Gregg T. Beckham

43.5k total citations · 16 hit papers
342 papers, 30.6k citations indexed

About

Gregg T. Beckham is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregg T. Beckham has authored 342 papers receiving a total of 30.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 124 papers in Molecular Biology and 76 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Gregg T. Beckham's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (135 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (111 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (83 papers). Gregg T. Beckham is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (135 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (111 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (83 papers). Gregg T. Beckham collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Jordan. Gregg T. Beckham's co-authors include Michael E. Himmel, Michael F. Crowley, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, Christopher W. Johnson, Nicholas A. Rorrer, Mary J. Biddy, Bert F. Sels, Derek R. Vardon, Eric M. Karp and Davinia Salvachúa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gregg T. Beckham

325 papers receiving 30.3k citations

Hit Papers

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the B... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2014 2018 2021 2011 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery
    2014 3.2k citations Gregg T. Beckham, Mary J. Biddy et al. Science profile →
  2. Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading
    2018 2.0k citations Sander Van den Bosch, Gregg T. Beckham et al. profile →
  3. Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling
    2021 823 citations Nicholas A. Rorrer, J.E. McGeehan et al. profile →
  4. Deconstruction of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
    2011 752 citations Gregg T. Beckham, Michael E. Himmel et al. profile →
  5. Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis
    2014 651 citations Jeffrey Linger, Derek R. Vardon et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining
    2020 613 citations Gregg T. Beckham, John Ralph et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  7. Fungal Cellulases
    2015 603 citations Christina M. Payne, Brandon C. Knott et al. profile →
  8. Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization
    2016 534 citations Gregg T. Beckham, Christopher W. Johnson et al. profile →
  9. Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties
    2021 529 citations Robin M. Cywar, Nicholas A. Rorrer et al. profile →
  10. Adipic acid production from lignin
    2014 486 citations Derek R. Vardon, Christopher W. Johnson et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  11. Lignocellulose degradation mechanisms across the Tree of Life
    2015 423 citations Simon M. Cragg, Gregg T. Beckham et al. profile →
  12. Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization
    2020 365 citations Brandon C. Knott, Japheth E. Gado et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  13. Techno-economic, life-cycle, and socioeconomic impact analysis of enzymatic recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
    2021 287 citations Avantika Singh, Nicholas A. Rorrer et al. profile →
  14. Manufacturing energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics consumption
    2021 278 citations Scott Nicholson, Nicholas A. Rorrer et al. profile →
  15. Technical, Economic, and Environmental Comparison of Closed-Loop Recycling Technologies for Common Plastics
    2023 244 citations Taylor Uekert, Avantika Singh et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering profile →
  16. Stereomicrostructure-regulated biodegradable adhesives
    2025 32 citations Jason S. DesVeaux, Gregg T. Beckham et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gregg T. Beckham United States 90 19.9k 7.8k 6.0k 6.0k 5.3k 342 30.6k
Arthur J. Ragauskas United States 110 40.0k 2.0× 9.1k 1.2× 6.1k 1.0× 13.3k 2.2× 10.2k 1.9× 875 56.1k
Blake A. Simmons United States 80 15.7k 0.8× 8.9k 1.1× 2.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 443 25.1k
Bo Mattìasson Sweden 78 9.2k 0.5× 12.4k 1.6× 2.1k 0.3× 2.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 719 27.4k
Yusuf Chisti New Zealand 73 11.6k 0.6× 9.1k 1.2× 2.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.3× 349 30.3k
Poonam Singh Nee Nigam United Kingdom 61 6.5k 0.3× 5.6k 0.7× 4.6k 0.8× 956 0.2× 5.9k 1.1× 241 22.4k
Michael E. Himmel United States 77 21.9k 1.1× 11.5k 1.5× 6.0k 1.0× 8.7k 1.5× 5.9k 1.1× 342 29.5k
Satinder Kaur Brar Canada 73 5.5k 0.3× 4.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.2× 1.4k 0.2× 3.7k 0.7× 475 21.0k
Tianwei Tan China 73 10.0k 0.5× 9.7k 1.2× 938 0.2× 2.3k 0.4× 787 0.1× 687 23.9k
İbrahim M. Banat United Kingdom 79 5.8k 0.3× 8.5k 1.1× 3.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.3× 3.1k 0.6× 318 27.2k
Charles E. Wyman United States 84 24.8k 1.2× 10.4k 1.3× 3.7k 0.6× 4.9k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 224 27.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregg T. Beckham

