Dora E. López

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Dora E. López is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dora E. López has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dora E. López's work include Biodiesel Production and Applications (4 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (4 papers) and Process Optimization and Integration (3 papers). Dora E. López is often cited by papers focused on Biodiesel Production and Applications (4 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (4 papers) and Process Optimization and Integration (3 papers). Dora E. López collaborates with scholars based in United States, El Salvador and Japan. Dora E. López's co-authors include David A. Bruce, James G. Goodwin, Edgar Lotero, Kaewta Suwannakarn, Yijun Liu, Satoshi Furuta, Jason Trembly and Greg Thoma and has published in prestigious journals such as Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Desalination and Applied Catalysis A General.

In The Last Decade

Dora E. López

9 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Biodiesel via Acid Catalysis 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 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. Synthesis of Biodiesel via Acid Catalysis
    2005 1.3k citations Edgar Lotero, Yijun Liu et al. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research profile →
  2. Transesterification of triacetin with methanol on solid acid and base catalysts
    2005 484 citations Dora E. López, James G. Goodwin et al. Applied Catalysis A General profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dora E. López United States 7 1.8k 1.3k 566 321 196 9 2.1k
Kaewta Suwannakarn United States 10 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 563 1.0× 408 1.3× 176 0.9× 10 2.2k
Shenlin Zhu China 15 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 304 0.5× 289 0.9× 144 0.7× 21 1.7k
Kunchana Bunyakiat Thailand 14 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 347 0.6× 356 1.1× 106 0.5× 16 1.7k
I.M. Atadashi Malaysia 12 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 707 1.2× 183 0.6× 201 1.0× 12 2.3k
Masato Kouzu Japan 21 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 398 0.7× 392 1.2× 65 0.3× 48 2.3k
Lakhya Jyoti Konwar India 21 1.4k 0.8× 935 0.7× 248 0.4× 386 1.2× 56 0.3× 39 1.9k
Xianglan Piao China 13 1.2k 0.6× 900 0.7× 250 0.4× 272 0.8× 98 0.5× 13 1.5k
Dadan Kusdiana Japan 10 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 915 1.6× 107 0.3× 364 1.9× 16 2.9k
Masoud Zabeti Netherlands 9 1.2k 0.7× 869 0.7× 232 0.4× 191 0.6× 60 0.3× 13 1.4k
Nasar Mansir Malaysia 17 963 0.5× 766 0.6× 203 0.4× 296 0.9× 55 0.3× 25 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Dora E. López

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dora E. López

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dora E. López

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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López, Dora E., et al.. (2021). Citric Acid Recovery from a Synthetic Fermentation Broth by Ion- Exchange Resins. 18(2). 9–14. 1 indexed citations
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Thoma, Greg, et al.. (2021). Life cycle impact assessment of biofuels derived from sweet sorghum in the U.S.. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 166–166. 8 indexed citations
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López, Dora E. & Jason Trembly. (2017). Desalination of hypersaline brines with joule-heating and chemical pre-treatment: Conceptual design and economics. Desalination. 415. 49–57. 24 indexed citations
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López, Dora E., et al.. (2010). Energy Life Cycle Assessment for the Production of Biodiesel from Rendered Lipids in the United States. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 49(5). 2419–2432. 41 indexed citations
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López, Dora E., Kaewta Suwannakarn, James G. Goodwin, & David A. Bruce. (2008). Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism for the Gas- and Liquid-Phase Esterification of Acetic Acid with Methanol on Tungstated Zirconia. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 47(7). 2221–2230. 28 indexed citations
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López, Dora E., James G. Goodwin, David A. Bruce, & Satoshi Furuta. (2008). Esterification and transesterification using modified-zirconia catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General. 339(1). 76–83. 219 indexed citations
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López, Dora E.. (2007). HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS AND BIODIESEL FORMING REACTIONS. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 1 indexed citations
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Lotero, Edgar, Yijun Liu, Dora E. López, et al.. (2005). Synthesis of Biodiesel via Acid Catalysis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 44(14). 5353–5363. 1316 indexed citations breakdown →
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López, Dora E., James G. Goodwin, David A. Bruce, & Edgar Lotero. (2005). Transesterification of triacetin with methanol on solid acid and base catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General. 295(2). 97–105. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

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