Dekui Shen

12.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
168 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Dekui Shen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dekui Shen has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 48 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dekui Shen's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (58 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (53 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (20 papers). Dekui Shen is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (58 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (53 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (20 papers). Dekui Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Romania. Dekui Shen's co-authors include Kai Luo, Rui Xiao, Lingli Zhu, Sai Gu, Huiyan Zhang, A.V. Bridgwater, Jun Hu, Zhanghong Wang, Chunfei Wu and Shiliang Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dekui Shen

161 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

The mechanism for thermal decomposition of cellulose and ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2020 2014 250 500 750
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. The mechanism for thermal decomposition of cellulose and its main products
    2009 795 citations Dekui Shen, Kai Luo Bioresource Technology profile →
  2. A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods
    2020 764 citations Lingli Zhu, Dekui Shen et al. profile →
  3. Thermal degradation of softwood lignin and hardwood lignin by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS
    2014 375 citations Dekui Shen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dekui Shen China 53 6.0k 2.7k 1.9k 1.1k 962 168 10.0k
Tomás Cordero Spain 52 3.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 762 0.8× 163 7.8k
Yingquan Chen China 64 7.9k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 922 1.0× 221 12.3k
Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis Greece 53 4.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 668 0.6× 876 0.9× 178 8.2k
Thallada Bhaskar India 62 8.5k 1.4× 2.3k 0.9× 3.0k 1.6× 681 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 288 13.4k
Sonil Nanda Canada 59 7.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 795 0.8× 420 0.4× 152 11.5k
Sushil Adhikari United States 50 6.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.7× 536 0.5× 472 0.5× 203 10.6k
Zakaria Man Malaysia 53 3.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 700 0.7× 239 8.5k
J.Á. Menéndez Spain 59 5.1k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 3.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.9× 622 0.6× 207 12.3k
Xianhua Wang China 56 6.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 2.3k 1.2× 733 0.7× 576 0.6× 189 8.2k
Tingzhou Lei China 48 4.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 470 0.4× 630 0.7× 237 8.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dekui Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dekui Shen

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All Works

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Qian, Yiwen, Daolun Liang, Dekui Shen, et al.. (2025). Formation characteristics of volatile organic compounds during co-heating of municipal sewage sludge and municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. Journal of the Energy Institute. 119. 102016–102016. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Sikai, et al.. (2025). Cobalt-doped rutile/anatase TiO2 photoanode with oriented energy band offset for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Applied Surface Science. 700. 163159–163159. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Daolun, et al.. (2025). Boron containing energetic ionic liquids: Sustainable propellants for green aerospace propulsion. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 226. 116453–116453.
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Shen, Dekui, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Sheeraz Iqbal, et al.. (2025). CFD-guided catalytic combustion optimization of CH4/H2/NH3 blends using staged Ni-based catalysts: Insights into NOx mitigation and efficiency enhancement. Fuel Processing Technology. 277. 108315–108315.
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Liu, Limin, Chen Deng, Yifan Xu, et al.. (2025). Advancing CO 2 Upgrading to Multicarbon Products: Synergies Between Photo/Electrochemical and Biological Conversion. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(9). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jianfei, et al.. (2024). A facile preparation strategy for lignin-based carbon encapsulate cobalt/cobalt phosphides heterojunctions for boosting acidic hydrogen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 60. 909–916. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Chen, Pengfei Li, Huichao Chen, et al.. (2024). The impact of salinity on biomethane production and microbial community in the anaerobic digestion of food waste components. Energy. 294. 130736–130736. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lingli, Hao Wu, Shengyu Xie, Hongmin Yang, & Dekui Shen. (2024). Multicolor lignin-derived carbon quantum dots: Controllable synthesis and photocatalytic applications. Applied Surface Science. 662. 160126–160126. 17 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lingli, et al.. (2024). Formation mechanism of lignin-derived carbon quantum dots: From chemical structures to fluorescent behaviors. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131490–131490. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Guofu Liu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2024). A partitioned dynamic ammonia injection strategy based on real-time NOx flux distribution characteristics in an SCR system. Fuel. 381. 133711–133711. 3 indexed citations
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Liang, Daolun, et al.. (2023). Ignition and combustion characteristics of ultrasonically levitated single droplets of nano‑boron/oxygenated fuel slurries. Applied Energy. 357. 122409–122409. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Weiwei, Dekui Shen, & Haijiao Xie. (2023). Effect of Heteroatoms on Pseudocapacitance for N/O Co-doped Porous Carbon in an Alkaline Aqueous Electrolyte. Energy & Fuels. 37(16). 12467–12473. 6 indexed citations
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Shen, Dekui, et al.. (2022). Preparation of Citric Acid-Sewage Sludge Hydrochar and Its Adsorption Performance for Pb(II) in Aqueous Solution. Polymers. 14(5). 968–968. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiankun, Ziyan Chen, Zhanghong Wang, et al.. (2022). Facile and green preparation of solid carbon nanoonions via catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignin and polyethylene and their adsorption capability towards Cu(ii). RSC Advances. 12(8). 5042–5052. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Dekui, M. X. Fang, Mingchun Luo, K. F. Cen, & W. K. Chow. (2007). Thermal Degradation And Ignition Of Wood By Thermal Radiation. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 7. 90–90. 2 indexed citations

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