Ian Woertz

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Ian Woertz is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Woertz has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 2 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ian Woertz's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (2 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (1 paper). Ian Woertz is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (2 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (1 paper). Ian Woertz collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ian Woertz's co-authors include Tryg Lundquist, John R. Benemann, Nigel W.T. Quinn, Yarrow M. Nelson, Stefan Unnasch, Dominick Mendola and B. Greg Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Ian Woertz

10 papers receiving 943 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.

A Realistic Technology and Engineering Assessment of Algae Biofuel Production

2010 428 citations Tryg Lundquist, Ian Woertz et al. DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian Woertz United States	7	894	309	130	96	79	10	996
Monique Ras France	7	978 1.1×	432 1.4×	119 0.9×	95 1.0×	111 1.4×	9	1.2k
Guixia Ma China	17	763 0.9×	380 1.2×	124 1.0×	100 1.0×	206 2.6×	24	951
Olumayowa Osundeko United Kingdom	5	1.2k 1.3×	411 1.3×	250 1.9×	166 1.7×	151 1.9×	5	1.3k
Pavlo Bohutskyi United States	14	624 0.7×	252 0.8×	116 0.9×	86 0.9×	127 1.6×	36	864
María del Mar Morales-Amaral Spain	13	989 1.1×	153 0.5×	199 1.5×	289 3.0×	77 1.0×	13	1.1k
Carlos Zamalloa Belgium	12	533 0.6×	328 1.1×	66 0.5×	89 0.9×	89 1.1×	17	861
M. Prathima Devi India	13	603 0.7×	300 1.0×	68 0.5×	48 0.5×	208 2.6×	14	882
Anna L. Stephenson United Kingdom	8	551 0.6×	483 1.6×	67 0.5×	26 0.3×	137 1.7×	9	905
Hee-Jeong Choi South Korea	13	536 0.6×	174 0.6×	149 1.1×	130 1.4×	81 1.0×	31	711
Faiz Ahmad Ansari South Africa	5	468 0.5×	216 0.7×	71 0.5×	77 0.8×	98 1.2×	7	656

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Woertz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Woertz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Woertz

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

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Benemann, John R., Ian Woertz, & Tryg Lundquist. (2018). Autotrophic Microalgae Biomass Production: From Niche Markets to Commodities. Industrial Biotechnology. 14(1). 3–10. 41 indexed citations

2.

Woertz, Ian, John R. Benemann, Stefan Unnasch, et al.. (2014). Life Cycle GHG Emissions from Microalgal Biodiesel – A CA-GREET Model. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(11). 6060–6068. 57 indexed citations

3.

Benemann, John R., Ian Woertz, & Tryg Lundquist. (2012). Life Cycle Assessment for Microalgae Oil Production. 1(2). 68–78. 35 indexed citations

4.

Benemann, John R., Ian Woertz, & Tryg Lundquist. (2011). Life Cycle Analysis for Microalgae Oil Production. 1 indexed citations

5.

Lundquist, Tryg, et al.. (2010). Pilot Research on Nutrient Removal with CO<SUB>2</SUB> Supplemented Algal High Rate Ponds. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2010(15). 1874–1880. 2 indexed citations

6.

Woertz, Ian, et al.. (2010). Co-Digestion with Algae Biomass for Increased Renewable Energy Recovery from Municipal Wastewater. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2010(11). 5432–5436. 1 indexed citations

7.

Lundquist, Tryg, Ian Woertz, Nigel W.T. Quinn, & John R. Benemann. (2010). A Realistic Technology and Engineering Assessment of Algae Biofuel Production. DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University). 1–178. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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Woertz, Ian, et al.. (2009). Algae Grown on Dairy and Municipal Wastewater for Simultaneous Nutrient Removal and Lipid Production for Biofuel Feedstock. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 135(11). 1115–1122. 396 indexed citations

9.

Woertz, Ian, et al.. (2009). Nutrient Removal & Greenhouse Gas Abatement with CO₂ Supplemented Algal High Rate Ponds. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2009(7). 7924–7936. 26 indexed citations

10.

Woertz, Ian, et al.. (2009). Nutrient Removal & Greenhouse Gas Abatement with CO₂ Supplemented Algal High Rate Ponds. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2009(10). 5469–5481. 9 indexed citations

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