Evan Stephens

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Evan Stephens is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Evan Stephens has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Evan Stephens's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (15 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (5 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (2 papers). Evan Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (15 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (5 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (2 papers). Evan Stephens collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and Malaysia. Evan Stephens's co-authors include Ben Hankamer, Olaf Kruse, Clemens Posten, Jan H. Mussgnug, Skye R. Thomas‐Hall, Peer M. Schenk, Ute C. Marx, Ian L. Ross, Juliane Wolf and Liam Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Plant Science and Biomass and Bioenergy.

In The Last Decade

Evan Stephens

16 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Second Generation Biofuels: High-Efficiency Microalgae for Biodiesel Production

2008 1.7k citations Peer M. Schenk, Skye R. Thomas‐Hall et al. BioEnergy Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Evan Stephens Australia	13	2.0k	1.0k	592	283	158	16	2.4k
R. Ranjith Kumar India	10	1.7k 0.9×	835 0.8×	363 0.6×	229 0.8×	78 0.5×	15	2.0k
Ryan Davis United States	21	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	563 1.0×	191 0.7×	116 0.7×	41	2.8k
Senthil Chinnasamy India	22	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	349 0.6×	335 1.2×	136 0.9×	30	2.6k
Tianzhong Liu China	33	2.8k 1.4×	887 0.9×	696 1.2×	591 2.1×	292 1.8×	92	3.3k
Poonam Singh South Africa	20	1.7k 0.9×	682 0.7×	485 0.8×	269 1.0×	96 0.6×	24	2.2k
Giulia Padovani Italy	10	2.1k 1.1×	818 0.8×	675 1.1×	365 1.3×	217 1.4×	13	2.4k
Chien‐Ya Kao Taiwan	10	2.0k 1.0×	573 0.5×	316 0.5×	219 0.8×	119 0.8×	10	2.2k
Niccoló Bassi Italy	8	2.8k 1.4×	955 0.9×	803 1.4×	518 1.8×	304 1.9×	11	3.1k
Kuei-Ling Yeh Taiwan	8	1.7k 0.8×	739 0.7×	407 0.7×	254 0.9×	87 0.6×	9	2.1k
Sheng‐Yi Chiu Taiwan	11	1.9k 0.9×	528 0.5×	304 0.5×	211 0.7×	112 0.7×	12	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Evan Stephens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Evan Stephens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evan Stephens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Evan Stephens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Evan Stephens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Evan Stephens. Evan Stephens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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16 of 16 papers shown

Van, Thuy Chu, Nicholas C. Surawski, Ursel Hornung, et al.. (2021). The fate of nitrogen and sulphur during co-liquefaction of algae and bagasse: Experimental and multi-criterion decision analysis. Biomass and Bioenergy. 151. 106119–106119. 12 indexed citations

Wolf, Juliane, et al.. (2020). Light guide systems enhance microalgae production efficiency in outdoor high rate ponds. Algal Research. 47. 101846–101846. 20 indexed citations

Yarnold, Jennifer, et al.. (2019). Charting a development path to deliver cost competitive microalgae-based fuels. Algal Research. 45. 101721–101721. 21 indexed citations

Wolf, Juliane, et al.. (2019). Cationic polyacrylamide induced flocculation and turbulent dewatering of microalgae on a Britt Dynamic Drainage Jar. Separation and Purification Technology. 233. 116004–116004. 27 indexed citations

Hossain, Farhad M., Richard Brown, Zoran Ristovski, et al.. (2017). Experimental Investigations of Physical and Chemical Properties for Microalgae HTL Bio-Crude Using a Large Batch Reactor. Energies. 10(4). 467–467. 43 indexed citations

Wolf, Juliane, Evan Stephens, Jennifer Yarnold, et al.. (2016). Multifactorial comparison of photobioreactor geometries in parallel microalgae cultivations. Algal Research. 15. 187–201. 48 indexed citations

Ross, Ian L., Melanie Oey, Evan Stephens, & Ben Hankamer. (2016). Prospects for Photobiological Hydrogen as a Renewable Energy. Current Biotechnology. 5(3). 173–191. 4 indexed citations

Wolf, Juliane, et al.. (2015). Automated nutrient screening system enables high-throughput optimisation of microalgae production conditions. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 65–65. 61 indexed citations

Stephens, Evan, et al.. (2015). Triggered exocytosis of the protozoan Tetrahymena as a source of bioflocculation and a controllable dewatering method for efficient harvest of microalgal cultures. Algal Research. 13. 148–158. 12 indexed citations

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Wolf, Juliane, et al.. (2015). High-throughput screen for high performance microalgae strain selection and integrated media design. Algal Research. 11. 313–325. 33 indexed citations

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Oey, Melanie, Ian L. Ross, Evan Stephens, et al.. (2013). RNAi Knock-Down of LHCBM1, 2 and 3 Increases Photosynthetic H2 Production Efficiency of the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61375–e61375. 80 indexed citations

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Stephens, Evan, Ian L. Ross, & Ben Hankamer. (2013). Expanding the microalgal industry – continuing controversy or compelling case?. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 17(3). 444–452. 30 indexed citations

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Stephens, Evan. (2013). Algae Fuels as an Alternative to Petroleum. Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology. 4(4). 19 indexed citations

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Klein‐Marcuschamer, Daniel, Christopher Turner, M. Allen, et al.. (2013). Technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 7(4). 416–428. 106 indexed citations

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Stephens, Evan, Ian L. Ross, Jan H. Mussgnug, et al.. (2010). Future prospects of microalgal biofuel production systems. Trends in Plant Science. 15(10). 554–564. 240 indexed citations

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Schenk, Peer M., Skye R. Thomas‐Hall, Evan Stephens, et al.. (2008). Second Generation Biofuels: High-Efficiency Microalgae for Biodiesel Production. BioEnergy Research. 1(1). 20–43. 1656 indexed citations breakdown →

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