Kevin M. Van Geem

18.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
424 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Kevin M. Van Geem is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin M. Van Geem has authored 424 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 129 papers in Computational Mechanics and 89 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kevin M. Van Geem's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (97 papers), Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (86 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (55 papers). Kevin M. Van Geem is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (97 papers), Heat transfer and supercritical fluids (86 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (55 papers). Kevin M. Van Geem collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Kevin M. Van Geem's co-authors include Guy Marin, Kim Ragaert, Laurens Delva, Marie‐Françoise Reyniers, Steven De Meester, Laurien A. Vandewalle, Marko Djokic, Ruben Van de Vijver, Martijn Roosen and Ismaël Amghizar and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Society Reviews and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kevin M. Van Geem

401 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2017 2021 2020 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste
    2017 2.2k citations Kevin M. Van Geem et al. Waste Management profile →
  2. New Trends in Olefin Production
    2017 657 citations Laurien A. Vandewalle, Kevin M. Van Geem et al. profile →
  3. The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions
    2021 459 citations Ruben Van de Vijver, Kevin M. Van Geem et al. profile →
  4. Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis
    2020 369 citations Kevin M. Van Geem, Martijn Roosen et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  5. Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
    2021 207 citations Ruben Van de Vijver, Christian V. Stevens et al. profile →
  6. Challenges and opportunities of light olefin production via thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of end-of-life polyolefins: Towards full recyclability
    2023 133 citations Mehrdad Seifali Abbas‐Abadi, Andreas Eschenbacher et al. profile →
  7. Advancing Textile Waste Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities Across Polymer and Non-Polymer Fiber Types
    2025 22 citations Mehrdad Seifali Abbas‐Abadi, Steven De Meester et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin M. Van Geem Belgium 58 4.7k 3.8k 3.5k 2.5k 2.4k 424 14.3k
Hong Yao China 73 6.3k 1.4× 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 7.1k 2.8× 2.3k 1.0× 779 23.0k
Ala’a H. Al‐Muhtaseb Oman 71 5.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 4.7k 1.9× 295 0.1× 248 17.4k
Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua Malaysia 69 9.8k 2.1× 2.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 1.0× 193 0.1× 328 18.8k
Guanyi Chen China 66 8.7k 1.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 1.4× 393 0.2× 517 16.9k
Jun Xiang China 65 7.9k 1.7× 1.6k 0.4× 974 0.3× 4.5k 1.8× 787 0.3× 537 15.5k
Beibei Yan China 60 6.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 3.1k 1.2× 391 0.2× 433 13.3k
Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud Malaysia 76 11.0k 2.3× 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 6.9k 2.8× 319 0.1× 294 23.9k
Rui Xiao China 75 12.8k 2.7× 940 0.2× 1.0k 0.3× 4.3k 1.7× 1.1k 0.4× 439 19.5k
M.G. Rasul Australia 58 6.1k 1.3× 982 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 930 0.4× 397 13.3k
Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman Malaysia 66 10.1k 2.2× 1.3k 0.4× 982 0.3× 2.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 423 19.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin M. Van Geem

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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He, Qing, Mario Schmidt, Robin John Varghese, et al.. (2025). Assessing the feasibility of ocean plastic waste as secondary feedstock for the production of base chemicals. Waste Management. 195. 167–176. 8 indexed citations
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Gosselin, Sylvie, Abderrahman El Bakali, Alessandro Faccinetto, et al.. (2024). Quantitative investigation of the formation of oxygenated aromatics in an anisole-doped flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105289–105289. 1 indexed citations
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Vandewalle, Laurien A., et al.. (2024). catchyCFDEM: Open-source microkinetic modeling of heterogeneous catalysis in Eulerian-Lagrangian CFD applied to oxidative coupling of methane. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155247–155247. 1 indexed citations
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Buelens, Lukas C., et al.. (2024). Impact of reduction degree on stability of Fe2O3-MgAl2O4 oxygen storage materials during chemical looping reverse water-gas shift reaction. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 88. 102917–102917. 7 indexed citations
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Vermeir, Pieter, Kevin M. Van Geem, Jeriffa De Clercq, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneously catalyzed lignin depolymerisation in continuous flow: Assessing feedstock pretreatment and catalyst deactivation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158216–158216. 3 indexed citations
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Geem, Kevin M. Van, et al.. (2024). Maximizing the valorization potential of lignin through optimization of the Soda pulping conditions. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 128900–128900. 6 indexed citations
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Vijver, Ruben Van de, et al.. (2024). Steam cracking of sulfur containing compounds: A fundamental modelling study. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150156–150156. 4 indexed citations
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Dijkmans, Jan, et al.. (2024). Efficient multi-objective Bayesian optimization of gas–liquid photochemical reactions using an automated flow platform. Chemical Engineering Journal. 501. 157685–157685. 2 indexed citations
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Somer, Tobias De, Martijn Roosen, Mehrdad Seifali Abbas‐Abadi, et al.. (2024). Fractional distillation of waste plastic pyrolysis oil for isolating narrow hydrocarbons cuts. Fuel. 379. 133055–133055. 6 indexed citations
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Kusenberg, Marvin, Martijn Roosen, Andreas Eschenbacher, et al.. (2023). Contaminant removal from plastic waste pyrolysis oil via depth filtration and the impact on chemical recycling: A simple solution with significant impact. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145259–145259. 25 indexed citations
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Delikonstantis, Evangelos, Ioannis Papaioannou, Kevin M. Van Geem, & Georgios D. Stefanidis. (2023). Mobile electrified plants for decentralized wasted gas valorization: A solution to face the challenges of the new energy era. Energy Conversion and Management. 285. 117008–117008. 4 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Yi, et al.. (2023). Hydrodynamic study of the operating window of a stator-rotor vortex chamber reactor. Powder Technology. 427. 118749–118749. 2 indexed citations
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Abbas‐Abadi, Mehrdad Seifali, Marvin Kusenberg, Azd Zayoud, et al.. (2023). Thermal pyrolysis of waste versus virgin polyolefin feedstocks: The role of pressure, temperature and waste composition. Waste Management. 165. 108–118. 50 indexed citations
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Vermeire, Florence H., et al.. (2023). Steam cracking of methyl ester: A modeling study on the influence of the hydrocarbon backbone. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 172. 105998–105998. 2 indexed citations
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Cameli, Fabio, et al.. (2023). Conceptual process design and technoeconomic analysis of an e-ammonia plant: Green H2 and cryogenic air separation coupled with Haber-Bosch process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 49. 1416–1425. 32 indexed citations
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Aelst, Korneel Van, et al.. (2023). Tertiary Amines from RCF Lignin Mono- and Dimers: Catalytic N-Functionalized Antioxidants from Wood. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(12). 4776–4788. 18 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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Mora, José R., et al.. (2020). Experimental and theoretical study of the thermal decomposition of ethyl acetate during fast pyrolysis. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 157. 153–161. 16 indexed citations
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Verbeken, Kim, et al.. (2018). Effect of Long-Term High Temperature Oxidation on the Coking Behavior of Ni-Cr Superalloys. Materials. 11(10). 1899–1899. 11 indexed citations
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Geem, Kevin M. Van & Guy Marin. (2010). Computer aided design and optimization of olefin production plants. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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