Kevin G. Hicks

12.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
188 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Kevin G. Hicks is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin G. Hicks has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 51 papers in Food Science and 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kevin G. Hicks's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (44 papers), Food composition and properties (39 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (33 papers). Kevin G. Hicks is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (44 papers), Food composition and properties (39 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (33 papers). Kevin G. Hicks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Italy. Kevin G. Hicks's co-authors include Robert A. Moreau, Bruce D. Whitaker, LinShu Liu, Marshall L. Fishman, Madhav P. Yadav, Akwasi A. Boateng, David B. Johnston, Landis W. Doner, Neil M. Goldberg and Arland T. Hotchkiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Kevin G. Hicks

188 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses

2002 855 citations Robert A. Moreau, Kevin G. Hicks et al. profile →
Bio-oil and bio-char production from corn cobs and stover by fast pyrolysis

2009 570 citations Neil M. Goldberg, Kevin G. Hicks et al. profile →
Phytosterols and their derivatives: Structural diversity, distribution, metabolism, analysis, and health-promoting uses

2018 328 citations Robert A. Moreau, Kevin G. Hicks et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin G. Hicks United States	48	2.7k	2.3k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	188	9.1k
Patrizia Perego Italy	54	2.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	830 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	266	11.9k
Attílio Converti Italy	62	4.4k 1.6×	3.1k 1.4×	5.0k 2.5×	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.3×	532	15.9k
Bing‐Huei Chen Taiwan	59	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	884 0.5×	248	10.1k
Zhenghong Xu China	56	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	6.1k 3.0×	1.8k 0.9×	742 0.4×	455	12.1k
Y. B. Che Man Malaysia	54	2.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	857 0.4×	930 0.5×	168	8.6k
Débora de Olíveira Brazil	51	3.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	5.5k 2.7×	1.5k 0.7×	838 0.4×	428	11.0k
Rekha S. Singhal India	62	2.6k 1.0×	6.4k 2.8×	4.4k 2.2×	3.5k 1.8×	4.0k 2.1×	443	17.1k
Mirian Pateiro Spain	59	1.0k 0.4×	5.1k 2.2×	3.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	231	12.7k
Guilherme L. Sassaki Brazil	49	742 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.8×	1.0k 0.5×	229	7.9k
Dongzhi Wei China	50	2.5k 0.9×	984 0.4×	8.7k 4.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1000 0.5×	580	12.9k

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Spatari, Sabrina, Paul R. Adler, William J. Parton, et al.. (2020). The Role of Biorefinery Co-Products, Market Proximity and Feedstock Environmental Footprint in Meeting Biofuel Policy Goals for Winter Barley-to-Ethanol. Energies. 13(9). 2236–2236. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiu, Nhuan P. Nghiem, Kevin G. Hicks, David B. Johnston, & Ronald E. Hector. (2014). Ethanol Production by High-Solids Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Cellulose-Enriched Barley Straw and Hull Residues Obtained by Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment. Industrial Biotechnology. 10(4). 292–298. 1 indexed citations

Nghiem, Nhuan P., Tae Hyun Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2013). Enzymatic Fractionation of SAA-Pretreated Barley Straw for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Astaxanthin as a Value-Added Co-Product. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 171(2). 341–351. 25 indexed citations

Moreau, Robert A., Phil Bregitzer, KeShun Liu, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2012). Compositional Equivalence of Barleys Differing Only in Low- and Normal-Phytate Levels. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60(26). 6493–6498. 4 indexed citations

Taylor, Frank, Marco Márquez, David B. Johnston, Neil M. Goldberg, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2010). Continuous high-solids corn liquefaction and fermentation with stripping of ethanol. Bioresource Technology. 101(12). 4403–4408. 35 indexed citations

Kim, Tae Hyun, Nhuan P. Nghiem, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2009). Pretreatment and Fractionation of Corn Stover by Soaking In Ethanol and Aqueous Ammonia. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 153(1-3). 171–179. 32 indexed citations

Liu, LinShu, Tony Z. Jin, David R. Coffin, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2009). Preparation of Antimicrobial Membranes: Coextrusion of Poly(lactic acid) and Nisaplin in the Presence of Plasticizers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57(18). 8392–8398. 54 indexed citations

Mikkonen, Kirsi S., Madhav P. Yadav, Peter Cooke, et al.. (2008). Films from spruce galactogluccomannan blended with poly(vinyl alcohol), corn arabonoxylan, and konjac glucomannan. BioResources. 3(1). 178–191. 39 indexed citations

Mikkonen, Kirsi S., Madhav P. Yadav, Peter Cooke, et al.. (2008). Films from spruce galactoglucomannan blended with Poly(Vinyl Alcohol), corn arabinoxylan and konjac glucomannan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 256–258. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, LinShu, Tony Z. Jin, Cheng‐Kung Liu, et al.. (2008). A Preliminary Study on Antimicrobial Edible Films from Pectin and Other Food Hydrocolloids by Extrusion Method. Journal of Natural Fibers. 5(4). 366–382. 12 indexed citations

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Flores, Rolando A., et al.. (2007). Surface Abrasion of Hulled and Hulless Barley: Physical Characterization of the Milled Fractions. Cereal Chemistry. 84(5). 485–491. 5 indexed citations

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Yadav, Madhav P., David B. Johnston, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2006). The Role of Lipid and Protein Components in the Emulsification Properties of Gum Arabic and Corn Fiber Gum (特集:アラビノガラクタンタンパク(AGPs)の構造と機能(2)). 211(3). 243–252. 2 indexed citations

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Akin, Danny E., W. Herbert Morrison, Luanne L. Rigsby, et al.. (2006). Corn Stover Fractions and Bioenergy. Humana Press eBooks. 129-132. 104–116. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, LinShu, Marshall L. Fishman, Kevin G. Hicks, & Meir Kende. (2005). Interaction of various pectin formulations with porcine colonic tissues. Biomaterials. 26(29). 5907–5916. 91 indexed citations

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Liu, LinShu, Guoying Chen, Marshall L. Fishman, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2005). Pectin Gel Vehicles for Controlled Fragrance Delivery. Drug Delivery. 12(3). 149–157. 39 indexed citations

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Liu, LinShu, Marshall L. Fishman, Joseph Kost, & Kevin G. Hicks. (2003). Pectin-based systems for colon-specific drug delivery via oral route. Biomaterials. 24(19). 3333–3343. 419 indexed citations

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Singh, Vijay, David B. Johnston, Robert A. Moreau, et al.. (2003). Pretreatment of Wet‐Milled Corn Fiber to Improve Recovery of Corn Fiber Oil and Phytosterols. Cereal Chemistry. 80(2). 118–122. 14 indexed citations

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Moreau, Robert A. & Kevin G. Hicks. (2001). Phytosterols and Phytostanols: Functional Food Cholesterol Busters. Food technology. 55(1). 63–67. 98 indexed citations

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Kozempel, Michael F., Michael J. Kurantz, James C. Craig, & Kevin G. Hicks. (1995). Development of a Continuous Lactulose Process: Separation and Purification. Biotechnology Progress. 11(5). 592–595. 13 indexed citations

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Michaelis, Otho E., et al.. (1986). The effect of feeding maltulose and lactulose on hepatic lipogenic enzyme activities in the rat. Nutrition Research. 6(7). 857–861. 6 indexed citations

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