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gregg T. Beckham. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gregg T. Beckham 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 Gregg T. Beckham. Gregg T. Beckham 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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DesVeaux, Jason S., Taylor Uekert, Manar Alherech, et al.. (2025). Process innovations to enable viable enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycling. 2(5). 309–320. 8 indexed citations
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Klein, Bruno Colling, Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Eric C. D. Tan, et al.. (2024). Bioprocess development and scale-up for cis,cis-muconic acid production from glucose and xylose by Pseudomonas putida. Green Chemistry. 26(19). 10152–10167. 7 indexed citations
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Clarke, Ryan W., Allen Puente‐Urbina, Michael L. McGraw, et al.. (2024). Manufacture and testing of biomass-derivable thermosets for wind blade recycling. Science. 385(6711). 854–860. 30 indexed citations
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Brunecky, Roman, Brandon C. Knott, Venkataramanan Subramanian, et al.. (2024). Engineering of glycoside hydrolase family 7 cellobiohydrolases directed by natural diversity screening. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3). 105749–105749. 6 indexed citations
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Afzal, Shaik, Avantika Singh, Scott Nicholson, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of mixed plastic waste gasification for production of methanol and hydrogen. Green Chemistry. 25(13). 5068–5085. 71 indexed citations
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Bleem, Alissa, Rui Katahira, M. Miyamoto, et al.. (2023). Multiplexed fitness profiling by RB-TnSeq elucidates pathways for lignin-related aromatic catabolism in Sphingobium sp. SYK-6. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112847–112847. 15 indexed citations
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Lahive, Ciaran W., et al.. (2023). Base-Mediated Depolymerization of Amine-Cured Epoxy Resins. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(48). 16946–16954. 19 indexed citations
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Yan, Bing, Changxia Shi, Gregg T. Beckham, Eugene Y.‐X. Chen, & Yuriy Román‐Leshkov. (2021). Electrochemical Activation of C−C Bonds through Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions. ChemSusChem. 15(6). e202102317–e202102317. 42 indexed citations
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Thi, Hang Dao, Korneel Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, et al.. (2021). Identification and quantification of lignin monomers and oligomers from reductive catalytic fractionation of pine wood with GC × GC – FID/MS. Green Chemistry. 24(1). 191–206. 67 indexed citations
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Saboe, Patrick O., Lorenz P. Manker, William E. Michener, et al.. (2021). Energy and techno-economic analysis of bio-based carboxylic acid recovery by adsorption. Green Chemistry. 23(12). 4386–4402. 17 indexed citations
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Gado, Japheth E., Brent Harrison, Mats Sandgren, et al.. (2021). Machine learning reveals sequence-function relationships in family 7 glycoside hydrolases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(2). 100931–100931. 19 indexed citations
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Lynd, Lee R., Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Gregg T. Beckham, et al.. (2019). Technoeconomic and life-cycle analysis of single-step catalytic conversion of wet ethanol into fungible fuel blendstocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(23). 12576–12583. 36 indexed citations
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Saboe, Patrick O., William E. Michener, Lorenz P. Manker, et al.. (2019). In situ product recovery of bio-based ethyl esters via hybrid extraction-distillation. Green Chemistry. 21(19). 5306–5315. 7 indexed citations
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Vermaas, Josh V., Richard A. Dixon, Fang Chen, et al.. (2019). Passive membrane transport of lignin-related compounds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(46). 23117–23123. 115 indexed citations
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Saboe, Patrick O., Lorenz P. Manker, William E. Michener, et al.. (2018). In situ recovery of bio-based carboxylic acids. Green Chemistry. 20(8). 1791–1804. 68 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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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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Zheng, Fei, Josh V. Vermaas, Jie Zheng, et al.. (2018). Activity and Thermostability of GH5 Endoglucanase Chimeras from Mesophilic and Thermophilic Parents. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85(5). 38 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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Kern, Marcelo, J.E. McGeehan, S.D. Streeter, et al.. (2013). Structural characterization of a unique marine animal family 7 cellobiohydrolase suggests a mechanism of cellulase salt tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(25). 10189–10194. 82 indexed citations

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