Gavin Towler

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Gavin Towler is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Towler has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gavin Towler's work include Process Optimization and Integration (14 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (13 papers) and Industrial Gas Emission Control (6 papers). Gavin Towler is often cited by papers focused on Process Optimization and Integration (14 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (13 papers) and Industrial Gas Emission Control (6 papers). Gavin Towler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Gavin Towler's co-authors include Ray Sinnott, Richard Shepherd, Dennis Y.-C. Thong, Scott Lynn, Xin Zhu, R. Smith, R. Mann, Shanying Hu, Anil R. Oroskar and Suzanne Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research and Chemical Engineering Science.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Towler

27 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Eco... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300 400
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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. Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design
    2021 480 citations Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University) profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gavin Towler United Kingdom 18 832 449 359 178 174 28 1.7k
Peng Yen Liew Malaysia 21 486 0.6× 287 0.6× 135 0.4× 109 0.6× 43 0.2× 72 1.2k
Kok Siew Ng United Kingdom 22 122 0.1× 257 0.6× 565 1.6× 83 0.5× 138 0.8× 28 1.3k
Eva Thorin Sweden 30 148 0.2× 743 1.7× 1.3k 3.5× 166 0.9× 225 1.3× 142 3.3k
Mithilesh Kumar Jha India 23 184 0.2× 357 0.8× 1.0k 2.8× 339 1.9× 35 0.2× 94 2.1k
N. V. S. N. Murthy Konda United States 15 166 0.2× 178 0.4× 898 2.5× 79 0.4× 139 0.8× 24 1.3k
Siddharth Jain India 36 201 0.2× 1.7k 3.7× 2.8k 7.8× 271 1.5× 45 0.3× 97 4.1k
Dipesh S. Patle India 19 229 0.3× 299 0.7× 470 1.3× 146 0.8× 86 0.5× 58 1.0k
N.M.N. Sulaiman Malaysia 18 141 0.2× 755 1.7× 1.4k 4.0× 167 0.9× 41 0.2× 28 2.2k
Salman Soltanian Malaysia 11 94 0.1× 350 0.8× 870 2.4× 152 0.9× 26 0.1× 16 1.4k
Yunyun Xie China 25 357 0.4× 298 0.7× 170 0.5× 312 1.8× 72 0.4× 97 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Gavin Towler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin Towler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Towler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gavin Towler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gavin Towler 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 Gavin Towler. Gavin Towler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Towler, Gavin & Ray Sinnott. (2021). Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University). 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (2006). Improved Absorber-Stripper Technology for Gas Sweetening to Ultra-Low H2S Concentrations. 8 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (2002). Analysis of Refinery Hydrogen Distribution Systems. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 41(23). 5759–5769. 317 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xin, et al.. (2001). A Simultaneous Optimization Strategy for Overall Integration in Refinery Planning. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 40(12). 2640–2653. 67 indexed citations
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Smith, R., et al.. (2001). Design and Optimization of Fully Thermally Coupled Distillation Columns. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 79(7). 701–715. 154 indexed citations
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Thong, Dennis Y.-C., et al.. (2000). Distillation design and retrofit using stage-composition lines. Chemical Engineering Science. 55(3). 625–640. 21 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1998). Influence of multicomponent mass transfer on homogeneous azeotropic distillation. Chemical Engineering Science. 53(5). 963–976. 33 indexed citations
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Thong, Dennis Y.-C., et al.. (1998). Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation. 1. Design Procedure for Single-Feed Columns at Nontotal Reflux. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 37(3). 987–997. 32 indexed citations
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Thong, Dennis Y.-C., et al.. (1998). Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation. 2. Design Procedure for Sequences of Columns. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 37(3). 998–1008. 11 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1997). Process Economics for Commodity Chemicals. 2. Design of Flexible Processes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 36(9). 3739–3755. 4 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1997). Process Economics for Commodity Chemicals. 1. The Effect of Fluctuating Costs on Design and Optimization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 36(9). 3727–3738. 6 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1997). Application of linearised vapour-liquid equilibrium equations. Chemical Engineering Science. 52(19). 3405–3407. 1 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin. (1996). Integrated process design for improved energy efficiency. Renewable Energy. 9(1-4). 1076–1080. 5 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1996). Refinery Hydrogen Management:  Cost Analysis of Chemically-Integrated Facilities. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 35(7). 2378–2388. 118 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin, et al.. (1994). Removal Of H2S from Coal Gas Using Limestone: Kinetic Considerations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 33(2). 265–272. 31 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin & Scott Lynn. (1993). Development of a zero-emissions sulfur-recovery process. 2. Sulfur-recovery process based on the reactions of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide at high temperature. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 32(11). 2812–2819. 5 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin & Richard Shepherd. (1992). Application of Fishbein and Ajzen's expectancy-value model to understanding fat intake. Appetite. 18(1). 15–27. 73 indexed citations
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Shepherd, Richard & Gavin Towler. (1992). Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and fat intake: application of the theory of reasoned action. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 5(6). 387–397. 130 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin & Richard Shepherd. (1991). Modification of Fishbein and Ajzen's theory of reasoned action to predict chip consumption. Food Quality and Preference. 3(1). 37–45. 81 indexed citations
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Towler, Gavin & Richard Shepherd. (1990). Development of a nutritional knowledge questionnaire. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 3(4). 255–264. 18 indexed citations

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