Derek R. Vardon

7.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
45 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Derek R. Vardon is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek R. Vardon has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Derek R. Vardon's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (21 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (12 papers). Derek R. Vardon is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (21 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (12 papers). Derek R. Vardon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jordan and United Kingdom. Derek R. Vardon's co-authors include Gregg T. Beckham, Timothy J. Strathmann, Eric M. Karp, Christopher W. Johnson, Davinia Salvachúa, Brajendra K. Sharma, Jeffrey Linger, Michael T. Guarnieri, Mary Ann Franden and Kishore Rajagopalan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Derek R. Vardon

44 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

2014 651 citations Derek R. Vardon, Eric M. Karp et al. profile →
Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

2016 534 citations Gregg T. Beckham, Christopher W. Johnson et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
Chemical properties of biocrude oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge

2011 530 citations Derek R. Vardon, B.K. Sharma et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
Adipic acid production from lignin

2014 486 citations Derek R. Vardon, Christopher W. Johnson et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Thermochemical conversion of raw and defatted algal biomass via hydrothermal liquefaction and slow pyrolysis

2012 351 citations Derek R. Vardon, Timothy J. Strathmann et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek R. Vardon United States	24	3.8k	1.1k	839	837	665	45	4.9k
Mary J. Biddy United States	33	5.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	910 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	994 1.5×	46	6.7k
Jian Shi United States	44	4.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	513 0.6×	538 0.6×	612 0.9×	97	5.8k
Luiz Pereira Ramos Brazil	46	4.9k 1.3×	2.3k 2.0×	612 0.7×	796 1.0×	695 1.0×	176	6.9k
Thomas D. Foust United States	19	5.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.6×	835 1.0×	491 0.6×	979 1.5×	43	5.9k
Xuebing Zhao China	47	6.3k 1.7×	2.9k 2.5×	581 0.7×	569 0.7×	703 1.1×	143	8.3k
Shubin Wu China	41	4.4k 1.2×	472 0.4×	496 0.6×	794 0.9×	560 0.8×	177	5.1k
Shaolong Sun China	52	7.6k 2.0×	1.4k 1.3×	985 1.2×	503 0.6×	1.8k 2.7×	154	9.3k
Zhongshun Yuan Canada	46	4.3k 1.1×	377 0.3×	487 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	562 0.8×	91	5.6k
Λεωνίδας Μάτσακας Sweden	41	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	313 0.4×	318 0.4×	371 0.6×	156	4.7k
Joon Weon Choi South Korea	40	3.3k 0.9×	388 0.3×	394 0.5×	856 1.0×	783 1.2×	121	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek R. Vardon

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Miller, Jacob H., Sean A. Tacey, Jonathan J. Travis, et al.. (2023). Towards improved conversion of wet waste to jet fuel with atomic layer deposition-coated hydrodeoxygenation catalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143268–143268. 6 indexed citations

Vardon, Derek R.. (2023). Solid catalysts for producing alcohols and methods of making the same. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Dzara, Michael J., Justin C. Johnson, Derek R. Vardon, et al.. (2022). Phototriggered Desorption of Hydrogen, Ethylene, and Carbon Monoxide from a Cu(I)-Modified Covalent Organic Framework. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126(35). 14801–14812. 8 indexed citations

Settle, Amy E., Davis R. Conklin, Hien N. Pham, et al.. (2022). MgO(111) Nanocatalyst for Biomass Conversion: A Study of Carbon Coating Effects on Catalyst Faceting and Performance. Catalysis Letters. 152(11). 3354–3364. 2 indexed citations

Miller, Jacob H., Matthew Wiatrowski, Pahola Thathiana Benavides, et al.. (2022). Screening and evaluation of biomass upgrading strategies for sustainable transportation fuel production with biomass-derived volatile fatty acids. iScience. 25(11). 105384–105384. 8 indexed citations

Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2021). Correction: Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(12). 6678–6678.

Huo, Xiangchen, Davis R. Conklin, Mingxia Zhou, et al.. (2021). Catalytic activity and water stability of the MgO(111) surface for 2-pentanone condensation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 294. 120234–120234. 14 indexed citations

Vorotnikov, Vassili, Todd R. Eaton, Amy E. Settle, et al.. (2019). Inverse Bimetallic RuSn Catalyst for Selective Carboxylic Acid Reduction. ACS Catalysis. 9(12). 11350–11359. 16 indexed citations

Moyer, Kathleen, Davis R. Conklin, Calvin Mukarakate, et al.. (2019). Hierarchically Structured CeO2 Catalyst Particles From Nanocellulose/Alginate Templates for Upgrading of Fast Pyrolysis Vapors. Frontiers in Chemistry. 7. 730–730. 12 indexed citations

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Fioroni, Gina M., Lisa Fouts, Jon Luecke, et al.. (2019). Screening of Potential Biomass-Derived Streams as Fuel Blendstocks for Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility. 1(3). 1117–1138. 42 indexed citations

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Settle, Amy E., Laura Berstis, Shuting Zhang, et al.. (2018). Iodine‐Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate. ChemSusChem. 11(11). 1768–1780. 17 indexed citations

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Settle, Amy E., Laura Berstis, Shuting Zhang, et al.. (2018). Cover Feature: Iodine‐Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate (ChemSusChem 11/2018). ChemSusChem. 11(11). 1737–1737. 1 indexed citations

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Corona, Andrea, Mary J. Biddy, Derek R. Vardon, et al.. (2018). Life cycle assessment of adipic acid production from lignin. Green Chemistry. 20(16). 3857–3866. 133 indexed citations

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Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2018). Thermochemical wastewater valorizationviaenhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(6). 1625–1638. 84 indexed citations

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Rorrer, Nicholas A., et al.. (2017). Biomass-derived monomers for performance-differentiated fiber reinforced polymer composites. Green Chemistry. 19(12). 2812–2825. 54 indexed citations

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Vardon, Derek R., Amy E. Settle, Vassili Vorotnikov, et al.. (2017). Ru-Sn/AC for the Aqueous-Phase Reduction of Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol under Continuous Process Conditions. ACS Catalysis. 7(9). 6207–6219. 49 indexed citations

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Karp, Eric M., Todd R. Eaton, Violeta Sànchez i Nogué, et al.. (2017). Renewable acrylonitrile production. Science. 358(6368). 1307–1310. 131 indexed citations

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Settle, Amy E., Laura Berstis, Nicholas A. Rorrer, et al.. (2017). Heterogeneous Diels–Alder catalysis for biomass-derived aromatic compounds. Green Chemistry. 19(15). 3468–3492. 216 indexed citations

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Beckham, Gregg T., Christopher W. Johnson, Eric M. Karp, Davinia Salvachúa, & Derek R. Vardon. (2016). Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 42. 40–53. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vardon, Derek R., B.K. Sharma, John W. Scott, et al.. (2011). Chemical properties of biocrude oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge. Bioresource Technology. 102(17). 8295–8303. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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