Dietrich Meier

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Dietrich Meier is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dietrich Meier has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Dietrich Meier's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (57 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (55 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (17 papers). Dietrich Meier is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (57 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (55 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (17 papers). Dietrich Meier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Dietrich Meier's co-authors include O. Faix, A.V. Bridgwater, Desmond Radlein, I. Fortmann, Anja Oasmaa, Douglas C. Elliott, Kevin McDonnell, Ger Devlin, Gaļina Dobele and Галина Телышева and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Bioresource Technology and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Dietrich Meier

99 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

An overview of fast pyrolysis of biomass 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 400 800 1.2k
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. An overview of fast pyrolysis of biomass
    1999 1.3k citations A.V. Bridgwater, Dietrich Meier 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
Dietrich Meier Germany 45 7.0k 1.6k 822 562 511 101 8.1k
Joon Weon Choi South Korea 40 3.3k 0.5× 856 0.5× 783 1.0× 245 0.4× 339 0.7× 121 4.7k
Shiro Saka Japan 60 11.4k 1.6× 2.9k 1.8× 865 1.1× 166 0.3× 871 1.7× 226 12.9k
Mi Li China 46 3.6k 0.5× 780 0.5× 708 0.9× 344 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 192 6.6k
Foster A. Agblevor United States 45 3.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 281 0.3× 331 0.6× 301 0.6× 115 4.9k
Sunkyu Park United States 45 5.5k 0.8× 706 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 521 0.9× 799 1.6× 163 9.3k
Philip H. Steele United States 30 6.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 271 0.3× 1.1k 1.9× 537 1.1× 94 9.0k
Liangliang Fan China 41 3.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 475 0.6× 621 1.1× 329 0.6× 117 5.2k
O. Faix Germany 44 5.7k 0.8× 535 0.3× 1.8k 2.2× 179 0.3× 759 1.5× 108 7.5k
W.J. Frederick United States 17 4.1k 0.6× 751 0.5× 572 0.7× 99 0.2× 225 0.4× 47 5.7k
Peter McKendry United Kingdom 5 4.5k 0.6× 954 0.6× 235 0.3× 662 1.2× 206 0.4× 7 5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dietrich Meier

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Meier, Dietrich. (2017). Pyrolysis Oil Biorefinery. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 166. 301–337. 6 indexed citations
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Meier, Dietrich, et al.. (2014). Extraction of value-added chemicals from pyrolysis liquids with supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 113. 174–185. 36 indexed citations
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Rasrendra, Carolus B., Michael Windt, Yuehu Wang, et al.. (2013). Experimental studies on the pyrolysis of humins from the acid-catalysed dehydration of C6-sugars. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 104. 299–307. 77 indexed citations
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Meier, Dietrich, Bert van de Beld, A.V. Bridgwater, et al.. (2013). State-of-the-art of fast pyrolysis in IEA bioenergy member countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 20. 619–641. 225 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ger, et al.. (2012). Characterisation of spruce, salix, miscanthus and wheat straw for pyrolysis applications. Bioresource Technology. 131. 202–209. 53 indexed citations
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Tessini, Catherine, et al.. (2011). Chromatographic approaches for determination of low-molecular mass aldehydes in bio-oil. Journal of Chromatography A. 1219. 154–160. 51 indexed citations
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Rasrendra, Carolus B., Buana Girisuta, Henk H. van de Bovenkamp, et al.. (2011). Recovery of acetic acid from an aqueous pyrolysis oil phase by reactive extraction using tri-n-octylamine. Chemical Engineering Journal. 176-177. 244–252. 124 indexed citations
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Kim, Kwangho, et al.. (2009). Chemical features of solid residues obtained from supercritical water treatment of Populus alba × glandulosa.. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology. 37(4). 372–380. 1 indexed citations
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Windt, Michael, Dietrich Meier, J.H. Marsman, Hero J. Heeres, & Sjaak de Koning. (2008). Micro-pyrolysis of technical lignins in a new modular rig and product analysis by GC–MS/FID and GC × GC–TOFMS/FID. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 85(1-2). 38–46. 81 indexed citations
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Gatfield, Ian L., et al.. (2007). Raw materials: Chemical and biochemical changes occurring during the traditional Madagascan vanilla curing process - Effects on the sensory qualities of cured beans. 32(7). 20–28. 6 indexed citations
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Choi, Joon‐Weon, et al.. (2006). Characterization of Bio-oils Produced by Fluidized Bed Type Fast Pyrolysis of Woody Biomass. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology. 34(6). 36–43. 3 indexed citations
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Delgado, Ezequiel, et al.. (2006). Reactions, characterization and uptake of ammoxidized kraft lignin labeled with 15N. Bioresource Technology. 98(7). 1494–1500. 18 indexed citations
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Meier, Dietrich. (2005). Liquid smoke - an analytical challenge. Fleischwirtschaft international. 37–40. 1 indexed citations
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Uçar, Güneş, Dietrich Meier, O. Faix, & G. Wegener. (2004). Analytical pyrolysis and FTIR spectroscopy of fossil Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) wood and MWLs isolated hereof. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 63(1). 57–63. 31 indexed citations
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Alcaraz‐González, V., et al.. (1997). Ammoxidized kraft lignin as a slow-release fertilizer tested on Sorghum vulgare. Bioresource Technology. 61(1). 43–46. 36 indexed citations
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Gonçalves, Adilson R., Ulf Schuchardt, Dietrich Meier, & O. Faix. (1997). Pyrolysis-gas chromatography of the macromolecular fractions of oxidized Organocell lignins. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 40-41. 543–551. 12 indexed citations
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Marques, António Vélez, Helena Pereira, Dietrich Meier, & O. Faix. (1994). Quantitative Analysis of Cork (Quercus suber L.) and Milled Cork Lignin by FTIR Spectroscopy, Analytical Pyrolysis, and Total Hydrolysis. Holzforschung. 48(s1). 43–50. 45 indexed citations
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Meier, Dietrich, et al.. (1988). Catalytic Hydroliquefaction of Spruce Wood - Elemental Balance and Effect of Catalyst -. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 8(4). 523–542. 13 indexed citations
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Meier, Dietrich, et al.. (1986). Direct liquefaction of different lignocellulosics and their constituents. Fuel. 65(7). 916–921. 16 indexed citations
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