David Martín Alonso

15.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
68 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

David Martín Alonso is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Martín Alonso has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Martín Alonso's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (52 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (35 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers). David Martín Alonso is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (52 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (35 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers). David Martín Alonso collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. David Martín Alonso's co-authors include James A. Dumesic, Stephanie G. Wettstein, Jesse Q. Bond, Max A. Mellmer, Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Jean Marcel R. Gallo, R. Mariscal, M. López Granados, Elif I. Gürbüz and Christos T. Maravelias and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

David Martín Alonso

68 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels 2007 2026 2013 2019 2010 2012 2010 2013 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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. Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels
    2010 1.9k citations David Martín Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  2. Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals
    2012 1.2k citations David Martín Alonso, Stephanie G. Wettstein et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  3. Integrated Catalytic Conversion of γ-Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels
    2010 942 citations Jesse Q. Bond, David Martín Alonso et al. Science profile →
  4. Gamma-valerolactone, a sustainable platform molecule derived from lignocellulosic biomass
    2013 872 citations David Martín Alonso, Stephanie G. Wettstein et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  5. Biodiesel from sunflower oil by using activated calcium oxide
    2007 702 citations M. López Granados, David Martín Alonso et al. profile →
  6. Nonenzymatic Sugar Production from Biomass Using Biomass-Derived γ-Valerolactone
    2014 609 citations Jeremy S. Luterbacher, David Martín Alonso et al. Science profile →
  7. Conversion of Hemicellulose into Furfural Using Solid Acid Catalysts in γ‐Valerolactone
    2012 406 citations Jean Marcel R. Gallo, David Martín Alonso et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization
    2017 402 citations David Martín Alonso, Sikander H. Hakim et al. profile →
  9. Targeted chemical upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass to platform molecules
    2014 393 citations Jeremy S. Luterbacher, David Martín Alonso et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  10. Toward biomass-derived renewable plastics: Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from fructose
    2018 355 citations Canan Sener, David Martín Alonso et al. profile →
  11. Production of renewable jet fuel range alkanes and commodity chemicals from integrated catalytic processing of biomass
    2014 325 citations Jesse Q. Bond, Aniruddha A. Upadhye et al. Energy & Environmental 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
David Martín Alonso United States 47 11.8k 5.0k 2.5k 2.2k 1.9k 68 13.5k
Brent H. Shanks United States 58 8.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 755 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 164 10.9k
Xing Tang China 47 5.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 200 7.7k
Sara Iborra Spain 50 13.9k 1.2× 6.5k 1.3× 6.5k 2.6× 1.6k 0.7× 5.7k 3.1× 129 21.0k
Jie Xu China 63 6.2k 0.5× 2.7k 0.5× 4.7k 1.9× 858 0.4× 4.6k 2.5× 305 13.4k
Alexandra Velty Spain 22 4.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 662 0.3× 1.9k 1.0× 36 7.3k
Basudeb Saha United States 47 5.5k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 95 7.1k
Jinliang Song China 51 4.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 2.9k 1.1× 999 0.5× 2.4k 1.3× 198 9.8k
Lu Lin China 47 5.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 163 6.4k
Chandrashekhar V. Rode India 49 3.9k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 2.9k 1.2× 763 0.4× 2.6k 1.4× 224 7.3k
Mingyuan Zheng China 43 4.3k 0.4× 2.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 419 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 112 6.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alonso, David Martín, et al.. (2025). Recent developments in solvent and catalyst selection for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. EES Catalysis. 3(4). 595–620. 3 indexed citations
