k
Juan F. Espinal Colombia 14 684 1.8× 402 1.2× 56 0.3× 245 1.7× 297 2.3× 29 1.4k
Chengfa Jiang China 25 934 2.4× 190 0.6× 40 0.2× 435 3.0× 199 1.5× 59 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Franco

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Franco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Franco

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Franco. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Franco 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 D. Franco. D. Franco 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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Franco, D., et al.. (2022). Student energy-saving in higher education tackling the challenge of decarbonisation. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 23(7). 1648–1666. 17 indexed citations
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Franco, D., et al.. (2018). Energy Efficiency projects in a living lab Higher Education Institution: a connection between sustainability and wellbeing. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1 indexed citations
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Franco, D.. (2012). Post Graduate Energy Efficiency Services: an example of good practices. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1.
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Elen, Ken, H. Van den Rul, An Hardy, et al.. (2009). Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanorods: a statistical determination of the significant parameters in view of reducing the diameter. Nanotechnology. 20(5). 55608–55608. 35 indexed citations
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Mullens, J., et al.. (2007). THE PREPARATION OF PBTIO3 USING THE OXALATE COPRECIPITATION METHOD. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt).
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Bael, Marlies K. Van, H. Van den Rul, Jan D’Haen, et al.. (2006). Synthesis of ZnO nanorods from aqueous solution. Materials Letters. 61(13). 2624–2627. 104 indexed citations
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Aelst, J. Van, Jan Yperman, D. Franco, et al.. (2000). Study of Silica-Immobilized Sulfur Model Compounds as Calibrants for the AP-TPR Study of Oxidized Coal Samples. Energy & Fuels. 14(5). 1002–1008. 33 indexed citations
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Gryglewicz, Grażyna, et al.. (2000). Effect of siderite in coal on reductive pyrolytic analyses. Fuel. 79(15). 1873–1881. 8 indexed citations
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Bael, Marlies K. Van, Aivaras Kareiva, G. Vanhoyland, et al.. (1998). Enhancement of Tc by substituting strontium for barium in the YBa2Cu4O8 superconductor prepared by a sol–gel method. Physica C Superconductivity. 307(3-4). 209–220. 11 indexed citations
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Kozłowski, Mieczysław, Helena Wachowska, J. Yperman, et al.. (1998). Atmospheric-Pressure Temperature-Programmed Reduction Study of High-Sulfur Coals Reduced in a Potassium/Liquid Ammonia System. Energy & Fuels. 12(6). 1142–1147. 13 indexed citations
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Bael, Marlies K. Van, Aivaras Kareiva, Jan D’Haen, et al.. (1998). Study of different chemical methods to prepare ceramic high-temperature superconductors. Superconductor Science and Technology. 11(1). 82–87. 17 indexed citations
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Bael, Marlies K. Van, Jan D’Haen, M. D’Olieslaeger, et al.. (1998). Preparation and characterization of coprecipitates and mechanical mixtures of calcium-strontium oxalates using XRD, SEM-EDX and TG. Thermochimica Acta. 318(1-2). 143–153. 13 indexed citations
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Gryglewicz, Grażyna, H. Machnikowska, Jan Yperman, et al.. (1997). Rank dependence of organic sulfur functionalities in coal. Fuel. 76(5). 391–396. 26 indexed citations
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Yperman, J., et al.. (1996). Multicomponent analysis of sodium cuprate, NaCuO2−x, having a high Cu(III) content. Analytica Chimica Acta. 334(1-2). 103–111. 5 indexed citations
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Yperman, Jan, et al.. (1995). Determination of sulfur groups in pyrolysed low-rank coal by atmospheric-pressure t.p.r.. Fuel. 74(9). 1261–1266. 34 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhiqing, Peter Adriaensens, D. Franco, et al.. (1992). Modification of poly(para-phenylene vinylene) by introduction of aromatic groups on the olefinic carbons. Synthetic Metals. 47(1). 111–132. 8 indexed citations
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Franco, D., Jan M. Gelan, Henri Martens, & Dirk Vanderzande. (1991). Characterization by 13C CP/MAS n.m.r. spectroscopy of the structural changes in coals after chemical treatments. Fuel. 70(7). 811–817. 15 indexed citations
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Franco, D., Jan Yperman, G. Reggers, et al.. (1991). An investigation into the changes of structure and reactivity during desulphurization of a bituminous coal. Fuel. 70(3). 434–441. 16 indexed citations

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