Laura L. Machuca

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Laura L. Machuca is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Metals and Alloys. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura L. Machuca has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 16 papers in Metals and Alloys. Recurrent topics in Laura L. Machuca's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (43 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (16 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (16 papers). Laura L. Machuca is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (43 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (16 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (16 papers). Laura L. Machuca collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Laura L. Machuca's co-authors include Kateřina Lepková, Silvia J. Salgar-Chaparro, Kadarkarai Murugan, Aruliah Rajasekar, Punniyakotti Parthipan, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Quan Xie, Adnan Aftab, Brian Kinsella and Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Laura L. Machuca

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Toward a Fundamental Understanding of Geological Hydrogen Storage

2022 222 citations Adnan Aftab, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband et al. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura L. Machuca Australia	21	795	367	330	227	221	52	1.5k
Torben Lund Skovhus Denmark	18	597 0.8×	521 1.4×	152 0.5×	173 0.8×	233 1.1×	61	1.5k
Jason S. Lee United States	15	639 0.8×	233 0.6×	214 0.6×	146 0.6×	173 0.8×	47	1.1k
Di Wang China	22	1.1k 1.3×	394 1.1×	338 1.0×	92 0.4×	158 0.7×	75	1.7k
Enze Zhou China	24	1.5k 1.9×	478 1.3×	587 1.8×	45 0.2×	302 1.4×	75	2.1k
Takahiro Nishida Japan	19	658 0.8×	509 1.4×	65 0.2×	318 1.4×	66 0.3×	66	1.8k
B. Wang China	18	238 0.3×	188 0.5×	106 0.3×	45 0.2×	80 0.4×	39	1.3k
Donavan Marney Australia	16	550 0.7×	496 1.4×	181 0.5×	29 0.1×	61 0.3×	32	1.3k
Jean-Louis Crolet France	14	755 0.9×	389 1.1×	504 1.5×	35 0.2×	95 0.4×	58	1.1k
Liang Wan China	24	795 1.0×	69 0.2×	169 0.5×	498 2.2×	56 0.3×	46	1.7k
L. Véleva Mexico	25	981 1.2×	624 1.7×	261 0.8×	194 0.9×	15 0.1×	112	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura L. Machuca

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20 of 20 papers shown

Machuca, Laura L., et al.. (2025). Exploring the interplay of under-deposit corrosion and microbiologically influenced corrosion in the presence of deposits with varied electrical conductivities. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 7455–7455. 3 indexed citations

Machuca, Laura L., et al.. (2024). Synergistic corrosion effects of magnetite and microorganisms: microbial community dependency. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 253–253. 6 indexed citations

Machuca, Laura L., et al.. (2024). Unveiling the effect of magnetite on the synergistic action of deposits and microorganisms on carbon steel corrosion. Corrosion Science. 231. 111940–111940. 10 indexed citations

Oluwoye, Ibukun, Laura L. Machuca, Sangwon Suh, et al.. (2023). Degradation and lifetime prediction of plastics in subsea and offshore infrastructures. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166719–166719. 21 indexed citations

Machuca, Laura L., et al.. (2023). Effect of cetrimonium carrier micelles on bacterial membranes and extracellular DNA, an in silico study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8041–8041. 1 indexed citations

Aftab, Adnan, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Quan Xie, Laura L. Machuca, & Mohammad Sarmadivaleh. (2022). Toward a Fundamental Understanding of Geological Hydrogen Storage. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 61(9). 3233–3253. 222 indexed citations breakdown →

Watkin, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Efficiency of a Novel Multifunctional Corrosion Inhibitor Against Biofilms Developed on Carbon Steel. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 803559–803559. 8 indexed citations

Watkin, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Enhancing Biocide Efficacy: Targeting Extracellular DNA for Marine Biofilm Disruption. Microorganisms. 10(6). 1227–1227. 4 indexed citations

Salgar-Chaparro, Silvia J., et al.. (2022). Corrosion of Carbon Steel by Shewanella chilikensis DC57 Under Thiosulphate and Nitrate Reducing Conditions. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 825776–825776. 10 indexed citations

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Watkin, Elizabeth, et al.. (2021). Deep‐sea corrosion rusticles from iron‐hulled shipwrecks. Materials and Corrosion. 72(7). 1138–1151. 8 indexed citations

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Barifcani, Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Investigating the mechanism of microbiologically influenced corrosion of carbon steel using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Journal of Materials Science. 56(23). 13337–13371. 7 indexed citations

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Watkin, Elizabeth, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of a novel, multi-functional inhibitor compound for prevention of biofilm formation on carbon steel in marine environments. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15697–15697. 17 indexed citations

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Salgar-Chaparro, Silvia J., et al.. (2020). Carbon steel corrosion by bacteria from failed seal rings at an offshore facility. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 12287–12287. 58 indexed citations

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Salgar-Chaparro, Silvia J. & Laura L. Machuca. (2019). Complementary DNA/RNA-Based Profiling: Characterization of Corrosive Microbial Communities and Their Functional Profiles in an Oil Production Facility. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2587–2587. 28 indexed citations

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Machuca, Laura L. & Silvia J. Salgar-Chaparro. (2018). Effect of sample storage conditions on the molecular assessment of MIC. 3 indexed citations

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Parthipan, Punniyakotti, Preetham Elumalai, Laura L. Machuca, et al.. (2017). Biosurfactant and Degradative Enzymes Mediated Crude Oil Degradation by Bacterium Bacillus subtilis A1. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 193–193. 204 indexed citations

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Pojtanabuntoeng, Thunyaluk, Laura L. Machuca, Mobin Salasi, Brian Kinsella, & Martyn Cooper. (2015). Influence of Drain Holes in Jacketing on Corrosion Under Thermal Insulation. CORROSION. 71(12). 1511–1520. 18 indexed citations

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Machuca, Laura L.. (2014). Microbiologically influenced corrosion: A review focused on hydrotest fluids in subsea pipelines. 2 indexed citations

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Machuca, Laura L., et al.. (2013). Evaluation of the effects of seawater ingress into 316L lined pipes on corrosion performance. Materials and Corrosion. 65(1). 8–17. 20 indexed citations

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Machuca, Laura L., Robert Jeffrey, Stuart Bailey, et al.. (2013). Filtration–UV irradiation as an option for mitigating the risk of microbiologically influenced corrosion of subsea construction alloys in seawater. Corrosion Science. 79. 89–99. 38 indexed citations

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