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Eugenio, Laura I. de, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Felipe de Salas, et al.. (2024). Fungal Enzymes for Saccharification of Gamma‐Valerolactone‐Pretreated White Birch Wood: Optimization of the Production of Talaromyces amestolkiae Cellulolytic Cocktail. Engineering in Life Sciences. 24(9). e202400029–e202400029. 1 indexed citations
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Linares, María, Amin Osatiashtiani, F. Vila, et al.. (2024). Production of Methyl Lactate with Sn-USY and Sn-β: Insights into Real Hemicellulose Valorization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(7). 2771–2782. 8 indexed citations
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Vila, F., et al.. (2024). Dehydration of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol Into Dihydropyran on γ-Al2O3 Catalyst: Reaction Monitoring by In Situ DRIFT Spectroscopy. Topics in Catalysis. 68(1-2). 141–154. 1 indexed citations
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Granados, M. López, Jovita Moreno, Ana C. Alba‐Rubio, et al.. (2020). Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of maleic acid with stoichiometric amounts of formic acid in aqueous phase: paving the way for more sustainable succinic acid production. Green Chemistry. 22(6). 1859–1872. 40 indexed citations
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Chen, Mingjie, Qianli Ma, J. Y. Zhu, David Martín Alonso, & Troy Runge. (2019). GVL pulping facilitates nanocellulose production from woody biomass. Green Chemistry. 21(19). 5316–5325. 37 indexed citations
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He, Jiayue, Kefeng Huang, Kevin J. Barnett, et al.. (2017). New catalytic strategies for α,ω-diols production from lignocellulosic biomass. Faraday Discussions. 202. 247–267. 71 indexed citations
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Liu, Yifei, Max A. Mellmer, David Martín Alonso, & James A. Dumesic. (2015). Effects of Water on the Copper‐Catalyzed Conversion of Hydroxymethylfurfural in Tetrahydrofuran. ChemSusChem. 8(23). 3983–3986. 44 indexed citations
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Mellmer, Max A., Canan Sener, Jean Marcel R. Gallo, et al.. (2014). Solvent Effects in Acid‐Catalyzed Biomass Conversion Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(44). 11872–11875. 391 indexed citations
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Bond, Jesse Q., Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Hakan Olcay, et al.. (2014). Production of renewable jet fuel range alkanes and commodity chemicals from integrated catalytic processing of biomass. Energy & Environmental Science. 7(4). 1500–1523. 325 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mellmer, Max A., Canan Sener, Jean Marcel R. Gallo, et al.. (2014). Solvent Effects in Acid‐Catalyzed Biomass Conversion Reactions. Angewandte Chemie. 126(44). 12066–12069. 38 indexed citations
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Luterbacher, Jeremy S., David Martín Alonso, & James A. Dumesic. (2014). Targeted chemical upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass to platform molecules. Green Chemistry. 16(12). 4816–4838. 393 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Dong, Sikander H. Hakim, David Martín Alonso, & James A. Dumesic. (2013). A highly selective route to linear alpha olefins from biomass-derived lactones and unsaturated acids. Chemical Communications. 49(63). 7040–7040. 65 indexed citations
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Alonso, David Martín, Stephanie G. Wettstein, & James A. Dumesic. (2012). Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals. Chemical Society Reviews. 41(24). 8075–8075. 1193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bond, Jesse Q., David Martín Alonso, Dong Wang, Ryan M. West, & James A. Dumesic. (2010). Integrated Catalytic Conversion of γ-Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels. Science. 327(5969). 1110–1114. 942 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bond, Jesse Q., David Martín Alonso, Ryan M. West, & James A. Dumesic. (2010). γ-Valerolactone Ring-Opening and Decarboxylation over SiO2/Al2O3 in the Presence of Water. Langmuir. 26(21). 16291–16298. 157 indexed citations
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Granados, M. López, et al.. (2009). Transesterification of Triglycerides by CaO: Increase of the Reaction Rate by Biodiesel Addition. Energy & Fuels. 23(4). 2259–2263. 70 indexed citations
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Alonso, David Martín, Manuel Pérez, Generosa Gómez, B. Covelo, & Yagamare Fall. (2005). The furan approach to oxacycles. Part 3: Stereoselective synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans. Tetrahedron. 61(8). 2021–2026. 24 indexed citations

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